Is there a story behind your screen name?

[EC]

Mine is for Eric Clapton, the album EC was here. Kinda became my nickname after the album came out, people started calling me that, besides being my initials Elaine Cecelia - I'm also easy going....thus...EC. (plus I was working with another Elaine at the time and she refused to be called the older Elaine or Big Elaine or Elaine the first, so I said just call me EC and it stuck) so it's my nickname at work and among friends....

[MonkeyFunk]

1. I like monkeys and I like funk.

and I especially like funky monkeys.

[ikojo]

5. What about funky MONKEES?

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Nothing funky about the Monkees.

Except for the smell of Peter Tork's touque.

[EC]

14. okay, I was worried, since funk was used as the noun with monkey

being the descriptive which would make it ...well you know...funk

[codegreen]

2. mine refers to the lowest threat level on the terror alert chart.

as a comment on how ridiculous it is that that level even exists there (and further how ridiculous the chart is in the first place).

but for some reason i don't think that ever comes across; maybe i should have worded it different.

[EC]

18. No, got that, but why?

What character in you make-up is this to convey to us? That you are wry? or think things through? What made you pick this name above anything else?

[codegreen]

35. there was really nothing to it; just being a satirical smartass,

it was just a quick decision; didn't mean much to me.

[Arkana]

3. Anime character Arkana the Amazing.

[EC]

19. Why?.....n/t

[Arkana]

24. Oh, he's from one of the anime shows I watch...

it would take too long to explain the premise, but essentially Arkana is a magician who was horribly mutilated by a trick that went wrong. It's my AIM screen name too, so I figured I'd make it my DU name.

[EC]

48. Okay,

do you have big eyes? I draw wizards once in a while...they are fun too draw...

[Martin Eden]

I was named after Martin Eden

Martin Eden was the title character of a novel about a self-taught working class writer -- modeled after the novel's author, Jack London.

I thought it was appropriate for my screen name.

[EC]

20. I know the novel, why is it appropriate ?

Because most Dems are the self-taught working class or because you personalized closely with it?

[EC]

21. I'm trying to get out of the 700 Club, so bear with my

smart ass, intrusive ?'s....

[Martin Eden]

156. Because

Since I was actually named after the title character, it is obviously "personalized."

The character received less formal education than I but he was honest, inquisitive, and passionate -- characteristics I admire even if I don't quite measure up.

My parents were lefties in the 50's when they gave me the name.

And when you're actually named after something, it seems appropriate to use it as a pseudonym.

There may be a deeper subconscious reson why I chose Martin Eden, but rest assured I'm giving you everything my conscious mind has on this subject at the moment.

[EC]

173. I'm resting comfortably with that knowledge...Martin...n/t

[yardwork]

4. I was working in the yard the day I decided to join DU

I came in from gardening, feeling good about things, and decided to formally join DU instead of just lurking. The name "yardwork" to me means doing the hard work required to document what the right-wingers are doing.

I like the word's populist, plebeian connotations, too.

[EC]

22. Plan, simple and make's sense....

nice story...:toast:

[madison2000]

6. I moved to Madison WI in 2000

[EC]

23. That makes sense too

I love Madison...fun and cultural...

[autorank]

7. I am the illegitimate son of Otto Rank, and not too happy about it!

[EC]

27. Really?

So it really is the mother's fault since she took up with him and had you and you were brought up by him? Maybe Fraud was right?

[autorank]

60. Well, no. Freud wasn't right about that!

It's really another mother's fault, mother nature since I had to endure the "birth trauma" (The Trauma of Birth, Otto Rank); also father Otto's as well since he started the process. EC, you and I are in hot contention for the semi-annual DU Pedantic Prize.

[EC]

98. Oh, I don't know, I've learned allot

from practical experiance, books are good though, and I did work in the Referance Library in college...And I am a compulsive reader...:boring:



But I didn't know DU had a prize for it.....

[southlandshari]

117. It's official!

I have my first DU crush - autorank, you fascinate me! Otto Rank, birth trauma, and one of my favorite DUers...who knew?

