Since we had a thread on avatars, what does your screen name mean? Fill us in!

[Strong Atheist]

I thought mine was obvious, as opposed to many of yours which I can't figure out, but I did have a person confused over it in the past, so:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_atheist

Now, tell us what yours means.

[TZ]

1. Ah, I had been thinking of doing this since all the name changes have happened...

TZ is turtlezoot..which is a nickname given me by some people here..a combination of my old screenname (turtlensue) and Zoot, a bad, ,wicked,naughty character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjio-F47IfM

[Strong Atheist]

2. Thanks! You are one of the people who I knew your old handle, but I

did not know what it meant.

[TZ]

3. well my old handle was cause

I had a cat named turtle at the time (she's since passed) and I'm sue....

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Mine is a figure from one of my favorite books

"Room with a View" by E.M. Forster. Of course I love the movie too.

[Strong Atheist]

6. Thank you! Have never read that book. nt.

[MissHoneychurch]

9. Here is a bit info about it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View

[Strong Atheist]

19. Yikes!

:scared:

Sorry, not my type of thing. I am into the "fluff" of science fiction and fantasy...

[MissHoneychurch]

26. No problem

:D

Terry Pratchett? I was thinking about Granny Weatherwax as screen name too :D

[Strong Atheist]

30. Yes, I have read some of those. Pretty good. I liked Going Postal. nt.

[MissHoneychurch]

32. I think I read all his discworld novels

his writing cracks me up.

[TZ]

oooh Granny Weatherwax would make an AWESOME screenname

I love her and Nanny Ogg. I love Discworld..and props to DU'er Orrex for introducing me to this series! :)

[leftyclimber]

148. Catch the film version, if not the novel.

The humor is delightful.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

169. So your real name isn't Fräulein Honigkirche?

:-)

[Marrah_G]

5. First name, last initial

[Strong Atheist]

7. That makes sense. nt.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. That is an interesting first name

where does it come from?

[In_The_Wind]

10. It's really very simple ~

There are only a few things that I enjoy more than feeling of a breeze against my skin.

As a child I loved the freedom of weekends at Lake Lanier in Georgia. My father always had a small boat of some kind. It was great getting away from Atlanta into the woods and out on the lake. The air never seemed cleaner or clearer than it did back when I went camping and fishing with my Dad.

From there I progressed to riding a motorcycle at 18 because I couldn't afford a car. I was the only mate moving a 60' sport fishing boat from Key West to the New York Harbor. The wind in your face a mile off shore is awesome! I even owned a very small (12 foot) Beetle Cat Sailboat of my own. I've owned 2 convertibles. Now I ride a Honda Trike.

Yep ~ In The Wind fits me just fine.

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Hey Joani!!

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

How are you doing?

[In_The_Wind]

17. Hey Miss HC!

I'm enjoying my last few (I hope) quite mornings at home until I (hopefully soon) get rollin' down the highways as an escort.

[Strong Atheist]

20. Good story.... and another great JA pic! Thanks! nt.

[blockhead]

11. I'm a bricklayer

[Strong Atheist]

21. Makes perfect sense. nt.

[LaurenG]

12. You are a body builder who doesn't give credence to theistic thinking?

;)

my name is - my name.

[Strong Atheist]

23. Makes sense. nt.

[DarkTirade]

13. Mine's just a character I created a long time ago.

I used to design RPGs and I decided to make kind of an anti-Mary-Sue character in my superhero RPG universe. But then I realized it didn't encompass myself as well as it could have, so I decided to make it a little more complicated and have it so that the character had actually been split into two seperate personalities, Light and Dark Tirade. He didn't have particularly strong powers compared to the other superheroes in that universe, but that's why Spiderman and Batman are usually more interesting than Superman. They aren't super-perfect. :)

[Strong Atheist]

24. Ah, a fellow nerd! I also game.

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

139. Actually the funny thing is, I didn't really game at the time.

I just kept looking at a system and saying, "That's good, but it COULD be better..."

... of course, mine rarely were. But still I tried. :P

[FarLeftRage]

15. It's easy to understand...

I am a far leftist who's in a rage against the inequalities and injustices in the world.

