Hiding Behind Your User Name

[KGT1200]

Now many of us that have an alter ego of a user name that is not your real name have been accused of having a "hidden agenda" to that I say that’s not true! Put your Doctor freud hat away in the hall closet, take off yer rose colored glasses and just listen to this!

We all are overgrown children that like to play games, and one of those games is rename your self, then pretend to be 14, and talk about motorcycles and other related stuff...

My question to you all is how did you name your yourself on the BMWMOA forum? And if there already is a thread here about this, as in ADV, sorry! We want to hear your story too! I hmbly request a NEW thread!

Mine is derived from a place in the foothills of Colorado where the book cliffs around where I used to live looked blood red, especially with sunrise and sunset. For 20 years I had a biz called red cliff ranch, aka Redclfco...I love that spot, and always will... :p


Where does your screen name come from?

[moondog]

No hidden motives, etc. I use to work for a large Canadian aircraft manufacture, fixing Learjets in Hartford, Ct. One of my work mates named everyone who came to work there. Ironically he never named himself. Where "Moondog" came from is unknown. Some where in the recess' of this guy's mind it came out. One guy was "Dancing bear". Another guy was "Elvis" for his sideburns or ( he was priveledged to have two knick names) "zoom" because he owned a Nissan. Another guy was the "Colonel" because of his advanced age and status. As for me, I have been called worse growing up to the point of being cruel, having the name Moondog was a pleasure. It was always used in a friendly way so I decided I liked it, so I kept it. Just don't call me late for dinner!:p

[henzilla]

My username was given to me by fellow cyclists in the 80's...we all were sponsored in charity rides by Mangia Pizza in Austin..their store mascot was a huge green Godzilla...we had 6 guys with the same first name...(all about same age when Steve was a common name it seems) so...we all used a part of our last name combined with Zilla to not be confused when someone hollered STEVE! It happened once and we had a big wreck:doh
Nothing sinister there...it just stuck...20+ years later they still all call me that

[kurt1305]

My name is Kurt. That screen name was taken so I added my badge number from work. Crazy, huh!

[RevWillie]

University of Notre Dame, mid 1970's I was a student, contemplating becoming an ex-student and taking off on my new BMW R75/5. An ex-roommate, whose father was an FBI agent, confided to me:"Man, if you are wearing a priest collar, doesn't matter if you have long hair or what, the law won't bother you---go down to the Bookstore and buy a priest collar, and you'll be cool!" I was not too sure about Ted's recommendation, but I did go to the Bookstore, looked at the "Friar Tuck" brand collars, picked one up and went to the check out. The little Polish lady at the cash register was so nice to me and wished me well on my preaching. Hmm..... this might just work!:D

Well, I did ride off on my BMW and discovered the world. One point in that journey brought me to Table Rock Park in SC, where I met BMWMOA at the Second National Rally:deal Somehow in those hazy years, the nickname "Reverend Willie" was created and my police cover has become something of legend. That collar has been on many a journey and situations, but it still fits me, thirty-four years later. I had to use a piece of a bleach bottle to replace the lost white insert in the collar, but it still survives. I have had people ask me to marry them (I told them I could only give overnight absolutions and would need some good confessionals as payment!), but have not been asked to do any human funerals (don't ask!).

I'm not a man of the cloth,....but I am a man of the Kevlar!

[bubbagazoo]

A guy I used to work with many years ago used to go around saying "What's new with you, bubbagazoo?" I took a shine to it. So, when I started doing Internet stuff, I began using Bubbagazoo as my screen name. It's also my own personal domain name -- bubbagazoo.ca

[Oldhway]

Uh... It's the name of the road I live on and a big part of one of my favorite songs (see below).

And Platypus was taken:D

[mpgolightly]

My screen name is my initials and last name: as in Mark P. Golightly, and yes my last name is truly Golightly. I get a lot of questions on my last name.

[26667]

mostly laziness. When i first hooked up w the forum, if I recall, my member # was a default moniker. For some reason, when i first joined BMWMOA it was point of pride. I was in a motorcycle club and I had a number! so I left it.

I don't really have a nick or handle that i use in other situations, so till I earn one, it's 26,667. ...Now that I think of it, my wife calls me Bunny:heart and my son thinks my vanity plate should read BADDAD.:scratch

[Mika]

My nefarious moniker that I hide behind was given to me by my first granddaughter and it stuck.

[skidgillen]

Mine is a nickname that was given to me after I wrecked my 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo when I was 21 years old. I left about 120 feet of skid marks before I bounced off of the curb head first. Always wore a helmet and still do, otherwise I wouldn't be here today, much older and wiser.

[GrafikFeat]

First Avatars... Now Screen names... I feel so, so... soooo... Dissected! :hungover

Anyway...
Graphic Designer... Digital Imager... High End Photo Retoucher... Typography...
Therefore I perform "Graphic Feats of daring...
Grafik spelled the German BauHaus way and feats...
Well... Feats. :bow A small tip of the hat or homage if you will to Little Feat (http://www.littlefeat.net/index.php?page=history).

Besides... The GOD of Creativity was taken.

[enfoman]

It all started when I needed a screen name for AOL way back in the day of the internet explosion. I still have a 1949 English Ford "Prefect" 4 door sedan (my first car bought in 1975) from which I derived the name.

http://www.philseed.com/images/ford-prefect52.jpg

:buds

[jdmetzger]

Apparently I'm not very original as I just stuck with first initial, middle initial, last name. No hiding for me. :)

I've used different names through the years - first on BBS systems and then on the internet. I still use aliases in some places. :whistle

[bullit7801]

Well, Bullit is the nickname by brother gave me the night we shaved my head for the first time. That was February of 1969 when lots of young men had hair down to their sholders. My avitar moto is the reason I shaved it. I have worn it this way ever since. The 7801 comes from the model years of my two BMWs, a 1978 R100RS and a 2001 R1100RSA. Simple.

Oh, and by the way, talking about hidding behind a screen name, I note that the majority posting to this thread don't use a sig line including their names. :stick

tb

[GrafikFeat]

Oh, and by the way, talking about hidding behind a screen name, I note that the majority posting to this thread don't use a sig line including their names.