Guess I'm just a slow Alabama hick, but I never made the connection between your screen name and the reluctant renegade of the psychology world. But hey, at least I knew who Otto Rank was - that's something, right?! =)

Good to cross paths with you again.

[autorank]

132. What a delight!!!

How are you? I've been looking for you in my travels. Took my Red State identity to a extreme and selected the "Southern Democrats and Progressives" Forum but no southlandshari. Did you see my pics from the 1/6/05 rally? (I'm like those people who ask you over and bore you with hundreds of pics of their vacation.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=255393

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=272275

CYA around!

[southlandshari]

154. Thanks!

Hadn't seen the pictures - was on a brief DU hiatus over the holidays. Thanks for sharing them. I sent you a PM, check your mail when you have a minute!

[tuvor]

8. It stands for

"The Undisputed Voice Of Reason".

I trust everyone here is smart enought that I don't have to say that it's not meant seriously.

[EC]

42. too bad it's not serious...

we could use a real tuvor

[tuvor]

45. Hey, I try.

But I'm as flawed and biased as the next person.

[EC]

52. Oh well...

:shrug: What can you do?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

9. I believe mine needs no explanation

It's merely my fondest wish in life.

[EC]

43. You're right, I can identify with it too...n/t

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

10. named after THK's response to a disruptor who

shouted "Four More years" at one of JK's rallies...

[EC]

46. I love that clip

Randi plays it once in a while..I really liked her, they should have left her alone and the hell with the criticism, the ones who didn't like her for saying what she wanted were not going to like her anyway...

[Seabiscuit]

11. Guess

[EC]

49. You're a horse?

[Seabiscuit]

149. Well, I'm not a cracker. :)

[DrWeird]

13. I received my PhD in Mad Sciences at Miskatonic University.

and therefore I'm a doctor.

[EC]

50. but you're not weird?

Lovecraft's

[MissMarple]

15. Yes, several.

:evilgrin:

[EC]

53. The books? or a head full of?

[Shopaholic]

16. I like to shop--

a lot.

[EC]

54. Yuk...the only way I can shop is on line

the lights in the stores drive me batty, I can hear them humming....and when I have money, can't find anything I want to spend it on and when I don't have money I always see something I want....:crazy:

[Bouncy Ball]

17. BECAUSE I'M A BOUNCY BALL!!!!!!

[EC]

56. Like this?....

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[-..__...]

25. Short and sweet.

I was originally "Dirty Sanchez"... someone complained (I know who).

I changed it to "D__S". No one complained, but it was blah.

Changed it to "Name removed" during the "amnesty" period (had it for a few days, anyhow)... admins didn't like it.

So, now I'm back to being plain ol "blah" D__S.

[RagingInMiami]

44. why did someone complain about dirty sanchez

[EC]

72. mad about 2000 or just a force to reckon with?

:hi:

[-..__...]

81. Do you really want to know?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dirty+sanchez

:evilgrin:

[EC]

103. Why she have to ask????

Your in trouble now....:evilgrin:

[RagingInMiami]

120. The things you learn

[EC]

122. That you didn't need to know...

:evilgrin:

[southlandshari]

126. Eeeeewwwwww!

That said, I can't believe someone complained - unless, of course, your tried to give her one. I have to say it again - eeeewwwww!

But as a screen name? What's the big deal?

[EC]

59. And stuck with it....

[katinmn]

26. mine's just descriptive

wasn't feeling creative the day I joined.

[EC]

61. I know what you mean....

I was trying to think up something more descriptive, but have so many interests I didn't know which one to highlight with the tribute...

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. Mine is self-explanatory :^)

[EC]

63. Yep

:thumbsup:

[TOhioLiberal]

29. Because...

T = the city where I live
Ohio = the State where I live
Liberal = thats what I am!

[EC]

65. Toledo?

[TOhioLiberal]

84. Yeppers...n/t

[Rowdyboy]

30. In honor of "Designing Women". Jean Smart and Kim Zimmer

(Reva Shane on the Guiding Light...its a long story, but my partner and I are the rowdy boys!)

