Where does your profile name come from?

[stevo68]

Hey All,

Am enjoying my Friday to date as have had rather a tough week, as we all get at some times :eek: . Was thinking of a thread and thought of this one as it does intrigue me as to some of the profile names and where they come from or how they were made up. Mines pretty simple ( bit like myself :cool: ) name is Stephen, born in 1968, so Stevo68 :D with numberplates SHC68 which is my initials. So feel free to share :lol:

Regards

Stevo

[Phoenix]

Mine came from gaming, as I wanted something that would stand out a little, and it's sorta stuck.

[stusgonesailing]

I went on a sailing holiday quite a few years ago and set up a hotmail account to keep in touch with friends (stusgonesailing)

the name stuck.

[Greylandy]

I've got two Defenders .. a white 110 Hardtop and a 110 TD5 Extreme. Before I got the extreme we always referred to the hardtop as "the landy". When I bought the extreme (grey in colour) we had to distinguish between the two so the new one was called "the greylandy" ... it stuck .. so much so that I named our website www.greylandy.com (http://www.greylandy.com) :rolleyes:

Yeah I know .. not very imaginative!!! ;)

[BigJon]

Big Jon - 6 foot 4 inches, 115 kgs. That is the 'clean' explanation...

[Maggot4x4]

Mine came from going camping in the middle of the bush with a heap of mates, we would get "Maggoted" at night and play hard during the day.

[Greylandy]

Mine came from going camping in the middle of the bush with a heap of mates, we would get "Maggoted" at night and play hard during the day.

Shouldn't that make you "Mother4x4" ;)

[bluetongue]

I started using the name Bluetongue since I came back from o/s a few years back... I used to have a website so we could share our photos... and it was a good-aussie-name for a lizard.

Then, last xmas I bought myself a cobar-blue defender from a bloke in qld who was a lizard/reptile guy working at one of the zoos up there. When I started up on AULRO it wasn't taken so I grabbed it.

Scott

[p38arover]

with numberplates SHC68 which is my initials.

Your last two names start with 6 and 8? :eek:

Ron

[p38arover]

Mine came from gaming, as I wanted something that would stand out a little, and it's sorta stuck.

As in casinos, horse racing, etc., e.g., "The Department of Gaming and Racing serves the NSW government and community by regulating the liquor, gaming, racing and charities sectors." ?

Ron

[p38arover]

Big Jon - 6 foot 4 inches, 115 kgs. That is the 'clean' explanation...

Size 7 shoes. :)

Ron

[seqfisho]

Your having fun with this aren't you Ron:lol::lol::p

[seqfisho]

South East Queensland FISHO

Used it origionally on Ausfish.com.au as I couldn't think of much else at the time, and just so that I would remember what the user name was at all the sites I go to it was best to keep it the same, the KISS principle:rolleyes:

Dunno what I'd do if I moved away from here

[Farnarkle]

There is two of us Narkle Brothers my brother was always home so they called him Nearnarkle and since I was always away -I was named Farnarkle

[Outlaw]

Hmmm apart from always trying to be a non-conformist (originally just to **** off teachers at school) and do everything different to make a point... kinda like my original idol from back then The Fonz ;) then started a dance club which stretched across a few states "The Outlaws" and a web desgn business "Outlaws Promotions" so been using the name for around 15 years now.

Now does anyone who knows me believe me :p

[Phoenix]

As in casinos, horse racing, etc., e.g., "The Department of Gaming and Racing serves the NSW government and community by regulating the liquor, gaming, racing and charities sectors." ?

Ron

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ there is always one isn't there. Computer games ;)

[PCH]

Its a secret :p

Chris

[p38arover]

http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Eatkinson3/public_html/smilies/bat.gif there is always one isn't there. Computer games ;)

Ahh. Something that does not exist on my PC.

My kids gave up installing them - I just deleted them straightaway.

My name is obvious (to you blokes but not someone on Overlander) - I drive a P38A Range Rover.

Dunno what I'll do when I sell this and pick up my Discovery next week.

Ron

[crump]

Crump, short for Crumpet, its what everyone calls me and how I refer to myself.And why?? Got the nickname when i was 16-17 for my pursuit of same.:D

[Bytemrk]

No it has nothing to do with what I do with my teeth :eek::eek:

For sometime I was running a small IT business on the side called "bugs'n'bytes computer solutions" my name's mark..

so bytemrk seemed to work... ;)

[hiline]

my account gave me mine :eek: :eek:


the business name i wanted was taken,so he asked what car i drive.....

at the time it was a 88Hiline Range Rover.........:D

[stevo68]

Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo68
with numberplates SHC68 which is my initials.


Your last two names start with 6 and 8? :eek:

Ron
Nah, thats for shoe and old fella size........ones a size ones in inches :cool: , could also be my birth year :D

Regards

Stevo

[QSDT]

Q uality
S it
D own
T ime
That easy got the name because that's what I like to do.

[Redback]

I wanted a real aussie name, and our campertrailer is a Redback, so easy really:cool:

Baz.

[BigJon]

Stevo - You have 6 inch shoes???:) :lol:

[rangieman]

mine came from a weekend away many years it was the boho bounce
and all these ricers could,nt keep up with my rangie and my rangie was the only real 4wd from the uk

so in amongst all the stirring i got , some one called me rangie man and that sort of stuck

thats my 2 bob worth:p

[one_iota]

Who really cares "one_iota" where my name came from?

Besides its more polite than "a rat's_****"

[disconut]

I had 3 Disco's over 7 years, and yes, I love ABBA.:cool:

Trev.

[Bushie]

Got mine from a looong association with the bush and bushfire brigades, mate at my last work place used to call me either bushie or gumnut burner - Bushie sounded better.


Bushie

[crump]

Got mine from a looong association with the bush and bushfire brigades, mate at my last work place used to call me either bushie or gumnut burner - Bushie sounded better.


Bushie

Gee, thats a relief, didnt know where that was going to go.:D :D

[dungarover]

Aquarangie- Because I used to have a aqua coloured Rangie which was in fact agean (93 Vogue plus, or 'minus' by the time I removed the air suspension, ABS and viscous coupling box!!) and I drowned it a few times early in the piece.

Also I used to have a site called 'the aquarangie page' and was deciding on a name and that one sounded alright, well after a few coldies that is :D :D

Trav

[dullbird]

dull = boring
bird = girl

i got this because when i met up with my boyfriend and my other now best friends, we met through a mutual friend......

when we got talking after the mutual friend had gone to bed they told me that i was nothing like she described me to them, infact she made me out to sound really boring....hence the name..

if anyone is wonderin how bird means girl it is slang in the uk

[Vern]

mmmmmm... think about it.

Rangie, 6.5litre engine.;)

you get the picture

[p38arover]

dull = boring
bird = girl

i got this because when i met up with my boyfriend and my other now best friends, we met through a mutal friend......

when we got talking after the mutal friend had gone to bed they told me that i was nothing like she described me to them, infact she made me out to sound really boring....hence the name..

if anyone is wonderin how bird means girl it is slang in the uk

Well, is that anything like a mutant friend? :)

We know you are dull and boring - we've met you at 'Zook's - with a glass eye and wooden leg. And we know you can't play pool. :D

"Bird" also means a girl in Australia so we had worked that bit out. :)

Ron

[disco_ute]

my name is Michael everyone calls me mick and i drive a rangie pretty simple

[dullbird]

Well, is that anything like a mutant friend? :)



you changed that ron to try and make me look silly didn't you;)

[mr_sav]

mr_sav part thereof of my last name.

It used to be savvy, though as many have come to point out to me, that this nick when associated with me is actually an oxymoron.

I have just shipped my much loved 3.9 110 of to Katherine to a new owner, to only see my new investment a much despised 3.9 110 of the same ilk turnout to really be a deep black hole for which wheelbarrows of money can not fill.

