Why did you choose your forum name

[emma royds]

I'm interested in knowing why people chose the name they did for a forum name. Such as why did Limelady, our lovely moderator call herself that name. Is it because she likes limes, or why did thirdwave call himself so. Why did you call yourself by the forum name you have chosen. It's just something I've been pondering lately and I am intrigued to find out if there is any significant reason for the name forum members have chosen.

[tinmenace]

That name popped into my head one day. I've never used it before as a nick. Even my husband asked me what it meant, and I have no idea. He asked me where it came from...still no idea. So, I dunno why I picked it or what it means but I'll keep it. :p

[limelady]

Hi emma!! Nice to see you :)

The reason I picked limelady is because I'm half owner in a citrus orchard. We have mostly limes, some lemons, some mangos and lots of olive trees which are just reaching maturity. Owning a lime orchard has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl.....lime has always been my favourite fruit flavour.:p

Since we purchased the orchard about 9 months ago, we've been working hard to bring it back up to scratch...it was a terrible mess, and we still have a way to go yet, but we do not use chemicals on our trees, and we are going for organic certification as soon as we get the O.K

So, I am quite literally a "Lime Lady" ......modesty should prevent me from saying our limes are the best......but they REALLY are :D

[tinmenace]

Have you ever tried Key Limes?

[limelady]

Have you ever tried Key Limes?

No, we can't get them here, but somebody gave me a recipe for a "Key Lime Dessert" once. Aren't they a specialty of Florida? Our limes are Tahitian Limes.

[tinmenace]

No, we can't get them here, but somebody gave me a recipe for a "Key Lime Dessert" once. Aren't they a specialty of Florida? Our limes are Tahitian Limes.

Yes, I've not seen them any place else. I used to live in the Florida Keys (Islamorada), and had a Key Lime tree in my yard. They are absolute gems! Their flavor is stronger and more tart than regular limes. Also, they're a bit smaller than a golf ball and round. Thin rind and a lot of juice! Someone told me that their flavor was so unique because of the salt water in the ground. Do you think that could be true?

Key Lime pie....yum yum! My absolute favorite dessert. Not easy to find the real thing though. The best I ever had was in the Keys, made by a local, expatriate Cuban, lady.

[klinker]

My name is Jeff and I didn't choose Angel because I am anything but. Angel is an anagram of my surname. ;)

[phoenix1]

I chose Phoenix because it's a nickname...and it does what it says on the Tin.

I rise from my own ashes ..every time:D

[lightbeing]

I chose LightBeing as I feel we are beings of light trapped in physical bodies. Also, we are in contact with ET light beings who are our future, 2012 the time of shift..............:)

[bigus_dickus]

Life of Brian - Bigus Dickus - YouTube

[father ted]

Father Ted is my favorite show. They make fun of religion, though I wish they done a lot more. This makes me feel good as it's a breath of fresh air, with all the religious bullshit that we're fed.

[garth]

I chose Garth beacuse I like Garth from the Waynes World movies, basically he's a bit of a boof head (like me) has a cheesy grin (like me) and is an all round pretty nice guy. Check out my favorite clip from Waynes Word featuring Garth...sound up please....

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4830/waynesworldpic1yb0.jpg

[limelady]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw


Phew!

Thank goodness bigus.........your response was the one I was most worried about! ;)

[father ted]

Alright, here's mine:
Dancing Father Ted and Father Finnegan - YouTube

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[them]

It's always them.

[hagbard_celine]

My name comes from from Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus! Trilogy" the best novel I've ever read. Hagbard Celine is the most enigmatic and fascinating character from that most enigmatic and fascinating book.

[paolo]

I'm called Paul, though have traversed the internet as dh usually, which is another story. The latinate version is more romantic. Ah, I wish

[pollock]

Hmm, mine is something as boring as my cats nickname:o
I have been thinking about changing it, but then again, its pretty neutral I might stick with it!

F

[john white]

Easy enough:

I agreed to be "John White" while I'm "here", and I don't see a need to have the burden of two names

[emma royds]

That name popped into my head one day. I've never used it before as a nick. Even my husband asked me what it meant, and I have no idea. He asked me where it came from...still no idea. So, I dunno why I picked it or what it means but I'll keep it. :p

Interesting.

