Author Topic: Why the username? (Read 23039 times)

medic5 · « **Reply #120 on:** February 20, 2014, 20:34:58 »

:auto-ambulance: :auto-ambulance: :auto-ambulance: :auto-ambulance: not sure on why! :sleeping-yellow:

:auto-ambulance: :auto-ambulance: :auto-ambulance:

SparkyBean · « **Reply #121 on:** February 21, 2014, 23:57:31 »

Ah....this is a topic I start on many forums. For me my family nickname is Sparky and my friends started calling me Bean. So my username is the two names together. It's also my gamer tag and for some reason people always comment on it.

MartinW · « **Reply #122 on:** August 13, 2018, 10:10:58 »

Just a mere 4 and a half years from the last post, so it's time to look again.

I'm sure people can work out why tallpaul picked that name, but why is TLPower not called TLBreakdown? Where the hell do some of the more recent usernames come from?

Come on, give us a laugh.

Ridaz · « **Reply #123 on:** August 13, 2018, 10:19:16 »

Ridaz.... often pronounced as Riders but those Southerners but should be Rid-Az (in your best Geordie accent too).. nowt to do with bikes... my surname is Ridley and Ridaz was a school nickname that came through for my Dad, my brother and eventually me.

Stonec0ld · « **Reply #124 on:** August 13, 2018, 10:32:29 »

I signed up via Tapatalk and don't recall being given the option to choose a name, Tapatalk just gave me this one and it's too late to change it now as no-one will know who I am!

I was always stonec0ld on all other forums as I used to love WWE wrestling and had a passing resemblance to Stone Cold Steve Austin

MartinW · « **Reply #125 on:** August 13, 2018, 10:35:55 »

I can be changed if you want, just PM me or Fat Rat

Froglodyte · « **Reply #126 on:** August 13, 2018, 12:15:19 »

I used to live and work in France and could often be found emerging from the darkest recesses of aircraft. Froglodyte seemed more appropriate than Troglodyte.

TLPower · « **Reply #127 on:** August 13, 2018, 17:03:04 »

None taken Martin.

TLPower because of the TL1000 engine "powering" the mighty Cagiva. Other names have been suggested since my move to the Orange side including, TyrolPower,Tossbag and toomuchpower.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #128 on:** August 13, 2018, 17:06:02 »

I was going to call myself 'Bighandsomefecker' but that was just too obvious.

jabmotorsport · « **Reply #129 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:06:33 »

My initials and what I used to do

- also JABdroppingspokesfromrearwheel Only became apparent after signing up

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #130 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:08:27 »

I bought a Suzuki.

jabmotorsport · « **Reply #131 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:12:51 »

Graham62 · « **Reply #132 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:16:33 »

kwackboy · « **Reply #133 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:40:26 »

Kwackboy was a name I gave myself many years ago when I owned a Kawasaki ZX12R.

I made it up when I was looking for a user name for an email address. You know the scenario, everything you think of has been chosen by someone else.

Kept it ever since and used it for many other things .

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #134 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:47:11 »

Duck calling then?

Mine is fairly obvious (make of my jacket printed all over it, from the US (?) ) but it's amazing how many ask me who I am..........

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #135 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:50:12 »

The doorbell rang last night. I thought it was a duck calling but it was a man with a bill.

"Taxi....."

Griff2 · « **Reply #136 on:** August 13, 2018, 18:58:04 »

that's how I am known to my friends minus the 2 of course. Seems someone else got in ahead of me here.

SuzukiSte · « **Reply #137 on:** August 13, 2018, 19:18:58 »

Was DLSte sold the storm. but now have a SV, I have had that many Suzuki’s just seemed easier to be Suzuki Ste.

old git · « **Reply #138 on:** August 13, 2018, 20:14:18 »

The first forum I signed up for many years ago was the TBM forum. I couldn't think of a user name and asked the wife, 'old git' was her instant reply. It's kind of stuck and has been my favoured name where it's not taken, ever since.

hotbulb · « **Reply #139 on:** August 13, 2018, 20:29:41 »

I've an interest in old engines and the "surface ignition" or "hotbulb" precursors to the full Diesel engines are a favourite. Also, it was available, and I've grown tired of finding variations based on my actual name!