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Tue Aug 4, 2015, 07:26 AM

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Why did you choose your user name? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 OP

My dear Nuclear Unicorn! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #1

How coincidental that you used the expression, "and viola!" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #3

Wow, what a great post and a great story! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #4

So you must cringe when you see people use various... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #35

You know, it's strange--I've never seen those forms. I'd probably shake my head too. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #40

I had never seen Wallah spelled correctly until today irisblue Aug 2015 #169

Explains a lot pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #12

What a great story! Was this Vietnam era as I suspect? Enthusiast Aug 2015 #71

Um, no -- we're not even in our 30s yet. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #78

Better than being an enraged rabbit... malthaussen Aug 2015 #125

Excellent! nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #151

In honor of the early feminists. femmocrat Aug 2015 #2

Mine isn't so mysterious pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #5

Holy shit! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #72

DU stalker sites love to jump on DU vets pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #134

That was one terrible traumatic deal you went through. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #136

Don't worry about me pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #137

I'm a crazy cat lady with a bad temper on the computer. It's a little corny. catbyte Sep 2015 #174

That's a great username pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #175

I was listening to the Doors' Riders On The Storm when I joined DU riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #6

It's a great tune and name. nt Enthusiast Aug 2015 #73

Well, it's kind of my totem animal... Wounded Bear Aug 2015 #7

My rank and birth year sarge43 Aug 2015 #8

Nice. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #74

What I am. By Act of Congress and the MIC. Downwinder Aug 2015 #9

I had to look that up... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #75

Because I am.... Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #10

i changed mine during the last amnesty fizzgig Aug 2015 #11

I've always wondered about your name. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #76

It all started at a party in 1974. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #13

Were you smoking a pipe? Enthusiast Aug 2015 #77

Yep hobbit709 Aug 2015 #82

Because trolls in my personal life found me on DU Generic Brad Aug 2015 #14

Good reasoning. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #79

It's my name. hunter Aug 2015 #15

Just an airport DFW Aug 2015 #16

I'm born and raised Jamaal510 Aug 2015 #17

Yeah I am going to have to ask you to go ahead and come in on Saturday. Initech Aug 2015 #18

... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #83

My favorite personal cult movie! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #158

I was told I would get a piece of cake! Initech Aug 2015 #159

LOL! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #160

I was born in 1956 Boomerproud Aug 2015 #19

More clever than I.... my user name was just my first name DebJ Aug 2015 #66

Clever enough! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #84

I sow the seeds... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2015 #20

I get it! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #85

My home town+last 2 digits of the year of my HS graduation benld74 Aug 2015 #21

I wonder how many on DU graduated in 74? There are several in this thread. calikid Aug 2015 #24

73 here. n/t DebJ Aug 2015 #67

75 here, there seem to be many 70's people here. irisblue Aug 2015 #170

Apparently I bear a resemblance to Willie Nelson. BarbaRosa Aug 2015 #22

Another great story! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #86

Came to me in a dream Paulie Aug 2015 #23

My dear Daddy's nickname for me annabanana Aug 2015 #25

I visualize cuteness. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #87

me & Daddy annabanana Aug 2015 #121

Awwwww. Just as I suspected. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #122

Because I'm a liberal Estonian-American LiberalEsto Aug 2015 #26

I don't remember meeting anyone from Estonia. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #93

It seemed unique at the time, at least arcane1 Aug 2015 #27

My name really is Ron... Ron Obvious Aug 2015 #28

Me too—huge Monty Python fan. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #88

So, Ron, Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #135

Haha Ron Obvious Aug 2015 #153

Political inclination and former profession liberaltrucker Aug 2015 #29

Are there many of your kind out there on the road? Enthusiast Aug 2015 #89

Because WinkyDink was THE ORIGINAL INTER-ACTIVE character: WinkyDink Aug 2015 #30

I remember watching that show! I really liked it Glorfindel Aug 2015 #48

It was always a bridge we were to draw, IIRC! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #59

