Explain Your DU Username!

[UrbScotty]

I'd LOVE for the Admins to reespond to this thread! I don't know what their names mean!

Anyway...

A couple years ago, I was watching a rerun of “Home Improvement.” As you may know, Tim Allen’s character – the main character – was a host of a fictitious show called “Tool Time,” along with Al Borland (played by Richard Karn, who now hosts “Family Feud”).

On one episode of “Tool Time,” they were auctioning off classic cars for charity. To bid, Tim encouraged interested buyers to call 1-800-Z-CARZ-4-U (as in “The Car’s For You”).

One day a little while later, I thought, “You know, the DNC could use a good phone number like 1-800-I-H8-Z-GOP” (“I hate the GOP”).

It stuck in my mind, and I wanted to use it for my username on political discussion boards. However, I wanted a username that people would understand. I wasn't sure "ih8zgop" or "Ih8zGOP" would work as well as ih8thegop. It’s basically my generic username all over the internet.

Then I found DU, and the rest is history.

[wryter2000]

1. Mine's not very interesting

I write romance novels. In 1999, I tried to join yahoo as writer and then wryter. Both were taken. Yahoo suggested wryter2000, and I liked it.

[7th_Sephiroth]

59. 7th_Sephiroth

because i am the most difficult challenge you will ever face if you fight me, "The one winged angel from hell"

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. ok

[UrbScotty]

7. so doesanythingshockyouanymore?(nt)

[Catch22Dem]

121. I don't think you're being specific enough

LOL ;)

[bobthedrummer]

3. It's me

I'm Bob.
I play drums.

[Skittles]

52. lol - you remind me of Skynyrd's song

"Simple Man". :)

[bobthedrummer]

67. It's professional

at that!
I don't care to do any Skynyrd covers myself:puke:
But The Allman Brothers are always good.:smoke:

[Skittles]

91. Let me show you my tattoo

:7

[bobthedrummer]

155. The Freebird one?

eom

[mr_hat]

4. Just my first initial and the first four letters of my surname.

[elperromagico]

5. Because I wrote a band piece called "The Magic Dog"

when I was in high school. I was getting an e-mail addy on Hotmail, and "themagicdog" wasn't available. So, I went with the Spanish translation. Quite simple, really.

[RainDog]

6. I heart Tom Waits n/t

[Fenris]

112. I always suspected that was a reference to Tom Waits

But I never said it, because there was a good chance you had no idea who Tom Waits was.

[Selwynn]

126. Tom Waits is a fabulous man! :)

[lovedems]

8. Mine is simple, I love the democratic party. I am a proud dem voter

hence "lovedems"

I guess it is similar to your "ih8thegop". I love dems and hate the GOP!

[legin]

9. think backwards

;-)

[bahrbearian]

19. Is that you Nigel?

[legin]

23. Yup

:evilgrin:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

79. Is your last name Llesnam? (nt)

[legin]

111. Nope

:-)

Unfortunaltly because then I would living in a nice house in the Isle of Man (I think) which last time I looked I'm not, And i would be able to hit a golf ball more than five yards (which is probably more important).

[FlashHarry]

10. "Flashman" By George McDonald Frazer

Brilliant, hilarious pseudo-historical account of 19th century English warrior, who, much like our President, is a total cowardly cretin who always comes out smelling like roses.

[Gman]

11. Its a nickname some friends stuck on me some years ago

G = Gary + Man

[madmax]

12. Max is my dog

And we're both mad.

[Raven]

13. Raven was the name of my Newfoundland.

My father named her. She looked like the Newf who won Westminster and she drooled as well!

[Skittles]

53. *sniff*

I can't believe she's gone. Raven, you have very dark hair too, right? I believe William mentioned that when describing how striking you are.

[burythehatchet]

72. My Newfi was named Sir Dixon. He was a handsome lad

[Droopy]

14. I picked mine because I used to be sad a lot

Things have changed and I'm more optimistic now than I used to be, but I've had the handle for so long I don't want to change it.