[emma royds]

Hi emma!! Nice to see you :)

The reason I picked limelady is because I'm half owner in a citrus orchard. We have mostly limes, some lemons, some mangos and lots of olive trees which are just reaching maturity. Owning a lime orchard has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl.....lime has always been my favourite fruit flavour.:p

Since we purchased the orchard about 9 months ago, we've been working hard to bring it back up to scratch...it was a terrible mess, and we still have a way to go yet, but we do not use chemicals on our trees, and we are going for organic certification as soon as we get the O.K

So, I am quite literally a "Lime Lady" ......modesty should prevent me from saying our limes are the best......but they REALLY are :D

That is an interesting story. Hope all goes well for you.

[emma royds]

My name is Jeff and I didn't choose Angel because I am anything but. Angel is an anagram of my surname. ;)

Damn, I'm going to be busy guessing your surname now.

[emma royds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw


I'm not even going there.

[emma royds]

Father Ted is my favorite show. They make fun of religion, though I wish they done a lot more. This makes me feel good as it's a breath of fresh air, with all the religious bullshit that we're fed.

Ah, to be sure, to be sure.

[emma royds]

My name comes from from Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus! Trilogy" the best novel I've ever read. Hagbard Celine is the most enigmatic and fascinating character from that most enigmatic and fascinating book.

Interesting, the picture my mind conjured up with this name is of a viking warrior. Maybe it's just that I think Hagbard sounds like a viking name.

[emma royds]

It's always them.

Thats it blame everyone else. LOL

[emma royds]

Easy enough:

I agreed to be "John White" while I'm "here", and I don't see a need to have the burden of two names


But you have two names. LOL, Some people have more than two you know.

[emma royds]

Thanks for your replies everyone.

[friendsinthesky]

..mainly due to my avatar.

[montag]

Whats going on in your Avatar, am I missing something?

[friendsinthesky]

Whats going on in your Avatar, am I missing something?

Yep, But your not alone.......

[montag]

My user name is from the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I was reading at the time. The main character is Guy Montag and is someone who's experience I relate too..
Guy Montag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[purple is a fruit]

I love the Simpsons:D it really has more truth in it than anything else on TV. I love the way many episodes take the piss out of our society.The corrupt police force, the crock that is religion, the education system and the dumb as dogshit teachers. This show is almost like a truthful window into humanity in a strange kind of way.
So my name is a Homer quote.:D

Homer: Lisa, would you like a donut?
Lisa: No thanks. Do you have any fruit?
Homer: This has purple in it. Purple is a fruit.

The real life simpsons intro......
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Purps
:)

[lottie]

lol- out of everyone purple- yours is the one i wondered about the most- and ive even seen that episode but it didnt 'click'!! LOL!! love simpsons- you are right -great show!! i hope my forum name is obvious- im one of the few who dont have a 'nickname' for here- i use my real name! well- charlotte but lottie for short! :D

[emma royds]

Whats going on in your Avatar, am I missing something?

Angel clouds

[friendsinthesky]

Angel clouds

What is angel clouds?

[montag]

What is angel clouds?
The plot thickens.. The intrigue is killing me.

[friendsinthesky]

The plot thickens.. The intrigue is killing me.

If I tell you, then you will instantly, see , as I did. (the pic of clouds was taken by a friend of mine).

[montag]

If I tell you, then you will instantly, see , as I did. (the pic of clouds was taken by a friend of mine).
The pink cloud looks a bit like a flying pig/dog, am I getting warm?

[purple is a fruit]

i can see a very clear face in the sky.... right in the centre

[pollock]

I see that too!

F

[friendsinthesky]

The pink cloud looks a bit like a flying pig/dog, am I getting warm?

No, your not warm, if fact, I'm hitting you with a cold spoon!

[pollock]

brrr...:)

[lilloz]

i got given mine in the 'real world' because im small thus the lil and my real name is laura short for laura is loz, i also get called littlelauradude, lozarooski, lozaroo, lalla, lolly pop and many many more ;)

[emma royds]

What is angel clouds?


here this will explain.

http://www.kryon.com/seminar%20images/Angel%20page/Angels.html

[friendsinthesky]

Originally Posted by friendsinthesky
What is angel clouds?

here this will explain.

http://www.kryon.com/seminar%20images/Angel%20page/Angels.html

Oh ok, I guess then, it may come under that discreption of 'angel clouds'.

