Where did your screen name come from?????

tapu · 10-04-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Random

Random is short for Randomnumbers

randomnumbers is a young cat in a book... He was named so because of the extremely changeable behavior that adolesent cats can have.

Random was my nickname in my twenties, because of my lighting train of though changes.... Lol.. Circular logic, linar logic... nope... Mine was A, B 7, %, Z... The result were the same as other people, just my process to get there was different....

I left the nickname behind and went back to my birth name when I left Atlanta... but used randomnumbers as my email.

I thought I left it behind... lol... I met and fell in love with a woman who hated my birthname... She called me Random....

Fast forward eight years later... we break up, I try to go back to my given name... (Hence the short lived Ms Cyn) but the problem is.. when I self talk, I name myself Random.. People call my Cyn or Cynthia, but I'm still Random..

Oo! That reminds me of a children's book about a cat. He's named Elemenopeo.

I think I'll use that if Tapu becomes too famous....

Greyson · 10-04-2011, 02:35 PM

I have been using this as a screen name for about six years now. I signed up at the dash site under my original screen name, U2. I started coming onto the internet in 98/99. I started over at gag.com under the screen name U2.

I stayed there about a year. During this time I was so naieve. I finally realized I was being stalked by an unstable woman in cyberland and one day I just decided to change my name. (Besides most thought my U2 screen name was about the band, and it was not.)

The name Greyson came to my mind. This was before the young man who sings became an internet sensation and I guess now somewhat of a celebrity. A few years before him. I like my screen name so much, I had it changed to my middle name legally and have started to use it outside of the internet a few years back.

P.S. The subject of internet duplicity is up on another thread. I have always been troubled how some use multiple names on the internet. "Same game, different name." I like the way Linus handles it here. It is in the open, transparent and we all know that so and so is now _________.

princessbelle · 10-04-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greyson

I have been using this as a screen aname for about six years now. I signed up at the dash site under my original screen name, U2. I started coming onto the internet in 98/99. I started over at gag.com under the screen name U2.

I stayed there about a year. During this time I was so naieve. I finally realized I was being stalked by an unstable woman in cyberland and one day I just decided to change my name. (Besides most thought my U2 screen name was about the band, and it was not.)

The name Greyson came to my mind. This was before the young man who sings became an internet sensation and I guess now somewhat of a celebrity. A few years before him. I like my screen name so much, I had it changed to my middle name legally and have started to use it outside of the internet a few years back.

P.S. The subject of internet duplicity is up on another thread. I have always been troubled how some use multiple names on the internet. "Same game, different name." I like the way Linus handles it here. It is in the open, transparent and we all know that so and so is now _________.

Greyson definately suits you perfectly. I remember you are the one that taught me years ago, to keep my same name as i went to each BFP site. I'm glad i did.

I'm not saying i don't think people should change their names as they evolve, move to different times in their lives, ect...just that it's nice to know who you once called yourself. And i agree with Greyson, it's nice to know who people were and who they are now. Linus does a great job keeping us up to date.

starryeyes · 10-04-2011, 02:47 PM

An ex always told me I had starry eyes, so that's why I picked it at the time.

nobelcarrot69 · 10-04-2011, 06:08 PM

I doubt mine is very fancy. My last name is Noble and I work in the optics field, so like a carrot I'm good for the eyes and I was born in 69. nobelcarrot69. That's me.

betenoire · 10-04-2011, 02:46 PM

my old screen name came from a job I had over 10 years ago. Me and a coworker used to refer to each other as Princess Pottymouth. We'd even draw pictures of each other wearing tiaras and saying horrible things. *shrug*

I picked betenoire as a way of stabbing at people who think I'm really mean and awful. It's more of a joke than a username. I think it's hysterical.

10-04-2011, 02:35 PM	#2
Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,146 Times in 2,005 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I have been using this as a screen name for about six years now. I signed up at the dash site under my original screen name, U2. I started coming onto the internet in 98/99. I started over at gag.com under the screen name U2. I stayed there about a year. During this time I was so naieve. I finally realized I was being stalked by an unstable woman in cyberland and one day I just decided to change my name. (Besides most thought my U2 screen name was about the band, and it was not.) The name Greyson came to my mind. This was before the young man who sings became an internet sensation and I guess now somewhat of a celebrity. A few years before him. I like my screen name so much, I had it changed to my middle name legally and have started to use it outside of the internet a few years back. P.S. The subject of internet duplicity is up on another thread. I have always been troubled how some use multiple names on the internet. "Same game, different name." I like the way Linus handles it here. It is in the open, transparent and we all know that so and so is now _________. __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale

10-04-2011, 02:46 PM	#6
betenoire Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Satan in a Sunday Hat Preferred Pronoun?: Maow Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Chemical Valley Posts: 4,086 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,312 Thanked 8,741 Times in 2,566 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	my old screen name came from a job I had over 10 years ago. Me and a coworker used to refer to each other as Princess Pottymouth. We'd even draw pictures of each other wearing tiaras and saying horrible things. shrug I picked betenoire as a way of stabbing at people who think I'm really mean and awful. It's more of a joke than a username. I think it's hysterical. __________________ bête noire \bet-NWAHR\, noun: One that is particularly disliked or that is to be avoided.

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starryeyes Senior Member How Do You Identify?: a round peg in a square hole Preferred Pronoun?: Guess... Relationship Status: Seat taken Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 2,491 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,199 Thanked 10,050 Times in 2,076 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	An ex always told me I had starry eyes, so that's why I picked it at the time.

10-04-2011, 06:08 PM	#5
nobelcarrot69 Junior Member How Do You Identify?: me Preferred Pronoun?: Is this a trick question? Relationship Status: cheated and mistreated never again Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: It's very pretty Posts: 31 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 52 Thanked 73 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 1221576	I doubt mine is very fancy. My last name is Noble and I work in the optics field, so like a carrot I'm good for the eyes and I was born in 69. nobelcarrot69. That's me.