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Title: Just for fun
Post by: OMG16 on June 10, 2008, 12:17:59 am: I thought it would be fun to find out how everyone came up with their screen names. I'll go first to break the ice. OMG16 was the only thing I remember saying when I found out my son had a massive stroke. "OMG he is only 16" I'm thinking I need to change it to reflect where I am now however I'm not sure what to change it to. Do all of you have any ideas? ??? 16
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Sue on June 10, 2008, 12:26:22 am: Well 16, that's an interesting story. Sad, but interesting. I, however, am not very clever, so my screen name is my name! I figure I can remember that! With so many screen names and passwords for so many different sites, I forget what I've used. I had to write them all down.

Sue in Vancouver USA
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: OMG16 on June 10, 2008, 01:42:46 am: Sue I hear you on the to many passwords screen names ect. I bought a book for all of the different ones. Since I am at home alot with my wonderful Baby Pumpkin I shop on line alot and they all require your memory to be in working order. Don't change your email or you need to come up with new passwords and I am not creative at all. I use the same ones for everything. Anywho you can order the book from current magazine for like $10 and it has saved me more than once with my online banking acct. The bank insists on making you change your password every 4 months. ARRRGGGG.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: ppearl214 on June 10, 2008, 05:46:00 am: 16!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO missed!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-*

*runs over to 16 and gives her MASSIVE forehead smoochies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* :-* :-* :-*

Oh, I'm suppose to answer a question... got it. Ok, my screen nic.... um.... because I'm semi-precious?/birthday :)

xo
Phyl
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Desilu on June 10, 2008, 06:05:53 am: Hi 16,

I chose my screen name because I am a big "I Love Lucy" fan. Desilu is the name of their production company Desi for Desi and Lu for Lucy. Thanks for asking! Ann p.s. and as Paul Harvey would say " And now you know the rest of the story".
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Kaybo on June 10, 2008, 06:27:46 am: Obviously my name is Kay but in college someone started calling me Kaybo - partically b/c it just had a good ring to it and mainly b/c I wore BIG BOWS in my hair all the time. If you look at the pictures on the blog - the girlies are carrying on the tradition (not Addi anymore unless we are at Disneyland so I can find her! The style now is a ribbon in a ponytail so she has been doing that-I am so happy!). One time when Addi was VERY small she asked why she had to wear bows and I guess I made an off the cuff remark that everyone "might think she was a boy" if she didn't. Well, it stuck and I never corrected her and now the other ones think that. I let them if it will keep them in bows longer! However, I don't think that they will be mistaken for boys anytime soon w/ their long, curly, blond hair!! I still love it when I answer the phone & somebody yells, "KAYBO!" :D Not very original..oh well!

K
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Cheryl R on June 10, 2008, 06:50:24 am: I wish I had went ahead and used what my name is for some email use and that is mossmama. I have had a great love of the artist P Buckley Moss. Some of you may know who she is. I have been to every Iowa convention there has been since 1993. There was one 2 weeks before my surgery and it was near Iowa City so I did my pre op workup the day before. I am from SE Iowa originally so went and stayed at my sisiters. The convention was the next 2 days. It really helped keep me going with surgery coming up.
Kaybo, my middle name is Kay and my littlest granddaughter is Kayla so it is a good name.
Cheryl R
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: HeadCase2 on June 10, 2008, 07:09:01 am: 16,
My screen name is obvious enough to need no explaination. But since we're talking about screen names on the site, I wanted to mention my favorite, that I wish I had thought of. It was WHAT? What? posted only few times, but they obviously had a sense of humor and understood about having an AN.
Regards,
Rob
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 07:19:53 am: My screen name basically came about from a lack of imagination - remember folks, I'm an accountant ;D

I have twins that were born in Leap Year. I created this user ID a long time ago because every time I had to create a user ID in other places all the combinations of my first & last name seemed to be taken. Finally I just gave up and went with this since it's somewhat unique and I find that it's not already taken by someone else. Leapyrtwins is also my user name in other places - like eBay.

