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34. A combination of my children's names

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Why did you choose your username? [View all] canetoad May 2020 OP

Except for the 90s and Australia, me too n/t DonaldsRump May 2020 #1

My real-life friends called me Towelie after the South Park character TexasTowelie May 2020 #2

A far better nick then Mr. Hankey. Kaleva May 2020 #62

To reveal my rare Ohio origin to DU. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #3

Close but... canetoad May 2020 #5

I'm sorry! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #6

No worries canetoad May 2020 #8

Maybe a "Ms. Toad" here? Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #9

My theory is it doesn't matter canetoad May 2020 #10

Bad memory is a slippery slope. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #12

The memory is the second thing to go... Wounded Bear May 2020 #31

Or a dog. No one will know. nt tblue37 May 2020 #55

Just a general self-deprecating sense of humor. Got to be able to laugh at oneself. EarnestPutz May 2020 #4

I chose this name on another message board Leith May 2020 #7

Noticed your name canetoad May 2020 #11

Unfortunately, no Leith May 2020 #53

I nicknamed myself moose because I felt dorky and was a vegetarian (now vegan). Then in mucifer May 2020 #13

I'm not Mr. Lebowski. YOU are Mr. Lebowski (nt) mr_lebowski May 2020 #14

Luz is from my fav movie, Giant. Luz May 2020 #15

I was literally preparing meatballs for dinner at the time I joined. Never gave it much thought dameatball May 2020 #16

I picked my handle on DU based on trump reminding me of the insane captain captain queeg May 2020 #17

My beloved cat Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #18

To remind myself and others that I'm only . . . OneBro May 2020 #19

I used to raise wolf hybrids. wyldwolf May 2020 #20

I once owned a Shepherd/Malamute/wolf. nolabear May 2020 #90

they're pack animals and incredibly loyal... wyldwolf May 2020 #96

I mashed up crone and crony. Croney May 2020 #21

Also my beloved cat Freddie May 2020 #22

After the 2000 election fiasco..... Uben May 2020 #23

Haha! Love it! eom consider_this May 2020 #92

mine was self describing, but 3 months ago went obsolete! NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #24

I think mine represents what I was thinking back in Dubya's sinkingfeeling May 2020 #25

Bit Of a Story To It, Sir The Magistrate May 2020 #26

I love that! I hope, at least in one respect, you do NOT have something in common Coventina May 2020 #35

True, Ma'am --- That Did Not End Well The Magistrate May 2020 #42

It's the title of a song that I like... BluesRunTheGame May 2020 #27

It's what I think. FoxNewsSucks May 2020 #28

So I would not be confused with Brad Pitt Generic Brad May 2020 #29

Champion of the oppressed and downtrodden Zorro May 2020 #30

It's my spirit animal... Wounded Bear May 2020 #32

Because I'm a life long Democrat and I live in Florida. Fla Dem May 2020 #33

A combination of my children's names Danmel May 2020 #34

Mine is from the first discussion board I ever participated in... 3catwoman3 May 2020 #36

As a kid I loved the book "The Velveteen Rabbit" (I even have one) The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #37

I chose my username because of a bear spray incident at a beautiful place mokawanis May 2020 #38

18 years ago, I was posting on a generic bulletin board under POLITICS and arguing... Tikki May 2020 #39

it is my name Kali May 2020 #40

Do you look like Kali? LeftInTX May 2020 #74

nah, but I can act like her sometimes Kali May 2020 #81

Ha!!!! LeftInTX May 2020 #83

Mine is a childhood nickname. zanana1 May 2020 #41

Maximum R&B Baby! maxrandb May 2020 #43

This explains it Wawannabe May 2020 #44

It's my name. hunter May 2020 #45

Here's how I got mine mvd May 2020 #46

Oooohhhh. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #70

Mine was a name from a dream I had about the time I signed up. hay rick May 2020 #47

I have had this name for a long time. qwlauren35 May 2020 #48

I live in a Colorado town named Lafayette and thought Kat had a nice ring. Laffy Kat May 2020 #49

Went to mshasta May 2020 #50

When I first started at DU, I was hooked... so the name was appropo. JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2020 #51

At the time after an election, I was feeling like I was the last liberal on earth. lastlib May 2020 #52

Because it's my actual name & I like the number. At the time DU had another tblue, so I added the tblue37 May 2020 #54

I joined during the W years and it was a joke name for George W. Bush. smirkymonkey May 2020 #56

Hehe Wawannabe May 2020 #59

I saw it in, I think, the National Lampoon eons ago ironflange May 2020 #57

Graded standardized testing & got called in for giving too many zeros Captain Zero May 2020 #58

I'm a Firesign Theatre nut Doc_Technical May 2020 #60

I wanted a name from the Tolkien legendarium Glorfindel May 2020 #61

Name of a restaurant my family went to once in awhile when young Kaleva May 2020 #63

At the time I was sensitive to the fact that I was, indeed, a Southerner by birth and heritage. CTyankee May 2020 #64

lol I was born in the south OriginalGeek May 2020 #101

It's the county I live in. Niagara May 2020 #65

I liked the song countingbluecars May 2020 #66

Because its my Real name? yuiyoshida May 2020 #67

Because the name Skinner was already taken. Solly Mack May 2020 #68

Skittles was my 25lb bundle of solid black feline furbaby Skittles May 2020 #69

Awww sakabatou May 2020 #80

This is my third incarnation here. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #71

It was inspired by the movie 'Chicken Chronicles.' Wolf Frankula May 2020 #72

Because I'm left handed and live in Texas LeftInTX May 2020 #73

I had lived in the UK in the 1970's and after Bush2 thought I'd end up leaving the US again. GoneOffShore May 2020 #75

Mine is self explanatory. lunatica May 2020 #76

Yup. nt canetoad May 2020 #78

I love moss and I love ferns Mossfern May 2020 #77

I was, and still am, a big Rurouni Kenshin fan. sakabatou May 2020 #79

It was the closest intercontinental airport to my US residence DFW May 2020 #82

I was traveling. In_The_Wind May 2020 #84

Because I am the greataunt of triplets. greatauntoftriplets May 2020 #85

I intended to be "CarryOn", but... VarryOn May 2020 #86

Funny! LeftInTX May 2020 #88

Because Ima old school social justice warrior and a recovering alcoholic ismnotwasm May 2020 #87

All the cool names were taken. Sinister proclaimed... SinisterPants May 2020 #89

I grew up near and in New Orleans. I did wildlife rehab and fell in love with bears. nolabear May 2020 #91

inspired by the DU UI consider_this May 2020 #93

I just wanted to do something that honored Star Trek and the number 47 47of74 May 2020 #94

I would change it if I could marlakay May 2020 #95

Way back in 2000... bif May 2020 #97

Years back lillypaddle May 2020 #98

It's a play on the name Madam X, also Mad_Dem_X May 2020 #99

I'm sure there were geeks before me OriginalGeek May 2020 #100

Beats me JustGene May 2020 #102

Infinite Jest A.M. Kittenplan May 2020 #103

It was about 1991 on Bitnet, lol. I figured I liked cats & I was on the computer, so... catbyte May 2020 #104