How did you get your handle?

Deerdiver · 03-02-08, 11:55 AM

A combination of two of the passions in my life. Deer stalking (That's hunting to you Americans) and scuba diving. A strange combination, true, but life enhancing none the less. I find that the skills required in deer stalking fit quite nicely into a Subsim. Stealth, patience and a good aim.

theluckyone17 · 03-02-08, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Deerdiver

Deer stalking (That's hunting to you Americans)

Hahahahahhahahahaha! The next time I go out hunting, I'm gonna tell the wife I'm stalking deer. I can't wait to see the look on her face!

And we return to our normally scheduled program (apologies for the off-topic tangent)...

1480 · 03-02-08, 02:49 PM

It's my star number.

Rockin Robbins · 03-02-08, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 1480

It's my star number.

What kind of star number? Is it SAO 1480, RA 9h 17m 28.479 sec, DEC +79 deg 48 min 36.27 sec, visual magnitude 9.2? (epoch 2000 coordinates)

Boris · 03-02-08, 03:30 PM

Who says we all have a hadle or alias... Boris is just what my parents named me

... maybe they had a few after-work beers when coming up with it back in 83

The name Kessler in my sig isn't my real surname though... but it could have been. My grandfather (being a Volga-German: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_German) defected from the Red army to the Wehrmacht during the war. Because he thought the Russians might one day come looking for him, he decided to register under his wife's name instead, when they moved to Argentina after the war.

Torplexed · 03-02-08, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

The name Kessler in my sig isn't my real surname though... but it could have been. My grandfather (being a Volga-German: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_German) defected from the Red army to the Wehrmacht during the war. Because he thought the Russians might one day come looking for him, he decided to register under his wife's name instead, when they moved to Argentina after the war.

Smart move. A lot of those Russian who served in the German 'Ost' battalions in Normandy and were turned over by the Allies to the tender mercies of Stalin after the war, were never heard from again.

Powerthighs · 03-02-08, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

The name Kessler in my sig isn't my real surname though... but it could have been. My grandfather (being a Volga-German: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_German) defected from the Red army to the Wehrmacht during the war. Because he thought the Russians might one day come looking for him, he decided to register under his wife's name instead, when they moved to Argentina after the war.

Hey, I'm of Volga-German ancestory myself! The Oberlanders of North Dakota, immigrated to the US in the mid-to-late 19th century.

Nuc · 03-02-08, 04:07 PM

In the 1960's it seemed the best way to subs was nuclear power, hence:

College degrees in Nuclear Engineering
Qualified in Submarines as nuclear trained officer
Instructor at Naval Nuclear Power School
30 year career as commercial nuclear power plant designer

best 6 months: Asst. Engineering Officer USS Cobbler SS 344 (DBF!

)

1480 · 03-04-08, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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Originally Posted by 1480

It's my star number.

What kind of star number? Is it SAO 1480, RA 9h 17m 28.479 sec, DEC +79 deg 48 min 36.27 sec, visual magnitude 9.2? (epoch 2000 coordinates)

The star shaped piece of tin that sits on the left side of my chest at work....but most of us are like the banditos in Blazing Saddles "badges we don't need no stinkin badges".....

Rockin Robbins · 03-04-08, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 1480

The star shaped piece of tin that sits on the left side of my chest at work....but most of us are like the banditos in Blazing Saddles "badges we don't need no stinkin badges".....

capt_frank · 03-04-08, 11:11 AM

"Capt Frank's" is a great Seafood Market on Boynton Beach Bld., Boynton Beach, Florida. The name just stuck with me...

Sailor Steve · 03-07-08, 11:46 AM

Most of the websites I've ever visited (all two of them) know me by my real name, as they are serious history discussion fora. I first used mine when I came here and saw that pretty much everyone had a screen name. I came up with this one simply because I was in the navy back in the Vietnam era and I like alliteration. I don't really care if people know who I am, it just seemed to be what people were doing at the time.

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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Originally Posted by 1480

The star shaped piece of tin that sits on the left side of my chest at work....but most of us are like the banditos in Blazing Saddles "badges we don't need no stinkin badges".....

That's very bizarre. I mean the Blazing Saddles part. You do realize that Mel Brooks took that from John Huston's Treasure of the Sierra Madre? If not, you should definitely see it sometime.

gimpy117 · 03-02-08, 10:42 PM

lol...i stepped on a nail and walked funny ang the 117 if for halo (that was my original use for my screen name...it's prolly still sitting on a freinds X-Box)

snakeyez · 03-03-08, 12:11 AM

Well, due to an eye injury I had while attending forestry summer camp at college in 1998, I had to wear an eye patch for a short period of time. My friends that were with me when the injury occurred joked and told everyone that a snake had bit me in the eye (don't know where that story came from) and the nickname "Snake Eyes" came out.

No one really called me Snake Eyes after the patch came off, but I took the name and messed up the spelling to "snakeyez" to be a little more unique for an online handle.

Sub146 · 03-03-08, 07:35 AM

146 is my online stock car number and sub , well , because it's a submarine forum

quite simple and now you know

03-02-08, 11:55 AM	#1
Deerdiver Watch Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Deepest Wiltshire Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Deerdiver A combination of two of the passions in my life. Deer stalking (That's hunting to you Americans) and scuba diving. A strange combination, true, but life enhancing none the less. I find that the skills required in deer stalking fit quite nicely into a Subsim. Stealth, patience and a good aim.

03-02-08, 02:49 PM	#3
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	It's my star number. __________________

03-02-08, 10:42 PM	#13
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	lol...i stepped on a nail and walked funny ang the 117 if for halo (that was my original use for my screen name...it's prolly still sitting on a freinds X-Box) __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

03-03-08, 12:11 AM	#14
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Well, due to an eye injury I had while attending forestry summer camp at college in 1998, I had to wear an eye patch for a short period of time. My friends that were with me when the injury occurred joked and told everyone that a snake had bit me in the eye (don't know where that story came from) and the nickname "Snake Eyes" came out. No one really called me Snake Eyes after the patch came off, but I took the name and messed up the spelling to "snakeyez" to be a little more unique for an online handle. __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

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03-02-08, 03:30 PM	#5
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Who says we all have a hadle or alias... Boris is just what my parents named me ... maybe they had a few after-work beers when coming up with it back in 83 The name Kessler in my sig isn't my real surname though... but it could have been. My grandfather (being a Volga-German: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_German) defected from the Red army to the Wehrmacht during the war. Because he thought the Russians might one day come looking for him, he decided to register under his wife's name instead, when they moved to Argentina after the war.

03-02-08, 04:07 PM	#8
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	In the 1960's it seemed the best way to subs was nuclear power, hence: College degrees in Nuclear Engineering Qualified in Submarines as nuclear trained officer Instructor at Naval Nuclear Power School 30 year career as commercial nuclear power plant designer best 6 months: Asst. Engineering Officer USS Cobbler SS 344 (DBF! )

03-04-08, 11:11 AM	#11
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Capt Frank's" is a great Seafood Market on Boynton Beach Bld., Boynton Beach, Florida. The name just stuck with me...

03-03-08, 07:35 AM	#15
Sub146 Mate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Essex , England. Posts: 53 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	146 is my online stock car number and sub , well , because it's a submarine forum quite simple and now you know