How did you pick your name?

[Walter Clot]

[:)]When I was in the process of joining and was asked my name, I just gave them my name. When I started reading the forums, I found that many of you have very interesting names. I would like to know the story behind those names.[:0] BTW, my last name is pronounced Clo. I tell everyone that it is like the train goes into the "dee poe", not the "dee pot"! [:D]Whatever, I would like to know your stories. [^]Thanks,

Walter

[Anonymous]

First initial, last name. A lot of thought went into it. [swg]

[zgardner18]

It was my original email address, now I just use it for a lot of things. It's my first initial, last name, and baseball number for when I used to play.

[wgnrr]

wgnrr = The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, which is in scenic Spooner, WI.

Phil

[Anonymous]

It is also my e-mail address. When I would type something good in it would say it had already been taken so I thought of a name and typed in a bunch of letters and ...now you know the story

[DrummingTrainfan]

In theory mine should be self explanatoy...
<P> im a drummer...im a trainfan

[Anonymous]

Mine is the name of an AC/dc album JAILBREAKER '74

[Walter Clot]

Drumming Trainfan, What kind of music do you like? Do you have a day job, or does the drum feed you?

[DrummingTrainfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Walter Clot

Drumming Trainfan, What kind of music do you like? Do you have a day job, or does the drum feed you?

A day job? Does 8th grade count?[:o)] I like almost anything except country, rap, and most modern pop music [xx(].

[beegle55]

Drummer Im in 9th. I chose my name b/c its the basis for my email adress and I like it!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JAILBREAKER74

Mine is the name of an AC/dc album JAILBREAKER '74

|,,|, TO THAT!jailbreak '74....i love the live version. (currently listening to burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, set my soul on fire
Runnin' with a gun, this place is gonna burn
No firewater, or novacaine
No thunderstorm, no John Wayne
No kids to rock, nowhere to run
So watch out 'cause this place is gonna burn

Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive)
my name comes from my self proclamed title, GEARHEAD, and the size of the baddest motor to rumble out of the seventies--426 Street Hemi.
GEARHEAD426
[8]

[NZRMac]

I live in New Zealand, I like Rail, my last name in Mackay.

NZR Mac.

Ken.

[Anonymous]

Iv'e got NoSpace(room)Ore(mining)Cash($)RR(Railroad) thus NoSpaceOreCashRR

[twcenterprises]

QUOTE: Originally posted by GEARHEAD426
GEARHEAD, and the size of the baddest motor to rumble out of the seventies--426 Street Hemi.
GEARHEAD426
[8]

Surely you jest, the 426 being the baddest, you've GOT to be kidding. The 440 King Kong (Police Interceptor) motor could spank one any day of the week. Granted, it may take it nearly a mile to get up to speed, but they were built for high speed pursuit. Given the 2 of them in a pursuit, the 426 would give out first, thus the 440 would end up with the advantage. Now if you're talking about a heavily built 426 vs. a stock 440 KK, then you're comparing apples to oranges.

Oh, BTW, my user name is also my business name.

Brad

[ARTHILL]

Just my name, I didn't know any better.

[Medina1128]

Last name, date of birth.. eh.. And by the way, twcenterprises, I'll take the HEMI, too. Granted, the 440 had more low end torque, but the high end breathing advantage that the HEMI had, more than made up for it.

[wetidlerjr]

My parents picked it.

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gsetter

First initial, last name. A lot of thought went into it.

You and I were very original, huh?

[tomikawaTT]

Foreshortened the name of my semifreelance coal-hauling connection, the Tomikawa Tani Tetsudo - Richstream Valley Railroad. Iron road, if translated literally, but let's not quibble.

I'd show you the five characters used to write it, but this keyboard isn't set up to reproduce Japanese kanji.

Chuck

[Virginian]

I don't remember.

[Adelie]

I've been using adelie for years as email addresses, user names and even my company when I worked for myself. Adelie is a common breed of penguin. I don't remember how I started using it.

[FThunder11]

FThunder= F for my last name and Thunder for the hockey team i was on at the time and 11 was my number, then on like every other site im on its acelaexpress2000...a little buit more train oriented with those ones!

[Benjamin Maggi]

I had a vision where a man came down on a flaming pie and said "You shall be Scoobster28!"

[Anonymous]

I do animal rescue volunteer work. Well one day I helped this really ferel cat that was gray and black striped , and he was mean as hell! Well for 3 weeks he was at The Vet hospital and no one could feed him. I went there every day and fed him ,talked to him, etc...... Well after time and my hands healing (from all the bites) he accepted me. No one would ever adopt him, so guess what ! Stripes was my cat. He died from FIV (feline aids) a few years latter but he has always been in my heart.[:I]

[larak]

My first name spelled backwards with an added vowel. It was the name of one of my D&D characters and it sort of stuck for web use.

[mononguy63]

monon = my favorite railroad native to my home state
guy = well, because I am one
63 = the year I was born
That was a real toughy to figure out, wasn't it?

[mtrails]

mtrails - Montana Rails

[SOU Fan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

QUOTE: Originally posted by gsetter

First initial, last name. A lot of thought went into it.

You and I were very original, huh?

I got close. it's just my last name.[:)]

[Anonymous]

Easy, i'm a CNW fan, and this is the confusing part. 5525 is the DCC address to my Canadian Pacfic SD40

[SOU Fan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FThunder11

FThunder= F for my last name and Thunder for the hockey team i was on at the time and 11 was my number, then on like every other site im on its acelaexpress2000...a little buit more train oriented with those ones!

Do you still play hockey??