Screen Names and Avitars

[getdul981]

When I read about Mikitv changing her screen name and Graciegirl's remark about people never really knowing who they actually are, I thought of a post I put on another discussion forum.

How did you come up with your screen name and, some of us, our avitar? Some people's are easy to figure out, but not everyone's is. I came up with my screen name yyyeeeeaaaaaaarrrrsssss ago. When we were setting up our e-mail accounts with AOL, my wife asked me what I wanted mine to be. I hadn't really thought about it before, so I just very quickly said to use my initials, "get", and then I said to use my truck tag number, "dul981". My initials are obviously the same, but that old truck and tag # are long gone. My avitar is a glass turtle pendant that I made. As soon as I get to TV, I've got to get working on making some frogs.

[pooh]

My husband has called me Pooh for years. Friends have called me Patty Pooh also....so if I don't use my name, I just use Pooh.

Have a picture of Pooh Bear at Disney World giving me a hug and I was going to use that for my avatar, but it looked like I was being strangled by a giant yellow bear when it was made smaller....lol.

Pat

[macro]

Having worked in the computer industry for way too many years, (still do) thought it was an appropriate 'handle' to use. The term originated with macro-assemblers, where the idea is to make available to the programmer a sequence of computing instructions as a single program statement. Being a basically lazy person, I work very hard trying to make things simple. (takes me twice as long) The avatar I'm using is a pic of my favorite Toy when I finally got it looking the way I wanted. Hope to be using it extensively in TV.

[getdul981]

Thanks for the explanations. Macro, I would not have figured out your screen name, but I had an idea your avitar was a motorcycle. I have always said that if you want to find out the easiest way to do something, give the job to a lazy person.

And Pooh, I would have thought that you had a love for Pooh Bear. See how things aren't always as they seem?

[zcaveman]

With the age of the people on the internet back in the 80s/90s, I was considered an oldie so I decided to be a caveman - older than dirt. When I first started I was Alley Oop - my favorite comic caveman. When I went into the Compuserve chat sites, everyone thought I was a girl named Alley. They had never heard of Alley Oop. So I changed my named to zcaveman. The z insured that I ended up near the end of the userid lists so when I am in contests I just go to the bottom the see if I am a WINNER. :pepper2:

Hagar is my avatar because I just always liked Hagar. When Dick Browne was his writer, he came across with several scripts that fitted me to a tee. Hagar is still my favorite comic strip.

Z

[getdul981]

They had never heard of Alley Oop. So I changed my named to zcaveman.Z

That just goes to prove that you actually are older than dirt.

[swrinfla]

And, because of that, I have a headpiece which anyone who is "Older Than Dirt" may borrow! :laugh:

It was given to me last March in celebration of my unidentified birthday. Let's just say, older than 70!"

So, Z, you're welcome to wear it to your next birthday party!

SWR
:beer3:

[Dan =^..^=]

I figured my screen name would be... well, my name. But to make it unique I added the cat thingie at the end. =^..^=

[MelZ]

My screen name is a complex compilation of my first name and the first initial of my last name.

My avatar is my 1953 MGTD retirement car.

In honor of my becoming a FROG I am changing my screen name to .............

MelZ

Badda Boom:a20:

[zcaveman]

That just goes to prove that you actually are older than dirt.

Ouch!! :a20:

[laryb]

My screen name is my first name and last initial. Lary with one R is because my father was called Larry and back in my hippie years I didn't want him opening my mail and packages so the one R. The avatar is my bullmastiff Murphy, and if you can see the avatar (lately the avatars on my screen are messed up, graciegirl with russ boston"s picture, mine with a U, etc) his tonque is always hanging out. Big gentle slob who couldn't bite anyone because he would bite his own tonque!:p

[Rag Bagger]

It's the name given to boaters that sail. Rag ****** refering to sails as rags.

I spent my entire adult life as a recreational sailor on The Great Lakes. At retirement we moved aboard our boat and cruised From The Great Lakes to The Bahamas and everything inbetween. We were snow birds on the water for about 5 years.