[Strong Atheist]

25. Ah, yes. Try not to stress yourself too much.

:hug:

[trof]

16. the retired old fart

C'est moi.
;-)

[mainegreen]

18. ahhh. Always wondered about yours.

I always imagined 'a thing a horse drinks out of, misspelled'

[Strong Atheist]

27. Oh, an acronym. I would never have gotten that. Wish I was

retired...:evilfrown:

[trof]

42. It's short, easy to type, no caps.

Just being considerate of other DUers.
;-)

[Droopy]

22. I wasn't too hip to politics when I signed up

So I picked something goofy and light-hearted. You rememeber Droopy Dog don't you? The name is ironic sometimes considering how serious I can be.

[Strong Atheist]

31. Yes, I remember Droopy dog. Dating myself there, which is the only

way I do it anymore..:silly:

[Dr. Strange]

28. I am the Sorcerer Supreme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange

[Strong Atheist]

33. Yes, I read a bit of that in my Marvel

phase...

[lunatica]

29. self explanatory

:silly:

[Strong Atheist]

35. OOOoooookkkkaaayyyy..... nt.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

34. "He's an asspain when he wants something, but mostly good people."

http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/tommy_carcetti.shtml

The politically astute Valchek once said of then-Councilman Carcetti: "He's an asspain when he wants something, but mostly good people." Having aspirations besides warming the backbench, this self-described proud son of the Fighting First District harbors a genuine idealism and a desire to improve the life of the city's diverse population. But those ideals are harnessed to naked political ambitions. With a steady and calculated effort, Carcetti unseated Baltimore's black incumbent mayor, despite the fact that he is white in a majority-black city. To do so, Carcetti had to play hardball politics. Carcetti is about contradictions: a family man committed to his wife and young children, he isn't above the odd indiscretion. Nor was he above sacrificing Colvin and his drug legalization experiment, even though it was clear to him that there was some merit to the idea. Now that he's made it to the mayor's office, he's dealing with some of the thorniest tradeoffs of his career — including a compromise that would bring state money to desperate city agencies while helping a potential political rival.

[Strong Atheist]

43. Hmmm... nt.

[Ohio Joe]

36. Well..

My name is Joe and I live in Ohio. My first choice was Uncle Joe but that was already taken.

[Droopy]

37. Howdy neighbor! I'm from the Dayton area.

UD is hosting a part of the NCAA tournament this year. They say it's going to put 5 million dollars into the local economy, but traffic is going to suck. :)

[Ohio Joe]

41. At least that is a good thing

Howdy :hi:

Not like during the election when the douche bag bush would come here all the time and snarl up traffic.

[Strong Atheist]

44. Simple enough. nt.

[Ohio Joe]

75. yeah

When it comes to user names, I like to keep it simple. I have another one I've used much longer then the one I use here but it is on gaming tech support boards... completely non-political... and I did not want there to be any cross-over between the two.

[Strong Atheist]

113. I am a gamer!

:hi:

[Starry Messenger]

38. It's the title of Galileo's book on his telescopic observations.

http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/starry.html

http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~guzman/ast7939/glossary/galileo.html

[Strong Atheist]

45. Ah, an astronomy buff. Liking sf, I also like such things. nt.

[Starry Messenger]

49. I'm more of an "old book" buff. :)

I also like SF. :toast:

[PRETZEL]

39. No relevance to Bush,

just a nickname I've had for many, many years.

[Strong Atheist]

47. Ah, nicknames... that can be a subject of another OP ... nt.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

202. Mine is relevance to Bush

[Strong Atheist]

240. I see... nt.

[Bertha Venation]

40. "Borrowed" from "Torch Song Trilogy" - a drag queen's name.

I am not a racist.

[Strong Atheist]

46. Did not think you were, though I understand THAT reference too... nt.

[Initech]

48. Mine comes from Office Space.

[Strong Atheist]

50. Employee? nt.

[XemaSab]

107. Yeah

n/t

[Juche]

51. The North Korean philosophy of self reliance

I probably could've gone with a better country though. Plus if anyone tries to google my name all that will come up is North Korean propaganda rather than stuff I've written. Yay me.

[Strong Atheist]

58. Cool. Our media keeps saying they have food problems, so I

don't know how self-reliant they are...

[Juche]

85. They are the most screwed up, draconian country on earth

Worst human rights record, arguably the worst poverty, most oppressive, most information control.

