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Explain Your Name
Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:24 AM
Has this been coverd already? A lot of us use monikers or "user names" instead of our real names when we post on these forums. some are pretty clever, like Chief Eagles [;)]. I'd like to see some posts explaining some of those names. How did you come up with it? What does it mean? That sort of thing.

JAABAT = my 3 initials plus BAT (I'm a recovering Batmobile-aholic)

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:54 AM
FJ&G is Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR, my hometown RR, now a rail trail.

I used my real name on another forum but found it comes up too much in Google.
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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:03 PM
Good topic, Jim. Mine is cnw1995 - Chicago and North Western and its death-date when assimilated into the UP: 1995. It is the road that used to / still runs through our town and that I still commute upon into Chicago - 16 years now of riding the scoot - let's see at roughly 46 miles ea. way - 92 miles a day. 4 days a week - fifty weeks a year. Need a calculator to figure out the miles.

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Posted by spankybird on Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:08 PM
Any idea how I got my name [?]







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Posted by lionelsoni on Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:10 PM
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15989

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Posted by Dr. John on Thursday, November 3, 2005 1:10 PM
Dr. John = Dr. (Doctor of Ministry degree from Samford University) + John (my name).
Actually, that's what folks in my church tend to call me, so it's easy for me to remember.

I also answer to "Hey, you!"
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Posted by Jim Duda on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:06 PM
Mine's an anagram...
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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:22 PM
And again we explain:

QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter

Great question!! [:D]

Here's the real story about the my forum name Buckeye Riveter and my signiture as you see it here on the forum. [;)]

As many of you know I live in Central Ohio, the Buckeye State, near a crossroads that is named Roger's Corners. A small creek runs through Roger's Corners at an elevation of 936 feet.

I am a graduate of Purdue University in Civil Engineering and for the last 30 years have been part of the design or construction of many major projects. I actually had a class where I was taught how to design riveted connections. I am a Hoosier by birth, a Boilermaker by the grace of God. In the old days, one of the nicknames for the Purdue sports teams was Riveters. Therefore, combining the Buckeye and the Riveter nicknames became my forum name.

The photo that you see with the signature was taken in 1955 with my first electric train, a Marx. I love the photo because it reflects the joy of a young boy with his trains. A joy that has lasted over 45 years. [8D] (The photo makes it very easy to spot one of my replys on a posting.)


People from Roseyville, NC call me a pain in the A@$. [:0]

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..

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Posted by csxt30 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:41 PM
I work for CSX RR, & the 30 is for 30 years there. Gee, where did they all go [:D]
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Posted by trigtrax on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:48 PM
Trigtrax is short for Trigger Trax Module, an electronic control I used to manufacture for trains... T Rex is short for Trainasaurus Rex, a tee-shirt the wife sells because we're all Dinosaurs in this hobby.[:o)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:51 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:53 PM
Spanky Bird is that snow on that building roof or ....?
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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:57 PM
Needless to say... I love the song.
It was a number one hit in 1940 by Glenn Miller.
Fats Domino recorded it in 1956. Went to # 2.
Where I live , is called " Blueberryhill ", also.

Chuck
Chuck # 3 I found my thrill on Blueberryhill !!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:10 PM
I was not a high academic achiever my first 2 years in Engineering at Virginia Tech. In fact I was down right on the verge of failing out. I went into a final exam knowing that I needed at least an 88 on the final to PASS the class. So you can imagine what my grades were like. Anyway, I took the test, thought I failed and was leaving when someone said "is that yours?" It was a small plastic lizard under my chair.

Since no one else claimed it I picked it up and put it in my pocket. The next class we got our tests back and much to my surprise I aced it. I took that plastic lizard to every test I ever took for the rest of my undergraduate, and then later when I went back for my masters. I graduated in 93 on the dean’s list and had a 4.0 for my Masters.

I have also carried it on every airplane flight I have been on since then. Because, as I've said before, "have you ever heard of anyone ever finding a plastic lizard in the wreck of an airline crash?" Nope, didn't think so. Call me superstitious if you want.
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Posted by Craignor on Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:14 PM
My first name is Craig, middle name is Norwood.

As a teen my older brother put the two together and called me Craignor the Barbarian, after the Arnold movie Conan the barbarian, as I was quite big and boisterous.

When I first got on the net, instead of being Craig39 or something boring, I remembered Craignor, and have used it ever since.
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Posted by Brutus on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:07 PM
Well, Dad wanted to name me Donzel, after his father, but my Mom won the war.

RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:10 PM
My birthday is March 15. It's one of the few things I can remember. Joe
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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:15 PM
Mine is philo426:Philo from Phlo Vance(a fictional detective)abd 426(cubic displacement of my fave muscle car engine the 426 Hemi)
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Posted by Kooljock1 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:16 PM
I'm the morning discJOCKey at KOOL 105 in the Plattsburgh, NY/Burlington, VT market.

My wife came up with it because while I was working in Connecticut at a Top 40 station, they kept calling me "Super Jock". So when I went to KOOL 105...

Jon [8D]
Now broadcasting world-wide at http://www.wkol.com Weekdays 5:00 AM-10:00AM!
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Posted by zwbob on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:42 PM
ZW-powers the layout bob-(thats me) operates the layout
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Posted by jonadel on Thursday, November 3, 2005 5:24 PM
Jon from Adel, IA, not very original and I've seriously considered changing it because all of you have much better screen names, but then my count would go to zero[:(] We've been here for 29 years, still can't believe it. Only about 16 miles from where I grew up and there's really nothing unique about Adel except it was a wonderful place to raise a family and we are comfortable.

Jon

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Posted by nitroboy on Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:14 PM
Mine came from a job I had in southern California where I was involved in building and designing a nitrous oxide system for cars and trucks. Someone called me Nitroboy once and it stuck.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:16 PM
Baberuth comes from another portly fellow of a bygone era that made a habit of living large - doing everything he did to excess. The 73 is the year my youngest child was born
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:27 PM
The 1688 Pennsy Topredo is my all time favorite engine that Lionel made.and it is also the First Train set my father bought as a teenager in 1939. As a result, since my Father is deceased the train brings back good memories of him and I chose 1688torpedo as a screen name.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:50 PM
"Leonard", my middle name and youngest son's name. He actually opened the CTT Forum for me and used his name and my password.

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Posted by crip on Thursday, November 3, 2005 6:56 PM
crip is for my favorite RR, Rock Island.Originally the Chicago,Rock Island and Pacific RR

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Posted by cmrj on Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:05 PM
C my wife's name M my name RJ my son's name. on the mail box that look's like a 440 the it read's CM&RJ RR . MIKE [:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by poppyl on Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:21 PM
That's what my grandkids call me. I added the "L" to distinguish me from all the other "Poppy"s in the world.
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Posted by prewardude on Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:44 PM
I like prewar trains, and I'm a guy. 'Nuff said.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:52 PM
Ah....It's my name.[:)]

Guess it's suppose to have come from a relative in a Suffork town (no longer in exisistance) in England called Powelltor Born 1599, Died in Isle of Wright, Va. late 1600's.

Actually, when I found this site, I didn't think about using my regular RR handle (Threerails). I just registered my real name. The Threerails name is obvious. Lionel track and the maybe not so obvious 3rd rail of a rapid transit subway (One of my most favorite things!)

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