[Kahuna]

15. "kahuna"

'nuff said. :7

If kahuna had been used, I guess I would have used the name, "The Big Cheese :P

[Mobius]

134. check out my siggy

:)

[bucknaked]

16. Buck Naked... George Castanza's pr0n name

;)

[bucknaked]

17. Buck Naked... George Castanza's pr0n name

;)

[CatWoman]

18. I've loved cats as long as I can remember

and my brother is convinced I will wind up like that crazy woman on the Simpsons who goes around throwing cats at people :D

[SOteric]

20. esoteric = S. O. teric

[Bertha Venation]

21. Marsha Dimes! Virginia Hamm! Bertha Venation!

These are the names of drag queens from Harvey Fierstien's "Torch Song Trilogy."

The first time I took the name was in protest. I spent seven years with a GLBT/friendly chorus. One year our artistic director, who had to stick his grubby little fingers into every tiny little got-damned pie in the organization, decided that all chorus members' names must be printed along with our donors' in the program, to show that not only do we sing, but we support our group monetarily, too! Well, duh; any supporter of non-profit arts knows that the ones who put on the show chip in a good portion of the budget. But the fool insisted, and I protested by using a pseudonym that I knew the folks in the audience would get a kick out of.

I've been using it ever since, and I like it so much that I suggested to Mrs. V. that when we marry, instead of my taking her name (hers is much easier to spell, and mine means nothing to me), we should change our name to Venation. (I can't print what the look on her face said. ;))

[scottcsmith]

22. It's very complicated

Basically, I took my name -- Scott C. Smith -- and then condensed it down to scottcsmith. Pretty boring, I know, but the only time I use clever user names is with online gaming.

[earthman dave]

24. Well, I thought "dave" wasn't specific enough.

But seriously, it's an attempt to get across the idea that i'm just some guy, a face in a crowd, nothing special, could be anybody, one of six billion. For most practical purposes, it doesn't matter who i am, one human's as good as another. We're all in this shit together, whether we like it or not, and there's no saying "it's them, they did it, not me" - WE are fucking up the planet, WE are fighting wars, and WE are allowing "leaders" to kill, and kill, and kill again.

Plus, everyone calls Arthur Dent "earthman". And i like sci-fi. And i'll start a sentence with "and" or "but" if i want to, so nyah. :)

[eyesroll]

25. See below

:eyes:

[Lefta Dissenter]

26. I'd rather leave it a mystery! (eom)

[supernova]

27. I love astronomy

I love the stars, the planets, and especially supernovas. They are the explosions that create things in the universe. :D

Oh yeah, I'm grovin' on the Mars rovers too!

[BlueJazz]

75. I built a 12" newtonian when I was in High school.

My friend had a 18" when I was going to college.
Man,o,Man...I lost many a nights sleep gazing thru his 18 inch..
wow, what a view. :)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

28. My spiritual names

put together.

[Indiana_Dem]

29. holyrollerdem:

I picked the name because many people think most born-again Christians are right wing Republicans. I wanted to break that stereotype and let people know that not every born-again Christian has right wing conservative beliefs concerning the government and politics.

[JitterbugPerfume]

32. Read Tom Robbins novel by the same name

it is very complicated

A perfume developed to cover the stink of PAN , but much more involved than that

If you have not read Tom Robbins, you sure are in for a big treat

[Indiana_Dem]

40. So then is it a bad name according to the book?

I hope it's not bad!

[LWolf]

144. Jitterbug,

I read that book just because I wanted to know what inspired your name. Great book!

:hi:

[mvd]

30. Mine is simple

m = first letter of first name
v = first letter of middle name
d = first letter of last name

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[mvd]

34. Well, that does explain your username

:-)

[smaug]

33. my username

Left over from graduate school; I was a grad assistant (of sorts) and shared a closet (our "office") with two other grads who also smoked at the time (yes, ah'm gettin' old <grin>). I was a pipe smoker, who liked latakia tobacco (Cypriot), and which generated a very thick smoke. The door of the closet (office) didn't seal very well, so smoke tendrils tended to leak out (especially UNDER the door).

Well, a couple of undergrads started calling the closet (office) "Smaug's Lair", and since I was the primary smoke generator <grin>, I began being known as "smaug." Ah, those less troubled times . . . .

I even had a logo of a rhino smoking a pipe that I sort of cobbled together to post on the door. I'll see if I can find it (old eps) and turn it into my avatar <big grin>.

