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Post by lmtengs on Nov 12, 2010 23:15:01 GMT -8
I've sometimes wondered why some of us chose the usernames we did, and not all of us have the same username we did when we explained it in the 'New Members' thread.
I'll start off with mine, which is actually rather simple.
I started here with Lmtengs, which is my username for everything I sign up to, pretty much.
After awhile, I changed it to Viking. Then, to signify that I was not indeed living in Norway, I added 'Canadian'.
Soon after, I saw that Mill Bay had added a very descriptive word to his username, which I believe is still there. This word is "The". I liked that word, so I added it to the start of mine, since it sort of made it sound a bit more... I guess the word 'regal' could be used...
Last summer, as part of a short-running joke, I changed my username to "I Like Onions" for about a month, and I was seriously considering keeping that as my username for good. But, I didn't. So yeah, here I am, the one and only Canadian Viking.
Anyone else up to sharing their username timeline/meaning?
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Post by Kam on Nov 12, 2010 23:24:11 GMT -8
hehe...
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Post by Mike on Nov 12, 2010 23:48:40 GMT -8
Well, My username is pretty self-explanatory. The Esquimalt is my favorite V-class. My family has a summer cottage on the Sunshine Coast (said cottage has been in my family since the 1920's), and I usually got to sail on her a few times each summer until she was retired. I vividly remember being in the cafeteria having lunch when we backed out of Horseshoe Bay, and how everything was shaking, the plates were rattling, and the the terrified look on my brother's friend's face as it appeared the ship might shake herself to pieces. ;D
Recently though, I've been thinking about changing it to "Captain Crunch" after the nickname of a BC Ferries captain who had a tendency to run into wing-walls.
EDIT: It has been pointed out to me that "Captain Crunch" was intended to be insulting. As I don't want to have a derogatory display name, I've decided to change it back.
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Post by lmtengs on Nov 12, 2010 23:58:03 GMT -8
...the the terrified look on my brother's friend's face as it appeared the ship might shake herself to pieces.... ...Recently though, I've been thinking about changing it to "Captain Crunch" after the nickname of a BC Ferries captain who had a tendency to run into wing-walls... Don't you just love watching the terror in the faces of some people aboard the ferries? ;D This 'Captain Crunch' name seems to ring a bell. What kind of incidents occurred, and on which ship(s) under his/her command? |
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Post by Curtis on Nov 13, 2010 0:31:35 GMT -8
My username for the first few years here was "PR Queen Kid 16." Though my name could have been Burnaby 16, Capilano 16 or something along those lines. I decided on the Powell River Queen for my name as I am from Powell River and at the time in 2004 had taken a ride on the PRQ for the first time. While the Kid part is pretty self explanatory, the 16 was basically just my favourite number being the day I was born (June 16th)
A year to a year-and-a-half or so later, I changed up my name slightly to "PR Ferries Teen 16." to match a website I was trying to make called Powell River Ferries. It was pretty much just a ripoff of John H's Ferry Terminal site though. (hey, we're all young and don't know about plagiarism yet right?) For the time between 2006 and 2007, I would mix it up a bit with "PR Coastal Teen 16" & "PR Northern Teen 16." (to match the Ferries with that name scheme)
Finally though in September 2007, I settled with "Ship-Rider 16" to match my new site which you can access by clicking my sig pic, "The Ship-Rider's Guide to Powell River Ferries." At the time of my Forum anniversary in September though, I occasionally change my name back to the original "PR Queen Kid 16" which still graces my username every time I log in.
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Post by mrdot on Nov 13, 2010 0:34:06 GMT -8
 :)thinking back to the early days at Swartz Bay, there were three regular capt's for Saanich, and three for Esquimalt, one of which was Harry Amedao who was nicknamed Cpt. Crunch for his multitude of hard landings, there were other captns, who also had those tendencies at Tsawwassen etc. Capt. Amedao was one of Esquimalt's regular skippers, and was our capt. on the redelivery voyage to Swartz Bay after she was the first stretched ferry. mrdot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 13, 2010 9:24:10 GMT -8
This 'Captain Crunch' name seems to ring a bell. What kind of incidents occurred, and on which ship(s) under his/her command? That would have been Captain Lou Albano. He had a tendency to crunch wing-walls like a pile-driver. His Quartermaster was so afraid that he had the wheel in a choke-hold. When asked why he treated his ships so roughly, he replied that "Girls just want to have fun". ------------ maybe I'm just being silly, but hopefully someone on this forum actually gets this reference.... ;D |
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Post by fargowolf on Nov 13, 2010 13:59:16 GMT -8
How FAR would I GO to get what I want? A close friend of mine and myself came up with the online handle one afternoon after being banned from a forum (now no longer in existence) she admined. She said I was like a wolf, because, no matter what, I wanted to be a part of said forum, in the same way a wolf wants to be part of a pack. It was basically a question of how far I would go to get back onto said forum.
