Your screen name

[Ellen]

How'd you pick your screen name? Does it have any special significance? Lots of people have some creative ones, I was just wondering what made you think of them. My screen name on here is my real name. Duh, not very creative.  

My screen name on some other sites is Nellen, a nick-name given to me first by my friend's baby sister,  who knew my fiance Allen first. She found it easier to call me Nellen and him Allen, so we could tell who she was talking to...Sometimes I wish our families would do the same!! Now Allen's niece calls me Nellen also, its just easier.  

Ellen

[Tiapan]

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mine is actually the name of a kind of snake from australia, i just really liked the sound of it and it was very unusual. i used it as part of my old online screen names from way back. so i remmember it easily and i stll like the sound of it.

[PhishPhreek]

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When your a teenager and interested in fish.
most of your frineds & famly think your a freek.
and when I went to register a name on aquabid
someone had beet me to fish freek
(I never could spell anyway)

6 years in the Navy with Phantom Phlyers may have had something to do with it.

[Philistine]

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a term of derision often used by my wife

[swinters66]

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My first initial and last name....simple....easy to remember haha.

[szidlon]

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First part of my last name and first intial.  It's the first office login I had and it seems to have stuck.  A bonus, I have never had my screen name already taken when I register for a new site.  Wonder why that is?

[HFBfounder]

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Great topic. Mine? Well... :?

[ItsDubC]

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Some of my friends back home call me "Dub C" cuz of my initials.

"What's ur screen name on HoustonFishBox?"
"It's 'Dub C'"
"So D-U-B-C?"
"I-T-S-D-U-B-C.  ItsDubC"

Yay I think I'm clever haha

[eklikewhoa]

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initially mine was s.i. like whoa for the civic si that i had, real attention getter and it left the impression where ever it went. sleeper civic that carried its own weight against pretty much anything street driven. before it went tits up it ran mid 11's daily driven on really expensive/sticky street tires.

now its ek like whoa for the body code of my civic hatchback in my avatar, first one in houston to have a carbon fiber body kit. this one was more of an autocross setup and whoever rides in it can vouch for its handling. "whoa", "like its riding on rails".

[alexrex20]

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first name plus last name plus random numbers YAY

[docmump]

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Some of my friends back home call me "Dub C" cuz of my initials.

"What's ur screen name on HoustonFishBox?"
"It's 'Dub C'"
"So D-U-B-C?"
"I-T-S-D-U-B-C.  ItsDubC"

Yay I think I'm clever haha

Kinda like a pimpcalledslickback, Huh?

[HFBfounder]

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I moved the car talk. Please keep on topic. thanks :wink:

[Mzungu]

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Ellen, great idea!! I've been wondering about a few of them!

Mzungu is a word used in Uganda (and probably other countries, but I've only been there...) that means "white person" or "westerner." Basically, if you're white, and if you're in the unpopulated parts, that's all you hear wherever you go. "Mzunguuu!!" It's usually the kids, of course. They all hear stories, but it's apparently REALLY exciting to see one in real life!   Anyways, I went with my dad, and we still call each other that from time to time.

[armthehomeless]

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I've already got this question from several people

My name is comes from several things. When I lived in downtown Houston, I did a good deal of nonprofit work with several organizations whose goal was to help the homeless. In addition, Rage Against the Machine's guitarist (Tom Morello) has a guitar with "arm the homeless" written across the side of it. I think he still uses it in that other band -- Audioslave.

[szidlon]

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Wow, this is not only interesting, but informative as well :!:

Thanks for starting it Ellen  :)