[mCLAren]

...if you'd like, of course.



I'm a Formula 1 fan, so mine is simply a play on the McLaren Mercedes F1 team. Noticed there was a CLA in McLaren, and for a couple seconds there felt like the Wittiest Man in the World.

 

[bubblewrap]

I'm addicted to popping bubblewrap.

 

[Sue Esponte]

"Sue Esponte" is just a play on the Latin phrase "sua sponte" meaning "of one's own accord." The screen name dates back longer than seems possible actually but it started as a joke with a friend and them just became a bad habit. At this point, it just is what it is but there is no "Sue"...just me, Eric.

-Eric

P.S. Great idea for a thread.

 

[Maddog78]

I've used this on multiple forums for years.

Real life nickname that I originally got in Denmark. Name is Doug but Scandinavians can't pronounce it. It comes out Dawg.
A few good parties in Copenhagen and a few other cities and it became Maddog.
The 78 got added cause Maddog was already taken on a forum I joined and as that was often the case I stuck with it.
It's in honor of my '78 Shovelhead chopper that I've owned for over 20 years.

 

[Rocket88]

My nickname refers to my first car I bought (did have some company cars before).... an 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 with a Rocket engine.

 

[osiris_x11]

I'm a Formula 1 fan, so mine is simply a play on the McLaren Mercedes F1 team. Noticed there was a CLA in McLaren, and for a couple seconds there felt like the Wittiest Man in the World.

... soon to be McLaren Honda Racing!

I'm addicted to popping bubblewrap.

... seems like anything "bubbles" has it's fans, whether it's kids & blowing bubbles or adults popping bubblewrap!

"Sue Esponte" is just a play on the Latin phrase "sua sponte" meaning "of one's own accord." The screen name dates back longer than seems possible actually but it started as a joke with a friend and them just became a bad habit. At this point, it just is what it is but there is no "Sue"...just me, Eric.

... ok, that's very cool! Even more that I'm into Latin & couldn't make the connection!

I've used this on multiple forums for years.

Real life nickname that I originally got in Denmark. Name is Doug but Scandinavians can't pronounce it. It comes out Dawg.
A few good parties in Copenhagen and a few other cities and it became Maddog.
The 78 got added cause Maddog was already taken on a forum I joined and as that was often the case I stuck with it.
It's in honor of my '78 Shovelhead chopper that I've owned for over 20 years.

... more-or-less the same w/ me, my usual forum user-ID (derived from middle/nick name & "Skunkworks" nomenclature)!

My nickname refers to my first car I bought (did have some company cars before).... an 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 with a Rocket engine.

... that's a hot ride, wow! Still got it?

 

[ppiano23]

ppiano23. I play the piano and love MJ.

 

[MrRyte]

MrRyte as in a pimped-out play on my last name: Howard WRIGHT :cool2:

 

[Aydo]

Aydo is a lifelong nickname I got from family in Lebanon. It makes no sense in Arabic or English. But a nickname is a nickname.

 

[2Times]

 

[flapsychdoc]

I'm a psychologist from Florida, but now living in Las Vegas, NV

 

[I want my A-M-G]

I had been lurking on the site for a while- the more I read, the more I kept thinking "I want that AMG". That immediately brought to mind the beginning of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits- "I want my M-Tee-Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

 

[ENZOSON]

My other car ...

 

[Sue Esponte]

Your other car is an Enzo?

 

[ENZOSON]

Your other car is an Enzo?

Enzo's Son ...

 

[Sue Esponte]

Piero or Alfredo? Why are you being so cryptic?

-Eric

 

[ENZOSON]

Piero or Alfredo? Why are you being so cryptic?

-Eric

Dino 246GT

 

[Sue Esponte]

Dino 246GT

Very nice!

 

[ENZOSON]

Very nice!

Thank you!

 

[twooutstwice]

poker reference... specifically hold 'em
for those not familiar with the game...
an 'out' refers to a card you need win if you're behind
a common bummer is betting up a pair before the 'flop' (first three community cards) and getting called by trash that subsequently makes a higher pair
you are then left with two cards in the deck to improve your hand to three of a kind on the last two cards or...
two outs twice