Well heck! I decided to retrieve my very old thread [dated January 2002!] and bring it back up. Unfortunately, it died!
SOOOO....could we start all over? Alot of newbies here need to tell us how they got their names! Oldies may join in too!
Here's how the old thread began:
"OK, my curiosity is taking over....would you please tell us how you chose your screen name? Some are obvious [like Lymetoo...duh!] others are just downright interesting...so if you'd like to share, tell us about your name!"
Posted by Andie333 (Member # 7370) on :
I love this idea, Lymetoo, because as someone new, I've found myself imagining people as I read their posts.
In almost every case of generic kinds of names, I have ultimately ended up thinking the member was a different sex. Too funny...
My name's obvious. It's not my "real" name but it's a nickname even my friends use.
Andie
Posted by karieo (Member # 7831) on :
Mine is pretty boring. It's my nickname--a combo of my first name and last initial of my maiden name. I was called K.O. before I married, and my husband just begin to call me karieo. So once in a while, I use it, in his honor.
Posted by DR. Wiseass (Member # 6777) on :
Real initials are D. and R.
Sometimes I'm WISE
and sometimes I'm an A*S*S
That pretty much says it all!
Hugs & Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hey DW! That was cool!!
Now....would all you kind folks go to this link and repost???? Pretty pretty please with kisses on top??
tree was able to bring the old post to the top! Yippeee! Posted by bryteeyez808080 (Member # 7923) on :
well mine has been stuck with me since I had a computer. My very first Email addy was BryteEyez because I have big bright blue eyes. Thank god my 2 boys have them! And I was born in 1980. Had to put the 80s because my original name on here is Bryteeyez24 but I cant remember my password. DONT I FEEL DUMB!!!
Joyce
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hey bryteeyes!!
Now....would all you kind folks go to this link and repost???? Pretty pretty please with kisses on top??
hey lymetoo mine is already there from before but it is under my other name Bryteeyez24.
Posted by 2bostons (Member # 6249) on :
hey guys..returning to the boards feeling much, much better.. i always loved the fun ones especially when i was feeling very sick..
2bostons..i have two boston terriers..one male/one female..they were with me everyday for the entire year I laid on the couch and couldn't work..the best dogs..dogs are incredible..they loved me at my lymiest!!!
Posted by Ann-OH (Member # 2020) on :
Why do you want people to post on the end of the old post? This new one is fine and the new people can post here and meet each other easier.
Just me talking, Ann - OH (Ann from Ohio)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
uh-oh! Hadn't thought of that! I'm just one who likes to have everything in one place, I guess!!
I asked Lou to erase this thread.
Posted by Starphoenix (Member # 2402) on :
Well, I'll repost from the old post since people are still using this post. Phew!
When I was a child, I was severely abused in a crime ring. (My father and other paternal relatives were involved.) Years later, I began a long and arduous healing journey. I think of my true self, my hearty spirit, as the Phoenix, rising from the ashes. I have had negative associations with stars due to an abusive experience. I decided to reclaim "Star," as I think stars are beautiful. I put them together for Starphoenix. To me, this is who I am, really. Steph
Posted by new2lyme (Member # 7965) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: Well heck! I decided to retrieve my very old thread [dated January 2002!] and bring it back up. Unfortunately, it died!
SOOOO....could we start all over? Alot of newbies here need to tell us how they got their names! Oldies may join in too!
Here's how the old thread began:
"OK, my curiosity is taking over....would you please tell us how you chose your screen name? Some are obvious [like Lymetoo...duh!] others are just downright interesting...so if you'd like to share, tell us about your name!"
Posted by livinlyme (Member # 3773) on :
Hey Lymetoo.. do you remembr me? it has been a while I was in PA but just moved to FL... Many issues and I choose my screenname bc... I feel that I have been livin with lyme for many years and it remained a puzzle as to why my health was deteriorating and no MD (quack quack) (and only by mistake was a test run and found positive (imagine that I had a ELISA come back positive!!!)) could find an answer as to why .. I know why now. I am living proof that LD is a forever battle unless you stay on treatment and even then there is still little quality to life.. There needs to be a cure for this and fast!
Posted by chroniccosmic (Member # 7789) on :
My friend Jeff said that we were just two old hippies and said I would always be chronically cosmic. Jeff passed away two years ago and I use it to remember my friend.
Posted by PinchotGail (Member # 5066) on :
Chroniccosmic, that's a neat story!!
I chose my name because it's the name of a state park right next to where I live; Pinchot Park in PA, south of Harrisburg. No doubt home to Borris and Myrtle Burgdorferi and their bazillion offspring (where is Thomas Parmkman??)...... Lots of people know it's also near Ski Roundtop as well + my first name.
And this has nothing to do with my name but I love horses, sheep and dogs.....Here's 2 of mine Pippin & Frodo
Gail Posted by NUTBOBUTT (Member # 7242) on :
I did daycare for 12 years and one of the kids used to call me "nut nut bo butt". So that is how I came up with mine.
Posted by trails (Member # 1620) on :
Weird like you said...the original post from 2002 wont come up! Too sad! It is sort of a living testament to the fact that many have come and gotten better and are GONE now.
Anyhow ---->> up for more replies!
I was in a tight spot and didnt want to use my real name when someone asked it and I glanced at my backpack which was made by "Trials End" and said "people call me trails." I lied, but it worked.
Several years later I started using it as my screen name. And I miss hiking very dearly.
[ 06. March 2006, 10:55 PM: Message edited by: trails ]
Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :
It wont let me pull up the old thread. I get some error message about being too new or being banned.
