Dinoprophet Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 My avatar (currently skeletonized for Halloween) is from a sketch I would draw randomly in college. Some friends and I eventually gave him a background story and he became "Alonzo Neffertitti, the Dino-Super-Prophet". I abbreviated that and use it on most forums and other projects. Quote Link to comment
+Zhanna Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 quote:Originally posted by upinyachit:Our name (UPINYACHIT) is self explanatory! Um, OK, care to explain for those of us who are feeling a little dense this morning?? ~Zhanna~ Quote Link to comment
+Kouros Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Kouros. Sometimes I pretend that I named myself after the naked greek statues of men that can be found across that country. Othertimes, people claim that I named myself after a dodgy cheap aftershave that was popular in the 70's and early 80's. As it happens, neither is true. I named myself after a pair of shoes. ------ O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams. Hamlet, II.2 252-253 Quote Link to comment
umc Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I think my nick is self-explanatory ______________________________________________________________________________________ Coming Around, New Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02 Quote Link to comment
+DirtRunner Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Skywalker was too geeky... Your not first...But you could be next. Quote Link to comment
pbarr86 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 P is the first letter of my first name, BARR is the first four letters of my last name and 86 is the year I got sober. easy enough? Paul Quote Link to comment
Broncoholics Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 We are up in your $#!+!!! You know, caches. Just a little cache humor! Candie Our feet go where the caches are! Quote Link to comment
noblerot Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Noble rot is the common name of the Botrytis Cinerea fungus which attacks grapes and shrivels them up. But this is a good thing. Wines made from botrytis-affected grapes, like my favorite, Chateau d'Yquem, are lusciously sweet. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 My dogs name is Stunod (Stu for short)...which is actually donuts spelled backwards (not the Italian slang). Mmmm...donuts... "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
+brawdy Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 brawdy.... named after an RAF Air Station in Wales I was stationed at while serving in the US Navy. ========================================================= It never does to leave a live Dragon out of the equation. Quote Link to comment
+W8TVI Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 if you can't figure out mine, I'm not telling! GeoX Geocaching gear! Quote Link to comment
TomBombadil79 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Nickname from highschool hiking and camping club... (We read too much JRR back then LOL) and my high school graduation year. TomBombadil79 Quote Link to comment
+The BeeGees Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 My last name is hyphenated, Baxter-Green. People have always shortened it to B-G. I descided to add a few "ee"'s and name myself after an awful 70's disco band...much to my wife's chagrin. Quote Link to comment
Zoboomafoo Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 That leaping lemur! I needed a username without any sort of ties to previous internet aliases (because none of them seemed fitting for caching) and since lemurs are found in the wild, and I want caching to become a family activity, I grabbed Zoboomafoo. Plus it makes for a nice pic to go with the name. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 quote:My last name is hyphenated, Baxter-Green. People have always shortened it to B-G. I descided to add a few "ee"'s and name myself after an awful 70's disco band...much to my wife's chagrin. Glad to hear that. I wanted to like you, but couldn't imagine being friendly with anybody who was a BeeGees fan! "Men don't stop playing because they get old, they get old because they stop playing" Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Link to comment
Oh! Bandeirante Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Well, I'm located in Brazil and Brazil's interior was colonized by some pretty rough types known as Bandeirantes - go anywhere sort of people. Now, the car I drive is a Toyota Bandeirante (like the fj45 Land Cruiser) and in portugese if you want to say 'the Bandeirante' you say 'o Bandeirante'... just seemed like a logical progression, especially the suprise factor of us actually managing to arrive anywhere The Bandeirante is our logical means of transport too, muddy tracks and all. Son Philip and daughter Carolin are keen participants - however we're all getting tired of waiting for other geocachers to appear to hide something for us to find Other nicks are Bushey Heathen (I used to live in Bushey Heath) and HeBrew (name is David Brew) cheers Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 SamLowrey is a character in one of my favorite sci-fi movies (you will have to research it to find out). My newly aquired avatar is one of my other favorite characters from another sci-fi movie. So, it is a bit of a clash. Actually, there are very few sci-fi movies I like, so it is a bit misleading..... quote:Originally posted by noblerot:Noble rot is the common name of the Botrytis Cinerea fungus which attacks grapes and shrivels them up. But this is a good thing. Wines made from botrytis-affected grapes, like my favorite, Chateau d'Yquem, are lusciously sweet. Very interesting. I recall a story about how port came about. Something about the priest who had to bless the fields before harvesting the grapes and they had begun to shrivel by the time he arrived late. Doesn't sound exactly right to me, but there may be some truth in that. I like wine, but my tastes usually run towards the drier reds. Quote Link to comment
