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Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 11 2005, 08:33 PM
Looking over some of the member names that are being chosen, I thought it would be interesting if some of you with the not-so-obvious names shared the story or reason for your name.
Anyone willing to share the reasons?
-Bob
Posted by: 19th Century Indiana Jones Apr 12 2005, 09:14 AM
When I was starting all over, I was trying to decide what to collect. I wanted it to be worth something. I went after a few high-end, slabbed 1970s Nolan Ryan cards just to wet my feet. I liked them, but it wasn't much of a challenge. If one had the money, they could purchase things at the snap of a finger. There was no challenge in that. Especially if items like that were offered everyday. One day I was stumped because I wanted to collect, but not haphazardly like before. Stumped, I browsing through eBay in search of ideas. I happen to be watching Raiders Of The Lost Ark and then a phrase from the movie hit me: "I hear you are.... an obtainer of rare antiquities." Hey! Why not build a collection like those I see at Sotheby's and Leland's? It doesn't have to be a big collection or mint. Just focused enough that it won't have any stray pieces. Hmmm.... But I need some sort of theme. I looked at other forums and I see that half the collectors are player collectors. Hmmm.... After researching card prices and players of the 19th century, I found out that I could afford a few of those cards within a few years' time. And they are truly rare and made scarce by collectors who like to hold on to these rare items. These 19th century issues are subject not just to collectors, but to people who buy classic cars, diamonds, and football teams. You can pretty much throw the book out on items of the famous players. With further research, I finally selected to collect the affordable issues of Mike "King" Kelly. On my webpage (under construction) I will write a few excerpts taken from "Slide, Kelly, Slide", the book written about him.
And with the name? I will collect any 19th century item that catches my eye, but I am after 4 specific items. I already have one (The Jovedos Golden Idol). Three more to go..... The Holy Grail, The Shankara Stone, and The Ark of The Covenant. 
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 12 2005, 12:13 PM
And with the name? I will collect any 19th century item that catches my eye, but I am after 4 specific items. I already have one (The Jovedos Golden Idol). Three more to go..... The Holy Grail, The Shankara Stone, and The Ark of The Covenant.
Very cool! Looking forward to hearing (and seeing) more about your collection or "quest".
And, yes, someone with "Indiana Jones" in the user name was one of the ones that caught my attention and prompted this thread.
-Bob
Posted by: meuandthelot Apr 12 2005, 01:06 PM
Kinda simple(im funny that way)...lol
me-you-and the lot(selling, or buying, or trading)
Interesting thread..Hope more reply!!
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 12 2005, 01:19 PM
That's good. I was afraid your name had something to do with taking someone out back and teaching 'em a lesson...
Sorry that my name is so predictable and boring.
-Bob
Posted by: wrv01 Apr 12 2005, 03:23 PM
I use this name for almost anything, it all started when i satarted my yahoo email account. I am a big surfer and one of my favorite surf companies is Wave Riding Vehicles. So I adapted the initials WRV and the 01 is because someone already had WRV. So i use this name on all my messageboards and everyting else.
By the way i found this website to be the best with the message boards...keep up the good work and also the information on this website is great.
thanks
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 12 2005, 03:35 PM
Cool reason for the name! Wouldn't have figured that one out.
Thanks for the positive feedback as well. We're really just getting started with the forums/blogs, so we should see more and more collectors joining us. We have plenty of other things planned for the site as well. It just comes down to finding the time.
-Bob
Posted by: 19th Century Indiana Jones Apr 12 2005, 04:34 PM
And, yes, someone with "Indiana Jones" in the user name was one of the ones that caught my attention and prompted this thread.
-Bob
Thanx. I have three websites, but I am trying to decide which one looks best. I might just devote one website to 19th century/pre-1930 stuff and make the other post-1950. The third I will discard. I just received three Ogden Cigarettes jockey cards. I hope to post pictures some time this weekend. I also have my avatar original coming in.
Posted by: leftyshan Apr 13 2005, 05:28 PM
Well, I played baseball in a predominantly hispanic league here in Southern California for many years. My teammates nicknamed me "zurdo", which loosely means lefty since I'm left-handed. The name stuck and I've been known as Lefty ever since. Shan is a shorter version of my last name, Shannon. This is an interesting thread. It's always fun to see how others come up with their names.
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 14 2005, 09:36 AM
Another cool reason. What type of league was it? Level of play?
-Bob
Posted by: Evolution Apr 18 2005, 10:51 AM
this has made me think, why have I got the name Evolution? the simple answer is that I use it on every forum Im part of, hobby or not.I cant even remember where it started though...weird. its like my name on the internet now though.
Posted by: Butterman1 Apr 23 2005, 12:53 AM
Well...
I don't like butter on food, I don't like it plain.Frankly I don't add it to anything. I have no idea how I came up with this weird username.LOL
Nice thread!
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 23 2005, 07:38 PM
Those are some great reasons Evolution and Butterman1.
-Bob
Posted by: KHarmon Apr 26 2005, 01:54 AM
My screen name isn't that unique....but a lot of people ask me about my e-mail address. k9six33@yahoo.com. As stated in my introduction I am a police officer and I am currently working on getting our agencies first ever narcotic detector dog (Lord knows we need one!!!!!). The six33 represents my badge number which is 633. In case anyone e-mails me that is the story behind the name.
Posted by: leftyshan May 19 2005, 05:49 PM
-Bob
It's called Golden City baseball league. We played at most of the high school fields in SoCal. I played in the AAA Division which was the highest level. I can't really compare it as far as the level of play. We had some guys that went on to the minors, but it was mainly recreational. The cool thing for me was that I got to meet my all-time favorite manager, Tommy Lasorda. His wife, Jo, came to speak at our opening day ceremonies one season. They live in Fullerton, which is very close to most of the fields we played at. I had the chance to speak with her briefly after the ceremony and told her how much I admire Tommy and that I've always been a diehard Dodger fan. She was very sweet and polite. She said she would pass the message along to Tommy for me. Needless to say, I was shocked when they showed up for my team's game the following weekend. He stayed for about 4 innings and chatted with the teams in the dugout. It was amazing.
Posted by: bob_TCC May 20 2005, 12:05 AM
Very cool! Nice story.
-Bob
Posted by: bob_TCC Jun 10 2005, 02:54 PM
Any newer members want to share the story behind their user name?
-Bob
Posted by: SportsMan29 Jun 10 2005, 04:46 PM
The name SportsMan29- I am a Sports Fanatic. I watch Sports All Day. The 29, I got that from Kevin Harvick. But I no longer watch NASCAR. Thats my SN on other sites, as well. I would like it to be SportsMan34, the 34 after David Ortiz. But SN is pretty catchy to fellow members on others sites.
Posted by: aceecards Jun 10 2005, 04:49 PM
i CAME UP WITH ACEECARDS ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO WITH THE ADVENT OF EBAY.
MY WIFES INITIALS ARE A.C.E AND E BUSINESS WAS A POPULAR TERM TEN. THEREBY
A.C.E E-CARDS
i THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY CLEVER.
MY FIRST EBAY SALE THE GUY CONTACTED ME A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AND OFFERED TO BUY!! MY ACCOUNT NAME CAUSE HE REALLY WANTED IT. i WAS AN IDIOT AND REFUSED HIM...KICK MYSELF
Posted by: bob_TCC Jun 10 2005, 04:51 PM
Another couple of good stories. Anyone else?
-Bob
Posted by: DMacC Jul 1 2005, 03:16 PM
I chose mine as DMacC, because im not creative enough or have the patience of trying other names, all started back when i was making my first hotmail account, seemed like every name i chose some other guy/girl had already picked it. DMac was used too, so i tried DMacC, and what do you know it works. So, that's the nickname i use everywhere now, haven't had any problems for years.
Dan
Posted by: bob_TCC Jul 13 2005, 03:59 PM
Anyone else want to share how they chose their user name - especially those of you with more "unique" names?
-Bob
Posted by: mexijews Sep 7 2005, 04:42 PM
I got mine from a friend when he found out I was mexican and jewish lol, so he's like dude your a mexijew, and I've used this sn for like the past 3 years
Posted by: bob_TCC Sep 15 2005, 11:31 AM
Anyone else want to share how they chose their user name - especially some of the newer members?
-Bob
Posted by: Sheesh Sep 15 2005, 01:44 PM
I play ALOT of online video games. I was looking for a unique ID and, while playing one day after fragging (Socom II) a dude, someone said, "Sheesh, not again!". I thought it unique and it became my user ID.
And, no. It is NOT a drug reference
Posted by: bob_TCC Sep 15 2005, 04:21 PM
Another interesting story behind the name. Let's hear some more.
-Bob
Posted by: D-Law Oct 8 2005, 07:10 PM
Mine is not too creative. Like KHarmon, I too am a law enforcement officer (Deputy actually). When I first got a yahoo account, I tried "johnnylaw", but it was taken. So I made it johnnydlaw (johnny "the" law).
I'm also a video game nut, so I shortened the name to D-Law for my screen name and i've used it ever since.
Posted by: gglwebster Oct 8 2005, 07:25 PM
-Bob
I usually go with PooPHeaDFreD. I've been using that since '96 when I first got onto the internet. It progressed from poop to XPooPFaceX to finally, PooPHeaDFreD. I didn't use it on here because I use gglwebster when I want to be taken seriously, as with trading... (hopefully soon!) gglwebster is my name, Geoffrey George Luther Webster. No unique story behind that, it's just long.
Posted by: FlyersFan27 Oct 8 2005, 08:09 PM
I think mine is pretty easy Flyers Fan.. 27 Is for Ron Hextall.. Greatest goalie I had the joy to watch play.
Posted by: bob_TCC Oct 8 2005, 10:47 PM
Thanks for the new stories! It's always good to learn a little more about members.
gglwebster, I'm glad you decided to go with that name when signing up. 
-Bob
Posted by: Bondsaway Oct 27 2005, 03:19 PM
Mine too is pretty simple I collect Bonds I heard an announcer once say after bonds knocked one in the bay "Bombs away" so I combined the two.
for his monster shots!