This was fun remembering. Thanks!

[camero]

35. I misspelled Camaro

I didn't realize it until after I registered and I saw someone with that screenname so I just kept it the way it was. I later found out that it was the name of an influential Spanish family.

So, even though I'm not Spanish, I learned something in the process of my own mistake. :)

[skippysmom]

36. skippy's my cat

(actually, one of my three cats, but the one I've had the longest)

and i'm his mom!

[Webster Green]

37. "webster" cuz I'm always on the web....

....and I'm a web designer.

green = Green party member and tree hugger!

[scarlet_owl]

38. Scarlet is one of my owl friends

at the Nature Center. I take her and her cagemate, Owly, to schools to teach kids about owls. She is a red-phase Eastern screech owl and I love her very much, even though she does bite me and dig her talons into my hand.

[OhioStateProgressive]

39. I am not sure what mine means:)(nt)

[corporatewhore]

41. i had a job at an evil big box but now i am fired so it doesnt apply

[alwynsw]

42. middle name, first & last initials

[Gildor Inglorion]

43. I Stole It Cuz I Like It

It's the name of an obscure elf from "The Fellowship of the Ring." I just like the way it sounds.

[boxster]

44. Porsche

There is no substitute!

Hehe. My username is, in fact, representative of the car. I've wanted one forever, but haven't gotten around to getting one.

http://content2.us.porsche.com/prod/boxster/boxsters.nsf/usaenglish/boxsters

I've contemplated buying a used one, but I live in a climate that makes it undrivable 6 months a year (and it rains for half of the other 6 months), so I likely won't get one until I move to a climate where I can drive it year-round and it can be my primary car.

[MrScorpio]

45. I'm a Scorpio and a guy, plain and simple

Them somebody reminded me that Mr. Scorpio was the name of a great Simpsons one-shot character, I decided to go with it. Hank Scorpio became a secondary consideration. Here we are today!!!

BTW, I really need to see that episode again to jog my memory

[name not needed]

46. explanation not needed.

[nolabels]

96. I like that handle too

I try to keep away from advertisement when not necessary

[Goldberg]

47. Well, I'm a big fan of pro wrestling

and my favorite wrestler is Goldberg. :)

[NoPasaran]

48. They Shall Not Pass

Slogan of the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War

[ncrainbowgrrl]

49. Rainbowgrrl24

I wasn't sure if I was going to stay around here, so I just used something that I'd remember easily. so..

Rainbow- I'm of the non-heterosexual persuasion.
Grrl- I'm female.
24- My age.

I'd love to change it to something more clever, but then I'd lose my post count and my newly aquired star.

[tedoll78]

50. tedoll78

T - my first initial
E - my middle initial
Doll - last name
78 - the year in which I was born

It's been my ID pretty much everywhere I go. Good thing I change passwords so frequently.. security and all..

[Skittles]

51. Skittles is a cat

he was an injured, starving stray in Waxahachie Texas. A coworker of my boyfriend Tombo brought him to work and we took him to the vet. He had a pin in his leg for weeks but eventually blossomed into a 25 pound solid black bundle of feline love.

When I first came to the DU I felt like I was injured and starving too - for validation of my feelings that the country had been hijacked by a bunch of f***ing a**holes. I felt like I needed some "blossoming" too.

on edit - yes I did name Skittles after the candy. Back when I worked with Tombo he had a Dilbert candy machine on this desk I would stock with Skittles.

[catmandu57]

57. Well, I heard this Flip Wilson

album when I was a kid, he did a joke with a character named Dr. Freddie, I loved it. Wilson had a way of looking at the serious out of the corner of his eye, and turning it on it's head.
Now, this is a deadly serious thing in which we are involved, but, sometimes a little levity is called for, so, I can be serious behind a mask of lightness. The 57 refers to my birthyear.

[Skittles]

60. '57 RULES !!!

:D

[camero]

69. I had a cat named Skittles too.

She was in the house I rented when me and my family first moved to Florida. When I bought my house we took her with us but she ran away and went back to the old house. Go figure.

[DoYouEverWonder]

78. I have a cat named Skittles too

She's red and white and showed up in my backyard one day. She was very skittish and my son loved eating skittles, so hence the name.