Come to think of it, I should have made myself LeapDayTwins because my kids were actually born on 2/29. Oops! Too late now ::)

Jan
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Debbi on June 10, 2008, 07:30:23 am: Well, I cllearly showed a colossal lack of imagination and used ... my own name! Hey, it's just easier!

;D

Debbi - and I'm sticking with it!
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Kaybo on June 10, 2008, 07:40:12 am: Jan!
I have to admit that when I first saw it and then when Dave was reading to me. I thought that it was "lepor" like leprosy!!!
LOL!!
K
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 07:58:03 am: Funny, K :D

I've noticed some refer to me as "leapy" but "lepor" is a new one LOL

I really like the name "What?" - sums things up quite nicely ;) I wish I would have thought of it.

Jan
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: yardtick on June 10, 2008, 09:33:22 am: In the beautiful days of young love.....27yrs ago when I was dating my husband he called me his little yardtick. It's a term of endearment. Somedays I need to be reminded of my youthful days ;D

Anne Marie
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Lorenzo on June 10, 2008, 09:45:43 am: ...and I thought my name was weird enough as is. No need to embellish it. 'mylump' is one i used to use for my blog.
Ciao, Lo, Lori, Enzo, Il Magnifico, and a few others... :)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Jim Scott on June 10, 2008, 09:50:41 am: My screen name is the same name I employed during my broadcasting career. It's my not my 'legal' name (the one I sign on checks, for instance) but it is my 'professional' name. Easy to remember (for myself and others) and yet, somewhat personal to me as I was known by that name for over 25 years in my chosen field. I use it on many different websites (with different passwords, of course). It beats trying to come up with some clever screen name every time I join a different site. I guess I'm just not that ambitious.

While I don't really care what screen name anyone else uses, I think some are so personal that they don't have much meaning to anyone but the user. OMG16 makes perfect sense when she explains her screen name (thanks!) but the screen name - standing alone - doesn't. Some screen names are cute, some are clever and some are indecipherable but at least they're all products of the imagination and so, interesting in some way.

I would suggest to OMG16 that if she changes her screen name to also try to include a photo of both her and her son, as she does all the posting. Also, for those with somewhat opaque screen names, the addition of your 'real' first name at the bottom of your posts tends to personalize you and makes a better 'connection'. Just a suggestion from

Jim
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: LADavid on June 10, 2008, 09:54:29 am: Hey 16, this is a fun idea. I did wonder how some people came up with names. And Jan, I do think you were creative. I thought Leapyr was a last name or something. And like Kay said, I originally thought it was lepor. When I signed on I wasn't being particularly creative that day. I tried David but it was taken. Don't know if I tried Dave. But of course being from Los Angeles I added the LA to David. Like I said, not very creative.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Brendalu on June 10, 2008, 10:02:56 am: 16,
Great to have you back. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your trip to Palm Springs!
I just put my first and middle names together for this site. I wasn't being creative the day I did my profile. I'm sure I had a headache, but I didn't want it to be offensive to others!
On others I am known as MizMoxie, because I am full of it and other stuff too!
I love reading the reasons folks picked the names they picked. Oh and Phyl, I think your name suits you, not because of the pearl being your birthstone either!
Brendalu
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: lori67 on June 10, 2008, 11:26:12 am: Well, after debating for hours on my screen name...I was finally able to come up with this creative bit of genious....

And besides, "JerseyGirl" was already taken! ;)

Lori (don't do the math on the birthyear - trust me - I'm 29)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: jerseygirl on June 10, 2008, 02:29:34 pm: Oh, Lori, you are hysterical! I doubt it will rub off but I hope to rub shoulders instead.

JerseyGirl
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 02:56:53 pm: This is turning out to be a very interesting subject.

I never in a million years would have thought that "Jim Scott" wasn't actually Jim Scott's name. Next you'll be telling me that sgerrard isn't Steve's real name either :o

I have to confess, I always wondered about yardtick - I've obviously heard of ticks, but couldn't imagine why Anne Marie would liken herself to a small bug. Thanks for clearing that one up, Anne Marie :)

Thanks for saying I'm creative David. Creative accountants aren't always a good thing - shades of Enron - but we're not always dull either :D

As for Lorenzo, I really like Il Magnifico :D

OMG, I'm glad you started this subject; very enlightening!

