Forum Usernames - How Did You Choose Yours?

[Ridge Runner]

Reg this may not out do yours but here goes.

 My grandmother was taking a trip on a bus . She sit down by this woman and started talking. My grandmother was the type of person that she would find out anything about you if given time. Even to the point of knowing how much money you had in the bank . She always ask your name first and she did but with a shock to my grandmother.

 The Ladies name was Funkingshed .

 Sometimes a name is more a joke than a joke it’s self.

 Chuck 

[Bada Bing]

Mob boss, strip club owner and prospector (obviously).

Nothing to see here, carry on.

BB

[IDMineralSurveys]

IDMineralSurveys is what my income was derived from for 15+ years in the northern region mountains of Idaho for the Forest Service.  Ironically i did not prospect in those years beginning over 34 years ago... like the mechanic whose muffler is about to fall off always doing work on everyone else's vehicles, surveying mining claims were my everyday office assignment so my relaxation was music, not mountains. I am late to this thread as I am on my way home from a prospecting trip for the past 11 days looking for a couple of old gold discoveries... should be back to North Idaho tomorrow.

 

 

 

[GoldEn]

Gold and EN as first letters of my name.

 

Digg all and stay safe

 

 

GOLDEN

[madtuna]

On 7/25/2019 at 10:11 AM, Reg Wilson said:

I don't see the use of user names, unless you have something to hide or are frightened of your own shadow.

Nope, while some people hide behind a user name for stirring crap etc, there are a million other legitimate reasons to use a handle other than your name. Some forums with a bazillion members would have a heap of John Smith’s and no doubt a few Reg Wilson’s as well.

There’s a Steve Fisher in town who keeps getting my mail and never returns it the bastard! He has the exact same middle name too.

we teach our kids about being anonymous on the web, not so they can rattle off crap on forums but for safety reasons. Amazing how much you can find out from just a name.

[madtuna]

On 7/26/2019 at 2:36 PM, kiwijw said:

So it wasnt after a female aboriginal.

I am a kiwi, New Zealander, & my initials are JW. Pretty simple really. Bit like me.

Good luck out there

JW ?

Actually JW that would be Jin but with a G which is a derogatory racist term and would see you dumped down a mine shaft in some places.

 

[Bear]

Mine is based on my last name Barrera.  Through out my time in the Army I have been called the Bear.  Sometimes it was the Bipolar Bear when I was a Platoon Sergeant.  I was known to flip the switch pretty quick to get this going.  Always for for a purpose.  

[brogansown]

I was raised in the town of Brogan, Oregon, thus Brogansown.

[Cabin Fever]

I love small Cabins.  I was living in one when I came up with the name and am working on another now.

Bryan