...nor do they fill out profiles...

[Klay]

Ain't no hidin' goin' on here.

[kpinvt]

My name is Kevin Patrick Wilkinson Jr. and besides my late father and I there are two other Kevins in the immediate family. Early on I became known as "KP" and since moving to Vermont I am now known as KP in VT. Every other forum (about 30) I belong to I use "kpinvt" as a screen name as well.

[jobee58]

Where "Moondog" came from is unknown. Some where in the recess' of this guy's mind it came out.

I know there was an old-time wrestler who went by the moniker "Moondog Rex."

jobee58 is first name, phonic sound of last initial, year of birth. Not terribly imaginative. If I were a rapper, I'd be Jay B Large

[jimfastcar]

Used to misbehave behind the wheel of a 1987 Porsche 911..

[jrgporsche]

I still misbehave in an 1988 Porsche 911 when not on the bike.

John Gregory
R1100RT

[RandallIsland]

My question to you all is how did you name your yourself on the BMWMOA forum?

Where does your screen name come from?

It all started when I needed a screen name for AOL way back in the day of the internet explosion.
Ditto.

My name is Randall.
I imagine myself an island.
RandallIsland sounds cool.

Cheers!
-RI

[Petrodog]

PETRODOG (the petroleum pooch) is a natural, given that as a Petroleum Engineer who has been sniffing around the oilpatch for waaaay tooo long. Working like a dog at times, but generally having a great time and meeting some really nice folk around the world.

Petrodog was "born" in a Mexican fishing camp many years ago. My nickname is Fritz - which seems to be difficult or impossible for Spanish speakers to pronounce. Petrodog was easier for them to say, their suggestion was El Gordo - which although true just did not ring well in my ears.

[Newstar]

Newstar is one of the various translations we've heard on our Croatian last name, Novacich.

I liked it so I've used it for a few things including the vanity tag on our truck.

[GrantMacEachern]

when signing up for the forum i must have goofed and put my real name in the wrong spot. when i later realized the username/realname mix up i just figured who cares? nothing to hide. sorry if reality is boring.

[Rpbump]

No hiding, just name and initials same as my mc vanity plate.

Ride safe :usa

[Rapid_Roy]

:dunno

[Vagabird]

My name is Dan Birdsall. All my life I've been some variation of Bird - some OK and some not. I married Polly Barnett. We became barnbird and stayed that way on the internet for many years. After Polly died, I thought it was time to shed the Barn part, and because I like to travel and have lived in many different places, I came up with Vagabond, oops, Vagabird. Birdsall is my brother. ;)

[tourunigo]

.... just our company name (as in www.tourunigo.com) which has now bowed out of the association with manufacturer. From a more present point of view our vanity plate is TOUR an we pull a Uni-Go. Simple. However, I am looking to change my ID here but haven't come up with anything that I like yet. :scratch -Bob

[kurtisminder]

Nothing to hide here. That, and I have no imagination. ;)

[leadfoot]

In High School I had an all original 68 Z/28. I joined a local car club and got involved in slalom racing, closed course racing one car at a time against a timer. I virtually owned my class (F Stock), and got the nickname Leadfoot. It was just something that came to mind when I got my first BMW and was researching some BMW racing history before joining BMWMOA.

Man I miss that car!!

[sudani]

My online name is a combination of my first and last name, Susan Daniels.

When I was a guest on the site I used Raevyn, which associated me with Wezul. When I joined the club in October, I decided it was time for a change.

[terham]

First three letters of my first name and first three letters of my last name. That's been part of my email address from back in the day (early 90s :laugh ) and when I signed up I goofed and put that as the user name. I was going to be beemer boy, since that's what my wife calls me, but never changed it.

A terham by any other name...

[Mongo]

Mine is a nickname I received from some friends. It came from a character in Blazing Saddles. It has to do with my physical presence and an old bouncer gig. I'm pretty much the same here as I am in person. Maybe a little mellower here, I bite my tongue a lot.

[cjack]

Guess...:D

[GrafikFeat]

My online name is a combination of my first and last name, Susan Daniels.

...and here I am thinking yer from the Sudan. :laugh

[shire2000]

Mine came from a combination. I always loved J.R.R. Tolkien's Books, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rigs trilogy. Originally read them at about age 12 and have always been fascinated with his style of writing. Wrote a huge essay about it in University. I was given the nickname Hobbit back in University due to being rather overweight with very long hair and beard. Both reached past my waist at the time. When I got married my wife was into purebred dogs and we started breeding them. Our kennel name became Shire Kennels. We named all our dogs after different characters from the books. Just slightly obsessed, I think. The 2000 part came about from the year we first got high speed internet. Therefor Shire2000 became our main email address. Have used it for all online names for the past 8 years.

[Bob1100RTC]

My name is Bob and my first BMW was a R1100RT. Hence the name.

[sudani]

...and here I am thinking yer from the Sudan. :laugh

Nothing that exotic, I'm afraid. ;)

[Expatriated]

The first time I lived outside of the US, I felt very much like the Jimmy Buffett song "Banana Republics"...."expatriated americans...." I travel and work so much outside of the US that I just kept the moniker when I got back. My avatar is a shot I took of an MS-13 assassin in El Salvador for an article I was working on at the time.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/expatriated_album/LaCara.jpg

[crazydrummerdude]

I was 12 and searching for a name on AOL that wasn't taken yet. It stuck.

I stopped playing drums professionally in 2005 after Warped Tour and after I got sick of seeing my former band-mates on MTV, and have since pursued my education with I learn guitar. As general electives while building up pre-req's for other classes, I took a year of classical guitar and two years of music theory. I'll be back in the music scene in a couple years.

I still wanna jam on drums if anyone's down. :ear

[tessler]

When your last name is Tessler, people invariably hear it as if it were spelled like the famed Serbian electrical engineer....

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/adc/10098920A~Nikola-Tesla-Posters.jpg

Or they conjure an association (especially when someone discovers I also played bass guitar professionally) with a Hair Band from the 80s (also inspired by the same famous engineer):

http://images.thegauntlet.com/pics/Tesla%20-%20Band.jpg

But in the end it becomes your handle; your calling card and the easiest thing to blurt out when someone wants your attention. To friends and schoolmates since I was a kid, my last name is my only name. To my wife, whenever she is irritated with me, this concept is carried to it's ultimate connotation.