Not so savvy.

[VladTepes]

Nickname :question:

Oh, it's not a nickname :excl:

See details here: http://www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad.htm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/11/96.jpg

[camel_landy]

Hmmm... Well, I've got a couple of ex-Camel Trophy Landys... Nuff said.

M

[camel_landy]

Its a secret :p

Chris

:D

M

[discomaniac]

This is my third Disco, must be a maniac :p

Keep going back and getting another one !!!!

Discomaniac

[Ace]

Well, is that anything like a mutant friend?

We know you are dull and boring - we've met you at 'Zook's - with a glass eye and wooden leg. And we know you can't play pool.

"Bird" also means a girl in Australia so we had worked that bit out.

Ron

Ah the good old joke- What do you do if a bird craps on your windscreen?































Dont take her out again. :D

I just kill myself sometimes.:D

Its a long story but i dont have a life so i will tell you.

It all started in 2003 when i used trips to the movies as bribes to make the 4 boys in my Yr11 Chemistry class work harder, in return for certain grades i would transport them to a movie in bathurst (60km away there isnt one in lithgow) we would see the movie and then i would drop them home. On the way to the first movie i took them to they asked me what they should call me as "Sir" or "Mr Holden" seemed weird and it would be embarrassing from my point of view being seen at the movies being followed around by 4 17yr old boys calling me sir. :rolleyes: So i blirted out Ace as a joke, that came from Rimmer the hollogram in Red Dwarf taking on the Alter ego Ace the fighter pilot whenever he has his fear removed by a monster or the like. It was only a joke but it stuck and all the kids called me that so all my school jumpers have ace on the back and now my forum name is that, it was taken on Overlander and 4wdmonthly but i got it here. Matt

[barney]

BARNES, MATT BARNES.
since i first went to school i've been called just about every bastardisation of my surname. barney, barnesy, barnabus, barnwald....the list goes on, but barney pretty well stuck through high school and beyond. the five years between my older brother and i made him a barnesy, and my wife gets called barnesy.
mum used to call me 5h1thead!
maybe they're related????:confused:
hang on, none of us are from tassie

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
Mines simple,the names Andy and Im into Landys,LandyAndy:cool: :cool: :cool:
Andrew

[Ace]

Hi Guys
Mines simple,the names Andy and Im into Landys,LandyAndy:cool: :cool:
Andrew

Not a real imaginative person then Andy :cool: :D

[amtravic1]

Well, I am a life member of AMTRA, Australian Motorcycle Trail Riders Association, in Vic, so amtravic1. Bikes came (just) before 4wds but now there is both although I dont bounce very well anymore so now I prefer 4wds . www.amtra.com.au (http://www.amtra.com.au)

Ian

[discoute]

I build style side and tray back disco utes,:) :) :) and rangies to.

glen

[Redback]

Nickname :question:

Oh, it's not a nickname :excl:

See details here: http://www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad.htm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/11/96.jpg

Vlad the impaler or as he is more known as, Count Dracula, sorry don't see it:p

[LandyAndy]

Hi ACE
Me not imaganative:D :D
Who has taken their name from a Disco2 feature and then made a story to match:eek: :eek:
Andrew

[Ace]

Hi ACE
Me not imaganative:D
Who has taken their name from a Disco2 feature and then made a story to match:eek:
Andrew

Is that a trick question? I am only an ag teacher dont give me hard questions like that.:D :lol:

[Ralf_the_RR]

For some strange reason, my (ex) wife liked to give our cars a name.
Me, I just call it the car.

Anyway, we got her a Rangie, and she called it Rex.
Then we got another Rangie for me, and she called it Ralf.
Actually, I think my daughter named him. Not sure.

So I'm not Ralf, the Rangie is.
I'm Harry (that's not my real name), but that's another story.

[Ralph1Malph]

I wanted something that I could remember!:mad:
I already had about 3 or 4 other forum and login names all different. So I went with one I already had and had a hope of remembering!:eek:
My ebay account is also ralph1malph and various email accounts and website logons.
Easy on the memory!:D
My name is not Ralph either, but he was one of my favourite Happy Days characters.:lol:

Regards
Ralph1malph

[p38arover]

I build style side and tray back disco utes,:) :) :) and rangies to.

This thread is useless without pix!

Ron

[Omaroo]

"Omaroo" is a Monaro-area aboriginal word for "beautiful view" - so that is the name we gave to our property in Cooma.

[RobHay]

Well I am Hay of Clan Hay, the premier Clan of Scotland, and there has always been a Robert


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/05/42.jpg

[DiscoTDI]

Well mines pretty simple, the vehicle I had when I joined was a 95 disco TDI:cool:

[FenianEel]

This thread is useless without pix!

Ron

Here ya go Ron - the man and the beast in action
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/05/41.jpg

[Steinzy]

This thread is useless without pix!

Ron

Ok Ron Here you go

Behold the Disco Ute

[Steinzy]

My name Steinzy came from my Army days where my surname Steinberg was just to hard for some people;)

[FenianEel]

Fenian is a term used since the 1850's for Irish republican /nationalists who are against British rule in Ireland, and engage in or support most means possible to end it. Historically, it specifically refered to members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
Peelers, Prods, Brits and British security forces also use it in a derogatory manner to Irish people or supporters, i.e. "you Fenian bastard"

The term derives from the Irish Na Fianna or Na Fianna Eireann who in Celtic mythology were a band of warriors formed to protect Ireland, Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) being the most famous of its warriors.

Eel refers to a pathetic/pathological love the user has for the footy team the Parramatta Eels. This term is also used in a derogatory manner by supporters of the Eels "those F%)^)^&& Eels give me the $%(^(" and also by supporters of better teams (at the present there are currently 13 of them). i.e. "The Eels - ha ha ha - they suck". Unfortunately at the time of writing - even the most subjective reader would have to agree:lol:

Thus FENIAN + EEL = ME!:D

[FenianEel]

Fenian is a term used since the 1850's for Irish republican /nationalists who are against British rule in Ireland, and engage in or support most means possible to end it. Historically, it specifically refered to members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
Peelers, Prods, Brits and British security forces also use it in a derogatory manner to Irish people or supporters, i.e. "you Fenian bastard"

The term derives from the Irish Na Fianna or Na Fianna Eireann who in Celtic mythology were a band of warriors formed to protect Ireland, Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) being the most famous of its warriors.

Eel refers to a pathetic/pathological love the user has for the footy team the Parramatta Eels. This term is also used in a derogatory manner by supporters of the Eels "those F%)^)^&& Eels give me the $%(^(" and also by supporters of better teams (at the present there are currently 13 of them). i.e. "The Eels - ha ha ha - they suck". Unfortunately at the time of writing - even the most subjective reader would have to agree:lol:

Thus FENIAN + EEL = ME!:D

PS It's pronounced FEEN E AN

[Steinzy]

PS It's pronounced FEEN E AN

Nice!!!

[longreach]

:rolleyes: Hi my profile name come from the township of longreach in queensland,where I worked as a shearer,in the 1960,s.........married a girl from there:lol:

[discowhite]

i to am one of the simple ones.
Discowhite= i had a white disco, though now i have a grey90??
so that kinda screws that up:huh:



PS It's pronounced FEEN E AN

oh and its pronounced Disco white:p

phil

[dobbo]

Dobbo



There are many Jeffs in the world, and many Toms as well. But I, I am DOBBO

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Hmmm... my name... well Captain Lightfoot was a Victorian bushranger ... and I would love to visit the Vic high country one day.

As to the switch to rightfoot... fairly obvious... most of my car friends know that when we go for a nice drive in the country If I find myself in a car I enjoy driving it usually means I try and keep the rightfoot pretty much planted..