Jan (the leper)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: yardtick on June 10, 2008, 03:03:33 pm: Jan,

My husband has a very different sense of humour. Very DRY........lots of one liners and very sarcastic!!!

Yardtick actually makes me laugh....strange I know :D

Anne Marie
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: cindyj on June 10, 2008, 03:42:23 pm: Yes, good topic, OMG16! Only wish I had taken a minute to try to be clever about my user name, but, no, it's just my name...and my real one at that.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: onceagain on June 10, 2008, 05:31:00 pm: I got the news of the return of my AN almost 12 years to the day of my first surgery.
My first name is Thom. I will try to remember to use it now that I have a little less on my mind. (sorry)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Pooter on June 10, 2008, 05:37:57 pm: Good topic, OMG. I got mine in college but it was "Pooter Ducky" then then I shortened it. "Pooter" is obvious given my profession (going back to college) with computers. I still go by "Pooter" from some in college. I try to keep it from those at my current employer since I tend to use it everwhere in some form or fashion (e.g. PooterDucky is my eBay username), but that doesn't always work. :)

Brian aka Pooter...
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Glenda on June 10, 2008, 08:17:39 pm: This is a very interesting thread. It is nice to hear how others came up with their names. At the time I wasn't feeling very creative, just scared..... So I listed my real name. It doesn't seem to be a popular name so it was available. I think if I had calmed down before posting, I would have come up with something else.
But like Jan mentioned, I would have never guessed Jim's name was not his real name. Very Interesting........ :)

Glenda
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Kaybo on June 10, 2008, 08:40:53 pm: Wonder what else "JIM" is hiding???

K
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Larry on June 10, 2008, 08:58:04 pm: My imagination was removed with my AN, even though thats grown back, my imagination stayed away.

Larry - guess what my name is??????

Although, I prefer to be called Laz coz we shorten everything down under.

Laz
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: chocolatetruffle on June 10, 2008, 09:45:58 pm: my screen name comes naturally for me, as chocolate is the FIRST food group for me =) ...........and for you too?
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 10:42:04 pm: chocolatetruffle -

I'm a chocoholic and totally agree that chocolate is the FIRST food group. Chocolate, it's not just for breakfast anymore!!! LOL

K -

good point about Jim. I'm wondering if that's even his picture he's been posting ;)

Jan
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: sgerrard on June 10, 2008, 10:51:55 pm: Did you know that you can change your display name? It does not have to be the same as your logon name.

I just entered my typical sgerrard logon name when I first signed up, since that is what I use at work every day. I Never even thought about it.

It turns out you can go to your profile, and edit your "display name", without changing your logon name.

For today, I will try Steve G. Tomorrow, who knows? :)

Steve
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 11:11:01 pm: Quote from: Steve G on June 10, 2008, 10:51:55 pm
Did you know that you can change your display name? It does not have to be the same as your logon name.

Cool 8) But also somewhat confusing.

What did you say your name was again :D
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: sgerrard on June 10, 2008, 11:18:23 pm: Quote from: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 11:11:01 pm
But also somewhat confusing.

I know. I thought about that afterwards, and realized it could be very confusing.

What if we all changed our display name to Phyl? :D

I should probably change it back tomorrow, and pretend it never happened.

Steve
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 11:22:39 pm: Changing all our names to Phyl would be interesting. We'd have 3,112 moderators :P
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: sgerrard on June 10, 2008, 11:28:06 pm: Quote from: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 11:22:39 pm
We'd have 3,112 moderators :P

Okay, I'm convinced. I have changed it back. Nevermind. :-[

Steve
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 11:34:26 pm: Hey, don't let me be the deciding factor. Others might really like your name change.

Being a moderator, you can basically do whatever you want. Or, so I'm told ;)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Dan on June 11, 2008, 12:28:21 am: Hello all,

I wasn't very creative either my real name is Daniel, and when I was younger people used to call me Danny, but you probably could have guessed that.