[scoobs]

My surname is "Scobie", and back in the late '60's when "Scooby-Doo " was on the telly it was a natural slide into "scooby" then "Scoobs".
Unfortunately, in the 15 years I've been living in Georgia I still haven't got the locals able to pronounce my name properly; but if that's all I've got to worry about then life is pretty good!!
Cheers,
Ian :drink

[Mrs2beers]

Well, Barry's came about from highschool and being one of the "gearheads". They all had nicknames in Auto Mechanic Class and with a last name like Strohbusch, 2Beers was just a natural choice. Just to explain here in the midwest you could buy Stroh's Beer and Busch Beer. We've been sweethearts since 9thgrade (rival schools, but that's another story) and I don't mind being the Mrs.

[cheesewhiz]

I spell mine a bit different but the highlighted parts of this product description seemed to fit:


Cheez Whiz (sic) is a thick processed cheese sauce or spread sold by Kraft Foods. It was developed by a team led by food scientist Edwin Traisman (1915–2007) and was first marketed in 1953.[1]

The bright yellow, viscous liquid usually comes in a glass jar, and is used as a topping for corn chips, hot dogs, cheesesteaks, celery, and other foods. It is marketed in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, and the Philippines.

The product has been sold in a narrow jar that tapered towards the base when sold as a spread. When Cheese Whiz is advertised as a dip or a sauce, the jars are larger and more of a squat cylindrical shape.

:laugh

[nevada72]

Nevada72= the color/year of my old BMW 2002. It was my first foray into forums. It's easy to remember and rarely taken by other users so I use it as my default name on pretty much anything to do with the internet.

[Motor31]

It was the last radio designator I had as a Motor Officer when I had my crash. I enjoyed doing the job I had at the time and had to work hard to get it. No big deal and it's easy for me to remember. I don't hide much of anything and at one point even had my MOA number (6762) posted in my sig.

[mthelmet]

In the early 70' needed a name for talking on my Cb. Look at the helmet hanging off of the handle bar. The name was hatched, MT Helmet it worked ofr the Cb.
So I just started using it here.

As my end says NO one else admits it.:laugh

[BeemerMike]

My question to you all is how did you name your yourself on the BMWMOA forum? And if there already is a thread here about this, as in ADV, sorry! We want to hear your story too! I hmbly request a NEW thread!

Uh, my full name is in my profile, so no "hiding". You all can probably connect the rest of the dots! ;)

[The_Veg]

When I was stationed in Germany in the late 1980s I was the grand champion of veggin' out in my barracks, to my friends started calling me 'The Veg.' There's also an X-rated story behind the name, but that's all I'll say about that right now. Anyway, it's what all my friends have called me ever since.

Well, except for my brother, who now calls me

http://vegomatic.smugmug.com/photos/234193258_puhKf-M.jpg

(That's him waiting for me to exit customs/immigration at Tokyo Narita Int'l Airport)

Being The Veg was especially cool back when I was a rock'n'roll bass player. There was a small underground-music fanzine that reviewed a single we had released and the review contained the comment that, "While we know nothing of this four-piece band from Tuscaloosa Alabama, having a bassist called The Veg is very cool!" They went on to say that they liked the record too, BTW.

I have plenty of other nicknames, but The Veg runs closest to who I am and where I've been. Of course one of those same friends back in the old days in Germany also at one point started calling me 'Dr. Autobahn.' Hmmmm, should I have gone with that instead?

[The_Veg]

Dale, you may be amused to know that before I knew was 'Redclfco' was, I was mentally processing it as 'Red C. Falco' :laugh

[Acejones]

Well, Its actually my cats name (Ace). He started out as AC for "additional cat", when he showed up. AC morphed into ACE, so I just borrowed it. He told me he didn't mind. He actually enjoys the notoriaty.

[MLS2GO]

But certainly could be construed that way. No just short for Miles to Go, I like to ride long distances. That's the happiest I am, when I still have Miles to Go. No hiding for me, name is in the signature.

[iRene]

I lack creativity!

[cjack]

Guess...:D

But...while I presently think of cjack being the first letter of my first name and jack, there IS a story behind the cjack. Back in the '70s (right...you were born in 1983...) a friend who also rode BMWs and went to BMW rallies (she also used to write a column for the ON), noticed that I generally managed to escape getting a speck of dust on myself or my BMW. She took to calling me Clean Jack which became cjack. That was the first cjack of me.

[Bullett]

Its the nickname my Dad gave me when I was a kid. I tried to forget it once I reached adulthood, but after Dad (who taught me to ride motorcycles) passed away and I returned to motorcycling, I decided I would use it again.

[Belquar]

For me it is my girl Toots. She was the horse I rode at work when I lived in Colorado. By far, in all my years on a horse, the best horse I ever rode. Mean ass mare. Sorrell with a very wide white blaze. She was 1/2 belgian and 1/2 quarter horse. So my screenname was born.

And my name is Brian.

[darcym]

First name, last initial. Since "darcy" is an odd name anyway, I get to use the same screen name for many different internet forums. I have another name that would require explanation - that I've had since my first foray into the internet. But I don't use that name here ... and I do have a slightly different personality online than in person. Such is the nature of ... typing. But I try not to troll whenever possible
:type

[Artiee]

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Where does your screen name come from?

Where does my screen name come from? Uhm.... let's see.... My screen name is Artiee..... and, uh..... I ride an R1200RT....

uhm..... gee..... gosh.... that's a tough questions..... :scratch


Let me think about it some and see if I can figure something out....... :scratch
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[SheRidesABeemer]

I love typing?
I got into riding and the internet around the same time. I tried out some K75 variations, but then added the K11 to my garage. I wanted something that pointed out there was a woman behind the name. At the time it was the most characters allowed by AOL. Now its my online persona everywhere.

[Oznay]

Mine is Pig latin,as I'm sure you all know. I was tagged Nose,by a guy called Beaver,back in'64,when I was taking a machine shop course. I've been called Nose since then,sign my cheques with that,driver's licence,visa,etc...:laugh

[barryg]

No hiding here. barrygp Full name Barry Gordon Phillips.

