It's the return of the son of the EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME thread!

[asthmaticeog]

It's been awhile, and there've been a lot of new members since we had one of these.

So let's get to it, good peope.

[ghostsofgiants]

1. I jacked it from a friend of mine, actually.

Just thought it sounded cool, no idea what he meant with it.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. i was born in '76

:D

[jpgray]

3. My dark secret which no one shall ever uncover.

[Redstone]

16. Ah, c'mon, at least give us a HINT, please?

Redstone

[asthmaticeog]

161. jpgrayisntcreative

[Little Wing]

4. I have a deformity which makes me fly in circles

[itsmesgd]

IT'S ME South Georgia Dave

not very original

[RubyDuby in GA]

10. Hey there South Georgia Dave

I'm Rubyduby (what I actually used to call my precious doxie, Ruby - rubyduby) and I'm in GA.

Here's Ruby:

[itsmesgd]

14. hey there, what part of GA?

[RubyDuby in GA]

24. Covington, just outside the metro ATL area

:hi:

[itsmesgd]

31. I know Covington, I used to live in Norcross and Gainesville

[RubyDuby in GA]

33. Where in South GA are you?

[itsmesgd]

35. Oh, Agent Mike would love to know.

Savannah actually

[RubyDuby in GA]

66. Ah, lovely.

I know it like I know the back of my hand. I went to school in Statesboro at that school that is now dead to me (they actually had a rally there for Max Burns and invited Bush).

[qnr]

5. It's a communications operating signal. "I am approaching my point of no return" n/t

[eyepaddle]

Is it pronounced

Quebec November Romeo?

I still just think "qnr" when I see your posts though.

[qnr]

83. only if doing it phonetically by voice ... it's really for teletype or CW (morse) though. I

mentally pronounce it queue ehn are

[eyepaddle]

96. And that answers that!

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

6. No block list? Jesus Christ dude, you're boring.

[Blue-Jay]

7. EC Scott called me BlueJay onstage once.

It sort of "stuck".

[LaraMN]

8. Mine's a no-brainer; I live in LA, and I like raMeN.

Feel free to kick me in the head at your leisure.

[jobycom]

32. Just imagine clicking here and seeing the SPRAY smilie. nt

:spray:

[kwassa]

51. and I thought your name was Lara and you lived in Minnesota

[LaraMN]

52. I know. It's just a giant mindfuck, isn't it?

:rofl:

[kwassa]

62. one mondo mindfuck!

[hfojvt]

89. do you mean Louisiana or

Los Angeles?

[slj0101]

9. An obscure bluesman with a long and prolific career.

[Auggie]

11. It should be obvious

[LSK]

12. my initials

[KG]

13. my initials - easy for me to remember.

my mind hasn't been the same since i took the brown acid at woodstock... :(

[kwassa]

42. mine, either.

I can't remember an entire night of what happened.

Meanwhile, my friends found a barn where the Dead were playing.

All that rain and mud.

[Redstone]

15. It's, uh, my NAME, actually.

Redstone

[JackBeck]

17. It's my first name and a shortened version of my last name.

[Fenris]

18. Wolf from Norse mythology which will devour Odin when Ragnarok comes.

[jpgray]

21. I hear you like to be bound with gleipnir every night,

[Fenris]

26. And I gave Tyr a handjob he'll never forget...

[jpgray]

28. ...

:rofl:

[kwassa]

19. It is a kind of music that I like

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwassa_kwassa

Kwassa kwassa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kwassa kwassa (or kwasa kwasa) refers to a dance rhythm from Congo (DRC), where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips – that was very popular in Africa in the late 1980s. The words "kwassa kwassa" may have come from the French quoi ça? (what's that?). The dance was created by Pepe Kalle, and popularized by his soukous music videos, as well as the videos of Kanda Bongo Man and other Congolese musicians.

Later, in other parts of Africa, the dance became a synonym for soukous music, which is still often referred to as Kwassa Kwassa.

[PRETZEL]

20. mine is fairly straightforward

it's a nickname I've had since I was a little kid. Unfortunately 40+ years later, there's still alot of people in my hometown who only know me by that name.

