What made you decide...?
 

A question for all the members (well, okay, actually a couple of questions):

I was thinking about how we're able to create our personas here from scratch, something we can't always do in life. It's a neat opportunity to play out who you really are or experiment with someone you might want to be. So, that got me wondering:

What made you decide on your handle/nickname when you registered? (I.e., how does it represent who you are?)

Given that very few of us realized how active we'd become in terms of posting when we chose our handles, would you have chosen something different had you known? (I.e., do you still like the name you picked originally?)

I'll kick things off:

Personally, I picked 'sugarfreecandy' because I'm diabetic; and I also like the seeming impossibility of the image (though the stuff does actually exist)... I also go by 'sweetstuff' because it was a childhood nickname, and I think it kind of goes with the other handle --- plus although it didn't start off with any flirtatious connotations, it certainly has that potential! ;) I think both names capture the combination of playfulness and kindness that I try to maintain in my life. (No comments as yet on how successful I am with that... :rolleyes: ) I still like the handles, though I occasionally wonder how my persona here would be different had I chosen a different name.

So whose turn is it next? Tell me why you are who you are here!

--- sweetstuff

well i will admit i picked mine scorpi42 for a few reasons its the handle ive used since i came on the net plus i am a scorpio sun sighn and the forty two is from the douglas adams hitch hiker books which has a funny trick of appearing every now and then

As much as I love Douglas Adams, 42 has nothin' on 43 when it comes to poppin' up everywhere!! As for Aquaman... well I can't say... being a Superfriend and all I must maintain my secret identity!

My alter ego
 

Lilith~ Demon Queen~ Seductress~Temptress~ It all sounds so good!
Recently I had several friends who have been given the news that they have terminal breast cancer. I have been watching them die with regrets. I decided I was not going to have any, or as few as possible. So I quit my secure,well paying job and have gone to school (yes at my age) to get my teaching degree. In my first class Mythology I did a research project on Lilith and learned of her wicked ways. I fell in love with her. Her refusal to submit, her lack of fear of God or anyone, her seduction of lonely men in their dreams, and the fact that she has accepted blamed for all the perceived evils that us females have caused throughout history. She is immortal, naughty, independent, fierce and all that I am too. She would not have regrets! So I am Lilith and I could not think of a better personna to relate to.

I have always been LoveDiva4u since I have been on the net..

I picked Love because everyone should feel it once in awhile and Diva because, I am first and foremost a Lady, and in my eyes....A Diva is a Lady...(not a teen looking for cyber...lol.. ;) :D)
The 4 U is simply that...for you....(must have been a lonely day when I registered it..lmao) ;) :D :D

Since I got on the internet, my attitude toward others and the way i react to what I felt were''strange ideas has changed.
''mindboxing'' is what i call taking my ideas, reactions and interactions and see how they affect me and the people I interact with.........505 is just a id number........

Irish has been my actual nickname for 35+yrs.More people in the
motorcycle lifestyle and racing&mechanical world;Know me by
"Irish"then my surname.It was natural for me to pick that name
because so many people;already;knew me by that name.
What Mindboxer said is true.When I was younger;I thought;that
if you thought differently then I did;that you were wrong!I now
realise that you might think differently then me and still be a nice
person as long as noone is hurt! Irish
P.S.Different strokes for different folks!

I picked mine because I would have loved to have been a bunny girl in the london playboy club in the 60's.

I chose Nubian because of my African heritage and because of my respect for the early Egyptian culture.

Actually...
 

The name Saddaddy Came from a Comdy Fishing Video . On the tape they were catching Large RedFish (SEABASS ,RED DRUM) . I love to Fish for the Big ones .The 62 is my Birth year . I Combine the 2 & started Using the Name On the internet . No I wouldn't Change My Handle . In Fact My Boat is named THE SADDADDY ..:fish:

Generic Man because self-depreciating humour is a strong point for me.

And it keeps my ego from swelling because I tend to be anything but generic. ;)

I picked the nickname as Glyndwr was a Welsh hero. He is also mentioned by Shakespeare in Henry IV so I thought the name wouldn't be completely obscure. I've used other nicks in other places, especially when I first started surfing, but now I only use Glyndwr so I guess that means I'm happy with it.

my original screen name was just based on the first past of my free e-mail address (before the @ sign)... but I was happy to be able to change it to this one...

