How did you come up with your username?

harit · 8th July 2011, 23:23

I just used the name my parents gave me

. And as it is not so common, it was accepted.

Imagine the first time I heard the name Rushu, and GTO was refered to

Even here I saw opportunity to crack a joke.

Cheers harit

Mark 5 · 17th July 2011, 22:36

Mark 5 = The famous gadget loaded car (from the famous cartoon Speed Racer). Would love to see it (and own it) into reality with all those gadgets.
It was the first car that fell in love with.

Tcavalo · 26th July 2011, 02:23

TCavalo = Tudo Cavalo Equine Solutions, my company name. Also meaning " The Complete Horse" if loosely translated from Portuguese..

ibcool · 10th August 2011, 03:05

ibcool - This goes back to the time of honda city launching, i remember this as i used to drive a maruti 800 then and there used to be this midnight blue honda city in my locality with pitch black tints and a nice set of wheels, the number plate had i.b.cool written on it. I used to always wish to own that particular car as it looked kinda menacingly gangster to me in my head.

so thats where ibcool comes from

hajaar · 10th August 2011, 09:21

On my first day in hostel in iit-m, I went around saying 'hajaar funda yaar' whenever I saw something cool or new. Needless to say, I was immediately bestowed this name. All my friends from iit & iim know me only by my nickname as my real name is very popular in tamil nadu.

iliketurtles · 5th September 2011, 15:12

I was bored in office and was watching YouToob to kill some time when I stumbled upon the "I like Turtles" viral video. Wasn't the first time I saw it, but I was still going everywhere and saying "I like Turtles" all day long to everyone. When I decided to sign up for Team BHP that day, guess what name I chose?

specialist1968 · 18th September 2011, 20:03

I am a specialist in a particular branch of engineering and is a consultant in that area. Hence in few forums, I use the name specialist (I am also influenced by the movie name "specialist").

ashis89 · 18th September 2011, 20:22

Even I thought of taking up a cool 'alias' and pondered long to get a suitable name but then i thought, why disrespect my parents' blessings. So i went ahead my original name. The number signifies my year of birth so that someone can guess my age and forgive me for anything wrong that i post

90BHP · 20th September 2011, 16:39

My choice of username came from the power figures for my new acquisition the white monster i20 CRDi - And i got an avatar pic to compliment the same !

acroback · 20th September 2011, 17:21

My handle comes from the handle I use on weekends to play Team fortress 2, an online FPS game

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dre@ms · 20th September 2011, 18:03

My handle is what I do when alone

k_nitin_r · 20th September 2011, 19:15

Long long ago, in a place far far away, my username was proposed by Yahoo! (or was it Hotmail?) as a suggested username when signing up for a new account well over a decade ago. Ever since then, the username/chat handle stuck.

Ascari · 20th September 2011, 20:25

Alberto Ascari is the inspiration for my handle.

CliffHanger · 21st September 2011, 06:19

When I was in school, I was bowled over by one particular girl and I used to just follow her madly.

Whatever she does, it just fascinates me, Yeah, I was crazy

..Her mail ID was something like xyz@cliffhanger.com.. I don't know why, but this ID got deeply wired in my mind. From then on, whenever I used to create a handle, I just give Cliffhanger..

Aurum · 21st September 2011, 17:49

Lazy word play on my initials, AU. That's the symbol for gold. Aurum is Latin for gold.

8th July 2011, 23:23	#961
harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,033 Thanked: 3,281 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? I just used the name my parents gave me. And as it is not so common, it was accepted. Imagine the first time I heard the name Rushu, and GTO was refered to Even here I saw opportunity to crack a joke. Cheers harit
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17th July 2011, 22:36	#962
Mark 5 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 70 Thanked: 32 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? Mark 5 = The famous gadget loaded car (from the famous cartoon Speed Racer). Would love to see it (and own it) into reality with all those gadgets. It was the first car that fell in love with.
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26th July 2011, 02:23	#963
Tcavalo Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pune/Indore Posts: 11 Thanked: 44 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? TCavalo = Tudo Cavalo Equine Solutions, my company name. Also meaning " The Complete Horse" if loosely translated from Portuguese..
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10th August 2011, 03:05	#964
ibcool BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 75 Thanked: 7 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? ibcool - This goes back to the time of honda city launching, i remember this as i used to drive a maruti 800 then and there used to be this midnight blue honda city in my locality with pitch black tints and a nice set of wheels, the number plate had i.b.cool written on it. I used to always wish to own that particular car as it looked kinda menacingly gangster to me in my head. so thats where ibcool comes from
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10th August 2011, 09:21	#965
hajaar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 218 Thanked: 220 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? On my first day in hostel in iit-m, I went around saying 'hajaar funda yaar' whenever I saw something cool or new. Needless to say, I was immediately bestowed this name. All my friends from iit & iim know me only by my nickname as my real name is very popular in tamil nadu.
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5th September 2011, 15:12	#966
iliketurtles Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Titwala Posts: 1,507 Thanked: 4,835 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? I was bored in office and was watching YouToob to kill some time when I stumbled upon the "I like Turtles" viral video. Wasn't the first time I saw it, but I was still going everywhere and saying "I like Turtles" all day long to everyone. When I decided to sign up for Team BHP that day, guess what name I chose?
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18th September 2011, 20:03	#967
specialist1968 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: God'sowncountry Posts: 119 Thanked: 34 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? I am a specialist in a particular branch of engineering and is a consultant in that area. Hence in few forums, I use the name specialist (I am also influenced by the movie name "specialist").
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18th September 2011, 20:22	#968
ashis89 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 3,458 Thanked: 10,878 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? Even I thought of taking up a cool 'alias' and pondered long to get a suitable name but then i thought, why disrespect my parents' blessings. So i went ahead my original name. The number signifies my year of birth so that someone can guess my age and forgive me for anything wrong that i post
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20th September 2011, 16:39	#969
90BHP BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 238 Thanked: 42 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? My choice of username came from the power figures for my new acquisition the white monster i20 CRDi - And i got an avatar pic to compliment the same !
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20th September 2011, 17:21	#970
acroback BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 314 Thanked: 127 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My handle comes from the handle I use on weekends to play Team fortress 2, an online FPS game .
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20th September 2011, 18:03	#971
dre@ms BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MADRAS Posts: 638 Thanked: 206 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My handle is what I do when alone
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20th September 2011, 19:15	#972
k_nitin_r BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dubai,Hyderabad Posts: 470 Thanked: 80 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? Long long ago, in a place far far away, my username was proposed by Yahoo! (or was it Hotmail?) as a suggested username when signing up for a new account well over a decade ago. Ever since then, the username/chat handle stuck.
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20th September 2011, 20:25	#973
Ascari BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 104 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? Alberto Ascari is the inspiration for my handle.
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21st September 2011, 06:19	#974
CliffHanger BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 756 Thanked: 1,597 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? When I was in school, I was bowled over by one particular girl and I used to just follow her madly. Whatever she does, it just fascinates me, Yeah, I was crazy..Her mail ID was something like xyz@cliffhanger.com.. I don't know why, but this ID got deeply wired in my mind. From then on, whenever I used to create a handle, I just give Cliffhanger..
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21st September 2011, 17:49	#975
Aurum BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 166 Thanked: 379 Times	Lazy word play on my initials, AU. That's the symbol for gold. Aurum is Latin for gold.
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