Anyway. I came up with my name after numerous ducks couldnt figure out what was wrong with me.
I knew i could not give up yet. Hence my name Posted by Moose (Member # 8545) on :
This is a really nice thread where we can learn a little more about each other.
Andie, I had to laugh and agree with you when you mentioned that you get mixed up on the gender of some of the screenname. I too feel the same way sometimes.
As for me being "Moose", when I signed up to participate on this LymeFlash, I was required to come up with a name...ugh! My lyme brain was not too thrilled!
I didn't want to use the same screenname that I use for my email accounts which has been stuck with me for years.
Plus I had just finished chatting with my dad on IM who greeted me as "Hey Moose, what are you doing here?" My dad is probably the only one who calls me that, and being so lyme-brained I decided to use it. LOL!
Seriously, I love playing & working outdoors! Before I became too sick I worked as a recreation facilitator and have been very involved in hiking, backpacking, rockclimbing, canoeing, camping, orienteering, caving, initatives, high ropes course, disc golf, etc.
I also used to lead groups up in the Boundary Waters and I miss it badly! There is no place as beautiful and serene as the Great North, and of course, it's famous for MOOSE!
Posted by Elizabeth in MN (Member # 8466) on :
What great stories you all have.
My name? Boring. I am Elizabeth. I live in MN. My brain is too addled to be more creative than that.
Elizabeth
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I love to hike. Every summer I would pick a different state and find a waterfall to hike to. Hence "Hiker" 53 is the number on the baseball cap I wore as a kid. I was (and still am) a sports fanatic.
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
Moose~ I beg to differ with you, but the Grand Canyon is equal to (or maybe better) than the Great North and the Boundary Waters. (Of course I haven't BEEN to the Great North or the Boudary Waters, but I can still say that the Canyon is better!)
I hope you'll be back leading your groups soon, and I'll be back to leading mine. Should you ever hike in the Canyon, know that the rock layers can be remembered in this simple rhyme: Know The Canyon's History, Study Rocks Made By Time.
Or for the more mature audience: Kissing Takes Concentration, However, Some Require More Breath and Tongue.
My screen name is simple: Timaca is a compilation of the first two letters of my first, middle and last name. Kinda boring, but it works.
Timaca
Posted by MizMo (Member # 8389) on :
Our friend Jody is from down south. She took to calling me Miz Mo, since my name is Maureen and everyone calls me Mo anyway. It stuck, I kinda like it Posted by siggy (Member # 8654) on :
Nice to see people like hiking and outdoors! I just recently realised that I am sick and that all my favourite activities, hiking, climbing, skiing, scooba-diving, biking, has both kept me going and most likely also bugged my lymebugs a bit too much. Ouch!
Oh, my screen name; Siggy, is just cause Sigrid is hard to pronounce in english and doesn�t sound like anything either. I usually would use Sig in norway, but again being on an english board it would make people think I smoked. And I dont.
What else? Oh yes, it is also what my friends call me, Sig or siggy just to show a sort of friendliness I guess. But, for some strange reason, they also occasionally add piggy; siggy-piggy. But again, it sounds a bit weird. Posted by Bluetick (Member # 8467) on :
I am owned by a Bluetick Coonhound named Scout. She wishes that I didn't have lyme disease so that we could go sniffing (aka walking) more often.
Posted by tequeslady (Member # 6832) on :
Part of the registered name of a Quarter Horse I used to own and show was Teques Lady. I loved this horse. So, thus my screen name.
Posted by Gabrielle (Member # 5329) on :
I had been reading on this board for a long time and was very impressed with the funny or inventive screen names that most of the people have here.
Therefore, I wanted to come up with a very original name also, before I would post for the first time. Unfortunately, my brain fog was as thick as pea soup for such a long time that I feared I would never be able to post if I kept waiting for a genial inspiration.
So I finally decided to use my real name - Gabriele. But all the Americans that I know pronounce it Gabrielle and my hubby, who is French, also calls me the French way - Gabrielle.
Now, that my brain is working again, I found some very good names which I'm using on other boards.
Gabrielle
Posted by sweet pea (Member # 6495) on :
My first initial is P, and my Other Half turned that into Sweet Pea. After he started calling me that, I have noticed that people call their babies and small children Sweet Pea, so I feel kind of silly as I am almost 40.
Posted by believe3 (Member # 6216) on :
Well for me my favorite saying or word is believe. So that is how I got my screen name. Believe in yourself, believe in god, just believe!
Posted by happygranny (Member # 8779) on :
I gave myself this username 5 1/2 years ago after witnessing the birth of my grandson. At that time I was quite healthy and very happy.
Since then 3 more little sweeties have let me be their Granny.
Since then my health has gone down hill fast.
I am still happy to be a Granny, but very sad that I can't play with them the way I want to.
Jeannie aka happygranny
Posted by arg82 (Member # 161) on :
Well, I know I posted on the older post on the same topic but since that one's gone...I'll post again here! My screen name on here is boring - my initials are ARG (Annie Rachel G.) and I was born in 1982. So...arg82! (Also easier to remember than something obscure )
Peace and healing, Annie
Posted by pattilynn (Member # 8065) on :
first and middle name (boring I know)
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
I'll join the boring crowd too: Bettyg. Due to my recent HERX/health scare on 2-9-06, I have now shown my full name and city on my signature line.
A lot of you went to a lot of trouble trying to find me & have our local police come to my home to check up on me; see my post, I'M OK, POLICE just stopped to check on my health.
You folks knew my given first name and state; that's all but were determined to reach me.
