So what made you choose you screen name?
Feb 7th, 2003, 08:30 AM
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I use the name Cindysphinx on another board, so I just shortened it.<BR><BR>I used to be "[email protected]," but the trolls ran me off. So hello again! It's good to be back!<BR><BR>Cindy
Feb 7th, 2003, 08:45 AM
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I used to use tcc-whitehouse until the registration. Now I use Mme_LeBlanc because my husband's last name is White (I continue to use my maiden name which is why I said it's my husband's name) and I love France, so I'm Mrs. LeBlanc.
Feb 7th, 2003, 08:46 AM
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This is my first name. I just registered - can you believe it wasn't taken yet? I grew up when everyone else was named Susan, Linda, Brenda, Donna, Karen (at least the girls!). I've noticed a change the last few years - people don't say "What?" any more when I tell them my name. It isn't quite so unheard of.
Feb 7th, 2003, 08:49 AM
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Oh, and Nutney, my favorite cousin has a baby named Nutney. Well, her real name is Dejanee (pronounced Day-ja-nay, sort of like Desiree) but the family calls her Nutney. Don't know why, except her mom says she looks like a Nutney (?) but it stuck. Never knew there was another one out there.
Feb 7th, 2003, 09:08 AM
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In tribute to the pioneering spirit of Louisa May Alcott, who wrote some pretty good accounts of travel....<BR><BR>Okay, also because it's my name. (Although these days I tend to forget it and think my first name is Miss)
Feb 7th, 2003, 09:13 AM
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Steve above beat me to my name so I added an initial. <BR><BR>Indytravel, I always thought your name reflected that you preferred independent travel. Now I realize your practically a neighbor (I live in a north suburb of Indy and work in Indy). I also see that you will be in Paris about the same time as my wife and I. We’ll be there from May 10 – 15.<BR>
Feb 7th, 2003, 09:26 AM
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Mme LeBlanc, does your sister realize that while her baby is small she is "petite day-je-nay" in French? I.e., breakfast!<BR><BR>I have really enjoyed reading about the origin/meaning of some of the names I've been seeing here for the past year. But I think I should re-register with something more clever. I feel quite the dud just using my real name.
Feb 7th, 2003, 09:35 AM
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Here's an explanation of the strangely spelled eschscholtzia:<BR><BR>http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/poppy/faq.html
Feb 7th, 2003, 09:54 AM
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Hey Marilyn. I also thought Dejanee was funny since petit dejeuner means breakfast in French, but I don't think she saw the humor in it as much as I did 
Oh well.<BR><BR>I'm just so excited to see there's another Nutney that I have to tell her this today. The world is just so much smaller than we think it is.
Oh well.<BR><BR>I'm just so excited to see there's another Nutney that I have to tell her this today. The world is just so much smaller than we think it is.
Feb 7th, 2003, 11:09 AM
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NO. my name did not originally have anything to do with sex... my real name is jorge (spanish = Colombian) and in english it's pronounced George (actually I have no clue how to spell George) anyways as most Georges we are called Georgy, and Georgy porgy,. well in collage there was a party in my appartment and some guy who was drunk just started calling me georgy "ORGY" for no reason and it stuck.. <BR>the 7 reprsents my lucky number...<BR><BR>Eventually as I got older my name has taken on a more literal meaning, But my handle comes from good wholesome American roots. and is ment as such.. .
Feb 7th, 2003, 11:48 AM
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…Because it has been a nom deplume of mine for several literary pieces (D. J. DiAblo) and diablo is Spanish for “devil”. I enjoy lively conversations about art, culture, and politics and enjoy playing devil’s advocate to get a rise (or a good discussion) from my compatriots. I have been known to “devil” those who wade into discourses without firm convictions and the logic and reason to back them up. If you can’t stand the heat…
Feb 7th, 2003, 12:07 PM
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Mme LeBlanc,<BR><BR>Please give your Nutney a kiss from me! I had never heard of anyone else being called Nutney before. My brother will get a real kick out of that.<BR><BR>Cheers to Nutneys all over the world!
Feb 7th, 2003, 12:57 PM
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It is my middle name and not to be confused with ALICE....<BR><BR>my mother didn't think Shannon Elise flowed so she changed the spelling to Shannon Alise.<BR><BR>And I have never been fond of my first name because in 6th grade there were 2 boy Shannon's in class and only myself.<BR>SO it felt like a BOY'S name....<BR><BR>I usually have to put 007 on the end because alise has been taken on several email sites but I guess I got lucky here. I had a thing for James Bond movies growing up!