There are numerous stories in the MINI club of a stock S with wife and baby hurrying other drivers in "works" MINI's :lol: :lol: :lol:

Interestingly, I seem to enjoy just pottering around in the fender :)

[sschmez]

...... s = Stevo ......... schmez = abbrieviated surname

put it together and get sschmez

:) simple......

Stevo68 was already gone (I was also born 68)

I use sschmez on ebay, @ work, @ hotmail, @gmx, @netscape ..... etc....KISS again

Regards Stevo

[barney]

Fenian is a term used since the 1850's for Irish republican /nationalists who are against British rule in Ireland, and engage in or support most means possible to end it. Historically, it specifically refered to members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
Peelers, Prods, Brits and British security forces also use it in a derogatory manner to Irish people or supporters, i.e. "you Fenian bastard"


so, (i know this will not be taken in jest so i'll insert a smiley to reinforce my intention to "take the ****" in a light hearted way):rolleyes: i take it you felt so strongly about the british rule in ireland that you moved to australia?

there is a local band in sydney called Finn McCool. country/swing/rock, funny bastards. usually turn up in tamworth each year at festival time.

[Stepho_62]

Surname Stephenson, 1962, year of creation! :D

Hence Stevo_62

All very simple

[Reads90]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/05/40.jpg

Don't think i need to explain apart from the fact i have had 5 def 90's in my time. So the name sort of stuck
BTW this is taken at Sunset on Cable Beach Broome
Ali Read

[p38arover]

PS It's pronounced FEEN E AN

Odd that. So the EEL is silent. I would have thought it was pronounced FEEN E AN EEL :)

Ron

[stevo68]

Great to see all the posts on this topic, meant to post it a while back as it is interesting to see where/how peoples forum names came about. Oh and sorry sschmez :D

Regards

Stevo68:cool:

[Grizzly_Adams]

At the time I joined I was growing my hair and at times when my beard got a bit scraggy I reminded myself of Grizzly Adams (the old T.V. show). I'm a fairly large bloke (6"4'1/2) and can carry some weight with me at times so I figured that was as good a name as any.. didn't think Werewolf would be appropritate in this forum (not a nickname, just what I usually call myself on online games etc.).

These days I've shaved off the beard some it's not so appropriate but that's life, things change :cool:

[UncleHo]

I'am involved with Military Vehicles, and drive a restored Vietnam Series 2a :) am WELL over 21 and wear a Goatee beard, with a surname of Hicks, it wasn't long before I got the nickname of Ho Chi :D

so hence the Uncle Ho, and I am member No 3 of the Registry of Ex Military Landrovers. REMLR.com

Bung-Tiddley


Nguyen Tat Thanh "Ho Chi Min" (he who enlightens) 1890-1969.

[LoadedDisco]

Loadeddisco as I want to try and put on the disco every accessory that would improve its off road ability.

[JDNSW]

I'm afraid mine is not very original - initials plus state!
John

[Coastie]

My name is purely geographical. I've been this on other fishing forums and I like that it reminds me where I live.:cool:

[rovercare]

Rovercare--- 'cause i'm always working on one somewhere

[Pedro_The_Swift]

These days I've shaved off the beard
:eek::eek::eek:

wooose!



and,,
as for Pedro ----
who can remember??


I think I explained it better in the previous, "whats in a name" thread--
I'm sure Mr One Iota will link it ;)

[one_iota]

:eek::eek::eek:

wooose!



and,,
as for Pedro ----
who can remember??


I think I explained it better in the previous, "whats in a name" thread--
I'm sure Mr One Iota will link it ;)

I've just been for a stroll down memory lane and couldn't find it. It may have been a victim of the "purge"...

But I did come across this:

http://www.our4wd.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1671&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=name&start=0

[p38arover]

My name is purely geographical. I've been this on other fishing forums and I like that it reminds me where I live.:cool:

Just in case he gets lost and needs to ask the way home! :)

Ron

[fernockulated]

hmmmmm,whence first foraying onto the web and trying to setup email accounts all names i wanted were used so thought "it could all go and get well and truly fundamentally FERNOCKULATED" and it was free ,so have used it everywhere ,as well to "keep it simple",and so i can remember them all:rolleyes: :D :cool:

[fernockulated]

:rolleyes: and it mostly gets shortened down to Ferno:cool:

[numpty]

It's a pommy slang word, basically a dickhead. Wife quite often uses that expression.
Oh, and it's pronounced Numpty.

[RobHay]

CRUMP's been Pursuing Ron's mum !!!


I think Crump may have caughr her:o :spudnikparty:

[landy_man]

not that difficult to work mine out ;)

[Bradtot]

Mine is easy first name Brad or Bradley Last name Tottman
there seem to be a lot of Brads that own Rangies on lots of forums so not to confuse anyone Bradtot evolved.
Both my Rangies have private plates TOT010 1982 model and TOT020 1989 model.
My other nicks on ebay and others is Slugonian..slow lethargic neanderthall ....bit like my Rangies:p :p :p


Bradtot:eek:

[Jamo]

Mine is just what I was called when I was a kid, amongst other names which I prefer not to mention due to deep emotional scarring.

My first name is James.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

But I did come across this:

http://www.our4wd.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1671&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=name&start=0



:eek: eek!



wonder what happened to Tankgirl?:huh:

[Disco300Tdi]

You dont have to be Pauline Hanson to work out
84RR

[HSVRangie]

HSV Rangie

range rover with HSV 215 under bonnet easy as.

MIchael.

[Jojo]

Jojo
-is my original travelling-name from my scouting days (they aren't over yet... and I continue travelling...)

My first name (Johannes) is waaaay too long to be useful in online sessions. Not to mention my surname.
Cheers
B)

[FenianEel]

Jojo
-is my original travelling-name from my scouting days (they aren't over yet... and I continue travelling...)

My first name (Johannes) is waaaay too long to be useful in online sessions. Not to mention my surname.
Cheers
B)

It's not Bjelke-Petersen is it?:lol:

[FenianEel]

so, (i know this will not be taken in jest so i'll insert a smiley to reinforce my intention to "take the ****" in a light hearted way):rolleyes: i take it you felt so strongly about the british rule in ireland that you moved to australia?

there is a local band in sydney called Finn McCool. country/swing/rock, funny bastards. usually turn up in tamworth each year at festival time.

Barney,

I take everything in jest:lol:. Almost:angry:.......
You have to when you sh*t stir as much as I do!!!

Good pick up too Ron, Discowhite etc.
Pronounciation was for the benefit of others, (like NOZ;)), who was coming out with Fen nini inin Eel when we are at Rover. haha

I knew it had too many syl sya syla syba - bits in the words:rolleyes:

[crump]

You dont have to be Pauline Hanson to work out


84RR


PLEASE EXPLAIN??:D

[Disco300Tdi]

PLEASE EXPLAIN??:D

Now I know I am "Dancing with the Stars" :) :)

[p38arover]

What about a thread which explains the avatar.

Mine is a pic of me at Albury Primary School in about 1955-56.

I reckon I know why Tony uses an Emperor penguin but not how he came up with Frenchie - unless it was so crossing the Simpson Desert via the French Line.

Ron

[one_iota]

What about a thread which explains the avatar.
Mine is a pic of me at Albury Primary School in about 1955-56.


You were much flatter then:

[B92 8NW]

RE: You dont have to be Pauline Hanson to work out
84RR


"I believe that we are in danger of being swamped by 84 Range Rovers. They bring with them their own electrical faults and oil leaks, form traffic jams and do not co-operate. A truly multicultural vehicle can NEVER be strong or united and the world is full of failed and tragic examples, ranging from LADA to Skoda, to Toyota and closer to home, General Motors. Mitsubishi and Ford are currently paying the price.