I am still a kid at heart and for the longest time have used cartoon charters for the names my computers, accounts, domains, etc....

MilkToast seemed a good one for this board... the character is the small roach from Bloom County that was always causing trouble of some kind... the original Milquetoast is from an old cartoon stip that long pre-dates the Milquetoast in Bloom-County...



though the description of the type of person only applies when I am introduced to a new group... once I get comfortable with the folks around I am the least bit unassertive :)

I'll have to see if I can dig up the clipping of the cartoon that made me suck a fan of the little bugger...

Jay has been my nic name as long as I can rember as for my persona I just try to be truthfull and respectfull of the other users and to post whenever I have somthing to say.

Long ago, there was a prog-rock band called King Crimson (actually still around, w/a different lineup); The 1st album led off with a song called "21st Century Schizoid Man"; some years later, a buddy passed the doob to me, called me "21st century Scotzoid Man", and the nickname stuck. I've never looked up what "schizoid" really means, just assumed it was something like a schizophrenic(sp?), I guess "Scotzoid" means something like a Scot; Any attempt to read deeper meaning into this will be met with extreme ridicule...

Scotziod, hon. As an RN who actually passed her Psych rotation and her final exam, I can tell you that a schizophrenic is a deeply disturbed person who often hears voices, or believes he or she is controlled by alien or government satellites, or has other delusions. Someone who is schiziod has a split personality. Not the same, but hard to tell apart thanks to TV and Hollywood.

Anyway... about my nickname.

Halloween is also my birthday so I always have a good time dressing up.
One year, still in Nursing School, I decided to go a party as The Lady Godiva. I found a flesh- colored body stocking and a knee length blonde wig.
(It would have been a waist length on anyone else)

While I was getting ready, a male friend came by my dorm room and said "Hey, you look just like that chick in the Wicked Wanda comic in Playboy!" He went and got a copy of Playboy and showed me a picture of the character. She was very petite figure, with long blonde hair. I don't remember her name, but it wasn't the title character.

I was already called "Nympho Nurse" and "The Naughty Nurse" because of some "indescretions" while in school. (There were already rumors about me and my dorm roomie, I slept with a lot of the residents and medical students, and worse, *while on my own time* a med aid found me in bed with a male patient. As we were both nude, and in a position often represented by a two digit number, no excuse was possible. I was very careful the next 7 months) The name "Wicked Wanda" stuck, and I thought it was better than the other two names. It caught on quickly.

As I have explored my sexuality, I have found that the nickname suits me. I love to push the limits of accepted female sexual behavior.

Also, "Wanda" is very close to my real name.

Wickedly,

WW:rolleyes:

Alter ego
 

I got the name from a book I read. She was the heroine, and a strong woman with a huge sex drive. My girlfriend read it, said it sounded like me, and so here it is, and has stuck. I have two others... Tsts_like_chkn- after a skit I saw on "Comicview"
and whatyouwant

I like Sadora the most though

I'm amazed at both the variety of names and the variety of reasons people have for choosing them. It's intriguing to see the amount of thought that some of you have put into your names/personas as well --- so neat to see you all reflecting on that. I'm learning all kinds of new things about everyone! In some ways these handles we use are far more telling than our real names could ever be...

--- sweetstuff

Well the Bama is from my state (Alabama) and Kyttn is both a nickname for my given name and also refers to how I act, I'm playful, graceful(I used to do ballet) and I know how to use my claws and charms.... mew, purr?

Always
Kyttn

Bilbo, from my favorite writtings by JRR Tolkien,
have had many nicks over the times but bilbo always was a fav.

Also from my partisipation with Role-Playing games such as D&D and AD&D.

Bilbo is a prankster, but a serious thinker,
can pop-up at anytime with out notice, but very loyal with close friends,
mischeiveious, and philosopher.

But above all else with not allow himself to go without food

I heard it and loved the name so i adopted it for my online life:) "Sharniqua" does not really represent me.....
I could go into a chatroom under another name and those that know me would pick me in a flash....i can't alter who i am just by changing my name....i am me.....no more no less

Yep....i do :)

Oldfart
 

My sister started to call me that when I became

a grandfather-to-be. Told her I wasn't old enough to

be a father, much less a grandfather, but it stuck.