I had a winky dink screen and crayons. murielm99 Sep 2015 #190

Sheila is my real first name, T is my middle initial. SheilaT Aug 2015 #31

It's a Latinized version of the Greek name Aristocles. Aristus Aug 2015 #32

i always thought your moniker was very classy. n/t DebJ Aug 2015 #70

Aw, thanks!... Aristus Aug 2015 #119

I like ocelots (that was my original name). The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #33

Did you ever see the Christmas display in New York of the Velveteen Rabbit? a la izquierda Aug 2015 #45

No, never was in NY as a kid. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #52

It's a nice name. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #90

Hmmm... stevenleser Aug 2015 #34

Norman, is that you? gratuitous Aug 2015 #38

It chose me mackerel Aug 2015 #36

Are you a fisherman? Enthusiast Aug 2015 #91

LOL - Nah, I'm forever looking for an oppurtunity to insert a Harry Potter mackerel Aug 2015 #167

At the time I first needed a screen name for a message board... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #37

I like it! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #92

Because I have an excellent voice... alittlelark Aug 2015 #39

Cool! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #94

Because it was how my dad referred to me when we disagreed. Contrary1 Aug 2015 #41

Perfect name for GD use! n/t DebJ Aug 2015 #69

Nice! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #95

Nile Sobek is an Egyptian crocodile God. nilesobek Aug 2015 #42

Those Nile crocodiles are bad ass. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #96

If I am being honest, it fits. chknltl Aug 2015 #43

Now that is some story! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #97

I was very angered by the Bush election theft; I am from Massachusetts, MADem Aug 2015 #44

That is perfectly logical. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #98

I am on the very left end of the political... a la izquierda Aug 2015 #46

I saw this phrase in a cormac McCarthy novel GusBob Aug 2015 #63

Thanks for that. I had no idea. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #99

It's an aspiration - what I'd like other people to think of me Glorfindel Aug 2015 #47

That is quite an aspiration! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #100

So do you think he's the same Glorfindel... malthaussen Aug 2015 #127

I have always thought so Glorfindel Aug 2015 #129

It's the usual speculation, I don't know if JRR made a definite note about it. malthaussen Aug 2015 #130

Many thanks...you have inspired me to begin reading the works of Guy Gavriel Kay Glorfindel Aug 2015 #131

My favorite is A Song For Arbonne malthaussen Aug 2015 #147

Because everybody else does... Callmecrazy Aug 2015 #49

I was born in Manhattan (NY) mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #50

Sellitman sellitman Aug 2015 #51

Sarcasm -at least about the "elite" part nt LiberalElite Aug 2015 #53

I always figured that part was sarcasm. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #101

My Hispanic co-workers (bricklayers) called me panadero panader0 Aug 2015 #54

Makes perfect sense. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #102

It was my past profession. When the pre-teen music became very popular, a lot of people.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #55

I have musician friends. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #103

Sure, Piano and Sax and Bass (if the song isn't too fast) Main instrument is Piano. Used to... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #115

Wow! That is awesome! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #117

Oh, thank you much. I've always thought of it as "just another job". BlueJazz Aug 2015 #118

The Yankees came and left. The damn Yankees came and stayed. DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #56

That was quite a contrast I imagine. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #104

My 14th Great-Grandmother HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #57

that's awesome. n/t DebJ Aug 2015 #68

Nice story... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #105

It's the name of one of my favorite songs written by a fellow Cubs fan. GoCubsGo Aug 2015 #58

I had no idea. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #106

I still think the Cubs bullsnarfle Aug 2015 #120

I was very upset about what the repukes and swift boat liars were doing to John Kerry in May 2004 madinmaryland Aug 2015 #60

I shared your anger at the time. I could have chewed nails. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #107

Bullwinkle was taken. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #61

I loved those little guys. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #108

Because it's what I sincerely believe. nt FoxNewsSucks Aug 2015 #62

Highly accurate name. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #109

'Cause MiddleFingerMom was already taken Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2015 #64