Bob this is the best thread on any site, its cool to find out what some of this sn mean or how people came to have them! SWEET
Posted by: mrmopar Nov 5 2005, 07:31 PM
mrmopar...A name I sort of stole from someone on Beckett about 7-8 years ago. I have used in anywhere I could as an ID online, from ebay to chat boards ever since.
I dealt with the "original" mrmopar on beckett. I have always been a fan of Chrysler Muscle cars of the 60s and liked the name. He told me it was his fathers ID, who happened to be an editor for a major Mopar magazine at the time. Anyway, shortly thereafter I joined ebay and used it for the first time as my ebay ID. I stopped using beckett for a while and forgot about him.
I wandered back to beckett after a long absence. Discovering ebay in the late 90s would do that to you!! I decided to change my original beckett name and mrmopar was now available (I guess the original left or was booted???). I took it there as well. Now, like I said, I use it wherever it's still available online.
NOTE: Obviously "mrmopar" will not always be me online...there are several places it was no longer available!!
Posted by: bob_TCC Nov 5 2005, 09:34 PM
Thanks for a couple more stories behind the names. I agree with Bondsaway. These are always fun to read!
-Bob
Posted by: shortstop_10 Nov 17 2005, 06:40 PM
Well in high school I played shortstop and my # was 10 so thats were I got shortstop_10.
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 17 2005, 06:48 PM
Cool, thanks for adding to the fun!
Posted by: dd316 Nov 18 2005, 10:21 AM
My story's really stupid, but since you asked...
When I first got on the net back in 1996 or so (in high school) I used to frequent wrestling chatrooms, and I would always sign in as ddt, after the wrestling move of the same name. One time somebody else was already signed in as that, so I signed in as dd2. Then another time when somebody already was signed in as THAT one as well, I changed the number to 316, part of the angle used in the feud between Stone Cold and Jake the Snake at the time (the whole "Austin 3:16" thing), so I ended up being dd316, and that's what I've used ever since.
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 18 2005, 10:27 AM
That wasn't stupid, but excellent story on how it came to be! thanks for sharing! Anyone else? This is fun
Posted by: aceecards Nov 18 2005, 10:45 AM
cool name origins... I like dd's
my daughter has a new one on aim
fatemerick
Her nickname is fate... I call her screen name
fatty emerick.
shes 13 and weights 60 pound dripping wet...
Her friends say she has some "the shining" type qualities about her when it comes to future events... Ive always had a little of that too....
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 18 2005, 11:05 AM
better the shining than the firestarter! 
Posted by: aceecards Nov 18 2005, 12:04 PM
Or Carrie... 
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 18 2005, 12:19 PM
glad you don't live near me!
Posted by: bob_TCC Nov 18 2005, 01:09 PM
Cool story!
The beauty of this thread is that nobody else can likely guess the reason behind most of the member names. dd316 seems simple, but there's a nice story behind it.
Thanks for sharing it.
-Bob
Posted by: dd316 Nov 18 2005, 01:36 PM
I guess that's true. I always thought my story was stupid basically because I didn't really put much thought into it, I just kind of adapted it by default, but I suppose it was a nice evolution.
Posted by: bob_TCC Nov 18 2005, 06:39 PM
Here's my story...
My name is Bob and my site is TCC. So, bob_TCC. Aren't you just blown away by my creativity?
-Bob
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 18 2005, 08:44 PM
Thanks to everyone who gave up their story except Bob his was truely boring! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Though I'll bet it took weeks to come up with that! 
Posted by: unc23 Nov 25 2005, 10:35 PM
UNC23 kinda self explainatory, ima teaheels fan and like MJ (23)
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 25 2005, 10:38 PM
Yea that one self explainatory. But still enjoy to hear from our members thanks for sharing!
Posted by: randallcards Nov 25 2005, 10:40 PM
Never would have guessed that one Buddy
Posted by: coinman Nov 30 2005, 05:40 PM
-Bob
Hi,My name is coinman - really self explaing - don't ya think? yuk yuk,I am Steve from Surrey,BC,Canada.
I am always on the hunt for sport & non sport coins, I tried a few different names before but they were always taken. One day I went to a sports show and the sellers were all asking what can I help you with? or what kind of cards are you looking for? I replied no cards only coins.
After a few more shows they recognized me & would say no coins man only cards.So I thought I would use the name coinman to descibe what I collect.
Best of all it wasn't taken LOL.
Thanks for reading ,But as I have found out you will find the other name explanations more interesting.
Posted by: lacastro619 Nov 30 2005, 05:53 PM
First and middle initials plus last name. I'm very creative! 
Posted by: Bondsaway Nov 30 2005, 09:23 PM
Thanks for the explanations. But remember it might seem simple to you but for others well thats why we read them! To find out the whole story!
Again thanks for sharing anyone else?
Posted by: LStaleyCollector33 Nov 30 2005, 10:15 PM
Mine is pretty straight forward.
I'm a collector of Luke Staley cards (probably the only one )
His Jersey # with Lions (Lions fan I am as well) was #33
Posted by: crazygood Dec 1 2005, 10:15 AM
crazygood is the little cartoon that are on the pop-tarts boxes. I love pop-tarts and the little guy in my signature is the crazy good guy.
Posted by: Bondsaway Dec 1 2005, 10:25 AM
You and my kids would get along great! I would never describe them as crazy good maybe bad!
Thanks for sharing makes alot of sense when you hear about it!
Posted by: crazygood Dec 1 2005, 04:12 PM
I'm not a little kid I just love pop-tarts.
Posted by: 77ncaachamps Dec 30 2005, 11:12 PM
I'm a Marquette alum and that was the year Marquette was the NCAA Champs: 1977.
Posted by: Bondsaway Dec 30 2005, 11:19 PM
Sweet, so we have a collegeperson? Well welcome to the site and thanks for sharing. We do hazing here also! Be warned!
Posted by: aceecards Dec 30 2005, 11:23 PM
hey now Im a college person...LOL
yes Marquette what a great team I remember watching them fondly in the mcguire years...
Posted by: Bondsaway Dec 30 2005, 11:40 PM
I thought you had to graduate high school to go to college? BTW what kinda college is it? Or do you just go to the college for the frat parties?
Posted by: outlawyears Jan 8 2006, 01:26 AM
Well I love Lonesome Dove, mostly the series. My favorite character is Newt Call. I like him best in Season 2 The Outlaw Years. Also I love the old west 1880 era. Also known as The Outlaw Years. But mostly it was chosen for the series
Also since you can see my ebay name that's for former Viking Cris Carter. cris80 was taken so i had to put 3 S's in it.
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 8 2006, 02:48 AM
Cool I never would have guessed that thanks. Welcome to the site.
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 12 2006, 07:32 PM
Anyone else want to share your story behind your screen names? We love to hear them even if you think there lame! Some are down right funny others very well thought out!
Posted by: kadillac_style Jan 18 2006, 05:55 PM
kadillac style. When I was in High School I played football. I was 6'5 320 lbs. I played Defensive End and Offensive Tackle. Well my coach always told me I was as big as a Cadillac. Whenever we had a game we had to wear a dress shirt and dress pants. I always wore a nice pinstripe suit. So everyone naturally made a big joke out of the Cadillac....... with GQ style.
My last name is Kadwell. So I made it kadillac style. Its stuck I've been out of school 7 years and people still call me Cadillac.
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 18 2006, 06:08 PM
Thanks for sharing. So you think about getting in touch with cadillac williams and charge him for using your nickname? You know players buy numbers all the time!
We've had a ton of new members and we're waiting to hear from you!
Thanks TCC Team
Posted by: snowblink Jan 18 2006, 07:01 PM
Thought I had already shared...but guess not.
Since I'm from Colorado, snow seemed an obvious choice.
Picked up the "snow_____" theme when using various boards and trying to keep e-mail responses straight by having a slightly different name at each. Now I just use the PM systems, much much easier to keep track of trades and where they were done.
'Course, I've noticed other names starting with snow on some boards that aren't mine, so maybe should've just stuck with one name....oh well.
Guess I could use smilies and change it to "snow 
"
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 18 2006, 07:31 PM
Thanks snowy! But aren't you like iceshooter or icesniper or something elsewhere?
Posted by: MeToo88 Jan 19 2006, 12:57 PM
Well my name isn't that meaningful. I'm the youngest in my family, by several years, and when I was younger anything my siblings did or asked for, I'd just say Me Too. Its amazing what people remember from their childhood lol.
As for 88, well 8 is my lucky number. And who wouldn't want double the luck?
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 19 2006, 01:10 PM
Now that is a great story behind the names!!!!! Did you love that? ME TOO!!
Come on people that was great waiting to hear from the rest of you!!
Posted by: jaderock Jan 26 2006, 04:43 PM
Mine is pretty simple and unique - jaderock is my Chinese name - I use it everywhere on the internet.
Some interesting storys.
Posted by: tharmon Jan 26 2006, 05:24 PM
Well mine is boring....t is my first name and well harmon is my last....
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 26 2006, 05:39 PM
No way! I would never have guessed it! Great story you believe me don't you?
Posted by: tharmon Jan 26 2006, 05:41 PM
yeah suuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee I believe ya!!! LOL
Posted by: CodyJohnson117 Jan 27 2006, 07:23 PM
What a wonderful couple on this site! It was really nice to meet you guys a lot. Love to hear from you guys and really enjoy it with you guys
Cody J. §
Posted by: AMG Jan 28 2006, 01:10 PM
AMG are my initials. Nothing fancy here.
Posted by: Bondsaway Jan 28 2006, 01:59 PM
Thanks for sharing. Hey you never know with some of these!?!
Step right up who's next??
Posted by: FlyersBuyer Feb 9 2006, 02:49 PM
Well mine isn't that hard to figure out. I'm a Flyers fan, and wanted my ID to reflect that. I buy, sell, and trade pretty much anything Flyers. I started to use the name a while back, and now I use this ID anywhere I deal online.
Jeff
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 9 2006, 05:46 PM
Yes I found it better you do not use 2-5 different names. People remember you much easier that way! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: RaidazofTT Feb 9 2006, 05:56 PM
mine is just my favorite college football team, Texas Tech Red Raiders.
but its spelled like that because i dont know if you have seen or heard the way chris berman says the Raiders or "Raidaz" so naturally i just put RaidazofTT, Texas Tech.