[Skittles]

93. his nickname is "Skit-Bit" which evoves into "Biscuit" sometimes

:)

[Rhiannon12866]

118. Rhiannon was also my cat

The most social, intelligent cat I have ever known. Quite pretty, as well, and she surely knew it. I inherited her, and another cat, Angela, from my uncle when he died. His unpleasant wife was just going to drop them off at some shelter. I couldn't let that happen. Rhiannon (no one seemed to know her name, but this she took to "Rhiannon" immediately and it really suited her) was my bonus cat, since I already knew Angela, and I fell in love with her when she did this delicate little leap out of her carrier and into my life. I lost her in September of 2001, but still miss her everyday.;(

Rhiannon

[Barad Simith]

54. I'm not Uncle Brad

I had a girlfriend whose daughters referred to me as "regular Brad" because they also had an "Uncle Brad."

[bubblesby2002]

55. Been called "Bubbles" ever since I played Bottom in

a high school production of a Mid Summer's Night Dream. Go figure. When I registered at Yahoo, Bubbles was already taken and they suggested "Bubblesby2002" because Bubblesby was taken too. Been that name ever since.

[cedahlia]

56. the faerie queen of liberalism

I like faeries, the fey, wee folk, whatever you prefer to call them, and I have this book called "The Fairies" by Suza Scalora. There's a faerie in the book named Cedahlia, who is referred to as "the purveyor of peace and compassion." So in my mind, that makes Cedahlia the faerie queen of liberalism, which makes for a fitting DU username, dontcha think? O8)

That's her in my sig pic, by the way.

[Kat45]

58. I think mine is pretty obvious:

it's my attitude to the pretender in the White House. I'm hoping that I'll be able to change my username on Inauguration Day.

[11 Bravo]

146. I'm in the same boat.

I can't wait to change my user name come next January. (Of course, we both will start over at zero posts and be treated like freshmen all over again; but that's a small price to pay for sending * back to his pig farm.)

[Bluzmann57]

61. Well not really anything earth shaking

Just happen to LOVE Blues music, and am a blue collar worker, and REALLY love the Cubs, so Bluzmann seemed natural. As for the 57, I was born that year.

[hyphenate]

62. I first got on the web

In 1993, and worked in the entertainment industry. We were goofing one day and decided to create screen names that were a little obscure, but if you were in entertainment, you would understand.

To keep it short: when a film is being considered, and they're preparing the financing of it, there are what they call "Above the line" and "below the line" pay scales. Below the line would be standard type things, like all the crafts, union people, etc. Above the line would be the directors, actors, producers--the people who get the "big" bucks. One of the categories "above the line" is when the producer (or whatever) also is the director, or actor, or writer, or some other major function, and that person is a "hyphenate" to signify that he/she is wearing more than one hat on the production. So if you see an actor also billed as the director, the writer, the producer, or other some such luminary, he is known on that production as a "hyphenate." As a film student at one point, I was a writer and director, and that was my ultimate goal at that point in time.

It also helps that I majored in English in school, and helps excuse me when I'm a spelling or grammar nazi online. :)

[finecraft]

63. I'm a metal and wood artist

but most people equate artist with painter. What I do is considered fine crafts, so there's my name!

[Kamika]

64. Kamika

My first and last name blended together

[onebigbadwulf]

82. I love you- Marry me

[DS1]

65. [dirty]Starr

from playing Quake 2

Clan name Dirty, my name Starr, after Ken Starr, the Dirtiest of the Dirty, and hooboy, I fought dirty :evilgrin:

[eileen_d]

66. It's not my real name.

It's my middle name, with a "D" for Democrat.

[flamingyouth]

68. 1923 movie starring Colleen Moore

It was her breakthrough role, based on a book by Warner Fabian.

It was actually a pretty wild book for its day - it included premarital sex, tons of drinking and drugs and abortion. The movie toned it down a lot, but sadly it is lost to time, like so many silent films are.

