What's the story behind your username?

tusk · 07-07-2019 01:49PM #1

There are some truly unique usernames in the community and even some that are complete gibberish, so I have been wondering...

Where did yours come from? Is there a story behind it, or is it a play on your real name? Is it pure randomness, or was it well thought out?

I'll kick it off...

I needed help building my new PC and found the PC building and upgrading forum on Google. Had never used boards and it seemed like there were some really knowledgeable people giving advice.

There was a wad of cash burning a hole in my pocket so I needed quick help. I decided to sign up, but couldn't think of a name, so I looked around my room and saw a random cheapo deodorant. The rest is history.

biko · 07-07-2019 01:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?forum=7&title=1&sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=username

Mine - Bantu Stephen Biko

s7ryf3925pivug · 07-07-2019 01:52PM

blergh

Squall Leonhart · 07-07-2019 01:53PM

A character from Final Fantasy VIII, which was almost 10 years old when I registered in 2008..

07-07-2019 01:54PM

My father was a fish, I'm not even codding ya.

Timberrrrrrrr · 07-07-2019 01:54PM

I had decided that i would close my old account on exactly 7500 posts and start afresh.

That night i was out with friends and one of them fell over in what felt like slow motion, as he went down i yelled Timberrrrrrrr.

The next day i closed old account and this one was born.

Necro · 07-07-2019 01:55PM

Was the name I gave my character in a PS3 game, Kingdoms of Amalur.

Liked it a lot and simply stuck with it

Strumms · 07-07-2019 01:59PM

I was and am I guess a big Clash / Joe Strummer fan, plus I play a ‘bit’ of guitar myself so I guess Strumms was just something I made up in a hurry on spec when I needed an account. I don’t use it in any other ether of the interweb just here.

07-07-2019 02:00PM

Necro wrote: »

Was the name I gave my character in a PS3 game, Kingdoms of Amalur.

Phew! I was terrified it was something else.

Hamsterchops · 07-07-2019 02:03PM

Somebody once called me Hamsterchops at a party because I'd been stuffing my cheeks with food, hence the name

Gimme A Pound · 07-07-2019 02:03PM

The Father Ted clip of the fortune teller new agey lady (someone shared it relating to me, on the thread of how you imagine folk here to look like).

"Cross my palm with silver."

"Well, it's not like we carry bags of silver around with us!"

"Gimme a pound!"

Always makes me giggle.

Necro · 07-07-2019 02:16PM

Omackeral wrote:

Phew! I was terrified it was something else.

That's the safe story I tell everyone anyways

py2006 · 07-07-2019 02:17PM

I was Pretty Young in 2006.

Harry Palmr · 07-07-2019 02:21PM

I selected it as the year he hit the screen and who played him alludes to a my real name and year of birth. (Obviously it would have been Harry Palmer but some fecker with zero posts took it:mad:)

Tuco88 · 07-07-2019 02:22PM

Tuco ramirez... and Tuco salamanca...

I've got the same taste in fashion as both

FFred · 07-07-2019 02:22PM

Necro wrote: »

That's the safe story I tell everyone anyways

You’re fcuking dead right .... titter

07-07-2019 02:23PM

The Boss needed an alibi.

RMAOK · 07-07-2019 02:25PM

There's supposed to be a story behind my username? :eek:

Damien360 · 07-07-2019 02:26PM

Stupid XBox360 and the red ring of death. I didn't think I would be still here all those years later. Should have put more thought into it.

sexmag · 07-07-2019 02:26PM

My unfortunately unsuccessful sex life

One eyed Jack · 07-07-2019 02:27PM

Uveitis really, but I’d known it was a term in poker too.

I’ve since learned it was also the name of the brothel/casino in Twin Peaks -

The History of One Eyed Jacks

Which was named after a 1961 film of the same name starring Marlon Brando -

One-Eyed Jacks

Oh, and there’s this, which I learned afterwards on Boards when someone said my username was “phallic sounding” :pac:

Finally, "One-Eyed Jack" is an euphemism for "penis."

CoBo55 · 07-07-2019 02:28PM

Bloody railways, Irish oddball bogie arrangement from 1955.

Sorry about that · 07-07-2019 02:28PM

A favourite Fr Ted moment when he has accidentally hit the guy in a boat with a stone.

Alf Veedersane · 07-07-2019 02:30PM

I'm a cyborg made by rivals of Skynet based in Bavaria. When I kill targets, I say "Auf Wiedersehen, baby". It's sorta my thing. So all the other cyborgs gave me the nickname Alf Wiedersehen.

The banter with those guys.

So yeah...nickname.

Greentopia · 07-07-2019 02:31PM

I'm a tree hugger who is fascinated by utopian societies and people who make unconventional choices in life. Plus green is my favourite colour.

FFred · 07-07-2019 02:31PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Uveitis really, but I’d known it was a term in poker too.

I’ve since learned it was also the name of the brothel/casino in Twin Peaks -

The History of One Eyed Jacks

Which was named after a 1961 film of the same name starring Marlon Brando -

One-Eyed Jacks

Oh, and there’s this, which I learned afterwards on Boards when someone said my username was “phallic sounding” :pac:

Finally, "One-Eyed Jack" is an euphemism for "penis."