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Topic: Where did you get that handle? |
donshields
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 posted Mar-28-2005 07:38 AM
   
Mine is simple. It is who I am.Don Shields
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snarkk
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posted Mar-28-2005 11:46 AM
When I was a kid, my favorite poem with "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carrol. Surprisingly, the regular spelling of Snark was already taken.
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Sweeper
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posted Mar-28-2005 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by CarboDiem:
"seize the carbohydrates"
Boy I wish I'd thought of that... love it! Mine describes what I am usually doing in a group run... sweeping up because I'm almost always the slowest and last runner in. Taking the name was empowering - accepting exactly where my position is but being proud of the fact that I RUN!!!! (and most others don't!).
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LisaG44
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posted Mar-29-2005 05:50 PM
Mine's my first name, last initial, and age when I started posting here. 'Cept I've had a birthday, so I really should change it. . . .
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redraiderrunner
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posted Mar-29-2005 06:29 PM
Sweeper...I love your attitude. You are sooo right...just being out there and RUNNING puts you in the minority and you should be darn proud of it! RUN ON!RRR
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Peaceful Boomer
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posted Mar-29-2005 07:04 PM
I am a VERY PEACEFUL man. STOP the KILLING in Iraq!I am a BOOMER, man age 55, LOVE RUNNING/RACING! PB  (In the past known as crx runner)
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Ksabbo
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posted Mar-29-2005 09:05 PM
First initial, Maiden name initial, and part of my last name.
Karen S. Abbamonte
I have had many people comment that ksabbo sounds like an Asian fighter. I kinda like the strong fighter image. I do have a pretty strong will and have managed to persevere (spelling?) through many injuries lately. Though I am as fair and blonde as they come, I'm pretty far from asian.
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glidegal
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posted Mar-30-2005 02:06 PM
As I was pysching myself along during a sunny run (sunny = running shorts) a few weeks ago, I noticed an uncomfortable, shall we say, chafing? I recalled using a wonderful product called BodyGlide in a race a couple of years ago and thought to myself "here we go again, need some BodyGlide". It is also how I love to feel on those days when a run is so true and easy and you just glide along: a perscription and mantra all in one! glidegal [This message has been edited by glidegal (edited Jun-10-2005).]
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SkipAZ
Cool Runner |
posted Apr-09-2005 11:15 PM
Skip is my childhood nickname (still used by family) and I grew up in Arizona. Although I have lived in Central NY longer than I lived in AZ, AZ has always been home in my heart. And someday I'll get back home to stay. (And I'll run every day in shorts!)Skip in NY but wishes he was in AZ
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erinn89
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posted Apr-09-2005 11:39 PM
Does anyone know how i can change my member name on here? Now that i have seen this thread i want to change mine and make it something more original (erinn89 is just my name with an extra "n" and my husband's fave #-8 and my fave #-9). Just wondering but no big deal really......
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SLOjim
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posted Apr-10-2005 07:31 AM
Erin,I believe you just have to start over and create a new screen name, I don't think you can transfer running logs or any other information.
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9ultras
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posted Apr-10-2005 02:27 PM
Mine is pretty simple too. That is how many ultras I have done. That is unless you count the 24 hour stationary bike ride I did as a fund raiser in the front of a food co-op, years before I ever thought of running an ultra.(BTW, I am thinking or reenacting that 24 hour stationary bike ride, as they will be opening a new store soon.)
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rbbmoose
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posted Apr-10-2005 07:59 PM
I live on in a farmhouse in one of the last rufal areas of chester county PA - There is a huge greatroom with a massive fireplace with a very large moose head above (shot by previous owner - I'm not a hunter).When my wife first saw the place (and before she fell in love with it) she said - oh, great we'll be living at the moose lodge. The name stuck... The moose is still there. It's a great area to run. Ray
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Icebowl
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posted Apr-10-2005 08:37 PM
My handle is pretty simple if you watch football and are a Greenbay Packers fan. This was the famous game in 1967 where they beat the Cowboys with a quarterback sneak by Bart Starr. Anyway thats what the game was called because of the sub zero temps.
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Aamos
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posted Apr-10-2005 09:45 PM
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Originally posted by Icebowl:
My handle is pretty simple if you watch football and are a Greenbay Packers fan. This was the famous game in 1967 where they beat the Cowboys with a quarterback sneak by Bart Starr. Anyway thats what the game was called because of the sub zero temps.
Sayhey Cheesehead!--do you remember the T'sgiving Game w/ the photo of Bart about to be sacked by the Fearsome Foursome of the Detroit Lions? Now that was a famous game......Karras, et al. O yes. grins,
A (a native Detroiter)
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Icebowl
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posted Apr-10-2005 10:19 PM
Hey Aamos I thought the ole fearsome foursome was the Rams with Merlin Olson and Co.
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freefall59
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posted Apr-11-2005 07:33 AM
Well, when I thought up the name, my first feeling was kind of that I feel like I'm in a free fall, and I want to put a stop to it, get the fat off, get in great shape! But also, I like the thought of falling effortlessly and without obstacles toward my goals, being able to run effortlessly again too, like in a dream where your feet barely or don't even touch the ground! 1959 is the year I was born. And, I like the alliteration, f, f, f!  [This message has been edited by freefall59 (edited Apr-11-2005).]
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steffiefay
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posted Apr-11-2005 02:12 PM
stephanie fay = steffiefay........but my mid name is after my fav aunt so I love it...boring but easy to remember 
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steffiefay
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posted Apr-11-2005 02:14 PM
stephanie fay=steffie fay
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steffiefay
unregistered |
posted Apr-11-2005 02:16 PM
whoops...sorry about the double posts...computer slower than me running... I'll get the hang of it one day... 
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TheBarbB
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posted Apr-15-2005 07:01 PM
I tried Barb, then BarbB but someone already had 'em. Thus I became THE one and only TheBarbB!
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Inignot
Cool Runner |
posted Apr-15-2005 07:14 PM
Inignot is a character in the cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force. How many of you Boomers are familiar with it? My gen-x bro-in-law introduced me to it. I think it's hilarious but I won't try to describe it -- it loses something in translation!
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tsar scott
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posted Apr-16-2005 04:16 PM
I was at the Paavo Nurmi marathon and my uncles GF from Russia said I look like Tsar Nicholas. His title my name and nobody gets to hear the end of it.
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perchcreek
Cool Runner |
posted Apr-16-2005 08:44 PM
perchcreek: used to live on a pretty little creek in Canada that emptied into Lake Huron. Great memories. Since then it was renamed Cow Creek (not quite the same image!)
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TheProFromDover
Cool Runner |
posted Jun-09-2005 02:36 PM
Ok, now that I've dumped my old (I can hide behind this) handle (ced53), I've adopted a new (I can hide behind this one too) handle. But at least it has a story behind it.Several times while working for various disk drive companies I was yanked from my design role onto a task force to travel to Indonesia or Japan to work on some pesky production problem.
Being a boomer of the correct vintage, I was pretty entertained by Hawkeye and Trapper John, of MASH. I especially liked the scene where they were yanked from their unit to go to a large hospital where, because of their talant, they were to operate on a 5 start general (or something). They burst through doors, against the wishes of some, wearing golf gear, carrying golf bags, and declaring "We're the pro's from Dover!!".
So I left on these trips with a serious attitude (problem ) and signed all my emails The Pro From Dover.
Monday I start back at Maxtor (but that topic is beyond the scope of this thread). -Craig 
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