The government basically is funded by extorting aid from its neighbors and selling drugs and weapons on the international market.

[av8rdave]

52. I'l going to keep mine a mystery

[Strong Atheist]

59. I assumed that you are Dave, and that you

fly...:shrug:

[av8rdave]

61. Damn! Back to the drawing board...

[Strong Atheist]

63. .

:spray:

[charlie and algernon]

53. mine are characters of a book

[Strong Atheist]

60. A depressing book. I read that as a kid... nt.

[Rob H.]

54. First name, last initial

Sometimes I wish I had a more exciting or clever screen name, but I can never come up with anything during name change amnesty time. :(

[Strong Atheist]

62. Your name is cool enough, but if you want a more "interesting" name, take

your time, come up with one, and copy it down somewhere you will be able to find it during the next amnesty. I had mine in mind for a year before I joined...

[SteppingRazor]

55. Mine should be obvious to reggae fans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_htrB2-nk

[Strong Atheist]

65. I will have to google it in some other form; my work blocks youtube and my

home due to my firewall and opera blocks most things of that nature...

[Mutley]

56. Well, um, between the name and the avatar, I think mine is pretty clear.

:D


Edit: I know the actual character's name is Muttley. I personalized it.

[Strong Atheist]

66. Wow, there's a blast from my

distant past...

[Mutley]

81. Indeed!

[seemunkee]

57. I don't know the correct spelling for seamonkey

[Strong Atheist]

67. .

:rofl:

[3.14158675309]

64. Mine is the number Pi with a Tommy Tutone twist

:wink:

[Strong Atheist]

68. Yes, yours confused me till I saw the answer in that other thread a day or two

ago...

[bookworm65t]

69. OED

Bipolar disorder sucks, for the record.

During one of my manic periods a few years ago, when I was also unemployed and destitute, I managed to buy an Oxford English Dictionary (about $1500). I don't remember how I did it, but I feel that calling myself bookworm gives me the right.It is my pride and joy of my book collection

:crazy:

[Strong Atheist]

70. Cool. I LOVE books...

What does OED mean? I'm OCD...

[leftyclimber]

149. Oxford English Dictionary.

If I were independently wealthy I'd sit down and read it....

[Arugula Latte]

71. I'm embracing the stereotype

I live in Portland; I like lattes; I like arugula and other "elitist" foods :eyes: ... I don't drive a Volvo, though.

[Strong Atheist]

72. Ok. Never had arugula... nt.

[Arugula Latte]

74. It's good. Kind of a peppery taste to it.

[XemaSab]

109. You want peppery?

Pick the heads off a collard and eat them.

I love hot things, but DAMN I almost burned my mouth off. :grr:

[ghostsofgiants]

73. Nothing, really.

Random words that I like on an aesthetic level and are kind of influenced in choice of words by the giant from Twin Peaks.

[Strong Atheist]

92. Words that you like. Cool. nt.

[Orsino]

76. He means to woo his love...

...only to realize that he was wooing the wrong love.

And he rubs the lotion on his skin.

[Strong Atheist]

93. What a tragedy. nt.

[Pool Hall Ace]

77. Mine comes from a misheard song lyric

The stalker-esque "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. I'm a big fan of misheard lyrics.

When I was in junior high school, I thought Cat Stevens sang a song about a Bee Sting. :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

94. Mysheard Lyrics? Louie Louie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie

:hi:

[Pool Hall Ace]

118. Wow. That song is before my time.

I did not know all of that. :blush:

[Strong Atheist]

122. We can't all know EVERYTHING! nt.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

78. Mine is a character in Gravity's Rainbow

That I relate to.

The character has been lied to and manipulated by the government, scientists, the military-industrial complex, etc. his entire life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity%27s_Rainbow

[Strong Atheist]

95. Read the plot summary there. Not my type of book, but neat to know

about your user name...

[enigmatic]

79. self-explanatory n/t

[Strong Atheist]

96. I find that answer puzzling and mysterious. nt.

[Heidi]

80. I live in Switzerland which is so much more than the story of "Heidi,"

so I registered as Heidi was really surprised that the name wasn't already taken. :shrug:

[Strong Atheist]

97. Wow. Had not heard of that book before. I always associated

Switzerland with the end of "The Sound of Music". :rofl:

Sorry. I was there once, as a VERY young kid (3 - 4). I remember ice caves with red cross symbols, walking close to a high ledge, and getting one of those (fake?) cow horns... :hi:

[fizzgig]

82. it's the name of the little guy in my sig

he is a character in the dark crystal, which is my favorite movie ever.