[methinks2]

70. when i first started on message boards

i was debating yokels on the local paper. Orlando slantinel.
i thought i was talking more on their level with methinks

[ConcernedCanuk]

71. Considering who my next door neighbor is, and what they are up to . .

.
.

it's very appropriate I thought . :shrug:

BB (Before Bush), and the "rumblings" of war after 911, I always used the name Dcamper for messenger, chartrooms, my website etc. because Camping is my greatest passion.

Actually, I came up with ConcernedCanuk right HERE, on this board, after "lurking" for a few months, then finally registering after I caught the DU "bug".

So there should be no confusion as to what side of the border I'm on!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

73. Initials. Dull, ain't it? (nt)

[GregorStocks]

74. Not really very complicated.

My first name is Gregor, and my last name is Stocks.

But I won't tell you my MIDDLE name!!!

[BlueJazz]

76. Mine is pretty much self explanatory

:)

[LynneSin]

77. My first name is Lynne, my last name starts with SIN

My nickname was always LynneSin

:D

[AlFrankenFan]

80. AlFrankenFan.....

cause I'm a fan of Al Franken, and it's because of his book "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" that I became interested in politics in the first place.

[Thaddeus]

105. Al Franken was on Media Matters today

For the archive, Check out the URL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/

[AlFrankenFan]

123. Thank you

:)

[onebigbadwulf]

81. In college I would find girls and seduce them and not call them back

this gave me the reputation of being a big bad wolf.. but that AIM screen name was taken so I changed it to Wulf.

[DoYouEverWonder]

83. I really wanted Word Warrior

but that was already taken.

I used DoYouEverWonder on my local forum for a couple of years before I found DU. I liked it because it asks a question and it can be taken a couple of ways. first, do you ever wonder ie marvel, awe, that sort of thing or do you ever wonder, why every thing is so fucked up, or why W is such an asshole...

[Blue_Tires]

84. Gran Turismo 3 reference

for PS2... During a race, the tire indicators eventually turn red to show wear...after a pit, the indicators turn blue...

I've used the name at a lot of gaming boards like gamefaqs.com, and it's obscure enough to use in different message boards

[The Zanti Regent]

85. My favorite original OUTER LIMITS episode.

The Zantis are a perfectionist race but unable to kill their criminals. The criminal Zantis are sent to earth and turn out to be foot long ants, which are exterminated by humans. At the end of the episode, the Zanti Regent sends a message to Earth thanking humans for eliminating the Zanti misfits, they cannot kill their own, but the Zantis observed that Humans are PERFECT EXECUTIONERS...

[non sociopath skin]

86. Well ...

When I met my wife via the Net, her AOL profile said that she only wanted contact from "Non sociopaths." And I have a shaven head.

The Skin

[Djinn]

89. I'm pretty dull

it's a shortened version of my name (well actually it's a shortened version of a shortened version of my name but no-one has ever called me by my full name, thankfully most people don't know it) it's also the name given to a middle eastern/north african spirit - where the derivative "Genie" comes from

[brainshrub]

87. Brainshrub

Back in college I had an English professor who said that human minds are not trees, they are shrubs: Trees can easily be cut down or burned...but the humble shrub is more resilient and grows back quickly no matter what happens to them.

Hence: Brainshrub.

[tigereye]

151. like your name a lot

interesting

[brainshrub]

157. I like yours to.

Your into Tai Chi? I'm into Zen meditation. To bad you live in PA.

[Lizz612]

88. Elizabeth, born June 12th, 1985

Also, 612 used to be my area code.

[leftbend]

90. Direction of my politics

My political inclinations have taken a definite bend to the left in recent years. I also live in Bend, OR and not many people here are on the political left so it seemed an appropiate description. Also if I move to Portland as planned I can still say I leftbend.

[Greylady]

92. The Grey Lady

is said to be the ghost of Lady Jane Grey. I also have and adore two African Grey parrots.

[Endangered Specie]

94. Endangered Specie

What liberals like me are... white southern men with heavy build and heavy southern accents.

[Terran]

95. I'm boring...

it's my first name!

[screwfacecapone]

97. The secret origin of screwfacecapone

Well for a while, I was know as jacknifedakilla when I posted on message boards (I still am too, if any of you check out yahoo). That nake came from when I first started rapping back in the 7th grade. Basically I was watching the old wwf with diesel and the jacknife powerbomb, and somehow that kinda stuck. WHen I went to high school, some class mates gave the name 'killa talley' (my last name) so the killa stuck with me. THere are actually a few stories of how I earned the 'killa'.