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 9 2006, 06:03 PM
Go Bobby Knight! Thanks nice sports spin to it!
Posted by: Solid133 Feb 9 2006, 06:17 PM
Well when I was young I played Metal Gear Solid a whole lot...I loved the game so much I started using Solid for everything
Posted by: Krusin Feb 9 2006, 06:30 PM
Mine's changed only a tad since I started posting on Hobby boards. I started out as TnKrusin because that's always been one of my favorite things to do cruise Tennessee. When I was younger and single a friend and I would hop in a car and try to get lost on the back roads all over the state. My friend had an Opel GT, we called it a midget Vett, on the back roads that thing would hold the roads like no other car till he got a Triumph TR6 British version with the wheel on the right, took some getting used to.
Anyway back to the subject at hand, I had to drop the Tn part of my name because too many people were getting it wrong. Since I've grown to really like Krusin as a NET name cause these days the NET is about all I cruise.
Sorry for the long read, I get carried away in nostalgia sometimes.
Posted by: jaxjaggywires Feb 9 2006, 06:36 PM
The main purpose of my name is to broadcast that I'm a Jaguars fan. It's a play on how Chris Berman used to say Jaguars on Primetime and Countdown, since he would say "Jaggywires".
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 9 2006, 06:46 PM
Is chris berman getting paid for all this names?? hmmm I might want in on that!
Thanks guys very good reads. Come on people don't be shy lets hear your story!
Posted by: smokeistheman Feb 11 2006, 08:08 AM
My name comes from my favorite NASCAR driver.....Tony Stewart....His nickname is "Smoke" and he is the man, LOL
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 11 2006, 03:20 PM
I did not know that. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: WhiteBuffalo32 Feb 13 2006, 11:39 PM
Well just joined the site today and Bob linked this in his PM
so I thought what the heck
The White Buffalo part came from 2 sources
when I was 1st out on my own ( 17 yrs old- 1970) and hitch-hiking / traveling the USA ,
I stayed for awhile with some native Americians and was told of a legend about how the birth of a white buffalo would coincide with major changes to the world
Later , that very same year Buffalo ( my home town ) finally got a "real" hockey team 
and their logo was .............. you guessed it a .......... white buffalo
the 32 comes from one of my favorite sabres players Rob Ray
who played just about his entire career with our team.
His style was the same as mine back when I played
which was basicly .......... protect the talented guys
he gave 100% every night and always appreciated the fact he got the chance to play here
and that the kids / fans in Buffalo " always treated me with more respect than I deserved "
( the quote was his words not mine )
so about 5 years ago I changed from WhBfloCrds to WhiteBuffalo32
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 13 2006, 11:45 PM
Thanks for sharing. Cool story As long as I don't see any White Moose I'm fine! {inside joke}
Anyone else care to share their stories step up!?
Posted by: SpireiteRachel Feb 14 2006, 02:30 PM
I put SpireiteRachel for everything as its easy for me to remeber. I wanted something with my name but with something else so added Spireite as Chesterfield FC are my favourite soccer/football team and their nickname is the Spireites. for those of you that don't know this is because the church in Chesterfield has a crooked spire. It's also where I was born
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 14 2006, 02:56 PM
Thanks Rachel one of those that only you would know about cool!
Posted by: mrkjnl Feb 14 2006, 03:42 PM
I have had a few guesses on mine. 'Mr. K', or 'Mr. Cajun'. It's actually me and my wifes names, without vowels. Mark and Janel--mrkjnl.
Posted by: Phigagne Feb 14 2006, 03:45 PM
Well Mine is probally pretty simple to understand if you know hockey... the PHI stands for Philly/philadelphia the Gagne is for Simon Gagne of the Flyers... so its thats simple!!! i keep wanting to change my ID but this is one is so well known, i just hang onto it as i dont wanna explain over and over who i am, even though it would be similiar...
btw way in case your wondering why im a Flyers Fan in the middle of the country... well that is because i spent the first 28 of my 36 yrs there, were i was born and raise in philly
Posted by: jaderock Feb 15 2006, 03:33 PM
Great info on the names for the new people!
Another Englander, a WhiteBuffalo, and hockey folks!!!
Posted by: AlexFrolovFan Feb 15 2006, 11:53 PM
I have followed Alexander Frolov since he played in russia back in 2000....
When the Kings drafted him, I was so happy that I had to change my ID to "AFF"
Posted by: randallcards Feb 16 2006, 12:14 AM
When the Kings drafted him, I was so happy that I had to change my ID to "AFF"
cool
Posted by: Phigagne Feb 16 2006, 01:18 AM
dang you put alot of thought into that one didnt ya ;P
Posted by: In the crease Feb 16 2006, 01:41 AM
But we all know that secretly you cheer for the Rangers & Yankees. There...secret's out. You can come out of the closet now
Posted by: BrianP Feb 16 2006, 02:03 AM
Ummmmm, can you guess the story behind my name??
Brian, a name my parents came up with... P for Pratt the name of my father's family
Easy for me to remember
Posted by: Phigagne Feb 16 2006, 02:03 AM
yeah Tim, right after i slice my wrist and poke hot fire pokers in my eyes and then jumping in a pool rubbing alcohol!!!
Posted by: In the crease Feb 16 2006, 02:05 AM
See....ya even sound like a crazy New Yorker
Posted by: Phigagne Feb 16 2006, 02:07 AM
valid point!!!
Posted by: In the crease Feb 16 2006, 02:14 AM
I know it is
Posted by: EB31 Feb 16 2006, 02:17 AM
I'm extremely bored so I'll play....
When 03-04 UD Exquisite Basketball came out I began investing heavily into it. During that time I took on the appropriate name of "Exquisite Buyer"...simply as a way to advertise that I was buying this particular product.
Like most investors I made my money and moved on. Not needing the name anymore, I took on the shortened version that many people began to refer to me as...."EB" and I added the 31 (my H.S, college uniform #).
Thus EB31 was born.
Posted by: Phigagne Feb 16 2006, 02:25 AM
pretty cool EB i like this thread Idea.. i dont think we really think on how some Members come up with there ID's
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 16 2006, 03:08 AM
Thanks for the stories. Thanks some are pretty simple and others should have contests for them. Great reads one and all!
Posted by: Drury77 Feb 16 2006, 11:25 AM
mine is pretty dumb, but I took C. Drury's last name and my fav player's #. I couldn't get Bourque77 so I made it this.
Posted by: Bondsaway Feb 16 2006, 11:38 AM
Actually the only people that think their stories are dumb is because they know how it came to be. But it is not dumb to be creative! Thanks!
Next!
Posted by: randallcards Feb 16 2006, 12:12 PM
well my last name is randall and i have cards
Posted by: pistolpd22 Feb 16 2006, 05:23 PM
A couple years back Iplayed basketball for my school. I wasnt that strong so I shot different , and it reminded my teammates of Pistol Pete,so they called me Pistol Paul. Next I have the same first name as my dad but differnt middle, I have 2 one is Duane so everyone calls me Paul Duane,and then my favorite number was favorite my hockey player on my first video game was Dino Cinceralli #22.If I hadnt been asked this question before I wouldnt have even known.
My nickname- pistol my initials-pd and my number -22
Posted by: TypoKiing Feb 25 2006, 03:37 PM
Mine may be kind of obvious. Look, I don't mean to brag, but I'm smarter than the average bear. I graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA and graduated college magna cum laude. The only D I have ever made in my life was in typing class - i got 2 of them. I simply can't type! The extra "i" makes it funny...
Posted by: jaderock Feb 25 2006, 03:40 PM
Wellcome TyepoKiing...hope yuo fine TCC njoyable!
Posted by: bob_TCC Feb 25 2006, 03:40 PM
I thought you just had a typo when you entered your member name.
By the way, welcome to the site! Glad to have you join us.
If you have any questions as you look around, just let any member of the TCC Team know.
-Bob
Posted by: bob_TCC Feb 25 2006, 03:44 PM
Yes, this topic idea is becoming popular on a number of sites now.
-Bob
Posted by: bob_TCC Feb 25 2006, 03:44 PM
What sport did you play, Jason?
-Bob
Posted by: bob_TCC Feb 25 2006, 03:45 PM
You're no average bear either, Peter.
-Bob
Posted by: Scrappy_in_Alaska Feb 25 2006, 05:27 PM
OK just saw this thread topic and noticed it was getting a lot of hits so I'll play along as well.
Right after my graduation I was at a party, go figure. A girl I didn't quite get along with well, decided she was gonna be ballsy and key my car not ever thinking I would know who it was (Had really dark tinted windows and a buddy was sitting in the car when she did it and she didn't see him). Well a few weeks later at yet another party, she shows up and is drunk and feeling 10 ft tall and bullet proof. We start arguing, of course everyone yells chic fight. She got one hit on me, with a ring and scratched my face, and I put her down. I went to work the next day with a bruise and a pretty decent scratch on my face, and everyone at work started calling me "Little Scrapper", well by the end of the day it was "Lil Scrapper" and then right after work they changed it again, after they stole my name tag, and it was Scrappy. I have had that nick name ever since. On other sites, you would be surprised how many people take the name Scrappy so I added "In Alaska" to it cause I have been here for 20+ yrs and this is home.
Posted by: bob_TCC Feb 25 2006, 05:37 PM
What caused you to move to Alaska?
By the way, I promise to never, never key your car.
-Bob
Posted by: jon_8_us Feb 25 2006, 07:22 PM
basically my name is jon so that explains the first part.The 8 is Antoine Walker's number with Celtics and he was my fave!and the US is for our glorious country.
jon
-Bob
Posted by: jaderock Feb 25 2006, 07:28 PM
jon
jon,
Glad you cleared that up - I thought you were some hungry dude there for a minute!
Posted by: Scrappy_in_Alaska Feb 25 2006, 07:32 PM
LOL @ Bob, I have mellowed out a lot. Injury to my shoulder will keep me from pounding anyones head in.