Dan in Germany
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Sue on June 11, 2008, 01:12:07 am: I guess I should have used SC162, because that was my ID when I worked at Penneys and wrote that out a hundred times a day, it seemed. That's my initials and the 162 that they gave me. I thought I'd put that on my tombstone one day," Here Lies SC162. Visit my Website at www.yesi'mdead.com" I really believe somebody will put a .com reference on a tombstone one day.

Yes, I know. Strange sense of humor sometimes! ;D

Sue in Vancouver (I added that because there were other Sue's on here at one time)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Lorenzo on June 11, 2008, 05:07:42 am: excellent idea, a website on a stone! Brilliant!! I think I will put mine up when the time comes, mylump(dot)org. I could design the whole thing, type and all. Must think about this. Thanks Sue, my next project! lol

Oh, forgot, I want to be cremated. sigh. Ok, back to the drawing board.

Lorenzo de Medici
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Brendalu on June 11, 2008, 05:11:39 am: Lorenzo.............you can be cremated and still have a stone! You could also have a virtual resting place. Memory.com has that! Me, I want to be scattered from a hot air balloon.
Where have you been? I have missed you greatly!
Brenda
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Lorenzo on June 11, 2008, 05:20:34 am: True, urn could be deposited somewhere and a stone added to it I guess. I could design the urn instead! :) But, I think I want to be scattered on some snow capped mountain back in Switzerland, somewhere high where the snow ends up in a glacier so I can't be washed down the mountain in one season. Those are my wishes! LOL

Been around, and very busy and sort of very tired from doing too much. But I should be back now! Missed being here. :)

Ciao Brenda

Lorenzaccio (he was a painter, I think)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Omaschwannoma on June 11, 2008, 06:06:59 am: My name was given to me one month prior to surgery after completing my certification to teach yoga. Every student was given a "spiritual" name by our teacher from India. The closest definition of "Arushi" means first ray of light. There were three other names he gave me to choose from and left it up to me. I chose based on the positive tone, also it represented an "awakening" for me from surgery! So there you have it and I too am glad to know you are still with us Lorenzo!
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Lorenzo on June 11, 2008, 06:14:33 am: I was always wondering what Arushi meant. :) Good to be here, nice to see such welcome back!

Ciao, Lori (the other one)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Jim Scott on June 11, 2008, 08:50:16 am: Quote from: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 02:56:53 pm

I never in a million years would have thought that "Jim Scott" wasn't actually Jim Scott's name. Next you'll be telling me that sgerrard isn't Steve's real name either :o

Hey, Jan:

I'm not in the witness protection program...honest! ;D

I know you're just teasing but by way of explanation, that is 'the real me' in my avatar photo. My wife snapped the photo (a few months ago) because I didn't have anything recent. Not especially flattering but then, as she pointedly reminded me, I'm not looking for a date, either. :)

Many writers, actors, circus clowns and other performers - even retired radio disc jockeys - use 'professional' names Not only do they want a name easy for people to remember but using a 'professional' name offers a modicum of privacy, something almost crucial when using the internet. Ironically, my 'professional name' is fairly close to the name on my birth certificate. Besides, everybody calls me Jim. You can too, 'leper'. :)

Jim
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: lori67 on June 11, 2008, 10:08:05 am: Wait. I forgot my name....

WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE??? I'm very confused. Jim isn't Jim, Steve is Phyl, Jan is a leper... come to find out that chocolate is the first food group - when all this time I thought is was the ONLY food group...and I think Lorenzo is pretending to be me....