Ann-Ohio called Troutscout in Iowa who had met met the year earlier at a lyme meeting with state legislators, and I had been corresponding privately w/Trout. So he knew my last name, address, and phone no.
So I'm not taking any chances; if I have another health scare & on the internet..WE HAVE ONE PHONE LINE ONLY, someone can contact our Ames police dept. again to check up on me.
Great thread. Tutu meaning "too" for lymetoo??
Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
EVERYBODY knows how I got my name. Because I remain--just don-- ,,, till I call myself sore noggin.
And I am good at goofing up gender. For the life of me and for the longest time I thought Andie was a 'guy'. And 'firecop' too. Dont ask why, its because I am --just don--THAT'S WHY!!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by bettyg: Great thread. Tutu meaning "too" for lymetoo??
Yeah, a few years back, someone on Lymenet called me LymeTutu instead of Lymetoo. Then Dan [danq] made the little graphic with the moving tutus. I'd be lost without the tutus!! Posted by crazychris (Member # 7384) on :
ahhh...back in the day, that is what I was Crazy and of course my name is Chris. I try to live life with as much gusto as possible - and be a bit crazy doing it. Gotta get through this life with a smile. Remember......it isn't about the destionation it's the journey. Enjoy the trip no matter how rough it gets - Chris Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
Thanks Tutu; I couldn't agree more on your dancing tutus icon...we wouldn't know it was you without them? LOL Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
ok first let me say azure wish does NOT mean as your wish... as so many seem to think ...
azure (a shade of blue) is a color I associate with creativity, happiness, etc.
and I was just wishing for that space to be mine again.
I have had lyme since sept 1987 and been disabled since 2000...
Like alot of you, lyme has taken alot from me ...
and I just want it all back.
This thread is really interesting Posted by Biting Back (Member # 6018) on :
I guess mine is pretty obvious. I can be tenacious and I never give up.
Posted by Carlie (Member # 8745) on :
I just always liked the name, and if I had, had a third child that's what I would have named her.
Carlie
Posted by Yemaya (Member # 8842) on :
Yemaya, Is the Goddess of the ocean. Celebrated in many cultures thru out the world. She is also known in other forms as Our Lady Of Regalia, Our Lady of Guadalupe, ect.
She is said to have given life to the world. She is a Goddess of woman, children, & healing among other things. I have found peace in her during many obstacles in my life.
I have taken the name in dedication to her several years ago & in hope of healing. The name just stayed.
Love & Light
Posted by Lesley (Member # 8678) on :
lol...very cute...
I have two kids Cooper and Baxter...Coobax it is.
Lesley
Posted by ArtnSoul (Member # 4561) on :
Well, I posted on the original thread, but thought I'd post on this one too.
Art is my passion, and it's definitely in my soul - so ArtnSoul just felt right!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up up up!
Posted by serendipity (Member # 8474) on :
From Wikipedia,
Serendipity: to make discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things not in quest of. ________________________________________________ Since having lyme, I have come to appreciate the nature of serendipity, of the gifts that I was not in search of but acquired.
And my name starts with S
And I just like the sound of serendipity
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
all good reasons for that name!! I'm surprised it wasn't already taken!
Posted by Lymies3 (Member # 1598) on :
It's an easy answer. There were three of us all treating Lyme at the same time - Spouse, Son and Self. Now it's just me needs help. No longer have the Spouse (thank God for removing an alcoholic from my life) and Son benefited greatly from his treatment. If I could, I'd change my screen name. But...then I'd have to start all over. Many know me as Galsal or just Sal. My real name IS Sally btw.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
OH, it's GalSal!! HI again!! Didn't know it was you!
interesting info...nimzo!!
Posted by Lymies3 (Member # 1598) on :
Lymetoo! Nice to see you again? So, tell me who are you...you know, jog my memory?? I am sooo very sorry to not remember!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Well, I'm Tincup's Goon!
wait for the ACTION!
Posted by iceskater (Member # 8655) on :
Was a competitive adult figure skater before lyme came along.
Posted by Lymies3 (Member # 1598) on :
Tincup's goon, eh? Didn't even know she HAD one! LOLOL
What makes me think we've met already? Say, maybe at Gettysburg? LOL
Posted by SayYesh (Member # 8343) on :
I'm a BIG fan of Mutts comics. The adventures of Mooch and Earl. Mooch talks with a lisp.
quote:Originally posted by Lymies3: Tincup's goon, eh? Didn't even know she HAD one! LOLOL
heheehe! She used to call me that, among other things. I called her a conehead. So we were "even."
"Say Yesh" Thanks for explaining that one!! Posted by doggiemom (Member # 6094) on :
I don't have "real" kids and never will. Shortly after I became sick and my world was falling apart, I adopted a dog from the dog pound. He literally saved my life. I've had dogs before, but he is my "heart" dog. It's as if our souls are one. I could not love a human child more than I love this dog. When anyone asks if I have a child, I say yes, but my child has fur. Therefore, I am a doggie mom. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
What kind of dog is it??
Posted by i want help (Member # 9786) on :
does anyone have to ask
Help!!!!
real name is kristin,btw... a little nicer than iwh don't you think?
Posted by foggedup (Member # 7415) on :
I did not want to use "ef'ed" up, even though I really wanted to, so I used foggedup.
Posted by Jill E. (Member # 9121) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nimzovich76: he once missed the first prize by losing to S�misch; immediately upon learning this, Nimzowitsch got up on a table and shouted, ``Why must I lose to this idiot?''
