The story behind your screen name?

jella · Post by **jella** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:57 pm

seee....that's why this is such a neat thread, thanks for sharing MyDearFriend

What an awesome thing to remember him by

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:03 pm

yep

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:31 pm

RingO'Fire wrote:I signed up for eplaya in 2004, when I started getting ready to go to Burning Man for my first (and so far only) time. I thought, "Hmmm... What I do want to use as a screen name? Hmmm..." .

Thanks, Ring. Mine started the same way in the same year. And I was all inspired by the stories of cool sounding art cars from those recently returning from the playa. It seemed there were all kinds of fish and sea creatures so I thought that was just how every Burn was. I was starting to become inspired to build a jellyfish art car that would mist people to keep them cool so I created the log in, surfed around some more, then realize that everybody had just returned from the "Floating World" theme so I scrapped the idea and built something else and the name stuck.

Lots of my friends just call me "Jelly" now, which is pretty cool as I don't feel it sets an expectation for me to be all fit and trim when I show up. I like it when I get to tell people to call me "Mr." and that they have to spell it out. If I could make them fill out forms just to say my name I'd do that too.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:40 pm

I would tell everyone how I got my name but it is easier if I just show you in person.

MikeGyver · Post by **MikeGyver** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:57 pm

When I was 12 or so (21 now) I started playing computer games all the time and had to make a Username. I have no clue why Mrpatatomoto popped into my head but it did and thats what Ive used ever sense. I changed it to Mrpotatomoto once to spell it correctly but I think its more unique this way and With a common name like Mike I like being unique haha.

Foxfur · Post by **Foxfur** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:20 pm

An old girlfriend said my hair felt like soft fur. Last name is Fox.
Yay!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:45 pm

Post by **Savannah** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:51 am

Foxfur wrote:25 years ago my girlfriend took her own life. After the funeral her sister said that Michelle had loved running her fingers through my hair, that it was more like running them through fur. Through fox fur. Fox is my name. That was their secret sister girl talk phrase they used when talking about me. And so the nickname was born from misery into tribute. I carried it around, unused except internally, for years. It was a name that I didn't want to despoil by uttering it aloud and I sure as hell didn't want anyone calling me by it, ever. Then the internet happened. Somewhere along the way I pulled over, climbed out of myself and said "What the fuck? It's yours and you fucking own it! Now use it!"
I've used it as my sole screen name ever since. Only once in 15 years have I run across another foxfur. I feel it makes the tribute that much more special.

I don't use it in the real world. It's just Fox.

Ff

Great story.

Yeah, this is a great thread.

Psychocybin420 · Post by **Psychocybin420** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:15 am

When i did mushrooms for the first time i thought i was going crazy.. so after the tripp im sitting in my room trying to come up with a name for aim..i was gonna put "crazy mushroom420" but i thought of psycho cuz it sounds more like psilo... psychocybin... psilocybin... and the 420 is for obvious reasons.

TinkerMom · Post by **TinkerMom** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:47 am

My theory has always been, "If someone built it, I can take it apart and rebuild it" . MY dad named me Tinker, because I am ADD and do lots, all the time. So now I have two boys who do the same. Hence the mom part.

Foxfur · Post by **Foxfur** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:20 pm

TinkerMom wrote:My theory has always been, "If someone built it, I can take it apart and rebuild it" . MY dad named me Tinker, because I am ADD and do lots, all the time. So now I have two boys who do the same. Hence the mom part.

Very Cool. Tinkering keeps the mind well fed.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:40 pm

How I got the 'not Nick name' illy dilly is not nearly as fun or fitting as a lot of the previous posts. Started as illa in high school, because of my fondness for certain substances, some times referred to as ills, and my desire to keep my real name private. It grew from serious 'illa' to the more relaxed 'illy' then eventually to an even more fun illy dilly.

See told ya, sorta boring. Not spiritual or meaningful in any way really. Just a lot of fun to say, and fun to say with different accents.

