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USER NAMES/HANDLES - What does yours mean? Where did it come from?

Regarding the " Blue Knight" part I am an ex-cop and this references the police motorcycle affectionadoes. The "911" needs no explanation!
 
BumbleBee said:
This ended up to be a fun thread, let's see if any more SpyderLovers will tune in!!

How did you obtain or come up with your user name?

One day shortly after I bought my yellow/black Spyder, we went out ryding, and a boy pointed at me and said "Look that's BumbleBee".

It then stuck with me.

The name reflects the BumbleBee character in the Transformers Movie.
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In my "former life", I was a U.S. Army UH-1H flight engineer or "crew chief". I served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) out of Ft. Campbell, KY supporting Task Force 3/327th in the Sinai. We were the U.S. contingent serving alongside many nations in the MFO - Multinational Force and Observers, a.k.a. "Sinai Peacekeepers". Our aviation unit provided support and reconnaissance to the infantry units sent there.

"Peacekeeper6" was the call sign of our commanding officer who flew my Huey (a '72 model that served in the 'Nam) many times. He was one of those commanders who got respect without really asking for it; his chest full of awards and medals, coupled with being an aviator and a former member of the Special Forces in Vietnam, got noticed. His leadership style was the right blend of authority and compassion. All of his subordinates enjoyed serving under his command.

And being 40-something and in GREAT shape (at the time), he could outrun A LOT of 18-year old "punks".

Anyway, I've always admired him and never forgot his cool call sign.

So how'd you end up with your username ??
 
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Well, since others are still replying to this 11-year-old thread, maybe I'm not too late to join in....
I'm often asked 'why?' I would ever pick such an "ugly" or unattractive name as "bushrat". Turned out, I was not exactly alone in my choice, as I had to become bushrat22 before I could get it for my email.
As to the 'why?'... I was living off the beaten path, in the woods of Haliburton, Ontario cottage country some years back. Had a neighbour a few miles away; both of us living like hermits and somewhat remote from civilization. He suggested we should have appropriate names for Internet/email traffic. Being a bit of a curmudgeon, he called himself "bushbugger". I decided to follow suit as the 'bushrat", hoping that not too many of the forest creatures living around me would take offense. Simple explanation really. My Spyder's name is even more obvious: "red fun" - describing its colour and its character.
 
Last time I posted, I was in a different state and had a different screen name.

In Alaska, I was akspyderman.

In Arkansas, I am ARtraveler.

I am guessing you don't need an explanation for either one. :roflblack:
 
About 25 years, I was assigned to court duty for my county as a state trooper. I needed some criminal complaints signed, and a circuit court judge saw me and said "Hey troop, let me read those papers". That started a strong 20 year friendship both professionally, and personally, as he was also a m/c rider. Sadly, he was killed about 5 years ago on his motorcycle when a car turned left in front of him. The name not only stuck, but it is now all my forums user name.
 
As a superintendent that for over 20 years with a record for getting a project done on schedule and on budget, I was known for being fair but not Easy; therefore, the tongue-in-cheek handle. Now retired, but I kept the handle.
 
Cool, never seen this posting page. Woodaddict???? I like everything wood, making furniture, remodeling, building things at the house, even now building brand new house, doing ALOT of work on it with a real contractor. In final stages now. Neat to see members reasons. need to spend more time reading on the older dated ones
 
Good Thread. Wmoater. My nickname all through highschool was "moater." My last name is Moats and I loved riding and ripping anything that had a motor on it apart. So as a "motor head" my nickname was created "Moater". Anyone who remembers me from high school still calls me moater till today. Everyone now calls me Billy. "W" stands for William or Will. I "Will Moater" forever! So Wmoater was born. I use it on all my login and emails.
 
I started using "triplethreat" when I joined a Yamaha FZ09 forum back in 2013. As you may or may not know, the FZ09 motorcycle engine is a triple cylinder with gobs of torque. Anyway, when I decided to join here a few months ago, right before I bought my Spyder, I thought it would be appropriate here also as the 1330 is also a triple cylinder engine. Ta-da....triplethreat.
 
I couldn't use some of the nicknames my dad called me cus I'm sure someone would be offended. Anyway mine is from my Dad's real name that was given to him at birth. He was adopted later and his parents changed his name. But I honor my Dad's real name.
 
My nick name is Tony and my wife's name is Theresa and we live in New Jersey. Hence the name tntnj.
By the way, a great old thread.
 
Nice to see this thread back, but I am kind of curious about the folks who came (and went) between 2011 and yesterday when this thread was resurrected.

I wasn't trying to be cutesy by using a "y" instead of the "i" in ride, as my user name predates the Spyder itself by a few years. I joined a Goldwing forum based in Ireland, and as I live in the Ozarks and I ride motorcycles, I picked Ozarkrider for screen name. Somehow the name and password became inaccessible in the forum confuser, but it was still recognized as a valid name so I couldn't log in. Changed to Ozarkryder, and it was just a quirky spelling until we actually got a Spyder. So to some folks I end up explaining that the term spyder in the motor vehicle world is origanally a small 2 seat sports car (Porche 911 Spyder, Audi R-8 Spyder) and you drive, not dryve them, so I don't ryde, I ride our Spyder.
 
Pegasus1300: Pegasus the flying horse, motorcycles always seemed like a horse that could fly to me. 1300: Yamaha Venture V4 was a 1300cc motor and I rode those from 1986 till my accident in 2011 put me on 3 Wheels.
 
I have had this handle for 58 years (give or take)

When I was stationed in Berlin back in 1962 there was 3 of us with motorcycles. One had a Beemer (nice machine), another had a Vincent Black Shadow (THAT WAS A BEAST), I had a 500CC BSA. We rode around with some German riders. One of the Germans somehow took my last name of Secord and translated it into seaweed. I liked it, so I put that name on the Shark Fin of the BSA (yes British machines had those on the front fender).

When I joined Spyderlovers I used that as a handle. I still like it!!!!
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My initials are TEC and I use to build PC's for my friends back in the day. They called me TEC as a joke and it stuck. The 35 was my basketball number back in school days and became a family number. My cousin and nephew had the same number for bball and my uncle (my cousins father that played bball)changed his number on his racing car to 35.
 
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