What a great story. It reminds me of how most of us feel when talking to doctors, "Why must I explain Lyme Disease to this idiot???"
I must have been very foggy the day I signed up for Lymenet because I used my real name and had no creativity in me that day.
But on the CaliforniaLyme Yahoo Group, I'm WryWriter54 because I used to do a lot of comedy writing and stand-up comedy before Lyme - and I had to choose 54 because there were already lots of WryWriter names taken on Yahoo believe it or not! Since Lyme, I've had a hard time holding on to my sense of humor. Hopefully it will return.
Jill
Posted by doggiemom (Member # 6094) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: What kind of dog is it??
He's a Collie mix. I got him at the dog pound and now he's a certified therapy dog. We visit nursing homes and other places. We did a children's grief camp the past two summers, for kids who have lost loved ones. He's a very special dog. I can't imagine life without him. He too has tick disease. He has chronic Ehrlichia canis and has also had Ehrlichia equi and Bartonella.
Posted by ponygirl (Member # 10003) on :
i gotalotadoggies 4 Posted by SAK (Member # 7387) on :
Wow! Most have really interesting stories behind their name. My screen name is just my initials.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Sal...we haven't met in person...darn it!
doggiemom...I'm so jealous. We used to have a WONDERFUL border collie. He was the dog of all dogs, I'm telling you! So smart, so beautiful, so protective, so loving, so much fun!
We miss him alot. Posted by doggiemom (Member # 6094) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: doggiemom...I'm so jealous. We used to have a WONDERFUL border collie. He was the dog of all dogs, I'm telling you! So smart, so beautiful, so protective, so loving, so much fun!
Border collies are great dogs. Mine is not of the border collie variety. Mine is a rough collie (think Lassie) mix. I also had a full breed rough collie (named Lassie, lol) up till about 3 years ago, when I had to have her put to sleep at the age of 14. She had also been a shelter dog before I got her. She was a great dog, but we didn't bond as deeply as my collie mix. He seems to have gotten the best of both the collie in him and whatever he's mixed with. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
^
Posted by Ladylee210 (Member # 9945) on :
Guess I'm just plain huh...
My name is my middle name and I'm also a Lady!
Posted by Beca (Member # 10317) on :
Well My very 1st email was ResQBecca I was very much in to vol. at my local vol. rescue squad so that was my name but. I lost it. I started a new email acct. a year and a half ago this time I dropped one of the c's I did it in my name when I write it to ( Now thats what you call lazy) when you start dropping letters out your name )I am hoping that one day I will be able to get back in to the rescue squad again. When I am feeling better. Smiles Beca
Posted by tdtid (Member # 10276) on :
tdtid was a nick I used for a new email account within the first year I was ill.
I was going the G.P. route, not knowing what was wrong and in the first year, all they could do was drug me to the gills.
When I got off the meds and back through testing, you know...lupus?, M.S., fibro? ect, ect, ect.
I thought of what I loved and wasn't going to use my children's or husband's name so since I'm a major Broadway lover and use to get down there so often....
I felt "Man of LaMancha" song "To Dream the Impossible Dream", fit where I was feeling. I was dreaming of getting well.
So To Dream THE Impossible Dream came out as TDTID. I hope all our dreams that often feel impossible with this illness at times come true.
Cathy
Posted by theviewfromthecurb (Member # 10310) on :
... because having lyme disease, for me, has been like watching life pass me by... "the view from the curb..."
I picture a child watching a parade while sitting on the side of the curb, and wanting to be a part of it so much... but there are barriers that prevent her from joining in... So she just watches, knowing one day, she will lead the parade! Posted by Beca (Member # 10317) on :
That's so cool and one day youe will be leading Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by tdtid: So To Dream THE Impossible Dream came out as TDTID. I hope all our dreams that often feel impossible with this illness at times come true.
Cool! Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
I think Iam going get a new handle.
From treepatrol to pooped or slipped&fellinit
Wish it was Gotupsmellinlikeroses
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I like the first two, tree! But then we wouldn't recognize you anymore! We might think you're a troll! Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
Tree, I can sure see your "crappy" symptoms have effected your sense of humor now! lol
Yes, stay w/Treepatrol or I'll have to change my newbie list where I show your NAME ALL OVER the place! Bettyg Posted by Pure Lymie League (Member # 10421) on :
I spent days trying to come up with a name. Finally I signed up and sure enough that name was taken. Tried again, that name was taken, tried again, that name was taken. My husband is the drummer for Pure Prairie League, Thus Pure Lymie League. He now sings to me " Lymie, what you want a do" . Sara
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hey PLL...my hubby is a professional musician too!
Posted by Pure Lymie League (Member # 10421) on :
Is he ever in the Nashville area? Sara
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Bringing this up for newbies........Couldn't get the original thread to come up. It's still searchable, but won't open.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Pure Lymie League: Is he ever in the Nashville area? Sara
no
Posted by joalo (Member # 12752) on :
Jo = first two letters of my first name
Alo = first three letters of my last name.
I know boring as he**!!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
i use "randibear" because randi was the name of my beloved labrador who died two years.
Posted by hanginginthere (Member # 11685) on :
mine's pretty obvious I know...not terribly creative either
...but I feel like I've been 'hanging in there' waiting for some improvement for a veeerrrry long time!
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
Well, my favorite band EVER is Disturbed... and I just put me at the end. I thought it sounded clever as well, so I've kept it and used it for many things.
And I guess it worked out perfectly as a nickname since Lyme has literally disturbed my life in so many ways.