[DiscoTDI]

I'am involved with Military Vehicles, and drive a restored Vietnam Series 2a :) am WELL over 21 and wear a Goatee beard, with a surname of Hicks, it wasn't long before I got the nickname of Ho Chi :D

so hence the Uncle Ho, and I am member No 3 of the Registry of Ex Military Landrovers. REMLR.com

Bung-Tiddley


Nguyen Tat Thanh "Ho Chi Min" (he who enlightens) 1890-1969.

I liked your last nickname Kev. and the story that went with it;) :D

[Disco300Tdi]

RE: You don't have to be Pauline Hanson to work out



84RR


"I believe that we are in danger of being swamped by 84 Range Rovers. They bring with them their own electrical faults and oil leaks, form traffic jams and do not co-operate. A truly multicultural vehicle can NEVER be strong or united and the world is full of failed and tragic examples, ranging from LADA to Skoda, to Toyota and closer to home, General Motors. Mitsubishi and Ford are currently paying the price.


I take it, you obviously read in your history class about the bad ones' then :huh: :huh:

[one_iota]

I have noticed more of us are declaring our given name in our signature....not hiding behind the profile name...that's healthy...carry on

[blitz]

Mine comes from my err wild days, I copped it when I was about 17 and no matter where I go enough people know me so I can't lose it. Now that I'm older and slower - I get a hell of a laugh out of the person I was to get the nickname.

and yes Mahn I also sign off with my real name

Blythe

[stevo68]

I have noticed more of us are declaring our given name in our signature....not hiding behind the profile name...that's healthy...carry on
Well mines in both my signature and sign off, so ummmm.......there :eek:

Regards

Stevo

[crump]

I have noticed more of us are declaring our given name in our signature....not hiding behind the profile name...that's healthy...carry on

yeh but then you have to type it every time,can you set it up like email, so its automatic???
Regards

Crump. I mean,Steve.

[one_iota]

yeh but then you have to type it every time,can you set it up like email, so its automatic???
Regards

Crump. I mean,Steve.

Hi Steve,

Just put it in your profile "signature" and it will appear below the line.:D

[crump]

Hi Steve,

Just put it in your profile "signature" and it will appear below the line.:D

Dont call me Steve, I hate it.:mad: :mad: :D

[stevo68]

Dont call me Steve, I hate it yeah STEVE, I know what you mean, Steve is like a cardigan wearing knob, who thinks he's the ants pants :D , hence Stevo or Stephen ( the correct spelling)

Regards

Stevo

P.S. Apologies to all you steves :p

[Cul]

Cul.... Short for last name Cullen. A high school thing.

Cul

[gruntfuttock]

I did post mine somewhere on this site, but it may have been on the old site.

Mine comes from the time when I was living in Switzerland and I was rather depressed at the time. There was a English radio series called "Round The Horn" and in that there was a character called Gruntfuttock who was living in "peasmouldya" this was how I felt at the time living in a small green country that was rotten and distasteful. Also it was a name that does conjours up different things to different people. But in reality it means nothing but it does get people talking!!!!

[dobbo]

Nickname :question:

Oh, it's not a nickname :excl:

See details here: http://www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad.htm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/11/96.jpg

I'm shocked to hear your a bit of a pr***

[TJS-70Y]

Its my number plate.

Thomas

[markyc]

It's my name!
Mark Conneely.
Tried to edit Makyc to MarkyC or even Marky C to simplify things but you can't, can you?

[Vandermorph]

I was gunna have a band when i grew up but there wasnt enough interest from other people to form one it was gunna be a band name now its just a user name ""Vandermorph"

[mrapocalypse]

Ex Girlfriend gave me mine.

It had an expletive after the Mr!

I was young and found it strangely flattering.

[Vandermorph]

So...what do you play then young Vandermorph?
Drums..... "Young Lady":p

[Bushie]

Boy, had to trawl back to page 2 to see if I had posted in this one.

I had :mad:


Martyn

[dobbo]

There are many Crumps in this world
Ace's too

But there is only one Dobbo

Besides if I used my real name "Mr Ronald L Jerremy" you'd just ask for my autograph

[Vandermorph]

Well, if my son and his mate are anything to go by, drum players are the hardest to find for a band so you shouldn't have had any trouble really.

Keep looking....:D
In a small town like ours? Portland? I found 2 electric Guitar players (Aj and Todd) and they want 2 different names for the band aswell ( Seadin Stone and Gunsmoke) and i couldnt find a vocalist or a Bass guitar and the gear is expensive like mics and amps

[p38arover]

Can I have your autograph "Mr Ronald L Jerremy" :D
Thats some monika :p

Are you as posh as it sounds? ;)

Having seen movies of Ron Jeremy (one "r") in action I can say, no, he's not posh - not like me, Ronald L. Beckett!

Ron

[timberwolf_302]

Timberwolf originally came from the computer game "Mechwarrier". It was the name of the best "mech" (combat vehicle) on the game. I started using it for online computer gaming, and email addresses.

I also use it as a radio callsign, when the situation permits.

302 was added as a number to prevent it being same as someone elses. If 302 was being used I would use other numbers like 351, 390, 428 (Ford V8 sizes). 302 was just the one I used the most.

If we are talking Avatars, the Leyland Australia logo is just showing my liking for Leyland products. I might update it soon, though...but for now, it looks good enough, despite the comparison with an ar*ehole.

I won't do the pronouncing thing. You can read. :unsure:

[p38arover]

Mine comes from the time when I was living in Switzerland .....this was how I felt at the time living in a small green country that was rotten and distasteful.

My wife, who is Swiss, is not impressed! :D

Ron

[Utemad]

Hey Ron.....some bloke in a teatowel has hijacked your identity :p :p :p

and your memory :p

[Turtle61]

Mine comes from the time when I was living in Switzerland .....this was how I felt at the time living in a small green country that was rotten and distasteful.
Hasn't changed much... but one can get stuck in it (I have) :eek:

My wife, who is Swiss, is not impressed!
No comment. And which part of CH is she from? Some parts are more rotten and distasteful than others.... :angel:

Anyway...
When I bought the SII my wife (well, she wasn't then yet) thought it reminded her of a Polish cartoon character "Tuptus the Turtle"... so for the sake of everyone's sanity we just called it the "Turtle"... and 61 is the year. The name fits the SII nicely - it's old, green, tough and just keeps going... not bad for a classic British convertible sports car :p

[gruntfuttock]

My wife, who is Swiss, is not impressed! :D

Ron

My wife is Swiss!

When you got to know of what went on behind the scenes it makes the mind boggle!

one thing as example : -
The big pollies could claim as a tax deduction the bribes they paid to get things through:eek: :eek: :eek: . This has been closed off now

[dobbo]

Having seen movies of Ron Jeremy (one "r") in action I can say, no, he's not posh - not like me, Ronald L. Beckett!

Ron

Twas an intentional typo to filter out the perverts

And I see it has worked:D

[Tyrepower]

When I was younger (and better looking) I worked as a Model, now I'm older I do more acting. My name comes from the last big contract I had which was as the Tyrepower Pro for the Tyrepower chain of stores. My mates at the time of joining this site were calling me Mr Tyrepower. Ended up as a simple name to use. At the same time I was also on the Retra Vision adds..but I thought Retra Man didn't have the same ring as Tyrepower.
My latest project is a part in "The Eleventh Soldier" Synopsis below.

The Eleventh Soldier is the largest film production in Western Australia and the most exciting throughout Australia.
The movie set is one of the largest constructed in Australia to date consisting of bunkers, gun towers, mess halls, 2km of roads, communication HQ and its own power supply. On the days of filming there will be jeeps,
trucks, tanks, heavy artillery and machine guns on set.
The film is being shot on super 35mm film with all post production, sound and special effects being done at Double G Studios.
Together with the most talented cast ever assembled in Western Australia for a single film project and the most experienced crew, Cinematographer flown in from Melbourne and the make up artist from "Spiderman 2" etc, the film makers hope to bring the story of "The Eleventh Soldier" to life on an epic scale.
Please visit the films web site for more information plus see cast interviews and teaser trailer.
www.eleventhsoldier.com (http://www.eleventhsoldier.com)

Cheers Richard.

