How'd you choose your username?
BTW, there are some classic usernames on the Ski.com.au and Weatherzone forums. Off the top of my head, two of my favourites were Foehn Correspondent and Bob the Buildup (for those that don't know, a foehn is a warm, dry downslope wind, while 'Buildup' refers to pre-monsoon weather activity in the NT).
Ummm well...
Yes I'm a lawyer. No I don't like the jokes.
Grandfathers name.
Wonder if Bum acid will explain his ?
Your Grandpa is called Udo?
Yep
Doesn't take an Enigma code cracker to figure mine out.
Wish I went for something better.
One of my mates loved the Paul Keating quote about "swallowing a dictionary" and somewhow turned it turned into overdosing on the alphabet. It became a running joke with us and must've been on my mind when choosing a name.
I think mine is pretty self explanatory.
Anything conspiracy :)
It's my real name!
What about fartpaddler?
any excuse to introduce and/or share the genius of Chris Morris and Brasseye.
A more scientific explanation (with NSFW pictures):
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004943.html
atticus wrote:Yes I'm a lawyer. No I don't like the jokes.
The new book musta been a bugger
To do with my job and love for the amber liquid!
First heard norchock at lakey's years ago...local word for wanking.
norchock wrote:First heard norchock at lakey's years ago...local word for wanking.
Thought so;)
Is it spelt right tho.!
ha ha
No it would be spelt Norcok
C in Bahasa Indonesia is always a Ch sound and a ck sound just a straight K even in their local dialect it would be this.
Fuckn no cock...fuckn stupid cunt ;)
Southpaw .
Being from the land of majority " Naturals " . Sick of the inference that they bestow upon us right fist forwards , as Goofy's .
When boxing your respected .
That and my love of the Sth of this Continent & Hemisphere .
I too like Ben have a name that's similar which derived out of Weatherzone .
My favourite of everyone's is Anton Chigurh . It took me along time to work out its origin . And became an instant favourite when I worked it out . At first I thought it was a mate of a mate ( first name ) .
He doesn't post anymore , this place is no place for old men .
What about avatar image favourites . : Mike H , Tow man , 50 Cal , top deck , mibs , kiwi , shorris
Hahahahaaa ...
Mine was handed to me as a pre pubescent grommet 'back in the day' by the older local crew, and it stuck. Up until then, the most creative kids could get was 'dumbo' ... so, yes, I have prominent features.
The numbers ... GPS co-ordinates were too long.
I don't get in the water nearly as much as I'd like to.
Because seals live on rocks and i surf over rocks at my local.
bit of a long story...but balance, or my lack of it, has had a pretty significant impact on my life
I lost most of it...melted the balance function in my brain through a series of overheating bouts that left me hospitalised for most of my tenth year
so I cant stand on one foot for more than five seconds...nor stand still on 2...i actually got kicked out of the army because of it...couldnt stand at attention...hahaha it was pretty funny!
but I surfed from an early age...and still try to do my best...but its a bit more challenging for me than for most
My workplace.
At the time I was 50 but still say I feel 18 hence the young the body often reminds me I'm not!
Had a dog i called Simba,named after the movie the Lion King and its out of total respect for that amazing creature who used to be a huge part of my surfing life .
strategically squeezed out a fart while paddling past a mate and fartpaddler was born...
From High school...... That old cartoon with the sheepdog and the coyote.... Long surfy hair covering my sunburnt salt encrusted bloodshot eyes.... Was also a fairly laid back chap, but if my friends or family were in trouble...... Well....... A bit like the sheepdog in the cartoon... But I think a picture paints a thousand words lol...
I joined when i was moving away from the coast so I figured i'll never again be identified as a 'local'. I figured the name Yocal was a good juxtaposition seeing as it gives the impression of a rambling slack-jawed Westy.
As for the avatar, i was trying to find a pic of a nice wave to put up, but saw the seagull trotting along the shoreline in the corner of a photo and figured that was much more suitable for squarking my opinions on a forum...
vascectomy-blottmouth...mocking someone who thrives on stating the obvious while thinking he's the only one who worked it out.
stray-gator_2 ... lovingly in thrall of someone who thrives on stating the mystifyingly weird while thinking he's the only one in this world with all of the answers.
Plus I love Neil Young's backing bands.
"mocking someone who thrives on stating the obvious while thinking he's the only one who worked it out."
