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SteveJRogers Nov 11 2006 10:33 PM

This might be fun, some are obvious and are probably boring (i.e. mine) but I'm sure there are some interesting stories behind the handles here, and if you been around since the old days, do tell about the old MOFO handles as well. SteveJRogers My name. Plain, simple, generally what I use on forums and lists on the internet. Not sure why the J got in there, never meant to be "hip" ala "Steven A. Smith" but I always liked how the J looked right in the middle whenever I sign my name, either Steve or Stephen. Well like I said, rather boring story. I was on a comics board once though and someone replied saying "Hey, the Captain's middle name doesn't start with J" to which I just had to snark back "Yeah I know, except I'm not The Cap, I really am Steve Rogers" MLBaseballTalk I used this on EZboard because I had SteveJRogers as an account, not sure where it was or what boards are linked to that name, but the idea was that I'd use that handle for all boards related to baseball on EZBoard using a MLBaseballtalk@gmail.com account. I've since abandoned that idea and just tried to get on them as SteveJRogers or SteveJRogersJR (I really am a Jr. BTW) After about 450 some posts here I just decided that it be easier just to go back to the actual name rather than a handle. Again I know, rather boring, well hopefully thats the last of the boring ones =;) Allright, lets see some stories!

cooby Nov 12 2006 08:43 AM

My story's not much better. Carlos Obed Ortiz Baerga (however my DVD drive just popped open on its own, that's kinda exciting) (ew, and its a Howard Stern video)

KC Nov 12 2006 09:07 AM

Who's who, Part l

cooby Nov 12 2006 09:43 AM

But does that explain why we are who we are?

Iubitul Nov 12 2006 09:51 AM

That's like asking, "Why is there air?" (it's there to blow up volleyballs and basketballs, but that's not important)

MFS62 Nov 12 2006 09:57 AM

Do we know how many, and which, of those old screen names are still active on this new CPF board? Not the posters, but as valid logon IDs. Later

OlerudOwned Nov 12 2006 10:00 AM

Wicked awesome swing.

RealityChuck Nov 12 2006 11:32 AM

Mine comes from a typo. I was participating on the www.shakespeare.com board (long deceased) back around 1998. Someone had come up with a particularly absurd idea as to how Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare (he did; all of it except for those written by Norman Voles and his wife). You were allowed to pick a username for each post, and I planned to write "Reality Check." I accidentally typed in my own first name, and RealityChuck has been my nom de net ever since.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 12 2006 11:38 AM

When I first discovered this place, there was a poster named Norrin Radd. (He's still here, but under a new name.) That inspired me to pick a Marvel Comics name of my own, but since it was ezBoard back then many of the names I tried were already taken. Yancy Street Gang was the first one I found that was available. (I don't remember all of my other attempts, but I do recall trying Mad Thinker and Red Ghost. Of course, once we moved over here I could have chosen just about any name I wanted, but I decided to stick with the one I had been using.

KC Nov 12 2006 12:02 PM

Ah, why? Reading, it's forthemental. K&C are my real initials, my nif's call me KC, it say's KC on my parking spot at work, I have a dormant web-site residing at kcmets.com. Some people have come to call me Kase, even some nif's, thanks to tail-gaiting with the Diamond Knights often.

SteveJRogers Nov 12 2006 12:06 PM

MFS62 wrote: Do we know how many, and which, of those old screen names are still active on this new CPF board? Not the posters, but as valid logon IDs. Later I assume they all are, Bret Sabermetric still shows up in the Member List. For reasons unknown to me I guess if you aren't a spammer your logon ID sticks no matter what. I've asked that MLBaseballtalk be deleted or declared inactive because I thought it was a waste of something or another in terms of bandwith and I guess its not as bad as I'd thought. . Maybe it's just for this particular server's software and other UBB software packages it is a bigger deal when it comes to inactive or banned members. I know I do see posts by inactive/banned members on sites where it's the username and instead of the usual stuff its either a ---- or "unregisterd" or another sign that the user is no longer active or welcome at that community. Ah well

DocTee Nov 12 2006 12:45 PM

Looking for a new handle-- any and all suggestions will be considered. will I lose my posting level and be sent back to batboy status? If so, all bets are off. I feel like I'm stepping on the Rockin' Doc's toes and don't want to confuse any posters (but I'll take credit for his savvy ones and blame my sad ones on him).

