How did you come up with your Screen Name for the Ledge?

DavidMn · #1 03-11-2006, 04:01 PM

I thought it would be interesting to find out how you all picked your screen names for the Ledge. Of course mine is mainly my first name, but since there was already a David here, I decided on the Mn at the and because 1. the initial of my last name is M, Marx,and 2. Mn is the abbreviation for the state I'm proud to call home, Minnesota.

WelshWitchPMD · #2 03-11-2006, 04:11 PM

I used just WelshWitch for a lot of my screen names when I had WebTV. When I got a computer the screen name WW was already taken so I just added my initials on to the end to sort of personalize it. I use that screen name for just about everything except for MySpace.

Sahara · #3 03-11-2006, 04:13 PM

Interesting thread...

Mine comes from the name of a sort-of-inspired-by-Stevie-and-Lindsey short story that I wrote in March of last year, a few weeks before I joined the Ledge.

DavidMn · #4 03-11-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahara

Interesting thread...

Mine comes from the name of a sort-of-inspired-by-Stevie-and-Lindsey short story that I wrote in March of last year, a few weeks before I joined the Ledge.

Cool. I like your story.

Sahara · #5 03-11-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Cool. I like your story.

Thanks ... a few weeks after that though the movie 'Sahara' was released and I was super-angry for quite a while ... darn plaigiarism!!

But I'm over it.

DavidMn · #6 03-11-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahara

Thanks ... a few weeks after that though the movie 'Sahara' was released and I was super-angry for quite a while ... darn plaigiarism!!

But I'm over it.

Damn, it's probably too late for a lawyer.

estranged4life · #7 03-11-2006, 04:23 PM

I just used my former main email name "estranged4life" (I still have it, but f**kin SPAM eats that acct on a daily basis) and thought I would use it here to annoy everyone with trying to determine what it's true meaning actually is.

The real meaning...Is that there is no meaning!!! I just wanted the word "estranged" as my email addy since the GNR song of the same name, has been one of my favorite songs of all time...But, of course, "estranged" taken. Deb decided to add the "4life" as a joke and my system accepted it...So.....

If I could have any screen names now, I think I would use either Brian_Trades (Which is my screen name at metalsludge.tv) or Hellboy

Miss Vicky · #8 03-11-2006, 05:07 PM

I've probably explained this before, but...

It's an inside joke between myself and friend/former manager of mine. I work as a veterinary receptionist and have off and on for the last five years. Apparently my telephone voice is much different than my regular speaking voice. According to my former manager, (and according to some other people as well, including some of the practice's clients I've spoken to) I sound like a phone sex operator. She informed me of this one day and insisted that I should take it up as a second job and go by the handle "Miss Vicky." To this day, whenever she calls me, she wants to know how much it is per minute.

So when I went to choose my screen name it was the first thing that came to mind. I also use it on all of the other boards that I've joined.

goldustsongbird · #9 03-11-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

I thought it would be interesting to find out how you all picked your screen names for the Ledge. Of course mine is mainly my first name, but since there was already a David here, I decided on the Mn at the and because 1. the initial of my last name is M, Marx,and 2. Mn is the abbreviation for the state I'm proud to call home, Minnesota.

The one I had at the BuckinghamNicks forum is/was downcomesthenight. I had that line from The Chain stuck in my head at the time, and I love the way Stevie sings it live: "down comes the nii-yiiiiiight". When I signed up here, I wanted a name that combined my love for both Stevie and Chris, so... goldustsongbird was born. GDW & Songbird represent to me, respectively, what each of them is all about - sort of like their signature songs. That's basically the one I use now when I join Mac related forums, or sign up for stuff.

diamondsnake · #10 03-11-2006, 05:18 PM

Well, I joined The Ledge around the time SYW came out and I loved Illume (like a diamond snake in a black sky). Now, years later, I like Destiny Rules, which uses the same phrase, better. Go figure! Anyways, I really like my screen name, but it makes me sound kind of mean. Like I'm a snake in the grass! Something about snakes makes me sound like a jerk. But I still like my screen name. And, whenever Stevie says "Diamond Snake" in one of her songs, I get really happy! As if she is talking to me!

jannieC · #11 03-11-2006, 05:48 PM

Mine is so boring. Jannie is my nickname and I would have just used that, but someone else has it, so I just added the "c" from my last name. B-o-r-i-n-g.

Richard B · #12 03-11-2006, 06:00 PM

Very boring here. Richard is my first name and the B is for "just to be"

Stupid, huh?

SortaSavageLike · #13 03-11-2006, 06:17 PM

Because ThumpHerOilyHairPins was too long to submit!

carrie721 · #14 03-11-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

The one I had at the BuckinghamNicks forum is/was downcomesthenight. I had that line from The Chain stuck in my head at the time, and I love the way Stevie sings it live: "down comes the nii-yiiiiiight". When I signed up here, I wanted a name that combined my love for both Stevie and Chris, so... goldustsongbird was born. GDW & Songbird represent to me, respectively, what each of them is all about - sort of like their signature songs. That's basically the one I use now when I join Mac related forums, or sign up for stuff.

dude, your bn sn was hot!

mine is boring. my name and birthday.

Serrart · #15 03-11-2006, 06:53 PM

It's an homage to one of my favourite movies, Nelly et Mr. Arnaud. I composed it with parts of the two leading actors' names: Michel Serrault and Emmanuelle Beart.

Romy