Origin of your Username (5 Viewers)

[BarrieJ3]

That’s gold, Barrie! Gold!

Just noticed you got two. Was gonna give Sally Weaver and some other cantankerous characters to folks here, but well, they're cantankerous and would ruin the fun.

 

[Windwalker]

Windwalker was my handle on the 2600 BBS while in my undergraduate program, and then later, my handle on MindVox. I got it from a cult western from the 80s, about an eponymous Chyenne warrior in the late 1700s who returns from the dead to take revenge for the murder of his wife and son.

 

[warma]

I was hungry and eating shawarma for lunch.

 

[TheDuke]

Mine comes from 2 influences.

Played Duke Nukem 3D on PC in the 90s. Then was a huge fan of Hunter S Thompson and Fear and Loathing. Character in the book is Raoul Duke.

Hence TheDuke.

 

[Darthhoodie]

I find your lack of faith disturbing

 

[cpiaaq]

 

[Poker Zombie]

I still don't know what CPIAAQ means, but it is now awesome.

 

[cpiaaq]

I still don't know what CPIAAQ means, but it is now awesome.

I have a little more info

cpiaaq = Centre de promotion de l'industrie agricole et alimentaire du Québec
attempted translation: center for the promotion of agriculture and agribusiness in Quebec

 

[openwheel]

For me it was dirt racing what fun times racing here in Ky.

 

[Colquhoun]

Colquhoun is the Scottish clan in my heritage. Pronounced “ka-HOON”, laddie.

 

[legend672]

Colquhoun is the Scottish clan in my heritage. Pronounced “ka-HOON”, laddie.

ahse greet, ah-luvit

 

[TKEUofM]

TKE - college fraternity
UofM - University of Michigan (Dearborn Campus)

 

[Poker Zombie]

TKE - college fraternity
UofM - University of Michigan (Dearborn Campus)

What years?

 

[TKEUofM]

What years?

1995-2000

 

[Poker Zombie]

1995-2000

Ah, quite a bit after my stint in the ROC.

 

[DrBill]

Mine came from a mix of a nick name in high school (Bill Spice - which came from my grandfather's name, Bill - and Spice being completely random), and an Xbox gamertag where I simply decided to put Dr in front of my nickname from high school. Hence, Dr. Bill.

 

[Sereph]

Sereph was my favorite character in the Matrix series.

 

[Gear]

Sereph was my favorite character in the Matrix series.

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Cool, but actually spelled "Seraph"

 

[Sereph]

Cool, but actually spelled "Seraph"

Thank you for point that out! Sorry, I forgot to mention that part. At the time, Seraph was usually taken already so I had to change the spelling and just never went back.

 

[Eriks]

You’ll never guess...thought I would just find some chips and be on my way so I didn’t bother coming up with anything good.

 

[Mangatang]

My last name is Mangham. In college I used to do an alcohol-induced, monkey-like dance where I walked around like an orangutan with my arms up in the air. Every party someone would yell at me, "Do the MANGATANG!"

 

[Coyote]

What's the use of decyphering cyphered user names?

 

[Jake14mw]

Interesting thread! Mine originated back from the beginning of the internet days when you didn't want your identity to be able to be deciphered, but you still wanted it to mean something. Jake was a nickname 14 a sports number, and mw initials.

 

[buffalojim]

I'm from Buffalo, you can figure out the rest. I put 0 thought into my name. I wish I could change it.

 

[Regularjohn]

This one is easy.... Dave grohl on drums version since he's a maniac

 

[TheWhat]

Oh just a classic song, from one of the greatest.

 

[Dix]

It's a nickname I've had since HS... My surname is "Dixon".... you do the math.

In fact, I've gone by "Dix" for so long (late 70s - in case you're wondering) about the only person left on the planet that still calls me "Wayne" is my mother. We won't bother getting into what my wife calls me.

 

[Zinfenmoor]

Forgot what game I was playing, but it had a name randomizer and Zinfenmoor popped up, thought it sounded cool so I've kept the name. Better than my previous online name that actually used my name.

 

[OneBrow]

Mine was a college nickname, and I haven't had a reason to change it in the 40 years since.

 

[raynmanas]

raynman is a nickname for raymond. as are my middle and last initials.