Where does your username come from?

[Marjo]

Hi guys, happy Friday and almost-weekend 

I see loads of different member names here on the community, sometimes funny ones or strange ones too which are fun to spot.  I wonder where they originate from so would like to ask you all:

Where does your username come from?

Is there a story behind it, or is it simply your first name (or part of it), like mine? I know some of your stories from over the years but it would be lovely to hear more.

Thanks!

[Wa10]

Mine's about as unimaginative as they come...it's the first part of my postcode.

My personal email address for household stuff etc. is also my full postcode @gmail - I wasn't feeling very inspired when I set that up either, haha. When I closed down my business and came to work for O2, I was in the process of separating out personal emails from the business and decided I needed  a "dumping ground" account for things like utility providers, and the postcode was the first thing to hand - it's just kind of stuck since then. 

[jonsie]

No idea where mine came from..... perhaps I need to change it for something obscure @Marjo? 

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

No idea where mine came from..... perhaps I need to change it for something obscure @Marjo? 

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Pffftttt......it's part of your surname...

[Glory1]

Mine is the actual meaning of my real name. Can't remember why I added the '1'. I'm sure it made sense at the time.....

[Poppysmum]

Mine is easy i have a Staffie dog called Poppy and i am her mum so Poppysmum simples 

[Anonymous]

Many years ago when I worked at..

they used to to give all the newbies a cup with their nickname on it. At this point in my life I was a career focused young pup, wet behind behind the ears, concentrated on everything but never laughed or joked at work.

So they sent off the order for cups & this came back...

because the the cup company couldn’t spell my nickname ‘Curmudgeon’ & it’s stuck ever since

[Cleoriff]

@AnonymousYou worked as an ATC?  That must have been a very stressful job. I have no idea how you coped with that. What a responsibility....

[jonsie]

I thought that was his nickname..... 😂 

Any near misses to share @Anonymous?

Kudos to you for being able to do that job 😊

[Anonymous]

@Cleoriff it’s only when planes start dropping out of the sky that it gets stressful!

@jonsie I once forgot that people were parachuting from 20,000 feet and let 4 Harriers fly through at 2000 feet

It was the 1st time and last time I made that mistake!

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

@Cleoriff it’s only when planes start dropping out of the sky that it gets stressful!

@jonsie I once forgot that people were parachuting from 20,000 feet and let 4 Harriers fly through at 2000 feet

It was the 1st time and last time I made that mistake!

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Good grief....As a one time frequent flyer....that's all I can say