[SugarHillCTD]

Sugarhillctd was my "handle" on an RV forum- I just kept using it here and on other forums.

I live in Sugar Hill, NH

I used to have a Cummins Turbo Diesel that carried a truck camper.

[MAINELYTRIUMPH]

I live in maine and most of my bikes are triumphs.

[EastTNBeemer]

I live in the Smokys and ride a BMW. My friends ride Harleys and rice rockets. They named me. What can I say?:burnout

[RevWillie]

My friends ride Harleys and rice rockets.

You know, if you bring your friends to the '09 National in your part of Tennesse, they might "see the light" and upgrade their rides to Beemers!:D
Good luck!:evil

[Sue]

I might be about the only person with a space in my user name.

[bikerfish1100]

Bikerfish1100- when i created that handle, I was in my 25th year of raising tropical fish, including running a small breeding and aquarium maintenance business as a sideline to my hobby. bicycles and motorcycles are/were the other 2 big hobbies, and the beemer at the time was my K11RS, since replaced by my R1100
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[BeemoKat]

BeemerDawg was taken, and I have a cat anyway.

[coalminer]

I was a coalminer for four years just after high school; actually just after failing my first semester of college. During those few years I worked with some of the finest people I have ever known. My user name is a nod to all of them and all they taught me...I'm proud to have been one of them if only for a little while. I use it everywhere I need a username.

[ghostrider1964]

I was a big Johnny Cash fan back in the early 70s and I loved the song Ghostriders In The Sky. So Ghostrider became my CB handle. When the days of internet came around I added the year of my birth, and ghostrider1964 was born!!!:D

[hlothery]

Ahem.......................just couldn't think of anything clever at the time.:D

[knary]

The first time I lived outside of the US, I felt very much like the Jimmy Buffett song "Banana Republics"...."expatriated americans...." I travel and work so much outside of the US that I just kept the moniker when I got back. My avatar is a shot I took of an MS-13 assassin in El Salvador for an article I was working on at the time.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/expatriated_album/LaCara.jpg

There are some stories there.

:lurk

[GrafikFeat]

There are some stories there.

...and they start w/ the initials See, Eye, Eh. :deal

[hobbywhore]

From the time the kids were little until the time came for them to leave the nest, I spent years trying to find something that would fill the gap left by motorcycling. I went from one hobby to another, investing all my enthusiasm into each one hoping I wouldn't think about getting another bike. As I was leaving one hobby to start another, my wife tagged me with this user name and it stuck.

Eventually, after the kids were grown, she relented and resigned herself to me having a motorcycle. The bike I chose was a 1977 R100S (this was 2005) that needed a lot of work, which gave her a little relief. When I finally joined this organization, the user name just popped up before I realized I had typed it in.

[hlothery]

I'm not allowed to discuss the usernames my wife has tagged me with.......








and there will certainly be no avatar!!:D

[Braddog]

First name is Brad, then I just added "dog". Kind of silly, really. I came up with it years ago in my first foray into online forums, which oddly enough, started with motorcycle forums.

I'm widely known as "Braddog", although I have a different handle on at least one other forum. Anyone that would pay attention to my location and signature would easily make the connection that I'm the same guy.

[hobbywhore]

LOL! Good one, hlothery! :laugh

[Sailingfool]

If I'm not riding My K100RS, or sailing my E Scow, or sailing my ice boat, I'm wasting time wishing I was! The best way to spend a Saturday? 50 mile ride to the lake, 4 or 5 hours of racing sail boats, followed by the ride home including the 150 mile detour for a hamburger!

[AZ Greg]

Nothing to hide here !

[Bob_M]

Bob Marshall

The avatar (a R100S in front of a bimmer M1) is a post card I picked up at the BMW museum in Munich.

[petepeterson]

Because I have no imagination......... As the avatar represents........Pete

[r1150gsadvrider]

Yep, you guessed it!:laugh

[BubbaZanetti]

. (http://www.geocities.com/irishdaffy/)

[GrafikFeat]

Because I have no imagination......... As the avatar represents........Pete

I love that avatar... A robot doing the "PP Dance"...

[JanMiller]

Because I have no imagination......... As the avatar represents........Pete

I relate to your avatar somehow.. scary...

[rlswim]

There's a Swim on the K75S.

[beemerred]

Years ago I used to be called Red (or Big Red ) so I just added the beemer part. I should change it now though because now they call Big Peach! :laugh

[From MARS]

on the back of my tee shirt. It says, "I'm From MARS". So, I guess that's who I am. I used to be somebody else, but I'm From MARS, now.

Actually, "Martian" was taken, and Scott offered this as an alternative. It works!

Tom

[Dick]

I am a brilliant bowler much like my namesake...

http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/archweek/2004/images/GMU/marac_gmu5.jpg

Also, I can be a bit more acerbic on line than I am in person.

[GrumpyOldMan]

It's what I want to be when I grow up. :D

[sudani]

It's what I want to be when I grow up. :D

From the number of posts you've made since 2006....I would have to guess the name fits you! :bolt

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Germantown, TN
Posts: 9

[m0rbid45]

I needed a username that was unique and easily remembered. Came up with this as my sense of humor is, well, a bit morbid after driving a 18 wheel job and working as a corrections officer for a while.

Now where is the cadaver as I am starving. :eat

[shakeybone]

I got the nickname Shakey years ago at a job I had . Later at another job I got the nickname Bones because I could eat anything and not put on weight. I found that there are lots of Shakeys and lots of Bones, so I combined the two.

[xp8103]

I fly model airplanes. The JR XP8103 was the first computer radio I owned and I loved it. It was 10 years ago and I had registered for a couple of online R/C sights using it. So, it's been around a while.....

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/images/store_jrXP8103_lg.jpg

[bulletbill]

My user name was also given to me by my Enduro buddies in the ‘80’s, how let me say that it “Bulletbill”is a relative term. I being 10 years older that the average age of the group, but with the experience to be fast enough to keep up thus the tag.

[yngswen]

... my name, it chose me.

