How did you choose your username?
Quote: geoffHeck yeah. It's British Top Gear or none for me. The episode I got the name from (series 14 episode 2) where the build an electric car is pretty fun. Plus all the other ones (Building aquatic cars and the specials are my favorites)
I personally love the road tests. I remember one time, many season ago Jeremy was not very impressed with a Porsche so he drove it off a cliff.......
Funny stuff man!
+1Quote: renoNo need to apologize for resuscitating an old thread. If the thread sparks new discussion, it doesn't matter how old it is.
The name that cracked me up right before I posted was 'Purcethehearse' in the Newest Members list. I got a kick out of that one. :D
Many of the strange names are spam bots.Quote: Beethoven9th+1
The name that cracked me up right before I posted was 'Purcethehearse' in the Newest Members list. I got a kick out of that one. :D
Quote: geoffI was watching top gear and it was the episode with Geoff so I went with that.
XD
"The Eagle I Hammer Thrust Head"
"Twa-cool!!"
My handle does come from chess, I was trying to improve my game by joining various online chess sites many moons ago. I grew to like it, wasn't much thinking about whether it was a good handle for here or not.
Now I'm wondering if people at WoV East/Appalachia want to meet an "odious" person or not [g]
Quote: odiousgambitI remember this old thread, but it looks like I failed to participate [couldn't find it anyway].
My handle does come from chess, I was trying to improve my game by joining various online chess sites many moons ago. I grew to like it, wasn't much thinking about whether it was a good handle for here or not.
Now I'm wondering if people at WoV East/Appalachia want to meet an "odious" person or not [g]
lol I still don't know what your name means. I guess I will have to use my google machine.
So my name. On a lot of forums I used to use my last name. Then right before I started this one I figured I should stop using my last name. I couldn't think of anything creative.
I have had numerous PMs because people think my GWAE is from Dancer's show or that I am part of it. I laugh and say no of course. The real story is, I knew of the show. I figured I would put a spin on it because I am not very bright compared to most of you. The spin is I changed with to without. So my name means gambling without an edge. My dumbness once again prevailed because the initials for gambling with an edge and gambling without an edge are the same. dee da dee.
On October 10, 2011 I rejoined under 1BB, the initials of benbakdoff. My real name is not Ben. I was sure that once I explained my predicament to the forum this would be an easy fix and benbakdoff would live on. Much to my disappointment, I was very wrong so I am now 1BB. My total posts to this forum are 448 more than the figure under my name and my four year anniversary will be this July.
Works for me.
SFB
Quote: beachbumbabs... We ran a very popular trivia room for a year or so, then FireTalk went Tango Uniform...
Is this proof you can take a babs out of the FAA, but you'll never take the FAA out of babs?
I'm assuming Tango Uniform is a euphemism, for the circumlocution 'boobies facing towards the stars' .
Not really the right usage for circumlocution, but I really wanted to use that word in a sentence.
My nephew was behaving as an @*** and I said jokingly he was a mongoloid (in French, there is a single word for Mongol and trisomic). So I called him Kubilai Khan, which, being 5 or 6, he transformed proudly in "I am Kubikulann". It remained in my mind as a symbol of when you say something erudite and hoi polloi don't know what you're talking about.
Anyway, I ended up having to make a new screen name to avoid all this drama and was having trouble thinking of anything. One of my friends had commented about how well-adjusted I was being given all this nonsense that was occurring. That name was already taken, and I wanted something short anyway, so I made a "contraction" of sorts and came up with wudged.
Quote: wudgedBack in the good old AOL Instant Messenger days, I broke up with a girlfriend who then decided to keep sending me harassing messages. She was.. uh.. not the top of the class.. when it came to grammar / spelling, and I would mock her for it. For example, she would send me a message stating "your dumb" and I would reply "yep, my dumb." This also included making "away" messages containing the stupid things she sent me, which only prompted her to threaten suing me for "liable."
Anyway, I ended up having to make a new screen name to avoid all this drama and was having trouble thinking of anything. One of my friends had commented about how well-adjusted I was being given all this nonsense that was occurring. That name was already taken, and I wanted something short anyway, so I made a "contraction" of sorts and came up with wudged.
