How did you choose your Username? - Page 9

GoDeep · 06-24-10, 03:47 AM

Pretty self-explanatory, really. To escape, a u-boot dives deep, hence the name. I thought it sounded nice and aptly "submarine".

Mittelwaechter · 06-24-10, 03:54 AM

Mittelwaechter is German Navy slang.

A coffee and snack or a simple meal at midnight for the watch on duty (dog watch).

Herr-Berbunch · 06-24-10, 08:55 AM

I wanted something slightly humorous with a German lilt, so misspelt the great '70s cartoon Hair Bear Bunch (Help!... It's the).

I must say I'm disappointed in Jim for not admitting to his Chicken Bhuna addiction, we all love a good curry!

conus00 · 06-24-10, 10:20 AM

I got the nickname when I started skydiving when I was 17. At my local dropzone nobody went by their real name, we all went by nicknames.
One night we were sitting in the bar, drunk, and somebody found Czech-Russian dictionary.
It was originally Konus (or конус in Russian) which is an exact translation of my last name. It stuck for a little bit but then one of the other guys (an astrologist) told me that there was a Conus nebula so it was later changed to Conus.

00= year 2000. The year I moved to the United States.

sharkbit · 06-24-10, 12:20 PM

Wow...talk about a thread rising from the dead. Last seen 11/2006 and raised on 6/2010.

Neat though. I've never seen it and it is interesting to see some of the reasoning behind some of the names.

As far as my name goes:
Well, I was swimming one night and I felt this bump and a sharp pain in my leg.......well, ok....maybe not.

I play online poker occasionally. In the food chain of poker players, there are sharks and there are the little fishes that get eaten by the sharks at the tables.

Every once in a while, I become the hunted instead of the hunter and I get bit by the sharks.

Fido · 06-24-10, 01:38 PM

Fido is a shortened version of my early flightsim nick CFSFIDO. In real life if flew a Piper Cub for fun, but always wanted to fly a Spitfire or F-86 Sabre, so in Flight Sims my dreams came true. I was a member of an on line squadron of F-86D pilots, the aircraft was sometimes known as a SabreDog, so we all had canine related nicks.("Fido" is a common name for a pet dog) in case you are from out of town.

Over time I just dropped the CFS and started using Fido. As a subsimmer Fido has a different meaning, it refers to a Mark 24 passive acoustic anti-Submarine torpedo from WWII, so it still fits, well sort of.

Good Hunting
Fido U-52

flag4 · 06-24-10, 02:37 PM

flag4.

i had a family, there were 4 of us. now there is one of me, so it should be flag1!!
my ex took the micky out of this name but i like it, so it stuck. then, by chance i discovered this....

....http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flag-Battle-.../dp/1861760671

and could not believe it at first. i had no idea.

cheers

gordonmull · 06-24-10, 03:52 PM

Actually a good zombie thread!

I chose mine way back when I made my first ever online name and it always has been gordonmull for everything. My first name followed by the name of the island I grew up on, so that any other online teuchters might know they're seeing another one out there

h.sie · 06-24-10, 03:55 PM

h.sie are parts of my real name. later, after choosing this name, i found out, that if you pronounce it in one word, it sounds like "hasi" in german, which means "rabbit" and is not funny.

Jimbuna · 06-25-10, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h.sie

h.sie are parts of my real name. later, after choosing this name, i found out, that if you pronounce it in one word, it sounds like "hasi" in german, which means "rabbit" and is not funny.

Should we start referring to you as 'Bugs ' (bunny) then?

frau kaleun · 06-25-10, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Should we start referring to you as 'Bugs ' (bunny) then?

Also, re the thread's question...

"Frau Kaleun": obvious user name is obvious.

Obltn Strand · 06-25-10, 11:02 AM

Obltn because SHIII hunter doesn't promote one easily to kapitänleutnant which pissed me at the time.

Strand comes from my last name which really translates roughly as shore-like.

Iranon · 06-25-10, 11:32 AM

Rather boring... mine is taken from a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.