[1gobluedem]

22. 1gobluedem

Michigan should always be number one (in my opinion at any rate). Go Blue is their cheer. Dem is self explanatory. And it works for blue voting too -- something that should also always be number one.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. lioness: i am a leo and used to go-go by the name "lioness"

priyanka is my first name

[chknltl]

25. Because of my strong concerns over the depleted uranium issue

I was and still am very outspoken about this horror to humanity. It has made me feel like a chicken little in that I will speak out often on this topic. It is my deep hope that I have prevented a few youngsters from joining the military and getting a dose of DU-Oxide poisoning over in the "war" zones. It is also my deepest hopes that my voice added to a great many others here in the Democratic Underground has contributed to spreading the data about this monstrosity. DON'T let your son's or daughters or ANYONE you know enter into military service without first showering them with the data...it is right here in the Democratic Underground for you to research and pass along....
Click on my sig. line "Beyond Treason" for a DVD which explains even more. It is given away free to ALL VETS...so get it! chknltl

[kmla]

27. It's an acronym.

For what I say to assbags who blow me shit about my political leanings.

kiss
my
liberal
ass

It was all I could think of at the time...

[BarenakedLady]

29. I'm nekkid!

...and maybe because I like the Barenaked Ladies a lot. Plus it's an eye catching name, don't you think?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

120. It's false advertising.

In a pic thread a few weeks ago... what a disappointment. :cry:

[BarenakedLady]

135. Thanks for saying my picture was a disappointment

:cry:



:P

[jobycom]

30. I'm rather spastic, so people were always saying, "Joe, be calm."

Okay, not really.

[av8rdave]

34. I hope it's self-explanatory

[underpants]

36. I had to pick a name the time was short the pressure was mounting

so I picked the funniest word I could think of.

in "Family Vacation" Clark GRizwald calls the bartender in the old west town "Underpants" I always thought that was really funny.

[Nomad559]

37. Nomad559

Nomad - Somebody Who Wanders From Place To Place

559 - My Area Code

:)

[redqueen]

38. Theory on complex systems... n/t

[mtnester]

39. Mine is a sound it out type deal

and makes sense once you do

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Pretty easy

it is the female hero from the book "Room with a view" by E. M. Forster, one of my favorite novels

[Omphaloskepsis]

41. Ruby is my favorite programming language...

[CottonBear]

43. My filly is named Cotton and I save change for her upkeep in a bear shaped cookie jar

which I call the Cotton bear. :)

[RubyDuby in GA]

67. How cute!

I always wondered...

:hi: CB!

[CottonBear]

70. Hi Ruby! I love the picture of your doxie Ruby!

I have a neighbor who has a little brown female doxie! They are really great dogs!

I hope all is well with you, your hubby and little Carter! :hi:

[RubyDuby in GA]

72. We're a little concerned about Carter

He's been a bit congested lately, so he's at the doctor's office today.
But he's been having what is known as Night Terrors. They are horrifying to go through. My brother had then when he was little. :scared:

[CottonBear]

87. Yikes! My little brother used to have night terrors too!

His eyes would be wide open and he would be screaming in abject terror all while completely asleep. He eventually grew out of them.
:scared:

I sure hope that Carter feels better soon. :hug:

edit: sp.

[RubyDuby in GA]

92. Ah then you know the fun

My brother would literally try to climb the walls.
I hope they don't continue with Carter. Poor little thing.

[QMPMom]

154. My son used tohave night terrors. They were horrible.

They usually only happened if he was woken up by someone or something. If he woke up naturally by himself, there was no problem. I think he was about 5 by the time he outgrew them. I never want to have to see another child experience that.

Good luck with Carter.

[RubyDuby in GA]

168. Thanks

Like I said, I watched my brother have them and I would never wish something like this on my worst enemy. I really hope he doesn't develop a pattern of having them - he's only 8 months old. :cry:

[RetroLounge]

44. It was the name of my former eBay business

We sold lots of 40-60's collectibles and furniture.

Plus our friends called our house The Retro Lounge because it was decorated nearly completely, every room, in vintage items, everything. Furniture, dishes, lamps, wall decor, appliances, everything.

