How did you get your user name

[palinurus]

When I signed up to the C+ forum I was re-reading parts of "The Unquiet Grave" by Cyril Connolly, written under the pseudonym Palinurus (Palinurus, in roman mythology, was the helmsman of the Aeneas). For want of anything else I used it. Don't like it so much but I post elsewhere with it so it isn't going to change.

 

[Rab]

Called Robert and scottish. Therefore naturally shortened to RAB

I couldn't think of anything when registering for C+, hence just plumped for the name

 

[CotterPin]

Mine reminds me of many a "happy" hour spent as a kid in a freezing cold garage trying to remove said cotterpin that had always got themselves stuck fast into the crank.

The activity invariably involved screwdrivers, hammers and damaged thumbs.

On C+ I was notanotherusername because I never like using the same username and inspiration fled the day I registered.

 

[red_tom]

Hair colour rather than political leanings.

 

[trio25]

Nickname from school due to the noisey girl in the trio chocolate ads.

 

[SamNichols]

When I signed up to the C+ forum I was re-reading parts of "The Unquiet Grave" by Cyril Connolly, written under the pseudonym Palinurus (Palinurus, in roman mythology, was the helmsman of the Aeneas). For want of anything else I used it. Don't like it so much but I post elsewhere with it so it isn't going to change.

OT: The Aeneas wasn't a boat, Aeneas was the hero of the Aeneid, and supposed founder of Rome. His boat has no name, I believe. The Aeneid is a surprisingly good read by the way, although I enjoyed it slightly more in a prose translation than the poem.

 

[got-to-get-fit]

its because im not it and i want to be it but the cake and beer pixies wont leave me alone.

 

[yenrod]

Ah - excellent Lee - you can stay! (It is probs. the Manuka honey)
When you are next in London - come and try some (51 - not hunny )

Yeah I'll give you a shout if I'm down that way...

 

[Will1985]

Will is my given name, and 1985 is the year of my birth.

 

[HJ]

My come from a comment made about me when I arrived at Raleigh, Oh no not another Hairy Jock (or words to the effect). Went for a drink with the senior rates running the induction course on the first night and was made class leader on the basis that I would drink the rest of the class under the table and was therefor obviously a true matlow...

 

[Dayvo]

As there were already a million Daves or Davids on the C+ site, I thought I'd plump for the name my Aussie mates call me (the polite one! ).

I'll be changing me avatar to something considerably cooler as soon as I can work out how to do it!

 

[beanzontoast]

Well...

(Oh - you guessed already!)

 

[Andy in Sig]

The process of reasoning by which I arrived at my user name is far too complex to explain in only one morning.

 

[QuickDraw]

My surname is McGraw - it's that simple.

I don't get called it on an everyday basis but there's usually someone around who'll use it and it's a lot better than some other things that rhyme with McGraw.

 

[jasper]

It's my parrots name..