OT - users names.
Jul 27th 2002, 1:20 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
rogerpenycate <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I know this is a serious news group however I wonder sometimes how some of you
> chose your usernames/nicnames. There are some odd/unusual ones !! Mines simple -
> It's my name ;o)
>
"DataAngel" is a term used to describe residents of cyberspace. I insist that I have
no life offline and I probably don't actually exist except on the net. I'm also a
software tester and do a lot of work with data, so it's not just a name it's a job
title. I've been using it for probably about 7 or 8 years now.
When I first went online (in the early 80s) I was "Technobrat." That name came from a
biography of George Lucas. It's the word he used to describe the kids that were the
special effects department when they were making Empire Strikes Back.
Ian is Kittiboi because he's very catlike in his mannerisms and attitudes. And
because in one of the first pictures I took of him, he's sitting on the sofa wearing
a winter hat I have -- a polar fleece cap with cat ears on it (and he's wearing
clothes as well, thankyouverymuch!) ;p I started calling him catboy and it eventually
turned into Kittiboi. And stuck.
news:<[email protected]>...
> I know this is a serious news group however I wonder sometimes how some of you
> chose your usernames/nicnames. There are some odd/unusual ones !! Mines simple -
> It's my name ;o)
>
"DataAngel" is a term used to describe residents of cyberspace. I insist that I have
no life offline and I probably don't actually exist except on the net. I'm also a
software tester and do a lot of work with data, so it's not just a name it's a job
title. I've been using it for probably about 7 or 8 years now.
When I first went online (in the early 80s) I was "Technobrat." That name came from a
biography of George Lucas. It's the word he used to describe the kids that were the
special effects department when they were making Empire Strikes Back.
Ian is Kittiboi because he's very catlike in his mannerisms and attitudes. And
because in one of the first pictures I took of him, he's sitting on the sofa wearing
a winter hat I have -- a polar fleece cap with cat ears on it (and he's wearing
clothes as well, thankyouverymuch!) ;p I started calling him catboy and it eventually
turned into Kittiboi. And stuck.
Jul 27th 2002, 1:32 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
Gee, I never thought of that. I guess we could call ourselves Canamericans, but that sounds awfully much like an airline! I guess we could just say, "We're Americans, eh" (dead giveaway)
but Ameracadians is over the top!
Grins
but Ameracadians is over the top!
Grins
Originally posted by Mrtravel
Camerican wrote:
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    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> I think my username is obvious: The kids and I are Canadian/American so we call</font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> ourselves Camericans
</font></i>
Oh... I thought it was California-American
Camerican wrote:
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>></font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> I think my username is obvious: The kids and I are Canadian/American so we call</font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> ourselves Camericans
</font></i>Oh... I thought it was California-American
Jul 27th 2002, 1:56 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
Mine is from a fantasy series by Melanie Rawn. I didn't want to pick a major character, and those names were registered on my chat anyway, so I picked a minor character. It's not See-Oh-Nayva...it's Sh-Nayva. I also go by Siokalle-same root, but kalle is derived from my real name, Heidi...means the same in Quenya (my fiance is a translator and is fascinated by Tolkien's languages--Quenya is an Elvish language).
Yes, very weird and geeky--but what do you expect from someone who met her fiance online?! My fiance is Targaff, who's posted a couple of times...dunno where he got his name.
-Heidi
Yes, very weird and geeky--but what do you expect from someone who met her fiance online?! My fiance is Targaff, who's posted a couple of times...dunno where he got his name.
-Heidi
Jul 27th 2002, 2:20 pm
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This was a very good post. Thank you. The photos are wonderful. My old nickname (FAQ
Guy) was abandoned when events in my life brought about a new perspective. Being
simply "Mike" is somewhat less.... *loud*. Mike
"tara" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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(...snipped...)
> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara. Tara's vowed to
> remain in female form until all living beings attain enlightenment (or obtain
> visa's).
