Why did you choose your username?

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #1 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 02:57 PM

Let's see everyone explain their username...

Back in '95 I was introduced to the internet and subsequently Perch32 (a chatting forum). I needed a username and being a big Weezer fan at the time, I chose my favorite song "Surfwax America" and tacked on the last 2 digits of the year...

Favorite Song + Year = Surfwax95

I've used it for everything ever since...

You?

brianj08 · brianj08 #2 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 03:18 PM

mine is pretty obvious, except for the fact the the number 8 is my lucky/favorite number

kman445 · kman445 #3 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 03:19 PM

i used mine cuz i made a new gmail adress and this is it, so i use it for everything now

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #4 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 03:23 PM

Mine is actually not that relevant anymore. I was a big dave matthews fan for a while and three of my favorite songs with Tripping Billies, Monkey man and #41.

Haven't listened to them much in the past few years but I don't change usernames very often

rman · rman #5 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 03:53 PM

nick name

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #6 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 04:09 PM

Given to me by a granddaughter to identify me from her other Papa based upon my "unique" hairstyle.

PunkRockTuba · PunkRockTuba #7 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 04:17 PM

In high school I got real big into hardcore punk and punk in general, I also was in the band playing tuba (still play tuba today). So I put two and two together and you'e got PunkRockTuba. Ive tried other usernames, but none of them work like this one.

Audio.Trench · Audio.Trench #8 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 04:53 PM

I've always been a huge fan of punk music since I was a kid (now 21).. And since I'm a huge geek, as most say, I formed "punkr0x0r," meaning "punk-rocker" using leet speak, kinda showing my two favorite things: Punk/Ska music and technology.

dan828 · dan828 #9 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 04:53 PM

I was signing up for yahoo email in 1997 and I had been working as a truck driver in the summer to make money for college. I used my first name and the number of the truck that I had been driving all summer. I've been using it since. Still have the yahoo email account too, though I rarely use it.

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #10 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 05:07 PM

I joined the Usenix mailing list in '89 (I know, dating myself) and I needed a username. There was a carabiner sitting on my desk at the time so I typed that in (misspelling it in the process) and stuck the number 23 at the end.

The rest, as they say, is history. :-)

(The Felix avatar came around the same time-- I've always been a fan of that cat.)

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #11 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 05:12 PM

Mine is my name. The D is for Dennis and you know the last name. 7 is a number I have always used with my name for a few reasons.

Scroatdog · Scroatdog #12 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 05:16 PM

nvm...

wicker_man · wicker_man #13 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 05:51 PM

The Wicker Man is my favourite song by Iron Maiden (my favourite band) and I use it as my username for most forums etc.

Netty4mac · Netty4mac #14 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 06:04 PM

Well my name is Annette but some of my family calls me Netty. I added the 4mac because I'm Nutty4mac's(as in crazy for macs) but I changed it to Netty4mac...haha get it?!?

SunsetRoadzter · SunsetRoadzter #15 (**permalink**)

12-13-2006, 07:04 PM

I chose my screen name SunsetRoadzter because my car color is called LeMan's Sunset and it's a convertible. Nissan 350Z Baby!!