[limelady]

My user name is from the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I was reading at the time. The main character is Guy Montag and is someone who's experience I relate too..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Montag


Ray Bradbury is one of my all time favourite Scifi writers.
I can relate ;)

[limelady]

Come on friendinthesky.....spill the beans, we're almost wetting our pants with anticipation here......


spill!!!!

[narcolepticwatchman]

I like the contradiction / oxymoron or whatever you want to call it......

It also has connotations with the sleep like state that I feel I have awoken from over the past year. Society is in a state of converse narcolepsy these days......sleeping with our eyes open wide......

i also thought I had developed the condition a couple of years ago when I found myself to be sleeping far too much including scary episodes of fighting sleep everytime I drove for any length of time....no matter what time of the day. Turned out to be stress related. I'm ok now though :D

[friendsinthesky]

i can see a very clear face in the sky.... right in the centre


..your hotter than jam in a donut @ a carnival near you.:)

[jimijams]

Ray Bradbury is one of my all time favourite Scifi writers.
I can relate ;)
Bradbury made some interesting predictions back in the fifties in that novel that have now come to pass..

1. Schools no longer teach the humanities, children are casually violent.

2. Adults are constantly distracted by "seashells" (small audio devices resembling earbuds) ipods

3. Insipid television programs displayed on wall-sized screens.(Plasma screens)

4. Montag becomes a fugitive, pursued by a Mechanical Hound, a robot with the intent of killing him. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0m25xF36bDs

[limelady]

Bradbury made some interesting predictions back in the fifties in that novel that have now come to pass..

1. Schools no longer teach the humanities, children are casually violent.

2. Adults are constantly distracted by "seashells" (small audio devices resembling earbuds) ipods

3. Insipid television programs displayed on wall-sized screens.(Plasma screens)

4. Montag becomes a fugitive, pursued by a Mechanical Hound, a robot with the intent of killing him. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0m25xF36bDs


OMFG!!!!

That's one of the creepiet things I've seen in a while!

The noise was the worst thing......reminds me of a sound from years ago....the sound of a device my nextdoor neighbours used to start up late at night :eek: I never did find out EXACTLY what it was they were doing, but they both used to walk real funny! :D

[friendsinthesky]

Come on friendinthesky.....spill the beans, we're almost wetting our pants with anticipation here......


spill!!!!

I've done so and your comments are.............?

[gravityhero23]

Named thus because of my tendency to 5th circuit activate, have a dutch surname and thus associate with the dutch scientists levitating frogs and also the 23 enigma, that is non satanic (to the paranoid fops) read the I ching (pronounced ee ching) lol.... also i won a cheesy late 80's birthday party dancing competition dancing to I need a Hero. sad I know,

[lumukanda]

i chose lumukanda, because of what he stands for in african mythology, during the first african enslavement, he was the reble slave, who fought the invaders and oversaw their downfall.
whilst fleeing, he was met by the mother goddess Ma, and he became her lover, in the process he was made immortal, but he went blind, thus he became the blind god.
the rebel slave aspect i like because it symbolises not backing down, fighting when neccessary, and the blind god aspect is the objective state that i strive for.

[h1s_l0rdsh1p]

My name was originally just "His Lordship"...

About 2 years ago, I saw this flash animation on the internet called "Rats on Crack"..

Under the rats' cage, you had these gerbils on opiume. And they acted like victorian aristocrats. However, that got me started doing this Churchill impression, where I would address myself as.... His Lordship!

However, I kept the name but changed it into the l33t (leet) version due to my love of computers and hoping someday, demolished websites will know that name... I mean... NO! :eek:

[freespark]

Hi everyone...

Nice thread.

My name was chosen when i joined the 'other' forum. I related Ickes work to freedom for the masses and helping to free us from the bondage of control we find ourselves in.

I knew i wanted free in my name somewhere but struggled to find something that worked....i played around with a few options and eventually came up with freespark.

This reminded me of sparks flying off an angle grinder cutting into a piece of metal which in turn reminded me of a book i read called Conversations with God where the author writes that God says we are all a little part of him/part of the 'one' whole expressing and experiencing different aspects of itself.

I liked that and it stuck.

