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Topic: Where did you get that handle? |
rdracing
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 posted Jun-09-2005 03:40 PM
   
Mine is actually a left over from auto racing.
I have ALWAYS raced something.
I started out with toy RC cars in the dirt, moved up to bigger, mo money RC street cars.
Natural progression moved me into Drag Racing real cars of my own and eventually driving for Stevens Racing in the Super Charged Warriors circuit.
Yeah, it was cool driving a 1948 Fiat Topalino with a Supercharged 509ci Chevy engine running 200mph in the quarter mile.
Then I grew up and race only my feet!!!(But I did keep one of my race cars!! 1964 Plymouth Belvedere w/440) RD Racing
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hopeful45
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posted Jun-09-2005 04:31 PM
Goodness - good thing it is slow at work - I had to read all these posts to see if I ever posted about my handle or not. Very good reading though - and some very clever handles.Mine is not that original - I went to reply on a post and found out I had to register - panic then set in as I wanted to do this right away. I just figured "hopeful" because I was very hopeful to become a runner - be it 1 mile, 2 miles, 3 miles - who ever thought I'd be up to 6 and addicted! The 45 is my age and now I gotta figure out what to do in October when I'm 46. hmmmm So, Spareribs, was there ever a winner declared??
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Spareribs
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posted Jun-09-2005 05:36 PM
Actually, I did declare several winners and the post is on another thread. I gave out Rib awards for most imaginative, etc. I can't recall all of them. I didn't poke fun at people who had serious names, or self-explanatory names, nor did I insult anyone who had a name of a pet or an animal lover, as I respect them too much. Names that come to mind that I awarded were Stealthrunner, Faceplant, just some real funny ones. While the thread was hot it sure was a fun one. Thanks for posting. I can't wait til you are not Hopeful any more, but a RealRunner! Spareribs
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tallrunner2
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posted Jun-09-2005 05:52 PM
Umm... I am tall too (2). Did not realize when I chose the name that "the" tallrunner was such a high profile boomer. I was quickly searching for a username; limited time on the 'puter as I recall and I wanted to post a qustion. Tallrunner was taken, so I was ever so creative and chose tallrunner2. ------------------
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Rindaroo
Cool Runner |
posted Jun-09-2005 06:59 PM
nickname from my hubbie that stuckMy name is Linda & you know how some people like to say Linda Lou when they hear the name Linda (well I do anyway & no my middle name is not Lou). lol he starting calling me rindaroo like the way scooby doo would say it. I kinda like it. 
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Better than yesterday
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posted Jun-09-2005 10:11 PM
My handle just signifies my (new improved) attitude towards running, fitness, and athletics. When I hit 40 I realized it was no longer (so) significant to be "better" than anyone else - my focus is just to get a little better every day. I have a fairly competitive nature, being the youngest of 4 brothers who were all active in athletics from our earliest years. I'm reminded of a quotation - I think I remember it properly - taken from my chiildhood hero, Al Oerter, the discus thrower who won in, I think, the 1956, 60, 64, and 68 Olympics. I confess I may be a little fuzzy on it now. Anyway, he said "The progress comes inches at a time...I think of it as a private kind of madness..." But the magic in that is that I've found something that I believe I can continue to improve in, even if it's only a little at a time, for years to come.
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huskydon
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posted Jun-09-2005 11:05 PM
I attended the Univ of Washington (in the 70's), am a big fan of their sports teams, the Huskies, and my name is Don.
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Econo
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posted Jun-09-2005 11:43 PM
I'm a husky too! But I have to keep it quiet around here or I might get thrown in the millrace.
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rundog28
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posted Jun-09-2005 11:56 PM
I am the Rundog, I seem to collect other dogs when I,m out. And, then I name them, let,s see there,s Skittles, a Spitz mix, Zero, a fast beagle, Muddy, a collie mix, that runs in the lake!, Pinkie, who knows? Brownie, a chocolate lab, and Chugger, another medium mix. I always have a running partner.
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busyman
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posted Jun-10-2005 12:08 AM
While managing an Internet service provider in '94, we needed to manage large modem banks(100s). To find failing modems we wrote a program, called busyman, that would check for busy signals.We had to give it accounts on all of our systems, and until last year or two ago the passwords still worked. That was 10 years ago. :-P
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RunsTheBitterroot
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posted Jun-10-2005 12:24 AM
Why do I keep skipping this post, it is going to take me a long time to read all these post though I have read some of them. I used to use Trotalong until I restarted running then since I couldn't get it without a number with it I decided to make up something of my own. RunsTheBitterroot seemed so appropriate as I live and run along the Bitterroot river valley and it is original I hope. My signature was choosen years ago before I moved to Montana because it was something I did during the summer on vacation and it was my dream for after I retired which has come true. Larry D.------------------
"If you see a man running up a mountain trail in Montana with a fly pole attached to his back, you are probably lost. LDD
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structure man
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posted Jun-10-2005 12:55 AM
Crap,now that I see there are a few Huskies on board I guess I'm obligated to post also! (graduated from UW in '94) Having read through the thread I also was humbled a bit by the creativity others showed, but the trick is to become comfortable with what you've got (or something like that, I guess). I chose my name because I'm a struggling grad student working with protein structures and I thought it would inspire me. I'll let you know how it turns out! I guess I'm not a boomer (yet), so I hope it's ok to crash the party.