???
Lori...I think....
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: yardtick on June 11, 2008, 11:19:22 am: No, no, no Lori,

Lorenzo is..... Il Magnifico ;) :-*

Bella
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 11, 2008, 11:37:20 am: Well, so far, my favorite name is "Pooter Ducky" - I can't figure out why he left off the "Ducky" just for us though :D

Jim -

for some reason I always seem to refer to you as "Jim Scott" - just naturally goes together. I think if I said "Jim" that people would be puzzled. BTW, I was fairly sure the picture was you, and despite the fact that you think it's not that flattering, I really like being able to put a face with a name since most of us have never met in person. Funny comment by your wife; she's right it's not like we're all on match.com :D

Arushi -

very interesting story. I always wondered how you came up with Arushi; now I know :)

Lorenzo -

it is good to see you again; stick around.

And, Lori ???? Lori, who ????

Signed,

The Leper
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Sue on June 11, 2008, 03:10:51 pm: Yeah, I knew a lot of radio- TV people use other names. That's why they always have "nice" names. You'll probably have to look hard to find a radio jock saying "Hey, and welcome to the Otto Von Shimmelhopperfeld Show!" No Wischnofskes, Wessbechers, Wemhoenoers, or Zumwalts (all names of people I know). Nothing too hard to say, hard to pronounce, hard to spell. One of my son's friends is a TV reporter. Her on air name is Carla Castano. Castano is Italian for Brown. She's half Italian and her married name is Brown. Sorry, Carla....I'm giving away your secrets. ;)

Glad I gave you a good idea Lorenzo! I thought if I were only a cartoonist, that would make a good cartoon. Unless, of course, that's where I saw the idea in the first place and have forgotten. That's always a possibility.

I wonder what Brad and Jolie will be naming the twins. Always interesting to see what the Hollywood crowd will come up with!

Just Sue
Vancouver, WA
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: lori67 on June 11, 2008, 06:47:49 pm: Just Sue -

Those names you mentioned sound like something out of Dr. Seuss! :D Which is probably what the names of Brad and Angelina's twins will sound like too!

Lori
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Larry on June 11, 2008, 07:29:04 pm: I've got a headache just trying to follow everyones name, real or made up or whatever!

Laz

p.s actually, my real name is Laurence but I got called Larry very early on but prefer Laz - is easier.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: LADavid on June 11, 2008, 09:43:43 pm: OK OK, while we're talking about things in retrospect I should have used my college nickname -- Kaptainbeyond. Use your imagination. Interestingly enough, Kaptainbeyond went on to be a Fortune 500 marketing exec. And by the way Jim, I spent time at the turntables working for an "underground" radio station in 1969 in the days when FM radio was either classical or experimental.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 11, 2008, 09:57:20 pm: David -

I kind of like Kaptainbeyond - sounds intriguing and mysterious ;)

Jan
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Soundy on June 12, 2008, 11:27:30 am: I could have sworn I posted on this thread

I wanted to rant sand rave about something on a public board and tried out several names that made
since but turned out to be taken so punched in soundoff as a an identity and it wasn't taken ... later
people shortened it to Soundy ... some say cause I am fairly sound of mind... they could leave of fairly
and I would feel better about that bit...

I was born Brenda but was called ****y which I shortened to Boo most of my life and still called that by
most friends and my dad and siblings ... in 4th grade picked up the nick name Brandy from the Looking Glass
song of that name and have not been able to shake that either... not sure why I even have a real name ... and
for some reason that is beyond me I am called Brenda Lou ... middle name is Loraine ... How do you get Lou out of
Loraine ...

I have just settle on Soundy for computer use as it is easier to remember one ID... I use it here ,on the lupus board
I belong to and a couple private message boards that me and some friends have established

Brenda ~ Boo~ Brandy

What's the old saying ... it makes no difference what you call me ,just don't call me late for dinner
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Sue on June 12, 2008, 11:34:31 am: Quote from: lori67 on June 11, 2008, 06:47:49 pm
Just Sue -

Those names you mentioned sound like something out of Dr. Seuss! :D Which is probably what the names of Brad and Angelina's twins will sound like too!

Lori

Sounds like a law office in Germany! How'd you like to have to say that every time you answered the phone, "Law Offices of.....(i]W,W,W, and Z[/i]), how may I direct your call?" Wow, that'd be a tongue twister.

And I said, Brad and Jolie's, didn't I. Gads. I used her last name for her first name. Nothing wrong with me! No sir.