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:21 pm

illy dilly wrote:How I got the 'not Nick name' illy dilly is not nearly as fun or fitting as a lot of the previous posts. Started as illa in high school, because of my fondness for certain substances, some times referred to as ills, and my desire to keep my real name private. It grew from serious 'illa' to the more relaxed 'illy' then eventually to an even more fun illy dilly.

See told ya, sorta boring. Not spiritual or meaningful in any way really. Just a lot of fun to say, and fun to say with different accents.

ahhhhhh, such a silly dilly

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:37 pm

i'm sure i have mentioned earlier how mine came about because someone on a forum said grai you're such a dawg and i wanted to ditch the screename i was using at the time. used it since but tbh like many others i am now bored of it and dont feel such a dawg anymore.

It does however remind me of a friend of mine known as old gay pete, and another friend (who is also gay hated us using it - till ogp explained) he was round a friends who was taling on the phone to someone, and said pete wss there which pete? after about five minutes of the friend trying to polity explain which pete ogp shoutef "for fucks sake tell him its OLD GAY PETE the friend on the other end of the phone went oh that pete. it stuck - though is more commonly ogp now.

the annoying thing is everytime i meet him he has completely forgotten me (remembers my son though)

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:37 pm

It was an old nickname from high school. They said I looked like a fairy but was like a tiger - beautiful to look at but will bite your head off if crossed.

I had to come up with a name for here so i used it. I guess because of my many posts and the gifting last year, everyone knew me and Vegan Choir Girl (also known as Muppet of Death) decided that I was too well known by that name to go by anything else.

Post by **Savannah** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:05 pm

graidawg wrote:i'm sure i have mentioned earlier how mine came about because someone on a forum said grai you're such a dawg and i wanted to ditch the screename i was using at the time. used it since but tbh like many others i am now bored of it and dont feel such a dawg anymore.

I'll just call you "Grai" until such time as you think of a substitute, as I have had one other friend and a relative with some permutation of the word Grai or Gray in their names, and I always liked it.

Unless I call you "G-Dog" or "Snoop Dogg" on impulse. It could happen. Or "Dr. Grai"!

It does however remind me of a friend of mine known as old gay pete, and another friend (who is also gay hated us using it - till ogp explained) he was round a friends who was taling on the phone to someone, and said pete wss there which pete? after about five minutes of the friend trying to polity explain which pete ogp shoutef "for fucks sake tell him its OLD GAY PETE the friend on the other end of the phone went oh that pete. it stuck - though is more commonly ogp now.

That's beautiful.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:38 pm

graidawg wrote: its OLD GAY PETE

I'm Old Greg!

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I don't know why it made think of this

Fufa · Post by **Fufa** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:10 pm

When the youngest cousin in my extended family (born in '01), was first learning to speak he came out on a trip with his mother to visit our family. He was at my cousin's Cassie and Allesha's house first, and dubbed them "Caca" and "Shesha". Then when he visited myself and my brother Todd (dubbed "Tudge"), he had trouble with my name:Kara. I couldn't be called Caca cause my cousin already had that name. When I was coaxing him to say me name he said "Kefa" softly, only once. Then he said loudly "FUFA" (pronounced Foo-fah). From then on I was only known as Fufa to him, and eventually it stuck and I really liked it. Very very few people call me it in real life, probably only my mom and dad. Even my cousin stopped using it when he hit age 5.

I am always glad I wasn't the cousin that ended up with the Caca nickname!

(insert poop joke)

I tried out Fufa as my playa name last year, and decided I didn't really like using it as a common moniker, I prefer it as a nickname kept within my family. Funny how that works, considering its one of the main internet usernames I have. So I'm still searching for a name I like for the playa (besides Kara of course).

robbidobbs · Post by **robbidobbs** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:33 pm

My grandfather called me that when I was born. He exclusively called me this name for the rest of his life. It is a term of endearment. I chose it as my Ranger name in 1999. I had left for the playa one week after he had had his first heart attack. I chose it as my playa-name out of homage to him. Two days later, someone asked me if I knew about Bob. Of course I knew about TCOTSG since 1989. Synchronicity in action.

