User names - what can they tell us about a person? (member, personality)

[abcdefg567]

I think mine points to my lack of creativity....and easier versions were already taken. I hate thinking of user names.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Robino1

Actually it is to the left of the thread title. Sheeesh! Can't tell my right from my left!!!

My only excuse: hadn't finished my first cup of coffee.

That's a valid excuse in my book!

[1insider]

Ny username is a vague hint at my true identity to those in my area who may know me professionally. I suspect a few have figured it out.

[Spuggy]

Not much unless it’s blatant and even then it’s a tiny facet of a persons state of mind at the time they made a user name and really not a way to determine personality.

[brocco]

i was eating broccoli and cheese when i made an account. i believe brocandchz was taken so i went with brocco

[GraceKrispy]

Mine is a nickname someone called me years ago (before the internet was "invented" ) and I just started using it online one day.

I find it really difficult to remember those generic user names, but ones with personality stick in my head much better

[emm74]

I'm pretty boring, my first initial spelled out, and a number that has personal significance. People assume my name is Emma, which I don't mind because I think it's a lovely name.

Other names I have in other forums include a character on an old and obscure TV show I liked, and one that is [something]Mom, based on a nickname my kiddo had. For instance, CheeriosMom, where Cheerio was just my kid's nickname but had nothing to with the cereal. But of course people constantly asked me about [the cereal] so I had to stop using that name.

[Tornado Baby]

Mine is how I entered the world. I was the first baby born on 6-20-1957 in Fargo, ND, the day of the Fargo Tornado, on which the F rating system for tornadoes was based. A totally random accident, but explains my resilience to life's challenges.

[Ginge McFantaPants]

My current user name is two slang terms for redheads (a shout out to my strawberry blonde hair). Reclaiming pejoratives, one post at a time.

My former user name was unintentionally ironic: it was supposed to be MS.Mathlete because I had just downloaded Microsoft Math and having a craptacular time trying to get the hang of the graphing calculator. I was so busy telling it to get off my lawn that accidentally didn’t capitalize the S.

[chessgeek]

My father taught me the game of chess when I was much younger. Believe I was 8 or 9 years old. I enjoyed playing it occasionally and still do. Became a pretty good player and was able to usually beat him and my friends a few years later. Nowhere near the grandmaster, tournament level, though. I added "geek" to the word "chess" just for fun.