Sue in Vancouver
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Boppie on June 12, 2008, 01:46:38 pm: Boppie is the name my twin Grandsons used very early. They already had Grandma, and Grannie in their vocabulary and we decided the name Boppie (which is a type of pillow for babies) was easy. They could say Bop very early and soon started referring to me as Boppie. The teachers at school and adult friends know me as Boppie, the twins' Grandma. I just don't have another first name as far as the boys know.

Some posters read my name as Boopie, :D Now there's another silly name.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: OMG16 on June 12, 2008, 05:55:15 pm: I knew this would be fun. Sorry I started the post and then was missing in action again. My Aunt came into town and so I've been visiting with her.

My goodness I've missed so much. So Jim is a secret agent and his wife does not want him dating. Lori does not know who she is but I do know how old she really is. Jan is a Leper who has leap year twins. Kay's back in college. David is an action figure. Arushi is spiritual, I like that. Soundy has to many names to remember for those of us with memory loss. Larry is Laz, now I get that one. Yardtick is a term of endearment. Sue is just Sue but is thinking of working at a law office that includes friends and starting a website about being dead. Lorenzo is Lorenzo and is going to have a dot com on his tombstone. Phyl is a pearl for real. Desilu is I Love Lucy. Steve is pretending to be Phyl and confusing me. Brendalu is Brenda who likes hot air balloons and as we all are aware is full of it. Cheryl wishes she had chosen a different name, our newest mossmama is hot stuff, don't you all agree. Rob wishes he was What the second. Debbi I completely understand why you chose Debbi. Jerseygirl you know how much I love you and no explanation is needed. Cindyj is indeed Cindy J. Thom has onceagain had a recurrence of his tumor, good one by the way. Pooter is a Duck and I think I'm going to keep my version of his screen name or we will get no where on the PBW. Glenda is a lovely name and she to is questioning Jim. Chocolatetruffle, well enough said. Dan is Daniel and is in Germany. Last but not least Boppie is a baby pillow which all of us mothers should know what it is used for. Now please do correct me if I am wrong.

We need more people to post their descriptions of their screen names. I am very intrigued to hear more so let the party continue.

Oh and Brenda we had a lovely time thank you for asking. 16
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 12, 2008, 08:19:11 pm: Wow, 16 -

you summed things up very well. Excellent recap :D

Jan aka Leper
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: OMG16 on June 12, 2008, 09:29:51 pm: You know me I am just here to help. ;D 16
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Pooter on June 13, 2008, 11:35:15 am: Yeah, nice recap. I left that part of how I got my name out on purpose. Suffice it say that Brendalu isn't the only hot air in them. ;)

Pooter...
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Kaybo on June 13, 2008, 03:01:15 pm: 16~
Great recap!!

Boppie~
I wondered about that name - if that was what it was for - I LOVED my Boppie - my mom even had one for when I came to visit her so I wouldn't have to bring it on the plane!
This is off the subject but I just had to tell everyone what we (& EVERYONE I know) call my Grandma. Everyone seems to think it is a unique name...ready? Hi-De-Do...yep, that's Hi-De-Do!! She used to sing a little song to my brother (he named her) every time she would see him that said Hidee-Do, how are you? That was his 1st word & it stuck!! I love my Hi-De-Do and we are forunate that she is still with us. We celebrated her 88th birthday a couple of weeks ago...she really is not in the best health, but I am glad to have had her in my life for 38 years. I know a lot of people can't say that!

K
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: oHIo on June 13, 2008, 08:43:01 pm: Quote from: leapyrtwins on June 10, 2008, 02:56:53 pm
I never in a million years would have thought that "Jim Scott" wasn't actually Jim Scott's name. Next you'll be telling me that sgerrard isn't Steve's real name either :o
Jan (the leper)

Yes Jan, it is true. Steve's real name is hatmaker.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: oHIo on June 13, 2008, 08:58:37 pm: My screen name...yes, you guessed it. I'm from Ohio. :o I wanted to make it a little interesting, so the capital HI in the middle is my friendly greeting to my fellow ANers.
I would like to believe that my brain tumor had something to do with my lack of creativity for a screen name, but I'd be kidding myself. ::)

Great topic. I've had a good laugh this evening. I really needed one.