Posted by blackpowder (Member # 13637) on :
I have a pathetic excuse for my name. When asked for a scren name I tried my first name - already taken- then I tried my nickname- Gigi-already
taken then i went to things I love dolphins-guess what- so i looked around the room and my husband was cleaning his blackpowder flintlock. Hah- I
thought I bet no one will have used that name so blackpowder
it is. I'm just glad I saw that first cause my daughter was cleaning the toilet and if I would have seen her first...God only knows
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
disturbedme- I love disturbed too!
My name is because I like christmas and it was christmas time when I made up this name.
Gotta be honest and say I am not a very merry person most of the time! Hahaha! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
OK...so I'm old. I've never heard of "Disturbed"... What kind of music?
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
Lymetoo you are funny!!
It is rock music!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I looked it up....Heavy metal??! I'm married to a musician, but heavy metal is not quite my idea of music!!
I like just about ANY kind of music....and believe it or not I did enjoy the Rock music on that show that is designed like American Idol...but for rock music.
I actually watched that show...a shocker for hubby!!
If they got too carried away, I'd just change channels!! Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
Yes I like heavy metal!
It is kinda angry-
but hey- I like Christmas music..
Melissa
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: I looked it up....Heavy metal??! I'm married to a musician, but heavy metal is not quite my idea of music!!
I am almost obsessed with Disturbed and don't think their music is heavy metal. It's more, I guess, hard rock/rock. But no, I don't think it would fit heavy metal so much. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Guess I'll have to listen to one of their songs on their website. The first one I went to I couldn't figure out how to get off the homepage!!! Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: Guess I'll have to listen to one of their songs on their website. The first one I went to I couldn't figure out how to get off the homepage!!!
quote:Originally posted by merrygirl: disturbedme- I love disturbed too!
Very cool. I've been to many of their concerts -- before I came down ill, that is. LOL. Those were the good days when I felt "normal". Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
Can I change my name to the "Righteous Brothers " then??? For me,myself and I???
Oops maybe better rethink that to the "Temptations!! Better than--just don--
Posted by improver (Member # 8380) on :
I must have missed this post before.
Improver= I tried several names and they were taken so heres the scoop. I was in the auto service field for most of my adult life both fixing cars and managing techs. Once I became infected with lyme I slowly started to lose the ability to work the hours required so I lost my job.
I started a home improvement company (Improver) so I could make my own hours. This past July I had to disolve the business since I couldn't do any physical work.
The only problem with the name is everyone is uncertain of my gender and assumes I am a woman..lol
I AM A 30 Y/O MAN!!
Silly name but I am used to it.
PS if anyone ever needs auto service advice feel free to ask...
I.E. do I really need a fuel injection service every 10k like the dealer says. Answer....NO, waste of money for you but commission for the svc advisor.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Very interesting, improver!! I'll try to remember next time I have car trouble to just ASK YOU!!
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
Yes I think Hard rock would be a better description...
Back in the day I used to go to all kinds of Crazy concerts and act crazy... not so much now...
maybe again someday Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Well, I have six kids ... and we all have a lot of fun. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Disturbed....OK...I LISTENED to the second one. Couldn't WATCH that video!
It wasn't too bad....
OK...so I'm officially old now!! Posted by wiserforit (Member # 9732) on :
Fun thread!
I got my screen name from hoping to learn from others and put the knowledge to good use!
"wiser" sounds a bit like my last name. The rest just was a hopeful addition... to become all the wiser for it!
Hugs to all,
wiserforit
Posted by firecop1066 (Member # 6920) on :
Firecop1066....my husband is a fire fighter...i am a cop and my badge number is 1066....back in the day my job was my priority in life...now trying to save my family raise my 10 month old and go to work everyday while still trying to beat this bug....is my priority! Jill
Posted by FuzzySlippers (Member # 13658) on :
What a fun thread! My name isn't very inspired, I must admit. While registering here and trying to decide on a handle I was looking at my feet -- or, more accurately, what was ON my feet -- my favorite soft, big, fluffy, fuzzy pink slippers.
I was in such a bad way when I registered here -- couldn't hold a thought in my head, couldn't sequence things and had the 3-second memory of a goldfish. It's a miracle I was able to register.
You all have been incredibly kind and I'm so grateful to be here. I'm learning so very much!
Hugs, Fuzzy
Posted by lymeladyinNY (Member # 10235) on :
Wow, some of you have such interesting names and mine's a dud.
I've heard through the grapevine that I'm referred to as the "lyme lady" in my neighborhood and I live in New York.
So, lymeladyinny. I know - BORING!! Posted by mushroomman06 (Member # 13088) on :
Mushroomman06, the 06 is there because the name had been taken.
I made my name Mushroomman because that is probly one of the places I came in contact with the dreaded tick. The prime time for the Moral Mushroom is also the prime time for ticks.
The Morals are found in the woods and sometimes in thick brush and along deer trails.
I grow up hunting mushrooms and so did my family, my grandpa told me about the tick and to be watchful. He lived to be 99 and could still mushroom hunt. The type of tick and Lyme Disease at that time is not the same tick and Lyme Disease that we have today.
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: Disturbed....OK...I LISTENED to the second one. Couldn't WATCH that video!
It wasn't too bad....
OK...so I'm officially old now!!
LOL. How come you couldn't watch the video? Too much movement and stuff?
Posted by sorebear (Member # 11972) on :
sorebear for always being sore and afraid of being touched, bear for my animal totem
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by disturbedme: How come you couldn't watch the video? Too much movement and stuff?
Let's see....women as sexual objects, piercings in his chin and elsewhere....ugh.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Sorebear...I was kinda wondering about that one! Are you less sore now after going thru some treatment?