When I was a younger man, a co-worker would entertain himself by doing nothing more than addressing me as "Swen, Young Swen" over and over again. Later, other coworkers in other locations would spontaneously address me as "young Swen".

I'm rapidly approaching the point where the moniker transitions from vain to rediculous, but like my tires, it still has a few good miles on it yet.

Old Swen???:bolt

[OfficerImpersonator]

My user name should be self-explanatory.

http://dvandkq.net/images/20080510-001.jpg

[cayuse60]

cayuse - a small native range horse, Indian pony.
pony - a range horse of the western United States.

the 60 is for my age when I started this user name.

[bricciphoto]

I've seen threads such as this on other forums. It's always interesting to see what's behind a screen name/avatar.

Mine is simple. Like others many years ago I was confronted by the sudden need to develop a screen name online so I just combined my name and favorite hobby: B. Ricci & photography. Elsewhere (and in general) I use my real name: Ben_Ricci or on rare occasions Boxer_Ben (I ride a BMW boxer and my fun car is a Porsche).

[PGlaves]

Well, "P" is the first letter in my first name, and "Glaves" is my last name. And I see no need to use anything more mysterious. It's quite all right with me for anybody to know the source of what I write.

[PAGoldsby]

My user name comes from my birth certificate.

[535is]

I'm pretty transparent to anyone who knows old BMW cars. I am much more active and involved in BMW CCA (24 years now) and the cyber-community of MyE28.com. I'm on my fifth E28 (1982-'88 5 Series) and my fourth 535is ('87-'88 only). In most other cyber-groups, I use a variation of my actual name with or without spaces and punctuation (see my sig). For here, though, so no one gets the wrong idea, I'm more of a Car Guy than a Bike Guy ... although these old Airheads do tend to get to ya. ;)

It appears to me now that the RS is a lot like the 535is. I can drive lots of other cars, old and new, but when I slide into the sport seat of my 'is, I am instantly 'at home'. I am intimately familiar with every little mechanical quirk of these beasts and I can do field repairs on it as handily as most of the Airhead gurus do on their bikes. No other car in my life has felt as good for as long, so I will have a 535is to drive for as long as it is reasonably possible. Likewise, this 30-year-old RS fits me so well in a lot of the same ways, so I am unlikely to be changing to any other bike in the foreseeable future. Anyhow, here's the car ...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/2809000-2809999/2809842_5_full.jpg

[lineman126]

I am a Journeyman Lineman and I used to work out of local 126 Hence the lineman126. I now work out of local 29. :blah

[cactuspat]

The Pat part is easy,my name is Patrick,The cactus part comes from me being fascinated with the Big bend,of TX, and the chihuahuan desert. The diversity of the flora {plants} especially the cacti awed me so much I would go there as often as I could in the 70s and the 80s on my 79 r65 and in my old 3 on the tree 250-6 cy.Chevy truck. I would photograph, and collect as many types as I could when I was living on the black land priare ,in a a old farm house,and on the the south side on the porch I had over a hundred species of cacti when a old friend come to visit .And he said what up with you and cactus, I am going to start calling you cactus,it stuck.

[jdmetzger]

I got the nickname Shakey years ago at a job I had . Later at another job I got the nickname Bones because I could eat anything and not put on weight. I found that there are lots of Shakeys and lots of Bones, so I combined the two.

Just out of high school I was doing I.T. work and my coworkers called me "Stick Boy" for similar reasons - I could eat anything and not put on weight. I also was 6' tall and only weighted 133lbs. Beer and living on my own helped me put on a bit more weight, so while I'm not fat, I AM more famine-tolerant. :)

[xp8103]

Just out of high school I was doing I.T. work and my coworkers called me "Stick Boy" for similar reasons - I could eat anything and not put on weight. I also was 6' tall and only weighted 133lbs. Beer and living on my own helped me put on a bit more weight, so while I'm not fat, I AM more famine-tolerant. :)

HOLY CRAP! How do you hold up a bike on those legs??? :D

[jdmetzger]

HOLY CRAP! How do you hold up a bike on those legs??? :D

:ha

I didn't start riding until about 9 years after I graduated high school - after I added the weight. I never realized how skinny I was until I looked back at an old photo and it looked like I wasn't eating. The sad thing is what I was eating for lunch my senior year:

- hostess powdered donuts (6-pack)
- 2 bags of BBQ Krunchers potato chips
- bagel with cream cheese
- country time lemonade
- Add ice cream if it was soccer season

My parents still gave me good food at home, but then on weekends I'd be running around grabbing taco bell or something equally unhealthy. My metabolism was scary. When I rode to the James Bay after the '07 rally I dropped 10 pounds in 7 days. I was eating, but not having beer or soda. I should probably make that a permanent dietary change.

[xp8103]

:ha
I was eating, but not having beer or soda. I should probably make that a permanent dietary change.

Beer and Soda work for me!! :)

[cafecubano]

Why not! I mean have you ever tried cubano coffee or a cafecito. It was cafecubano or puro cubano.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/502192687_7d7ced73b5_o.jpg

http://estaticos01.cache.el-mundo.net/elmundo/imagenes/2007/11/19/1195318316_extras_ladillos_1_0.jpg

[Luckies]

When your last name is Tessler, people invariably hear it as if it were spelled like the famed Serbian electrical engineer....

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/adc/10098920A~Nikola-Tesla-Posters.jpg

Or they conjure an association (especially when someone discovers I also played bass guitar professionally) with a Hair Band from the 80s (also inspired by the same famous engineer):

http://images.thegauntlet.com/pics/Tesla%20-%20Band.jpg

But in the end it becomes your handle; your calling card and the easiest thing to blurt out when someone wants your attention. To friends and schoolmates since I was a kid, my last name is my only name. To my wife, whenever she is irritated with me, this concept is carried to it's ultimate connotation.

You think you got it bad, my wife's name is Tesla. She alway hears someone say somethiing about either him or the band. I get a kick out of it but I think its gotten old for her.

BTW, no, she's not named after either of them.

[yappo]

drove over the road.would hear all these insane monikers on the cb radio.knew it would'nt work for me to have one,thats when i remembered an old john wayne movie with this little irish guy who called other's "why,it's himself!".the guys name was arthur shields and i think the movie was the quiet man.hellava good film.