And just for you, Jim Scott (or whoever you really are ;) ) my real name is Debbie. Yes, another Debbie (only with an e) on the boards.
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: sgerrard on June 13, 2008, 09:03:45 pm: Okay, oHIo, I'll go for the hatmaker name, but I'm not changing my screen name, it will confuse everyone too much. I guess you are stuck with whatever you put in the first day. So, I'm adding it to my personal text instead. Safer that way. :)

Steve
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Kaybo on June 13, 2008, 09:05:21 pm: Steve~

Yes, you may knit me a hat,
you may knit me a hat that goes on my cat!

K
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: oHIo on June 13, 2008, 09:26:29 pm: Hatmaker, hatmaker knit me a hat. La la la la, la la la la. *She sings in her best American Idol imitation voice as the audience cringes and covers their 'good' ear* ;D
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: leapyrtwins on June 13, 2008, 11:04:37 pm: Note to oHIo and K -

don't get your hopes up. Lori and I were promised hats months ago - I think we were the first ones - and we are still waiting ::)

I can't speak for Lori, but I'd really like my hat before the cold weather sets in and my BAHA potentially gets frozen :D

Let's see that gives Hatmaker Steve about 5 or 6 months to "get it together" ;)

K - nice story about your grandma. Love her nickname ;D

Jan
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: oHIo on June 13, 2008, 11:57:05 pm: Leper ;) ...issue solved. Do a search for the Sew Easy Knitting Machine. It's for ages 8 and up. (I think hatmaker might be considered 'and up'.) Here is the description of the Sew Easy:

"The Sew Easy Knitting Machine is easy to use. You do not have to have any knitting experience to knit beautiful accessories such as hats, scarves, mittens, blankets and more. "

Now there is NO excuse. Steve can get started right away and should even have a surplus to sell at the ANA Symposium.

Steve...a matching scarf to helpl protect my fragile facial nerve would be nice, while your at it. ;D
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Captain Deb on June 16, 2008, 11:40:45 am: I originally logged on wiv me real monikker of Deborah given to me by me Mum and Pappy, but these here swabbies made me Captain of the PBW over on the Good Morning thread and the title Captain Deb stuck! That and back in me misspent youth I held a 30-Ton Ocean Operator Unlimited Passenger License for the United States and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Meaning I could operate a sailboat, tugboat, ferryboat, fishingboat, or any type of vessel with an unlimited number of paying passengers up to 30 tons. The boat, not the passengers. The weirdest job I had was doing burials at sea. One grieving widow tried to jump overboard after the casket! That was the last one of those I did. I went back to the low paying fun job of day sailing.

(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/woman_sailor_at_helm_lg_clr.gif)

Capt Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/pirate2.gif)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: Debbi on June 16, 2008, 12:15:08 pm: Well, this has turned out to be a highly entertaining thread - thanks to OMG for starting it!! By my calculations, the variations of Deborah/Debbi/Debbie's win! Oh, what - you mean there isn't a contest for the most popular name??? Crud. I was so hoping to win something today.. Maybe Jim - or whoever he really is - can make a special dispensation...

Well, thanks for the smile today - I can always count on you guys for that!

Debbi - still spitting stiches
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: lori67 on June 16, 2008, 03:40:24 pm: Oh, Steve, I'd love a blanket too! Don't worry, it'll be "sew easy" for you to make!

I might just have to buy you an Easy Bake oven too - you can knit AND bake. You're a man of many talents, you Mad Hatter, you!

Lori (ready for my nap - how's that blanket coming?)
Title: Re: Just for fun
Post by: matti on June 16, 2008, 06:51:51 pm: Great thread ;D

My screen name is a shortened version of my married name. I added the "i" to stay true to my Italian heritage :)

OMG 16 - I haven't been on in a while, hope all is well with you.

Cheryl