RL

[asthmaticeog]

46. Damn, you and my friend Mark ought to get together

and compare bakelite stories sometime. :D

[RetroLounge]

48. Never collected bakelite...

But I still have a few 1000 pieces of Melmac dinnerware boxed up in the basement.

Yes, a few thousand pieces of plastic 50's dinnerware. Odd thing to collect, I guess.

RL

[asthmaticeog]

65. Haha, I have a Melmac picnic set.

At least I *think* it's Melmac - I should check that.

[RetroLounge]

71. Melmac = Thick heavy Plastic like material.

Thinner stuff was Melamine, and came a bit later.

RL

[asthmaticeog]

84. Well, it's neither. It's just boring old plastic.

I can't be too salty about it, though, since the set's missing a spoon anyway, collectability is a moot point. Oh well.

[RetroLounge]

101. Well, then put it to use

Go on a picnic and use it...

That's always fun too.

We eat on Diner China, have a full set of 50's silverware, and drink out of vintage plastic cups.

My kids think it's normal, and not vintage.

RL

[Starbucks Anarchist]

132. You definitely have one of the coolest usernames here.

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

138. Thanks...

although I like yours better...

RL

[Starbucks Anarchist]

141. It is pretty cool, isn't it?

:rofl:

[johnnie]

45. I have no idea

[lizziegrace]

55. heh

:)

[evlbstrd]

47. I ran out of vowels.

[asthmaticeog]

50. Would you like to buy one?

I fully appreciate that I deserve to be hit for that.

[evlbstrd]

57. Yes, you do.

But I won't do it. I would have done the same thing.

[Kerrytravelers]

49. During the Kerry campaign, I was part of the first group that traveled to red states,

We became known in the campaign as the Kerry Travelers... and thus, the name stuck!

[speedoo]

53. It;s very simple....

I grew up loving this song, and I still do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnADRZwsB4A

[Zookeeper]

60. I wondered if that could be the origin of your name...

I'm very fond of that song, too. :toast:

[speedoo]

79. Cool!

It's one of the "lesser known" favorites of mine from the doo-wop era. A few others:

Church Bells May Ring - Dell Vikings
Over The Mountain, Across the Sea - Johnnie & Joe (NOT Bobby Vinton!)
Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
At The Hop - Danny and the Juniors
Love is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia (saw them perform live... unbelievably sexy!)

I could go on and on.

[Zookeeper]

102. "Love is Strange" is a cool song and unusual for its time....

I'm not a huge Doo-Wop fan, but there are some gems in that genre.

I'm always on the look-out for "lesser known" Rockabilly. Billy Lee Riley: "Red Hot," and "Flying Saucer Rock and Roll are a couple of my favorites.

You might enjoy this video I just came across:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0QEl8oQyU

:hi:

[speedoo]

108. Thanks!

I enjoyed that video very much. I must confess I have never heard that song before, and Johnny Burnette is also a new name for me. But I like rockabilly a lot. Love that twangy guitar and the quick bass-driven beat.

I'm betting you are a Roy Orbison fan as well. Have you seen the youtube videos from "Black And White"?

So, are you a zoo keeper? If not, where does your name come from? :hi:

[Zookeeper]

160. You're welcome, Speedoo...

I have seen that Black and White video and I do like Roy Orbison. He is one of the best! My DH is a huge fan of his. Being a bit hyper, I'm always drawn more to dance beats of just about every kind, old and new.

Here's a funny little video you might like as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik-lXbVVmoU

As far as my username...it described my household when I chose it. And it's still a pretty good description of my life.

:hi:

[speedoo]

162. Wow, that makes me feel old.

That young man sure had a lot of energy.

And I guessed right on your user name, after all! (having been a parent myself) ;-)

[lies and propaganda]

54. its been my retort for years before i even truly knew what it meant.

My mom would yell at me "That some lies and propaganda mom, and you know it!"

[NewWaveChick1981]

56. I really got into New Wave music in 1981, and it's been with me

ever since. That was the year I graduated from high school and started college, and it's the music I love. :D

[Hugin]

63. No way!

I never would've guessed.