Military moved us to Alaska in '82 and my parents decided this was better than Texas, so they bought a house here and then dad stiffed us and retired here so the military wouldn't pay for our move back out of here. After that it kinda grew on me. Had a lil brother born up here in 85 so the family has just stayed here, immediate family at least. Besides they pay us to stay here so why not
Posted by: jon_8_us Feb 25 2006, 07:36 PM
Thats pretty funny!
jon
Glad you cleared that up - I thought you were some hungry dude there for a minute!
Posted by: badracing08 Mar 1 2006, 12:45 PM
Well my initials are B.A.D , I like racing , and my favotite driver is Dale Jr. #8.
badracing08
Posted by: aceecards Mar 1 2006, 12:49 PM
That works...here i thought it is what your take on JR's ability is..
bad racing by 08...
Posted by: pistolpd22 Mar 1 2006, 12:50 PM
bad racing by 08...
Oooo
that was cold , but funny.
Posted by: Taliasen Mar 12 2006, 12:37 AM
According to an obscure King Arthur legend, Taliasen was either Merlin's father, or one of Arthur's teachers under the headmaster Merlin. Taliasen is also the name of my renaissance faire and SCA personna. I am a wandering or traveling ranger who spreads a little chaos. So I am known, even in real life among some of my friends, as Tal or Tal the Traveler.
I am a huge wolf fan, hence the pic.
A few years ago I learned that Taliasen is the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's summer home. However nothing of the meaning of my name comes from that.
Posted by: gobosox7478 Mar 15 2006, 11:48 PM
Mine is pretty simple, Boston Red Sox are my favorite team and 74 is my birth year and 78 is my wife's.
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 15 2006, 11:52 PM
Ok. I'll keep my
on you then. -Bob
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 15 2006, 11:53 PM
The numerical part would have been harder to guess.
Thanks for sharing your story. As you can see, the story behind my name is boring!
-Bob
Posted by: SinatraKing Mar 15 2006, 11:55 PM
I don't think I have ever posted the origin on my name, SinatraKing, but I am sure that a lot of you may allready figure that I like Sinatra. First off let me explain that back in 98-00 I was a College Radio DJ in Southern Utah, and I also taught 30's 40's style Swing Dance. I had a Radio show, and my DJ name was actually Mr. Biggleswirth. I was such a fan of the Crooner era I hosted a specialty show on Thursday Nights dedicated to that Era. I set up a Hotmail account, and the first thing that popped in my head was Sinatra, and since I didn't want to add lover on the end making me sound to fruity, I added King. Now the nickname that most of my acquaintences call me, "Biggie", has another story behind it, maybe for another time.
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 16 2006, 12:02 AM
I can assure you that you made the right decision.
Thanks for sharing your story as well.
-Bob
Posted by: oldspice_007 Mar 26 2006, 01:25 PM
Well my name is kind of stupid. But I'm using it for most things now. It's something that hasn't been taken ANYWHERE, it's easy to remember.
And I use Old Spice Red Zone and it was sitting by the computer and I added in the 007 (I'm not a huge Bond fan or anything, easy to remember).
Pretty boring haha.
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 26 2006, 01:42 PM
Thanks for sharing your story. I will warn you though that some of our members have been known to get so involved in discussions here that they forget to practice proper personal hygeine.
-Bob
Posted by: Kaygd Animal Mar 29 2006, 10:49 AM
I've tried to keep my name synonomous with every message board I frequent but alas, I haven't. It took me a while to find the name I wanted and now that I really have it stuck to me, I figured it would be a pain in the butt to ask a mod at every message board to change my name.
But anyways, onto the actual topic.
Kaygd Animal
I've always been this type of guy who just feels that people are naturally good and that usually gets me all walked on. I tend to be real nice towards people at first but as soon as I see them for who they really are, I tend to come out of the cage and let loose. I start to show my real colors and who I really am. I hate being walked all over and it's happened several times in the recent past.
For example, I was in the USAF and had this friend going through a divorce. I was living in the dorms at the time and he needed a place to stay. I had moved in with my girlfriend (my wife now) in her dorm so I let him stay in my room so he would not have to worry about finding a place to live for a few months only to lose money out on a lease. So while he's there, he uses my internet, cable, and my cell phone. He pays for the bills so I think nothing of it. The bills were less than $100. He ended up staying there for two months, moves out without telling me. I end up being charged with Fraud through the Government and get an Article 15. My "friend" tells the cops that I charged him $100 to stay in my room and even tells them he paid me for three months worth of "rent". So the USAF takes away one of my stripes and he receives nothing. He was higher ranking than me and while living in the dorm, he was still receiving his Base Allowance for Housing (non-taxable) which is illegal if he's living in the dorm. He just didn't want to lose the BAH so he never reported it. He still never received any kind of punishment for his actions. I was only a two-striper and still learning the ropes. He'd been in a while. I get my butt kicked by the USAF while he received nothing.
To this day, I don't let anyone just walk over me. I tell people how it is now and don't care what they think. Thus the reason for the name "Kaygd Animal". My true self was all caged up until past actions freed me from within.
Yeah, my name has a deeper meaning to me that in will for anyone else.
Besides, I also used to call my Druid character in Diablo II: LoD kaygdanimal and I just kind of loved the name since it fit him perfectly. By the way, I don't play that game anymore. It was during my nerdy loner days. Now I just play sports games with the occasional war game here and there.
Posted by: dd316 Mar 29 2006, 11:08 AM
Hey now, this is a FAMILY forum!
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 29 2006, 12:10 PM
Yeah, my name has a deeper meaning to me that in will for anyone else.
We'll do our best to keep things "tame" around here. We don't need any crazed animals running around.
-Bob
Posted by: jaderock Mar 29 2006, 01:29 PM
Mr Animal!
Welcome aboard Tradingcardcentral - enjoy the site! Man with stories like your's above, who needs enemies! That's totally messed up.
Posted by: sahetu Mar 30 2006, 01:19 AM
In the 1970s, 3 friends went yearly to Quebec fishing. Way way northern Quebec where you had to canoe to an island to camp on... nearest town was 50 miles away. They were nicknamed Turk, Sam, and Herman (my dad).
Well, there wasn't much to do besides drink and fish... But one friend brought along a tape recorder and the held impromptu press conferences, radio talk shows, and interviews. Each friend played different parts (kinda like a really bad Monty Python).
The three friends decided to hold a mock interview with an indian chief, played by Sam. Sam (real name Errol) took the first two letters of the nick names to create a tribe name for the indian... SaHeTu (SAmHErmanTUrk). so he played the proud, drunk, Sahetu Warrior Chief.
Sahetu also became the name of a lure they made to catch walleyes in Canada with (a worm harness with beads and spinners), a business name for buy antiques, and the name of my website.
Sam was a very good friend of my dads, as well as mine... Almost like an uncle to me. He died a few years back in a tractor accident... Me using Sahetu on a lot of things I do is a tribute to him.
http://www.sahetu.com has a listing of my growing site network. My dad's journal, my card collection, my recipe site, free photoshop brushes, and a forum for aspiring writers.
Posted by: jaderock Mar 30 2006, 01:26 AM
Andy
Thank you for explaining your name ... would 've never guessed! Your site is very interesting and well done!!!
Posted by: sahetu Mar 30 2006, 01:32 AM
Thank you for explaining your name ... would 've never guessed! Your site is very interesting and well done!!!
Thanks
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 30 2006, 02:43 AM
Thanks for sharing your story, Andy.
I've looked around your site a couple times now and it's really cool. Great work!
One question... Who is in this picture?
-Bob
Posted by: sahetu Mar 30 2006, 09:28 AM
I have no clue. Found the picture for sale on eBay, thought it was funny
Posted by: bob_TCC Mar 30 2006, 01:27 PM
Oh, come on... It's you dressed up like that, right?
-Bob
Posted by: aceecards Mar 30 2006, 02:27 PM
Well, there wasn't much to do besides drink and fish... But one friend brought along a tape recorder and the held impromptu press conferences, radio talk shows, and interviews. Each friend played different parts (kinda like a really bad Monty Python).
The three friends decided to hold a mock interview with an indian chief, played by Sam. Sam (real name Errol) took the first two letters of the nick names to create a tribe name for the indian... SaHeTu (SAmHErmanTUrk). so he played the proud, drunk, Sahetu Warrior Chief.
Sahetu also became the name of a lure they made to catch walleyes in Canada with (a worm harness with beads and spinners), a business name for buy antiques, and the name of my website.
Sam was a very good friend of my dads, as well as mine... Almost like an uncle to me. He died a few years back in a tractor accident... Me using Sahetu on a lot of things I do is a tribute to him.
http://www.sahetu.com has a listing of my growing site network. My dad's journal, my card collection, my recipe site, free photoshop brushes, and a forum for aspiring writers.
Here I thought it was a willie mays reference say hey to you!!
Posted by: sahetu Mar 30 2006, 08:14 PM
-Bob
Haha, no, that pic is quite old... 1950s at least...
I'm only 27
Posted by: YooperTrav Apr 3 2006, 01:49 PM
no real story behind my name
The Upper Penninsula of Michigan is called the U.P. for short
People who are born in the U.P. are called Yoopers (rather than U.P.ers)
and my name is Travis
hence
YooperTrav
but I temporarily reside in Hawaii now
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 3 2006, 03:08 PM
Thanks for the story, Travis.
What took you to Hawaii?
-Bob
Posted by: Nene Apr 3 2006, 03:10 PM
I use this name "Nene" on every board I post on. Some people online that I talk to call me Nene in IMs. I use it because I think it is a cool nickname for a player to have and I like how he choose to go by ONLY Nenê instead of using his full name most of the time.
Plus HILARIO, his last name, spells the first seven letters of HILARIOUS.
Posted by: bob_TCC Apr 3 2006, 04:06 PM
Oh man... You're not him? Between your name and avatar, I thought we might have a player on the site.
-Bob
Posted by: Nene Apr 4 2006, 09:56 AM
Well, I changed my avatar to show me like many of the other members. I figured it was time to reveal my true identity
Posted by: marino13 Apr 21 2006, 06:50 AM
Mine is an obvious one. I am a dolphins fan and i collect marino cards hence forth marino13. oh my birthday is also the 13th.