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tagcaver
Cool Runner |
posted Jun-10-2005 08:06 AM
Tennesse
Alabama
Georgia
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TAGCaver, well I've caved extensively in this TAG area over the past 15 years. Caving was my passion before taking up running. Running is easier to find time for with 2 young kids.
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ntnrunning
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posted Jun-10-2005 08:35 AM
I use to post under the handle of "okierunner" (i think...) but when i got back, i never could figured out or remember the password, so i just created a new handle. which, in fact, was a better idea anyway. i have relocated from OKLA to TN (chattanooga, more specifically), so i am "n TN running" now. Also, Econo -- i have a degree in economics -- teach part-time at college -- but work full-time in computer stuff -- go figure!!------------------
When you feel that nobody loves you, Nobody cares for you, And everyone is ignoring you, You should start asking yourself... Am I TOO sexy?
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If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.
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ajhjc
Cool Runner |
posted Jun-10-2005 09:00 AM
The first letters (ajh) are the initials of my three dogs (two deceased now). The last two (jc) are my initials. All my handles are a variation of this depending on the site's requirements. I like how in my intro post people started referring to me as AJ. I could only hope to aspire to the pureness of my dogs.
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pegbord
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posted Jun-10-2005 11:00 AM
first and last names --- peggy borden, shortened up (i'm very short!) becomes pegbord. i also have a very short dog named henry miller. he is known as henmil. now i shall take my short self and my short dog for a short jog!
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Econo
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posted Jun-10-2005 11:43 AM
Hijack! Welcome ntn. I get all sorts of econo-grief on this board.Structure man, your handle reminds me of a pw I had in grad school as a husky. It was yometrix. Yo as in YES I CAN DO IT and metrix for my worst subject, econometrics. I think shame was why I finally finished the phd. I had spent so much time as a student it would be embarrassing not to finish. Tetsujin, I'll look up the '05 Dawg Dash date. Will be doing the Omaha marathon on 9/25 so recovery is a concern. Don't fret about the "dawg" thing -- it's corny but be proud. Woof!
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structure man
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posted Jun-10-2005 12:54 PM
Econo and Tetsuji,"Commence hijacking of thread" I'm chuckling as I read your posts, because my grad school experience is not so unlike what you're talking about! I did have a career after my undergraduate studies (I've been back in grad school for 3 years now), but I'm thinking that it will be more like 6 years to complete my doctorate. I just changed labs (I wasn't getting anything done with my old advisor) and I'm cautiously optimistic that my new advisor will work out better. To top things off, I'm attending Iowa State, my wife and I are originally from the west coast (Portland and Seattle, respectively), and she's really wanting to move closer to home. I'm in a bit of a fix! "End hijacking of thread"
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ajhjc
Cool Runner |
posted Oct-07-2005 10:08 AM
Bumping this up for the newbies. Great idea Skip!
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LeftRightRepeat
Cool Runner |
posted Oct-07-2005 10:41 AM
My running philosophy. Folks always talk about form and how many breaths/step and stride length and... I argue that all you gotta know is the pattern. Stick with it and the rest takes care of itself. Needed to remind myself of this is I trained for my first longer races - so it also became a mantra that got me up tough hills. ------------------
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Tramps
Cool Runner |
posted Oct-07-2005 11:13 AM
Thanks for resurrecting this, as a newcomer I hadn't seen it. Now I finally understand "Spareribs," which always perplexed me. I loved the "ProFromDover" story (MASH fan, too.) I was a little shocked by the "hookers" and "cheap" women here, though! (WoolGatherer64 and Econo).  Who knew? Anyway, mine's simple and spur of the moment. Tramps:
1. verb, intransitive. “moves with firm, heavy steps; trudges”
2. noun, rock and roll. “Tramps like us, baby we were …” #1 is accurate; #2 is a bit of wishful thinking from a big Springsteen fan.  (and not very original as I learned from reading about Tramp_j !)
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bigapplepie
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posted Oct-07-2005 12:01 PM
I live in the Big Apple and my favorite English soccer team, Notts County, is nicknamed the Magpies, or 'Pies for short.And you thought it had to do with big, sugary, fruit-filled pastries.
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ajhjc
Cool Runner |
posted Oct-07-2005 12:14 PM
A couple of observations from rereading this thread:- Earthrunner was normal 
- I can't find tetsujin on the internet besides for some limited motion robots. Is this right?
- A lot of posters are no longer posting any more....
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R K Tekt
Cool Runner |
posted Oct-07-2005 12:38 PM
Quasi-phonetic spelling of my title and profession - Architect.------------------
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Birchwood Ranger
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posted Oct-07-2005 12:39 PM
Here's howhttp://www.geocities.com/rattlesnake_rumble/05iae_16.jpg
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