ikayak Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Let's see...Mine is ikayak because I kayak. And the avatar is of boats at a boat launch because that is where I'd rather be at most any given time. Ready to launch down river!!! Picture is taken at the White Bluffs boat launch on the Columbia River's Hanford Reach National Monument. **************************************************** Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. - Groucho Marx Quote Link to comment
kurtuleas Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 My first name is "kurt" and since I am a bodybuilder and a manley-man, people on my football team used to call me "Herculeas" after the greek hero. (actually they were teasing me for eating too much like that little kid in the Nutty Professor) Herculeas! Herculeas! changed to: Kurtuleas! Kurtuleas! The Avatar is my jeep on the Rubicon trail. One of my fav hobbies to to go 4 wheeling and camping in the sierras KURTULEAS Quote Link to comment
ikayak Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I used to fly around Colorado and Wyoming in a Embraer Bandeirante with a friend that piloted for Rocky Mt Airways. (I think defunct since the mid-80's) Fun. **************************************************** Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. - Groucho Marx Quote Link to comment
+Cacheola Crew Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 New to this. This username combines caching with our last name, in sort of a play on words for the nickname for money. Janine Quote Link to comment
+Freelens&Mosie Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Freelens (kinda like free lance...duh) because I'm an amatuer photographer and my wife is Mosie because she has always been my Mosie. You can't be lost if you don't care where you are. Quote Link to comment
The Champions Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 The Champions, not because we ever win anything or come first all the time but our first name(myself and my almost 7 year old son) "Níall" means "The Champion" Niall The Champions Quote Link to comment
+Justin Sane Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 ...because I am We evolve. The data is in the strata. Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 As a child Dad taught me Tracking,Hunting,Fishing,and outdoor survival,starting in the Southwest Deserts of Arizona,Then we moved to New Mexico near the Gila Wilderness.I was always in the Woods or out on the Desert. Dad said that I was a Trailblazer,that I always wanted to go where no one else has. I agree to this Day the name was taken here so I added the #1. Always be ready to go in a minutes notice.I also am an excellent tracker,Trailblazer #1,Geoidchaser the wife,one of the stories about turning into a GPS she tells me!! (ME)I have to get that (Geoid) measurement, A 3 Mile base line (Triangle) placed before 2000. figured out. thus she's a Geoidchaser. Tetrahedron in a sphere=GEOID=Perfect Pyramid. On all Planets there is a Geometric disturbance at 19.5 degrees!!! Quote Link to comment
azog Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 There was another thread quite some time back, I think it was titled "what's in a name" or somesuch. In short, my name is from Tolkien. Azog is an Orc chieftian who took Moria and eventually ended up killing Thror (grandfather of Thorin, of the Hobbit). Azog branded his name on Thror's forehead, the icon of which is my avatar. Probably not an ideal role model, but I've been going by this name since like 1988 or thereabouts. ---------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him. Quote Link to comment
+Moose-r-us and MrEdden Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Moose-r-us pretty self explanatory. I love to go moose watching and hubby goes right along with me. Photo's, statues, information, etc. anything about moose I collect!! Quote Link to comment
gecko trekker Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 mine is because I lived in the Desert and I like looking for gecko when I hike. Quote Link to comment
+Seesthewind and Lavamama Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I'm Seesthewind. Go to http://www.seesthewind.com to find out how I came by my user name. Look for my Geocaching Section under "The Serial Hobbyist". The source of Redwoodmama's handle is fairly obvious when you see where we live. Look under "Six Rivers Country". I'm out of my mind right now but you can leave a beep after the message. Quote Link to comment
Salvo Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Ex-Military, I just like the smell of gunpowder in the morning.... Fortunately, I don't involve alot of those skills with Geocaching, but it sure helps in hiding caches! Quote Link to comment
Seeker BP Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Seeker of all outdoor adventure, and BP are my initials. SEEKER BP Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 MarcB, shortened from Marc Baylis Hmm MarcB "We searched for hours in the cache area but all we could find was an ammo box in a little hollow. Suggest you archive the cache..." Quote Link to comment
TheMoore's Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 "Countess" because I am royalty (in my own little world) "2002" for the year I joined GC --------------------------------------------------------------- "You're no verra sensible, Sassenach, but I like ye fine. Let's go." Quote Link to comment
TheMoore's Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 ugh - victim of the double post!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- "You're no verra sensible, Sassenach, but I like ye fine. Let's go." Quote Link to comment