Posted by: penguinfan Apr 27 2006, 06:12 PM
Mine is probably too simple too need a explaination....(However for non-hockey fans) since I am a Pittsburgh Penguins fan I choose penguinfan.....I picked it on ebay in 97 and just stuck with it on trading sites since it is easy to recongonize.
Posted by: sbutv May 8 2006, 01:23 PM
Sbutv= I was watching Monday Nitro (wrestling program) When Chris Benoit was talking in the camera, and he said he would show them what Silent but Violent is all about. I was new to the internet at that time, and was tring to think of something easy to remember, so sbutv was born.
Thanks Eric
Posted by: jaderock May 8 2006, 06:55 PM
Thanks Eric
That would have been a cook tshirt of Benoit's "Silent but Violent"! Now sbutv - be quiet!
Posted by: ffman May 8 2006, 06:59 PM
I'm a big fan of video games, and one of my favorite series' happens to be Final Fantasy - thus, ffman.
Posted by: Dillywill May 8 2006, 07:05 PM
Dillon is my first name and william is my middle name Hence Dillywill haha i kindof wanted to tye them together i also used this name on AIM for a while so i use it on all card forums
Posted by: cajunfuji May 21 2006, 09:46 PM
Hello all,
My name cajunfuji was a long time in perfecting. It started when I was a child. I had this friend of my dad's that I went fishing with. He would sit forever in the same place. I would get bored after a while of no luck and "go find some luck". He had served in Viet Nam and began calling me "fujimo". He explained that in the war the soldiers had that term which meant 'F*** you jack I'm moving on'. He said the way I just got up and went reminded him of that. The name actually stuck with me throughout high school. Some people didn't even realize that was not my real name. When asked about it I would say that it was a family name passed down for generations. I then joined the Navy (which as I said before I just retired from). There I was called 'Cajun' or coonass (a term for native Louisiana folk). As we would go partying the two just somehow combined and thue cajunfuji was born. Cajunfuji has become my alter ego. Cajunfuji is more daring and outgoing. Gary is more level headed and good-of-family oriented. The two balance nicely.
Anyway that's it in a nutshell,
Gary
Posted by: Luke2411 May 21 2006, 11:24 PM
Mine, I originally used for two reasons. First, I just wanted to come up with something to use on instant messenger that was funny to me and would make people who knew my real name wonder why I chose it. Secondly, it hid my identity to a degree. Most people always call me Luke, which if you look at my info, is clearly not true. But, when I choose not to display my first name it provides some anonymity. Anyhow, it's a Bible verse. It has gotten me in trouble with some female friends (and non-friends) in the past, but it's the one I've been going by for a long time, and I don't plan on changing it.
"For they did not believe the women, because their words were nonsense."
Luke 24:11
Posted by: kc_royals_fan_5 May 22 2006, 07:52 PM
Great story! I know I'm just now reading it 2 months later, but I guess I missed it or something.
Well, there wasn't much to do besides drink and fish... But one friend brought along a tape recorder and the held impromptu press conferences, radio talk shows, and interviews. Each friend played different parts (kinda like a really bad Monty Python).
The three friends decided to hold a mock interview with an indian chief, played by Sam. Sam (real name Errol) took the first two letters of the nick names to create a tribe name for the indian... SaHeTu (SAmHErmanTUrk). so he played the proud, drunk, Sahetu Warrior Chief.
Sahetu also became the name of a lure they made to catch walleyes in Canada with (a worm harness with beads and spinners), a business name for buy antiques, and the name of my website.
Sam was a very good friend of my dads, as well as mine... Almost like an uncle to me. He died a few years back in a tractor accident... Me using Sahetu on a lot of things I do is a tribute to him.
http://www.sahetu.com has a listing of my growing site network. My dad's journal, my card collection, my recipe site, free photoshop brushes, and a forum for aspiring writers.
Posted by: sahetu May 22 2006, 09:58 PM
*smile*
Posted by: jaderock May 22 2006, 10:54 PM
nice stories luke and cajun
Posted by: Opeyjay May 22 2006, 11:09 PM
One Sunday (the only semi-free day) in boot camp while we were sitting shining our boots, we were all making fun of each other (in good fun). I said something to this guy Mason from TX, he got pretty mad and said "I'll kick your a** you Opey Cunningham lookin %$@*'er". The way he said it with that Texas drawl was just histerical and everyone was crackin' up. The Cunningham part went away but Opey has stuck with me for 14 years. Most of the people who know me call me Opey, I use Opeyjay online to personalize it a bit.
Thanks for the thread,
Opey
Posted by: Bolted_Down May 23 2006, 08:55 AM
Great Stories!!
I'm a Tampa Bay Lightning Fan and collector.
The Lightning team nickname I use is "Bolts".
I am also a mechanic, by trade. Sooo, Bolted_Down seemed to fit.
I also use the initials B_D, along with other derivatives like "Blatant_Defect" in video games.
simple, eh?
Posted by: lek May 29 2006, 06:09 AM
Well, the story behind my name is simple.
I'm an author...well, writer, authors get paid I'm still working on that last part.
Anyway, 'lekeran' is a name I coined, it has a reoccurring role in several of my manuscripts, usually it's the name of an alien civilization....sci fi is my thang you see
But I use the name, or derivatives of it on the net.
Posted by: jaderock May 29 2006, 02:19 PM
I'm a Tampa Bay Lightning Fan and collector.
The Lightning team nickname I use is "Bolts".
I am also a mechanic, by trade. Sooo, Bolted_Down seemed to fit.
I also use the initials B_D, along with other derivatives like "Blatant_Defect" in video games.
simple, eh?
Hmmm...I thought maybe the wife had you in place!
Posted by: jaderock May 29 2006, 02:21 PM
I'm an author...well, writer, authors get paid
I'm still working on that last part. Anyway, 'lekeran' is a name I coined, it has a reoccurring role in several of my manuscripts, usually it's the name of an alien civilization....sci fi is my thang you see
But I use the name, or derivatives of it on the net.
Hopefully you'll become an author someday soon and "Lekeran" will become a household NAME!!! Good Luck!
Posted by: EB31 May 30 2006, 02:51 AM
Great stories guys!!
Posted by: acampione Jun 19 2006, 11:45 AM
some really good stories...
I think my name is just a tad predictable....
Posted by: ITG Franchises Man Jul 15 2006, 07:52 PM
I started collecting right when the Franchises set came out and spent every cent i could (about $2000) on it, and I got the ITG Franchises Man at school and I use it here now.
Posted by: Iplayfootball_90 Jul 20 2006, 12:43 PM
I picked mine because I couldn't think of anything else. I don't play football for my school or anything, but I do play backyard football with my friends (you know what I am talking about no pads and stuff), and about the 90 at the end of it is my birth year.
Posted by: skatalite Jul 20 2006, 12:47 PM
There's this old two-tone ska band called the Skatalites that I love; so I started using the skatalite handle back in the day. If I'm on any forum or website, more than likely you'll find me with this handle or a variation of it.
Posted by: straightbutta14 Jul 20 2006, 12:54 PM
I was told by some guys that I played with in college that my Jump Shot was "straight butta" like Stuart Scott would say on Sportscenter.. thought that was cool so I kept usng it... 14 is my # for any sport thanks to my high school girlfriend!
Posted by: at_finch Aug 6 2006, 02:35 PM
When I was setting up a Yahoo!!!!!!!!! account (I don't get why they use the exclamation point), I wanted to use "atticus_finch" but someone took that name, so I shortened it to "at_finch." Atticus Finch was the guy from "To Kill A Mockingbird" in case anyone was wondering. Incidentally, I like the Atticus clothing line, and Finch is one of my favorite bands, so it all worked out.
Posted by: ffman Aug 6 2006, 02:37 PM
Ah.......I just thought of the Finch from TKAM before I read that post, lol.
Posted by: acampione Aug 6 2006, 02:54 PM
Wow! I loved that book!
Posted by: NGWH Sports Cards Aug 18 2006, 09:52 AM
My name is pretty easy to figure out:
ATHRASH=Atlanta Thrashers
37= Dan Snyders #
DSNYDER= Dan Snyder, my favorite player of all time
MVP=Most Valuable Person
Sorry mine is boring!
Posted by: coltsfan23 Aug 18 2006, 09:53 AM
Mine is pretty obvious, my fav football team is the Colts and 23 is my lucky number!
Posted by: bravesfan09 Aug 18 2006, 09:59 AM
im a bravesfan and il graduate in 09
Posted by: gene01011 Aug 19 2006, 07:59 PM
after reading these I've realized, I lead a boring life.
gene01011 is my name and zip code.
Posted by: Lupush Aug 19 2006, 08:25 PM
Mine is a pretty interesting one. When I was in college I wore silver hoop earrings. A friend of mine who is Croatian used to call them "loops" instead of hoops. "Loops" then evolved to "Lupush" which means "Wolf" in Croatian. This came about while we were driving to the city and "Hungry like the wolf" by Tears for Fears came on the radio. My friend Juri then started laughing hysterically.. and the whole night all I heard was.. "Hungry like the Lupush". So my name was born.
Posted by: acampione Aug 19 2006, 09:24 PM
very interesting. I thought it was along those lines because of the french word for wolf..
Posted by: StatMansSportsCards Aug 26 2006, 01:59 PM
I got the nickname "Stat Man" from a few friends in college because I always told them these funny sports statistics that no one would be interested in except me (Stuff like how UNC's basketball team lost every game one season that they played on a Sunday, and how the Patriots almost never lose when they have more rushes than passes- like once in the past five or ten yrs; Also, the Vikings have lost the last 32 games that they've scored under 20 points!).
They always wanted me to try and find out new stats to pass on to them. So I called my online site "Stat Man's Sports Cards" because of the nickname. My site's slogan is "where the sun sets on high card prices" (because the template for my site is an orange sunset).
http://www.freewebs.com/statmanssportscards
Posted by: acampione Aug 26 2006, 06:13 PM
wow. very cool story.
Posted by: flea Oct 8 2006, 04:32 AM
Name I use on every site i'm a member off.Now being Irish it's not as simple as it sounds. It's an old school nickname & when i used to play arcade games if I got a high score I would put in fle(only room for 3 letters back then). It's not actually pronounced as it looks. It's pronounced flay not flea(as in RHCP bassist). See an akward irishman.