[The_Veg]

Just out of high school I was doing I.T. work and my coworkers called me "Stick Boy" for similar reasons - I could eat anything and not put on weight.

I used to work with a guy like that. Skinny little fella who would commonly eat a whole large pizza or 3 double-cheeseburgers for lunch and never put on any flab. I told him one day that he must have a tapeworm or something, and he found that so hilarious that whenever he got hungry he'd exclaim, "tapeworm's off da hook today!"

[squiffynimrod]

Was suggested as an online name several years ago by a co-worker. I liked the way it rolled off the tongue. As quoted from the dictionary.com site-

squiffy: very drunk

nimrod:  a person expert in or devoted to hunting.

Now I don't hunt, but I've been often seen hunting for a fine microbrew with a great cheeseburger as a chaser. So the name fits me.

We've called the wine making room and cellar in the basement "squiffycellars." That one rolls off the tongue too.

Steve

[quickdraw]

Well I like to say it originated because I've spent most of my life working behind a drawing board but in reality it's a nick name my girlfriend has come up with. :dunno

[Bigrider]

Let's just say I give my suspension a work out going to the grocery store.

Dave Hoover
San Antonio, TX

[SIBUD]

Southern Illinois BUD, because Bud was already taken.

[Zygmund]

It was my grandfathers first name and I got it for my middle name.

:kbasa

[cruisincruzan]

My first bike was the R1200C where the cruisin part comes from and I was born in St. Croix, VI where the cruzan part originates.

[pffog]

Mine comes from one of my son's friends that spent the day chasing me (actually just trying to keep me in sight) around back roads of Pennsylvania, on his CBR1000RR.

End of the day he says to me, you know you're Pretty Fast For an Old Guy , thus the screen name was born.

I have 3 adult son's that ride, and have done several track days with me, and even when they are on my CBR600F3 track bike, I am still faster than them on the Beemer. The deal is they cannot call me old until they are faster on the track.

[userw5]

Assigned many many years ago between user w4 and w6. :dunno

[henzilla]

Let's just say I give my suspension a work out going to the grocery store.

Dave Hoover
San Antonio, TX



:laugh :laugh :laugh Good one Dave!

[Mudbug]

Originally Cajun. Now living in Texas. Mudbugs are good eating.

http://kjun.smugmug.com/photos/439515005_c8oep-M.jpg

[Rapid_Roy]

I got nuttin'
:dunno

[Sue]

I got nuttin'
:dunno

wrong thread, Roy.
:bolt

:D

[kahuhna]

Kahuhna not only reflects the fact that somehow I usually end up in charge (all the responsibilities w/ none of the perks, pay, benefits, etc...) but also contains my last name in the middle. My friends and customers think it is fitting and fun.
Cruisincruzan- I got your name right away. I lived on the next island over for 14 years. The one with "the Papas, them".
That'd be Vieques, P.R.

Cheers

[Motor31]

Kahuhna not only reflects the fact that somehow I usually end up in charge (all the responsibilities w/ none of the perks, pay, benefits, etc...) but also contains my last name in the middle. My friends and customers think it is fitting and fun.
Cruisincruzan- I got your name right away. I lived on the next island over for 14 years. The one with "the Papas, them".
That'd be Vieques, P.R.

Cheers


Your last name is "huh"?????
:scratch :bolt

[NavyDad]

My wife has Navy Mom painted on the back of her helmet (and car, and everything else she owns) so the folks we ride with decided to call her Navy Mom. They just thought that it would be natural for me to be Navy Dad. Guilt by association I reckon. Oh well, no problem. We are proud of our Sailor and hats off to all who have and are serving.

[kahuhna]

I thought it was in my profile... nope, the last name is Huhn.
I've had wisea**es on Ebay chide me for misspelling the Hawaiian word kahuna.

Cheers,
Greg Huhn

[boxerr]

I usually go under Johno on most forums, but that was taken, so, I had an R1150R at the time, so boxerr seemed like a good idea.:D

[basketcase]

No hiding here. At another place somewhere on these boards I posted to an "about you" discussion -- way back in the beginning of this occasionally raucous webhaven!

:bolt

[RandyB]

Nothing to hide here. That, and I have no imagination. ;)

+1

Ain't no way I would use some of the names I've been called....

[Jeff488]

Just my first name and badge number from when I was on the job.

Simple on purpose so that I can remember it!

[godzilla]

I have used "Godzilla" as a screen and email name since I first connected to the NET. I like Godzilla movies. My Main Cat is names Godzilla. I had a boat names Godzilla. I even have a Godzilla tattoo.

Not really trying to 'hide', but in some cases I prefer my real name not to be known. That is a piece of information that identity thieves can use to get more information.

[AZgman]

I didn't think typing "obsessed with motorcycles and BMWs" every time I logged in would be much fun! (My apologies to Gail)

[RandallIsland]

That is a piece of information that identity thieves can use to get more information.

Like what the tattoo looks like? :stick

[Ozonkiller]

I work in refrigeration and air conditioning and as we all have learned "Freon" is a major contributor in the demise of the ozone layer

Thus Ozonkiller. I had to drop the "e" at some point due to a limit of characters.

Tom

By the way, I wish that more folks would complete the profile information. More than once, I'd have liked to help somebody with an issue with their bike if they were in the neighborhood, but that info wasn't available. I know that others must feel the same.

[mrich12000]

Just saw this and I liked all the coments .

:thumb

[robertklee]

My name is Robert K. Lee...

:usa

[Mongo]

I work in refrigeration and air conditioning and as we all have learned "Freon" is a major contributor in the demise of the ozone layer

Thus Ozonkiller. I had to drop the "e" at some point due to a limit of characters.

Tom



You and me both. I blew out a lot of drains with 22 before anyone knew any better.

http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_sonstige/g0200.gif

[Mike M]

I have a thing for Black BMW's.

http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/274984526_NTy6S-S.jpg http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/188228785_svyPe-S.jpg

http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/54244153_Bnggz-S.jpg http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/54244174_fGYwE-S.jpg

http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/54244306_Gmaqe-S.jpg http://blackgs.smugmug.com/photos/443382390_dvQxo-S.jpg

[BobMielke]

Let's see......bobmielke. It come from BOB MIELKE. I is what I is. ;)

[godzilla]

Like what the tattoo looks like? :stick

Never thought a that, so I drew a moustache and a pair of sunglasses on the Godzilla tatt. Now he's incognito!

