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USER NAMES/HANDLES - What does yours mean? Where did it come from?
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Peacekeeper6
Active member
Shameless bump.
Gwolf
Well-known member
Back in the days of Bullitin Board Systems, null modems, and dial up internet connections using Tandy 1000s, my son used the name Laserwolf, and still does. My hair was already turning gray back then, so I ended up with the name Graywolf. It got shortened to GW most of the time. When I signed in to this forum on the original forum software it would not allow two letter user names, so I signed in as Gwolf. Pretty much using the same user name I was using back when I worked on the early Tandy computers from Radio Shack and the Commodore 64s. Computers and programming languages was always just entertainment for me. My real paying job was much different.
Kromm
Active member
Back in my (much) younger days, I used to get together with a bunch of other guys and play D&D. My favorite character I used was a Mage, Krommicus. This was back before computers and the internet. When I got my first computer and needed a "user name" I used and shortened my D&D characters name to Kromm.
Snoking1127
Well-known member
Snoking1127, because there's no room on the license plate for the "w". I found good snow for the group to snowmobile. There was an old inactive member here with that name so I added the 1127. The other Snoking made 10 posts back in 2017, he was from NC, and I wonder how he came up with Snoking?
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Briorick
Active member
I worked for Radio Shack back in the 80's. Remember those Tandy brands all too well. And, the nightly anticipated Modem Dial Up sound at closing, waiting, hoping, for a connection
. Yep, the good ole days for sure. 
iSilentP
Active member
My last name starts with "Ps". Like almost every word that starts with "Ps", it is of Greek origin - "Psi" (Ψ) in the Greek alphabet. The "P" is silent - not pronounced. Similar to Psychology, Psychic, etc.
Colleagues, a long time ago, coined my "SilentP" name, also because I am a man of (very) few words. Being an Apple fan boy, I added the "i" in front of that to come up with "iSilentP".
Colleagues, a long time ago, coined my "SilentP" name, also because I am a man of (very) few words. Being an Apple fan boy, I added the "i" in front of that to come up with "iSilentP".
iSilentP
Active member
Nice to see some older "tech"/"propeler" heads in the group. I started in IT in the late 70s and made a career out of it, but I'm now happily retired and enjoying my time spent riding.I worked for Radio Shack back in the 80's. Remember those Tandy brands all too well. And, the nightly anticipated Modem Dial Up sound at closing, waiting, hoping, for a connection
Briorick
Active member
Hee Haw fan here as well. That was one of the family favorites growing up. Thank goodness for syndication, still watching it after all these years. Heeee Haw!
Gwolf
Well-known member
Yes, Junior Samples was pretty funny, but my favorite on HeeHaw was always Barbi Benton. You wouldn't know her phone number would ya?
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flyboy3107
New member
I work for an airline, not a pilot! But the name stuck.
pegasus1300
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Only 80 posts since #399 which was the last time I posted in this thread, but that was in 2020? Nothing has changed, so here is my original post:
I went back and read some of the first posts from 2009. Most of those members are no longer on the forum, some are passed away, others just gone, maybe lost interest, sold their Spyder or ??? I joined SpyderLovers in 2012 when I first started looking at Spyders. Bought my Spyder in June 2015 used. It is kinda fun going back and seeing some of the names and posts from the early days and wondering what and how they are doing today.
I went back and read some of the first posts from 2009. Most of those members are no longer on the forum, some are passed away, others just gone, maybe lost interest, sold their Spyder or ??? I joined SpyderLovers in 2012 when I first started looking at Spyders. Bought my Spyder in June 2015 used. It is kinda fun going back and seeing some of the names and posts from the early days and wondering what and how they are doing today.
doncanfix2
Member
Greetings all! My handle is one I created years ago and decided to use it here. It is arguably arrogant in nature; my lifelong careers were so diverse that I feel I can fix anything; DIY should be my middle name. My RIP dad (rocket scientist) put us on the moon, and taught me sooo much, he told me never to specialize in any field and there would always be a market for my skills. My first project was when I was about 6 years old when dad and I rebuilt a 2-cycle lawnmower engine. Mechanics, electrical/electronics, carpentry, physical sciences, atmospheric chemistry, computers, telecommunications, pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical weapons (demilitarization), just a short list. Now my favorite project is our motorhome, with, of course, the Spyder in tow! Yes, I still have the '72 Bonneville, and the Spyder pic was taken in exactly the same place... 40 years later! Whatever it is, don can fix that too (as long as it doesn't bleed)! Dad would be proud!
CloverHillCrawler
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Clover Hill Crawler
The name comes from the neighborhood where I live in Frederick, Md. that is right next to Fort Detrick.
Clover Hill.
The name comes from the neighborhood where I live in Frederick, Md. that is right next to Fort Detrick.
Clover Hill.