[p38arover]

Hey Ron.....some bloke in a teatowel has hijacked your identity :p :p :p

That's part of a photo of me when I was working in Saudi Arabia.

Ron

[p38arover]

No comment. And which part of CH is she from? Some parts are more rotten and distasteful than others.... :angel:

Winterthur.

Ron

[p38arover]

My wife is Swiss!

So how many Swiss connections are on this forum? :eek:

There's at least three wives.

Ron

[p38arover]

Swiss Rolls :D

Ron

[crump]

Imagine the tragedy if it was Crump-ette :p :p

I'm thinking of changing it to CRUMPORAMA, but I dont want to mess up my post count.:D
But then again, Crump does sound a little silly.

[tonto73]

Tonto73- Was named 'Tonto' by some guys at work around 11 years ago. I was described to be a friendly little indian (Believed to be Zorro's sidekick), sort of confusing as i have Indian heritage but it is the 'Curry muncher' type not the 'smokum peace pipe' type. Anyway it has stuck even though i am not so small anymore.... the military has a way of coming up with strange nick names by strange means...... Still friendly though, and the '73' is the year of my birth.

[Will]

Mi wife is also from Switzerland - they know how to make good ones!!
Born in Appenzell.

Will comes from the school days - last name Williams so 'Will' was a good fit. Dag was also another nick name, thank goodness Will stuck and not the other way round.

[crump]

Mi wife is also from Switzerland - they know how to make good ones!!
Born in Appenzell.

Will comes from the school days - last name Williams so 'Will' was a good fit. Dag was also another nick name, thank goodness Will stuck and not the other way round.

there's nothing worse then a sticky dag, just ask any sheep.:D ;)

[Will]

Just wait until someone tries to do a 'crutch job' on you!!

[crump]

Just wait until someone tries to do a 'crutch job' on you!!

mmmm I wish, those where the days.:D

[p38arover]

Mi wife is also from Switzerland

They are taking over! :o

Ron

[gruntfuttock]

Hasn't changed much... but one can get stuck in it (I have) :eek:

No comment. And which part of CH is she from? Some parts are more rotten and distasteful than others.... :angel:


Neuchâtel, Coffrane to be exact. We lived in Couvet, Wife was the CEO in Môtiers and me Watchmaker in La Chaux-des-Fonds, amongst other places

[gruntfuttock]

Swiss Rolls :D

Ron

Don't you mean Swiss Crumpet??

Or maybe a Swiss Roll with the Swiss Crumpet:angel:

[Turtle61]

Winterthur.
OK. REAL Switzerland :cool: ;)


Neuchâtel, Coffrane to be exact. We lived in Couvet, Wife was the CEO in Môtiers and me Watchmaker in La Chaux-des-Fonds, amongst other places
Nice. Not too far from Geneva... and you moved back to Oz... interesting...


They are taking over!
I woudn't worry about it yet. They need a referendum to do ANYTHING and AFAIK there wasn't one :p

[vogue]

Vogue as in Range Rover Vogue:D

Thanks to Highline for the idea!!!

[Bush65]

When I started to build the bushie, I was going to put a 6.5 litre chevy diesel in it. But saw the light just in time and fitted a 4BD1-T.

Now going to pull the 4BD1-T from the bushie and put it in the rangie.

[Bush65]

There are many Crumps in this world
Ace's too

But there is only one Dobbo

Besides if I used my real name "Mr Ronald L Jerremy" you'd just ask for my autograph
Heh! that's me:o

[rangieman]

When I started to build the bushie, I was going to put a 6.5 litre chevy diesel in it. But saw the light just in time and fitted a 4BD1-T.

Now going to pull the 4BD1-T from the bushie and put it in the rangie.

and i thought we would have had to move this to the mud pit what a let down:angel:

[Cap]

Well, I got the name Stooge from a mate of mine. The way it came about was we both loved to watch Fat Pizza, and at that stage, I always used to wear a 'bum bag', plus, im from Uruguay (wog). So the combination of wog and bum bag is what started it, and got stuck with it :D

[Utemad]

I chose Utemad as at the time I had a ute and as for the mad part it sounded good at the time.

Although maybe I was mad as when I bought the Rodeo I passed up a Tdi Disco. However the wagon didn't suit my beach camping lifestyle at the time. The Disco was kitted out with air lockers, winch etc too.

[LieutenantRover]

Captain by the name of Mick Tugwell called me that when I was in my GS.Some Of you ex grunts may have passed by him. He was an RSM for many years.

[seqfisho]

My favourire joke of all times....

If they were showing a movie up a sheep's bum, would you go in and watch it? Or would you be one of the dags hanging out around the back?!! :D :D :D :D

PMSL:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Mud_Bogger6]

The Quads in the old mud hole, i always got bogged,

[CaptJimmy]

Due to my parents attempts at life altering humiliation, i was named James Cook and no surprises got the nick name Captain, hence the name CaptJimmy

[grumpybastard]

Mines a very long and convoluted story:

One of the most useful tools i have (especially for home renovations) is one that i made by accident.

I was pulling up glued down lino with a 4" spatula when it snapped in half so it became 1.5" spatula, a few days later i couldn't find any Stanley knife blades to scrape back the paint on the windows so i sharpened the broken spatula on the grinder then finished it off on the oil stone. Effectively creating a razor sharp blade on a large wooden handle, sort of like a chisel.

Anyway not having a name for it, and having to say "pass me the broken spatula chisel thing" it got nicknamed by my eldest son the "GrumpyBastard Tool" because its a lethal weapon that a Grumpbastard might just use.

So it was called the "GrumpyBastard Tool" and since i was the one who used the tool i became the "GrumpyBastard" by default.

And funny enough i have yet to encounter anyone else who calls themself GB online, so it makes life easy for me with just one username :)

[Quiggers]

I worked with Mervyn Lloyd (owner of several RRs), a brilliant film editor up to the mid '90s, (retired) always referred to me as quiggers, which is better than quiggles, which i used to get from some.

Mervyn, I believe is down Queanbeyan way, anyone met him? (You wouldn't forget him if you have)...

Cheers, GQ

[Quiggers]

That's amazing Numptys Missus, I'd never have figured that out! LOL!!!!!

I spose Numpty will soon be known as Numptys Missus bloke.:)

GQ

[dobbo]

That's amazing Numptys Missus, I'd never have figured that out! LOL!!!!!

I spose Numpty will soon be known as Numptys Missus bloke.:)

GQ

But wouldn't that then make Numpty's missus, Numpty's missus bloke's missus?

[5teve]

i dont really need to explain mine do i?

:)

Steve

[Aussie]

and Mine also doesn't really need an explination

[Quiggers]

Yeah right, dobbo!!!!

and what about the kids (and the dog)? And the grandkids?

I hope there's not a numptys mistress........ but i spose there is...

numptys missus and the landrovers.

soundlikes a good name for a band!

GQ

[FenianEel]

i dont really need to explain mine do i?

:)

Steve

You've only got 5 teeve in your mouff?

[Scallops]

Scallops originated from my lack of fluency in NSW speak - I had moved from Adelaide to Armidale (now in Brisbane and lovin' it) and went down to Coffs for a seafood feed. When I saw Scallops for 30c each - I thought "bingo". Ordered 10 bucks worth of the buggers.

The fisho thought I was mad when I lost it at being given a armful of potato cakes wrapped in newspaper! My dear friends won't let me forget it - so its Scallops from now on.

[Quiggers]

I've always thought that 'scallops' was a bizarre name for something made from a spud.

what are they called in other States?

