Name Origins
misterhub
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We haven't done this since this group started. So, I think it is fair game as a subject. We have new members since then, and I also would love to hear from some of you lurkers.
What is the origin of you screen name? Does it have personal significance? Or, was it a default handle offered up by the system when you registered? There are no wrong answers.
What is the origin of you screen name? Does it have personal significance? Or, was it a default handle offered up by the system when you registered? There are no wrong answers.
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I have been "misterhub" or "MrHub" (an adaptation of my last name "Hubbard") since I first got online back in 1994...back when the internet was available almost exclusively to academics and scientists...and online meant locally maintained bulletin boards. Twenty-four years later, I am still "misterhub."1
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I have been "jerdtrmndone" for many years. The reason for choosing this screen name was back in 2004 when doing WW's I was very determined to lose the weight and did so and made Goal in 2005. 110# lost.3
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I had a golden retriever that I would play frisbee with after work every day. She was so good I could have put her in those dog competitions. Unfortunately she passed away at 4 1/2 years.
Now I have another golden and she can’t catch a frisbee from 2’ away.6 -
My screen name was mamacin on the WW GOAD board. When the board went away and I came here, I tried to use that same screen name, but it was already taken. It may have been taken by ME many years ago, but when I tried to use the "forgot password" option, it didn't work (I think I may have used my work email address which, of course, no longer existed after I retired), so I picked a name that I had been using on Yahoo Messenger since 2006 (which I haven't used in YEARS and have also forgotten the password for).
I really WOULD like to have "mamacin" back because it has special meaning to me. I have a quasi-adopted Vietnamese daughter who has always called me Mamacin (a derivative of Mama and Cindy -- my first name).5 -
I was Calvin2008 on the WW GoaD board.
Calvin was my big male springer spaniel and best friend at the time I joined WW in Oct/Nov 2007. The 2008 part of the name was just because I was looking forward to bigger and better things in the coming year.
I added Brian to it shortly after coming to MFP because that's my name.
If MFP would let me change I probably would.3 -
Jerdtrmndone wrote: »I have been "jerdtrmndone" for many years. The reason for choosing this screen name was back in 2004 when doing WW's I was very determined to lose the weight and did so and made Goal in 2005. 110# lost.
So ... Jer determined one? Are you Jerry?0 -
One of my friends nicknamed me GadgetGirl many years ago since I have a love for technical gadgets. At that time I had my own business providing computer and accounting services to very small business in the area.
I certainly don't lack for gadgets when I'm out biking, hiking, or running! My bike's handlebars are a bit cluttered as there is the bike computer, the GPS unit, and now an inclinometer as I'm really curious just how steep a hill is on one of the 100k routes I did last fall. That damn hill caused me to tip over on my first attempt as I just couldn't generate enough force. The second attempt I just walked up it because the path was covered in leaves and it was raining. But gosh darn it, I'm going to make it up on the third try when the path conditions improve sometime this spring!
I had to stick my state (Illinois) on the end of GadgetGirl to make it unique here.2 -
I'm clearly very clever in my username choice
My name is Rachel and 0778 used to be my lunch code in high school and it's just stuck around for when I need to add random numbers to something. 3 -
Brian my name is Jerry. When I was on WW board It was jerdtrmnd11
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Mostly lurker. Used to be Milesbluesky on WW. References 2 of my favorite things in the world. My son and first born's name is Miles and my favorite song is Blue Sky by the Allman Brothers Band. Now MCBluesky. MC are my initials. The change is due to grief my daughter gives me about using her brother's name instead of her's. Just kidding.
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I have been "misterhub" or "MrHub" (an adaptation of my last name "Hubbard") since I first got online back in 1994...back when the internet was available almost exclusively to academics and scientists...and online meant locally maintained bulletin boards. Twenty-four years later, I am still "misterhub."
LOL I thought it referred to biking!1 -
Jerdtrmndone wrote: »I have been "jerdtrmndone" for many years. The reason for choosing this screen name was back in 2004 when doing WW's I was very determined to lose the weight and did so and made Goal in 2005. 110# lost.
Huh? I don’t get it.
Ok now I C it0 -
Jimb376mfp wrote: »Jerdtrmndone wrote: »I have been "jerdtrmndone" for many years. The reason for choosing this screen name was back in 2004 when doing WW's I was very determined to lose the weight and did so and made Goal in 2005. 110# lost.