Willets Point Nov 12 2006 02:19 PM

Being a Mets fan and someone who's rather geeky about public transit (especially subways/rapid transit), naming my self after the stop closest to Shea Stadium was a natural match. I actually didn't know about Willets Point Boulevard or the poorly paved area with all the chop shops being called Willets Point when I adopted the name, but somehow the low-rent aspect adds to the mystique for me.

Giant Squidlike Creature Nov 12 2006 02:26 PM

Giant - that's bigger than you, much bigger, and don't forget it. Squidlike - that's like a squid, in fact like The Squid, the ur-Squid and you don't mess with that. Creature - Something that's created. And in this case something that's created to cause destruction!

soupcan Nov 12 2006 02:39 PM

Mine goes back about 20 years. I have blonde hair and I wear glasses. At one point my hair was a bit unruly and my glasses were round with black wire rims. I was at a Halloween party with some friends. Everyone was wearing a costume except my friends and me. I was wearing a black mock turtle neck long sleeve tee. Some guy walked up to me and said 'Dude, awesome Andy Warhol.' My friend Max fell on the floor laughing, the nickname was born and I've been 'soupcan' ever since. Anybody that knows me calls me that.

metirish Nov 12 2006 02:45 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 12 2006 03:04 PM

Mine is just rather mundane and dumb,when I first started on message boards I wanted to express that I was Irish and a Mets fan...somehow it came out as MetIrish.....

ScarletKnight41 Nov 12 2006 03:01 PM

Scarlet Knight - because I go to Freakin' Rutgers. 41 - for some old ballplayer.

metsmarathon Nov 12 2006 03:12 PM

mets marathon because i've graduated from just plain running to running marathons. granted, at this point, i should just rename myself metsdl, metsinjured, or cliff floyd.

SteveJRogers Nov 12 2006 03:47 PM

Ha Ha! Wait, youre not 15 Day Floyd are ya? A little humor based on a poster's handle on another board

MFS62 Nov 12 2006 05:12 PM

Soupy. That was funny. and all this time I thought it was because your last name was Progresso. Later

Rockin' Doc Nov 18 2006 09:21 PM

DocTee - "Looking for a new handle-- any and all suggestions will be considered. will I lose my posting level and be sent back to batboy status? If so, all bets are off." With a new handle, you start again as Jim, the monstously huge batboy. DocTee - "I feel like I'm stepping on the Rockin' Doc's toes and don't want to confuse any posters (but I'll take credit for his savvy ones and blame my sad ones on him)." Don't worry about that. I have never felt that your name too closely resembles mine. I don't think that there should be any confusion. Not that you need my blessing or anything, but if you like your chosen screen name, then continue to use it.

Rockin' Doc Nov 18 2006 09:29 PM

Rockin' Doc is a nickname given to me by my best friend because of my interest in music. The Hot Corner was the name I adopted on the EZBoard CPF because I could no longerremember my old password for Rockin' Doc. The Hot Corner arose from my having spent a great deal of time (from the ages of 6 to 18) playing third base.

Iubitul Nov 19 2006 05:11 AM

Rockin' Doc wrote: Rockin' Doc is a nickname given to me by my best friend because of my interest in music. The Hot Corner was the name I adopted on the EZBoard CPF because I could no longerremember my old password for Rockin' Doc. The Hot Corner arose from my having spent a great deal of time (from the ages of 6 to 18) playing third base. and I thought it was a just an excuse to get the women-folk to call you "hottie"

Rockin' Doc Nov 19 2006 11:41 AM

lubitul - 'and I thought it was a just an excuse to get the women-folk to call you "hottie"' That was just an unexpected benefit.

SwitchHitter Nov 19 2006 01:59 PM

Astro Annie - When AstrosDaily.com had a forum, I posted under my real name. But I kept giving love to a couple of nobodies named Barry Wesson and jason Lane. And the mod asked me if I looked like Susan Sarandon. So I join ezBoard and i need a name. I want it to be something to do with the Astros but not to look like anyone else'se name. And I thought of that comment by Ray and so I became Astro Annie. SwitchHitter - I hang out with you guys a lot. And I've actually come to like and respect the Mets because of hanging around with y'all. I still bat stronger from my Astros side though.