Where does your profile name come from?

**Bundalene** · 31st October 2008, 08:33 AM

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.

Cheers

**tempestv8** · 31st October 2008, 08:50 AM

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** · 31st October 2008, 09:43 AM

"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!

**Tank** · 31st October 2008, 10:49 AM

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** · 31st October 2008, 10:58 AM

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

( oh and I'm not asking them to either

)

Regards

Stevo

OGJON · 31st October 2008, 01:41 PM

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

the G is silent
making it ojon

**Bundalene** · 31st October 2008, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by 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

( oh and I'm not asking them to either

)

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

**waz** · 31st October 2008, 01:59 PM

Shortening my real name Wazzle B. Dazzle to Waz.

**The ho har's** · 31st October 2008, 02:11 PM

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

Mrs ho har

**BBC** · 31st October 2008, 02:23 PM

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.

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