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Post by BreannaF on Nov 13, 2010 15:02:17 GMT -8
After several months of initially lurking about in this forum, I finally decided to join, but I knew that the choice of a screen name would be an important one. Eventually, after much deliberation, I finally settled upon "BryanK" as my user name. I believe that, in a certain way, it highlights my utter lack of creativity in trying to find a name. That, and "Flugel Horn" was already taken. For a short while, I did consider using my first initial and last name, but then I realized that this board was more of a social situation. That, and the only people who call me Mr K are salespeople wanting to sell me something, and Internal Revenue auditors, who also want to sell me something. So, we stuck with BryanK. (And, to avoid the IRS auditors, I have considered changing careers from accounting to lion-taming. But that's another story.) Besides, there is the small matter that, if anyone were really interested in my life story, using my name would highlight the fact that everything anyone would want to know about me is documented in the famous movie made about my life (even though, they did use creative license and spell my name wrong). Yup, it is all there, including the horrific events following my meeting the Judean Peoples Front. Or was it the People's Front of Judea? Well, one or the other.  By the way, just remember, you are all individuals! As far as other names, I have not changed it much. (Please note the cite above regarding lack of creativity.) However, the last couple of years on Halloween, I have changed my name to "A Witch!" While many may see this as simply a way to join in with the crowd on this important holiday, I truly see it as something else. You see, witches float. We know this because, if you throw a woman into the water, and if she drowns, she is not a witch. But if she floats, she is a witch. I have a keen interest in various things that float (small pebbles, gravy, churches, ducks, ferries). Thus, being a witch for a day allows me to be a part of things made of wood things that float that interest me. I also renamed myself for a week for a ferry that had me excited when I first rode it as a new ferry when I was 15 years old. It is still one of my favourites, but I'm not sure how that ties into a forum such as this. So I'll leave that one there for now. I hope you found that to be a short yet informative history about me. And in conclusion, I would like to thank my mother for choosing a name for me. |
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Post by Mike on Nov 13, 2010 15:21:18 GMT -8
That would have been Captain Lou Albano. He had a tendency to crunch wing-walls like a pile-driver. His Quartermaster was so afraid that he had the wheel in a choke-hold. When asked why he treated his ships so roughly, he replied that "Girls just want to have fun".
Your use of the term "choke-hold" is interesting, considering a professional wrestler shared the same name as Captain Lou Albano. ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 13, 2010 17:52:41 GMT -8
That, and "Flugel Horn" was already taken. I have on many occasions considered giving my user-name to BryanK. After all, he has given this forum so much, starting with the miracle of the Juniper Bushes. Is that not enough? We no, it isn't. After all, as far as the forum moderators are concerned, BryanK is just a very naughty boy. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 13, 2010 17:54:03 GMT -8
That would have been Captain Lou Albano. He had a tendency to crunch wing-walls like a pile-driver. His Quartermaster was so afraid that he had the wheel in a choke-hold. When asked why he treated his ships so roughly, he replied that "Girls just want to have fun".
Your use of the term "choke-hold" is interesting, considering a professional wrestler shared the same name as Captain Lou Albano. ;D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_AlbanoAre you serious? That's so cool that there's also a wrestler named "Captain Lou Albano". - no wait, that's what I was alluding to all along....haha After Capt. Lou's death, I had pondered whether he could have ever mastered a ferry boat. After all, if "Captain" is a generally-accepted part of his name, surely he must have some maritime qualifications. Otherwise, you'd think that the wrestling industry was fake.... |
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Post by Neil on Nov 15, 2010 21:11:44 GMT -8
Are you serious? That's so cool that there's also a wrestler named "Captain Lou Albano". - no wait, that's what I was alluding to all along....haha After Capt. Lou's death, I had pondered whether he could have ever mastered a ferry boat. After all, if "Captain" is a generally-accepted part of his name, surely he must have some maritime qualifications. Otherwise, you'd think that the wrestling industry was fake.... There might be other members of this forum whose mantles are groaning under the weight of all their awards for distinguished political volunteerism, but I think I can safely lay claim to being the only one (out of 256 people!) with a picture of the good Captain on my fridge. Yes, it's an out of service fridge, and someone has disrespectfully ripped part of Lou's head off, but that distinguished belly is still there. And my Cyndi Lauper record is still in pretty good shape, too.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2010 23:25:01 GMT -8
Yes, it's an out of service fridge, and someone has disrespectfully ripped part of Lou's head off, but that distinguished belly is still there. Neil, do you think that Captain Lou had more maritime knowledge than say Mr. Hahn (prior to 2003)? BCFS could have hired him as manager of security, or something similar. ps: I am in awe of your awesome fridge. I presume that there's a " Stick it in your ear, McGeer" bumper-sticker somewhere on the fridge too. |
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Post by piglet on Nov 16, 2010 19:54:29 GMT -8
My nic is just the nicname I have carried all my life. Got it from my sisters when I was small and its convenient now. Works with my twin brother boo boo bear lol.