GQ

[FenianEel]

I've always thought that 'scallops' was a bizarre name for something made from a spud.

what are they called in other States?

GQ

Potato cakes generally...
you have them whilst wearing your togs (not swimmers), or drinking a pot, not a middy;) :D

[Quiggers]

So where does a hash brown fit in?

or is it just another Amercanism?

Mmmmmm.... food........

GQ

[JDNSW]

So where does a hash brown fit in?

or is it just another Amercanism?



Yes - although not just an Americanism, I think that grated potato soaked in fat and cooked in fat so as to make it as unhealthy as possible really is an American invention. Not quite the same as potato cakes, which are mashed potato fried.
John

[numpty]

But wouldn't that then make Numpty's missus, Numpty's missus bloke's missus?

And I,m quite happy to be known as same.

Perry:cool:

[EchiDna]

[wikipedia is your friend]

weird huh? Scallops to me are bivalve invertebrates that tastes feckin great! back when I lived there, everytime I went diving I'd take the daily bag limit of 100 pieces (takes about 10 minutes in port phillip bay)...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

so how a deep fried slice of potatoe which had been dipped in batter became known as a 'scallop' in NSW is weird... it must come from scallop/ed potatoe au gratin? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalloped_potatoes

hashbrowns have got to be the American barstardisation of Rösti. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6sti

[/wikipedia is your friend]

*sigh* another thread shamelessly taken OT...:)

[rrturboD]

RRTurboD seemed like a good name to use, given that I did not need to explain what I was driving. RR started as TurboD, 5 Speed, but now has Tdi300 and ZF Auto ... and has been reliable!

[vnx205]

Compared with what has preceded this, mine is dead boring.

I had stumbled on the site, was browsing as a guest, saw that there were advantages in registering, was keen to search the forum for a particular piece of information so needed to register quickly, needed something I could remember, assumed all the interesting nicknames would already be taken, couldn't be bothered trying a few to try to find one that was still available, so just used my number plate.

[simonl8353]

Christian name and 1st initial of surname, the 8353 was suggested by some distant automated web site registration software when I was trying to be too imaginative, in the end I gave up and accepted it. Although I would'nt have thought there were 8,352 other simonl's in front, so go figure why it picked that number! Maybe its Cybernet trying to communicate with me and I'm the keeper of the answer to life the universe and everything.

Any way it kinda stuck so I used it here

[Searover]

The Land Rover tows The Sea Rover (Boat) + no imagination = Searover.

[Disco_owner]

mine gets a Big F on originality , I own a Disco ,

and Avtar Pic was taken at bendethra.

[vnx205]

mine gets a Big F on originality , I own a Disco ,

and Avtar Pic was taken at bendethra .
So can I take it that you will be joining Tank, me and hopefully a couple of others in going through Bendethra on the way to the 60th at Cooma?

[timberwolf_302]

Mine is german for a whales vagina.

[stevo68]

Well in case you didnt read back through 19 odd pages, I guess I join Tank and VNX205 ( gee something we agree with :p) with being boring, it doesnt take an einstein to work out my profile name :). Though have learnt something new today, didnt know Timber Wolf meant any kind of VJJ :D

Regards

Stevo

[Disco_owner]

So can I take it that you will be joining Tank, me and hopefully a couple of others in going through Bendethra on the way to the 60th at Cooma?


yeah , it's a possibilty , I was initially planning on driving down on thursday what are your plans?

[vnx205]

Well in case you didnt read back through 19 odd pages, I guess I join Tank and VNX205 ( gee something we agree with :p) with being boring, it doesnt take an einstein to work out my profile name :). Though have learnt something new today, didnt know Timber Wolf meant any kind of VJJ :D

Regards

Stevo

Yes I did read all the pages.

Getting through all the posts kept me out of mischief for quite a while.
Didn't you notice I had gone a bit quiet for a while? :p

[vnx205]

yeah , it's a possibilty , I was initially planning on driving down on thursday what are your plans?

Contact Tank for details.

He has a couple of posts on the subject and I'm sure would welcome a PM.

[Disco_owner]

Contact Tank for details.

He has a couple of posts on the subject and I'm sure would welcome a PM.

Thanks mate , just seen his Post.I'll PM him.

[Fusion]

I got my name when i first signed up with ebay . I figured it would be a good name because one is just never enough :D . So i carried it through when i joined up here ;)........ gees that was an exciting story :eek::angel:

[29dinosaur]

I needed something I could remember .... 29 birthday .. dinosaur because I'm nearly extinct.... a bit of a 'dir' statement.

[Mud_Bogger6]

MudBogger came from raaying the old quad thru the mud hole out back, The bike was named (by my little sis) Lil' Bogger, I soon renamed it mudbogger and it kinda went from there

[dandlandyman]

Mine was a nickname given to me by a friend when my collection of landies (both goers and wrecks) got perilously close to double figures.
I've only got these three now, plus two wrecks/storage vehicles.

[Sprint]

sprint...... well..... really imaginative kinda person that i am, it comes from driving a Falcon XR8 Sprint, and bring the unfortunate bugger who has to run the XR8 Sprint register

[Killer]

Killer comes from my surname Kilmartin. I have been called that on and off for about thirty years now.

Cheers, Mick.

[Redback]

You dont have to be Pauline Hanson to work out


84RR


Might need that explanation:p

[olbod]

My little Bird cant get her mouth around Robert very well, so she calls
me Bod ( Bob ).

When she is mad at me or if I dont move quick enough for her liking,
she taunts me with Olbod, Olbod, Olbod !
When I have been good, she calls me Mate.

[rovercare]

sprint...... well..... really imaginative kinda person that i am, it comes from driving a Falcon XR8 Sprint, and bring the unfortunate bugger who has to run the XR8 Sprint register

I had an ED XR8 Sprint:)

[neil 90]

in a land far far away i was into alfa romeos and when i moved here the first car i got was a alfa 90, what a bag of s**t that turned out to be, so i got a rangey instead. frying pan and fire spring to mind :D

[garryc]

My name Steinzy came from my Army days where my surname Steinberg was just to hard for some people;)
AH! Army days. I remember 2 guys with difficult names in basic training. So the sarg. would call one "shoelace" and the other "wheel barrow" and if they didn't respond at roll call he would say "C'mon you know who you are". :D

[garryc]

I did post mine somewhere on this site, but it may have been on the old site.

Mine comes from the time when I was living in Switzerland and I was rather depressed at the time. There was a English radio series called "Round The Horn" and in that there was a character called Gruntfuttock who was living in "peasmouldya" this was how I felt at the time living in a small green country that was rotten and distasteful. Also it was a name that does conjours up different things to different people. But in reality it means nothing but it does get people talking!!!!

Hands up all those who remember "Round the Horn". In fact I have some CD's that have the Goons, Round the Horn and a lot of English humour They keep me sane in the face of all that Yank drivel they call humour :D :D

[garryc]

Swiss Rolls :D

Ron

Or the Swiss sisters the "Swissters" :p

[Sprint]

I had an ED XR8 Sprint:)

and you still miss it? lol

[loanrangie]

Originally used Hangover after the E fell of my 2 dr rangie and i cut the R into a H, i use hangover on the LROCV forum but it was already taken here.

[stevo68]

Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo68 https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/768.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/27709-where-does-your-profile-name-come-post704889.html#post704889)
Well in case you didnt read back through 19 odd pages, I guess I join Tank and VNX205 ( gee something we agree with :p) with being boring, it doesnt take an einstein to work out my profile name :). Though have learnt something new today, didnt know Timber Wolf meant any kind of VJJ :D

Regards

Stevo

Yes I did read all the pages.

Getting through all the posts kept me out of mischief for quite a while.
Didn't you notice I had gone a bit quiet for a while? :p
Actually I had so when you responded a day or so later to something on the "other" thread, I was out of my mode :), so hence didnt respond :p.