[Strong Atheist]

98. "Of course you don't

(I always add mentally: SILLY!), you're a boy!"

[Pacifist Patriot]

83. Mine originated at a peace vigil around the start of the invasion of Iraq.

A moran got in my face and started screaming at me about what a traitor I was. I calmly replied that Pacifists were patriots too. And there you go.

[Strong Atheist]

99. Indeed. You are in good company. nt.

[Forkboy]

84. It means it was the first song on the CD I had just put in.

:P

Ok, there's a little more to it than that. One, it's of of my all time favorite songs. Two, the lyrics seem to be about these kind of "plumber" type people who work for the government (or just "the man" in general) screwing people behind the scenes, and I thought it would be neat to be the Forkboy working against them instead. I actually had a DUer put me on ignore after reading the lyrics because it sounded like troll lyrics...and they do. That's the point. Only it's going from Left to Right in my case. :D


The lyrics, in case it matters....

A fork is a cold shiny tool
To pierce, tear and ingest
Whoever has the fork in hand
Controls the meal of its choice
We're told the first few punctures
They're for our own good
Better carved up in pieces
Than blown up in the oven

Forkboy
Flies by night on stolen fuel
To Santa Rosa, CA
Opens a fake employment office
"Want a job? Go get me drugs"
People desperate for work
Return to quite a surprise
Busted for intent to sell
Cops pay him a bounty
Forkboy skips town

We came
We peed
We conquered
You bleed

The choice:
Fork Boy
Or finger food
Ugly joy
What does it replace?
Why wait
When you can eat yourself alive today

Junk bondage takeover glutton
Ready to bore in
Unfold his rotary blades inside
Pull the guts out and resell them
Buys out his next target
With the last one's pension funds
Thousands more thrown out of work
So Leona won't have to settle for a mint
Forkboy Picked by the FBI
To be the black pied piper
After Dr. King died
Watches soap operas on TV
While 6 billion disappears from HUD
Who are you working for
What did you hope to gain
Why do you hate your past
So much you destroy
The ones you love

Forkboy!

And lastly, I was going to call myself Sylvestre Matuschka from the song on the same CD as Forkboy, which is a true story of a Bulgarian demolitions expert from the Army who was arrested in 1931 for causing the derailment of trains and masturbating to them as they happened. But I was too damn lazy to type that name out all the time. :)

[Strong Atheist]

101. Wow. Interesting. nt.

[Nevilledog]

86. Mine's simple.

I have an Old English Sheepdog named Neville. We usually call him Nevilledog...not that the old deaf thing can hear us...LOL

[Strong Atheist]

102. Thanks for posting! Adding you to "Quiet Types"!

;-)

[SCantiGOP]

87. should be self-evident

as I live in the feudal state of South Carolina, but in a similar thread years ago someone admitted to having my screen name conjure up an image of scantily clad republicans. I apologized for the brief view of Rush in a thong (barf).

[Strong Atheist]

103. .

:evilgrin:

[Arkansas Granny]

88. I'm afraid that my screen name seems to indicate a lack of imagination.

To quote Popeye: "I yam what I yam".

[Strong Atheist]

104. Toot toot! nt.

[Glorfindel]

89. Glorfindel is an Elf-lord from the imagination of J. R. R. Tolkien

I've always liked the name, though I hardly resemble the character. "Glorfindel was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of joy; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength." From "The Fellowship of the Ring"

[Strong Atheist]

105. Of course, I LOVE LOTR. Have you ever tried The

Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan? You either love it or hate it in the first, oh 100 pages or so...

[Glorfindel]

167. Yes, and I'm crushed that he died without finishing it

I have read most of the books twice and love the fantasy world he created. Having said that, the entire series would benefit from some judicious editing and paring. Far too many characters to keep track of, especially the dead ones who come back to life as someone else and others about whom you'd forgotten four or five books back but who show up with no apparent purpose.

