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My husand and I graduated from Florida State University (Seminoles) and my two sons are now attending college at FSU. It seemed to make sense to be nolemom since most of my paycheck is going there now.
Aggie= I am proud alumni of Texas A&M and forever a Fightin' Texas Aggie.
Ama= A nickname my brother gave me when we were bowling a tournament together. Everyone had a nickname but I refused to be called Mandy. The bowling scorekeepers only held three letters and thus I became Ama (ah-mah). My family still calls me Ama 16 years later.
I'm a cartography and travel enthusiast.
My grandson named me Ama. His mother is called Mandy! (Although her real name is Miranda.)
I know I've said this before.
Karen
I do triathlons. I'm not very creative. :p
I've had fun reading everyone's stories.
"e" is my first initial and "vangundy" is my last name
yah, I know, not very original
Edna
I had a bag of okra in my freezer for the longest time that made a fantastic ice pack after some rides. I told my friend how frozen okra helped me keep riding, and she said, "Okra for the win!"
You know, I figured that out long ago (you often sign your posts with your first name), but for some reason my first instinct is always to read your name as "Evan Gundy." :oQuote:
Originally Posted by evangundy
When I was kid I wanted to be called Mandy, until I had a friend with a sweet chocolate lab named Mandy. Now I associate it as a dog's name. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
My nieces call there grandmas Oma but when they were little it was always Ama. For some reason the O was a hard sound for both of them.
Guess it is pretty obvious.... I love cats! (currently have 5 and would have more if I could!) This was a user name I created back when I first was on AOL...it sticks and I remember it.
(I sign w/ "K" as that is my first inital of my real name and also of my posting name)
I had just gotten my first tin of badger balm in England, and there's also a Badger Inn not too far from my boyfriend's place. And I think they're cute :)
How cool:) I've been a devoted Badger Balm fan for ~8 years now...Quote:
Originally Posted by badger
I LOVE them! I have quite a few now as a local health food warehouse has open public market on Saturdays and have been selling them dirt cheap (who can say no to $1 tins??) I can't possibly use them all but it's fun trying them :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueberry
My last name is Scottish in heritage beginning with "Mc" hence the Mac. And I love to ski. I guess I could have been macbike for this forum ;)
The story behind "Itself." I had a cat named Popcorn, he didn't particularly like his name. So I started kidding around with him calling him "The kernels itself." For some reason, "Itself" stuck. He was a tan buff boy whom I have very fond memories of. He passed in 1998...he was such a good boy..
Lisa
I gots big blue eyes.
It was a nickname my friend gave me in 5th grade...
i have a pet frog named moonfroggy i like the name heard it once and forgot i heard it gave the name to the frog then used it as a handle online then remembered that someone in high school had a friend named moonfroggy.
I missed this thread back in May, but found it in an effort to answer somebody's question about changing their screen name.
Indysteel refers to Indianapolis, which is where I lived when I first joined. I was/am rather independent, so there was that, too. Steel refers to my steel Bianchi.
In September of 2009, I moved to a town a bit south of Indy, and was riding a titanium bike that the time. FranklinTi just didn't do it for me though. Now I'm back to the Bianchi, too, but FranklinSteel also sounds stupid. I'll just stick to Indy/Indysteel.
Hebe was my first cat, and is also a great character in a Mary Wesley novel (Harnessing Peacocks). Plus a pretty flower.
Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebe_(mythology) (My original thought when I read your username.) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hebe
I thought I had responded to this thread- guess not. I live in Arizona and I play the fiddle, so I use it for my identity here and elsewhere.
I'm not named for drugs, really! ;) :rolleyes: This was not my first bike but my first "serious road bike", a '97 Trek 420, green to purple fade paint job. Previous bikes were a Raleigh 3 speed, then a Gitane, then a Mercien ... I'd gotten it a year or so before joining here. It was lifted from inside my home shortly after joining :mad: :( I hate bike theives! So if you see it out there hold the crook down while you PM me. :rolleyes:
Sometimes I consider changing "my name" to one of my new bikes.
You had a Mercian and didn't consider it "serious"?!
I also thought I had responded to this thread, my handle = two things I like to do bike and writer plus I feel like it's a play on words. I currently write a couple of columns in our monthly newspaper. I need to note that writing is really a hobby, it's not what I do for a living.
Also a friend of mine started up a facebook group of bike writers as several of us here in town met at a writers club and later found out that a few of us also liked to bike ride.
When I still lived in Ohio I was in a Klingon Star Trek fan club. Koronin is the Klingon name I choose for myself. I just use it for message boards as it's easy for me to remember.
I thought that I had posted on this thread when it came out, guess not :)
"Catrin" is just a version of my first name. I've been told that it is the Welsh transliteration, but I don't really know if that is true or not. It is, however, easy to remember and is normally available for use on discussion boards though not always.
I have considered changing it to the name of my bike, but before I decide that I will need to see what the new bike will be named :) We will see, my current posting name is short and sweet and that is nice too.
I just had my screen name changed, so I'm going to post again!
My original screen name was MDHillSlug because I'm from Maryland and I was rather "hill challenged" when I signed up here. In the years since, I've gotten to be a much stronger rider, so the name didn't fit so well anymore. So, now I'm HillSlugger, because I fight my way up hills and it's a play on the old name.
I did my undergrad studies at the University of Wisconsin (Badgers)
and I'm in grad school at the University of Arizona (Wildcats).
I'm a Badger and a Wildcat, but my allegiances are still mostly to Wisconsin, so... badgercat. :)
Correction, think it was a Mercier? Got it used after the Gitane and I were "right hooked" :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
These are great stories. I had never made the connection to "420", maybe your bike thief did!
My handle means "Peaceful Mischief" in the language my husband invented. You might be surprised that "conlang" (constructed language) is a popular hobby. It's very useful for a unique handle. When our daughter was born he created a new word and she became Nelalvai, "New Mischief".
I know that the bike thief did :mad: Fun thing about the bike was the double-take experienced riders did when they saw it. "Oh, whatever. A Trek 42 .... woah! With Flightdeck and Ultegra and .... "Quote:
Originally Posted by Melalvai
Chris Robinson and I had so much fun upgrading the heck out of it. :D
I'm sure the crook stripped it for a hit of crack. :mad: I hate bike crooks. :mad:
I'm a NICU nurse (Neo for neonatal nurse), and I graduated from nursing school in 1993.
Very original, I know :p.
I'm first generation Italian. My parents immigrated here in 1948. My Grandparents/Aunts/Uncles followed shortly thereafter. Therefore I grew up immersed in all things Italian.....I can't seem to shake it off.....not that I really want to. :)
Ciao = hello/goodbye in Italian
Bella = Beautiful
Growing up in my large extended family, my aunts & uncles always called us nieces "Bella", as a term of affection.
It's just an expression that I've always liked.
I signed up here back when I rode a Surly Pacer. I moved on to a different bike, but I haven't figured out how to change my user id on here.
email the modorator...thats what I did.
In college, I used to tell my boyfriend (now husband) that I had been a 'busy bee' at work. He has a habit of translation english sayings into spanish, which turned into abejita occupada...the 'abejita' (little bee) part has stuck for the last 12 years.
Too bad it's a 50 cm and a good thing I'm broke because here's my namesake even in the right colors. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
http://cgi.ebay.com/TREK-420-FAST-TR...#ht_548wt_1156
The good news is that if it's the wrong size, it's not your bike.