Also just realised I actually started this thread back in 2006 :D, yeah I know whoopdee dooo :angel:

Regards

Stevo

[BMKal]

Ah - mine's pretty boring too.

BM - my initials, Kalgoorlie - where I live.

The Mrs reckons my middle name should have been Ulysses. :eek:

[adnic]

adnic is the product of a bunch of my clients & mates who knew a number of adams so i was shortened in the great aussie tradition to adnic (adam nicholas)
it's great for the business though..catchy!:D

[Barra1]

Barra1 came about on one of my fishing trips to the NT. Two boats - and when we caught a barra we would get onto the radio with the call "Barra1 to Barra2" - you hear that and you knew the blokes in the other boat had caught a barra worthy of mention....tended to ignore their calls after a while.:mad:

I got a bigger boat and enforced the rule - I've got the big boat so I'm now Barra1 - regardless:p

I guess if my name changes to Barra2 it means "Ducky" (my fishing mate) has got himself a bigger boat than mine.:eek::o

[olmate]

Barra1 came about on one of my fishing trips to the NT. Two boats - and when we caught a barra we would get onto the radio with the call "Barra1 to Barra2" - you hear that and you knew the blokes in the other boat had caught a barra worthy of mention....tended to ignore their calls after a while.:mad:

I got a bigger boat and enforced the rule - I've got the big boat so I'm now Barra1 - regardless:p

I guess if my name changes to Barra2 it means "Ducky" (my fishing mate) has got himself a bigger boat than mine.:eek::o

I had heard that it was because you had managed to land one barra only :o:D:D:p

Mine has come from refering to everyone as 'olmate'. The car was going to be Daktari at the time but I couldn't get that on a number plate in Darwin and not too many blokes understood it or knew of the TV show. Olmate has stuck compliments to my little niece who continues with the tradition calling most people either 'olmate' or 'ol love' :D.

[AJSLRD]

[QUOTE=olmate;705097]I had heard that it was because you had managed to land one barra only :o:D:D:p

LOL LOL :):):p

Mine came from my initals and L R D (Land Rover Discovery) oviously. But will work well when I land a Defender in the future.

Allen

[Barra1]

I had heard that it was because you had managed to land one barra only :o:D:D:pMine has come from refering to everyone as 'olmate'. The car was going to be Daktari at the time but I couldn't get that on a number plate in Darwin and not too many blokes understood it or knew of the TV show. Olmate has stuck compliments to my little niece who continues with the tradition calling most people either 'olmate' or 'ol love' :D.

Gee Ol'Mate you nearly gave me a heart attack. :o

At first I thought - Bloody hell, Ol'mate has been stalking me while I've been fishing - watching me... and now knows I've only ever caught one barra.:o

Then I realised.........couldn't be so. Can't get a Kluger into Woollogorang.:p:p:p

[zulu Delta 534]

Just the tail end of an old radio callsign I used to answer for a couple of years. Easy for me to remember, wasnt taken, and usually puts me close to the end of any list, as opposed to aadvaark.
Regards
Glen

[Barra1]

Mine came from my initals and L R D (Land Rover Discovery) oviously. But will work well when I land a Defender in the future.

Allen

It is good to see ambition is alive and well.:D:D

[olmate]

Can't get a Kluger into Woollogorang.:p:p:p

And its not the car stopping me - its the wife; she wont let me try anything with it :D:D:D

I was once refered to as the mad mullet - but it didn't stick :o thank god!!

[storm boy]

Just joined a month ago and the name i picked was taken so i let my 6yo daughter choose. Its her favourite audio cd and after listening to it 100s of times travelling around australia last year, i think i could recite it word for word.

[drumcounsellor]

Hi,

Well, I started life as a professional musician, playing the drums funnily enough:)

Career change some years ago, becoming a Counsellor.

[procrastination inc]

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[Blknight.aus]

Mines a throwback to when I first started working with the IT industry, Back when EGA was standard and VGA was cool, I got hooked up by a mate of a friend of a pal who ran the roundtable BBS in perth. the bloke who ran it was heavily into medievil things and everyone who worked with the BBS had their own nick assigned. I did data security and system integrity type work as was considered the protector of the round table everything then had to be 8.3 complient for names so we had

KingArthr for the boss
LdyGwnvr for his missus and 2IC
and
Blknight for me.

I sort of liked it so I kept it. I use it everywhere I can and almost always include aus or OZ in it seperated by ._-' or ` and for those who remeber when arcade machines only let you have 3 letters for a high score BKN was me.

oh, side note, if you ever get a file from me with the file extention set to BKN its a text file or a zip file encrypted using blknight as the password.

[Snapper]

Mine has been with me ever since I was knee high to a grass hopper ( not that much taller now).

My real name is Breen so from there it went to Bream and then Snapper. More people call me Snapper than my real name.

[Hymie]

My Surname is Hiam, so Hymie has followed me everywhere since Primary school.

[Treads]

Surname is 'Tyers' so got called 'Retread' in the fire brigade when I was retained. Eventually the guys shortened it to 'Treads' and it has stuck :burnrubber:

[clean32]

N Korea, how thay wrote my name on a visa, and how i got called ( buy them ) and everyone else after, 32 was my security officers number plate, took me 3 days to spot him or who he was, he always used the same car. after that i signed every thing clean 32, just my way of having a poke at them back then. my real name is Dean- dean-clean,

[2 rocks]

Well 2 Rocks is where I live (though sadly that might be changing soon). The plates weren't taken when I got my old Pajero so it seemed sensible to use it on various forums. Not very exciting, but...

...on AUSJEEPOFFROAD.COM (http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com) I go by Shetani. Now the shetani are generally nasty devil spirits as carved by the Makonde people of eastern Africa...and the subject of a book called "Into the out of" by Alan Dean Foster. Guess those plates probably aren't taken either :)

Mike

[harrier]

When we first bought the Xtreme and I was getting used to how it handled (previous vehicle was and still is an auto Disco Series 1) I proceeded up a rock step with a little more momentum than was required and did a "vertical takeoff".

Needless to say, I don't do that now, of course, but the name stuck!

[datifsimp]

Damien and Tiffany Simpson

Needed a business name when we lived in Sydney and Thought this was the easy way around.:cool:

[WhiteD3]

Inspiration or a total lack of imagination. Take your pick:D

[agrojnr]

Been known as Agro for years and both my Dad and I have personal plates (AGROJNR & AGROSNR)

But I not really GOT IT:D:D


Adam

[Vern]

My new one comes from my nickname as i am stripping my 6.5 Rangie.
Thanks Inc.:)

[Bulldog]

We call the Rangie "Bulldog".

My wife called her yellow Corolla "Tweety", so my car became "Sylvester", so "Bulldog" seemed to fit for the Rangie. It was supposed to be the dog's name in the Looney Tunes cartoon - the big grey dog with the little one jumping around it's feet saying "do you wanna play?". Now i think about it, its name was "Butch"... Does that sound right?

EDIT: if Butch is right, i'm not changing the Rangies name, or my user name!

[Vern]

We call the Rangie "Bulldog".

My wife called her yellow Corolla "Tweety", so my car became "Sylvester", so "Bulldog" seemed to fit for the Rangie. It was supposed to be the dog's name in the Looney Tunes cartoon - the big grey dog with the little one jumping around it's feet saying "do you wanna play?". Now i think about it, its name was "Butch"... Does that sound right?

EDIT: if Butch is right, i'm not changing the Rangies name, or my user name!Its butch:p

[graceysdad]

Mine is simple, wife couldnt have any more kids due to cancer in the nursery, she wanted a girl so I bought her a female Shihtzu we named Gracey, so there you go Graceysdad!