[Strong Atheist]

241. The last one is supposed to be coming out this year... nt.

[BarenakedLady]

90. I can't talk about it yet.

MyboyfriendStevenPage (must be said fast) left the Barenaked Ladies. I'm still verklempt.



:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Strong Atheist]

108. I am sorry.

:hug:

AFAIAC, romantic relationships suck. Want me to put you in prayers/thoughts/vibes this weekend?

[BarenakedLady]

120. He's only my boyfriend in my head.

:D

But in all seriousness, I am getting a divorce (not from myboyfriendStevenPage :P ), so feel free to send any extra vibes my way. :)

[Strong Atheist]

126. Will do. nt.

[KamaAina]

91. kama'aina - local Hawai'i person, as distinguished from malihini (visitor)

often found in the phrase "kama'aina discount", which basically means "they won't let us charge outrageous prices just to tourists, so we set the list price of everything at the outrageous level, then make local people show ID to get the kama'aina discount, which is really what it would cost anyway."

[Strong Atheist]

110. Interesting. When I was a malihini, they said that pure native

Hawaiians made up about 50000 people with many of various mixed heritage. The melting pot there was really quite fascinating...

[KamaAina]

116. A kama'aina may be of any racial or ethnic background

indeed, the term is often used to mean "Hawai'i resident", in place of "Hawaiian", which in local usage refers to the indigenous people of Polynesian ancestry. We find it rather amusing, for instance, to read an AP story about "Hawaiian golfer Michelle Wie", who is of Korean descent.

I myself am haole (Caucasian). I used the name because there were, and still are, very few Hawai'i posters at DU, even given our relatively small size.

[RagAss]

100. I've always been a Raggedy-Assed kind of lad !

[Strong Atheist]

111. Cool. I am sorry, but I can't add you to

MILESTONES; I do it all with the user profile option... :evilfrown:

[RagAss]

114. Thanks...just changed that option to share....set it that way a long time ago ...

[Strong Atheist]

121. Oh, good. You are almost at one ... nt.

[hobbit709]

106. Need I say anything?

And the 709 is a mystical number from the old Austin scene.

[Strong Atheist]

112. LOTR I understand and love. Austin scene? nt.

[Akoto]

115. The boar god from the movie Princess Mononoke. n/t

[Strong Atheist]

128. Don't know that one ... nt.

[friedgreentomatoes]

117. From a book..

called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, later made into movie called Fried Green Tomatoes.

[Strong Atheist]

129. Another Quiet Type! Of course, I heard of the movie... nt.

[friedgreentomatoes]

147. .

Who/what is quiet type? me or the book?

[Strong Atheist]

151. You! 121 postsin 1 1/2 years. I have a space for that in the MILESTONES. nt.

[friedgreentomatoes]

184. Haha

Do you think I should slow down further to top that list? ;)

[Strong Atheist]

242. No, do whatever you like... nt.

[femmocrat]

119. Mine is easy:

feminist + democrat

And I learned about the early feminists and became interested in women's studies when I was in grad school.

[Strong Atheist]

130. Cool. I am all for the ERA... nt.

[SarahB]

123. It's my name. nt

[Strong Atheist]

131. Very honest. nt.

[PBS Poll-435]

124. Mine is a tribute to the most famous online poll of the 2008 General Election

Good times.

:D

[Strong Atheist]

132. Ah, I see... nt.

[flvegan]

125. I have no idea.

[Strong Atheist]

133. .

:spray:

[leftyclimber]

127. Mine, not so deep.

The "lefty" does not refer to handedness. And I climb stuff.

[Strong Atheist]

135. Ever read Roger Zelazny's Doorways in the Sand?

The main character is an acrophiliac...


WARNING, COMPLETE SPOILERS!!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorways_in_the_Sand

[leftyclimber]

138. I'm a little limited on Zelazny, unfortunately.

I've only read Lords of Light and Creatures of Light and Darkness. The latter being a total mindblower, I might add. Oh, and the short he wrote about the guy trying to stay in college forever to keep his inheritance.

I'm FAR from an acrophiliac. I get freaky at about 800 feet until I can sit there for a bit and get used to it. Have to repeat about every ropelength from there. I like to challenge my phobias. (Except the spider one. That stays.)

