uncle potts Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I have a niece who is bilingual. At the age of 4 she was not able to say my name, Paul. She always called me Uncle Potts. It stuck. So now everyone in her family call me Uncle Potts now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Great thread suggestion, Tom. ********** For those of you who do not know Tom other than reading his many posts here, just let me see that his appreciation for the human spirit is just as strong as his talent for building great model cars. Tom is among my very few lifelong friends (all the way back to the 1971 MPC Dayton show) and I count my blessings that I met him and his family back then, and that we have remained friends all these years. He and his wife Karen have influenced me for the better a whole number of times in my life.... This thread is just one example of how Tom is genuinely interested in people in general, and particularly those who still pound plastic after all these years. ********** Oh...and as for my own screen name....well the answer is obvious. Guess I left the creativity on hold for this one.....Cheers....TIM Edited February 17, 2019 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 9:23 PM, misterNNL said: I am a little surprised that only 16 percent of the builders that logged in decided to share their info.though. That's because there'd already been a thread the last few years, but I guess there's always room for updates and refresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 To be fair, that thread is 7 years old, and there's been a lot of new members join since then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, JollySipper said: To be fair, that thread is 7 years old, and there's been a lot of new members join since then........ I had no idea that this idea had been explored previously. I have had a life long intrest in the origin of words and phrases and wondered what motivated members to choose these names. My personal thanks to all responders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Actually, just saw this thread tonight........and yes, it's a good one..................well, I'm from Vermont, and am an old fart, and am about as much of a back country redneck as you may be able to find. Also, have had MANY jobs in my life, and now that I am at retirement age, I STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up. But, of all the jobs I had, the most enjoyable was working for a construction company as a rigger. I ran a crew that moved machinery of all sizes, in all sorts of places. We moved transformers that weighed 400 tons or more, generators, heavy metalworking machines, dead equipment, etc. so, redneck.....rigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Lots of cool and interesting stories here. I'm boring. I got my name from my parents. I've been on the Internet since the days of smart people sitting at dumb terminals. (sometimes I miss those days). I've had multiple pseudonyms over the years. The only one that stuck was my real name, or some close variant to it. I've been known for being active in astronomy, scuba diving, target shooting, and any number of other things driven primarily by my kids interests. The only really enduring things have been astronomy and scuba diving. Got back into model cars when I tore up my knee during a dive and was laid up for a while. It's an activity that has stuck, and coexists nicely with other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I chose mine because it was easy to remember when I joined a Flathead Ford forum back in 1995 having just acquired a 1932 3 window coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: Lots of cool and interesting stories here. I'm boring. I got my name from my parents. I've been on the Internet since the days of smart people sitting at dumb terminals. (sometimes I miss those days). I've had multiple pseudonyms over the years. The only one that stuck was my real name, or some close variant to it. I've been known for being active in astronomy, scuba diving, target shooting, and any number of other things driven primarily by my kids interests. The only really enduring things have been astronomy and scuba diving. Got back into model cars when I tore up my knee during a dive and was laid up for a while. It's an activity that has stuck, and coexists nicely with other things. Dave, I always think of you as Space Angel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I am a little surprised that only 16 percent of the builders that logged in decided to share their info.though. A very small percentage of the overall board population is currently active. Some took out names and never posted years ago. I once sent Gregg and Harry the suggestion that they clear out old names, say over 5 years abandoned, since a lot of the long inactive ones were rather clever and could have been reused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: I am a little surprised that only 16 percent of the builders that logged in decided to share their info.though. A very small percentage of the overall board population is currently active. Some took out names and never posted years ago. I once sent Gregg and Harry the suggestion that they clear out old names, say over 5 years abandoned, since a lot of the long inactive ones were rather clever and could have been reused. I noticed that too Tom. When I sign on to the Forum daily I usually check the birthday listing to see if I personally know anyone whose birthday it is. I've noticed that a HUGE number of those people in the birthday listing haven't visited the Forum in many years...!!! Maybe it's time to "clean out" the inactive ones...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Mine is pretty simple actually. I've always been a Chevy guy and the Chevy W-Block (348, 409 and 427 Z-11) happen to be my favorite engines. Hopefully some day I can afford building one 409 to be installed in some body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well, It's my Name. Alan Alexis. When I signed up for this forum, my usual handle "Stavanzer" was not accepted. I don't have a clue why. If I could, I'd still like Stavanzer. The Stavanzer was a large land dwelling, whale, written about by the Sci-Fi author Alan Dean Foster, in three novels he wrote back in the 1970's Icerigger Trilogy Icerigger (1974) ISBN 0-345-23836-2 Mission to Moulokin (1979) ISBN 0-345-27676-0 The Deluge Drivers (1987) ISBN 0-345-33330-6 I always liked his books, and the Stavanzer was the neatest thing I'd read about in years. The Name was always one I choose when signing in on other forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, alexis said: Well, It's my Name. Alan Alexis. When I signed up for this forum, my usual handle "Stavanzer" was not accepted. I don't have a clue why. The name Stavanzer was taken when you tried to sign up. Apparently, you're not the only model car builder who likes that character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 40 minutes ago, Dave Ambrose said: The name Stavanzer was taken when you tried to sign up. Apparently, you're not the only model car builder who likes that character. My point exactly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The board was 6 months old when they registered too. I like your idea. But, we'd have to write more than a little code to perform that purge intelligently. It becomes a matter of finite time and priorities. I will check and see if there might be some support from the forum vendor. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: The board was 6 months old when they registered too. I like your idea. But, we'd have to write more than a little code to perform that purge intelligently. It becomes a matter of finite time and priorities. I will check and see if there might be some support from the forum vendor. Thanks, Dave Thank you Dave. It's nice to have my voice heard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 My name is because I have one in the garage. My avatar picture is the 20 Millionth Ford. My late friend did all the metal work on the restoration of that car here in Temperance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Well, Peter is my name and 31A refers to the 1931 Model A Town Sedan in the garage. 31 also seems to pop up more than once in life as well (like our street number). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 The grand kids call me Pappy, D is the first letter in my last name and 340 is for the 72 Plymouth Duster I used to own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) My name dates back to college when I was driving a 1977 Chevy, a cool American car that I painted flat black, flat is “matt”, and paint on a caris called “lack” in slang. A friend of mine came up with the nickname Mattilacken and every one thought of was a good name since my family name Is Matti! So my nick name is “flatt paint” Me when doing some engine work after college Edited June 27, 2022 by Mattilacken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Earl Marischal is the name of a British Rail Class 87 Electric loco, number 87029. Previously, it had been the name of a London North Eastern Railway P2 2-8-0 steam loco. The name itself is that of a hereditary Scottish office first created in the 15th century. I like the loco(s) and the name. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Crazy was bestowed on me while serving in Vietnam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Mattilacken said: driving a cool American car That's a nice car...... Probably something not often seen there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiles Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 my name is michael but my in laws calls me miles. it happened because when i first got married, my brother in law texted my wife to see if i was going to dinner, however the phone autocorrected mike to miles. so it basically said, is miles going to dinner and my wife wrote back who is miles. from that point, i have been known as miles. i had to put mrmiles because miles was not available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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