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Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:27 pm
by CarneyUK
Saw this on another forum and thought it was quite interesting and funny.
So why the forum name?
For me, Carney UK ....... nicknamed Carney in NI due to Austin Powers. He describes Carneys as "Circus Folk" (I'm 5'3") "Big Hands" (I was a refueller and always wore big POL gloves) " Stink of Cabbage" Saturady night on the piss, then Sunday roast with loads of cabbage = not happy work collegues on Monday morning!!
Oh yeah, and I'm from the UK
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:38 pm
by Ballsout Racing
When I started racing I wanted a team name, or race name, as my name is Ball, I thought of Ball's out Racing, as in Ball is out racing, that turned into Ballsout Racing. That was before I got a computer, so once I got one and joined bike forums I used that name. Not actually sure that I ike it as a forum name

, but since I started with it, I thought I'd better stick with it so that people know it's me on all the forums I visit

Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:54 pm
by Mori Man
The one i use most is "Moriwaki man!"
This was because i got my ZRX400 with a Moriwaki straight system on it.
In my youth most bikes had Yoshimura but occasionally one had a Moriwaki (mostly Monster) on it and the "man!" was meant as I have one , a bit like "dude!"
However , most take it as my gender and that I am Moriwaki man and not actually my initial intention.
We all like nick names so i sign off mostly MM! and indeed when questioned i will get "Hey MM! , can you ....... " or if some one is replying to a query "Mori , sorted me out with a ....... "
So on here I asked for a change to "Mori man"
MM!

Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:45 pm
by cargo
My real name is Stephen Carr when I was at primary school I played football and our coach would shout and holler at us making demands telling us what to do.
He rarely used anyones first name if it was easier to use a surname and so.........................
Carr go...........................
Became ...................Cargo
Easy really.................
I have friends in this world who only know me as Cargo I sometimes even get post addressed to Mr Cargo.
Been stuck with it for 37 years................... prob be on my tombstone
On a related theme a good friend of mine lived and raced in Holland in the race programme teams were listed alphabetically...............so to make sure he was top of the list he called his race team................ Aardvark Racing........................... he actually Scottish and lives on the IOM now
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:50 pm
by Mori Man
cargo wrote:
On a related theme a good friend of mine lived and raced in Holland in the race programme teams were listed alphabetically...............so to make sure he was top of the list he called his race team................ Aardvark Racing........................... he actually Scottish and lives on the IOM now
same reason the makers of "Wallace & Grommit" went with "Aardman" when listed for animation makers.
I'll get back to my beer now

Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:55 pm
by Jamz
I've usually got some big long back-story on other forums where I use the names 'MrFiction' or 'Nasty Evil Ninja'!
For this one, it's because... I'm called James!
The Z thing comes from my poetry signature, but I won't tell you all that because it's a bit Ghey.

Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:29 pm
by SOILZX
I chose my forum name because my nick name at work is SOIL and my first bike was a ZXR400, nice and simple.
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:38 pm
by Gemini
im a typical gemini so i had to use it
gem
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:58 pm
by hciR
It wouldn't let me have Rich, so I reveresed it. Not very inventive and impossible to pronounce lol
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:04 pm
by carlingboy
I used to drink copius amounts af carling and make a complete and utter prat of myself
I don't drink it ne more as it tastes like toad and gives me headache ...but used that name for years so i stuck with it.....
now i just make a prat of myself without the aid of it which aint hard

Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:57 pm
by gingernm
Gingernm...
First part is obvious... yes I'm ginger!!
N Northern, because I'm a Northerner living in the south
M Monkey, southern work folk's nickname for me!!
Thankfully i'm quite light hearted, cause if not work would be depressing with the about of banter that goes on! We have a very mixed race base, strangers in our area can get a shock with the name calling that goes on!!!
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:13 am
by Vard66
Vard because my surname is Vardon, and through secondary, there were ALWAYS three Chris's in the tutor group, so surnames got used and then shortened.
There's barely anyone who has called me Chris for the last eight odd years, even teachers and bosses have called me Vard...
Lord knows why the 66 part, the only reason it's on here is because it's on Rovertech, and the only reason it's on Rovertech is because it's my XBox LIVE gamertag. I have no idea why I used 66 in my gamertag. It was probably that when I setup my hotmail account, 'skyhook' was taken, so I just went 'skyhook11' ... no, 'skyhook22' ... taken, 'skyhook33'... nope... etc etc.
I keep it the same across the net though. Any forum you find a 'Vard66' on, odds are more than high that it's yours truly.
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:19 am
by masterofinsanity
masterofinsanity? cos i'm a fukin nutter!
god knows how long of been known by this name, use it on every forum i use google it.
where did it come from? its a sabbath song
being the biggest craziest ozzy and sabbath fan in my youth i used to be as crazy as the madman himself, listening to sabbath/ozzy full blast out of a hitachi 3d superwoofer blaster attached to my shoulders for 10 hours a day got all his moves down to a T, use to run round with rubber bats in my mouth spitting sachets of tomato sauce everywhere and this was just at work.
lived for ozzy!! he got me through life hence the tatts i owe my life to this madman!
gotta go catch a crazy train now!
now not a lot of people know this.........
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:12 pm
by kermit the frog
because of a practicle joke at work. i own a bright green nissan micra twister and one day at work the lads put a numberplate on top of the front numberplate on my car and written on it was "kermit 1", drove all the home through maccies drive through etc and my dad noticed it when i pulled on the drive and just died of laughter and ever since people call me kermit.
however i dont introduce myself as kermit due to the embarrassing car which i am selling.lol
Re: Why the name?
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:33 pm
by masterofinsanity
kermit the frog wrote:
however i dont introduce myself as kermit due to the embarrassing car which i am selling.lol
you also deny knowledge of any kermit don't you?
