Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:47 am
I'm a big fan of The Fall, and one of their more well known songs is Mr Pharmacist, and that's what inspired my user name....
DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker
The 'Maverick' Classic Porsche Forum and Classic Porsche Club for Porsche 356, Aircooled Porsche 911, Porsche 912, Porsche 914 & Porsche Replicas. 'We join for the cars but stay for the people'
https://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/
How did you choose your user name?
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:45 pm
Louis is my old cat's name and some random numbers bolted on the back!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:15 pm
Very dull but hopefully not too easy to forget
Blame it on my parents
Ian (Highfield)
Blame it on my parents
Ian (Highfield)
User Names
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:22 pm
I wish we would all use our real names - It would be much less confusing for an old man - Mike Smith
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:22 pm
It's always been my nickname as I'm short and always have been.
I'm now 5'6" if I stand up nice a straight.
"stop slouching Antony, you've got a backbone, use it!"
Antony Bond
I'm now 5'6" if I stand up nice a straight.
"stop slouching Antony, you've got a backbone, use it!"
Antony Bond
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:26 pm
call that short.....thats a good 4" taller than me 
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:33 pm
But when I started secondary school age 11, I was 4'4" and weighed 4 stone 4 .
Ants
Ants
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:21 pm
Well I'm not called Mick, nor Cliff, but it must have gone along similar linesMick Cliff wrote:Mine was easy - not very imaginitive, but east to remember
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:01 pm
I work in sales and I tend to not give out my surname..."please just send the enquiry to Anthony and it will find me" I say.
A chap from east London asked what my full name was for their files and when I told him "Anthony Fitz-Gibbon", his reply was "Christ, that is a gobfull!"
Fitz is a lot easier to cope with.
A chap from east London asked what my full name was for their files and when I told him "Anthony Fitz-Gibbon", his reply was "Christ, that is a gobfull!"
Fitz is a lot easier to cope with.
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:23 pm
Having a name like Jon means if you try to use it on forums you inevitably end up will many different number combinations following the Jon. So I struck upon Jon at 127 the 127 is my house number and so far it has been unique everywhere I have tried to use it. Luckily I'm not planning on moving in the foreseeable future!
Jon
Jon
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:19 am
It chose me... 
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:34 pm
andrew brian ashley
Add the second most important interest in my life, you have me moniker!!
AA
Add the second most important interest in my life, you have me moniker!!
AA
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:47 pm
Mine simply acknowledges which side of the car my steering wheel is - not common in 914 circles, so it narrows me down to one of 10 or so....
If it were a proper one, I would probably have Crayford in there somewhere....
Plus, my name sucks, and I do blame my parents!
Wayne
If it were a proper one, I would probably have Crayford in there somewhere....
Plus, my name sucks, and I do blame my parents!
Wayne
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:05 pm
Burma-Shave is a shave cream brand from the US from the 30s to the 50s. It was well known for being advertised along road sides. The song of the same name is by Tom Waits and describes a idealistic young couple who are running away to 'Burma Shave' - just following the signs, drinking and daring each other to overtake in their mustang. It doesnt end well..
Cheery, eh? I love miserable music, and this is one of the all time depressive greats.
Cheery, eh? I love miserable music, and this is one of the all time depressive greats.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:15 am
Many years ago I was a used car salesman (dare I mention it), though I never had the opportunity to sell any Porsches.
Anyways, my boss was called Richard and it was getting a little confusing with two Richards on site (so he said) and started calling me Richie Rich. I'm not sure which of the original Richie Rich's he was referring to (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Rich), but the Mcauley Culkin film wasn't out back then.
Many years later when I started to use the Internet, I couldn't think of a name and RichieRich was popular, so I just removed the 'e', which seemed to make it unique.
Anyways, my boss was called Richard and it was getting a little confusing with two Richards on site (so he said) and started calling me Richie Rich. I'm not sure which of the original Richie Rich's he was referring to (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Rich), but the Mcauley Culkin film wasn't out back then.
Many years later when I started to use the Internet, I couldn't think of a name and RichieRich was popular, so I just removed the 'e', which seemed to make it unique.