[Studio54]

Studio 54 is a club in NY and Vegas in the US. There was a movie made about it. A famous quote from the movie and sound track is "Its that big disco that everyones talking about" Hence Studio 54.

[SPROVER]

My profile name came from a project car that i was doing up.It was a Triumph Dolomite Sprint which had its 4 cylinder motor taken out and a rover V8 put in.:burnrubber:SPrint -ROVER:D Thought it was smart at the time:bangin:.Sold it to my brother who has just about finished it.All that is needed is for it to be wired up.If there is anyone out there who is good at wiring up a 3.9 injected motor.Im sure he would compensate you for it:twobeers:
Cheers

Chris

[rovercare]

.All that is needed is for it to be wired up.If there is anyone out there who is good at wiring up a 3.9 injected motor.Im sure he would compensate you for it:twobeers:
Cheers

Chris

Yep, Me;)

[Dungie]

I have been known as Dungie for about 16 years, since my niece was first starting to talk. It appears that Dungie was easier to say than Dale? And the new name has stuck.

[SPROVER]

Roughly how far away are you from Glen Waverley? It would have to be trailored there.

[rovercare]

Roughly how far away are you from Glen Waverley? It would have to be trailored there.

1.5hrs :)

[SPROVER]

Will check with my brother on that Rovercare and see what he reckons.
Cheers
Chris

[rovercare]

Will check with my brother on that Rovercare and see what he reckons.
Cheers
Chris


Hi matey, just so you know, I charge $30/hour and will see a rover V8 running in a couple of hours, then its up to your brother how far he'd like to go with it, how neat a job, tidying the original loom, stuff like that :eek:

Make sure he has the full loom and relay setup from the 3.9 and its a relatively easy job, as the loom only interfaces through a few plugs;)

[RoverOne]

Back in my Scouting days and when in "Rovers" as the leader I was RoverOne on the old 18 ch CB when in convoy to a weekend away camping etc and it stuck, it was also my call sign when you had to have a licence to have a CB radio.

[Dances With Trees]

Dances with trees goes a long way back, mainly because the fool things, trees that is, tend to jump out in front of me every time I am off road.
My competition disko trashed a rear 1/4 panel on a tree, and once I got it fixed she decided to roll and when she stopped was leaning against the same 1/4 panel. I gave up motocross because of the sill trees. When i moved on to Mountain Bike Racing, you guessed it, more trees.
I now have a 90, heavily armored, but every time out...
Why do trees want to dance with me?:D:D:D

[Sleepy]

Thought I'd resurrect this one cause there's a few of us that haven't been around all that long!

Mine's easy I was born with it! - (minus the "y") .

Any other newbies want to let on?

C'mon Shannon how'd you come up with "Supermodel"?:confused:
I thought I'd sold my S2 to Jennifer Hawkins!


Sorry to bring up an old thread. (Sounds like something a cat would do!:o)

[Rangier Rover]

When I 1st built up my 2 door years ago with 900 /16 Tractor tyres , 4.4 < lift etc the locals would say .."Go see Rangier Rover" as radical Rovers wern't a common site here in those days. I'm thinking about changing it soon:confused: Just have to think of one more appropiate as my Rangies are far from being Rangier these days.:(
Cheers Tony

[hodgo]

With a surname of Hodgson I was either called Hodgie or Hodgo or Dongers while in the army, When I joined this forum I just chose hodgo

[clean32]

After a few years in SE Asia and china and being called Clean ( real name Dean ) to make things simple I even introduced myself as Clean.
On patrol in the 3 border area I would kit up with 2 Topi 32's in chest holsters. ( as well as a FN) a rather unusual bit of kit, made me a bit of a joke for a bit, until it proved its self and they started to copy.

[2 rocks]

Well when I first moved to Two Rocks the plates weren't taken so I got them and it went on my old Pajero. When I sold that I transferred the plates to the Landy. I was always 2Rocks on POCUK (a top UK forum for Paj owners) and now on AULRO.
On ausjeepoffroad I'm Shetani (an African devil spirit) as I joined there with a Flame Red TJ, but will proabbaly change it when I get personal plates for the new one as it's green/tan.

Mike

[Col.Coleman]

Here we go, knock yourself out

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/introductions/55856-how-i-became-colonel.html

CC

[The Fish]

Mine came about in my school years as I was a competitive swimmer so was always in the pool and when I wasn't in the pool I was in the surf or some other form of water. Then when I moved to college for uni it stayed as my fresher name and took on another meaning.

[isuzutoo-eh]

I drive a toyota. 'nuff said

Actually the near future holds change that calls for a new nickname :D

[catch-22]

favourite book by Joseph Heller..

...it's hella funny..

[tolinja]

Well Tolinja = to lin ja = tony linda james (my son)
and the nick
Chaser was given to me in the hilux club when my dog run away one weekend and i chased her up a hill, got her back after a few hours but it stuck



cheers

chaser

[Bundalene]

How interesting to read these posts, we were only discussing this subject a few days ago.

"Bundalene" is the name of a property (named by the previous owner). It's our "bush retreat" in Central NSW. We've had it just on 20 years now and it's where we go to escape the rat race. Both our children learnt their bush skills there and over the years we have built a very comfortable shack out of local rocks, constructed a hot water system out of an old 18 gallon beer keg, and built a (flushing) dunny.....and have had a LOT of fun doing it.
Happy hour sitting on the verandah watching the sun set and the black cockatoos flying past and the wallabies is just the best.:D
Cheers

[tempestv8]

Tempest is the internal code name used in Solihul for the Discovery Series II project.

So since I have a V8 powered Discovery II, the name "tempestv8" came about.

The internal code names for the V8 engine was Thor (and for the TD5 engine was Storm)

But "tempestthor" didn't sound right.... so tempestv8 it was. ;)

[Shonky]

"Shonky" is my nickname in some circles, and came about because someone couldn't be bothered pronouncing my surname (Carnegie-Smith) so I got "hey you... umm... Shonky-Smith!"

From then on, I was and am, Shonky. ;)

It is NOT because I am dodgy or shifty! :o

[Tank]

Tank, because I'm Big and Round, like a Tank, (water Tank), actually it comes from my Rigging days on Job sites around Australia, someone started calling me Tank and it stuck, I wasn't as Round back then, so I don't know why, Regards Frank.

[stevo68]

Wow, I started this thread 2 1/2 yrs ago...good to see if getting a new breath of life and reading about peoples names and where they came from. Looking back, wish I had been a bit more imaginitive :), though I'm sure some folk could coin a few having been on here a few years :D ( oh and I'm not asking them to either :p)

Regards

Stevo

[OGJON]

very simple being born in
Papua New Guinea
it's my Islander name

the G is silent
making it ojon

[Bundalene]

Wow, I started this thread 2 1/2 yrs ago...good to see if getting a new breath of life and reading about peoples names and where they came from. Looking back, wish I had been a bit more imaginitive :), though I'm sure some folk could coin a few having been on here a few years :D ( oh and I'm not asking them to either :p)

Regards

Stevo

Thanks for starting it Steveo...it's one of those posts that could really go on forever-as new members join. Hope someone gives it a bump from time to time.
Cheers:p

[waz]

Shortening my real name Wazzle B. Dazzle to Waz.

[The ho har's]

ho har has never posted on this thread so here goes...Harry...not his real name.....a nickname his mum gave him when he was born.........So lots of people have tried to guess over the years and give up usually by saying ohhh ho har...and me I am his wife:p


Mrs ho har:angel:

[BBC]

BBC came from my baptism in with my Mother Hash, the Maputo Hash House Harriers (MH3).

For the yet to be informed, Hash House Harriering is a collection of drinkers with a running problem, generally comprised of expatriates, that solve their running problems by getting together, drinking, and sometimes running.

Usually bawdy and illegible, ritualistic, and normally nonsensical; best way I could put it.