Laf' · Post by **Laf'** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:56 am

Mine is perhaps boring. I am the Reverend Doctor Lafayette, Laf' is short for Lafayette, and rhymes with laugh.

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:36 am

Savannah wrote:
graidawg wrote:i'm sure i have mentioned earlier how mine came about because someone on a forum said grai you're such a dawg and i wanted to ditch the screename i was using at the time. used it since but tbh like many others i am now bored of it and dont feel such a dawg anymore.
I'll just call you "Grai" until such time as you think of a substitute, as I have had one other friend and a relative with some permutation of the word Grai or Gray in their names, and I always liked it.

Unless I call you "G-Dog" or "Snoop Dogg" on impulse. It could happen. Or "Dr. Grai"!

I LIKE IT!

It does however remind me of a friend of mine known as old gay pete, and another friend (who is also gay hated us using it - till ogp explained) he was round a friends who was taling on the phone to someone, and said pete wss there which pete? after about five minutes of the friend trying to polity explain which pete ogp shoutef "for fucks sake tell him its OLD GAY PETE the friend on the other end of the phone went oh that pete. it stuck - though is more commonly ogp now.
That's beautiful.

thanks savannah though i kind of hope by the time i get back from home someone has given a playa that sticks, or not its a good reason to keep going

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:45 pm

Might be interesting to hear some newbie names..

Drawingablank · Post by **Drawingablank** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:00 pm

Mine must be the most boring story to date.

After months of lurking the boards I decided to post. A month later I was still agonizing over a screen name. I was completely stumped and Drawing A Blank.

And then it hit me...

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:30 pm

Drawingablank wrote:Mine must be the most boring story to date.

After months of lurking the boards I decided to post. A month later I was still agonizing over a screen name. I was completely stumped and Drawing A Blank.

And then it hit me...

Or drawing a blank...tabula rosa. Fresh starts and new beginnings, constantly drawing a blank page upon which to further enscribe your life.

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:41 pm

Drawingablank wrote:Mine must be the most boring story to date.

After months of lurking the boards I decided to post. A month later I was still agonizing over a screen name. I was completely stumped and Drawing A Blank.

And then it hit me...

yes, much more boring than "it's my name"

Drawingablank · Post by **Drawingablank** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:34 pm

Eric wrote:
Drawingablank wrote:Mine must be the most boring story to date.

After months of lurking the boards I decided to post. A month later I was still agonizing over a screen name. I was completely stumped and Drawing A Blank.

And then it hit me...
yes, much more boring than "it's my name"

I admit defeat!

In the challenge for the "most boring screen name story" I did not have sufficient mediocrity to triumph!

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:50 pm

Drawingablank wrote:I admit defeat!

In the challenge for the "most boring screen name story" I did not have sufficient mediocrity to triumph!

Never challenge the mediocrity of a unemployed mid-level professional! I will win!
(or at least submit a really well written report with some polite ideas included, separated by bullet points and including budget analysis)

Drawingablank · Post by **Drawingablank** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:58 pm

Eric wrote:
Drawingablank wrote:I admit defeat!

In the challenge for the "most boring screen name story" I did not have sufficient mediocrity to triumph!

Never challenge the mediocrity of a unemployed mid-level professional! I will win!
(or at least submit a really well written report with some polite ideas included, separated by bullet points and including budget analysis)

LOL, That reminds me of when I was a field engineer - the less work you did the longer your daily report. Those with a flair for total bullshit could do 10 minutes of work and make the rest look like slackers.

DustHand · Post by **DustHand** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:55 pm

Simple:

DustHand

Dust = really??
Hand = my given middle name.

Post by **Elderberry** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:13 pm

DustHand wrote:Simple:

DustHand

Dust = really??
Hand = my given middle name.

Your middle name sounds like it would come with a more interesting story than your eplaya name.

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