[EC]

68. Okay, like the Rowdy girls?

[Rowdyboy]

85. Zimmer played Smart's cousin from Arkansas who was being abused

by her husband. They talked about their childhood and how, in first grade, they challenged their teacher saying..."We run and we run and we don't fall down! Cause we're the rowdy girls!" Well, Michael and I adopted that slogan for ourselves, only changing the gender. "We run and we run and we don't fall down! 'Cause we're the Rowdyboys!"

I've watched Zimmer on the Guiding Light for 20 years so I was really drawn to her appearance on Designing Women, which is probably my favorite series of the last 20 years. Those women weren't the typical southern stereotypes-they were real.

[EC]

87. My daughter and I wouldn't miss an

episode...watched them in syndication for years too...

[Rowdyboy]

118. Michael and I drop Julia Sugerbaker lines to each other all the time....

Her tell-off speeches were absolutely brilliant. Her rant about fudgesickles is my favorite, but southern women eating clay is a close second. Bernice and Anthony got a lot of wonderful lines too. I can still hear Bernice "Black man! Black man!" and Anthony, dressed as a woman on an all female camp-out, when asked who let him on the bus, said "Some white girl..."

I know Lucille Ball must have smiled in heaven to see Annie Potts and Jean Smart frantically digging through the ingredients of a salad bar, looking for a pearl necklace that turned out to be fake.

It was a really classy show.

[EC]

124. A friend and I do the Thin Man,

Nick and Nora thing....it's fun to do those little plays in life....

[Rowdyboy]

136. We also love to quote lines from "steel Magnolias" and "Greater Tuna"

[Longgrain]

31. It's the nick name for the main character

from a novel I'm trying to write...If finished, it will be my second novel.

So I guess there is a story behind my screen name...weird.

[EC]

69. So since you've named yourselve by your

characters name, are you also using yourself as the basis of the character in your book? What was the first book?

[Longgrain]

73. The first book is called

"UnPublished"...

The second book is called...

"Someday" <SIGH>

[EC]

78. as in ....

you'll get it finished?

[Longgrain]

88. When I get the Money.

Publishing books ain't free.

[EC]

90. I know, I looked into it for

a children's or illustration book...

[Longgrain]

94. Mine's a fantasy romance

Kind of an unclassifiable drama...but here's to hope...:toast:

[EC]

100. hope.....

:toast:

[Longgrain]

101. Thanks...P.S. I love your avatar...

Based on a great painting, is it not?

[EC]

104. Yep, Munch, the Scream....

[Longgrain]

108. Mine's based on Longgrain's

"If this were August; This would be perfect"...

[EC]

111. the way you picture the character?

[Longgrain]

113. It's not from my book!

It from one of my paintings!

Totally unrelated...

[EC]

127. Huh, okay, looked at your profile,

see you like art. My degrees are in Fine Art and Interior Design...just don't like the commercial side of it...still sell pastels of nudes once in a while when I decide to put some in a gallery around here, just will not do anymore shows or fairs, can't stand them...would rather have the regular job and come home and enjoy my art...although I think I am motivated enough to do a political poster or card for Syacruse Cultural Arts.


Not going to combine art and writing?

Wanted to use one of my drawings for avatar, someday I'll get on it...

[x-g.o.p.er]

32. Self-explanatory...

Used to be a Republican. Switched party affiliation in March of last year.

[EC]

70. Good for you...

It's too bad humanity hasn't progressed to a time when we have to choose sides....:nopity:

[salvorhardin]

33. Salvor Hardin

A character in Asimov's Foundation stories, first Mayor of the planet Terminus. I chose the name for one of Salvor Hardin's most famous maxims... "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

Well, that and it was better than the name I use on Slashdot -- Funkyrat.

[EC]

75. That's for sure....

I used to read the Asimov's ragmags....

[TroubleMan]

34. Yeah - my life....LOL....it mirrors the Marvin Gaye song "Trouble Man"

Unfortunatley.

