How did you choose your Username?

Feuer Frei! · 02-01-11, 09:07 AM

...why did you chose it?
What does it mean? Does it mean anything or have any significance in your life?
Or did your name simply arise out of 1 too many scotches and you thought: 'Yea, that sounds cool, i'll use that'?
Mine?
Feuer Frei!: Triple idea behind this one: A legendary song by a legendary band- Rammstein (my favourite band), the German meaning: Fire at Will, or Open Fire, which was a command given to the men in the German Army in WW 2 and because of my German Heritage (born there).

Dowly · 02-01-11, 09:22 AM

From: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=99985

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My username came while I was playing Day of Defeat years ago. I just picked it, ´coz it sounded good. I just realised few months ago that it actually means something.

Might add to that: I also chose it because it's so FARKING HARD TO SPELL.

ETR3(SS) · 02-01-11, 09:57 AM

ETR3=Electronics Technician Radio 3rd class
(SS)=Submarine Warfare qualified

It was my rate while I was in the Navy and I have my dolphins. The name seemed a no-brainer considering I was on subs and this is a website dedicated to subsims. The R in ETR isn't used daily in the Navy. Normally its just ET3, but I added it to differentiate myself form the 3 other ET ratings. Some rates have three letters but only two are shown, this would be an example of one.

frau kaleun · 02-01-11, 10:02 AM

Frau Kaleun: Obvious user name is obvious.

krashkart · 02-01-11, 10:16 AM

I chose my handle during my first go at college, mainly to tie in with my chosen field of study. But primarily it's an in-joke between myself and a good friend - we played Shadowrun religiously back in the day.

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Frau Kaleun: Obvious user name is obvious.

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I don't get it.

:P

mookiemookie · 02-01-11, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Might add to that: I also chose it because it's so FARKING HARD TO SPELL.

Calm down, Danny.

frau kaleun · 02-01-11, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Calm down, Danny.

LEAVE DOWNY ALONE!

krashkart · 02-01-11, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

LEAVE DOWNY ALONE!

I never use the stuff anyhow.

Real men wear burlap.

nikimcbee · 02-01-11, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

LEAVE DOWNY ALONE!

It's spelled Douney in French.

TarJak · 02-01-11, 03:03 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=58

... and it's Mr. Towely to you MacB!

mookiemookie · 02-01-11, 03:09 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...4&postcount=23

And may I add - 13 years later and it's still stuck.

danlisa · 02-01-11, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

From: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=99985

Wow, fricking old thread.

Cheer for the memories Downy.....erm Dewly......erm mate.

Sorry

Weiss Pinguin · 02-01-11, 11:04 AM

Weiss Pinguin comes from... the white penguin conning tower emblem in SH3

Also in a bunch of other forums and games I've worked penguin into my nicknames. Nothing to do with me being an albino bird...

BTW Downly, what does your name mean?

CCIP · 02-01-11, 11:08 AM

Contrary to popular belief, I am not a Cisco Certified IT Professional

I'm not even techie by occupation!

It comes from a favourite little device of mine that you see in fighter-bombers these days, called Continuously Computed Impact Point. Those of you who play modern combat flight sims will probably instantly recognize that. My roots in flight simming go to being a light bomber jockey of sorts, a preference I never quite grew out of.

It also looks a little like CCCP, which happens to be the country I was born in. It sort of lost that last 'C' somewhere down the line, which stood for 'socialist'... so go figure

krashkart · 02-01-11, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Contrary to popular belief, I am not a Cisco Certified IT Professional

I'm not even techie by occupation!

It comes from a favourite little device of mine that you see in fighter-bombers these days, called Continuously Computed Impact Point. Those of you who play modern combat flight sims will probably instantly recognize that. My roots in flight simming go to being a light bomber jockey of sorts, a preference I never quite grew out of.

It also looks a little like CCCP, which happens to be the country I was born in. It sort of lost that last 'C' somewhere down the line, which stood for 'socialist'... so go figure

A fellow mud mover!

At long last, I am not alone in the world.

02-01-11, 09:07 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Your SUBSIM Forum name... ...why did you chose it? What does it mean? Does it mean anything or have any significance in your life? Or did your name simply arise out of 1 too many scotches and you thought: 'Yea, that sounds cool, i'll use that'? Mine? Feuer Frei!: Triple idea behind this one: A legendary song by a legendary band- Rammstein (my favourite band), the German meaning: Fire at Will, or Open Fire, which was a command given to the men in the German Army in WW 2 and because of my German Heritage (born there). __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

02-01-11, 09:57 AM	#3
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	ETR3=Electronics Technician Radio 3rd class (SS)=Submarine Warfare qualified It was my rate while I was in the Navy and I have my dolphins. The name seemed a no-brainer considering I was on subs and this is a website dedicated to subsims. The R in ETR isn't used daily in the Navy. Normally its just ET3, but I added it to differentiate myself form the 3 other ET ratings. Some rates have three letters but only two are shown, this would be an example of one. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-01-11, 03:09 PM	#11
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...4&postcount=23 And may I add - 13 years later and it's still stuck. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

02-01-11, 11:04 AM	#13
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Weiss Pinguin comes from... the white penguin conning tower emblem in SH3 Also in a bunch of other forums and games I've worked penguin into my nicknames. Nothing to do with me being an albino bird... BTW Downly, what does your name mean? __________________

02-01-11, 11:08 AM	#14
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Contrary to popular belief, I am not a Cisco Certified IT Professional I'm not even techie by occupation! It comes from a favourite little device of mine that you see in fighter-bombers these days, called Continuously Computed Impact Point. Those of you who play modern combat flight sims will probably instantly recognize that. My roots in flight simming go to being a light bomber jockey of sorts, a preference I never quite grew out of. It also looks a little like CCCP, which happens to be the country I was born in. It sort of lost that last 'C' somewhere down the line, which stood for 'socialist'... so go figure __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-01-11, 10:02 AM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Frau Kaleun: Obvious user name is obvious.

02-01-11, 03:03 PM	#10
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=58 ... and it's Mr. Towely to you MacB!

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