[elyotsidecar]

My last name is Elliott.It dates back to Scottish royalty some 800yrs ago.The old spelling being Elyot.My 1974 R90/6 came with A after market side car.OK,it's still sitting in the barn as of right now.After much work restoring the bike I plan on restoring the sidecar this winter.My first name is James and I always find myself in A room full of Jims,James's,Jimmy's, and Jamie's so I often go by Elliott.

[cathdeac]

Just what it sez..
Cath - Catholic
deac - Deacon

[Rod Sheridan]

Mine's self explanatory............Rod.

[dxmenon]

it's the first letter of my first name, the letter x, and my last name. When I used to work for a multinational company, you needed a middle name for the email address, and if you did not have one, they put an X. I just stuck with it.

Deepak Menon

[jacko]

My name is Jack and I ride to work year around. The H-D riders there gave me the nickname odd jack so I just reversed the two words and dropped the D's.
What is most amazing to me is the fact that after several years the guy who put this nomer on me has no idea what heated vest etc might be.
:dunno

[TrailingJack]

I used to race motocross and ride dirtbikes with my best friend Jack.
He started riding road bikes but for years, I wouldn't.
When I finally did, I would take his advice about street riding techniques always following him on rides. Hence...Trailing Jack.

My name's Chuck.
The guys that I've met from ADV (same screen name) usually end up calling me TJ or Jack. That gets real confusing when Jack is with me. :scratch :laugh

[kantuckid]

30 years in Kansas + 35 years in Kentucky makes you a sort of mestizo jayhawk/hillbilly!!!:dunno

[kstoo]

A beautiful hippie girl in high school gave me the name to differentiate this Stewart from from my older brother so I got to be kstoo (Kevin) instead of just stoo. It has stuck over the years.

[MrGrocer]

Mr. Efficiency has been my official biker name for some time, granted to me by my friend Hank after he witnessed a long weekend of me riding, camping and having a place for everything and everything in its place.

In real life, I'm also really darn efficient, although my real name is Bill. Nonetheless, the Mr. Efficiency has stuck, Mr. E to my friends, enemies and people with short attention spans.

[beemerphile1]

I love BMW motorcycles, thus my forum name. The number one is because years ago when I tried to use beemerphile as an email address, someone else already had it.

[jgr451]

in a strange way.Maybe only I can hear the rhyme.Maybe it's like haiku.Or Baiku.
Ray Bradbury's novel,the temperature at which paper burns.The ideas rocked me and still do.
James Garrett-Rempel.
No tricks here folks.Nothing to see.Move along.

[ChicotDave]

I live in Bayou Chicot and frequently visit Chicot State Park in Louisiana a few miles away. One of the best state parks in LA.

[mistercindy]

My wife's name is Cindy and she owns a dance studio. The students, almost all girls, refer to their teachers by the title "Miss" followed by their first name. Hence, my wife is referred to as "Miss Cindy." Over 20 years ago I walked in and a little girl saw me and giggled, "You're Mr. Cindy." And it stuck. The girls at the studio, even the teachers, call me that, and I use it everywhere on the web. I never have to remember my username, and its never taken.





University of Notre Dame, mid 1970's I was a student, contemplating becoming an ex-student and taking off on my new BMW R75/5. An ex-roommate, whose father was an FBI agent, confided to me:"Man, if you are wearing a priest collar, doesn't matter if you have long hair or what, the law won't bother you---go down to the Bookstore and buy a priest collar, and you'll be cool!" I was not too sure about Ted's recommendation, but I did go to the Bookstore, looked at the "Friar Tuck" brand collars, picked one up and went to the check out.
Ted Hesburgh?

[Yellowjacket]

My username came from my bike. I was showing it to some friends the first day I brought it to work and one of them commented how it reminded him of a large yellowjacket bee. The others agreed and the bike took on a persona of its own. I just get to ride it around.

[TheRoss]

I AM TheRoss.

And I am the same everywhere (ADV, TWTEX, IBA, F650) so it keeps me from starting trouble. I can't hide. At least in theory it keeps me from starting trouble.

Kinda like having the Christian fish on your car might keep you from driving like a bad ass. (For the record I do not have Christian symbols on my bikes and I don't own a car).

[rspivee]

It's the name the overlords chose when I was given this undercover persona. It's kinda hard to spy on y'all if everybody knows my name is Phil sm-Oh you guys are good...really good. :thumb

[bmwchromehead]

A hold over from when I had a R1200C in the stable.

[Rad]

rad, has been my nickname forever; long before Al Gore invented the internet :D

Conrad

[bogthebasher]

Used this one since the before the internet was invented... at that time and space I was into role playing games in university. I played Dungeons and Dragrons and was an official 'Dungeon Master' but also played as an alter ego character who was a Dwarf fighter who just tore into opponents no matter how larger or beastly and d**n the consequences. The character was 'Bog' the 'Basher'.

:nyah:banghead

:bluduh:bar

[jamesdunn]

My User Name is my name. There is nothing to hide.

[beemermyke]

Uh, my full name is in my profile, so no "hiding". You all can probably connect the rest of the dots! ;)

I took "beemermyke" because the above Mike had already taken the name the way I spell it. DOH!:banghead (No hard feelings...)

[kgadley01]

No Rocket science here...MY first name is Kenny and my last name. the 01 is just because..:dance

[Pat Carol]

What you see is my real name. It is all just bunched together. I have nothiong to hide. I'm all out there baby!

PC

[criminaldesign]

my design handle...
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[beemerron]

I always found it weird that folks would choose their own nickname. I mean we'd all be "Stud" or "Princess", not "Stinky' or "Dickweed":jester.
So what's your name stranger?
Well, family calls me Percy, but some call me Bad News.
I'll call you Percy.
Well, ok.

