Usernames…why?

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May 17, 2013 at 1:48 pm Quote #25571

kaloway
(2011)

So I was having an interesting conversation with friends about email and internet over the years and this came up: Remember AOL and creating a username? Well that stuck around so you could post without your real name.

So then this started, “Why is your username the name it is”?

Kaloway: When AOL started I was (and still am) an avid golf fan, but I could not spell worth a crap. Callaway became Kaloway.


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May 17, 2013 at 2:08 pm Quote #25575

King Edward
(1945)

My username is for the greatest guitarist that ever lived…..he is the King!

Hence “King Edward”


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May 17, 2013 at 2:16 pm Quote #25576

dokkendude
(3023)

Old AOL user name was bigmike5150, always been a big mofo & co-workers always & still do call me bigmike, the 5150 is obvious
when we left aol I decided on dokkendude, big dokken fan


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May 17, 2013 at 2:24 pm Quote #25577

Dutchie
(1767)

Dutchie was the name of my dog who died about 10 yrs ago. She was a Shaffy Bull terrier.


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May 17, 2013 at 2:34 pm Quote #25579

Gilligan
(1518)

I’ve always liked the anonymity of the internet. I’m a big Gilligan’s Island fan and I live on an island, so it seemed natural.


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May 17, 2013 at 3:00 pm Quote #25582

zr1fevr
(155)

My favorite car since I was in high school is a Corvette. Been fortunate enough to own 5 different Vettes over the years, 2 of which were ZR1 Corvettes. So, I had ZR1fevr plates on one of them, couldn’t spell fever, not enough letters allowed in Ca. Corvette Fever was a great magazine I always purchased, that’s where the idea came from. Those were fun times indeed.


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May 17, 2013 at 3:49 pm Quote #25583

eruption1962
(1366)

Gilligan:
I’ve always liked the anonymity of the internet.I’m a big Gilligan’s Island fan and I live on an island, so it seemed natural.

I thought your name was Gilligan…and you live on a big island! ;)


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May 17, 2013 at 4:16 pm Quote #25584

Cut2TheCrash
(816)

Mine came from when Dave was talking during a song and he said lets “Cut to the crash ”


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May 17, 2013 at 6:50 pm Quote #25589

gnjamie
(48)

gnjamie … My other hobby is my ’87 Buick Grand National so it is pretty simple ..gn + my name :P

Jamie


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May 17, 2013 at 8:16 pm Quote #25591

guitard
(7354)

I used to work with this fat, ugly woman whose surname was “Guitard.” I had never heard that name before, but thought it had a nice rock ‘n roll sort of ring to it …

And as for “Silver Stallion” — that’s a carryover from my illustrious career in porn. Yeah ~~ Right~!! Actually many years ago I had a bit role in a Korean movie titled Silver Stallion. When I started filming shows and authoring DVDs, my mentor told me I needed to come up with a nickname. I never foresaw this becoming my main hobby – I figured it was just something I’d dabble in for a bit. I looked around my computer room and saw the tape copy of that movie, and decided on “Silver Stallion.” It sounded kind of silly and whimsical at the same time — perfect for a nickname that would soon go out of use and be forgotten. Damn . . . if I had only know . . .


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May 17, 2013 at 9:19 pm Quote #25594

steecoe
(1984)

guitard:
I used to work with this fat, ugly woman whose surname was “Guitard.”I had never heard that name before, but thought it had a nice rock ‘n roll sort of ring to it …

And as for “Silver Stallion” — that’s a carryover from my illustrious career in porn.Yeah ~~ Right~!! Actually many years ago I had a bit role in a Korean movie titled Silver Stallion. When I started filming shows and authoring DVDs, my mentor told me I needed to come up with a nickname. I never foresaw this becoming my main hobby – I figured it was just something I’d dabble in for a bit. I looked around my computer room and saw the tape copy of that movie, and decided on “Silver Stallion.” It sounded kind of silly and whimsical at the same time — perfect for a nickname that would soon go out of use and be forgotten. Damn . . . if I had only know . . .

And here I thought you were a retarded guitarist and a Ford Mustang fan!


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May 17, 2013 at 9:25 pm Quote #25596

steecoe
(1984)

Long before usernames and emails, when I would make a tape for someone (non-traders) I would put “A Steecoe Recording” or “A Steecoe Production” on there somewhere below the song titles.
My name is Steve Cole, drop the v & the l, cram the two together & wham bam Steecoe.


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May 17, 2013 at 9:29 pm Quote #25597

ron
(11495)

My username is the reverse of NOR. What the hell does that mean you ask? Hell, I don’t know, but it sounded good in my head.

My username sucks. :cry:


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May 17, 2013 at 9:31 pm Quote #25599

steecoe
(1984)

ron:
My username is the reverse of NOR.What the hell does that mean you ask?Hell, I don’t know, but it sounded good in my head.

My username sucks.:cry:

Must have took the longest of anyone to come up with your username!


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May 17, 2013 at 9:34 pm Quote #25600

Dave
(2283)

It’s no worse than mine, Ron. Maybe it took a second longer to come up with, though.


Stay Frosty


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