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Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 8 Jun 2007 7:07am      email it to a friend

The Crib Limerick contest was fun and produced much needed activity in the forum. Let's try this.

I've often wondered about some of the usernames and where they come from or what they mean. Some are obvious but others are very mysterious and I like to guess. I'll start and hopefully get more.

I've used PEGASUS for many years (as I found out when I was hunting for a place to land and call "home" many others do too). I've always liked the legend of Pegasus - I have a small collection and since my name is Peggy (Peg to most) it seemed to fit.

Anyone else?

Not too unusual name
Posted by wilpat (VIP) 8 Jun 2007 8:17pm      email it to a friend

Wilpat is short fot William Patrick

EASY NAME
Posted by SCOPEMAN (TD) 14 Jun 2007 12:48pm      email it to a friend

SCOPEMAN WAS EASY TO COME UP WITH. I WORKED FOR A SPORTS OPTICS COMPANY FOR MANY YEARS AND THAT IS WHAT WE MADE. HENCE EASY NAME

Mine is easy too
Posted by Scrubs (VIP) 18 Jun 2007 7:29pm      email it to a friend

I worked in the hospital for almost 30 yrs and being a seamstress and the scrubs were so expensive, I began to make and sell scrubs at a reasonable price for my co-workers...in the material of their choice. And I still do......thus the name of Scrubs

Need I say more
Posted by 1okaylady (TD) 18 Jun 2007 8:28pm      email it to a friend

It's just me.......1 okay lady.......if you pass me on the street, my license plate is: 1oklady

still easy
Posted by purple_dragon13 19 Jun 2007 2:11pm      email it to a friend

my favourite colour, i love myth and legends and collect dragons and i was born on friday the thirteenth

loved my dogs
Posted by birddogharve (VIP) 22 Jun 2007 1:42am      email it to a friend

I HAD TWO ENGLISH POINTERS THAT I DEARLY LOVED. THE THREE OF US LOVED HUNTING QUAIL AND SPENT MANY WONDERFUL HOURS IN THE FIELD ON MY RANCH. WHEN THEY CROSSED THE RAINBOW BRIDGE I COULDNT BEAR THE THOUGHT OF LOSING ANOTHER. THEY WERE THE LAST DOGS I OWNED. I BURIED MIKE ON THE SPOT WHERE HE POINTED HIS FIRST COVEY AND WANT MY ASHES SCATTERED THERE. I CRIED FOR TWO DAYS. HENCE BIRDDOGHARVE.

Thank you birddogharve
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 22 Jun 2007 9:49am      email it to a friend

Dogs have a way of burrowing into your heart don't they? We've had many throughout the years and had to have our 13 year old yellow lab "Charlie" put out of his misery last year..we held him and stroked him as he was "going to sleep" for that last time. We had him cremated also and brought his ashes home to scatter on his favorite "lookouts"

It took us a year but we recently adopted a 2 year old chocolate lab we named Jake from the Humane Society and he is such a joy. A very good dog and we are gradually learning from each other He would do anything we want from him once he figures out what that is.

MY FRIENDS
Posted by jer_abear (VIP) 7 Jul 2007 1:46pm      email it to a friend

I dont know how i got my name but i think my mom and dad had some thing to do with it

any way the last part lol

and the first part not so because of you all!!!!



I am worth a millon dollars just in friends like you all

if i did not have a dime i still have my GC, family


jer

user names
Posted by carloin 8 Jul 2007 4:18am      email it to a friend

name is carolyn and a friends kid couldnt pronounce and i got carloin instead! Pretty mundane really lol

umm
Posted by Sparky_ (VIP) 26 Jul 2007 9:09am      email it to a friend

stronger becuase i am better then the rest (well im not but i liek to think it) if were talking about bad stories my dog was 8 year and had cushions(not sure if ive spelt it right) andunfortunately he died why we wee on holiday in cyprus beign looked after by a friend we had him cremated and scattered his ashes at his favourite place down in the sea near padstow

The Beatles
Posted by googoogachoo 8 Aug 2007 4:50am      email it to a friend

from their song "I am the Walrus". Prob spelled wrong, eggman are notorious for their spelling

user names
Posted by CustardNick 7 Sep 2007 8:21pm      email it to a friend

well my name is Nick and i do enjoy a random intake of custard every now and again lol

bumper sticker
Posted by MyKarmaRanOvrMyDogma 8 Sep 2007 1:22pm      email it to a friend

I saw it on a bumper sticker one day when i was sitting at a traffic light in Sprinfield, Missouri where i used to live. It gave me a chuckle and I hope it is giving others a chuckle too Great topic.