I'll have to check out Doorways in the Sand. I'm looking for some new stuff to read. (I avoided the wiki.)

[Strong Atheist]

152. Too late! You already read it! Doorways in the Sand IS the guy

trying to stay in college forever to keep his inheritance...

[leftyclimber]

183. Oops! I guess I have...

:yoiks:

[bluesbassman]

134. Pretty straight forward, I'm a bass player primarily into blues.

Plus it's a bit of an homage to the Fender Bassman amp, one of my favorites.

BTW, my avatar is the legendary blues bass player, songwriter, arranger and producer Willie Dixon.

[Strong Atheist]

154. Cool. nt.

[many a good man]

136. It's part of a saying my grandfather used to say at the end of every meal

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3522364&mesg_id=3522723

[leftyclimber]

143. That's simply proud.

Wow.

[Strong Atheist]

156. Ah. nt.

[MadHound]

137. English translation of the name of the Irish hero Cuchulain n/t

[Strong Atheist]

157. Ok. I will have to look that up. nt.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

140. Refers to the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle.

1) I'm a big R&B fan, and 2) I often feel like I'm not in the right world.

[Strong Atheist]

158. Don't remember them... nt.

[Noodleboy13]

141. Old Gaming Handle. From Happy Noodleboy

A comic within the comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez.


Peace
Noodleboy

[Strong Atheist]

159. Hello fellow comic nerd! I have not read that one... nt.

[Release The Hounds]

142. What needs to be done to a lot of jackasses

Courtesy of C. Montgomery Burns

[Strong Atheist]

160. I will look that up. nt.

[pinstikfartherin]

144. Tim Burton..

"But she knows she has a curse on her,
a curse she cannot win.
For if someone gets
too close to her,
the pins stick farther in."

— Tim Burton (The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories)

[Strong Atheist]

161. Tim Burton is cool. nt.

[no name no slogan]

145. No.

[Strong Atheist]

162. Hello fellow OCD'er! nt.

[surrealAmerican]

146. Mine is because it never seems like they mean me ...

... when they talk about "real" Americans.

[Strong Atheist]

163. Tell me about it

:-(

[ashling]

150. "Ashling"

(ai*shling) is the gaelic for "Dream." I have seen it referred to as Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.

[Strong Atheist]

164. ... and with 58552 speakers Scottish

Gaelic is endangered...

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?pg=00206

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

153. Well, I was Haruka3_2000, which was my email when I signed up for DU way back when

I used Haruka, because she's a lesbian in the Sailor Moon cartoons. And, when the name change came up, ScreemingMeemie dared me to change it to something with trophy wife in the name, because I am the ultimate trophy wife.

[TZ]

165. Ah. I always wondered where Haruka came from!

Thanks for the explanation!

[Strong Atheist]

166. Interesting history... nt.

[lightningandsnow]

155. Mine's from a line in a Kathleen Edwards song.

It's called "Buffalo", and it's off her new album. Pretty song.

"The summer months left me alone
But the fall rolled in on the back of a storm
In the night you and I drove
Have you ever seen lightning and snow?"

[Strong Atheist]

172. Ok. Cool. nt.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

168. I was living in the Pacific Northwest, often referred to as "the upper left coast"

when I joined DU, so I decided that my last name would be "Leftcoast." Then I needed a first name that would alliterate with it, so I became "Lydia Leftcoast," which bears no relationship whatsoever to my real name.

[Strong Atheist]

173. Cool. nt.

[Serial Mom]

170. The Movie

I thought that was a funny dark comedy about how mothers feel about others "wronging" their families. Years ago I made my outrage known when my kids were treatly unfairly (and I still would today even tho' they are grown).

My old screen name was a combo of mom, sisters initials and a special date.

[Strong Atheist]

174. Haven't seen that one... nt.

[BikeWriter]

171. Mine has something to do with Harleys and fiction writing.

[Strong Atheist]

175. A writer. Something I always wanted to do, but have never gotten around

to doing every day, like I hear you must...

[guitar man]

176. I think mine is self explanatory now

as opposed to before :silly:

[Strong Atheist]

178. I don't know what it was before... now makes sense, though... nt.

[guitar man]

180. It was GTRMAN

I got it from a personalized tag I used to have on my old Lincoln. I guess nobody on the road understood it either. :P

[Strong Atheist]

181. Oh. I always read that as gatorman... nt.

[guitar man]

182. exactly!