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo:
quote:Originally posted by disturbedme: How come you couldn't watch the video? Too much movement and stuff?
Let's see....women as sexual objects, piercings in his chin and elsewhere....ugh.
The women as objects in the video is there to make a point about the world (women ARE sadly seen these way in society). Not for HIS video in particular.
Posted by Raiden Kitsune (Member # 14125) on :
It's the name I use pretty much everywhere online, to the point that you get about three hits if you look up my real name on google, but you can research half of my life looking up Raiden Kitsune. =P
A kitsune is a Japanese fox spirit, something of a trickster spirit like the coyote in Native American folklore...definitely more complex than that, but I doubt anyone wants me to really get started. Suffice to say, out of all the myths and legends from around the world, they're my favorite.
Raiden Kitsune was originally just a kitsune character I came up with for an online role playing game many years back. "Raiden" loosely translates to "Thunder and Lighting" in Japanese, and since the character in the game was a lightning elemental mage, it fit.
Long story short, I played the character a lot, met a lot of friends through it who never really stopping thinking of me as "Rai", even after meeting in real life, so I started using the name everywhere.
Years later, I still use the character in games, but he's evolved a lot and usually goes by a different name (Rai Sakoshi now), after realizing how stupid it sounded to have your species in your name (hey, I was 15 when I came up with him!), but I'm still Raiden Kitsune everywhere online. At this point, too many people in too many places know me as that to change it.
...that really isn't interesting enough to deserve that long a post, but I'm bored out of my mind, on lunch break at work.
Posted by echostef (Member # 12867) on :
Mine is pretty boring... I'm an echocardiographer and my name is Stefanie. So, instead of echo tech...echo stef Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
quote:Originally posted by echostef: Mine is pretty boring... I'm an echocardiographer and my name is Stefanie. So, instead of echo tech...echo stef
That would be such an interesting thing to do! See hearts working every day. I've had two or so echocardiograms done -- due to palps and shortness of breath and tachycardia.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
disturbed...Thanks for the info! Posted by Curiouser (Member # 14128) on :
My screen name came about in a sort of roundabout way.
I've been doing a lot of research to try to figure out what in the everlovin' blue-eyed world is going on with me, health-wise.
Every time something new pops up, I do more research. This has been going for a couple of years now.
So, I'm not just curious, I'm "curiouser".
Its also a from line in Alice in Wonderland. Alice says "Curiouser and Curiouser" after she drinks the potion and her body starts changing (growing).
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
up for more fun!
Posted by Snailhead (Member # 18091) on :
How's this: My husband's first wife was from another country, and english was her second language. One day she was mad at him and tried to call him a bad name. " You Snailhead" was what came out.
He said he laughed so hard; it just made her madder! So now I steal it for a screenname when necessary.
Posted by springshowers (Member # 19863) on :
Just thought of one of the things that make me smile.
that it Love the rain.. So much.. and Spring rain is the best...
Posted by MDW005 (Member # 22706) on :
I have a boring name but its easy to remember
MDW: my initials
05: thats how many grandchildren I have
Posted by Wonko (Member # 18318) on :
Wonko the Sane is a character in a book who decides that the world is crazy, so he builds his house as an inside-out asylum.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Those were great! ( hate to tell you, Wonko... but Wonko sounds like the crazy one! )
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
UP for more!
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
I love penguins!
Well my first love was music and playing classical music and surrounded by guys wearing tuxedos for concerts - made me think of penguins..
Then I started getting obsessed with them - going to aquariums a lot and watching movies with penguins.
I only have 3 stuffed penguins at home - which is pretty good considering I had more before (gave to my niece/nephew). I have to hand wash them a lot because I know they are dust magnets and I have dust allergies!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Well my first love was music and playing classical music and surrounded by guys wearing tuxedos for concerts - made me think of penguins.
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Great connection! Posted by 4Seasons (Member # 14601) on :
If I'm at the end of my rope, I lay down, close my eyes and listen to Vivaldi's Four Seasons (or Pachebel's Canon in D, but that's a really strange name!)
Actually maybe I should change it to 3 Seasons, cuz I really don't like winter at all!!!
Posted by James1979 (Member # 31926) on :
My screen name sucks.
I wish I could change it to something cool, like "EnemaCrusaderz", or something like that. Posted by unsure445 (Member # 15962) on :
James, I hear ya! My screen name really sucks!
I kind of get the "unsure" portion but I have no clue where I got "445"!
I am going to blame it on the bugs talking!
Posted by Dogsandcats (Member # 28544) on :
Dogs and cats
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
One feral mean old fat cat
One wild and crazy springer spaniel who has advanced ADHD...I think, as from and old old Saturday night live skit, she needs a doggie downer....
But they are my buddies and love me when I can't shower, brush my teeth and even the meany comes up and comforts me when I need it. The were faithful when I got sick and many people bolted for parts unknown.
Posted by mom2kids (Member # 31972) on :
There are 2 reasons behind my screen name: 1) I am a mom and I have 2 kids (biological).
2) I am a mom and all my kids' friends call me mom, so I am a mom 2 (all) kids, we call all these kids my non-biologicals.
It's nothing earth shattering or really clever like some of SN's I've seen.
Posted by searching4truth (Member # 28481) on :
penguingirl, I have to share this story with you, you may not really care... but when I was a little girl, me and my little sister's absolute favorite movie was the Muppets Take Manhattan. (The penguins were both of our favorites in the movie). We probably watched it ten million times. I can still recite it word for word.