clubhouse games
Posted by ginner (VIP) 9 Sep 2007 8:56pm      email it to a friend

At the golf course clubhouse where I play, guys either play gin or dominoes. I'm a "ginner".

easy as well
Posted by great_aussie_bbq 22 Sep 2007 3:09am      email it to a friend

well since i am australian, it came easily for me as aussies love having bqrbeques so it just came as great_aussie_bbq

this is fun
Posted by BOUTTIMEOJGUILTY (VIP) 28 Sep 2007 6:02am      email it to a friend

I used to play under iamdragonlady, a name given to me from a dear old friend over cribbage. I beat her all the time and she called me this kind of as a friendly insult (lol). It's just kind of stuck. I've gotten some strange comments and questions about it, most of which I can't share in here.

Thanks for the topic, let's us get to know a little about other players in here. The hows and whys of how they came to be!

Di

I like this topic too.
Posted by cowgirl73160 30 Sep 2007 11:18am      email it to a friend

The way I came up with cowgirl73160 is: I got a horse as a little girl, loved to ride, my grandpa had a stroke, was in the hospital, he loved horses as well, when I went to see him, he looked up at me and called me his little cowgirl, it stuck, and the 73160 is my zipcode.

I have always wondered my self how people came up with some of the nics I see.

Lisa

great question
Posted by bearswamp 3 Oct 2007 4:45am      email it to a friend

bearswamp is the name of the area i live in. There is a swamp and we have seen bears. It is really out in the meddle of NO WHERE. And thats how we like it. Although most of you here at GC have nicknamed me Swampy and thats even better lol.
And I am stil thinking about the question....are you anyones favorite person, which is also a GREAT question.
Andy

neat topic
Posted by surewecan 1 Nov 2007 9:04am      email it to a friend

I thought I would never refuse a challenge so I took the name "surewecan". If I happen to not play, it would have to be for other reasons. I play RPS(Rock Paper Scissors) so if you ask for a game when I see you, "surewecan". Ty

Moojus
Posted by Moojus (VIP) 12 Nov 2007 12:15pm      email it to a friend

This one of the 'nicer' nicknames I have had most of my life. It is a mockery of my surname, Milk.

Most folks spelled it Moojuice... juice of a cow, better known as milk.\

In order to get a license plate with thin moniker for my car, I had to shorten it to MOOJUS.

Bob

lets try this
Posted by diamund (VIP) 13 Nov 2007 3:56pm      email it to a friend

As person that loves diamonds, they sparkle, are sharp and very hard to cut. But they also touch a soft spot, visible and very shiny. Had to misspell it as a lot of others out there. But you know I still wish I had a dog after reading this. hugs all, like to meet you all, diamund (Patricia)

good idea
Posted by tenuvuz (VIP) 15 Nov 2007 3:46pm      email it to a friend

I get my name because I have 8 kids --plus my wife and I = TENUVUZ

BunieMa
Posted by BunieMa (TD) 15 Nov 2007 5:32pm      email it to a friend

Several years ago, my daugher showed rabbits in her 4h club. I always heard see the bunny mom, ....so it kind of stuck. Was shorted to BunieMa her in gc and i luv it. I use it for everything now


Posted by Willow (TD) 16 Nov 2007 4:41pm      email it to a friend

Willow

When I was accepted as a TD I was caught having to chose a new nic something I am not that good at. I looked at my work top thinking and there sat some willow branches that I was using to make things. The Willow tree is important to me it is part of what I am. Willow is a wonderfull tree it brings energy to those that are not well and that is why I use it in the things I make. Hopping that its magical properties would also bring energy to my games I chose it for my TD Nic

Name
Posted by Joker (TD) 18 Nov 2007 3:51pm      email it to a friend

As with the others, when I became a TD I had to choose a name for myself. Asked family and friends. They said your always telling a joke to get people to smile so why not be the jokester. Out of it came the JOKER. Hope I can make you smile. o("+")o

Whats in a name
Posted by pow4all (VIP) 2 Dec 2007 7:07am      email it to a friend

pow4all
Well pow is a piece of my last name
4 is actually to mean for
all is for everybody
What iI do is fix things. I do almost any form of construction. I do income taxes, rent and tax rebates, and am very successful with filing social security paperwork for people. I sit with the younger ones - from kindergarden to college and help them with their homework. People break their vacuum, washer, dryer, toilet, roof and car - I fix them. When their furnace stops running on a cold snowy winter night - I go fix it. Even this Thanksgiving went to fix a broken water pipe. Don't think there isn't something I can do for everybody. So when you find the need - pick up the phone and dial 1-800-pow4all - he comes runnin. (not real ph #) lol

