Thread: Why is your Username/Nickname?

Mine's rather self explanatory. As Geezer said: you're never too old to find new ways of being stupid.

Tc Rides H(Harley ) D Davidson Tcrideshd

OK, it's finally my turn. When I was in high school, I tried to read Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. It intrigued me at first but then I got bored with it and only got a third of the way through it. A few years later, while in college, I decided to take a day or two off. I put a copy of Walden into my leather jacket, hopped on my little Yamahopper motorcycle, and rode out to Walden Pond. I sat down under a tree near the pond, pulled out the book, and started reading. When it got too dark to read, I lay down and slept under the tree. When the sun came up, I started reading again and stayed there till I finished the book. It certainly did not bore me the second time I read it.

So, fast forward to the era of the internets and the need for usernames, I decided that variations of Thoreau would serve me for that purpose.

By the time I found my way to SRP, I decided that I had done enough usernames with a Thoreau motif. Since Thoreau was the inspiration for so many utopian endeavors, I chose the name of Utopian as a replacement for my usual username. In case anyone has not figured it out, my avatar is Henry David Thoreau, who was in desperate need of a shave!

bluesman is pretty self explanatory. I play harp and sing in a blues band. I added the seven the first time I tried to use the username because bluesman had already been taken and the references to Craps. I don't gamble, but traditionally many bluesmen did and do.

My avatar is my first homemade razor.

Peter C. = first name, last name initial (funny when I joined it wouldn't let me use Pete C.)
P4E = Car license plate #

Pete <:-}

I really hope no one needs me to explain mine

There is a character created by the late Terry Pratchett called Dibbler, a "businessman" who protests if pushed that he is " cutting me own throat" Hence sometimes known as CMOT Dibbler. I'm no businessman but do like Pratchett and thought CMOT was a likely outcome when I got into this game. Up to now at least I was wrong.

In my early internet forum days I used to always go by PureXTC & then Prohibited Substance
So now I just drop the Prohibited & go by Substance or Substance71 which is my old race number

this not to be mistaken for Lutetium with the Atomic Number:71 from the Periodic Table of Elements
which also sums me up pretty good LOL
I Quote from the table of elements

Lutetium is one of the most difficult elements to prepare and has no large scale practical uses

yep that's me

Originally Posted by Substance

In my early internet forum days I used to always go by PureXTC & then Prohibited Substance
So now I just drop the Prohibited & go by Substance or Substance71 which is my old race number

this not to be mistaken for Lutetium with the Atomic Number:71 from the Periodic Table of Elements
which also sums me up pretty good LOL
I Quote from the table of elements

yep that's me

When I raced I liked to have 00 on my car because it was very easy to adapt with a little tape if needed. 88, 08, 80

32 is my work number and t for tim

32t

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I really hope no one needs me to explain mine

Kinda' like Lynn's!