Ah, AIM relationship drama. Brings back the memories for me too :)
Flea: a bettor who repeatedly makes the same low limit bet, never presses his luck and annoys the downwind crew members by failing to attend to matters of personal hygiene.
Quote: FaceXD
"The Eagle I Hammer Thrust Head"
"Twa-cool!!"
This was actually my first choice, but Geoff was just a bit shorter.
Quote: FleaStiffStiff: to fail to tip when it is proper to do so. One who is mean, evil, vile and habitually broke.
Flea: a bettor who repeatedly makes the same low limit bet, never presses his luck and annoys the downwind crew members by failing to attend to matters of personal hygiene.
George: one who tips the crew frequently and generously
Whale: a high-roller who generally smells nice.
Quote: RaleighCrapsIs this proof you can take a babs out of the FAA, but you'll never take the FAA out of babs?
I'm assuming Tango Uniform is a euphemism, for the circumlocution 'boobies facing towards the stars' .
Not really the right usage for circumlocution, but I really wanted to use that word in a sentence.
That would be correct, Mr. RomeoCharlie! lol...
Quote: WhaleGeorgeQuote: FleaStiffStiff: to fail to tip when it is proper to do so. One who is mean, evil, vile and habitually broke.
Flea: a bettor who repeatedly makes the same low limit bet, never presses his luck and annoys the downwind crew members by failing to attend to matters of personal hygiene.
George: one who tips the crew frequently and generously
Whale: a high-roller who generally smells nice.
If you ever attend any of these WOV meet-ups let me know, I'll hitch hike there and see if I can put the touch on you for a C-note. There are not enough discarded tin cans by Florida's roadsides for me to ever get a C-note. However, I've just learned that my local Seminole Tribe casino has installed some sort of electronic craps, so maybe I'll invest some of my panhandling money and win a C-note.
Quote: beachbumbabsnot sure I'd keep this name here if I had a do-over. .
Especially when there's an woman in her late
60's on Trip Advisor with the same name and
she posts there a lot. That two people came
up with this name is amazing.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/members-photos/beachbumbabs
Quote: beachbumbabsnot sure I'd keep this name here if I had a do-over. Don't really like the beach, .
I never liked the beach, even as a kid. Hot,
sandy, gritty, what's to like. I lived about
100 feet from the beach in Hawaii and didn't
like it. Yet they always show people getting
rich and sitting on a beach somewhere.
It has to harken back to a time when sunny
beaches weren't accessible like they are now
and only the rich and lucky could enjoy
them. The beach or property near a beach
is the last place I want to be.
race back into the ocean, waves breaking on the sand, nobody else around. Some old timer would occasionally go by on this home
made contraption , bicycle wheels and a sail.
Always wanted build my own some day. Never happened. Sigh
Quote: Buzzard
Always wanted build my own some day. Never happened. Sigh
A prairie schooner. Those things actually work.
Quote: hwccdealerHollyWood Casino Columbus DEALER. Pretty boring, yes. When I leave, it will probably stand for, "Hey, Why Crappy Cards, DEALER?"
Why don't you come to WoVCON East/Midwest/Appalachia at Meadows Casino in PA this Sunday? Are you scheduled to work?
Quote: EvenBobI never liked the beach, even as a kid. Hot,
sandy, gritty, what's to like. I lived about
100 feet from the beach in Hawaii and didn't
like it. Yet they always show people getting
rich and sitting on a beach somewhere.
It has to harken back to a time when sunny
beaches weren't accessible like they are now
and only the rich and lucky could enjoy
them. The beach or property near a beach
is the last place I want to be.
Yeah I'd rather sit by a pile of fresh water and hydroelectric power if I was rich. I guess Lake Mead or somewhere on the TVA system.
Quote: Mission146Why don't you come to WoVCON East/Midwest/Appalachia at Meadows Casino in PA this Sunday? Are you scheduled to work?
I work Sundays. I'm off this particular Sunday but I have a major family crisis.
Are you allowed to gamble in your own casino or in the state of Ohio at all?