:o

:D

[NewWaveChick1981]

80. Yeah, it's kind of a cryptic username....

:rofl: Nobody would ever have guessed.... :P :hi:

[Critters2]

58. We're all Democrats in this house!

Me, and my critters too!

[mentalsolstice]

130. Me too! But I have to splain this 'un

[LynneSin]

59. My first name is Lynne

My last name starts with Sin (but has many more letters afterwards)

[Jimbo S]

61. My name is Steve.

:sarcasm:

[Aristus]

64. It's a Latinized form of Aristocles, Plato's real name.

Not that I'm comparing myself to Plato or anything...

[zingaro]

68. ...means gypsy. This I am, in spirit.

[eyepaddle]

69. If you have any questions, consult

the sig line! :)

[Cabcere]

73. My username...

si na gramana fo ym lear mane. ;) (I'm sure you can figure it out if you think about it...)

[Esra Star]

106. Rebecca.... what's the prize?

[Cabcere]

110. Well done!

Here, have a donut and some coffee. :donut: :hi:

[Esra Star]

115. Great, now can you work out mine? Hint:.......

In Australia we spell "ass", arse

[Cabcere]

136. Might it be...

what you don't give about _______ (insert person/thing/issue about which you really couldn't care less) ...backwards? ;)

[Esra Star]

140. or do give, it works both ways.

[Cabcere]

144. True. n/t

[Mojambo]

74. Seinfeld episode

Kramer is talking to Newman and he says, "Yeah, you'd better think again, Mojambo!"

[mvd]

75. Mine is just my initials

m is the first letter of my first name

v is the first letter of my middle name

d is the first letter of my last name, and it's a bonus that it can be D for Democrat.

[southernleftylady]

76. I am a southern lady who is a lefty :)

[blondeatlast]

77. The, um, curtains don't match the floor anymore--but they did till I was 41... nt

[Ann Arbor Dem]

78. I've always been curious about yours.

[asthmaticeog]

85. CRAP!

I had a little bet with myself that this would get to 100 posts before anybody finally thought to ask about mine.

Unfortunately, it's a closely guarded secret.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

90. My dear asthmaticeog!

I remember!

You talked about it at the meetup, remember?

Heh....

And it's waaaaaaaaaay cool, too!

:hi:

:hug:

[asthmaticeog]

127. It's different in person.

I just don't want to get it all over the board. Some poor schmuck, having to clean that up? :shrug:

[GirlinContempt]

172. .

wrong place

[Ann Arbor Dem]

97. oh

x(

[Lyric]

81. October + rain, with a letter replaced.

I thought it sounded pretty. :)

[Midlodemocrat]

82. All the good names were taken and I had to have something that conveyed my lib cred.

:bounce:

[ceile]

86. After my pup.

Ceile is Irish for "dance, dancer". She was hit by a car and rescued by a friend who got her fixed up. Her hip was fixed, but she'll never "dance".

[QMPMom]

155. There's an Irish Pub near our house called Ceile's. Now I know

what ti means. Thanks! :toast:

[ceile]

165. Your welcome!

And it's pronounced KAY-lee. I don't how many times I had to correct the vet!

[TheMightyFavog]

88. It's a reference to the Styx Album Kilroy was Here.

The leader of the rebels against Dr. Righteous's extreme Christian Fundamentalist Government was named Jonathan Chance.

[bridgit]

91. 'bridgit' is a painting of hubby's but then there's this too...

http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/Bridgit which i use all the time for clients so it's a 2-fer ;)

[stuntcat]

93. Stuntcat is my black cat's nickname

this is her on my monitor, playing with Mahdonkey

[Debi]

94. It's my name

:cry: How creative is THAT???

[Bjornsdotter]

95. Mine's easy

It's who I am...I'm Bjorn's daughter.

Cheers

[deadparrot]

98. I like Monty Python.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

99. My dear asthmaticeog!

Well, mine's pretty easy.....

I live in California!

And my name really is Peggy......

I couldn't think of anything else when I was signing up.........

So there you are.....