Good reason. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #110

I move that "MiddleFingerMom" HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #65

Retire his jersey Enthusiast Aug 2015 #111

A glass of his favorite libation kept at the bar all the time. n/t sarge43 Sep 2015 #178

I'm half moose and half lucifer mucifer Aug 2015 #80

Makes perfect sense. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #112

A republican troll used it to describe our NYC DEM nominee for mayor of NYC. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #81

I've always thought is was a cool name. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #113

No special significance aside from the fact that I used this handle in several other places. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #114

A lady I used to work with always called me "Lil Missy" when she got exhasperated with me. n/t Lil Missy Aug 2015 #116

I have heard that before. When I was growing up there was a neighborhood family Enthusiast Aug 2015 #139

It's a handle I've used on and off for years... OriginalGeek Aug 2015 #123

We could use more geeks around here. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #140

The geeks shall inherit the earth! OriginalGeek Aug 2015 #150

My first D&D character malthaussen Aug 2015 #124

That's the nerdiest thing I've ever read in my life Nevernose Aug 2015 #132

It gets nerdier... malthaussen Aug 2015 #149

And all this time I wrongly assumed Enthusiast Aug 2015 #141

That's the literal translation, of course. malthaussen Aug 2015 #148

Well, I put 15K miles on my Harley in about 17 months. iscooterliberally Aug 2015 #126

That hurts my butt just thinking about it. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #142

Not That Interesting Reason ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #128

But, still. Impressive education credentials. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #143

Thanks, E ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #155

I'm Irish. I have lovely green eyes. IrishEyes Aug 2015 #133

Green eyes are unusual for the Irish pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #138

Heh, Irish here as well with blue eyes. No freckles though and I do tan not burn nt riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #156

I used to have blue eyes. IrishEyes Aug 2015 #162

Irish here too. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #144

Infidel! pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #145

I know it.... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #146

Because I always want to get high TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #152

And you're obviouisly a big fan of... pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #154

Yes, but my favorite color is TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #157

What I was eating when I signed up. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #161

I wondered about that. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #164

I admire Frederick Douglass: struggle4progress Aug 2015 #163

Me too. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #165

Because it's the name of one of my favorite literary characters Burma Jones Aug 2015 #166

Because I used to elbow my sister in church when they said, "Grant us peace." And Grant is my name. Grantuspeace Aug 2015 #168

old address plus, tada, my real first name steve2470 Sep 2015 #171

Part of a line of poetry I wrote in college. Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #172

Cool coincidence Babel_17 Sep 2015 #173

Serious To The Core - Bank On It cantbeserious Sep 2015 #176

I just used my first and last name, just like stevenleser virtualobserver Sep 2015 #177

Because "Ailsa" is a Scottish girl's name... ailsagirl Sep 2015 #179

I was a Facility Inspector Facility Inspector Sep 2015 #180

Banged on the keyboard like a monkey on meth and this is what came out! YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #181

An impulsive change when my original name (notmypresident) became obsolete. CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #182

Luv's me some Steve Martin OxQQme Sep 2015 #183

Ha! that's neat. OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #194

It was the name of a beloved roody Sep 2015 #184

Wishful thinking frogmarch Sep 2015 #185

I thought we could prove Boosh stole the election. we can do it Sep 2015 #186

I've been published (and been paid money for) three pieces of short fiction writer not writing Sep 2015 #187

Because I am a Lone Wolf. nt LWolf Sep 2015 #188

It's for wolves and family. nt alphafemale Sep 2015 #189

After 2004 election Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #191

I love centaurs :) kentauros Sep 2015 #192

I've made up this name since 1999, so I can't really get rid of it. Xyzse Sep 2015 #193

Because - DANGEROUS DICK LONGFELLOW was rejected for some reason. GOLGO 13 Sep 2015 #195

I chortled Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #196

Gloria Swanson's closing quip from iconographic film "Sunset Boulevard" closeupready Sep 2015 #197