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03-11-2015, 10:42 PM
cbr310

Cbr310
CBR-motorcycle my brother used to ride(i have it now)
310-his fraterntiy # Was killed in a car accident when i was 18.
Avatar-My race car before I lost everything in a divorce.
03-11-2015, 11:21 PM
JollyRogers

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWBowman

Since my dad went by George, to cut confusion, I was called by my initials. Most friends and family still call me G.W. or G (shortened my initials?)

The avatar is a pic of my dad, that was on the front page of a local paper (Mt. Airy News) in '74, I believe. It was taken at a local festival (The Autumn Leaves Festival). He was wearing typical hillbilly, flannel shirt, bib overalls, and a straw hat. The pipe he is smoking is a cob he made. I have one, maybe that one. Re-found it just after Thanksgiving. At Christmas, I loaded it with Carter Hall, lit it and passed it around to my sons like a peace pipe. Looking to put it in a small shadow box for keeps.

Alright George W. you don't have to hide anymore...I hear you took up painting...missing the White House much these days?

In all seriousness, cool story about the pipe! I traveled back and forth to Mt. Airy for about 9 months for work, I attended that festival and probably stood very near where that picture was taken. Interesting town!
03-12-2015, 12:49 AM
Coasty

Coasty was laid on me by my high school friends after I joined the Coast Guard.
Avatar is W.C. Fields, IMO the funniest man that ever lived. He loved his cigars and booze. My dad delivered whisky to him during prohibition and told me he was a good man to do business with. "anyone that hates dogs and kids, can't be all bad"

Thanks for this thread. Have enjoyed all the post.
03-12-2015, 12:58 AM
Cool Breeze

When I worked for ADT (Commercial Dept) we were putting cameras and access control in a huge mall in Jonesboro and we would sometimes be a quarter mile away from each other. So, we all carried radios. The lead tech on the job kind of made my radio handle Cool Breeze because he said I never got in a hurry. I told him, "Hey man, this is a marathon, not a sprint." lol
The name kind of stuck and I was Cool Breeze for the next 5 years.

The Avatar - Because I'm so damn good looking.
03-12-2015, 06:19 AM
Cardinal

I'm not a sports fan, but I remember using this name back on an early forum, probably in the late 90's when I was a teenager. I've always used the explanation that I had just read a Tom Clancy book and I liked the character and the name, so that's what I'll stick with. I kind of wish I'd changed over to my actual name or initials when the Bum came up, but it's not a big enough deal for me to go back now.

The avatar is Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction right after she gets resurrected by the shot to the heart. The scene still makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, and mostly I loved the colors in this particular painting. I had to change from The Jesus because I was tired of meeting people in person and having them be surprised (disappointed?) that I wasn't a sleazy, creepy-looking, hairnet-wearing bowler.
03-12-2015, 06:22 AM
Cardinal

Quote:

Originally Posted by JollyRogers

Avatar--Well me, in Baja Mexico having a beer before camping out near some cliffs in Scorpion Bay. I'm told it's a sexy pic...:stogie: lol

You do kind of look like the guy from Thor there. You sexy beast!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brimy

Handle came from the Mrs. She says that "You're my Brian"! to make it sound good she just rearranged it a bit.

The avatar is my daughter's self done Halloween make up from 2013.

I'd always wondered about the name, and that makes sense! Also, your daughter looks pretty scary haha.
03-12-2015, 06:38 AM
Dijit

Nickname: Given to me by a friend and former pro wrestler. When he saw I was missing a finger he started calling me dijit after the big ape in Gorillas in the Mist. It stuck I even used in the ring for a short while.
Avatar: Because I am generally too lazy to update or change it but will most likely add my old USAF PJ patch in the near future 129th Rescue Squadron.
03-12-2015, 07:11 AM
Brimy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cardinal

your daughter looks pretty scary haha.

LOL
2014 she was a zombie!!