What's in a name.....?
Posted by Redjag (TD) 3 Dec 2007 10:22pm      email it to a friend

My goodness,,,,,,,I thoroughly enjoyed reading your responses......ty all ,,,,,Redjag (AnnMarie)

Smuurf
Posted by Smuurf (VIP) 5 Jan 2008 8:47am      email it to a friend

I was watchin the Smurfs at the time hehe xx

names
Posted by obx7769 (VIP) 14 Jan 2008 1:41pm      email it to a friend

Over in Europe they have oval - 3 letter - bumper stickers to let you know what country that vehicle is from. Back in the 1970's it started catching on here in the u.s.a., but it got used more for smaller localities. OBX is short for the OUTER BANKS , a long strip of islands off the coast of North Carolina. It's a very historic area,the 1st colony in the new world [the lost colony],the 1st powered flight in history [the Wright brothers[from ohio]]and very famous for pirate activity [Blackbeard and so on].It's also called the graveyard of the atlantic because of all the shipwrecks.And the 7769 - well you figure it out - let me know if you do.Sry if this was too long, but i'm a beach boy and very proud of my location. Thx Ricky

Thanks OBX :)
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 14 Jan 2008 4:39pm      email it to a friend

Loved your post and no it certainly wasn't too long! I'll take a guess on the 7769...is your birthday July 7, 1969?

7769
Posted by obx7769 (VIP) 17 Jan 2008 8:19am      email it to a friend

sry Peg - wrong answer , but nice try. I'm an old goat - April,6,1954.

The name game
Posted by Joker (TD) 19 Jan 2008 6:54am      email it to a friend

OBX - is it just 8 more ?
JOKER o(^+^)o

names
Posted by obx7769 (VIP) 19 Jan 2008 8:35am      email it to a friend

bingo joker

But no one listens to me :)
Posted by Joker (TD) 20 Jan 2008 7:02am      email it to a friend

About my age - where or where have we been ROFL
JOKER o(^+^)o

Waiting for MORE :)
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 14 Feb 2008 12:34pm      email it to a friend

I brought this back up to the top hoping for MORE posts about players nics .. I know there are many more out there that would be so great to hear about. Pleassseeee????

Thought I'd Bring This To the TOP :)
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 18 Jul 2008 8:32pm      email it to a friend

New players...new tds...new names... Lets here from more of you!!

MICAFIL
Posted by micafil (VIP) 18 Jul 2008 8:41pm      email it to a friend

WANT TO FIND OUT WAT MY NAME MEANS.SEE IF U CAN FIND IT ON THE INTERNET BY TRYPING IT IN, clue ITS WHAT I MAKE

ME I'M MR HAPPY
Posted by HappyChap (TD) 18 Jul 2008 8:45pm      email it to a friend

IT'S ALL IN THE NAME, JUST CALL ME HAPPY.ANY TIME ANY WHERE I'M HERE TO HELP. HAPPY ALWAYS.HAPPY TO HELP =EVERYTIME,WANT A FRIEND CALL MR HAPPY. I'M HERE DAY OR NIGHT TO HELP ALL.DON'T BE SHY GIVE ME A CRY XXXXXXXX

Nicks
Posted by MysticManiac 19 Jul 2008 3:02pm      email it to a friend

Well, I lay awake nights wondering about things like, do fish realise they are wet?, and so forth lol, and my friends all think i'm nuts. ( I have papers to prove it too lol). So join me for a game in the pool hall

By the way, what if the hokey pokey really IS what it's all about?

Many New Players making me guess
Posted by PEGASUS (moderator) 12 Aug 2008 12:09pm      email it to a friend

Come on...I love to find out what player's names mean. Really a fun topic and we have many new ones...including new TD's

Nics
Posted by Ozzy (VIP) 6 Sep 2008 10:35am      email it to a friend

Ozzy, is one of 3 cats in our home. Ozzy is black, only has about half of his tail, and it has a break at the tip and another an inch from the base, I have no idea why or how that happened to him, Its how I got him. hes very sweet & very shy. He does remind me of Ozzy Osborne, kinda broken but always wonderful. LOL - No I am not from Australia as some of you think, good old USA, but would love to visit down under.

MY NAME
Posted by Alfra (VIP) 11 Sep 2008 3:41pm      email it to a friend

ALFRA My first name is Alan and my second is Francis out them together alfra

my name
Posted by canasta_pro (TD) 11 Sep 2008 11:00pm      email it to a friend

well my name is not timmy it is matt if that makes sense lol my name came from a soap opera guy named timmy... from passions he was my hero is 2000 i guess lol

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