leonidas Posted October 1, 2013 #76 Share Posted October 1, 2013 My CC name comes from the "official" name of one of our Newfoundland dogs named after a Belgian brand of chocolate. Guess what color he is :-) Kind regards, Gina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted October 1, 2013 #77 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Make me the #3 vote.........I have always remembered it as Start Win. Come on, it's just a little paradigm shift.... say it together.... Star twin, Star twin:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaM Posted October 1, 2013 #78 Share Posted October 1, 2013 It's my name. Duh. I have no imagination. :rolleyes: But when I was first reading CC, before I registered, there was a poster I respected, who also used his name as boardname. That I followed suit is sort of a tribute to him. I also have no imagination. I am quite sorry I didn't come up with something unusual. My sister googled me and found something I had posted here about having to cancel a cruise because she didn't offer to---to take care of mom. Oh was she mad---but it was true!! It is smarter to use a handle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YXU AC*SE Posted October 1, 2013 #79 Share Posted October 1, 2013 YXU = IATA code for my home airport - London, ON Canada AC*SE = the encoding on your boarding pass that the airline uses to indicate you have Super Elite status with Air Canada's frequent flyer programme. Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted October 1, 2013 #80 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Come on, it's just a little paradigm shift.... say it together.... Star twin, Star twin:D:D Maybe you should ask the mods to change it to Star_Twin or "Star Twin" or even StarTwin. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdalva Posted October 1, 2013 #81 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We are Jimmy and Lindalva! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted October 1, 2013 #82 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Maybe you should ask the mods to change it to Star_Twin or "Star Twin" or even StarTwin. :D Nah, I don't think it's that important:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted October 1, 2013 #83 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Mine is the type of motorbike we rode when DH and I were "courting" as we used to say a hundred years ago. A BSA Star twin. I thought it was because your astrological sign was Gemini :D I have always thought of you as Star Twin (never start-win) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNative2000 Posted October 1, 2013 #84 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nah, I don't think it's that important:D While I, too, had it wrong, I will have no trouble now that I know how it is correctly pronounced.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWatch Posted October 1, 2013 #85 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I have a condo over looking the sea - so, Seawatch seemed appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted October 1, 2013 #86 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We are Jimmy and Lindalva!CC recommends that you not use your real name, and IMHO it's a particularly bad idea when you show your location, have a listed phone number, and post on Roll Calls as you do. It's an invitation for burglars in the vicinity of Great Neck! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerson Posted October 1, 2013 #87 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Back in the day when BBS systems were king and modems cost real cash. One day I had the urge to call and join a BBS I knew about. I needed a screen name on that first BBS I called up. Looking around I locked eyes on a device on my desk. It was a glorious Emerson AM/FM Clock Radio. All decked out in faux wood trim. Time that would flip every minute. A work of wonder. Emerson, my new screen name. Some people have asked if it was based on Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. It was not, tho I do have their albums. The...."The" prefix was a matter of not clashing with other screen names on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Eyes Are Sailing Posted October 1, 2013 #88 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Come on, it's just a little paradigm shift.... say it together.... Star twin, Star twin:D:D Okey Dokey! I will try to train my oldy moldy brain to re-boot and say it correctly from now on........!!;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikeman Posted October 1, 2013 #89 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I am part of a trike motorcycle group and use to do a lot of seminars and activities with them. When people would see me at a rally they would yell "Hey, Trikeman" and it just stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLLEYBERRY Posted October 1, 2013 #90 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Colleyberry...childhood nickname...some near and dear will still use it on occasion...made me feel loved as a child ,and always makes me smile even now. Colleen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookpik Posted October 1, 2013 #91 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Mine is the name of one of the cute mascots for Expo 67 in Montreal.Looks like a fluffy snowbird with an orange beak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely other Posted October 1, 2013 #92 Share Posted October 1, 2013 a few months after i met my now husband i bought him a fun little book that described us as a couple perfectly. 'a lovely love story' by edward monkton. we've been' lovely other' and 'fierce' dinosaur ever since and even had the book read out at our wedding ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkieinwisconsin Posted October 1, 2013 #93 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I am a transplant from Arkansas to Wisconsin. So I am an arkie in Wisconsin and will be for the fore seeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatonDoolittle Posted October 1, 2013 #94 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Tongue in cheek Cruise Rule #1 > Eat, and Do Little Some have gotten it, others have not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arewethereyet Posted October 1, 2013 #95 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I am a transplant from Arkansas to Wisconsin. So I am an arkie in Wisconsin and will be for the fore seeable future. You could have chosen "HamAndCheese" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialdiet Posted October 1, 2013 #96 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Awesome topic! Kudos! Choosing 'specialdiet' was easy, as I get sick from gluten and dairy, and am mostly vegan; my wife gets sick from gluten, dairy, soy and nuts. The reason we cruise is because it's the best way we've found to see a lot of places and not go crazy trying to find food that won't kill us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4friends Posted October 1, 2013 #97 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Pretty simple. We have taken all our cruises and several land holidays with our best friends of many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abroad at sea Posted October 1, 2013 #98 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I think mine explains it self, have been on about 79 cruises, almost everywhere, in 30 some years. Used to have a hyphen between a and broad, but now either way is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brazilgirl Posted October 2, 2013 #99 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I live in Brazil and I am a girl ( an old girl). :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted October 2, 2013 #100 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Like Sapper1, I have shared this before, and like she, I have a military connection. I served for 28+ years in the U.S. Navy. In U.S. Navy slang, a person who served at least 4 years as an enlisted person, and later became an officer was known as a Mustang. This is probably by folk etymology from horses, from the aspect of "breaking away from the herd." In any case, I served 13 years as an active duty enlisted person, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer. I then was selected to become a temporary officer, with the rank of Ensign (sub-Lieutenant for the Royal Navy equivalent) while retaining my permanent enlisted rank. I served for more years, and attained the permanent rank of Master Chief Petty Officer (Regimental Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant - hi John -equivalent) before being selected for Lieutenant rank (Army Captain equivalent). I then had a choice to become a permanent officer, or revert to my permanent enlisted rank. I chose to become a permanent officer, and closed out my enlisted record. I served several more years, and finally, after 28+ total years, retired from active duty. At that time, I became a retired Mustang, at the rank of Lieutenant Commander, U.S Navy (Retired). I still work for the U.S. Navy as a civilian (currently furloughed:rolleyes:), and in a couple of years will retire from that and become a truly, really, retired RetiredMustang. (Then we will really start to cruise :D!) When I joined CC, after lurking for a while, DW suggested the name. It was not taken, so I was able to register as RetiredMustang. Dave Edited October 2, 2013 by RetiredMustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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