:rofl:

[Lilith Velkor]

177. It's from the Illuminatus trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea

I do not recommend reading it sober.

[Strong Atheist]

179. Read that a long time ago... nt.

[GReedDiamond]

185. GReedDiamond...

...is my "record producer," or "entertainment industry" name (well, one of 'em at least). It is pronounced "gee read diamond," but it looks (or reads) like it should sound like "greed diamond." Thanks for the opportunity to clarify that...

-Tim Konspiracy

[Strong Atheist]

191. Interesting... nt.

[Missy Vixen]

186. It's goofy

I wasn't going for transcendental meaning, I just wanted to have some fun.

[Strong Atheist]

193. Well, the Lounge is the right place for that ... nt.

[ConcernedCanuk]

187. The most powerful and warlike nation on earth is below our southern border . . .

.
.
.

'nuff said ??

[Strong Atheist]

194. Hmmm... nt.

[SallyMander]

188. I am a biologist and study salamanders

:hi:

[Strong Atheist]

195. .

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

189. Mine is a phonetically spelled autobiographical detail

It happened in 1987. :P

[Strong Atheist]

197. Ok. nt.

[lilyreally]

190. My name is Lily.

Really.

There is more of a story behind it but it is too long and too boring.

[Strong Atheist]

192. Wow. You resurrected this dead thing AND you don't

talk much...

I will have to add you to the "quiet ones" list...;-)

[lilyreally]

208. And...

I'd have to kill you. ;)

[Strong Atheist]

216. I meant here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8626112

Do you NOT want to be on the "Quiet Types" list?

[lilyreally]

233. LOL

I meant that I would happily tell the rest of the long and boring story but then I'd have to kill you. You know that old joke.

I've never been regarded as a quiet type, so it might be amusing. :) Actually I'm an old DUer from way back, and I am going back to pre gwb. I had to leave for health reasons but I've been lurking for a while now and it's fun to get back in. I used to be KeysDisease.

[Strong Atheist]

243. Welcome back!

:toast:

[Jamastiene]

196. Long story...kinda

I had a cat named Jamie that died from feline leukemia when I was 10 years old. I was a big Chris Stein (Blondie) fan too. I always wanted to grow up to be just like him, right down to his looks and who his girlfriend was. :evilgrin:

I couldn't keep it straight with the i before e thing and his last name.

So, I mixed the two names and made it sound interesting. I don't know how to make the pronunciation thing work but it's jame a steen. Or at least, that is how I pronounce it. I use the same name everywhere.

[Strong Atheist]

199. Cool.

:hi:

[qnr]

198. A communications operating signal: "I am approaching my point of no return" n/t

[Strong Atheist]

200. I know no more than I did before. nt.

[qnr]

201. OPSIGs are short codes that mean pretty much the same thing, no matter

what your native language is. In addition, they're easier to to transmit and receive via teletype and especially CW (morse code). QNR is an aviation related signal that means "I am approaching my point of no return." In other words, "If I fly any further, I will not have enough fuel to return to my point of origin and will have to continue on to my destination." Or, as another example: "I have to suspend the search for the missing vessel now, or you'll soon be searching for me."

I basically use it in varying senses... I'm annoyed, I'm mentally unstable, etc.

Edit: typo due to typing with a stylus.

[Strong Atheist]

204. Thank you, sir! Understood!

:patriot:

[billyoc]

203. My own name. I never went in for anonymity on the internet.

[Strong Atheist]

205. Ah. Several others in this thread said the same. nt.

[Angel]

206. Mine is simply

my nickname.

[Strong Atheist]

218. Whoa! A Quiet Honored Elder! Thanks for responding!

:hi:

[Danger Mouse]

207. I think mine is pretty obvious.

[Iggo]

217. Oh 'eck.

:D

[Strong Atheist]

219. You are a spy? nt.

[yellowdogintexas]

209. I wanted the DU world to know there was at least ONE yellow dog in Texas

full of rage in 2004 at the time.

[Strong Atheist]

220. Cool. I am sure there are more like you there ... nt.

[Pharlo]

210. Two of my dogs when I joined were

Pharaoh and Diablo - Hence, Pharlo.

