+alma Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 my caching name is alma and people often ask me why alma. i initially logged on not knowing that ,that would be the name you would be known by. but after much thinking i decided my name was an abbreviation for always looking more awaiting,as i will always be looking for caches and there will always be more for me to find it just led me to wonder how other people decided on there names Quote Link to comment
+Tupperware Hunters Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 fruity is not kinky but i hate fruit cake and when i signed up for msn i got unavoidablefruitcake any heeew after a long life in forums every were it gradualy got shortend to fruity i am expecting to be called f soon then throw rex my dog in to the mix who has a cache name of doggit so when we dont find the tupaware we can blame him and say gawwd darn doggit see so there you go thats fruity&doggit bet you are glad you asked aint ya LOL well you did ask Quote Link to comment
+lordelph Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) I set up a small business called Elphin Ltd, and we called our first office "Elphin House". Friends started calling me Lord Elphin of Elphinshire, the name stuck, and I started using the contraction "lordelph" as a sure fire login name for virtually everything Nothing to do with Elves Edited June 16, 2005 by lordelph Quote Link to comment
+Us 4 and Jess Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 well because there are 4 of us and jess obvious really mandy Quote Link to comment
+Tupperware Hunters Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 errrrm yehh i think i see why mandy but could you explane deeper please Quote Link to comment
+Pieman Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Mine's simple. I asked my son to suggest a name and he offered several rather dubious ones such as Undead Priest. The first name he suggested that was in any way usuable was Pieman. It doesn't relate to anything- not even a particular love of pies! Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Initially I signed up as wwh - a reference to a website of mine which indirectly led me to discover geocaching. Like alma, I didn't realise that that was the name I'd be known by - I thought it was just a login name. When I began posting in these forums I used Bill D - my real first name and initial. (The forums and gc.com were separate logins then). I later tried to change my geonick to Bill D but that was taken (by someone who only ever found two caches!). So I combined the two as Bill D (wwh). Quote Link to comment
+Rebel Alliance Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 We always feel like we are fighting some evil empire. So rebel alliance it is. Also I am a star wars wierdo (mick) Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I don't need to explain mine, right? MarcB Quote Link to comment
Deego Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 My real name is Deegan, had the nick name Deego since school. Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hmmmmm Mark and Lynn not enough room to add Krystal, Kelly and Aaron supose we could spell something but only have one vowel KALMK or KAKML Quote Link to comment
+John NW Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I don't think we need to explain ours either Quote Link to comment
Leoness Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 ... 'cos I'm a Leo and someone else had already used "Lioness"! Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I don't need to explain mine, right? Nor me Quote Link to comment
+harrogate hunters Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Ditto.... boring I know but I could not think of anything else fast when I caught the bug and I wanted to log a find ! Why the plural I dont know, but people keep thinking there is more than one of me ! Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Ah, had to think of a name in a hurry. Thought of Kitty Hawk - clearly a raptor style of bird and also kitty is a simile for cache, hawk - a sharp eyed thing - so pretty cool and appropriate. One day I thought I'd see what a kitty hawk looked like and it turns out it is the town near where the Wright brother flew a rickety aeroplane. They actually flew at Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk had a nicer name so is remembered for being near a famous place. Kitty Hawk is also the name of an obscure bit of software and also a small freight airline. Not a cool bird though. Quote Link to comment
+Tupperware Hunters Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 what there is only one of you Quote Link to comment
+littlejim Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I'm a Goon Show addict (he's fallen in the water!). Anybody know what I mean??? Quote Link to comment
+The Klever Boys Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Well ours stems from a bit of a family joke really. We were initially a father and son team and my son, when he was little, always used to tell us what a "clever boy" he was when he had done something he thought was right - including toilet training time The name and saying kinda stuck to him (even though he's 19 now!) and I thought I'd name the team after it (but added the K 'cos I didn't want anyone thinking we were suggesting we really *were* clever!!). We may have to change it sometime as it's usually me and the wife that go out now and it doesn't quite fit as much Quote Link to comment