Now to screwface:
In my third year of college, I had begun to change my rhyme style to something more sophisticated and political, while still containing my edge, but I was confused on how. THen, I was watching marked for death, whose main villain was named screwface. I remembered the bob marley song of the same name, and I kinda named myself screwface. The capone part I just added on becuase it sounded so cool.

[GOPisEvil]

98. I just told the truth.

:-)

[fudge stripe cookays]

99. OddTodd.com

Ever heard of Odd Todd? He got laid off, so he created his own Web page that poked fun at being unemployed.

On the Web page, he has clips in this funny voice, talking about how he spends the whole day drinking coffay and eating fudge stripe cookays.

[michael servetus]

100. Explain my name

Seemed like a good name from history mon!

[Rhiannon12866]

147. Welcome to DU, michael servetus!

Glad to have you with us! And from so far away! It's not often you manage to catch someone on their very first post, but someone welcomed me on my first post, so I am returning the favor since I know how much it meant. This is an awesome site, with great people from all over, and I know that you will enjoy it here!:hi:

[Lindacooks]

101. Well, I'm Linda

and I cook:

http://busycooks.about.com

[HawkerHurricane]

102. Obsessions...

With Alliterative names.
WW2 aircraft, especially 2nd rate ones.
The Battle of Britain.

Once upon a time, I posted on the MSN boards using my rank and last initial. I let out that I was active duty military, where I was stationed at the time, and what my job was. (This was in August of 2000). And some Freeper took offense that I not only did not support Bush, but I actively disliked him and his father, and voted for Clinton (twice) and intended to vote for Gore... So he used the information I had let out to find out who I was (using the base's website), and then emailed the base commander to report my 'treason'. I got called into the commanders office, and was told he didn't care what my politics were, but I should be more careful hiding my identity so that nutcases (his word!) wouldn't stalk me.

So, I picked a new nom-de-net...

I used to play a role-playing game called 'Space Opera'. The other players set up the usual marines, pilots, and psi characters... and I set up a starship technician. I used a loophole in the rules to max out my blaster skill to a level that could not be matched by any other character class. So, here I am, this techie who's a better shot with my pistol than any of the marines... and to make it even worse, I named him "Hawker Hurricane". So, when I looked for a new nom de net, I used HawkerHurricane.

Count yourself lucky I didn't use LockeedLightning, DouglasDauntless or SupermarineSpitfire.

[Dunedain]

113. Bristol Beaufort

[baldguy]

103. The top of my head is hairless.

And I am of the male genderal persuasion.

[Martin Eden]

104. I was named for the Jack London Novel

My parents, who were involved in the political left back in the 40's & 50's, named me Martin (my real first name) after the title charcter from the Jack London novel Martin Eden. I thought it appropriate for this forum.

[Liberal Christian]

106. When I signed up with DU

I was living in Wyoming still and was using WyoMee on AOL. I still like it.

Now, I live in Wisconsin again, but part of my heart will always belong to Wyoming. Why oh, why oh, me?

[MrSlayer]

107. Well because I am a Slayer fanatic and expert.

Been following them for more than 20 years, seen them in concert 40 times, run message boards and websites about them etc.

[greatauntoftriplets]

108. I am the great aunt of triplets.

Christian, Jordan and Alexandra are 3 years old and great.

[populistmom]

109. My reasons:

Populist:
1. a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people (in which I believe, overall, is the Democratic Party)
2. a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people

Mom:
I have children which has become a huge part of who I am. It is not all that I am, but it affects every facet of my life at this point, so...it's me! :)

[plurality]

110. P.L.U.R.-ality

P.L.U.R. a raver term for Peace Love Unity Respect - the code to live by.

Combine P.L.U.R. with reality, as in making it a universal reality, and you get plurality!

A remnant of my candy kid days.

[veganwitch]

115. veganwitch

cause i am one, if a lazy one. witch that is. im a hard core in your face asshole vegan.