Huh? I don’t get it.
You sound out his name: "jer determined one." "Jerry the determined one."1 -
My official SW with WW IN January 2013 was 376#. I was Jim376
Joined MFP and set my name as Jim376 but some how messed it up and set up second profile so now I have two MFP User names.
One guy saw that and thought I was being secretive, No, I’m just not good with computers.2 -
I'm Al_Howard, because I'm Al Howard. 4
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Name and place.3
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Somewhere I saw Imastar don't remember where but when I applied for that name on WW in 2010 it wasn't available so I used Imastar2 and it stuck and been using it ever since.4
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My last name is Kupke (cup key) and as a result I have been called cupcake since I was 3 years old. When screen names first started to enter my life about 30+ years ago I decided to have some fun with it. hence cakeman
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I have a MINI Cooper--first car I've owned that I really loved. MINIMIZEME (a somewhat obvious choice for weight loss?) was already taken on the WW Community board so I adapted it by messing up the spelling. No one had that one there--or here.5
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My name is Steve (duh), but the screen name came from the old SNL skit where the guy in the office would bother everyone who came to the copy machine:
Steve, Steeeeeeve, makin' copies, Steve0 making copies, the Steve-a-nator making copies, Steve-a-ling-a-ding-dong, Steve-0-mania...6 -
I wanted Bobke but friends said only the bike race (Tour de France etc.) commentator Bob Roll could use that nickname. My bike helmet comes in a pod. I chose Podke but needed one more letter for website hence Podkey which is pronounced the same.
I was permitted GOAD cult name "Sir bikes-a-lot" which I haven't signed for awhile.
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Nice GadgetgirlIL. I have a Garmin and inclinometer myself on my bike.0
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I’m gavinflynn because that’s my name, and because when I first joined WW, I didn’t realize I was going to join any of the boards. I have often wished I had been more creative with the screen name.3
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My name on the WW boards was Myallforjc which came from my email address, which was a spiritual statement when we set up our joint email account. I probably got tired thinking up a screen name for WW and just used that. When we moved to MFP my wife had taken over my MapMyRun account with that name and MFP required a different screen name so I added bill to the end, my name.2
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This was a fun thread that dropped off the front page too soon. Giving it a bump.
Also, @minimyzeme Kim ... I read about your MINI and then clicked on your pic there to see if it is a pic of your MINI. I didn't see your buddy in there on the passenger side floor board until I enlarged the pic. Super cute pup!3 -
Mine is kind of funny....to me anyway. By nature I am a shy person. However, I am an actress. and have learned it is easier sometimes to pretend to be someone else. When I started teaching ZUMBA I knew I needed to create a Character to get over my shyness. I became this overly sassy woman with crazy clothes including these funky pants with ribbons etc.
One night I overheard a woman say "What's that instructor's name? You know. The one with the Sassy pants" I started calling myself Lady Sassy Pants. That was my name on WW. When I joined MFP it was actually taken (GASP) SO I used my best friends nick name for me (RED)
Also... those that remember the GOAD cult names from WW. Mine was basically Red Sassy Duchess (but in Italian)5 -
steve0mania wrote: »My name is Steve (duh), but the screen name came from the old SNL skit where the guy in the office would bother everyone who came to the copy machine:
Steve, Steeeeeeve, makin' copies, Steve0 making copies, the Steve-a-nator making copies, Steve-a-ling-a-ding-dong, Steve-0-mania...
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Savignr is my network ID at work. Real last name is Savigny, derived from the town in France from which my ancestors came (or were deported, depending on who you believe).2
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Calvin2008Brian wrote: »Also, @minimyzeme Kim ... I read about your MINI and then clicked on your pic there to see if it is a pic of your MINI. I didn't see your buddy in there on the passenger side floor board until I enlarged the pic. Super cute pup!
Thanks Brian! I probably got a little overzealous in extending what I thought of her "personality" into my life. Truth is she had Cushing's disease and was dying a slow death. I spent a lot of time 'pre-grieving' until one day it dawned on my I was pissing away the time she had left feeling bad while she really didn't know she was in decline. Her personality seemed well-matched to the fun of a MINI, and to this day I refer to it as "her car". I know, I need help, but I figure it could be worse...
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I choose Gennaro2 because is my name and the 2 was supposed to be (TWO)the reason was back then every one was on ww.2
