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The tribulations of choosing an apt user name |
 Oct 4 2006, 12:03 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 24-May 06 From: Aberdeen, Scotland Member No.: 785  |
Hi folks,
As some of you may have noticed I've changed my user name from Castor to Aberdeenastro. When I first subscribed to UMSF I decided that I would prefer to maintain some level of anonymity and tried to think of an appropriate user name. I chose Castor as it's the brightest star in my zodiac constellation (Gemini) - not that I believe in astrology! However, many people might be confused by this name and what it is supposed to represent. And here's the warning to us all: according to Answers.com one definition of the word castor is "An oily, brown, odorous substance obtained from glands in the groin of the beaver and used as a perfume fixative"! Hence the change to Aberdeenastro. I'd much rather be associated with Aberdeen Astronomy than the substance that comes from glands in a beaver's groin! I'd be interested to know how some of you chose your user names. Cheers, Aberdeenastro |
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Oct 4 2006, 12:20 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
I followed the djellison format.
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Oct 4 2006, 12:41 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 18-July 05 Member No.: 438 |
A little knowledge of Welsh should help decipher my username... though it only tells you where I am, not who I am.
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Oct 4 2006, 12:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
QUOTE (ynyralmaen @ Oct 4 2006, 01:41 PM)  A little knowledge of Welsh should help decipher my username... though it only tells you where I am, not who I am. Would it begin with G? |
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Oct 4 2006, 01:15 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Though I usually use another nick I wanted to choose a different one for the MER mission and other space exploration stuff and that ustrax word was ringing in my head since I faced it in Eco's 'Name of the Rose', it means fire and for me it represents a compromise between past and future...
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Oct 4 2006, 01:47 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 4-March 06 Member No.: 694 |
My name actually is for two reasons, but I'll only give the first one on this forum:
On 01/01/1801, the first asteroid was discovered (Ceres). As you know, a rogue asteroid or comet could hit the earth (ie a "black angel" from above) and destroy all life on the earth. Such a thing killed all the dinosaurs 65 million years ago! Update: For a few days in August 2006, reason #1 was invalid. However, in a clear vote, reason #1 regained its validity. I as a child loved dinosaurs and reading books on asteroids and comets. when I found out they are both linked, I connected them and there is 50% of my username! -------------------- I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed.
- Opening line from episode 13 of "Cosmos" |
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Oct 4 2006, 01:49 PM
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 Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Mine is simply my initials and FL for Florida, where I currently reside.
Michael. 
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Aberdeenastro The tribulations of choosing an apt user name Oct 4 2006, 12:03 PM
ynyralmaen QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 4 2006, 02:46 PM) Woul... Oct 4 2006, 01:35 PM
Patteroast Mine's a quite silly thing a friend called me.... Oct 4 2006, 02:36 PM Tesheiner Nothing else then my surname.
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Eduardo Teshein... Oct 4 2006, 02:39 PM tasp Mine was the coolest one not already taken when I ... Oct 4 2006, 02:51 PM centsworth_II I'm just here to give my two cents worth. Oct 4 2006, 02:51 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Aberdeenastro @ Oct 4 2006, 04:03 ... Oct 4 2006, 02:56 PM MizarKey Back in the early days of AOL I used CireN, which ... Oct 4 2006, 04:14 PM odave Many years ago I started working for a small compa... Oct 4 2006, 04:58 PM lyford My name is Lyford. Oct 4 2006, 05:44 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (lyford @ Oct 4 2006, 09:44 AM) My ... Oct 4 2006, 05:58 PM lyford QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Oct 4 2006, 10:58 AM... Oct 4 2006, 06:45 PM David It's my name! Oct 4 2006, 06:58 PM dilo As someone already argued, I used the beginning of... Oct 4 2006, 10:20 PM Harder Harder was my nickname some time ago. I kept it on... Oct 4 2006, 06:19 PM dvandorn Since my name is Doug Van Dorn, I figured dvandorn... Oct 5 2006, 12:40 AM um3k Mine has evolved.
I started out sometime before t... Oct 5 2006, 04:17 PM RNeuhaus I have always used this userid for all thing! ... Oct 5 2006, 07:26 PM |
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