Posted by: jaderock Oct 8 2006, 04:35 AM
I always thought it was because you're alway stratching!
Posted by: flea Oct 8 2006, 06:38 AM
Posted by: tj2373 Oct 9 2006, 09:55 AM
My name is my initials backwards, 23 is Don Mattingly's number and 73 is the year I was born.
Posted by: rikostan Oct 16 2006, 05:01 PM
My nickname has been Riko since that ###### Ricosuave song came out in the late 80s. I played a few online RPGs and I needed something at least a little medieval sounding, so I stuck a stan at the end.
I have been Rikostan for the last 8 years or so.
Posted by: StroBro Oct 16 2006, 09:36 PM
all righty then...im not making this post to profess the meaning behind my screename because there isnt a story behind it, i just thought of it right before i joined as i often do with my fantasy sports teams when i make them. and ofcourse this being a sports site i had to relate it to a sports theme that relates to me...im a guy and i like the astros.
ok the reason i made the post is because i am calling out a member of this site...i want to hear what diaperdandys story is...he hasnt posted here yet has he? i wonder if he never noticed this thread. i think he hasnt posted yet..ive gone through all 10 pages and havent seen one from him. and you know i wouldnt have probably gone through with this if i didnt notice the name rikostan as the last post...because thats another screen name i would have wanted to know about...so diaperdandy..we are awaitin'...
Posted by: über Oct 17 2006, 04:52 PM
i chose my name because it kind of sounds like my name backwards, also that is my nickname is at school (it's also funny because it means big in German, and im pretty short)
Posted by: d00msay3r Oct 17 2006, 04:57 PM
My name is a name I try to use on all sites as a username. "Doomsayer" is the name of a song by a metal band named Hatebreed. I just thought it would be unique to make it into terms of 1337(leet : replacing letters with numbers that could be translated as letters). I use it for fantasy football, fantasy basketball, counterstrike, xbox games, cisco log in, TCC(duh! ) and about anything else that I have to use a username for.
Posted by: 2000 rushing yards Oct 17 2006, 08:37 PM
i've been using my name ever since jamal lewis had over 2000 rushing yards a couple years back. I use it for all of my sports websites that i belong to.
Posted by: 1968 A's Oct 17 2006, 09:57 PM
Good idea for a thread. This is the first time I've noticed it!
1968 A's is my handle because that's the first year they played in Oakland. I'm very proud to have every 1968 A's card! My CAP repesents that year and that year only. In 1969 the caps were exactly the same except they added an apostrophe and an "S" to it. Then in 1970 they introduced yellow in the caps. The 70 and 71 batting helmets were ALL yellow except for the tiny bill of green. I'll see if I can bring a picture up.
Posted by: gohran Oct 21 2006, 02:58 AM
Hey I just saw this thread well mine is just simply my last name Goh and things are run by me so we get gohran. Just like dat like I said simple
Posted by: jaderock Oct 21 2006, 03:07 AM
Interesting stories folks! Anyone else want to let us know?!
Posted by: little-michigan Nov 16 2006, 11:52 PM
My father's nickname is Michigan, and my nickname is Little Michigan. Both my father and I were born in Detroit, Michigan. However, his career in the Marine Corps led us to Millington, TN. When he retired from the Corps he was hired by MATA as a bus driver. It was at MATA that the other bus drivers nicknamed him Michigan. One day I went to work with him when and I picked up the nickname Little Michigan. I figured that since all of my favorite teams are from Michigan it would be perfect.
-Lewis
Posted by: bob_TCC Nov 16 2006, 11:54 PM
Great story, Lewis! Just another example of why this has always been one of my favorite topics.
-Bob
Posted by: DiaperDandy Nov 17 2006, 12:08 AM
-Lewis
Very nice story indeed, welcome to the site......I hope that it is everything that you are looking for and more
Posted by: jaderock Nov 17 2006, 03:04 AM
-Lewis
Welcome to the site...little Michigan...hope you enjoy the site and have fun posting and trading cards here!
Posted by: hazillow Nov 29 2006, 02:38 AM
Hazel nuts represent eternity in a lot of different symbolic systems.
Willow trees represent suffering, desire, pain, etc. in most (think Weeping Willow)
Hazillow = Eternal Suffering!
It's my way of making fun of emo/goth kids.
I think it's really funny, but only a few people get the joke.
Even less find it funny when they do get it.
No one thinks it's clever.
Posted by: StroBro Nov 29 2006, 06:13 AM
well you have a fan now! i think that name is one of a kind and it takes a certain type of mind to think it up...so i really really like that name from the way you said you put it together, its just somethin not anyone could think up...
Posted by: bravesfan09 Nov 29 2006, 07:12 AM
i am a braves fan
i will graduate in 09
Posted by: hockeygirl Nov 29 2006, 10:24 AM
Mines an easy one, which is what I was hoping for when I signed up here. I collect hockey and I'm a girl so I came up with hockeygirl. lol I didn't think hockeywomanof36 would be as catchy, and I didn't want to be hockeymom because my sons are only 2 and 4 and not into hockey....yet.
This topic is always my favorite on every board that I'm on. It's always cool to see how people come up with some of their names and if you try to guess them, you're usually WAY off!!
Posted by: Chicagobears34 Dec 23 2006, 10:17 PM
ChicagoBears-Team Walter Payton-34
Posted by: bob_TCC Dec 23 2006, 10:20 PM
While we can't always figure the reasons out, we might have been able to figure that one out.
Welcome to the site! Glad to have you join us!
I believe you're one of our special guests from SCS. Correct?
-Bob
Posted by: braves4life1025 Dec 23 2006, 10:20 PM
i chose mine because i always loved the braves and i will be a braves fan 4 life
Posted by: bob_TCC Dec 23 2006, 10:25 PM
Where does the 1025 come from, Nate?
-Bob
Posted by: Hallsgator Dec 23 2006, 10:27 PM
Chipper and Andruw
Posted by: bob_TCC Dec 23 2006, 10:28 PM
We'll see if you're right. Drumroll...
-Bob
Posted by: blazed00 Dec 24 2006, 08:57 PM
umm.. take a wild guess..
Posted by: Chicagobears34 Dec 25 2006, 02:25 PM
Welcome to the site! Glad to have you join us!
I believe you're one of our special guests from SCS. Correct?
-Bob
Correct
Posted by: bob_TCC Dec 26 2006, 12:09 AM
Cool.
Welcome again!
-Bob
Posted by: braves4life1025 Dec 26 2006, 12:19 AM
andruw .and chipper
Posted by: bob_TCC Dec 26 2006, 12:20 AM
Hallsgator shoots and scores!
-Bob
Posted by: angela1830 Dec 31 2006, 03:16 AM
My names not that interesting but here goes. The first part is my name and the 1830 stands for Ryan Klesko's jersey # from the Braves and the Padres. I guess I'll have to add another # now that he's on the Giants. Did I mention that he's my FAVORITE player.
Posted by: Jobu Dec 31 2006, 08:06 PM
Jobu comes from the movie Major League. He is the Voodoo God that Cerrano prays to in hopes he will help him hit a curveball. Being that when I was younger I had trouble hitting a curveball my teamates gave me the nickname and it stuck. I even have personalized license plates that say JOBU.
Posted by: jaderock Jan 1 2007, 11:45 AM
with that screen name...in a couple of years, it might become angela1830 432820504020139568!!! Especially with players changing teams as frequently as they do!
Posted by: jaderock Jan 1 2007, 11:47 AM
Now that's cool....personal license plate!! It would be cooler if you changed your name to Jobu!!! Now that would be commitment!
Posted by: dviv17 Jan 1 2007, 01:40 PM
Mine is pretty simple. My name is David Vivian and the number I use in sports is 17. Also, my favorite player's(Darin Erstad) number is 17. So dviv17. This is a cool thread.
Posted by: angela1830 Jan 1 2007, 06:11 PM
ROTFL! Yeah I know but hopefully he will be with the Giants for a while. Any more numbers and I won't be able to remember them all! Remember when a player would be with a team their whole career?
Posted by: jaderock Jan 1 2007, 06:48 PM
Those were the days when I was proud to be a sports fan! I certainly followed sports alot more then than I do now...at least with passion that is!
Posted by: angela1830 Jan 2 2007, 12:58 AM
Think about all the different players who have just played for the Braves since 1995. Probably enough for 2 or 3 teams! At least Chipper and Andruw are still there.
Posted by: buckeye8jrfan Jan 13 2007, 11:37 AM
Simple,
I'm a Ohio State Buckeye fan and a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan.
Posted by: ffman Jan 13 2007, 11:41 AM
I'm a Ohio State Buckeye fan and a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan.
Welcome! Nice banner.
Posted by: budler Jan 14 2007, 03:24 PM
I'm a big Nebraska Cornhusker fan but there is so many names using Husker etc. So I use my last name on all the sites and e-bay, that way people will know who they are dealing with.
Posted by: hernant15 Jan 14 2007, 08:59 PM
I used to play basketball with the 15 on my jersey, because I really love VC´s game. And well, Hernan is my name and the T is my surname´s first letter.
Posted by: Warjournals316 Jan 24 2007, 12:53 AM
Hmmm
My name rises from a hard lived life and The Punisher. If anyone has followed "The Punisher" they know about what war journals so it just fits guess
Posted by: The ENDZONE Jan 26 2007, 08:29 PM
My username comes from the name of my card shop. Well, that is what it will be called if I ever open it up. Was supposed to open one up several years ago with my father, but he passed away and it just hasn't come through yet. Someday!!! I even have my sign layout all figured out and how I want to have astroturf on the floor with marker lines painted on it. Gotta keep dreamin....
Posted by: Dodgerfan74 Jan 30 2007, 11:39 PM
My user name is pretty simple. I've been a Dodger fan since 1974
Walt
Posted by: aceecards Jan 31 2007, 08:51 AM
Walt
I attended a Dodgers game in 74...in la.. it was plastic helmet day and I still got that giveaway helmet.. I even used my moms fingernail polish to put a #6 on the back like the players had!
What agreat infield that was..
