How'd you decide on your screen name?

I was lucky enough when I retired from flying to be able to get paid for doing my hobby, astronomy. I teach it at a local college and have found that the one object in the sky that most people seem to know is the belt of Orion comprised of Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. I like to think of myself as a "middle of the roader," so I picked Alnilam. (See picture at left.....)

 

AuntBee because I'm everybody's favorite aunt, even if they're not related to me. Bee is my first initial spelled out and also a tribute to one of my favorite books, "The Secret Life of Bees" (a gift from my niece) and also tribute to the Aunt Bea character on Andy Griffith show.

 

I first got active at pet forums as SpencerTheLion (the avitar), but thought a different name would be more appropiate on a automotive forum. Ironically a lot of avitars here are cats.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Dec 17 2006, 08:52 PM) [snapback]363601[/snapback]</div>

Yet she was "Lady." Your screen name always makes me wonder what you are wearing.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Delta Flyer @ Dec 17 2006, 09:18 PM) [snapback]363616[/snapback]</div>

*bows*

First cat avatar on Prius Chat.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Dec 18 2006, 01:15 AM) [snapback]363630[/snapback]</div>

Online I can always be "clothing optional".

I can also be 29 and a size 6.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Dec 17 2006, 10:22 PM) [snapback]363631[/snapback]</div>

That's always the image in my head when I read your posts

Now, about my online name... why did I pick this one? What do you think, Daniel?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Dec 17 2006, 11:14 PM) [snapback]363639[/snapback]</div>

I'll anticipate Daniel. You sell things and send them invoices for payment????

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alnilam @ Dec 17 2006, 11:20 PM) [snapback]363640[/snapback]</div>

Nor am I a blue-white giant. -_-

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mike_m @ Dec 17 2006, 05:11 PM) [snapback]363487[/snapback]</div>

Abbreviation of location. The fact that it is also a proprietary concoction used for flavouring soup is a coincidence.
Avatar is part of my rear number plate.

 

When I got accepted to Uni of Michigan grad school, I changed my IM screen name to MichGal007. I decided to use that in PC also.

 

It was given to me by a vision from FSM....

h34r:

 

Mine's a combination of a nickname, part of my last name, and the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Tom

 

I've been using my screen name for about 10 years or so. I have many many others, but this is the one I try first. I don't remember the significance of it anymore, but I'm sure if was deep and meaningful.

 

A nickname I got in high school (it's a shortened version of my last name). It's usually not taken, so I go with it.

 

This screen name was created specially for this forum about a day or two after we bought the Prius. My wife, Megan, drives it to work everyday (34 mile round trip commute to Chicago's far south side). Hence, MegansPrius. Hence, most people think I'm a woman when I post. Hence, plan for next time, think a little bit before creating the screen name.

 

During my college years, I had a very feminist professor get in an argument about why it was wrong that I called females "chicks." I told her it was empowering; she said it was insulting. I made it a point then to call females "chicks" and males "dudes."

As I have grown older, the use of both terms has diminished. However, I don't feel like a "woman" or "lady" or (heaven forbid!) a "girl." I'm still a "chick." And a lively one, at that! Been my screen name for 11 years.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ Dec 18 2006, 05:46 AM) [snapback]363673[/snapback]</div>

Trust the Squid to be the only poster on the thread to decline to give a straight answer.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Dec 18 2006, 06:02 AM) [snapback]363684[/snapback]</div>

You got your first computer in '93 or 94? Wow! That was about the time I sold my second computer, an 80286 running at 10 MHz with a 40 MB hard drive partitioned so I could boot MS DOS or genuine AT&T Unix. First was a Kaypro 2X running at 2 MHz, I think. It had two floppy drives and ran CP/M. I don't remember when I got the Kaypro.

Sorry about the digression!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MegansPrius @ Dec 18 2006, 06:21 AM) [snapback]363698[/snapback]</div>

Actually, I thought you were a little grey kitten.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Dec 18 2006, 11:21 AM) [snapback]363725[/snapback]</div>

Nope. The kitten's just the boss of me. (grown now, into a vastly amusing cat. The kitten, that is).

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Dec 18 2006, 10:21 AM) [snapback]363725[/snapback]</div>

Daniel, I'm actually the little grey kitten. My avatar is just to confuse you.