Anyways, at the end of the movie, Kermit and Piggy get married and all the muppets are there in the audience. Then the puppeteers threw the penguins into the air, and for some reason this was hilarious to both of us, with the penguins "jumping for joy". We promised each other if we ever got married, we would have the penguins at our wedding. we were just little kids at the time.
Flash forward to my wedding 5 years ago, with my baby sister as my maid of honor. I scoured the internet for penguins that resembled the ones from the muppets. I finally found them, and hid about 50 of them under the seats of the first few rows with very specific instructions to be shared with everyone in those rows but NOT my sister. So when we got to the part where we kissed in the wedding, the song from the movie was played, and everyone threw the penguins into the air. It was awesome!! She had no idea.
Anyways, it has nothing to do with this tread, but I wanted to share since you love penguins.
I guess I need to share my screen name, although it is probably obvious. There is so much confusion around Lyme, and around my illness for many years before finally getting the Lyme diagnosis, that I really feel like I am always having to search for the truth. It is actually quite sad, but true.
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
Well, I started out as All4twc which simply meant that all my research was for my husband, his initials being twc. But, since I tested positive, i felt like it was my turn to get help. Of course, I have to help myself. Hence, It's my turn. Boring huh??? I should have thought of something prettier or more colorful.
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
Searching - that is an awesome story! How cute!
I have to admit I can't remember much of the Muppets Take Manhattan movie - now you have inspired me to add that to my Netflix que. haha.
I've been kind of planning my dream wedding for awhile but ever since I got sick it has been on the backburner. Now, we just want to keep it small and simple - perhaps just a small ceremony at a church and a nice dinner with family and reaaaally close friends. But you know I still must include a penguin somewhere in the process.
Posted by BoxerMom (Member # 25251) on :
My fur kids are Boxer dogs.
The penguin wedding story made my day!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Love the penguin story. I visualized it happening at the church I was married in!!
I don't remember the movie. (sigh)
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thx for bringing up the thread again - a fun read -
Mine is from my upbringing - when my mom wanted to get the whole family out the door in a hurry, she'd say, "Ok, kids, quick like a bunny, 1-2-3!"
So when I found out I had Lyme, after searching for whatever was ailing me for 25 years, I felt ready to go with some activism! So I'm Robin123! Spoken low pitch 1, medium pitch 2, high pitch 3!
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Posted by Silverwolf (Member # 9196) on :
Hi there, Silverwolf here,
My name actually is put together from a few screen names on other boards.
I've always tho't silver, white gold platinum etc. was really pretty.
And I find wolves beautiful animals,so here we are!!!
BBL TxC' has dinner waiting.
Okeydokey, Here I be, I was privileged to see some wolves up fairly close a few years ago. At the Grizzly Discovery Center in Montana.
They were beautiful, and the info' was informative!
Now putting parts of combos of my other screen names together maybe wasn't so great in that I tend to get it confused. But I still enjoy it being my screen name.
Jus' the Silverwolfi
[ 09-20-2011, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Silverwolf ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Thanks, Silver and Robin!
@Robin.. now I know how to 'say it' ! Posted by no_lyme_in_florida (Member # 5537) on :
My screen name is what all the 'ducks' I saw in Florida kept telling me despite an EM rash on my leg and a positive wb. I thought it was appropriate.
Posted by Beth22 (Member # 30232) on :
22 is my lucky number. don't remember why. my screen name in lots of other places online is pianogirl, and it takes too long to type these days. love the penguin story, great thread, lymetoo.
Posted by payne (Member # 26248) on :
WAYNE IS MY REAL NAME... and pain is my friend it goes everywhere i go, it does everything i do,
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
When I first came to Lymenet I was frantic and trying to secure help for my oh so sick daughter. I felt like a mom in deep sh**...but being a Christian I thought I better leave off the sh**. (although I know the Lord would totally understand if I hadn't.)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
momindeep!! I always wondered about your name! Now I know!! Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
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Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
So that's where you got the name Tincup! Who knew?
linky is interesting!! Posted by pooldog71 (Member # 21722) on :
When we got a swimming pool, I joked that my wife wanted a "pool boy" but instead got a pool dog. The 71 is not my age or my IQ.
Posted by scorpiogirl (Member # 31907) on :
Scorpio my Zodiac sign. And I am girl... Not very original I know!
Posted by skies (Member # 28064) on :
I am a big Eric Sloane fan (he's an author & artist from CT)..My husband and I collect his books. Anyway, his old CT. marker plate was SKIES..
Also, years ago I was really into hot air ballooning for a while...so.. my I picked my screen name for those reasons.
Posted by rera2528 (Member # 29886) on :
Mine comes from a nonsense word (the rera part) that my badminton partner kept saying in 7th grade gym class. The numbers are birth dates of a couple of people.
It's a screen name that I have had since the early 1990s on VERY ancient/primitive bulletin board systems.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I was online in the early 90's .. I know what you mean!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Here we go!!
Posted by homesick73 (Member # 36551) on :
When I look back over my life, 1973 was a very happy time for me. I also miss my home and those I grew up with, hence the name.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Boy, you sound like me!!! I miss my home and family in Texas and I graduated from college and got married in 1973. Very special year for me too!!
Posted by SouthPaw (Member # 35229) on :
I'm a left handed guy in a right handed world.
Posted by BuffyFan (Member # 34679) on :
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my favorite tv show! So I am BuffyFan!
Posted by SickLYme (Member # 34104) on :
SickLyme....Sickly Me....Sick Lyme...
