Where do your BOARD NAMES come from, if it doesn't disclose anything, just curious

[Estherfromjerusalem]

Well, I reckon my board name is self-explanatory. I've got nothing to hide so it is my real name and the real place where I live, and you all know about it because you are all invited to visit me here!! (not all at the same time, please). I've been here on the board for oh-so-many years, always with the same name.

Love, Esther

 

[Star*]

I suppose you've even lost your marbles?

THEY PASSED OUT MARBLES?????? WHERE WAS I? Dratted kids. SEE? I missed out on ALLLLLLLLL the adult fun!

 

[AnnieO]

Wait, huh, Janet? Now I'm confused! LOL!!!

...As for my avatar... I change it. Douglas Adams, my furbabies, whatever.

Last one was Rod Serling, because I felt like I was living in the Twilight Zone. One was the Cheshire Cat, from feeling like I'd fallen down the rabbit hole. And this one? Well, I love the X-Files, and I know the truth is somewhere in Onyxx... Somewhere...

 

[crazymama30]

Mine is pretty self explanatory, my first one was crazymama without the 30, then I forgot my parties one day and got frustrated so I made a new acct.......and at the time maybe I was 30? Lol

 

[svengandhi]

Mine is adopted from my oldest boy. When he was a HS freshman, he insisted on being called SVEN. His name is Steven so Sven wasn't really that far from it. That same year, he became very interested in Gandhi. Although I had been on the board for quite some time by then (first joined in November 1999), I had left for awhile and when I came back I needed a new name. I picked Svengandhi.

 

[buddy]

you all are so great to answer my question...I think some of the names are so creative, some meaningful and all special because I have really grown to rely on your support in this short but critical time in my family journey. Thanks for sharing everyone!

 

[Marguerite]

My screen name here is the name my parents wanted to call me when I was born. Thank goodness common sense and my siblings prevailed or I would never have survived childhood...

The funny thing is, my siblings do not remember this anecdote. I remember my mother telling me, and when I was little I remember my sisters telling me. But my sisters do not remember now. So this is a secret that nobody will discover, even those who know me well IRW.

I've been on this site for so long now that if someone calls me Marg IRW I will answer to it.

Marg

 

[DammitJanet]

Buddy, I have a dog named Buddy too. He is a little, tiny 4 or 5 pound Havenese and is an evil genius difficult child dog!

 

[Star*]

I digress.......it is not JUST the dog that is an evil genius.

 

[DammitJanet]

Blushes....my dogs may have gotten some of my genes...lmao.

 

[ctmom05]

I chose the "ct" part because I'm from Connecticut. Way back when I wanted to incorporate something about my kids into my online idea - we have 3, but 3 was already taken; so I opted for total number of family members instead.

 

[ThreeShadows]

I love Richard Strauss, he wrote an opera "The Woman Without a Shadow", in which infertility is symbolized by the inability to cast a shadow. I beat my fate and adopted 3 little shadows.

 

[Shari]

I've been on this site for so long now that if someone calls me Marg IRW I will answer to it.

Marg

I have to watch it, in real life, because I will sometimes almost slip and use board names in public places. I also say "koi" and "difficult child" if I don't watch it. I've also been known to type husband in other places. lol

 

[AnnieO]

My husband, on Saturday, was discussing difficult children with Hound Dog. It was interesting - it's not quite as natural for him.

Me? *snicker* Oh yes. Then again, when BFF's oldest was about 3, she mimicked everything, so we had to find alternate words. Fudge, son of a beat, shoot, and so on... So koi and hoover are just funny for us.

 

[tiredofthis]

I'm really tired too...