surfwax95 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2005 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 2,410 Mac Specs: 15" Powerbook G4 • 24" iMac • iPhone 3Gs	12-13-2006, 02:57 PM Let's see everyone explain their username... Back in '95 I was introduced to the internet and subsequently Perch32 (a chatting forum). I needed a username and being a big Weezer fan at the time, I chose my favorite song "Surfwax America" and tacked on the last 2 digits of the year... Favorite Song + Year = Surfwax95 I've used it for everything ever since... You? I try to Command+Shift+/ when I can. They're - Their - There \| Two - Too - To \| You're - Your \| MAC - Mac I was on the M-F honor roll for October, 2006.
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brianj08 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 21, 2006 Posts: 246	12-13-2006, 03:18 PM mine is pretty obvious, except for the fact the the number 8 is my lucky/favorite number white Macbook 1.83 GHz Core Duo/ 2 GB ram/ 60 GB HDD/ Wireless bluetooth mouse/ JBL Speakers
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trpnmonkey41 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	12-13-2006, 03:23 PM Mine is actually not that relevant anymore. I was a big dave matthews fan for a while and three of my favorite songs with Tripping Billies, Monkey man and #41. Haven't listened to them much in the past few years but I don't change usernames very often Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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rman #5 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Dec 24, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 12,591 Mac Specs: 2 x 3.0GHz Quad-Core, 6GB OS X 10.6.8 \| 15in MacBook Pro 2.2GHz OS X 10.6.8 \| 64GB iPad 2 WiFi	12-13-2006, 03:53 PM nick name Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain!
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PunkRockTuba #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 975 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 8GB iPhone	12-13-2006, 04:17 PM In high school I got real big into hardcore punk and punk in general, I also was in the band playing tuba (still play tuba today). So I put two and two together and you'e got PunkRockTuba. Ive tried other usernames, but none of them work like this one. view my portfolio
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PapaNoHair #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,180	12-13-2006, 04:09 PM Given to me by a granddaughter to identify me from her other Papa based upon my "unique" hairstyle.
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Audio.Trench #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 03, 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,719 Mac Specs: Custom PC	12-13-2006, 04:53 PM I've always been a huge fan of punk music since I was a kid (now 21).. And since I'm a huge geek, as most say, I formed "punkr0x0r," meaning "punk-rocker" using leet speak, kinda showing my two favorite things: Punk/Ska music and technology.
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dan828 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: Ceres, Ca Posts: 670 Mac Specs: iPad 32 GB 3G	12-13-2006, 04:53 PM I was signing up for yahoo email in 1997 and I had been working as a truck driver in the summer to make money for college. I used my first name and the number of the truck that I had been driving all summer. I've been using it since. Still have the yahoo email account too, though I rarely use it.
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caribiner23 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,404 Mac Specs: Macbook; iBook G4 12"; iPod 5G 30GB; iPod Shuffle 1GB	12-13-2006, 05:07 PM I joined the Usenix mailing list in '89 (I know, dating myself) and I needed a username. There was a carabiner sitting on my desk at the time so I typed that in (misspelling it in the process) and stuck the number 23 at the end. The rest, as they say, is history. :-) (The Felix avatar came around the same time-- I've always been a fan of that cat.) Cheap Date Show: Real people. Real food. Real date.
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dtravis7 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,796 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	12-13-2006, 05:12 PM Mine is my name. The D is for Dennis and you know the last name. 7 is a number I have always used with my name for a few reasons. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Scroatdog #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 142	12-13-2006, 05:16 PM nvm... 1) Powerbook G4 12" 1.5 GHz, iWork, Ilife 06, Logic Pro, Office 2K4 2) A PC with a bunch of stuff in it.
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wicker_man #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2006 Location: Caught somewhere in time... Posts: 356 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz/4GB/250GB, G4 Cube 450MHz + 17" Studio LCD	12-13-2006, 05:51 PM The Wicker Man is my favourite song by Iron Maiden (my favourite band) and I use it as my username for most forums etc. MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz, PowerMac G4 Cube + 17" LCD Studio Display, 2x1TB WD My Book Studio (FW800) iPod Classic 160GB (Black), 3rd gen 40GB, iPhone 2G 16GB + Denon AH-C551K NAD C370 + B&W 686 + Grado SR80
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Netty4mac #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 17, 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,580 Mac Specs: Macky the Macbook Pro 2.3Ghz i5 4GB Ram, Mr.Pink 16GB White iPhone 4	12-13-2006, 06:04 PM Well my name is Annette but some of my family calls me Netty. I added the 4mac because I'm Nutty4mac's(as in crazy for macs) but I changed it to Netty4mac...haha get it?!?
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SunsetRoadzter #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 12, 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 119 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2 GB Ram,Mac Pro Dual 2.66,10 GB Ram Feeding into a 30" LCD	12-13-2006, 07:04 PM I chose my screen name SunsetRoadzter because my car color is called LeMan's Sunset and it's a convertible. Nissan 350Z Baby!! What is the distance between here and now anyway?:mac: Don't forget to use the User Reputation System
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