user names and story behind them

[x2ndxall]

My username is a somber reminder.
Lose the 2nd, lose them all.

 

[PDX1953]

When my Mother was about 80 she created a username of ABE (her initials) & PDX (airport locator code). I was born in 1953 so I became PDX1953 although at the time I created it I was living in CT.

I also have another username - Handicrazy. I had polio when I was a kid and although I wasn't totally disabled I'm not entirely able-bodied. I was riding quads in Maine with a close friend & I rode real hard & real fast. When he finally caught up with me he was out of breath & said, "You're not handicapped, you're not handi-capable, you're handi-crazy!"

 

[OldTengu]

A lot of us have pretty self explanatory names/handles, while some are a little less decipherable. What does yours mean?

The "old" part of mine seems obvious to most, but is just because I feel a bit older mentally than I am.

The tengu part is more interesting.
Tengu - Wikipedia

Tengu (天狗, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai(supernatural beings). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinesedemon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is widely considered the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

Buddhism long held that the tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. Their image gradually softened, however, into one of protective, if still dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests. Tengu are associated with the ascetic practice of Shugendō, and they are usually depicted in the garb of its followers, the yamabushi.


So there ya go. A little insight for you.
Share yours!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Mine is actually code for I like turtles.

 

[Kruel J]

Mine doesn't mean anything, just bits and pieces of my name. I'm not very creative.

 

[OldTengu]

Mine is actually code for I like turtles.

I remember seeing that when it happened on the news. That kid is creepy.

 

[Jonnyuma]

My name's Jon (some intimates have called me Jonny. As in, "ooooohhh, JONNY!"*), and I came from AZ.
When I moved to Umatilla County it still worked!... so I kep it.

*coulda happened. don't judge me!

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

I like motorcycles 4 ever! In all honesty, I wish I could change mine. It was chosen a long time ago.

Speaking of funky handles, whatever happened to burtgummer?

 

[Boboclown]

My name is Bobo, I'm a clown.

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

Tribute to "Let's Roll" Todd Beamer from Flight 93 on 9/11

 

[Kid@Heart]

I'm a kid at heart?

 

[Sandaholic]

Love the sand dunes.

 

[cigars]

Come on, take a guess.

 

[Boboclown]

Come on, take a guess.

I take it you don't like cigars?

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

mine goes back to the days of AOL instant messanger or "AIM" i probably was 12 or 13 years old. i used to skateboard, snowboard and wakeboard a lot. "volcom" is a clothing brand that supports that...kind of like the nike or addidas of those sports. "snow" is for my love of snowbording(which i havent done in 6 years now... real life priorities) and 13 was my baseball football and basketball number when i was a kid.


idk im 30 now and the screen name just stuck with me.

i use it for youtube... atleast up until recently. i switched back to my real name.

 

[OldTengu]

mine goes back to the days of AOL instant messanger or "AIM" i probably was 12 or 13 years old. i used to skateboard, snowboard and wakeboard a lot. "volcom" is a clothing brand that supports that...kind of like the nike or addidas of those sports. "snow" is for my love of snowbording(which i havent done in 6 years now... real life priorities) and 13 was my baseball football and basketball number when i was a kid.


idk im 30 now and the screen name just stuck with me.

i use it for youtube... atleast up until recently. i switched back to my real name.

I can relate. 32 and am still trying to skateboard as often as possible while balancing a multitude of other priorities. Adulthood is weird sometimes.

 

[SHPD_Retired]

I like motorcycles 4 ever! In all honesty, I wish I could change mine. It was chosen a long time ago.

Speaking of funky handles, whatever happened to burtgummer?

You can change it, just contact an administrator and they will change it for you.

 

[SHPD_Retired]

Mine is for St. Helens, not Sweet Home. The retired part is from the city police dept but I am still active in law enforcement working for the Sheriff's Office.

 

[Stomper]

A lot of us have pretty self explanatory names/handles, while some are a little less decipherable. What does yours mean?

The "old" part of mine seems obvious to most, but is just because I feel a bit older mentally than I am.

The tengu part is more interesting.
Tengu - Wikipedia

Tengu (天狗, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai(supernatural beings). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinesedemon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is widely considered the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

Buddhism long held that the tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. Their image gradually softened, however, into one of protective, if still dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests. Tengu are associated with the ascetic practice of Shugendō, and they are usually depicted in the garb of its followers, the yamabushi.


So there ya go. A little insight for you.
Share yours!

LOL... this whole time I thought you misspelled, "tongue".


As for my screen name... What do YOU think?

 

[OldTengu]

LOL... this whole time I thought you misspelled, "tongue".


As for my screen name... What do YOU think?

I figure you're a quiet fella who tiptoes a lot


Haha

Also "oldtongue" is a great sn