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...psuzkxltpy.jpg
03-12-2015, 07:35 AM
lvfcrook1503

While I was in the Fire Academy I needed a user name for some online training, so:

LVFC = Logan Volunteer Fire Company
Rook = Rookie
1503 = Date I started the Academy 1/5/2003

It worked and I never have to worry about it being taken so I use it for everything other than banking
03-12-2015, 07:39 AM
anthony d

Quote:

Originally Posted by lvfcrook1503

While I was in the Fire Academy I needed a user name for some online training, so:

LVFC = Logan Volunteer Fire Company
Rook = Rookie
1503 = Date I started the Academy 1/5/2003

It worked and I never have to worry about it being taken so I use it for everything other than banking

And all this time I thought it was LVF and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!
03-12-2015, 07:42 AM
tmoran

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Originally Posted by anthony d

And all this time I thought it was LVF and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!

That's exactly what I thought, too.
03-12-2015, 07:49 AM
mooster

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Originally Posted by Bruck

Bruck is a nickname I picked up years ago on my local (Detroit at the time) ham radio frequency. When departing the on-air conversation, I'd sign off with something along the lines of, "the preceding transmission is brought to you courtesy of the Voice of Bruck News Service." I later started a blog by that same name, which attracted about 2 dozen readers. I don't update it much anymore.

Avatar: outline of Michigan's upper peninsula, where approximately half of my relatives live, and which is the greatest place on planet Earth ...for about four months of the year :)

Damn. I thought that was a dead crow.
03-12-2015, 07:51 AM
lvfcrook1503

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthony d

and all this time i thought it was lvf and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmoran

that's exactly what i thought, too.

lmfao
03-12-2015, 07:56 AM
mooster

I was MarkC on puff; I went with mooster (my favorite cat of all time; don't tell the current ones!) as all my other online names are similar.
The avatar probably makes sense by now.
03-12-2015, 09:01 AM
Bernardini

Avatar/Name the same: I used to work with thoroughbred racehorses. Bernardini was one of my favorites and the best horse I was ever around. I was struggling to think of a name for a different forum, went with this, and it stuck.
03-12-2015, 09:01 AM
jhedrick83

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brimy

LOL
2014 she was a zombie!!

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...psuzkxltpy.jpg

Does she do that herself?!? That's impressive!!
03-12-2015, 09:09 AM
TreySC

I'm a 3rd so my nickname has been Trey my whole life and I live in South Carolina. The avatar is a poster I and liked in a B&M so I found a copy to use
03-12-2015, 09:30 AM
Ilroy

Ilroy - nickname from high school. Started from taking the first letters from my first and last names which was ill otter, then my friends just shortened it to Ilroy.

Avatar - it's called a load toad. During my time in the Air Force, I worked as a weapons loader/weapons system on the F-16. Weapons crews were nicknamed load toads.
03-12-2015, 09:38 AM
Brimy

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhedrick83

Does she do that herself?!? That's impressive!!

Yessir!
Thanks. I was impressed too! Wonder what she's going to come up with this year?
03-12-2015, 07:13 PM
Bruck

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooster

Damn. I thought that was a dead crow.

LOL I was just thinking about that the other day - not everybody would recognize that shape, certainly not many people from outside of MI. So I wondered what else would they think it is? Now I know :)
03-12-2015, 07:27 PM
Trackmyer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilroy

Ilroy - nickname from high school. Started from taking the first letters from my first and last names which was ill otter, then my friends just shortened it to Ilroy.

Avatar - it's called a load toad. During my time in the Air Force, I worked as a weapons loader/weapons system on the F-16. Weapons crews were nicknamed load toads.

Heh a fellow BB stacker!! Back in the day I was a 46250 myself. Started on F-15's, then went to AC-130 gunships. Before going over to Army side of things.

As to mine,
Trackmyer = First Initial, last name.....pretty boring. But heh my pic is off Scotch and a cigar....priceless!
03-12-2015, 08:26 PM
Engineer99

I love the amount of Vets here...The various descriptions of your duties and time in service are so interesting.
03-12-2015, 09:43 PM
FlyersFan

Username: I've been a fan of the Flyers since I was a youngster (I remember them winning the Stanley Cup) and it's strangely available on most forums.

Avatar: That's my beer drinking cat, Betty.
03-12-2015, 10:24 PM
Branzig

Branzig is an old high school nickname given to me because of my unhealthy obsession with Samhain, Misfits, and all things Glenn Danzig related.