Now I am a dirt dweller in TV. Miss the boat but love this place just as much as the ocean.

[The Great Fumar]

In Destin Fl. I entered an elevator where a sign was posted . It read NO SMOKING -NO FUMAR,,,

I flipped a coin..........:jester:

As for the Avatar.....I can't make a decision....

fumar...........:loco:

[salpal]

Sal Pal is first and last name combo.....avatar is lizard, lots of little lizards here....I know they are really eastern analoes (or something like that.)

[tony]

No contest about mine.

[eweissenbach]

My screen name is a very convoluted and complex compilation of my first initial (E for Ed) and my last name (Weissenbach). Please don't ask me to explain the self deliberation that allowed me to come up with it. My avitar has changed several times depending upon my mood. Currently it is me in the Gulf at Sarasota and it represents me in the Gulf at Sarasota. My screen name in most sites in which I lurk is Oldcoach, or Oldcoach Ed and I use it as my signiture on this site. Explaination: I am old and I used to be a coach ...... Oh, and my name is Ed! Now you know all my internet secrets.

[Avista]

Picture is of my Boston Terrier. Avista was the name of my street before I moved here.

[njbchbum]

sure not hard to figure me out... born and raised in n.j...just not at the jersey shore. used to spend one or two weeks vacation there as a kid -depended on how well dad had done with commissions. i sooooo loved the beach and the ocean - even on a rainy day! when it came time to apply to college i aksed if there was a college at the jersey shore - was told yes - so i said i'd go there! counselor wanted me to apply to safety/back-up school 'cause 97% of grads went to institutions of higher learning...told him i did not want to be institutionalized and if he wanted me to be part of the 97% he'd get me into monmouth college! stretched my college yrs to 4 1/2, found a man to marry and have been here ever since - just a short one mile walk down the street to the atlantic! ye gads! - 45 years! i gotta throw a party!

[graciegirl]

My grandmother who raised me and Sweetie call me Graciegirl.

It always makes me smile.

I am Gracie....but no longer a girl.

[mgman]

When you know that I have restored four of these cars, my name and avatar become obvious. My avatar is my current and final restoration. We will bring it with us when we move to TV.

[l2ridehd]

Mine came from a couple passions. l2ridehd is Love to ride Harley Davidsons. I was going to use the bike as the avatar, (2006 Road King Classic) but chose another couple passions from a picture I saw. Food and Wine. Love to cook, and have a wine cellar with about 700 to 800 bottles of really good wine. Have to have a huge party when I move to TV. Now if I could just get him to hold a golf club, would have them all.

[Army Guy]

Well, my name comes from what I do, at least until my wife gets her retirement date and we can be full timers in TV and not just weekenders! But I am an Officer in the Army.
My avatar is a watercolor that was made for one of the units I served with in my 30+ years, the 11th Armored Cav. It is called, "Freedom's Final Frontier" and pictures a Border Patrol on the Fulda Gap in what was West Germany. My first assigments as a 2nd & 1st LT where with the 11th pulling Border Duty and those years and experiences shaped my future and helped make me what I am today.
I have the actual signed picture in my Living Room in TV.

Army Guy

[iandwk]

My wife's name is Ila, mine is Wallace. Last name is King.

It took a lot of imagination, but I settled on iandwk.

[Bonny]

Very interesting reading on some of these. I must be a little boring LOL. My only thing is my name is acually spelled Bonnie, but that was taken so I just spelled it with a Y.

[kfierle]

My screen name is my first initial and last name. My avatar is one of 2 pheasants who decided sitting in the tree, outside my dining room, on a cold winter day was the thing to do. I came home from work about 4 pm and saw them earing the miniature crab apples. It was difficult to get a good picture, but the one in my avatar cooperated and I was able to get a clear shot from inside the house. I have lived in this house, in a rural area, for about 20 years and it was the first time I had seen pheasants so close to the house.

