How did you get your handle? - Page 2

peabody · 03-02-08, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

A play on my last name and the 1958 bubblegum rock song by one hit wonder, Bobby Day, tragically repeated in 1972 by Micheal Jackson.:rotfl:

Hey, Rockin Robbin, when you dive does your horn go "Tweat, Tweat, Tweat"?

Peabody

Snuffy · 03-02-08, 11:34 AM

Mine is not very creative at all.

I logged into my first forum about 6 years ago and I had a massive allergy attack going ...

the rest they say is history.

clayp · 03-02-08, 11:43 AM

Clayp is short for claypidgon witch I got from flying flight sims and being so easy to shoot down....

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, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by peabody

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

A play on my last name and the 1958 bubblegum rock song by one hit wonder, Bobby Day, tragically repeated in 1972 by Micheal Jackson.:rotfl:

Hey, Rockin Robbin, when you dive does your horn go "Tweat, Tweat, Tweat"?

Peabody

No, it's something like "Tweet, Tweedly-deet" if I heard it right.

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!

)

FIREWALL · 03-02-08, 04:19 PM

I didn't think FIREBUG was appropriate.

Don't get invited to to many functions. :p

THE_MASK · 03-02-08, 06:49 PM

Its an anti-handle as some suggest

sqk7744 · 03-02-08, 07:39 PM

Great thread!

Actually mine is a reverse (for below sea level) of my Avsim handle.

SQK4477 for the Transponder Squawk code 4477 reserved for use by SR-71, YF-12, U-2 and B-57, pressure suit flights, and aircraft operations above FL600.

RR LOL!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

No, it's something like "Tweet, Tweedly-deet" if I heard it right.

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Originally Posted by clayp

Clayp is short for claypidgon witch I got from flying flight sims and being so easy to shoot down....

That's classic Clay, glad ur in the Navy with us

03-02-08, 11:34 AM	#17
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Mine is not very creative at all. I logged into my first forum about 6 years ago and I had a massive allergy attack going ... the rest they say is history. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

03-02-08, 11:43 AM	#18
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	Clayp is short for claypidgon witch I got from flying flight sims and being so easy to shoot down.... __________________ clayp

03-02-08, 11:55 AM	#19
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	#21
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, 04:19 PM	#28
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I didn't think FIREBUG was appropriate. Don't get invited to to many functions. :p __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-02-08, 03:30 PM	#24
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	#27
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! )

03-02-08, 06:49 PM	#29
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Its an anti-handle as some suggest