My avatar is a cob general and OE 40. Damn 7/11 was out of st. Ides.
03-12-2015, 10:28 PM
mooster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruck

LOL I was just thinking about that the other day - not everybody would recognize that shape, certainly not many people from outside of MI. So I wondered what else would they think it is? Now I know :)

Yeah, it's easy to see once it's pointed out, but I really had no idea.
03-12-2015, 10:30 PM
mooster

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyersFan

Username: I've been a fan of the Flyers since I was a youngster (I remember them winning the Stanley Cup) and it's strangely available on most forums.

Avatar: That's my beer drinking cat, Betty.

Imagine how old you'd be if you were a Leafs fan...
03-12-2015, 10:40 PM
pdq_wizzard

Avatar, my dog I had to put down (he was old and suffering) 2 years ago, still miss that dumb a$$
User name was my handle for online games (I ran a quake server at pdq.net) this was a dialup in Sacramento back in 1998

sent from my bag phone
03-12-2015, 11:10 PM
Engineer99

Quote:

Originally Posted by Branzig

Branzig is an old high school nickname given to me because of my unhealthy obsession with Samhain, Misfits, and all things Glenn Danzig related.

My avatar is a cob general and OE 40. Damn 7/11 was out of st. Ides.

Mention of Danzig and St.Ides in one post earns you some sort of immortality. Dang, the good and bad and worse and outright regrettable times I've had after consuming a 40, and later, a 64, the giant bottle with the extended lip for an easy chug, of the Stides when I lived in Seattle...
03-12-2015, 11:43 PM
Redneck_toy

Username:I used to have a big handlebar mustache. I did a lot of rockcrawling, and four wheeling. My wheeling buddies nicknamed me Redneck because of the 'stache. I wheel Toyotas, hence the toy.

Avatar: It's the Godsmack sun. Huge fan of their music
03-12-2015, 11:58 PM
MataFina

I always thought of Pulp Fiction whenever I saw your avatar...Love that movie, I need to watch it again it's been a while...some great scenes!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cardinal

I'm not a sports fan, but I remember using this name back on an early forum, probably in the late 90's when I was a teenager. I've always used the explanation that I had just read a Tom Clancy book and I liked the character and the name, so that's what I'll stick with. I kind of wish I'd changed over to my actual name or initials when the Bum came up, but it's not a big enough deal for me to go back now.

The avatar is Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction right after she gets resurrected by the shot to the heart. The scene still makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, and mostly I loved the colors in this particular painting. I had to change from The Jesus because I was tired of meeting people in person and having them be surprised (disappointed?) that I wasn't a sleazy, creepy-looking, hairnet-wearing bowler.
03-13-2015, 12:52 AM
Hermit

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooster

I was MarkC on puff; I went with mooster (my favorite cat of all time; don't tell the current ones!) as all my other online names are similar.
The avatar probably makes sense by now.

Cool! I recognized the avatar, but didn't know if it was you. :)
I'm a crazy old cat guy myself. (currently seven of em.)
03-13-2015, 06:46 AM
Branzig

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engineer99

Mention of Danzig and St.Ides in one post earns you some sort of immortality. Dang, the good and bad and worse and outright regrettable times I've had after consuming a 40, and later, a 64, the giant bottle with the extended lip for an easy chug, of the Stides when I lived in Seattle...

I'm glad you are able to appreciate the awesomeness that is St. Ides and Danzig :p
03-13-2015, 05:09 PM
Ilroy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trackmyer

Heh a fellow BB stacker!! Back in the day I was a 46250 myself. Started on F-15's, then went to AC-130 gunships. Before going over to Army side of things.

Awesome! Ya don't meet a lot of fellow 462's around. Had some great times back in those days.
03-13-2015, 06:15 PM
Trackmyer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilroy

Awesome! Ya don't meet a lot of fellow 462's around. Had some great times back in those days.

Indeed. Never knew how much Id miss jammers , loading, and hot flight lines, until it was all behind me.

I dont miss however, wash rack, and DLA's.

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