Non-confrontational, unlike the "Wannafuckyabrainsout"

nicks.

Happy with the nick.

xanne
 

It is a combination of part of my name and what I do for a living.

It is still a source of confusion and up to two days ago, I still keep getting asked if I have a cock ;) . I mean, like why?

I still like it.......but I just wonder if I should have chosen something less ambiguous

I certainly never questioned your gender!! ;) (Are we going to see any new pics soon??!!) :D

Xanne

Ambiguous only if you ignore the avatar.

Red-it's my fav color
Laycee-it's what all my cop friends call me
AKA Froggy because I collect frogs (those of you who know my screenname for AOL know another version!)

When I chose my nic, I tried to convey something about my sexual personality. Luv2please portrays that I am a person who is not but self centered or selfish and shows me as a considerate person who gets off on the desires and pleasures of my sexual partner as much as my own.;)

i chose my nickname because it's a long running joke i have with my brother.




:D there's only room on this planet for one legend :D

i wanted my sn to be radius...but for some reason it wouldn't let me do it...guess someone already took it :(...but the radius is a bone in the arm...and you block with that particular part of your arm in martial arts...i am a martial artist....so anyway i just thought...replace the u with an e...and just live with it

i'd be a filthy fibber if i said my tag had deep, transcendent meaning. i'm talkin' britches a-blazin' here. Reverend Silky just fell outta my brain, much like every other little nugget of weirdness that i've had my personality attached to. let's see, there was chubmonster (still my personal favorite), gimphead, gimphole, gimpressive, gimples, chimples, chunky monkey, Bobdamn, nazzreth, Sir Sweet-Ass of Knockin'-Boots Kingdom, Buddha-fied, Cap'n Swank of the S.S. Wooha... the list goes on and on. but i think i'll stick with this one for now. it just smacks of sugary sweetness, don't it? *grin*

Blast and darn it, wish I had some deep and meaningful reason for choosing MissX.

My email name is a bit dull and so I went with the female version of MrX, my bloke's nick.

Some may think it somehow corresponds with the planet, but it doesn't,

I love the Old 60's and 70's Mercury Cars, i'm simply a Ford Maniac if you want it to be put in general

Mercury_Maniac---Around the time that I was in school;everyone
who was cool;had a nosed&decked,lowered,chopped top,cruiser
skirts,Crager Mags,Hot Rot Black Primered 49,50 51 Ford or Mercury! Irish
P.S.In those days;there were alot of car clubs and hot rod clubs
in every town.That's called dating yourself.I graduated High School at 17yrs.That was 1961!

Mercury~ Most exciting sex I ever had was on the hood of a late 70's model Cougar.:D<you don't happen to have a gray one?> :D

I chose my name because I used it as a character in several stories written to a special friend and has alot of happy and fun memories.

my grumbleguts nic
 

Well I wanted something original, you go into a chatroom and you see bigdick and wellhung and cum machine and they all piss me off LOL. Big noting stuff.

Amazing how all the men in chatrooms claim to have 9" cocks when a mere 5% of men are endowed like that. So pretentious and I am not pretentious.

So before you ask girls, my manhood is just a little under 6" hard and that is fair dinkum. You can check it out for real if you don't believe me LOL

So grumbleguts came from being original and a reflection of my quirky sense of humour. Self depreciating stuff but its unique and is not offensive and I reckon its a bloody good nic.

This is a great thread, really interesting how the nics originated

I’ll try to make a link to my arbitrary selection.
 

Let’s see. The question is, does my nickname really say anything about me?
This may be surprising to some but I have this attraction to the feminine gender of our species.:D I have yet to find anything that so exclusively symbolizes femininity and all it’s bewitching allure as this icon of womanliness.:p In my mind, there is not man (or woman) who does not relate the vision of PANTIES to the sensuality of femininity. That was good enough to state my affection for the gender.:cool:

Hmmm
 

Well my choice of name was twofold really..

First it was after a song by Ultravox, that fine 80's band called , funnily enough, Mister X

Secondly I thought it kinda suited the whole anonimity of the internet ....

Not as profound as some of your fine choices but hey!