[lookfar]

Hi there

Mine is from the Earthsea Trilogy book by Ursula Le Guin which I read years ago. Lookfar was the wizard Ged's magical boat which took him to the Isle of Roke. The name has always stuck for some reason :)

[emma royds]

Wow thanks everyone for your input, it is very interesting finding out how people chose their forum names.

[hagbard_celine]

Interesting, the picture my mind conjured up with this name is of a viking warrior. Maybe it's just that I think Hagbard sounds like a viking name.

It is from Viking history actually. In the book Hagbard was half-Norwegian, half-Cicilian

[lucifershammer]

Lucifers Hammer is from the classic Larry niven novel of the same name.

Fist_Of_God is another screen name i use. From Larry Nivens Ringworld.

[a fine naked fellow]

I feel silly, I thought it was lucifer shammer

[jinjo5]

my name is a character from a N64 game,banjo-kazooie.

[earthseed]

It's a reference from the book Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Which is a great book for waking yourself up it did wonders on me I read it in one day.

[2013]

My name is Jeff and I didn't choose Angel because I am anything but. Angel is an anagram of my surname. ;)

angel in the greek means messenger , and what are we doing here ?
but leaving messages so we are all angels .Maybe this is the final battle and thisis how we choose to wage it now lol thru the hearts and minds of all free thinking men and woman .If thought creates reality then all our combined thoughts could be being tallied as we speak type awaiting the final count .So dont hide your wings my friend , isuggest you watch a few angel movies like michael starring john travolta and definatly Angel-A by luc besson if you can watch subtitiled movies its awesome in every respect
and just about sums up what we angles are all about :D

[eternal_spirit]

Mines so obvious lol. The spirit is eternal the body is a temporary vehicle for the spirit.

Spirit as in spirited, invincible, will never give up as in eternal.

[2013]

2013 takes us past 2012 and continues into whatever beyond the fear of the end or beginning its always been and always will to be anything else would be not to be and that is the question .Nothing and nowhere is no- thing and now - here .Besides wich the mayan calendars closely link into DNA and humanity we have 20 digits fingers and toes and 13 major joints in th body so those numbers were used in their calendar system :D

[eternal_spirit]

Hi emma!! Nice to see you :)

The reason I picked limelady is because I'm half owner in a citrus orchard. We have mostly limes, some lemons, some mangos and lots of olive trees which are just reaching maturity. Owning a lime orchard has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl.....lime has always been my favourite fruit flavour.:p

Since we purchased the orchard about 9 months ago, we've been working hard to bring it back up to scratch...it was a terrible mess, and we still have a way to go yet, but we do not use chemicals on our trees, and we are going for organic certification as soon as we get the O.K

So, I am quite literally a "Lime Lady" ......modesty should prevent me from saying our limes are the best......but they REALLY are :D

Sounds like paradise :D I would love to do something like that being a veggie and all. Bet you could make a great lime, lemon and mango smoothie.

[limelady]

I'm glad emma started this thread. I've learnt some really interesting snippets of information from all who've posted here - not least of which is the fact that I'm an angel. :D

And yes, perhaps it is us (as angel/messengers) who are heralding in the spiritual changes via the internet huh?

I love thinking of it like that...its very uplifting!

Keep it coming fellow angels! ;)

EDIT: Yes eternal, it is like paradise to us too. We intend to grow all our own organic veggies once we start living out there and although we are pretty much non-meat-eaters these days, we do like eggs and dairy products, so I want happy chookies running round and a couple of dear old moo-cows (Daisy and Dora) I can milk to make my own organic butter, cheese and yoghurt.
Lime

[eternal_spirit]

:D Nice one lime. Good thread Emma, been wondering what some of the names meant, amazed at how the names came about, each with a story.

[roxanna222]

simply a friends name. i wont forget it easily.

[eternal_spirit]

Roxanna is a cool name:D

Oh mumy stop picking you're nose and answer the bloody phone!

[roxanna222]

LOL wow
too funny thanks man. by the way does it make you want to vomit my avatar?? Cheers

[eternal_spirit]

Not vomit just laugh, makes her look almost human.

[roxanna222]

yeah almost non reppie, so you posted an "iam" photo yet? gonna? just curious. Cheers

[shenoma]

Mine is the english version of one of my past life names I can best recall, it means Beautiful Wind.