Guy) was abandoned when events in my life brought about a new perspective. Being
simply "Mike" is somewhat less.... *loud*. Mike
"tara" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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(...snipped...)
> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara. Tara's vowed to
> remain in female form until all living beings attain enlightenment (or obtain
> visa's).
Jul 27th 2002, 2:39 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
I use BestGirl here because that is what I called myself in an email to RickQ ("your best girl") and it just kinda stuck. My real life name is what I use most places, which is Brynda.
Jul 27th 2002, 3:20 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
tara wrote:
> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara.
>
> The myth of the White Tara began when she showed up as the tear of Avalokiteshvara,
> also known as Chenzereng, who the Dali Lama is a reincarnation of. She appeared
> when Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of all Buddhas, moved into a state of
> compassion~~~when his mind and his heart met in wisdom~~~ and the suffering he saw
> because the the lack of this balance, made him cry. Then he could see Her~~~or it
> is said she appeared.
This gives a whole new meaning to "Gone with the Wind"!
> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara.
>
> The myth of the White Tara began when she showed up as the tear of Avalokiteshvara,
> also known as Chenzereng, who the Dali Lama is a reincarnation of. She appeared
> when Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of all Buddhas, moved into a state of
> compassion~~~when his mind and his heart met in wisdom~~~ and the suffering he saw
> because the the lack of this balance, made him cry. Then he could see Her~~~or it
> is said she appeared.
This gives a whole new meaning to "Gone with the Wind"!
Jul 27th 2002, 3:25 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
My real name is Joanne, however I perfer Jo. Jo was already taken in this NG, so I added the first initial of my NEW surname as well. I added the underscore because I didn't want to be called JoB.. lol I also didn't want to put my full surname, as I get teased at work as it is that my new name sounds more like a porn star name 
Jul 27th 2002, 4:20 pm
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Great Thread - I'm enjoying reading it!
For me, it's a simple thing really. Though slightly bizarre as it has to do with an
ex I almost married rather than the wonderful man I did marry.
My name is Betsy (a name already used on this group, I later learned...) and I used
to sign letters with my name, but then extend the y to a line below my name and put a
star at the end.
When I would email with my ex, I used to sign the emails B*, reminiscent of that.
He, being a partical accelerator physicist, read that as "Betastar", which is
something relevant to his field. (Better than "Beast-ar", I guess
)
And so about 10 years ago, my internic became "Betastar", or, for short, often
just "Star"
Thus the evolution of my name from Betsy to Betastar.
Betastar aka Betsy
For me, it's a simple thing really. Though slightly bizarre as it has to do with an
ex I almost married rather than the wonderful man I did marry.
My name is Betsy (a name already used on this group, I later learned...) and I used
to sign letters with my name, but then extend the y to a line below my name and put a
star at the end.
When I would email with my ex, I used to sign the emails B*, reminiscent of that.
He, being a partical accelerator physicist, read that as "Betastar", which is
something relevant to his field. (Better than "Beast-ar", I guess
)And so about 10 years ago, my internic became "Betastar", or, for short, often
just "Star"
Thus the evolution of my name from Betsy to Betastar.
Betastar aka Betsy
Jul 27th 2002, 10:15 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
My real name is Jennie but my husband made up the name Je - mem - ennie for me. As you can see, it's just my name with an extra syllable. 
Jul 27th 2002, 10:20 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
What about Sysis? Do you know anything about Sysis?
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Johnson "tara" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara.
>
> The myth of the White Tara began when she showed up as the tear of Avalokiteshvara,
> also known as Chenzereng, who the Dali Lama is a reincarnation of. She appeared
> when Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of all Buddhas, moved into a state of
> compassion~~~when his mind and his heart met in wisdom~~~ and the suffering he saw
> because the the lack of this balance, made him cry. Then he could see Her~~~or it
> is said she appeared.
>
> That is who Tara is, the compassion expressed in that tear. The tear cleared the
> eye to see her, and She became the expression of compassion.