Oddly enough, my user name was chosen by randomly selecting letters from a mason jar. Coincidence? Ask the Masons. (no, not cs&m)

[criminaldesign]

uhoh, ron. better watch yer language, going to get a PM scolding.

[BCKRIDER]

What a kick to see a year old post revived and get a handle on people I often read as a fairly new poster!

BC is the province of Canada I live in. K are my preferred type of BMW bikes. Rider is just totally unimaginative.

Just too dumb to disguise my identity except for leaving off my last name.

[83014]

8/30/14. August 30, 1914, the anniversary of the Prussian army victory at the Battle of St. Quentin. That sounds better than saying it's my MOA number and I can't figure out how to change it.

[bullit7801]

That sounds better than saying it's my MOA number and I can't figure out how to change it.When you first signed on to the forum, you had to give your MOA number to verify that you are a member. At that time, you had the opportunity to select a username. If you didn't, your MOA number became your username. NOW, to select a username, you must call the office in St. Louis to have them change it to what you want. Call 636 394-7277.

Hope this helps.

tb

[Weasel]

When renewing membership, after a lapse, I tried using my old username, joedabbs, but the program wouldn't let me do it...so I used the name a few of my ex-girlfriends had called me.

[88bmwJeff]

Pretty obvious for me too.

My BMW is an 88 R100 RT, and I was having a mental block as to a username, so I selected 88BMWJeff

Edit: Just realized I've passed the 1,000 post mark

[tourunigo]

I really answered it on page two but still trying to come up with that new name. Hiding? I only hide behind Mary 'cause she's a lot tougher than me. That right upper cut is really disabling for the ribs. - Bob

[geisterfahrer]

I started using geisterfahrer when I escaped from AOL and got a decent ISP. My old screen name was not available, so I chose to use a German word I had learned on Discovery. I had recently bought my VW, and thought it would be cool to have a German screen name. Now that I have my Beemer as well, I think it is even better. :thumb

I know the word does not have a good connotation in Germany, but no one knows that on the American sites I hang around on :wave

I put my first name and last initial in my sig, and my location in my profile. That's about all I am willing to divulge on a public forum, for the sake of security.

[haughty]

uh its my last name with a Y in it, and it was in the dictionary. in the old days (like 40 years ago using a 20 year old dictionary) haughty meant naughty so, yeh I was naughty Haughty..I guess there wasnt that many words back then...


now the dictionary made it up to mean uppity,arrogant. Synonyms: assuming , cavalier *, conceited , contemptuous ... adjective: remote. Synonyms: above , apart , casual , but that aint me, .........

REally, Im a nice guy...

[kbasa]

see if you can guess my name.

[angysdad]

Angéline is my beautiful daughter...I'm proudly Angy's Dad...angysdad.

Denis 'Big D' Thibodeau
MOA 62345
'85 K100/EML

[glennhendricks]

What you see is my real name. It is all just bunched together. I have nothiong to hide. I'm all out there baby!

[wecm31]

Mine is a ripoff from a license plate I read of in Sky & Telescope, ICM31. M31 of course is the Andromeda Galaxy, which is the furthest object visible to the naked eye at ~2 million light years. It was designated M31 because it was the 31st abnormality in the sky noted by 18th century comet hunter Charles Messier.

Although a city kid, I got an interest in astromony upon moving to dark rural Ontario 15 years ago. Celebrating our home in the total absence of light pollution, we see the Andromeda Galaxy!!

Its been a non work username from near the beginning of online for me..:type

[rspennachio]

I've been hiding behind my user name for my entire life.

[TandemGeek]

I'm a tandem cycling super-enthusiast and it's been my nom deplume since I launched my tandem cycling information website (http://www.thetandemlink.com) a decade back on on most discussion forums since Feb '05. So, as far as 'hiding goes', a Google search on "TandemGeek" will usually land on me.

[Freddy]

Like a number of others on this forum, mine dates back to my AOL days. Shawn and all the variations were gone so I used one that I had read of previously. Tired Of Looking For A Name, TOLFAN. Not original, but I liked it.

[feldis]

The tag on my 07 GS as in Feel This Ride

[PHMarvin]

I've hidden behind this nom de plume for 62 years, and hope to do the same for many more.

[markclark]

Mine is just my first and middle names: mark and clark. My parents either had a sense of humor or really liked rhyming--not sure which.

[AKBeemer]

Maybe they were big fans of GEN Mark Clark of WWII, Italian campaign fame (infamy if you are from Texas)

[weggsa]

Very simple,Warren E Grant GSA rider:usa

[jamesdunn]

I am hiding behind my user name....but, it is my name!:dance

[Anyname]

Every website I use seems to want me to pick a user name and password. I used to try to be clever, but now I can't be bothered.

[riderR1150GSAdv]

Guess what I am riding?? :laugh I could have come up with something more sophisticated, esoteric etc, but after all this site is about bikes so who cares??

[HuskyVarmit]

Husky Varmit comes from almost 6 decades of variations of being called a varmint. It was even my call sign back in the early 60's. It became solidified in '73 when I switched to riding Husqvarnas. It was even made into a logo based on the Tasmanian Devil whirlwind.


And, yes, there is still a Husky in the rotation - an '08 TE610. Sits right next to the classic K bike.

Besides, it has more panache than Bob.

[gsmetal]

When I bought my 1100GS many years ago I had a question about magnetic tank bags. Someone asked me whether the tank was metal or plastic - it was metal.

Metal gas tank on a GS....get it? GSMetal.

[Freedomtrail]

Ever been to the Boston area? The freedomtrail is a self-guided walking route of historic places in a historic town. You can wander around town and explore some great places at your own pace. The name gives away where I am from. I think it evokes a sense adventure, patriotism and discovery. Corny.. but true
:usa

[firstr8]

I always like the witty way folks spell out stuff on their vanity plates.

First R8 and 1st R8 are my tongue-in-cheek bragging about being First Rate in whatever I do.

I opted for FIRSTR8 over 1STR8 for clarity.

Likewise, my wife is SoulM8 for the same reason.

[hlothery]

I like GR8D8B8.......and the blonde driving the Corvette ZO6 was pretty nice, too!!

[rik]

If Dad had his way my name would have been spelled Rik. Mom won.


Rick