+bigredmed Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I work at the U. Nebraska's Med School, thus bigredmed. My wife is a charter member or the local chapter of the Sweet Potato Queens. (And she is the queen of my heart...) By appointment to the Court of HRM Queen Mikki I. Quote Link to comment
+MedicP1 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I am a Primary Care (P1) Paramedic in Ontario, hence MedicP1. I wanted to ask some questions on here and check out the Geocaching site and it was simpler then creating a whole new name @ the time. Now it has become my identity here, so for now, unchanged it shall stay. GPSr's...A step in the right direction! Quote Link to comment
+Cachier Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Zhanna: quote:Originally posted by upinyachit:Our name (UPINYACHIT) is self explanatory! Um, OK, care to explain for those of us who are feeling a little dense this morning?? ~Zhanna~ I don't think you would care to know. "When you find it, its always in the last place you look." Quote Link to comment
+Zhanna Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Cachier:I don't think you would care to know. I think I get it now (at least literally), but I don't for the life of me understand what it has to do with caches or caching. So maybe I don't get it. Anyway, I don't see the humor. To each his own, I guess. ~Zhanna~ Quote Link to comment
+Deadreckoning Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I dont know.. My wife cant figure out why I like to cache Quote Link to comment
Geocache Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I chose 'Geocache' because, well, I like geocaching, you know! Quote Link to comment
+opey one Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Seems I'm a little late (350+posts, so I'll give it five stars). Anyway, as I was reaching the blissful age of 18, alot of my older friends stated that I looked like Opey from The Andy Griffith Show. At my demise, the nickname was final. Upon kicking and screaming, beating my head upon the hard wood floor of the Mayberry jail, Pa felt sorry for me and dialed "0", talked to Mabel and put in a request for Aunt Bee to bake me an apple pie. He rushed home and fixed my bicycle, as I later rode to Goober's (full of pie, and chatted with him and Gomer). Isn't life grand??? Quote Link to comment
cyhan Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Mine is self-explanatory- Hello All! Quote Link to comment
+Desert4X4 Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Hmmm.... I live in the desert and go fourwheeling/caching The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first. Quote Link to comment
+Skully & Mulder et al. Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 I was just a big X-Files fan - so I kind of associated looking for caches with looking for alians ... and viola! Added the "et al." because one, or more, of my kids friends join us. Quote Link to comment
+Sissy-n-CR Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 My wife used to work in a male dominated field and there were times when she didn't have the physical strength to do something (some males wouldn't have the strength either) her co-workers would jokingly say, "Oh, okay, you big sissy." Then, because I've driven truck off and on over the years, and because the company she worked for also owned their own big trucks, she decided to give it a try. She is the only female truck driver for Piggly Wiggly Carolina out of 90 some-odd drivers. So when it came time to decide on a CB handle and because she is not trying to prove how much of a "man" she is, she adopted the old nickname, "Sissy." BTW, ladies, Sissy says driving is the best job she has ever had. You don't have to be broad in the shoulders to drive modern trucks. I've seen 60+ year old ladies behind the wheel. With power steering and modern technologies, it's like driving a rather large car. My name, CR, is actually intials of a 'nym I've had for many years, CoyoteRed (two caps, one word). We started off letterboxing and this is our stamp: When we signed up here, what better username than "Sissy-n-CR?" CR -- Insert pithy aphorism here -- Quote Link to comment
+Ma Bell Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 My husband has called me Ma Bell for about 14 years. I always told people (when they asked why) it was just the rest of my name...Michelle...Ma Belle... But, if you ask my husband (HackAttack) why he calls me that, he'll say, "It's cuz she's always on the phone." He had named a star "Ma Bell" for me right before we started geocaching And that's the name I wanted. Now, it just seems impersonal when I sign notes and stuff like that! Quote Link to comment
+Team Shuey Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Mine is SHUEY... Last name is Shumaker, and this is a nickname that I picked up over the years. Team Shuey Riverview, Florida Shuey's Web Site QUOTE: To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot, but love him a little! To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot, but try NOT to understand her at all! Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 My name is Michael Bramel, but I picked up the nickname of Max when I started dating the woman whom I eventually married. (She had two previous husbands by the name of Michael, and something had to give.) Anyway, embra is my ambiguous abbreviation for M. BRAmel. (BTW, we've been married for 12 years now, if you fear for our prospects) Quote Link to comment
KASH Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 Those are my initials! Quote Link to comment
+bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 Well our names aren't that big of a stretch. *bcrockcrawler* rock crawling is a term used when four wheeling over very rocky terrain like the Rubicon and I've been wheeling for 25 years, bc comes from the province I live in. *xstitcher* for my wife who loves crafts *BMXer* for my son who started racing bmx bike in 2002 We live on a rock, ergo we rockcrawl....... Quote Link to comment
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