Both are now deceased, but the name remains.

[Strong Atheist]

221. Diablo the game, or the devil? nt.

[Pharlo]

239. Little Devil.

He was one of a litter of 13, so he was weaned VERY early. We brought him home when he was 3 1/2 weeks old. That pup tore apart more stuff his first day here than a normal 8 week old puppy can mangle in a week. Aside from his powers of destruction, he was a little doll. But, his entire life, he remained a little devil if things didn't go his way. As an adult, he got upset with me and chewed a dent in the wheel well of my car. A nice sized dent.

As for Pharaoh, he got his name because, as a puppy, every time he went outside, he left a little pyramid behind him.

[alsame]

211. It's a combination of

the first two letters of the names of three children I love very much, in their birth order.

[Strong Atheist]

222. Would have NEVER gotten that one. nt.

[alsame]

238. LOL. Most people assume I'm a male named Al...but I'm a

woman and all three names I used are also female names!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

212. Mine's based on a story my coworker told me.

He was talking about a friend of his, a real yuppie type, and how he said he fancies himself an anarchist. My coworker said his friend was more like a coffee table-book anarchist, to which I replied, "A Starbucks Anarchist."

Though several DUers read my name as "Starbucks Antichrist." :rofl:

[Strong Atheist]

223. Ah yes. I have known a real punk (spike), and several yuppie

"punks", so I know what you are talking about ...

[Blue Diadem]

213. I was googling for the name of some blue flowers I'd seen and ran across

images of not only flowers carrying the name but I found butterflies and even some crystal. I think my favorite image is the fairy with the blue diadem butterfly as her wings.

I think Diadem actually means crown but I chose the name based on the images.

[Strong Atheist]

225. Very pretty. "Diadem" does mean crown... nt.

[Iggo]

214. It's a family pet name. Obviously, it means "dummy."

I remember the exact moment it came into our family lexicon.

My sister and I were watching TV many many years ago. A commercial for Cheetos came on. The announcer said, "Cheetos. Cheese that goes crunch." I immediately turned to my sister, pointed, and said, "Iggo. Iggs that goes crunch." Then I proceeded to mess her up a little bit, as sibs do. But the word stuck and it lives on as a family term of endearment, along with Lame, Punk-ass, Estupido, and others.

[Strong Atheist]

226. Hhmmm... nt.

[Iggo]

231. Yeah, yeah, I know.

Newcomers at some of our family functions are taken aback somewhat at first. And there was the unintended consequence of passing it to the next generation. Shoulda seen that one coming, I suppose.

[libodem]

215. Fairly self explanatory

liberal+democrat=libodem. Shudda gone with liberdem, maybe? Libo has a catch in your throat irritating grind to it and doesn't sound too pretty. But I didn't want to change it when the amnesty came around. I don't start a lot of threads and didn't want to loose the small identity I do have. Blah, blah, blah, god, I'm talky this morning....

[Strong Atheist]

228. Actually, it seems to flow well... nt.

[libodem]

235. .

:hi:

[Strong Atheist]

244. .

:hi:

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

224. 'Cuz I love these little guys!

[Strong Atheist]

229. Weiner dogs! nt.

[datasuspect]

227. i think mine was on the warning label for poison gas

"giftgas" or something.

[Strong Atheist]

230. Really. I had it pegged as something else... nt.

[RushIsRot]

232. Some guy drove past me with a "Rush Is Right" bumper sticker.

I thought I could improve upon that thought with the truth.

[Strong Atheist]

245. A great handle! nt.

[mnhtnbb]

234. Manhattan baby (where I was born) and a play on my initials, B B

[Strong Atheist]

246. Cool. nt.

[keroro gunsou]

236. mine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keroro_(character)

[Strong Atheist]

247. Ah. Anime. nt.

[Schema Thing]

237. The Schema Things: It's a band name I made up

My friend's band almost went with it, but didn't. I've just kept it in the back of my mind since then.



(I've since realized that many people think it clever-but-negative, because they read it as referencing "scheming", since "schema" is apparently not in the common vernacular. Sorta like "common vernacular" is not in the common vernacular.)

[Strong Atheist]

248. The cool name that you always wanted to use. Understand that one. nt.