+House Of Boo Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 We bought a house, we adopted a puppy, the puppy grew up and quickly took over the house... she graciously allowed us to stay! Welcome to the House Of Boo! Quote Link to comment
+CuplaKiwis Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 The CuplaKiwis are, most definitely, a Couple of Kiwis (New Zealanders, not the fruit ) Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 my caching name is alma and people often ask me why alma. I just imagined it was something to do with the Crimean War battle of the same name! Mine is an ancient nickname of mine from 1985ish only ever used by one person, but as my usual internet persona is far more cryptic (FFX-DM) and not as cuddly, I fancied a change. oh yeah, and I'm an OLD BAG!!!! Quote Link to comment
+CuplaKiwis Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 ...although I've just remembered that this is not my/our original handle. Formerly known as 'NVPIV' which, if you look at it upside down, spells my name. Kinda cool, but rather difficult to pronounce!! Quote Link to comment
+-Phoenix- Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 The full story behind 'Phoenix' gets longer, sadder and more boring each time I tell it, but it started in University at a time when it we felt that using proper names was seriously 'uncool', and has been my informal monicker for about 17 years now. Quote Link to comment
+Learned Gerbil Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Mine is a nickname I got on another forum after it was discovered I had been cited in a peer reviewed article on gerbil colour genetics. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Back in the 80's I worked on a fruit & veg stall on Oldham market. I told my bosses wife how to catch a Haggis, and from that day on she nicknamed me Haggis. Haggis had already been used on here so I used Haggis Hunter. Also at the same time I was involved with an online competition which runs every year during the Haggis season, it can be viewed here, which you will notice is were I got my avatar from. Quote Link to comment
+Mad H@ter Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Because I have no imagination Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 We are the Team from a village called Traenheim (pronounced Train-Highm). And in Alsatian (the local Germanic dialect), Team would be "das Team", which everyone would pronounce as "'s Team". Hence s-Team-Traen. I clip log books with a little scrapbook cutter of an American-style (high funnels and cow catcher) steam locomotive. Otherwise I have no interest in railways. Quote Link to comment
60North Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Its where I live - well sort of close anyway Most of the world are southerners to me now! Quote Link to comment
+Wadders Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Me...................no imagination realy. surname is Waddup! Found the coat of arms whilst resaerching the family tree, got back as far as a "Ralph de waddoups" 1300 and something!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Brenin Tegeingl Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 As I live in North Wales much to peoples surprise Mancunian is is because I was born and raised in Manchester. Pyrocacher comes from the fact that I've created Swaps and name badges also a couple of caching themed clocks using Pyrography (Wood Burning) so I'm a pyro-cacher Dave Quote Link to comment
+The Southseakers Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) It's a. partly the name of our road b. we live in the south c. we live near the sea d. we seek caches. All in all it sums us up. Edited June 16, 2005 by The Southseakers Quote Link to comment
+*bingoboy* Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 1992 signing up for a cix account all the cool names had gone Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 We wanted a child friendly name and the Trash Out recycling life of the Wombles seemed appropriate. Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Like you I didn't realise it would become my public name. It's one I use when setting up test accounts on networks, well not anymre. KB are my intials, and what friends call me (sounds like kaybee), OOTB are the intials of the band I play in, Out of the Blue. I have no idea how to pronounce it. House of Boo says Kay-boot-bee. Other thought the TB on the end was something to do with TB=travel bug so said kayboo - teebee Also heard kaybee oot bee which I guess is closer to how it was created. Don't care really. (Are you all still awake?) Quote Link to comment
+dogastus Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 My dad worked on a farm in Canada when he was in his teens. He knew someone there that didn't like to swear using the normal swear words, so he made his own up. Well they tended to be swear phrases. One of them was "Dog gassed us" and I guess you can see how my nick was derived. It sure is a good one to use when signing up to online stuff - now don't go pinching it! Quote Link to comment
+Eckington Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Grew up there in NE Derbyshire, now in leafy Berkshire Quote Link to comment