:hi:

[hunter]

100. It's my name.

You can never have too many names.

That one and I go way, way back, it's even older than people calling me crazy.

:silly:

[Left Is Write]

103. I'm left-handed and I'm left politically. I also like to write.

[derby378]

104. "derby" is a play on the initials of my real name

and "378" is the title of an instrumental hip-hop/industrial/urban collage first performed by Electronic Broadcast Network around 10 years ago, IIRC.

So there you have it, at long last. Wasn't that grand?

[xmas74]

105. Ok, I was born two days after Christmas.

But I was due on Christmas. Bet you can't guess what year.

[mentalsolstice]

107. The best I can 'splain it

I can be kind of mental at times and I also like the pagan celebration of the seasons. However, mentalequinox just didn't sound right.

[distantearlywarning]

109. I'm a huge Rush fan.

http://www.lyricsdomain.com/18/rush/distant_early_warning.html

I was listening to this song a lot when I first joined DU, right around the 2004 presidential election.

[Xithras]

111. Babylon 5 reference.

I'm the man behind the curtain...Zathrus' twisted cousin ;)

Better looking though!

[babydollhead]

112. once someone beat me up and called me

babydollhead. as in, "What are you laughing at Babydollhead?!?"

[tigereye]

164. hi Babydollhead!

nice to see you in the lounge!

(your neighbor up the hill)

How are ya?

[GenDem]

113. My name is dumb, I picked it too fast.

Genesee County is where I'm from and I belong to the Democratic party.

Really unoriginal, but I picked it the day before election day when one of my fellow volunteers at our county HQ's(who is a member here) couldn't believe that I have lurked daily since '04. She was manning the computer and signed me up...GenDem was the first thing that popped into my head that I shouted out to her as she entered all my stuff to get me on. :banghead: Now I must live with it.

[Control-Z]

114. Was supposed to be

username: femDem
sign-on: dancingAlone (more than 8 characters/both upper and lower case - so many sites require lately)

Somehow I fucked it up and reversed it. :dunce: :hurts:

[Dirty Hippie]

116. It is what my lovely daughter affectionately calls me. n/t

[sundog]

117. self explanatory

[Okiojira]

118. I went with the most esoteric thing I could think of,

a name I invented for a creature illustration I did years ago that I really liked. "Okio" = "eye", "jira" is short for "hejira", as in flight (the creature in question had metal wings and a single lens-like eye). If I can figure out how to post images, I'll try to slap him up here some time.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

119. A freeper, before I knew what a freeper was, called me this

And I thought it highly amusing, in a "what a dork" way. It was in a non-political forum. Years later, when DU had that name-change thing, I switched to it.

[NC_Nurse]

121. Obvious, I know.

I wanted to give a shoutout to nurses who I believe (ok, I'm biased) are overworked and unappreciated folks with
A LOT of heart.
And, all of us NC peeps aren't RED either! :patriot:

[Gold Metal Flake]

122. I was all pissed at the 2004 election theft and all and stuff and junk...

...and I wanted something to signify a constant and perpetual pushback against all tyranny in all forms but maybe I didn't think about it long enough.

[conscious evolution]

123. mine is a song title

By a band named Donna the Buffalo.

http://www.archive.org/download/donna2004-10-08.fob.madtaper.flacf/DtB2004-10-08d2t04_64kb.mp3

[Kutjara]

124. Mine is one of a pair of lizard men...

...who taught humanity about the Dreamtime, in Australian aboriginal mythology (the other lizard man is named Wati). I have a deep interest in world mythology, and find the story of Kutjara and Wati particularly lovely.

[madrchsod]

125. it was rchsod which is letters in my name but changed

it to madrchsod cause of bush and that`s what i was called in high school..

[Ava]

126. my name

:hi:

[Goblinmonger]

128. I likes goblins

Collected them to the point of obsession back in my Magic: The Gathering days. Wouldn't trade with anyone unless they tossed in a goblin in the trade.

