Where does your user name come from?

i love high fidelity & of course i was born in 1970 !!!

Oh, I also have another name (a respected gentleman gave it to me) - 6chak - which I like it even better. :-)

Having a unique, quite non-anon name outside a-gon, it's nice just to kick back and be anon at agon for a change.

My moniker is the title of an instrumental tune from an old rock album(which I am listening to as I write). If any one knows from where feel free to email me. The name reminds me of a leaf gently floating with an eddy. Cheers

When I listen to soothing classical music, I close my eyes and think of enchanting natural settings like the redwood forests of California. This is very much like ET's ride at Universal Studios in Florida. If you have ever walked along that dark path in ET's forest and seen the all the redwood trees and ferns, you'll know how I came up with my user name. Hokey, of course, but helps me forget what's on the news. By the way, I brought back redwood and Giant Sequoia seedlings from California for my back yard. One redwood is now 35 feet high.

sounds like subwoofers

Mine is taken from my occupation. I'm a commercial HVAC tech, and subcooling is a thermodynamic term used frequently in my trade. Actually, superheat is the basis for refrigeration, but I couldn't find a way to use it.

No unusually impressive or artificial parts in my anatomy. I am a Biomedical Engineer, hence the tag.

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring I know , mine comes from the first initial of my first name added to my last name. YAAWNNNNNNNNNNN.

I'm a chemist/molecular biologist and in the lab I use pipete aids for liquid transfers. These are made by Gilson and called pipetmans. Sort of a no-brainer to make a moniker out of it, although it's somewhat (hopelessly?) geekish.
Actually, I was quite intrigued to learn, that Subaruguru - one of the regulars here - actually developed these things.

initials + shameless and uncharacteristic chest-thumping re: homeland

Some turkey had already taken "Jax" though never seems to use the site (one transaction and no discussion at all. Member since 01'). I had the brilliant notion to add the '2'. Jax is my beloved American Staffordshire Terrier of just over 13 years who only just passed away on 6/9/03. Her death leaves my family and many of our friends and neighbors with heavy hearts . I am very grateful to have shared 13 wonderful years with her! Jax 3.6.90 - 6.9.03

Marco

"12-13-02: Dennis_the_menace
Dennis is my middle name; the menace.......

steve"

And all the time I thought it was "the".

Marco-
My sympathies to you and your family. Our 6 year old Shetland Sheepdog Charli died on 6/5, so my family and I know how you feel.

Thank you for your kind words Slipknot1. My deepest sympathies for your tragic loss of such a young companion. I thought I'd share this parable with you (and others who may have had to face a similar loss) that gave us some comfort:

"In my dream I noticed two sets of prints in the sand, one was mine, the other my dog's.
But in times of trouble there was only one set, mine.
I asked my dog why he would leave me in bad times, and he replied,
"My dear master, I love you and would never leave you,
when you saw only one set, it was then that I was off protecting you."

Keep your strength.

Marco

From my love of audio and inabilitee to spell stuf rite.

I don't recall...

Regards,

David Berry

"Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air" Name that tune

Hotel California from the album of the same name - Eagles

Hey, Rgd, you really nailed that obscure lyric!! "No flies on you!" (as one of my Aussie friends is fond of saying).

However, Colitas' explanation did pique my curiosity, never having been quite sure of exactly what the lyric was, nor what it meant, for that matter.

A little checking turned up this illuminating explanation courtesy of Cecil of "The Straight Dope."

Colitas is little tails, but here the author is referring to 'colas,' the tip of a marijuana branch, where it is more potent and with more sap (said to be the best part of the leaves)." We knew with an instant shock of certainty that this was the correct interpretation. The Eagles, with the prescience given only to true artists, were touting the virtues of high-quality industrial hemp! And to think some people thought this song was about drugs.

For the full story see The Straight Dope which also references that great misheard Beatles lyric: "The girl with colitis goes by."

My name is Ron, My Parents gave me the name Roni. Back in the 80's while at work, I would always have the Radio or a tape playing. Someone gave me the nickname Rock"n"Ronnie, and it stuck.

I have worked as a truck driver for a welding supply for 20+ years I feed our branch stores with cylinders (oxygen,acytelene,argon,nitrous oxide and no you can`t get any ext. ext.) my haulout is between 250 to 350 cylinders, about the same on my haulback a day. After 20 years thats alot of DAMMMM cylinders. David

And we have a winner Rgd, I wish I could give you a price but my 7.50/hr. job wont budge. Sorry for the delayed response, since I dont have a computer at home I'm stuck using the ones at work when everybody's gone home. Thanks Rel, I found the reference in the documentary "Grass", showcasing America's "war on drugs" Funny bloopers of Nixon doing some anti-drug announcements!