On Capt. Crunch I heard that term around the islands when I was a kid on sailboats about a few of the capt. of various boats that would go bang in the night (or day). Got tossed out of a quarter berth at Saturna one night when the Mayne Queen came in and tried to remove the dock even though she was coming in to use her side ramp as I remember (this was the mid 60's). The pinball landing of large boats was always greeted in our car with "one.....two....three " and so on as we bounced down into the dock lol.
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Post by Neil on Nov 16, 2010 22:37:38 GMT -8
Neil, do you think that Captain Lou had more maritime knowledge than say Mr. Hahn (prior to 2003)? BCFS could have hired him as manager of security, or something similar. ps: I am in awe of your awesome fridge. I presume that there's a " Stick it in your ear, McGeer" bumper-sticker somewhere on the fridge too. Why the qualifier, "prior to 2003"?  Actually, I don't think the WWF ever got into specifics about Lou Albano's seamanship. He may have been Captain of his high school debating team... he always fared pretty well against Mean Gene Okerlund. Come to think of it, I always wondered if Toni Tenille's Captain had any qualifications, or just the hat. One of life's mysteries that for some reason I haven't got around to googling. No McGeer bumper sticker, but on our honeymoon in England in 1976, my suitcase was adorned with "Don't blame me, I'm NDP". As for my name on this forum, I sort of agree with Bryan; I wasn't creative enough to come up with something more imaginative. If I were to highlight the extent of my musical background in response to other, more senior members, I'm afraid 'kazoo' wouldn't compare favourably. |
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Post by piglet on Nov 17, 2010 8:32:50 GMT -8
The Capt. of the singing duo got his nicname from the Beach Boys and it is entirely related to his hate, no other reason. The scary part is I didn't have to google that Neil. No idea why I remember it though.
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Post by Mill Bay on Nov 17, 2010 13:59:55 GMT -8
You guys are beyond measure. I guess i should provide some input, since Luke seems to be calling me responsible for something. Also, he is not the only Canadian viking, here... half my family is Swedish and Danish: well within Viking territory, since Sweden once ruled Norway. I chose my name very simply. I wanted to join the forum one day, and Mill Bay was the only name of a ship that came to mind at the time, which made sense for a good, generic username. It never really occurred to me to use any of the 'queen of...' names, although in retrospect, the Mill Bay wasn't even my favorite ferry at the time. If I had chosen a favorite ferry name, I would have been Langdale Queen, or the Susy-Q. The addition of a descriptive part to my name came about by accident, when everyone else was changing their names to something coastal. I debated using Mill Bay-Spiration as a name, but a couple of other members actually asked me not too  . Then I remembered what I'd read about Bill Watterson's explanation for choosing the titles of his Calvin and Hobbes comic strip treasuries. They were called The Authoritative, The Essential, and The Indespensible Calvin and Hobbes, because the treasuries were obviously none of these things. By extension, calling myself the something something Mill Bay, as is the case with my name in its current form (The Original Mill Bay) is very much the same sort of subtle irony, because it is unlikely I am the original Mill Bay: there was a bay, a town and a ship already named that before me. At various times, however, I have been The Essential, The Notorious and the Original Mill Bay. I already have an idea for the next term I plan to use, when I feel the time is right, but you will have to wait for it to come to pass. I was also briefly (for less than a week) under the heading of Albernie, spelled that way, of course, because someone else noticed my name could be found, phonetically, at least, in the Queen of Alberni's name. I quickly switched it back when I realized people actually thought I was someone else with that name, and started referring to me by that name in replies on the forum. Aside from that explanation, I can't really say much more than, 'Mill Bay all the way'  . |
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:)thinking back to the early days at Swartz Bay, there were three regular capt's for Saanich, and three for Esquimalt, one of which was Harry Amedao who was nicknamed Cpt. Crunch for his multitude of hard landings, there were other captns, who also had those tendencies at Tsawwassen etc. Capt. Amedao was one of Esquimalt's regular skippers, and was our capt. on the redelivery voyage to Swartz Bay after she was the first stretched ferry. mrdot.
. Then I remembered what I'd read about Bill Watterson's explanation for choosing the titles of his Calvin and Hobbes comic strip treasuries. They were called The Authoritative, The Essential, and The Indespensible Calvin and Hobbes, because the treasuries were obviously none of these things.
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