>
> There are innumerable manifestations of Tara, as many as beings require, but her
> most famous are the peaceful White Tara, who brings protection, long life and
> peace; and the dynamic Green Tara, who overcomes obstacles and saves beings in
> dangerous situations."
>
> To Tara, compassion differs slightly from love. Love wants others to be happy,
> while compassion wants them to not have pain, problems or unhappiness. Love comes
> from appreciating others' kindness, or just respecting them as fellow beings,
> whereas compassion comes from realizing that they suffer.
>
> Tara's vowed to remain in female form until all living beings attain enlightenment
> (or obtain visa's).
>
> Photos of tara's journey's http://photos.yahoo.com/judithanab The album "tara's
> photo's" is open...do a slide show.
>
>
>
> --
> tara
>
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
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Johnson "tara" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tara is the Buddhist goddess of compassion. i am merely tara.
>
> The myth of the White Tara began when she showed up as the tear of Avalokiteshvara,
> also known as Chenzereng, who the Dali Lama is a reincarnation of. She appeared
> when Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of all Buddhas, moved into a state of
> compassion~~~when his mind and his heart met in wisdom~~~ and the suffering he saw
> because the the lack of this balance, made him cry. Then he could see Her~~~or it
> is said she appeared.
>
> That is who Tara is, the compassion expressed in that tear. The tear cleared the
> eye to see her, and She became the expression of compassion.
>
> There are innumerable manifestations of Tara, as many as beings require, but her
> most famous are the peaceful White Tara, who brings protection, long life and
> peace; and the dynamic Green Tara, who overcomes obstacles and saves beings in
> dangerous situations."
>
> To Tara, compassion differs slightly from love. Love wants others to be happy,
> while compassion wants them to not have pain, problems or unhappiness. Love comes
> from appreciating others' kindness, or just respecting them as fellow beings,
> whereas compassion comes from realizing that they suffer.
>
> Tara's vowed to remain in female form until all living beings attain enlightenment
> (or obtain visa's).
>
> Photos of tara's journey's http://photos.yahoo.com/judithanab The album "tara's
> photo's" is open...do a slide show.
>
>
>
> --
> tara
>
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Jul 28th 2002, 3:22 am
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Re: OT - users names.
Well, our username is pretty straightforward -- I'm Jenney and he's Mark!!
Mark's a frequent newsgroup poster, and usually uses his real name (Mark Stevens) on newsgroup messages. (I am not as brave as he is to use my full name online, just stopping with my first name, Jenney.) But he also sometimes uses Sonance, which means "sound." In fact, that's the username he had on the dating site where we met.
I have two online usernames. The first is Neatdesign, which was my username on same said dating site. I came up with it a few years ago as a graphic design student. At the time, I wanted an email address which would convey that I was a designer, and would be a good name for a potential website and/or design firm. It occurred to me that the word "neat" has a double meaning -- "interesting/fun" and "clean/precise" -- both of which are important elements of good design. Hence, Neatdesign.
(I sometimes have to use Neatdesign72 -- as in 1972, the year I was born -- if Neatdesign is already taken.)
My second username is Andelina which, oddly enough, is my dog's name! That name has a story, too. My ex and I adopted her while living as expats in Santiago, Chile. After much debate we decided on Andie, in honor of the Andes Mountains which dominated the Santiago skyline. The name Andie got lengthened to Andelina, which just sounded prettier and more feminine for our canine princess. I never saw the name anywhere else and thought, "Hey, this is a good name to use online!"
In setting up an account for this forum, simplicity seemed to be in order, since it was a "joint account" of sorts -- so, it's just "Jenney & Mark".
~ Jenney
Mark's a frequent newsgroup poster, and usually uses his real name (Mark Stevens) on newsgroup messages. (I am not as brave as he is to use my full name online, just stopping with my first name, Jenney.) But he also sometimes uses Sonance, which means "sound." In fact, that's the username he had on the dating site where we met.
