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 Jul 18 2007, 11:05 AM
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 Site Administrator  Posts: 16,620 From: 127.0.0.1 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 
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So how did you get your nickname/handle/name? I'm admin, um because I'm the site admin.
 I'm sure many of you have more interesting stories behind your choice of nicks, let's hear them! 
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Jul 18 2007, 11:14 AM
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 Member 1K  Posts: 1,454 From: Upstate NY OS: Windows XP Pro / Home, 2000, 2003, Fedora Core 4, Knoppix |
Jax was a nickname I had from football, its short for my last name. Island becuase my last name has "land" in it, so JaxIsland
Nothin special
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Jul 18 2007, 11:26 AM
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 Ruler of Omicron Persei 8  Posts: 19,999 From: kn-ARGH!-xville Tenn-ARGH!-see OS: 3.1, 95, 98SE, xp, 2000, NT4, 2003 Standard Edition, linux (various flavors) |
QUOTE Island becuase my last name has "land" in it i've been pronouncing it "jax-iss-land" in my head this whole time....i think i'll keep it that wayDSenette--.....be creative...surely you could figure it out |
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Jul 18 2007, 11:30 AM
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Member 1K Posts: 1,454 From: Upstate NY OS: Windows XP Pro / Home, 2000, 2003, Fedora Core 4, Knoppix |
QUOTE i've been pronouncing it "jax-iss-land" in my head this whole time....i think i'll keep it that way Crazy monkeys with their accents 
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Jul 18 2007, 11:41 AM
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Site Administrator Posts: 16,620 From: 127.0.0.1 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate
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QUOTE(jaxisland @ Jul 18 2007, 12:14 PM)  Jax was a nickname I had from football, its short for my last name. Island becuase my last name has "land" in it, so JaxIsland Wouldn't it have been easier to just use your last name?
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Jul 18 2007, 11:54 AM
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Member 1K Posts: 1,454 From: Upstate NY OS: Windows XP Pro / Home, 2000, 2003, Fedora Core 4, Knoppix |
QUOTE Wouldn't it have been easier to just use your last name? It would be easier, but I cannot reveal that information due to operational security I have a very unique last name so I keep it close. If it was a common name I wouldnt mind it. |
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Jul 18 2007, 11:55 AM
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 Member Posts: 696 OS: srehto dna 2PS PX swodniW |
Keith - Keith was originally Scottish and probably came from a form of 'coillte' or 'ceiteach', meaning "woods". It might also have been influenced by Welsh 'coedwig' (forest), and even by Old English 'cuth' (knowledgeable).
Origin:Gaelic Meaning:Woods R - First letter of my last name. 128 - My boithday. |
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Jul 18 2007, 07:36 PM
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 Tech Apprentice  Posts: 3,498 From: Gold Coast, Australia OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home (Basic and Premium) SP1 (32-bit), Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (32-bit) |
Um, I'm Troy and my wife is Ruth. As a "gentleman", I put ladies first. Although I wouldn't mind changing it to DriF6, after the awesome FPV vehicle, it's the picture under my name. Because it's only me on these forums anyway (not my wife as well), but people might get confused and think "who's this punk trying to help me, where's ruthandtroy?"
Unless we could put a little tag under it that says "the artist formerly known as ..."I'm always full of good ideas like that. 
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Jul 18 2007, 07:47 PM
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Member Posts: 356 OS: XP,Linux, Mac OS X |
Mine comes from my initials and the year I am eligible to retire. And no I am not that old, when I am eligible to retire I will be 49, but I will probably not retire till I am 52 or 53.
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Jul 18 2007, 07:50 PM
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 GeekU Junior  Posts: 657 From: Barre, VT USA OS: Windows: 2000 Pro/XP Pro/Home/MCE/2003 Linux: Redhat and Debian |
Well, my first internet shell account had a login of 'bsbaker' and because I didnt wanna use that on forums, I took my last name (baker) and added the 7 because I was born in 1972 - My parents took the bs part of my name and used to pick on me (what they called me would not be appropriate for posting here
 ) But because I feel that the forums are family friendly, and I really want people to know who I am, I decided to display **Brian** at G2G.On the Internet I am also known as "Buddy" Named after the Driver of the #88 race car owned by Buddy Baker My parents and sisters and brother call me that as well  Thats The origin of Baker7 Brian |
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Jul 18 2007, 08:50 PM
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 Trusted Helper  Posts: 2,069 From: Tel-Aviv, Israel OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 |
You know what? I don't even know.
It's just that one day this word jumped into my mind, and since I don't really like nicknames with numbers, I chose it to be my nickname on a different board. Then I registered here again (after being a member a couple of years ago) with this name. I do have another name online, but I since I use it for political observations in public sites, I choose to keep it confidential so any private information I give away is not used against me. Also if someone accidental stutters on my opinions on the net, I don't want them to use them against me since G2G is not politically orientated.
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Jul 19 2007, 07:56 AM
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 GeekU Mod  Posts: 4,052 From: Lake Mabprachan, Thailand OS: XP SP2 ~ Vista Ultimate |
It's the nickname of a commercial diving helmet that I sometimes used to wear when I made my living at it. The correct name is a Ratcliffe Helmet. The avatar comes from a cartoon that was made years ago for one of the diving companies that used a lot of Ratcliffe Helmets.
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Jul 19 2007, 07:59 AM
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Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Posts: 19,999 From: kn-ARGH!-xville Tenn-ARGH!-see OS: 3.1, 95, 98SE, xp, 2000, NT4, 2003 Standard Edition, linux (various flavors) |
QUOTE It's the nickname of a commercial diving helmet that I sometimes used to wear when I made my living at it. The correct name is a Ratcliffe Helmet. The avatar comes from a cartoon that was made years ago for one of the diving companies that used a lot of Ratcliffe Helmets what depth where you certified at? was it saturation level diving? that's some crazy stuff....staying down there that far for that long...breathing helium.....crazy stuff! i've always wanted to do diving...but never gotten any where near doing it
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Jul 19 2007, 12:11 PM
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GeekU Mod Posts: 4,052 From: Lake Mabprachan, Thailand OS: XP SP2 ~ Vista Ultimate |
QUOTE what depth where you certified at? was it saturation level diving? that's some crazy stuff....staying down there that far for that long...breathing helium.....crazy stuff! i've always wanted to do diving...but never gotten any where near doing it HSE Part II, mixed gas. Did saturation for 17 years until I came to my senses! |
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Jul 19 2007, 12:13 PM
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Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Posts: 19,999 From: kn-ARGH!-xville Tenn-ARGH!-see OS: 3.1, 95, 98SE, xp, 2000, NT4, 2003 Standard Edition, linux (various flavors) |
nice...that's hardcore stuff
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