[Skittles]

129. Skittles was a 26 pound solid black bundle of feline love

he passed away on my 5th anniversary on the DU (and yes, I named him after the candy)

[kedrys]

131. I'm a handsome winged palomino mutant centaur

Well, not really. :P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

133. Partly from a friend's story.

A former co-worker of mine was telling me about a friend of his, a real yuppie-type, who mentioned that he felt he was an anarchist.

My co-worker laughed at him and told the guy he was like a "coffee table book anarchist." Then I said, "Yeah, or a Starbucks Anarchist."

:D

[enigmatic]

134. pretty self-explanatory

I've lost count of people who have said this about me, so I figured it would make a good username..

[Radio_Lady]

137. Radio Lady here... still listening and learning.

My journal's right hand column has the story.

Radio Lady listens...

[Twillig]

139. True fans of Don Delillo would know instantly.

I think there's only maybe 3 here, and I'm one.

[ScreamingMeemie]

142. So, here's the thing...I've posted it about 887834 times...and I don't

think anyone's ever read it (because I still get,"Wow, perfect user name" on a bad day in GD) so I just can't force myself to type the requisite paragraph about it. Let's just say I'm a bitch and be done with it. :hi:

[General Zod]

143. You dare ask the mighty Zod about his name?

Kneel or you will be crushed!

[jberryhill]

145. It's my name

I'm an old usenet veteran from the '80s when everyone used their real name.

[emmadoggy]

146. Pretty simple..

Mine comes from my DOGGY, EMMA (may she rest in peace).
:hi:

[Rhythm]

147. ThinkBlue1966 ???

the "1966" part is easy... it's my year of birth

Think Blue?
At the beginning of 2005, i ordered a bunch of rubber bracelets from thinkbluedems.com, and whenever i found a car that still had a Dem candidate's campaign sticker, i'd drop one over the radio antenna as a surprise for the driver.

I still wear one of the bracelets from time to time as well.

[u4ic]

148. euphoric...

:-)

[Bright Eyes]

149. Bright Eyes is one of my favorite bands n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

166. Welcome to DU!

Enjoy yourself in our crazy, addictive little village!

:hi:

[alittlelark]

150. I was still a 'true believer' didn't want to use my real E-mail

I chose 'alittlelark' because I thought researching the info that family and friends had given me that was , uh, different from my world view - and I did not want the searches to be traced back to my 'good ' username.


I don't use that 'good' username anymore.

[Theduckno2]

151. My abbreviated swimming stroke earned me the nickname "The Duck".

That was when I was on the high school swim team.

The "no2" is quite droll though. My initial choice was "Theduck" but evidently that was already taken, so I settled for being second (number 2).

I don't spend a lot of time here in the Lounge, but here's a big hi to all the DU Loungers. :hi:

[Nutmegger]

152. Because I'm crazy about nutmeg!

Actually, I hail from the Constitution State, Connecticut.

[QMPMom]

153. QMPMom -

Q - Queen
M - Mary
P - Park
Is the Subdivision we live in.

Mom - because I am a Mom.

[lildreamer316]

156. I like Van Halen.

That's about it.

[SeattleGirl]

157. As I always say, mine is pretty self-explanatory.

:silly:

[mduffy31]

158. Mine is kind of weak

My name is Matthew Duffy, and I wore #31 when I played football. What can I say, I don't have ANY imagination.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

159. I think mine calls for no expanation.

One would have to be pretty numb to miss it.

:P

[Jo March]

163. It's from an Edgar Allen Poe story, "The Domain of Arnheim"

I love the story. It's one of the few uplifting stories that he wrote. Also, I am in IT so the "domain" represents that. I shortened it to just "arnheim."

Oh, the story, if you are looking for it, is sometimes published as "The Landscaper's Garden."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

167. All your Guinnesses are belong to me

[cloudbase]

169. I'm a sailplane pilot

and here in East Texas we're not blessed with mountains that produce ridge and wave lift. Nice, puffy cumulus clouds are our indicator of lift, and that's where you'll find me most weekends, riding the lift to cloudbase altitude.

[toadzilla]

170. i have a pet toad, his name is toadzilla.

:bounce:

[sweetheart]

171. someone once said to me, nt

[GirlinContempt]

173. I was probably on the drugs.