I wonder if any TOTV members are able to pronounce my last name?

[K9-Lovers]

Fee - air - lee ?

[kfierle]

Too many syllables, K-9. Nice try, though!

[K9-Lovers]

Fair - lee ?

[getdul981]

Fur - Lee?

[kfierle]

Correct number of syllables, but not correct yet!

[pooh]

Fer l?

[kfierle]

Nice try, Pooh. Not correct yet!

[pooh]

How about .... fee l? Wait, there's an r I have to do something with....

Fear l?

[Number 6]

I mean, I think mine is pretty simple. Well, it is if you are familiar with the 1960s British television series called the Prisoner it is.

The series follows an unnamed British agent who abruptly resigns his job, and then finds himself held captive in a mysterious seaside "Village" that is isolated from the mainland by mountains and sea. The Village is further secured by numerous monitoring systems and security forces, including a mysterious device called Rover that captures those who attempt escape.

The agent encounters the Village's population, hundreds of people from all walks of life and cultures, all seeming to be tranquilly living out their lives. As they do not use names, they have each been assigned a number. The agent is told by the Village's chief administrator "Number Two", that he is "Number Six", and they are seeking "information" as to why he resigned; the task of doing this is carried by the ever-changing "Number Two", acting as supposed proxy to the unseen "Number One.

The pennyfarthing bicycle is from the closing credits of the series. My first trip to The Villages brought all of this back. So I guess my avater says something about my sense of humor.

Be seeing you.

[jblum8156]

furlie?

[kfierle]

People are getting close, but still not correct. Keep trying!

[bkcunningham1]

Karen

[kfierle]

Ha ha. You got the first name right, bk. Now try pronouncing the last name!

[K9-Lovers]

fee - earl

[kfierle]

You are not there yet, K9. Keep up the good work!

[bkcunningham1]

feely - as in touchy feely

[kfierle]

You are so close, bk. Unfortunately, you are missing an important letter.

[bkcunningham1]

I thought maybe the "r" was silent.
It must be my southern accent.

[bkcunningham1]

fearly?

[kfierle]

The "r" is definitely not silent.

[kfierle]

BK, you are correct!! I am a teacher and my students have difficulty with my name. After a few weeks, they can pronounce it but the can't spell it!

[bkcunningham1]

The fier- part is pronounced like in the word fierce. Correct?

[K9-Lovers]

What is the nationality for Fierle?

[kfierle]

That is correct, bk. My students call me fearless!

[kfierle]

The nationality is German.

[K9-Lovers]

Ich hätte wissen sollen, dass sie Deutsche war haben!

[bkcunningham1]

I should have known better...
and then my mind shut down. I guess it ran outta gas on the name.

[Pturner]

Mine came from a couple passions. l2ridehd is Love to ride Harley Davidsons. I was going to use the bike as the avatar, (2006 Road King Classic) but chose another couple passions from a picture I saw. Food and Wine. Love to cook, and have a wine cellar with about 700 to 800 bottles of really good wine. Have to have a huge party when I move to TV. Now if I could just get him to hold a golf club, would have them all.

Hope I'm invited!

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Those East coasters around here always say....the utha brudda Darrell when I say my name is Darrell, so I made mine otherbruddadarrell.
I have been known by Tomatoface (always have a red face), eating bear claws (my many horses tribe nick-name),hogneck, ice-racer (raced sidehacks on the frozen lake) and others..........

[Pturner]

fiercel?

[rhsgypsylady]

rhs stands for Red Hat Society and I am the queen of my chapter - Queen Gypsylady, hence the name rhsgypsylady.

[BaylorBear]

Well, I'm blonde, for one thing. So I thought the site just wanted my name, so that's what I used. Would like to change it, but don't know how, so I guess I will have to be polite and nice all the time. Avatar is of me and the Hubs! He's the greatest man I've ever known!!:wave:

[getdul981]

Fear - lee

[kfierle]

Absolutely correct, getdul981.