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Origin of your ER.org user name?
02-12-2020, 09:22 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Washington State
Posts: 2,350
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Origin of your ER.org user name?
It's always interesting to see peoples user names on the ER forum. Some are straightforward, some are funny, some leave me guessing. How did you come up with your user name? Does it mean anything?
When I signed up on the forum a few years ago, my life revolved around my business. I live on a mountain and I write computer software, so mountainsoft seemed like a logical choice. No, it has nothing to do with being soft and cuddly.
I would probably choose something different if I were to sign up today, but that's what I went with at the time.
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02-12-2020, 09:23 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
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I was born in Wisconsin and I live in Colorado.
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02-12-2020, 09:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Boise
Posts: 7,865
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Biblical reference. I like the verse.
Also, it's unlikely to be a username that someone else would pick, so I can use it anywhere and have the convenience of one username everywhere. So if you see a secondcor521 elsewhere, it's probably me.
Someone once thought I had had a second heart attack on May 21st. Nope.
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"At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may in fact be the first steps of a journey." Violet Baudelaire.
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02-12-2020, 09:34 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Florida's First Coast
Posts: 7,666
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When I was very young, I read a book called the ShockWave Rider. Ever since then I dropped the "C" and used the name, first as my CB handle in the UK, then the name of our boat (Long Gone), then my first web site / BBS (Bulletin Board) called "The ShokWave" and so on. I have used it ever since for most things that require such. I would estimate about 52 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider
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02-12-2020, 09:47 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,428
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I didn't know I'd stay so long and didn't frequent forums. When it asked for a username I got flustered and decided on "Tadpole" to convey I was highly unsophisticated when compared to the FIRE crowd. I just wanted to ask questions about stuff like paying my mortgage off. That was 2004. I never left and never changed the username.
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02-12-2020, 09:51 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
Posts: 25,199
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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02-12-2020, 09:53 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 1,004
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The first submarine I served on was the USS Lewis and Clark, SSBN 644.
As far as I know, it was the only ship in the Navy named after two people.
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02-12-2020, 09:55 AM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Berkeley, Denver, CO, USA
Posts: 1,406
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Mine is obvious.
It is the name I use on 99% of fora that I participate in.
I believe in publicly standing up for your comments.
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02-12-2020, 09:57 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
Posts: 25,199
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis Clark
The first submarine I served on was the USS Lewis and Clark, SSBN 644.
As far as I know, it was the only ship in the Navy named after two people.
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Almost.
USS Wright (CVL-49)
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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02-12-2020, 10:00 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,862
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When I joined this forum, I was a few years away from retiring - just didn't quite have the $$$ together yet. So, instead of being SomeDay, I thought I'd be SUMDay, since it was all adding up the $$$.
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FIRE Class of 2018 @ 61
Old men and women sit in the shade of trees they planted long ago
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02-12-2020, 10:06 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Apex and Bradenton
Posts: 1,790
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Since 1988, I work for a business that makes synthetic latex products for many, many applications, the most common one being house paint. I have been directly and indirectly involved in the design and construction of many plants and dozens of reactor lines around the world.
So, along the lines of Tony Stark, I am . . . Latexman.
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02-12-2020, 10:11 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: solomons
Posts: 849
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Mine says it all.
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02-12-2020, 10:14 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,137
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My favorite head gear.
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02-12-2020, 10:19 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 1,890
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Callsign for 20 years in the Navy was Corn. I flew F/A-18s.
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Consistently sets low goals and fails to achieve them.
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02-12-2020, 10:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
Posts: 9,294
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Even after all these years...bewitched bothered bewildered am I.
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There's no need to complicate, our time is short..
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02-12-2020, 10:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Independence
Posts: 7,281
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As a person I am calm and low key. with just a bit of a twist.
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02-12-2020, 10:31 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 17,773
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bbbamI
Even after all these years...bewitched bothered bewildered am I.
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Best username ever, yours is!
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02-12-2020, 10:33 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
Posts: 36,264
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When I was a teenager I befriended a young lass and she once took me water-skiing behind the family boat. As I was in the water with the ski rope in my hand I noticed that "PB4USKI" was on the stern of the boat. I always thought it was clever. Since I also snow ski, it seemed appropriate.
I have been amused at how long it has taken some member to see the light on the meaning.
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If something cannot endure laughter.... it cannot endure.
Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Retired Jan 2012 at age 56
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02-12-2020, 10:36 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Syracuse
Posts: 3,501
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Assumed you worked for Vandelay Industries.
"...and you want to be my latex man."
Quote:
Originally Posted by latexman
Since 1988, I work for a business that makes synthetic latex products for many, many applications, the most common one being house paint. I have been directly and indirectly involved in the design and construction of many plants and dozens of reactor lines around the world.
So, along the lines of Tony Stark, I am . . . Latexman.
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“No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing"
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02-12-2020, 10:36 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Mine...lack of imagination.
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The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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