Task Force · 06-25-10, 11:35 AM

I chose mine because it was relevent, and I kinda had just been attacked by a SH3 TF.

h.sie · 06-25-10, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Should we start referring to you as 'Bugs ' (bunny) then?

'Bugs' is an adequate nickname since programming is part of my job.

06-24-10, 03:54 AM	#122
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Mittelwaechter is German Navy slang. A coffee and snack or a simple meal at midnight for the watch on duty (dog watch). __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

06-24-10, 08:55 AM	#123
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I wanted something slightly humorous with a German lilt, so misspelt the great '70s cartoon Hair Bear Bunch (Help!... It's the). I must say I'm disappointed in Jim for not admitting to his Chicken Bhuna addiction, we all love a good curry! __________________

06-24-10, 10:20 AM	#124
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	I got the nickname when I started skydiving when I was 17. At my local dropzone nobody went by their real name, we all went by nicknames. One night we were sitting in the bar, drunk, and somebody found Czech-Russian dictionary. It was originally Konus (or конус in Russian) which is an exact translation of my last name. It stuck for a little bit but then one of the other guys (an astrologist) told me that there was a Conus nebula so it was later changed to Conus. 00= year 2000. The year I moved to the United States. __________________ Last edited by conus00; 06-25-10 at 10:45 AM.

06-24-10, 12:20 PM	#125
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Wow...talk about a thread rising from the dead. Last seen 11/2006 and raised on 6/2010. Neat though. I've never seen it and it is interesting to see some of the reasoning behind some of the names. As far as my name goes: Well, I was swimming one night and I felt this bump and a sharp pain in my leg.......well, ok....maybe not. I play online poker occasionally. In the food chain of poker players, there are sharks and there are the little fishes that get eaten by the sharks at the tables. Every once in a while, I become the hunted instead of the hunter and I get bit by the sharks. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

06-24-10, 01:38 PM	#126
Fido Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nederland Posts: 60 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Fido is a shortened version of my early flightsim nick CFSFIDO. In real life if flew a Piper Cub for fun, but always wanted to fly a Spitfire or F-86 Sabre, so in Flight Sims my dreams came true. I was a member of an on line squadron of F-86D pilots, the aircraft was sometimes known as a SabreDog, so we all had canine related nicks.("Fido" is a common name for a pet dog) in case you are from out of town. Over time I just dropped the CFS and started using Fido. As a subsimmer Fido has a different meaning, it refers to a Mark 24 passive acoustic anti-Submarine torpedo from WWII, so it still fits, well sort of. Good Hunting Fido U-52 __________________ He is no fool, who gives what he can not keep, to gain what he must not lose.

06-24-10, 03:47 AM	#121
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Pretty self-explanatory, really. To escape, a u-boot dives deep, hence the name. I thought it sounded nice and aptly "submarine".

06-24-10, 02:37 PM	#127
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	flag4. i had a family, there were 4 of us. now there is one of me, so it should be flag1!! my ex took the micky out of this name but i like it, so it stuck. then, by chance i discovered this.... ....http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flag-Battle-.../dp/1861760671 and could not believe it at first. i had no idea. cheers __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

06-24-10, 03:52 PM	#128
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Actually a good zombie thread! I chose mine way back when I made my first ever online name and it always has been gordonmull for everything. My first name followed by the name of the island I grew up on, so that any other online teuchters might know they're seeing another one out there

06-24-10, 03:55 PM	#129
h.sie Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,192 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	h.sie are parts of my real name. later, after choosing this name, i found out, that if you pronounce it in one word, it sounds like "hasi" in german, which means "rabbit" and is not funny. __________________ My Mediafire page: http://www.mediafire.com/hsie

06-25-10, 11:02 AM	#132
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Obltn because SHIII hunter doesn't promote one easily to kapitänleutnant which pissed me at the time. Strand comes from my last name which really translates roughly as shore-like.

06-25-10, 11:32 AM	#133
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Rather boring... mine is taken from a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.

06-25-10, 11:35 AM	#134
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I chose mine because it was relevent, and I kinda had just been attacked by a SH3 TF. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"