" lovingly in thrall of someone who thrives on stating the mystifyingly weird while thinking he's the only one in this world with all of the answers."
Uuuummm similar but I like the mystifyingly weird way better than mocking...!
thrall is a great word;)
Initials
So it gets even more overcrowded.
Breaker Morant . "As to rules and regulations, we had no Red Book, and knew nothing about them. We were out fighting the Boers, not sitting comfortably behind barb-wire entanglements; we got them and shot them under Rule 303,"
Intense stuff rule303.
I thought it was do to with the old rifle.!
I'm pretty sure they are one and the same Welly.
Went with mine 'cause all the funny ones were taken.
braudulio wrote:Went with mine 'cause all the funny ones were taken.
Awww cmon maaaaate..... Heaps of funny ones out there.... Seaman Stains, Major downer, Not so squizzy, Dolmio grin, Thruster, Con' Cave, Swallows tail, or one for the Kiwis - Dick grup.......
Sheepdog wrote:braudulio wrote:Went with mine 'cause all the funny ones were taken.
Awww cmon maaaaate..... Heaps of funny ones out there.... Seaman Stains, Major downer, Not so squizzy, Dolmio grin, Thruster, Con' Cave, Swallows tail, or one for the Kiwis - Dick grup.......
Yeah alright you busted me. I am just not a naturally funny guy!
The real story behind my username is that it is a homage to my favourite Cuban pitcher!
Or it could actually be my real name, you choose.
Yes B.
I understand 'Names' are just as they are;
Blowin wrote:I'm pretty sure they are one and the same Welly.
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wellymon wrote:Yes B.
I understand 'Names' are just as they are;
Or not.
wellymon wrote:Blowin wrote:I'm pretty sure they are one and the same Welly.
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Apologies if that sounded condescending Welly
Not at all Blowin, I thought it was gold;)
I think U missed my sarcastic humour.
I read written literature on here, a lot different to others. Probably bad English
I'm that tool wearing the Mad Huey's shirt and the gold chain heckling people at the Snapper Rocks jump rock.
I'm the bloke in the torn Rip Curl Dawn Patrol steamer circa 1984 giving you stink eye if you even think of paddling around me on my 8' board at head high Mainbreak Marg's .
I'm telling the loudest stories about the biggest sharks whilst lasciviously staring at your missus from the other side of the campfire at Cactus.
I'm covered in tattoos and wearing a Parkway Dive hoody and sizing up your belongings and watching where you stow the key to your car as you get ready to surf the pass.
I'm standing drunk in the car park at Jakes telling you that it was bigger/ hollower/ less crowded and out of your league ten years ago.
I'm the fella with the slick haircut, the $800 wetsuit and the Geelong plates on my BMW that keeps burning you from the shoulder at Winkipop.
I moved there two weeks earlier.
You have met me many, many times.
I am the Blowin.....And I'm coming to your town.
Blowin wrote:I'm that tool wearing the Mad Huey's shirt and the gold chain heckling people at the Snapper Rocks jump rock.
I'm the bloke in the torn Rip Curl Dawn Patrol steamer circa 1984 giving you stink eye if you even think of paddling around me on my 8' board at head high Mainbreak Marg's .
I'm telling the loudest stories about the biggest sharks whilst lasciviously staring at your missus from the other side of the campfire at Cactus.
I'm covered in tattoos and wearing a Parkway Dive hoody and sizing up your belongings and watching where you stow the key to your car as you get ready to surf the pass.
I'm standing drunk in the car park at Jakes telling you that it was bigger/ hollower/ less crowded and out of your league ten years ago.
I'm the fella with the slick haircut, the $800 wetsuit and the Geelong plates on my BMW that keeps burning you from the shoulder at Winkipop.
I moved there two weeks earlier.
You have met me many, many times.
I am the Blowin.....And I'm coming to your town.
I knew I'd seen you somewhere before!
Thats fucking classic,you beat me too it B.
Jeez it's great to see the inventiveness on the Swellnet forums, with regards to usernames. I'd love to hear how people came up with their monikers (or had it made for 'em!).
Mine's pretty boring. After I started looking at weather charts online back in '98, I eventually found the weather forums on ski.com.au, and then the Weatherzone's forums, both of which I ended up spending a lot of time.
I initially registered with a boring username ('br', which was the acronym for an old nickname), so I quickly changed it to thermalben. At the time I'd been reading an article on thermodynamics, so I cobbled the username together and it's stuck ever since.
Anyone else?