Posted by: dherm360 Jan 31 2007, 01:15 PM
pretty simple
d-first letter of name
herm-first 4 letters of last name
360-badge number for sheriff department
Posted by: wolverine #4 Jan 31 2007, 07:17 PM
i came up with the name "wolverine #4" because my hockey team name is the wolverines but someone already had wolverine so i put my hockey number behiind it to #4.
Posted by: ffman Jan 31 2007, 07:19 PM
Welcome to all!
Posted by: psupuz31 Jan 31 2007, 07:35 PM
I don't think I have ever posted why I chose my name, well now after a long wait here it is?
psu- Penn State University
puz- Paul Posluszny's nickname
31- Paul Posluszny's number
So their you have it!
Posted by: Pantherfan68 Feb 1 2007, 12:37 PM
Hi, My name is simple I am a fan of the Carolina Panthers and I was born in '68.
Posted by: fenway1990 Feb 1 2007, 12:51 PM
fenway1990
i wanna go to FENWAY never been, but this year is my year
born in 1990
Posted by: Run*Ronnie*Run Feb 9 2007, 11:41 PM
I'm a huge Ronnie Brown fan
Also, one of my favorite movies is "Run Ronnie Run!" starring David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, and basically all of the "Mr. Show" cast. It's very hilarious.
Posted by: TheUsualSuspect Feb 13 2007, 05:39 PM
I don't have a story behind my name, I just like the 1995 flick "The Usual Suspects" if you haven't seen it, I would recommend it!
Posted by: knuckleballerMC Feb 20 2007, 10:56 PM
I've used about 5-10 different names on forums, but this one stuck. MC are my initials, and everyone thought the username knuckleballerMC just seemed really original. My screenname on AIM is nuckingfuts3691, because a few years ago I created it after watching the movie Dickie Roberts, and 3/6/91 is my b-day. I've used other names at sites such as YankFan306, knuckleballer306, Light Grenades (name of latest Incubus cd), StoryOfTheYear (decent band and liked their name), and theres some others too. But this is the only one to stick.
Posted by: baseballguy601 Feb 20 2007, 11:06 PM
mines kinda obvious i guess
the 601 was just random numbers when i was getting my first AIM s/n like 5-6 years ago
baseball guy jusrt seemed to fit
Posted by: beanschat Feb 20 2007, 11:13 PM
Mine is kind of long...let's see..it was what...17 years ago I started playing fantasy football. My last name is Jack so I thought their hometown should be JACKsonville, Alabama. Decided a good story of overcoming odds was Jack and the Beanstalk so the team became the Jacksonville Beanstalks playing in the House that Jack Built. Now fast forward to when I joined AOL after getting on the net and I needed a screenname. Beanstalk could be dual meaning for the team and talking about the Beans as they (and I) have become affectionately known...but some farmer dude already had it...so had to go to Beanschat....see, told you..long story.
Posted by: bushidobard Feb 25 2007, 03:11 PM
My first experience with online message boards came from a now defunct game called Virtual Producer. It was designed to mimic getting a movie made in Hollywood.
At the time, I was a literary manager in L.A. so the game caught my eye, but I was stunned at the amount of misinformation and blatant backstabbing from those not even in the industry (it never surprised me, mind you, from those already *in* the film industry).
I began lurking the boards then posting, without revealing my job, as "bushidobard" -- "bushido" for the code of chivalry (and thus honor and truth) of the samurai warrior and "bard" for the art and the writers. I took it upon myself to correct misinformation and to take a positive approach whenever possible. I'd love to say I was always successful...
Since then, I've left the industry and now I teach. Since I still see so much of the same nastiness and still work with writing (since I teach English and Film) I've kept the name though it has absolutely no bearing on sports or roto or baseball cards.
I *have* used it in various fantasy leagues if that counts....
Thanks for asking!
-Brian
Posted by: baralufficus Feb 26 2007, 04:30 PM
Wow, my name originated about 7 years ago, when I first started my e-mail account with Yahoo... I was into rap music at the time , and there was this group out of Oakland called 3 Times Crazy ... I liked the way this guy named Agerman rapped , and he came up with this saying Snuffaluffa... So I wanted to be original with my e-mail , and came up with Baralufficus... My First Name is Barrett which prompted the name ..
Very Cool thread BTW ..
Barrett~
Posted by: tate31nym Mar 10 2007, 11:26 PM
I created my name almost 10 years ago when I needed an alternative to my AOL email. When I first got online, I picked up the nickname Tate because I am from Idaho. The 31 and NYM is homage to Piazza, who was a Met at the time. Last year was really awkward, when he was neither 31 or a Met...but I guess in a way, he always will be 31nym.
Posted by: giants1249er Mar 18 2007, 01:38 AM
I am a San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan and my birthday is the 12th.
Posted by: 2005Cardinals Mar 18 2007, 08:20 PM
The 2005 cardinals are my favorite team in history.
Posted by: dmont52 Mar 20 2007, 10:14 PM
Hey everyone, I'm new here... this was the first thread I checked out (since it was the first link in the welcome message).
I'm glad I'm not the only creature of habit here. I've had this username since I graduated from high school in 94. It started out as part of my very first email address (hotmail) and it came from my first initial, a few letters of my last name, and my football number.
Not real exciting, but oh well. Just thought I'd share. I look forward to learning more about my new hobby from the more experienced collectors on here.
Posted by: ffman Mar 24 2007, 10:10 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only creature of habit here. I've had this username since I graduated from high school in 94. It started out as part of my very first email address (hotmail) and it came from my first initial, a few letters of my last name, and my football number.
Not real exciting, but oh well. Just thought I'd share. I look forward to learning more about my new hobby from the more experienced collectors on here.
Welcome - thanks for sharing! Kind of fun to stick with an old name - that's what I try to do.
Keep those stories coming!
Posted by: Cujorulesdtown90 Mar 29 2007, 03:14 PM
Mine is basically from about 4-5 years ago when curtis joseph starting playing in detroit. Cujo played so well in the playoffs (unlike the rest of his team.) so I said he ruled Detroit.... therfore the name Cujorulesdtown and 90 thrown in for the heck of it.
Posted by: ffman Mar 29 2007, 03:17 PM
Welcome to TCC!
Posted by: Vintagegraded Mar 29 2007, 03:53 PM
Mine is pretty easy.
I used to specialize in Vintage graded cards when the grading boom caught fire and I cashed in all my childhood memories that luckily I had kept in mint condition. I began collecting in 1966 and did so until 1977 so I really liked the grading idea until the inventory was gone.
VG
Posted by: harley2001 Mar 31 2007, 08:23 PM
Harley (My favorite kind of bike)2001 (the birth year of my first born)
Posted by: nameant Mar 31 2007, 08:25 PM
my name, is anthony. nickname ant.
that's 1 version. 
Posted by: whalerfan Apr 4 2007, 01:24 PM
Mine is quite simple; fan of a local hockey team the OHL's Plymouth Whalers.
Posted by: tmac2303 Apr 4 2007, 01:29 PM
mines pretty boring compared to most of these. t-mac, jordan, & iverson are my 3 favorite basketball players of my time. so i came up with tmac2303 mcgrady's nickname, jordan & iversons's jersey #'s.
Posted by: pac_rat_76 Apr 5 2007, 04:10 PM
Mine is pretty simple. I had a grandma who used to save EVERYTHING (except my dads vintage BB cards for some reason)... and she was known in the family as a PackRat. I kind of am the same way about saving stuff, plus I love to open packs, so the pac_rat_76 was just a natural fit. 1976 being my birth year.
Posted by: thirdbase70 Apr 5 2007, 07:38 PM
I got my nickname playing a baseball game was going around thirdbase and the pants fell straight off me going to home in my underware luckly we won the game all for a good cause.70 year I was born
Posted by: BigHig Apr 8 2007, 06:26 PM
Username is BigHig.
Big is from being 6'4 and weighing 275.
Hig is from last name of Higgins.
This is a cool concept for a different forum. Thanks!!!
Posted by: hull Apr 15 2007, 06:29 PM
I’ve used the name hull (or hull1 if it is taken) since the early 90’s. It’s a tribute to the greatest sports figure I ever met, Bobby Hull.
When I was a kid my grandfather would take me to hockey games at the old Chicago Stadium. We would get there early and me and the other kids would wait outside gate 3 ½ for the players to arrive. Bobby Hull would always stop to talk to us. He would sign autographs, tell us some old hockey stories, he even once took the time to show us how to shoot a slap shot. I remember on several occasions the other players would have to come back out and drag him into the building to get ready for the game.
I met him again about 15 years ago at a card show. He hasn’t changed. His line was the slowest moving of all the signers at the show. He answered every question, shook every hand, and posed for every picture anyone wanted.
I use the name hull to remind me why I started collecting cards. A #1/1 insert card might have good investment potential, but show me an old Gale Sayers card and I can not only tell you about the 6 touchdowns he scored in a single game in 1965, but how he almost made it 7 touchdowns, if it hadn’t been for the 49’ers punter making a shoestring tackle.
The investment in cards can be good, but the memories are better.
Bob
Posted by: KY-91C2 Apr 17 2007, 01:49 PM
Well, my toy is a 1991 Carerra 2 Cabriolet, and I live in Kentucky.
As a result, KY-91C2.
Posted by: gregorium Apr 17 2007, 02:28 PM
It's my name in Latin. It was my grandfather's nickname for me.
Posted by: elvinscott Apr 27 2007, 09:02 PM
My first and middle name.
Posted by: ffman Apr 27 2007, 09:21 PM
Welcome to TCC!
Posted by: rossman Apr 29 2007, 05:41 PM
I'd like to say mine was simple because my first name is Ross and I am a man...when the wifey lets me be one. Thank you, I'll be here all week.
Actually, when I came home from serving a church mission...(1996), I went out with some of my sisters friends dancing, clubbing, something to that extent. Anyways....on 91X, a popular radio station, was a DJ named Rossman and he was pretty popular apparently. (I went to Seattle on my mission for 2 years and had no knowledge of this Rossman) Long story short, I'm a guy nobody has actually seen for 2 years, I was working for a catering company almost 16 hrs a day because I was money driven...but they swore I was the DJ and I wouldn't admit it. So they'd always call me Rossman from afar or behind my back, trying to "catch" me. Pretty goofy I know, but they swore I was the popular radio guy. Anywho....