Pretty simple for me: first, middle initials and last name.

Paul M. Woodward

I am a cardiologist, hence the name.

Foxtrot is the name of an album by Genesis (Peter Gabriel era), it`s one of my favorites.

From a boat I owned. Island Gypsy 40 feet.

'Satch'is the nickname of a guitarplayer I admired when I was younger, Joe Satriani. Well.... I still like him, but I've come above the age to worship people. I still like the name though...

Michiel.

"Sammie" In memory of my dead cat.

My nickname is meechie and the 33 is for my former favorite basketball player---Scottie Pippen.

Biomedical Engineer.....all original parts

First three letters of my last name are Shu thus shoe, like to think of myself as a down to earth kind of guy.

A pseudo Spanish-Russian endearment of my husband's celebrating my (pre-diet) progressively expanding weight. Even though now I am (somewhat) thinner, the name remained stuck. (I call him worse things sometimes so I guess "all's fair in love.")
Ok...where is that dear, steroid-turntable-owner, Mr. Psychicanimal?
Natalia

Yes,I realize a philosophy of pragmatism contradicts itself on its face.
I selected it party to show a disregard for any ideology of ideas over the ideas themselves and for a respect of persons like Thomas Dewey and William James.

I used to "fetch" tools on the job for my Father about 35 years ago. My guess is I was pretty quick about it so with a smile and a chuckle he would sometimes call me (Speedball)

My first thought of a Speedball was quite different if you know what I mean...

bigjoe was the nickname given to someone very dear to me who recently passed away.

mike

tiny italian triodes

Springboks are my rugby team

A friend of mine threw a carton of milk at me during lunchtime back in high school, which so happened to blow up in my crotch. I threw one back and put a welt on his back, then made him run home with me so I could change my pants. We came up with the name on the way back.

The name kinda stuck.

Every year for 4 months in the fall/winter I band (place a band on the legs of) raptors that migrate through the Golden Gate area of San Francisco bay.

Initials.

In high school, a friend use to call out in the halls:

"Hey, DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Never paid it any mind.

Later in college folks started referring to me (occasionally) as DC spontaneously... independently of the high school guy.

Weirdly, one day, we bumped into each other later in college, further increasing the "DC" references.

Since "DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" was too long and "DC" was too short, it appears that DeeCee was just right as a general signature.

How's that for a too long and too boring story?

Perhaps it was just fate...

- DeeCee*

*(Not to be confused with DC CURRY the comedian, or DeeCee the jeans brand).

Or Washington DC?

first letter of my kids names
Dillon, Kelly, Chris, Tori, Ryan and also i am a doctor!

Dcktr -- are two more on the way? Olivia and Otis perhaps??? It would make it even more crowded in the SUV or minivan though ;-)

ESPECIALLY Washington, DC.

Heh!

I'm a pilot whose wife accompanies me on many flights, and she always wins the argument when we begin final approach...

I chose mine to honor my dear old dad, Ernest Money Lay, may he rest in peace. My grandparents named him Money in hopes he might someday be rich.

He and my mom managed to raise (7) children on a poor coal miner's salary, in a home rich in the love of God and family. In 1959, we moved to Milford, OH, where we fared much better. He retired as the custodian and nightwatchman of a local dept. store. He passed away 12/92, from black lung and alzheimer's disease.

No, Dad never made a million, nor have I. However, Dad's love of family and the moral values he preached are priceless to me. Before the alzheimer's disease took full hold, he sometimes chuckled with pride and satisfaction, for he knew he had succeeded and would die a "rich man."

Also, but to a much lesser degree, my mom got me started in the hobby of coin collecting. Therefore, coin collecting plays into my username as well.

I probably know as much about the entire history of U.S. coinage as Sean knows about audio. Lately, I have been purging trivial coin history from my memory banks to make more room for Sean's audio wisdom. ;^)

Regards,
Daniel Joseph Lay

Mine is self explanatory.

Cheers

Ernest, great story about your dad. Those kind of people seem in short supply these days. Your fortunate to have had him for a father and to honor his name and memory.

Thank you for sharing with us.