I have two online usernames. The first is Neatdesign, which was my username on same said dating site. I came up with it a few years ago as a graphic design student. At the time, I wanted an email address which would convey that I was a designer, and would be a good name for a potential website and/or design firm. It occurred to me that the word "neat" has a double meaning -- "interesting/fun" and "clean/precise" -- both of which are important elements of good design. Hence, Neatdesign.
(I sometimes have to use Neatdesign72 -- as in 1972, the year I was born -- if Neatdesign is already taken.)
My second username is Andelina which, oddly enough, is my dog's name!
That name has a story, too. My ex and I adopted her while living as expats in Santiago, Chile. After much debate we decided on Andie, in honor of the Andes Mountains which dominated the Santiago skyline. The name Andie got lengthened to Andelina, which just sounded prettier and more feminine for our canine princess. I never saw the name anywhere else and thought, "Hey, this is a good name to use online!" In setting up an account for this forum, simplicity seemed to be in order, since it was a "joint account" of sorts -- so, it's just "Jenney & Mark".
~ Jenney
Jul 28th 2002, 10:37 am
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Re: OT - users names.
mrpilock happened by accident a friend came round to my house to setup aol on my computer many years ago and i tried to think of all the screen names that refered to me and they were all gone and he said stop being a pilock and typed in pilock and entered it and it accepted it and after calling him a few expletives i decided that i had to live with it.
I guess it was a good thing because its what attracted debs to me as she was curious what pilock meant and there the relationship started that led to my marriage to her.
And so now we are mrpilock & mrspilock
Kind regards
Keith & Debs
I guess it was a good thing because its what attracted debs to me as she was curious what pilock meant and there the relationship started that led to my marriage to her.
And so now we are mrpilock & mrspilock
Kind regards
Keith & Debs
Jul 28th 2002, 11:20 am
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Sioneva <[email protected]> wrote in news:3d42ac19$11 @news.usenetgateway.com:
> Yes, very weird and geeky--but what do you expect from someone who met her fiance
> online?! My fiance is Targaff, who's posted a couple of times...dunno where he got
> his name.
Targaff is an entirely made up name. At a push I think it was chosen at a period when
I was using a program that output images in TarGA File Format, but I can't remember
now and I doubt that's the case
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Targaff
> Yes, very weird and geeky--but what do you expect from someone who met her fiance
> online?! My fiance is Targaff, who's posted a couple of times...dunno where he got
> his name.
Targaff is an entirely made up name. At a push I think it was chosen at a period when
I was using a program that output images in TarGA File Format, but I can't remember
now and I doubt that's the case
--
Targaff
Jul 28th 2002, 4:08 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
Originally posted by Mrtravel
Camerican wrote:
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>></font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> I think my username is obvious: The kids and I are Canadian/American so we call</font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> ourselves Camericans</font></i>
Oh... I thought it was California-American
Camerican wrote:
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>></font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> I think my username is obvious: The kids and I are Canadian/American so we call</font></i>
    <i><font size=-2 color=darkgreen>> ourselves Camericans
</font></i>Oh... I thought it was California-American
Jul 28th 2002, 10:13 pm
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Re: OT - users names.
Well, Christine is my name and the 1438 came about when I was signing up for the New York Times online and Christine was taken, this was what was suggested and I kept it.
I used to use beastiefan (still my email addy), because I am a fan of the Beastie Boys, but beastiefan seems to take on a different meaning to some perverted people, lol.
I also use Meri Mano, meaning "my kitten" in Urdu, my husband starting calling me that when I was visiting in his country and he was teaching me his language.
I used to use beastiefan (still my email addy), because I am a fan of the Beastie Boys, but beastiefan seems to take on a different meaning to some perverted people, lol.
I also use Meri Mano, meaning "my kitten" in Urdu, my husband starting calling me that when I was visiting in his country and he was teaching me his language.