Posted by cozynana (Member # 34270) on :
When I signed up for eBay years ago I had a hard time finding an user name that was not already taken. My grandkids love to snuggle and so I thought about how cozy it was and I was a grandma......cozynana, end of story.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Razzle was the name of a computer at work...hence my screen name, LOL! I know, not terribly original, but I liked the sound of it and it stuck...
Posted by Thewino (Member # 39086) on :
Jimmy Buffett is one of my favorite musicians. In fact, my wife and I have seen him eighteen times in concert.
Anyway, one of my favorite J. B. songs goes, "The wino and I know the joy of the ocean..."
It's stuck with me.
Posted by fatherguido (Member # 25266) on :
My frat nickname was Father Guido because I resembled the SNL comedian with my Italian features and sweet mullet.
Posted by Healerdealer (Member # 23032) on :
I always believed that I would somehow recover and get my life back.
I picked a name that would represent my wishful thinking and give me and others a spark of hope. My screen name just instantly popped into my once foggy brain.
I chose a name that I wanted to identify with - wellness, healing, hope and being positive.
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Posted by aiden424 (Member # 7633) on :
My horses name is Aiden and his birthday is 4-24
Kathy
Posted by faithful777 (Member # 22872) on :
Mine came from my journey to be faithful and to trust in God's promises.
Posted by beaches (Member # 38251) on :
I just love beaches! I wish I could plop myself on the sand and look at the ocean every day. I find it very relaxing and healing.
Posted by aiden424 (Member # 7633) on :
quote:Originally posted by faithful777: Mine came from my journey to be faithful and to trust in God's promises.
Love that!!!
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
I love Prince Edward Island (PEI) - and db are my first two initials...
Posted by beaches (Member # 38251) on :
Never been to Prince Edward Island but PEI mussels are featured on a lot of menus! Might be having a dense moment (not the first and surely won't be the last ) but I have no idea what "db" indicates.
Posted by jjourneys (Member # 39813) on :
I'm JJourneys - I'm new here, but this is a great fun posting question.
JJourneys = Jukebox Journeys
My husband and I are DJs, KJs and sing (dinners, dances, weddings, funerals, etc) Are business is calld Jukebox Journeys.
We weren't suppose to use our real names on this board so this was the only one I could think of off the top of my head!!!
Posted by Dove7 (Member # 39546) on :
Know how Noah had the dove? I'm on a path, looking for a sign that peace and health are coming. Born on the 7th.
Isn't it great how funny some of these handles (to use and old CB term) are and how much they are symbols of our hopes, our anchors, or to what we aspire?
I'm so glad I was lead to this site.
Posted by beaches (Member # 38251) on :
'but I have no idea what "db" indicates'
Can we just chalk that up to a "senior moment?"
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
Beaches, db are my initials! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Gosh, beaches. I thought I was old.
My CB handle was Goldilocks. Has to do with my hair and my last name. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Up for more fun!
Lisa likes to figure out why someone has a particular screen name.. so help her out (or spoil her fun!?)
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I used to hike all over the nation and 53 was the number of my ball cap when I played softball as a kid.
Hence--Hiker53
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That's cool. We never had numbers when I played. One year I was on "The Beatles." Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
HEY! LYMETOO!!! hhahahaa..... and I I (shamefully) don't always see the latest happenings on the regular forum page. I tend to go over my own postsand look that way to see responses since my brain forgets all the time and I have trouble reading most days....
but I love this!
I am LisaK because my name was very unusual growning up and I hated that. I used to say, " I just want a nice name, like Lisa!" I actually have a alter ego and her name is Lisa K***** . If I tell you what K... is then it won't be a secret any more. and I use it as my secret alias so....
Posted by Lymieloo (Member # 45753) on :
The first of my health problems started several months after I had the bull's-eye rash that was dx'd as a brown recluse bite.
It started with what I thought was simply a bladder infection, but a wise old urologist I went to decided to look into it further. Besides finding old scars on my kidneys (I had a few kidney infections between ages 5-9), he found that my bladder wasn't emptying, which was causing the infection.
And it only got worse and worse as the years went by, although I stopped having infections. Probably due to the fact that I have to pee about every half hour (more or less), so nothing sits there for long!
In other words, I'm always in the loo, it seems -- it's become a standing joke with my family. If I don't answer the phone when someone calls, when I do talk to them they'll say, "You were in the bathroom, right?"
And not realizing when I signed up here that certain medical "professionals" and others who don't take us seriously were calling us "lymies", I thought to poke a bit of fun at myself by combining the two into Lymieloo. At the time, they seemed to fit together so nicely!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
HaHA to Lisa and Lymieloo!!
I've spent half my life in the loo! Posted by fitnesskelly (Member # 45806) on :
Mine comes from being in the fitness industry (until this Lyme took me out of the industry).
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
This is such a great fun question!
My screen name was suppose to be Desert"Rose" but my lyme brain, at the time, could not remember "rose" so I used "wind" instead.
I use to train for half ironman triathlons listening to the song Desert Rose by Sting....so that is where the inspiration came from! DW
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
desertwind, that is somethign I would do! haha. not to laugh at you, but with you. I like the 'wind'! when I read your name it transports me to a nice breezy desert and sometimes I need to go there, if you know what I mean
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
quote:Originally posted by LisaK: desertwind, that is somethign I would do! haha. not to laugh at you, but with you. I like the 'wind'! when I read your name it transports me to a nice breezy desert and sometimes I need to go there, if you know what I mean
No, I get it!!!! Glad my lyme brain mishap name thingy has transportive features for you:) Enjoy the breeze..... Be Well, DW
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