[EC]

76. 'Cause Trouble Man don't get in my way

Well, if you're the song, then you can handle it...it makes us stronger....:evilgrin:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

195. I've always loved your handle because every time I see it I get that

earworm

[nytemare]

36. At the time I created this sn, I worked night shift

I drive a Mustang, and I am female, hence, nytemare. :)

[EC]

77. Good play on words

I like it....:thumbsup:

[nytemare]

193. Thank you!

:)

[RagingInMiami]

37. I was so pissed off after the election

That I listened to Rage Against the Machine for several days, wanting to destroy anything Bush related.
Instead, I registered on DU and became RagingInMiami.

[EC]

79. Good channeling....n/t

[Left Is Write]

38. The story behind my original name was more interesting.

But, I guess I had reasons for shedding it and should just move on. ;)

Left Is Write...I'm left politically, but also handedly. I'm a left-handed writer. So it's a double play on words with both left and write (right).

[EC]

80. good one.....

I thought when I saw it the first time that it referred to the writing style, rather than manner...

[Bemis]

39. A small whistlestop in Maine

Growing up I used to spend my summers there.

[EC]

82. What do you remember about this place

that makes you want to keep it a part of you?

[Bemis]

190. Spent every summer there growing up

My brothers and mother would stay there all summer while dad would come up when he could. We had a cottage on the lake, swimming, skiing, fishing, hiking. Just a great place. Just a few miles away was the Bemis stream, would go fly fishing there for hours on end, just for the hell of it.

Was able to take my son there for a number of summers before my folks sold it. They then retired to Maine.

[EC]

203. Sounds full of memories...n/t

[Bonhomme Richard]

40. Mine has a double meaning. One is for............

John Paul Jones ( his actual name was John Paul) who fought the British during the revolution. Probably his most famous ship was the Bonhomme Richard which sank after defeating the British ship Serapis off the coast of England. It was in this engagement that he stated the famous line "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight." I always admired the way he insisted on taking the war directly to England and causing the terror there that the English were inflicting here. the other meaningis that he named the ship in honor of Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard) who I also admired for his consistant regard for the common man and his disdain for the noble elite. Not to mention he was also a genius.

[EC]

83. And your Avatar is John Paul Jones?...

I thought of him as one of the original altruists and Franklin was an American Renaissance man....

[Bonhomme Richard]

150. Yes it is John Paul Jones...n/t

[hickman1937]

41. My grandfather died in 1937

He left a wife and four young daughters, my mother was the oldest at 12 yrs. My Grandmother was destitute, but eventually managed to buy a 2 flat house, and raise her kids. She couldn't find her husbands grave for years. Eventually my Mom married my Dad, and my paternal Grandmother found out that not only did my Mom's dad not have a gravestone, but no one could find his grave. She instituted a search and he was found buried under the name of Hickman. In honor of the man I never knew, but my mother mourned all of her life, I chose hickman1937.

[Skittles]

62. that is a poignant story

:)

[hickman1937]

71. Ya, I wish I'd known him.

My whole life, growing up in the 50's and 60's, he was rarely mentioned. The little I was told was of a man who loved his girls so much that he couldn't stand to discipline them, so he had a way of being so disapointed when they did wrong, that they rarely misbehaved. This was confirmed recently by one of my aunts.

[EC]

86. That is a good story....

O8)

[sabra]

175. I am a native of Israel...

Sabra is a cactus like fruit. Those who are born in Israel are called Sabras. Why? Because like a Sabra, Israelis are rough on the outside, but sweet on the inside.

Live in Chicago, IL these days...

[EC]

180. Sweet....

Chicago is a good town, go there quite allot, I live just over the WI border. Good music town.

[Parche]

47. name

Parche is the famous submarine of WWII

[EC]

89. You like Subs?

my late husbands father served on a sub...

[Shadowen]

51. Not really.

I just like the sound of the word, and it's the name of a monster in Shannara.

[FredScuttle]

55. Mine's for comic relief

I really needed it after Nov. 2

[EC]

91. I like Benny Hill....

[Liberal_Andy]

57. I called a radio show, and they kept calling me "Liberal Andy"

and it stuck.