[TOhioLiberal]

114. Trekkerlass

I'm a Trek fan, and female (although long past the 'lass' stage...more like old bat. But 'Trekkerbat' just doesn't have the same ring to it ;-) )

Kinda got stuck for a name when signing up, so Trekkerlass it was again!

Cheers!
Trekkerlass

[ChoralScholar]

116. Well...

I used to go by Thomer or Thomacity, or some other variation of the name people call me. My email accounts used these names also.

One night I got a wild hair, and got sick of spam, and decided to change them all... so.. since I'm academically involved in the research and performance of choral music, ChoralScholar was born. Changed all my email addresses too, and have been protective of my choralscholar email address, so I don't get spam.

It's a little arrogant in my circle of choir directors, but I couldn't care less.

[TheMightyFavog]

117. It's a reference to an old Styx Album.

It's a reference to a charcter from the Styx Album Kilroy Was here.

[Kazak]

119. I'm a Stereolab fanatic.

They have an album called Peng!, and a song called Ping Pong...I just combined the two to come up with pengpong.


Ping Pong
it's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

you see the recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
it's alright recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry if things can only get better

there's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents
there's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright

it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing

it's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy

dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah

[Catch22Dem]

120. Catch22Dem

Pretty simple. Great book, Catch-22, and Dem for...uh...what was that part...shit, I forgot.

[alittlelark]

122. When I started realizing there was something VERY WRONG

with what was going on in America (about 2 years ago). I wanted to look at conspiracy sites. I did not want to use my paid-for e-mail, Patriot Act and all that, so I got a yahoo account. I went on 'alittlelark' (as my grandma used to say). Within 4 months I had swallowed the little blue pill of reality.

[Gung_Fu]

124. I like Gung Fu...

or Kung Fu as it is known in North America, I've been a student in White Crane style for about year and a half now. I've always loved Gung Fu films and t.v shows. I also have found that many of the lifestyle and spiritual aspects of Gung Fu and other martial arts interest me greatly. One day I hope to open up my own school and teach others.

[AliceWonderland]

125. I love absurdity

and I love Alice in Wonderland. I own no white rabbits, however. Plus, I'm a Canadian who fell in love with an American and emigrated, and living in the US sometimes feels like falling down the rabbit hole.

[Selwynn]

127. Selwynn

Selwynn was the name of a character in a story I was writing when I was in junior high. I spent endless ammount of time on it, and wrote nearly fifty pages of this elaborate cross-genre fantasty type story. I drew maps of the lands in carefull detail on brown paper, and burned the edges to make them look old and worn - I had a complete outline for an entire journey across these lands..

But I was yound and 50 pages was about all I had in me. Plus, I'm sure that the story was pretty lame. :D

Anyway, I thought I invented the name Selwynn, until I saw it other places and found out that selwyn is some kind of british name or thing or something. I was kind of depressed. I use selwynn as my online identity most places, and generally give that name for most anything I can get away with.

Sel

[BritishHuman]

128. I'm British, I'm Human, and...

... It amuses the hell out of me to mock Brit Hume.

[Mr. McD]

129. I am a Mr. and I am a McD______

Therefore mrmcd.;)

[Lostmessage]

130. I got sacked over loosing a message

People use to call me the lost message girl.

[LoZoccolo]

131. "The hoof"...

...in italian.

[SilasSoule]

132. Silas Soule

the pic in my avator (formerly sigline) is that of Captain Silas Soule (He's wearing a civil war union uniform). A truly forgotten hero in U.S. history that my DU name is in honor of. As a Masachusetts abolitionist working with the Underground railroad, he orchestrated several rescue and breakout attempts including that of one Fredrick Douglas. HE later became a Union officer and was sent West during the last years of the Civil war to fight the Indian Wars.

There was a massacre of a Cheyenne village of mostly women and children at Sand Creek Colorado on November 29th 1864 led by a bloodthirsty Colonel named Chivington, Captain Soule was under his command. Soule directed his men to stand down, hold their ground and to "not" participate in the blood letting, while carnage was all around them. People were shocked at the savagry used the U.S. Army at Sand Creek and in the aftermath of the massacre body parts were put on public display in Denver. An investigation ensued and Captain Soule was in forefront of giving testimony that what Chivingtion did was outright murder. Before the inquest ended he was shot and killed by one of Chivington's men. He was 34 years old. Some historians credit this event at Sand Creek for the shift in Indian policy from complete annihaltion of a people to a "containment in reservations" doctrine and thus attribute Soule with potentially saving countless of Native American lives.