Pie Man Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I was known as Pie Man before I ever heard of geocaching. When I was asked for an ID and e-mail address I just used it. It was only when I discovered geocacheuk.com that I found out there was another pieman. Why didn't geocaching.com flag this up? Yeh, you've got to register first....... Quote Link to comment
Moss Trooper Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Hello Peep's I saw this an thought.. hang about.. this has been disgusted ages ago.. when men were men,, women were women an lunch boxes were tupperware an not a cheap copy So I had a snifter and came up with What's in a name and dug up My bit.... Mine stems from the dark period of the Anglo/Scottish Border Reivers. After they were quashed by King James. All was quiet for about 40-50 years and they reamerged as Moss Troopers and carried on there trade of skulldugery, theiving, murder and mayhem. Out of interest wether yer wana know or not Two words spring to mind that were brought about from the reiver period. Bereived.. Was to have "Been Reived" and a partner/relative died in the melle. Blackmail.. Green mail was the rent paid to land owners.. Black mail was the 'Rent' paid to Reivers to keep your possesions/house/life. Good huh! Moss de Boss... Sort Funny wot yer find in the archives.. LOL LOL LOL Moss de Boss.. I wish lol lol Edited June 16, 2005 by Moss Trooper Quote Link to comment
+Sensei TSKC Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I am the Chief Instructor of my karate club. Sensei is Teacher / instructor TSKC is Tairyoku Shotokan Karate Club Oss! Quote Link to comment
+Yorkypudding Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hi, Yorkypudding. I am from South Yorkshire and I like Yorkshire puddings. I am also a bit of a pudding although all this geocaching is doing me wonders. I will soon be stick of rock, but not just yet lol. Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Because I have no imagination Nor I - and I've had it 68 years! Quote Link to comment
+badger Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Mine is a deep and dark secret, hidden in the depths of history. A story that has many twists and turns to delve down to the true meaning... Only the most astute and knowledgeable members will be able to work out the mystery, or they may simply know my name is Matthew Wagster, my nickname was Waggie, when I signed up for a yahoo mail account Waggie was taken, so mattwaggie was created... Oh, and I prefer Matt to Matthew! Matt Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Klaus23 Is my first name, and my lucky number. - and co-incidentally, for another 2 weeks, my current age Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 well a bit of self parody as used to be in police. anyone who's read discworld series will know what nobby's character is like. seemed appropriate really. then they released those peanuts and that's even more appropraite. nobby's nuts...guilty as charged. Quote Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Again quite simple we are a family of one female - Janet four males - Bob, Jack. Daniel and scruffy the dog (Yes you guessed it the dog was named after me and you can see what I drink!!!) We had used Jan and the Percey Boys for family cards etc and when my sister - (whose fault all this box hunting is) asked for a name for us it was obvious to use that one. It actually does not reflect reality as it is normally only me that does the cacxhes Bob Quote Link to comment
NIghtFeeder Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I became a father a few months ago. My partner who can hear a pin drop at fifty yards developed sudden deafness syndrome during the night, so I was up during the night feeding the wee fellow. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Pharisee fa'ri-see, n, A Jew strict in religious observances; a hypocrite. I'm not a hypocrite, at least, not intentionally. I'm certainly not a Jew, nor am I religious in any sense, strict or otherwise so why the name? Well... some years ago I was attempting to create a 'Hot Mail' e-mail account. Every user name I came up with was taken and I didn't like any of the offered alternatives. In desperation, I opened a dictionary at random, plonked my finger on the page and typed in the word I'd selected... 'Pharisee'. Hot Mail accepted it and it's been my username for just about everything that has needed one ever since. I can't remember it ever being refused. So... 'Pharisee' I am. Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 RJL194. Nothing exciting other than my old university username (it is at least my initials). When I intially logged on I didn't realise it would be what I would be known by. Now my husband is joining in we are thinking about changing it as we don't like it and now there are 2 of us. Any suggestions? - polite ones please Quote Link to comment
+The Cache Hoppers Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Well ours is really boring! We wrote up a list of lots of different possibilities and picked one. Most of the team hated it at first but it has grown on us and we now like it. We quite often get abbreviated to just The Hoppers and are building up a reputation for water gun ambushes! One thing we haven't got is a decent logo/forum piccie - if anyone can come up with something ...... Quote Link to comment
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