[EC]

92. It does have a ring to it...

edited because I had I instead of it...

[Skittles]

58. yes

here is Skittles, former 7 pound injured stray:



I felt "starving and injured" following election 2000. :o

[autorank]

64. Good for you!!! I love that cat!!! What Cattitude.

[Skittles]

66. Skittles is BIG-BONED, autorank!

yes INDEED! :D

[autorank]

67. ...and stately, dignified, and wise. The emperor of your home, no doubt.

[EC]

105. And big skinned.....

:think:

[EC]

93. Gee, I have a blonde cat named Gus that looks just like that

only he has 1 fang that hangs out (kinda of an Elvis leer)

[hickman1937]

96. I keep leaving, and coming back to this pic.

I think he's trying to tell me something, I just don't know what. It seems dire.

[El Fuego]

74. I am my name

El Fuego = "The Fire"

I am FUCKING PISSED that we lost! :grr: :grr: :grr: :nuke: :nuke:

[EC]

95. got it....

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

I am so mad that the day Kerry gave in, my boss, who is a Republican, said sorry and left the office for the day....he knew better than to be around me.....

[izzybeans]

97. Mine is one of long line of nicknames for my son.

Usually a combination of his first name and a (non)random word. It was the one I used the day I signed in for the first time.

[EC]

109. cute....

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

99. I was thinking about my hobbies, activities

interests, etc., and I thought, well I play guitar, I paddle....ding ding--that's the one! I just internetted it up some with the spelling

[EC]

112. okay, what kind of guitar?

and what kind of paddle?

[eyepaddle]

157. I'm a jack of all trades.

maybe not even that! Maybe a five of clubs oa ll trades! But at any rate, I play accoustic fingerstyle folk--a la a brutally primitve Leo Kottke. I must say my playing wsa helped immensely when I started experimenting with alternate tunings primarily DADGAD. No singer/songwriter stuff here--no vocals. As for electric, I go for busy-crunchy-stuff, a la Joe Satriani or Steve Vai.

Please note--I'm not saying I am anywhere in these guys leagues--I am FAR, FAR, FAR, from that--it's just to give everybody some idea of what my playing is like.

As for paddling--just about anything, anywhere! Lake Canoeing, sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking--count me in! :) Well, I tried whitewater canoeing once--that was a little too hard. As they say on the river, canoeing, one half the paddle, twice the paddler. My favorite is whitewater kayak stuff-again I can hold my own, but I'm not red-hot. I can surf okay, hole-ride and on tame stuff flat-spin, but the really crazy stunt moves are FAR beyond me!

[EC]

166. I do like Joe Satriani, I have his Not of This Earth

CD, but that's the only one I've replaced so far from my albums, if I remember right, he played with Hendrix's too. He's got a new one coming out. I'm glad to hear you're experimenting instead of safely sticking to 3 chords...

You sure have allot of lakes in Minn. to paddle in. I used to kayak in Lake Michigan, rolled over a few times. I enjoy sailing best, I think.

[eyepaddle]

167. Sailing is

something I'd love to get into. I've liked it the few times I've tried it. But most sailboats are a little tough to strap to the roof of a cavalier!

Yeah, rolling can be tough. My whitewater roll is more "accidental" than "relaible." I've come up a few times--but sadly it wasn't the last few I tried. I keep lifting my head too soon. I've never dumped my sea kayak.

And the story about Joe (as I heard him say in an interview) was that the first rock n roll he heard was Hendrix--he just figured that was how you played guitar!) :hi:

[EC]

170. Ah....

knew there was something with Hendrix....


a trailer is best with a sailboat, even with a van...years ago we would stick the boat in the van with part of it sticking out the back doors, but it was hard sitting and now seat belt laws would preclude that...

[drhilarius]

102. Yep. It's called "The Crying of Lot 49". nt

[EC]

114. Thomas Pynchon

That's it? That's all, no how it relates to you? I want the facts...
You see yourself loosing all sanity?

[drhilarius]

119. Well, in the Pynchonian tradition...

My story involves underground mail services, V2 rockets, defenestration, nefarious cabals at work within the government, and, of course, yo-yoing about town...

