Where Does Your "Handle" Come From?

[oosik]

Alaska Eskimos/LII's carve the oosik into items for sale. I purchased such a thing and kept it on my desk - when we lived in AK. That became my "handle". BTW - LII= local indigenous inhabitant.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Obscene. They also recalled FSTPHKR. They let me keep RKTBALS

figured...thats BS

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Fuddy Duddy...old fashioned and fussy .
Born in 1952
Avatar is Cosmo Topper as a kitten. I'd hold him and he made faces at me.

 

[Yander]

Mine is pretty unoriginal and obvious, I really like the Yanmar and will likely be a Yanmar for Life guy.

@tacticalturnip was the one I often wondered about and I agree @Yogi05 was a good story.

That's totally fitting that a teenager saw him pull of PB&j out of his pocket, without being in a baggie, and gave him a nickname.

That's some Redneck stuff right there!

 

[Yander]

Wife's nickname for me. Depending on circumstances it can mean solid and well-rooted, or stubborn and unmoveable. Either way it fits.

As you get older your nickname may change to poplar, not quite as hard as an oak

 

[Xfaxman]

Back in the day when I was employed repairing fax machines I would walk in and someone would say "the fax man is here".

So after I retired I became the "exfaxman" or Xfaxman.

 

[YanmarFever]

I thought Tactical turnip was when a soldier fell off a turnip truck.

 

[Camofurever1]

Mine was based on my latest purchase. I have another account here that I opened up in the early 2000's with a different handle when I had a different tractor, but for the life of me, I can't remember my password. Somewhere in my hat collection, I even have a personally signed by Muhammad, TBN hat. I'll have to see if I can dig it out.

 

[not2old]

Prior to my divorce in 2004,(age 56) my ex kept telling me I was too old for a dirt bike and should get rid of it and forget all that stuff. Now have a 2016 TE300 dirt bike, 2007 510TE, 1982 R100RT, 1986 K100RS,1982 CBX and 2005 Sportster, the first thing I bought afterwards. I've since had three sleds, presently a 2017 Summit 850 165" track. My CTS-V is a lot of fun too. Not2old for other fun activities either.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Prior to my divorce in 2004,(age 56) my ex kept telling me I was too old for a dirt bike and should get rid of it and forget all that stuff. Now have a 2016 TE300 dirt bike, 2007 510TE, 1982 R100RT, 1986 K100RS,1982 CBX and 2005 Sportster, the first thing I bought afterwards. I've since had three sleds, presently a 2017 Summit 850 165" track. My CTS-V is a lot of fun too. Not2old for other fun activities either.

good for you for separated from all that negativity. You have your priority at the right place.

 

[Camofurever1]

Prior to my divorce in 2004,(age 56) my ex kept telling me I was too old for a dirt bike and should get rid of it and forget all that stuff. Now have a 2016 TE300 dirt bike, 2007 510TE, 1982 R100RT, 1986 K100RS,1982 CBX and 2005 Sportster, the first thing I bought afterwards. I've since had three sleds, presently a 2017 Summit 850 165" track. My CTS-V is a lot of fun too. Not2old for other fun activities either.

Anything a ex told you is null and void. It's always better to do the opposite.

 

[JethroB]

Ellie Mae’s cousin, since I was a kid. Originally I don’t think it was used as compliment to my mental prowess.

 

[GeneV]

Just to be different. I think it worked.

I'd say yeh, coz I did always find it interesting a city feller was on a tractor forum.

 

[GeneV]

Mine here is boring explanation, but my profile pic and YouTube handle (pond acres) is coz I live one acreage and have a pond. But I suppose that ain't too exciting an explanation either lol!

 

[wawajake]

When I first joined TBN decades ago it seems...... I had a cottage near the town of Wawa which is north east of Lake Superior in Ontario Canada. Jake is my childhood nickname.

 

[Rockbadchild]

When I first joined TBN decades ago it seems...... I had a cottage near the town of Wawa which is north east of Lake Superior in Ontario Canada. Jake is my childhood nickname.

that's not too far from my place

 

[GeneV]

Alaska Eskimos/LII's carve the oosik into items for sale. I purchased such a thing and kept it on my desk - when we lived in AK. That became my "handle". BTW - LII= local indigenous inhabitant.

I thought yours was some Slavic nickname.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Alaska Eskimos/LII's carve the oosik into items for sale. I purchased such a thing and kept it on my desk - when we lived in AK. That became my "handle". BTW - LII= local indigenous inhabitant.

I thought it was because you where always exited.

 

[Oaktree]

As you get older your nickname may change to poplar, not quite as hard as an oak

I hope not. At least the variety we have here, poplars are kind of crap trees...grow fast but don't live long, then shed branches and/or rot while standing.

 

[California]

Used my real name on Fidonet and Usenet. Then a Viagra spammer harvested and used real 'From' addresses, and I was flooded with bounce messages from 10,000 ISP's - 'Recipient unknown'. Plus a few real replies, funniest was outraged 'How did you know my husband's problem?"

I decided it was time for a Where's Waldo - lost in the crowd - screen name. First use was here in 2004, now also in a few other places.