How did you get your handle?

AkbarGulag · 03-02-08, 07:48 AM

The add-on madness has almost abated and after the blood and tears, we need some normality

As we all use a 'Handle' or 'Alias' here in the forums, we must all have had a thought (some thoughts smaller or larger than others) of what we wanted. Sure, it's 4pm on a friday, work beers will be on soon, some of us need to think fast when coming up with a handle.

So how did you all select your alias? And what does it mean?

tennozan · 03-02-08, 07:53 AM

Tennozan

A site where a sixteenth-century Japanese ruler staked his entire fate on a single battle. It has come to mean any decisive struggle.

Thanks for asking. Great community building question, especially in light of all the recent unrest.

JD

Raptor1 · 03-02-08, 08:00 AM

Raptor1 - The F-22 Raptor was my favourite modern plane, back when i was more obsessed with planes then ships

The 1 part...can't remember...

Rockin Robbins · 03-02-08, 08:13 AM

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

AkbarGulag · 03-02-08, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

tragically

I liked your use of that word in this context, it really drove your point home :rotfl:

Torplexed · 03-02-08, 08:25 AM

Torplexed--a mash up of Torpex and perplexed.

I'm permanently bewildered

BTW what are the origins of AkbarGulag?

wolfast · 03-02-08, 08:26 AM

Wolfast
Im the owner of Wolfast Performance Hobbies

No biggie, LOL

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.

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.

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.

03-02-08, 07:48 AM	#1
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	How did you get your handle? The add-on madness has almost abated and after the blood and tears, we need some normality As we all use a 'Handle' or 'Alias' here in the forums, we must all have had a thought (some thoughts smaller or larger than others) of what we wanted. Sure, it's 4pm on a friday, work beers will be on soon, some of us need to think fast when coming up with a handle. So how did you all select your alias? And what does it mean? __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

03-02-08, 08:00 AM	#3
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Raptor1 - The F-22 Raptor was my favourite modern plane, back when i was more obsessed with planes then ships The 1 part...can't remember... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

03-02-08, 08:13 AM	#4
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	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 Michael Jackson.:rotfl: __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 03-02-08 at 12:58 PM.

03-02-08, 08:25 AM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Torplexed--a mash up of Torpex and perplexed. I'm permanently bewildered BTW what are the origins of AkbarGulag? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-02-08, 08:26 AM	#7
wolfast Watch Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greenville South Carolina Posts: 27 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Wolfast Im the owner of Wolfast Performance Hobbies No biggie, LOL __________________ Former SimNASA Manned Space Flight Director

03-02-08, 07:53 AM	#2
tennozan Sparky Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 151 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	Tennozan A site where a sixteenth-century Japanese ruler staked his entire fate on a single battle. It has come to mean any decisive struggle. Thanks for asking. Great community building question, especially in light of all the recent unrest. JD

03-02-08, 11:34 AM	#9
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, 11:55 AM	#11
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	#13
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, 03:30 PM	#15
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.