No, seriously, just a huge Pynchon fan. I thought the name encapsulated me well: Working on a doctorate (dissertation will involve Pynchon), I'd like to think I can, on occasion, be hilarious, and it's one of my favorite portentous Pynchon name.

[EC]

129. Okay, when I need a laugh

I'll watch for you...

[pres2032]

106. it's what i'd like to be in that year

[EC]

115. We'll have to work on that...

hope you've started already...:thumbsup:

[pres2032]

123. i have

already mapped out the route i want to take and where i want to be at different years.

[Shananigans]

107. My name is Shannon...

When I was younger my best friend and I liked to cause a ruckus occasionally... it seemed that whenever we were on our way out the door my friend's mom would always say "No Shannon-igans, you two"

Fast forward 10 years and I was telling a friend that story. She told a few others and from that day my nickname became Shananigans. I prefer my alternate spelling as it it just a little more "me".

[EC]

116. It's funny how we end up with our adult nicknames...

always a story...:hi:

[Behind the Aegis]

110. mine is mythological

I have a keen fondness for the goddess Athena and Greek Mythology, in general. Also, in the myths, nothing was more powerful than the Aegis, not even the thunderbolts of Zeus! Therefore, I see myself engaged in discussion, and if needed, I will raise the "Aegis" to fend off stupidity and hate! The Aegis also had the property of reflecting one's own deceit, so I feel more people need an Aegis and aim it at Washington! :)

[EC]

121. Good choice...I have an interest in mythology too,

it's a good source of inspiration for painting and drawing, it was the shield of Zeus, was it not?:thumbsup:

[Behind the Aegis]

125. it was

Originally, it did belong to Zeus, but he gave it to his favorite child, Athena, who was to take his throne upon his death or exile. In earlier myths, Zeus almost always had the shield. In latter myths, it was almost exclusively Athena that carried it or lent it to heroes! :)

[Lugnut]

128. Yes.

I'm a NASCAR fan. :D

[EC]

130. I love the Pocanos

but really don't get Nascar...I used to go with an old boyfriend, it was just too noisy and smelly for me.

[Lugnut]

133. That's what I like

I like to hang out in the garage area when the engines are revving. It's exhilarating to me. Go figure. :shrug:

[EC]

135. My dad was a machanic,

so it's work to me....

[qnr]

139. self-delete --- replied to wrong post

[RevolutionaryActs]

131. From the Orwell quote:

"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

:)

[EC]

134. I like it...

Orwell was great too...have read it quite a few times...

[SmileyBoy]

137. "SmileyBoy" came to me in a dream one night.

I dreamt of myself posting on a board with the username "SmileyBoy".

I felt it to be a prophecy, so I changed from "northwest" to that.

[EC]

143. Have to go with the sub conscience....n/t

[dog_lovin_dem]

138. My husband and I own

6 dogs...4 in the house and 2 hunting dogs outside. I have always been a canine fanatic! And, of course, I'm a democrat.

[EC]

144. yep, that works...

I've got two dogs myself...

[EstimatedProphet]

140. Yes there is. Here it is:

My time coming, any day, don't worry bout me, no
Been so long I felt this way, ain't in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway where ocean breezes blow
My time coming, voices saying, they tell me where to go

Don't worry bout me, no no, don't worry bout me, no
And I'm in no hurry, no no no, I know where to go.

California, preaching on the burning shore
California, I'll be knocking on the golden door
Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shine

My time coming, anyday, don't worry bout me, no
It's gonna be just like they say, them voices tell me so
Seems so long I felt this way and time sure passin' slow
Still I know I lead the way, they tell me where I go

Don't worry bout me, no no, don't worry bout me, no
And I'm in no hurry, no no no, I know where to go

California, a prophet on the burning shore
California, I'll be knocking on the golden door
Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shine

You've all been asleep,
You would not believe me
Them voices telling me,
You will soon receive me
We're standing on the beach,
The sea will part before me
(Fire wheel burning in the air)
And you will follow me,
And we will ride to glory
(Way up the middle of the air)

And I'll call down thunder
And speak the same
And my word fills the sky with flame
And might and glory gonna be my name
And men gonna light my way

My time coming, anyday, don't worry bout me, no
It's gonna be just like they say, them voices tell me so
Seems so long I felt this way and time sure passin slow
My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no

Don't worry about me...

