Where did you get your Mobileread handle? - Page 5

Halo · 12-11-2011, 01:11 AM

Mine's from an old Depeche Mode song that I like.

minspargal · 12-11-2011, 08:58 PM

I'm a clay artist and minspar is one of the frits used in making glazes.

RainingLemur · 12-11-2011, 11:49 PM

I had another screen name that I used for a long time, and was lucky in that it was available at all the various sites that I would go to. But, one day I tried to use that screen name and it was taken. So... I used the random name generator it offered, and "RainingLemur" was the first thing that it spit out. And...it's stuck for the past 11 years or so.

Thasaidon · 12-12-2011, 06:23 AM

Mine is from when I first got connected to the internet in the old dial up days. The best ISP at the time in the UK was called Demon. This reminded me of "Thasaidon" lord of the seven hell in the works of Clarke Ashton Smith.

Unfortunately the name had already registered the name with Demon so I had to come up with an alternative. When later I switched to another ISP I was able to register "Thasaidon" with them and I usually use it as my nick on forums and websites.

HappyMartin · 12-12-2011, 06:32 AM

Martin is my name, obviously, and as for the Happy I was being sarcastic. In the mean time things changed in my life and now I am happy.

Glad I never chose GrouchyBastardMartin.

zuul · 12-12-2011, 09:46 AM

When i first got online with Prodigy, i went thru a dozen names all taken, so in disgust i started watching a movie and the rest is history.

Larken · 12-12-2011, 11:56 AM

When I was a kid, my best friend's cousin peed down the slide on his swingset. That cousin was named Larken. I've used it for a forum handle and in MMORPGs for a while now. You can tell it made an impression on me

wodin · 12-12-2011, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I stole it from a guy on the bus. Two other guys ran after me, knocked me down, and tried to wrestle it away from me but I bit them both in the pants leg and was able to get away with it safely in hand (paw). That, and I do think Vivaldi rules. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...86&postcount=1

Personally I think Mozart RULES, but Vivaldi is among the second place contenders, so I guess you could say he rules or maybe even Rules.

montsnmags · 12-12-2011, 04:05 PM

I had/have two dogs, Monty & Maggie, and have this used this name everywhere. I lost Monty, my "heart-dog", a few years ago, and adopted Oscar soon after, but have never changed the name. I have just begun, elsewhere, using a different username when I sign up to things.

vivaldirules · 12-12-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

Personally I think Mozart RULES, but Vivaldi is among the second place contenders, so I guess you could say he rules or maybe even Rules.

Mozart? Mozart who???

(just kidding)

Solitaire1 · 12-12-2011, 05:45 PM

I'm a fan of Erik Satie myself. I'm also a fan of great modern composers like Gilbert O'Sullivan.

nrapallo · 12-12-2011, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've used pdurrant (first initial and surname) on different websites and computers for over 20 years. So it was a natural, if rather dull, choice when I joined MobileRead.

This is where I say "Me too!", kind of....

I've used nrapallo (first initial and surname) on different websites and computers for over 20 years. So it was a natural, if rather dull, choice when I joined MobileRead.

Prestidigitweeze · 12-12-2011, 11:49 PM

Got mine from a story involving a very bored Houdini, who convinced his would-be understudy that the most important rule in magic was to distract the audience by trimming one's eyebrows and nose hair into menacing shapes.

Falcao · 12-13-2011, 12:00 AM

I use different nicks in every forum, so that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

I don't remember why I chose this nick. I know it is after an 80s Brazilian footballer, so I was probably reading about 80s football (I like history, including sports history, including reading old standings).

GlenBarrington · 12-13-2011, 07:32 AM

Glen Barrington is just the warm lovable avatar I long to be. . .

12-12-2011, 11:49 PM	#73
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	Got mine from a story involving a very bored Houdini, who convinced his would-be understudy that the most important rule in magic was to distract the audience by trimming one's eyebrows and nose hair into menacing shapes. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 12-19-2011 at 01:30 AM. Reason: Concision.

12-13-2011, 07:32 AM	#75
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	My real name is Fermin Smallbody Glen Barrington is just the warm lovable avatar I long to be. . .

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12-11-2011, 01:11 AM	#61
Halo Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 72130 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle DX 1st Gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen	Mine's from an old Depeche Mode song that I like.

12-11-2011, 08:58 PM	#62
minspargal Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 154 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Device: sony reader	I'm a clay artist and minspar is one of the frits used in making glazes.

12-11-2011, 11:49 PM	#63
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I had another screen name that I used for a long time, and was lucky in that it was available at all the various sites that I would go to. But, one day I tried to use that screen name and it was taken. So... I used the random name generator it offered, and "RainingLemur" was the first thing that it spit out. And...it's stuck for the past 11 years or so.

12-12-2011, 06:23 AM	#64
Thasaidon Hedge Wizard Posts: 802 Karma: 19999999 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK/Philippines Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Simple	Mine is from when I first got connected to the internet in the old dial up days. The best ISP at the time in the UK was called Demon. This reminded me of "Thasaidon" lord of the seven hell in the works of Clarke Ashton Smith. Unfortunately the name had already registered the name with Demon so I had to come up with an alternative. When later I switched to another ISP I was able to register "Thasaidon" with them and I usually use it as my nick on forums and websites.

12-12-2011, 06:32 AM	#65
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Martin is my name, obviously, and as for the Happy I was being sarcastic. In the mean time things changed in my life and now I am happy. Glad I never chose GrouchyBastardMartin.

12-12-2011, 09:46 AM	#66
zuul Bookworm Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, USA Device: ebookwise 1150 & Kindle	When i first got online with Prodigy, i went thru a dozen names all taken, so in disgust i started watching a movie and the rest is history.

12-12-2011, 11:56 AM	#67
Larken Where's the backlight?? Posts: 52 Karma: 2089116 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Kobo Glo HD	When I was a kid, my best friend's cousin peed down the slide on his swingset. That cousin was named Larken. I've used it for a forum handle and in MMORPGs for a while now. You can tell it made an impression on me

12-12-2011, 04:05 PM	#69
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I had/have two dogs, Monty & Maggie, and have this used this name everywhere. I lost Monty, my "heart-dog", a few years ago, and adopted Oscar soon after, but have never changed the name. I have just begun, elsewhere, using a different username when I sign up to things.

12-12-2011, 05:45 PM	#71
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,927 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I'm a fan of Erik Satie myself. I'm also a fan of great modern composers like Gilbert O'Sullivan.

12-13-2011, 12:00 AM	#74
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	I use different nicks in every forum, so that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. I don't remember why I chose this nick. I know it is after an 80s Brazilian footballer, so I was probably reading about 80s football (I like history, including sports history, including reading old standings).

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