[fudge stripe cookays]

140. This site is so educational!

Thanks Silas!

[Mobius]

133. Well I named myself after August Ferdinand Mobius

The concept of infinity and time folding in on itself in regards to how it relates to karma has always fascinated me. To me, the Mobius Strip symbolizes balance, harmony and justice, the ultimate means to an end. Karma does not bode well for the "me first/republicans" of this country. Balancing the space time continuum, would seem to logically require that humanity must evolve by becoming more compassionate, honest and just society.

[lojasmo]

135. LoJasMo

wife's nickname Lo
my nickname Jas
son's nickname Mo

[Avonrepus]

136. Avonrepus

Is, now get this, Supernova, spelt backwards and was the name of my Character when i used to play Anarchy Online (omg my guild was full of freepers, I still remember arguing about the Iraq war just before it started, talk about a gang rape) it was all I could think of off the top of my head as I had a free sample of the game and didn't intend to keep it after the one week expiry date.

[BruinAlum]

137. My alma mater

[Woman of the Phoenix]

138. Have you ever heard the song?

I love it.

[BruinAlum]

139. What song is that?

[FlaGranny]

141. I don't have to - mine explains itself

pretty doggone well. :-)

[PVnRT]

142. It's the line that the Narrator says

(that is, Edward Norton) right before he starts fighting himself in his boss' office.

[Woman of the Phoenix]

143. Can't believe the

Admins haven't responded yet, so I'll tell you.

Skinner took his name from Mule Skinner Blues...used to be a folk singer in Appalachia in the 1930's.

Elad meant to write Eh, lad? since he's from Canada...but the guy just has no facility with computers and so it's remained Elad.

EarlG is a well-known alias for Karl Rove.

There ya' go.

[LWolf]

145. frustration.

I was going for "LoneWolf." Which was not assigned to anyone at that time. It bounced back at me 3 or 4 times, so I took out the "one" and it worked.

LoneWolf because I've been one all of my life.

I thought about changing it when DU changed over last summer, but was too lazy to come up with something new in the end.

[southpaw]

148. synonym for lefty.

Also, I'm from Alabama, so the "south" part has added meaning.

Come to think of it, I have children, so, in southern parlance, that makes me a "paw", right.

Shit, my screen name is more significant than I ever knew.

[kitkatrose]

149. I like kit kat bars and roses. :) n/t

[tigereye]

153. I've been doing tai -chi for ten years

and there is a move from the Yang short form with tiger in it; also I like the idea of how focused the eyes of tigers and other big cats are, when they are hunting. Plus just like the idea of being a big cat!

[grannylib]

150. mine's easy - grannylib because I want a better future for my

grandchildren, and I believe that liberal/progressive policies are our best hope of improving the lot in life for all people, not just the wealthy.

[Newsman Matt Drudge]

152. Mine is simple

Much like me. See, I'm Newsman Matt Drudge and so is my username. I'm really creative when it comes to slandering Democrats, but not so much when it comes to usernames and whatnot.

God bless you all.

Warm Salutations,
Matt

[SeanQuinn]

154. DrudgeReport.com?

I'm getting ur ass banned. You obviously didn't read the rules.


DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVES ONLY please!

[Spirochete]

156. Lefthanded, live in Vancouver..

and too lame to come up with a genuinely good name. hehe

[Llewlladdwr]

158. My main's name in DAoC.

Welsh for lion slayer. 'Course I hardly ever play anymore...just waiting for WoW to hit the stores this summer!

[everythingsxen]

159. everythingsxen

No, I am not a Bush fan.

It was actually inspired by Half-Life.

In that game there is an alien world called Xen, which is totally fraggin weird and not at all zen, peaceful or normal.

Thus after 9-11 when I realised that it was the Reichstag all over, alot of my friends were against me and totally freeped out, I came here.

And everythingsxen... meaning nothing is right or normal or peaceful..

Well some things are now... :D