[EC]

145. So, you're a Deadhead, or you relate to the song?

:hippie:

[EstimatedProphet]

146. Yup

[qnr]

141. It's a communications operating signal.

It means (relating to aviation): "I am approaching my point of no
return."

For them it means "If I fly any further, I won't have enough
fuel to return home." I like OPSIGs, since they're concise, and they
mean exactly the same thing, no matter what your language is.

For me, it's more a reflection of my emotional/mental state, plus the
fact that it's a relatively unique nick on IRC, information services and
the BBSs I've been visiting since 1981.

[EC]

147. okay,

point of no return, I think allot of us are heading there....

[AngryAmish]

142. Chickenz!

[EC]

148. Is that you, or you just like them?

Chicago huh? Don't live to far from there myself...

[AngryAmish]

153. just a fan

[movie_girl99]

151. mine is for my love of movies plus

it is my yahoo screen name where i met my husband (the love of my life) in movie chat almost 6 years ago!!!

[EC]

168. Which movies do you love the most or which genre?

I like allot of different types, mainly I watch the ones on Sundance and IMC...but I've liked some of the commercial ones....

[leftofthedial]

152. yes

there is

[EC]

171. And.............................n/t

[leftofthedial]

181. The Replacements

song of the same name triggered the idea.

[alexisfree]

155. alex...is.....free....to speak up!

[EC]

172. As we all are and must.......n/t

[WMliberal]

158. yeah. I went to William & Mary and I'm liberal

:P

I was in a hurry. I wanted to reply to something while it was still relevant/on the first page.
I should've changed during the amnesty, but nothing witty came to mind.

[EC]

178. somehow I knew that the first time I saw it...

don't know why...

[WMliberal]

189. I was hoping to throw people off by leaving out the ampersand.

CURSES!!!! :freak:

[m_welby]

159. okay, for what its worth...

m_welby is actually marcus welby (an old tv show for those too young to remember), although the name has nothing to do with the show. My first name is mark, so as a child I had multiple nicknames, one being marcus welby (and marcus aurelius and spot). Also I am a Information systems professional and some co workers nicknamed me 'the doctor' because they thought I knew everything.

no really that exciting I admit.

[EC]

182. I remember Marcus Welby, we watched it every week

I liked James Brolin....

[NamVetsWeeLass]

160. mine is something an Uncle once called me

only I refrained from using my Dad's name in it like he did. Also it refers to my support of another Nam Vet...John Kerry.

[EC]

185. I like the sentiment....n/t

[luckypunch]

161. Mine is my dog's racing name

[EC]

186. And has luckypunch been lucky?

Beautiful greyhound...we have greyhound racing here, nice looking dogs...

[luckypunch]

198. I adopted her after her racing career was finished

I have all her past performances and she was a very good race dog..she ran until she was 5 yrs old, she's 7+ now.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

162. derived from my understanding of the book The Giver by Lois Lowry

[EC]

184. "An Elsewhere from which it came and an Elsewhere to which

it was going"

[Orsino]

163. A rather old one...

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/12night-table.html

[EC]

187. I would say so, Shakespeare was a while ago

His plays are still played in real life even today...he had good insight of the human workings....

[Tafiti]

164. Mine is Swahili...

for seeker of knowledge. At first, I wanted "truth seeker" in Swahili, which is Talib Kweli, but that's the name of a hip-hop artist. Didn't want to steal it, so I thought, hmmm, I'm as much of a seeker of knowledge as for truth, so what the hell. I chose Swahili because I think African names are pretty.

[EC]

188. I have friends from Cameroon, they spoke French

but I have a friend in the Peace Corp in the Congo, he's learned Swahili and Bantu and another one I don't remember.