Posted by: jtssportscards Apr 29 2007, 06:33 PM
jtssportscards- just trades sports cards
that my name story....lol
Posted by: xebulba May 23 2007, 10:14 PM
My nickname was takedn from the b-movie strangeland by dee snider. the name of his s&m club was xebulba... it means gates of h-(well the hot place). thought is was kinda neat. recently a metal band by the name of xebulba has been popping up. i knew i should have copyrighted it!
Posted by: skatalite May 23 2007, 10:37 PM
I thought it was a unique spelling for Sebulba:
Welcome!
Posted by: BoxBreaker44 May 24 2007, 01:31 AM
mines kinda simple i love opening box's!!!
Posted by: xebulba May 24 2007, 10:54 PM
yeah i get that a lot!
Welcome!
Posted by: hooters517 Jun 10 2007, 02:21 PM
Well, although my name does seem obvious, its not what you might think at first. My last name is actually pretty close to hooters and in high school once I started working out and getting pecs the name just really stuck and I thought it was cool. Of course that name is taken anywhere you apply. So I added my b-day.
Posted by: DiscoDonnie Jun 11 2007, 05:15 PM
well my username use to be "Darko" for everything but I got bored of it and my friend one day said "DiscoDonnie" for some reason to me and it stuck. (Donnie = Donnie Darko, the movie)
Posted by: trot2millah Jun 16 2007, 02:28 PM
Mine's pretty original XD
I've had this username since like 2003, at the height of Curse-breaking fever (the first time, after the Boone home run and all). My favorite players on the Red Sox used to be Kevin Millar and Trot Nixon, so here goes the proccess
I thought to my self, Trot to Millar sounds rather like Skip To My Lou. I thought it had a nice ring too it. Then, as a joke, I made it Millah to add a Boston accent of sorts. So here I am now, trot2millah
Posted by: animal56 Jun 16 2007, 11:21 PM
My screen name "animal" came from a couple of different instances.
1. I play hockey fairly aggressively, and it became a running joke in the dressing room one season, in reference to the Doug Gilmour (milk?)commercial. "How does he do it?" "Kinda like animal." So it stuck.
2. The other you can ask some of my past gfs and my wife. ;-)
The number 56 started when the create-a-player option first appeared in the EA NHL series games was introduced. I wanted a unique number for my CAP, and 56 has stuck ever since.
Nothing special, but it's fun, and I ran with it.
Posted by: ofixco21x Jun 17 2007, 02:46 AM
My favorite racing drivers sponsor and car number.
Posted by: viper915 Jun 17 2007, 07:14 AM
im an f-16 crew chief hence "viper" and 915 is my jet. its actually 92-915
Posted by: ffman Jun 18 2007, 08:47 PM
Very interesting story for your name, viper! Welcome to TCC!
Posted by: Dreamerfan Jun 18 2007, 11:48 PM
I loved ECW back when it was good and I was and am a mark for Tommy Dreamer
Posted by: bbarsranch2448 Jun 25 2007, 02:04 PM
Ours is the name of our "small ranch" (6 1/2 acres) where we raise horses as a hobby/because we love it (which as Bruce says it stands for "Bruce's bar and Sandi's ranch) and our 2 favorite Nascar drivers.
Posted by: redballoon Jun 28 2007, 02:14 AM
redballon means the red basketball (balloon stays for the ball)
Posted by: phatdolfan Jul 10 2007, 11:59 PM
As an old o-lineman "I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem. I used to grab bear claws as a kid, two at a time, and I'd get them lodged right in this region here. " Also when I played semi-pro, the o-line was known as the "Phat Boys". The rest of it is because I'm a Dolphins fan.
Posted by: gohran Jul 11 2007, 12:34 AM
Cool name, cool Job....Maybe you could have gone with da G man...
Posted by: Plumbob13 Jul 27 2007, 07:24 PM
Mine comes from my nickname from the Navy and my favorite number...no I do not do landscaping or plumb levels for tanks or the like.
Posted by: ExtremeMarine Aug 1 2007, 07:14 AM
I've been in the Marine Corps for fifteen years and have used the name ExtremeMarine since playing Madden online. I'm by no means extreme in any way, but am a Marine.
Semper Fi,
Mike
Posted by: RandBSportsCards Aug 18 2007, 06:48 PM
Hi, as some others I use this name for almost everything, It is actually my store name too and it came about because My wife and I opened our own store and of course my name is Rick and the B is from her name which is Bevin and of course we both love trading and collecting Sports Cards. I the ones in my Sig., Her John Elway and Yankees. Thanks and hope to do many trades on here. oh and just so I hopefully wont get accused of it n here when I trade on these boards I am trading for personal collections even thou I own a store, I just think that is the whole purpase behind these cards, isn't it "Trading Cards". Well I guess that is enough of me going on. Hope to trade with all of you soon. Thanks
Posted by: captkirk42 Aug 20 2007, 09:36 AM
Mine is simple. My name is Kirk, and I like Star Trek, and the 42 is the ultimate answer to the question of life, the universe and everything (Thank you Mr. Douglas Adams, rest in peace)
If I may indulge I have two other internet names I use (or have used) my standard email name is very very simple klandersen (my first and middle initials and my last name). When I first started using the internet one of the names I used, besides the standard of my three initials and birthdate or year, was EWOK42. Again the 42 is from Adam's Hitchhikers Guide books, and the EWOK story goes like this..... When I was in college I majored in broadcasting and worked at the school's radio station as a DJ, on my first 'on air' shift I played "Ewok Celebration" by Meco and did a voice intro for it. For the intro I impersonated Yoda and said "Yoda says it's time for the Ewoks", well the other folks from the station thought I was refering to myself and started calling me Ewok. At first I was annoyed by the nickname "Ewok", but quickly adopted it as my on-air nickname.
Posted by: monsta Aug 23 2007, 01:06 AM
Monsta - well...cuz i'm scary and i'm 9 foot tall with teeth coming out of my face. i spit green goo. i eat little kitties for DINNER. rarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
yeah....that doesn't sound scary.
I have no story.
Posted by: DiscoDonnie Aug 28 2007, 03:18 AM
yeah....that doesn't sound scary.
I have no story.
you eat kitties?! HOW DARE YOU!
Posted by: ffman Aug 29 2007, 04:29 PM
yeah....that doesn't sound scary.
I have no story.
Maybe you picked it because Vince Young is a MONSTA on the field.
Posted by: Kmart6nets Aug 29 2007, 04:41 PM
I tell ya what.... YOU guys figure it out.
Posted by: bob_TCC Aug 29 2007, 04:44 PM
I know! I know!
-Bob
Posted by: ffman Aug 29 2007, 04:52 PM
You shop at K-Mart on a regular basis?
Just kidding.
Posted by: TechnoWizard Aug 30 2007, 06:24 AM
My name came from time in university. I was always good with computers so got into often helping friends with homework and projects. I was often in the computer lab and someone would be complaining about something not working on the computer. I'd offer to help and often shifted the screen so I could see as well.
When they tried to show me the problem, everything would be working fine. So it came to be that I had this weird magical power of making the computers work. And TechnoWizard was born.
Personally I think the computers just liked me.
Posted by: PSquared Sep 4 2007, 05:33 PM
My user name is pretty easy, PSquared= Paul Pierce. That's mainly who I collect.
Posted by: CommodoreCountry Sep 8 2007, 09:56 PM
Mine is fairly straightforward ... I'm a die-hard Vanderbilt fan (that may be the first time anyone has ever said that before) and I live in Nashville.
I like to tell people around here (most of whom are TN Vols fans):
"This is Commodore Country!"
Posted by: CommodoreCountry Sep 8 2007, 09:58 PM
Semper Fi,
Mike
Semper Fi Mike! Marine Sergeant here with 7 years under my belt. You should open a card shop in Oki! I bet it'd do well. I just finished 3 years in Iwakuni.
Posted by: Chronic Dragon Sep 12 2007, 01:14 AM
First part Chronic is because I like to smoke and Dragon because i'm into fantasy stuff and absolutley love dragons.
Posted by: heman0420 Sep 18 2007, 12:28 PM
Heman is my middle name. The 0420 is another story...
Posted by: JaredDR09 Oct 2 2007, 07:56 PM
My name is pretty easy. My first name is Jared, the DR is my school, and '09 is when I graduate.
Posted by: athopesend Oct 2 2007, 10:31 PM
athopesend - my old band : At Hopes End. We broke up quite awhile ago, its a shame we opened for some great bands ( Gwar, Soilwork, Devildriver, As I Lay Dying, Turmoil, Wisdom In Chains ...too many to mention) and had a label looking at us. We still have music up on myspace. www.myspace.com/athopesend.
Started a new band This Ends Now (www.myspace.com/thisendsnow814) but soon quit for personal reasons. I am currently talking with some new guys about forming another band.
oh my first band that I played in was called Nine Six Nine (www.myspace.com/ninesixnine). All of my bands always played our own original music and recorded several of our own self produced cd's.
Anyways thats where my name comes from.
Posted by: southhawks23 Nov 2 2007, 06:49 PM
i go to a school where there is a north and a south and i go to the south and the team name is the South Golden Hawks and my favorite number is 23 so there for my username is: southhawks23!!!!!
Posted by: jesterr1313 Nov 2 2007, 07:18 PM
Anyone willing to share the reasons?
-Bob
since i was young and in high school all my friends said i was a joker and then i watched a tv special about jesters, and in some cases they were more famous powerful then everyone accept the king him self. and ever since then it stuck with me, i have two tattos of jesters. one on each one of my shoulder blades. and 13 is my lucky number so that has always stuck with me.
Posted by: startingover37 Nov 2 2007, 07:24 PM
mines kind of depressing im sure everyone's heard it but its because my collection got stolen and thats were startingover came from and the 37 was because i had over 350 shaun alexander cards base auto's, rc's made me sad had over 5 auto's and the famous sp authentic rc graded 10 had almost every rc well everybody's names are cool and love the stories
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