Pretty sounding languages...

[imenja]

165. Mine is the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea

[EC]

205. You like water?...n/t

[bearfan454]

169. Born, live, and die a Chicago Bear fan

My hero:

[EC]

206. How come, if you're in Texas?

I really am not attached to any team. There are outstanding players to watch on all of them...

[Withywindle]

174. Yes, it's called 'The Lord of the Rings'

Endless source of cool-sounding names.

Mine is a river just outside the Shire where a lot of creepy things happen in the book, but not the movie. :)

[EC]

209. I remember...

Read the trilogy and The Hobbit years ago...looked forward to the films and saw all of them..

[Love Bug]

176. Mine is a nickname

based on my last name.

[EC]

210. Ok, won't ask...n/t

[njdemocrat106]

177. Not much of a story to mine

I'm from New Jersey, and I'm a proud Democrat. The 106 doesn't have any significance. I just took it from my AOL screen name, which is my firstname initial and my last name followed by 106 (and except for immediate family and friends of my immediate family, I don't even go by my first name, so I don't even know why I chose P instead J :) )

BTW, "EC" rocks!

[EC]

211. He does rock, saw him a couple years ago...n/t

[RUDUing2]

179. I wanted one that was completely impersonal and said nothing about me.

[EC]

212. Mission accomplished....n/t

[donheld]

183. The only boring story about my name is

Don is my first name, Held is the first 4 letters of my last name. :boring:

[EC]

213. you're right...

:boring:

[thecai]

191. The CAI...

...Coalition Against Injustice
Please feel free to view my profile, homepage, and web links for more info. It's scary to learn over 20,000 citizens are wrongfully convicted each year in America, at tax-payer's expense, ($23,000-$50,000 per inmate, per year), while prisons are highly profitable and extremely productive factories...

[EC]

202. I did take a look at your site,

it was very imformative, especially about Rebel Ridge.

[tibbir]

192. Frogs are my personal totem

so I named myself ribbit - only spelled backwards.

[EC]

214. ribbit....n/t

[aQuArius]

194. I'm a Sagitarius, it is quite a story (n/t)

[EC]

215. I am too....n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

196. Res ipsa loquitur

[Misunderestimator]

201. Indeed it does...

:)

[EC]

216. I laugh...didn't quite get the rest....n/t

[Misunderestimator]

197. Ah yes, a very painful story...

too tragic to go into here... :)

[EC]

217. okay...n/t

[Maine-ah]

199. um, I'm from Maine

:shrug:

[EC]

218. yeah....n/t

[sundog]

200. yes, but I don't have the energy to tell you right now

maybe next week :P

[EC]

219. okay...n/t

[ElectroPrincess]

204. My screen name is an abbreviation for

Electronic Princess. That's my husband's favorite nickname for me. Instead of buying me jewelry or figurines for the house, he know I prefer "electronic gadgets" for presents. The entire house is filled with these gadgets as well as a couple of antennas. The huge discone antenna is mounted from a rafter from our vaulted ceiling and provides excellent reception of stations on my base station scanner.

Yes, I'm a proud Electronic Gadget's gal ... love to tinker.

[EC]

220. sounds like an expensive passion....

but it does make it easy to give gifts....

[Queen Jane]

207. No!...

I changed it on a whim during the Great Name Change of Election '04. I wish I hadn't. I liked my old name (no. 13 baby) better. So it goes. ;)

[EC]

221. many of us changed then

mine back then was just random letters that had a rhythm on the keyboard, that's why I decided to change...

[LoZoccolo]

208. "Lo zoccolo" means "the hoof" in Italian.

The hoof being the attack part of the donkey, the donkey being the mascot of Democratic Party.

"Impari ottenere che cosa desiderate" means "learn to get what you want."

[EC]

223. L'amo, lo scherzo buono. Sono italiano, dalla maniera....n/t

[Penndems]

222. Quite simple, actually . . .

When I joined DU, my husband and I were living in Pennsylvania. We're both Democrats.

That's it in a nutshell. :)

[EC]

224. makes sense...n/t