How did you come up with your username?

ontheroad · 12th October 2014, 11:21

Iam a guy who is loves to be on the road, either people watching or automobile watching, hence, ontheroad.

fusionbang · 9th January 2015, 09:51

Here is how my handle came into existence:

I was not comfortable using my name as my handle, was thinking to use a name which is unique and any other member on this forum should be owning it. But unfortunately whenever I wanted to use names of my favorite characters, superheroes or some word related to automobiles, it stopped me from doing so by showing a warning message "This username is already in use". After so many attempts I desperately wanted a nicotine break and stepped out, but still all the way I was thinking about the username to decide on. Even after coming back I was not able to finalize the handle name and started playing my favorite music - Jazz Fusion.

Then I was like what if I use this word fusion as my handle and felt it would be a unique name in an automobile forum. Now with fusion as my handle name, I tried registering and got the same warning message This time I was really out of patience and I had to register with some name because I had so many other questions to answer on the registration form and which was not an easy task at all, as I had already failed couple of times to register as a team bhp member.

So immediately I thought let me add my city "Bangalore" as a suffix to the word Fusion, but my heart was saying it doesn't blend well whereas my mind was saying just finish it off ASAP. Finally it was my heart's decision and trimmed the word FusionBangalore" to FusionBang".

Strange isn't it

SyncNest · 20th January 2015, 07:55

My iPod was hooked to the computer and it was syncing. I thought about it. Hence the username

venuvedam · 20th January 2015, 12:59

Here's how mine came into existence. First Name + Last Name with no special characters in between.

luvDriving · 20th January 2015, 14:09

I just love to drive, in-spite of the frustrations of today's traffic.

I cannot remember the last time that I have sat in the passenger seat of my car or that I have handed over it's steering wheel to someone due to exhaustion. Hence the name.

heydj · 19th February 2015, 21:29

I choose this particular name as I am a big trance music fan and it has always been my dream to become a Dj. When I was a teenager I should have acted upon this and taken the lessons or done something to explore my interest. By keeping this name I am in some way reminding myself every day that life is short and I need to act upon my passion.

BraveArc · 24th February 2015, 12:50

I have to thank Microsoft for my user id.

I got this username when I was creating my XBOX LIVE gamertag. The creative center in my brain is non-existent, so when I had to create, I chose some preferable names and landed on this. So, if anyone sees the name "BraveArc" anywhere(I've used it almost everywhere now) It's gonna be me. :P

Sojogator · 24th February 2015, 15:40

My Origin gamer name ! You can find this name killing you in FIFA15 too

Quarter Mile · 24th February 2015, 19:05

I have always been a big fan of Quarter Miles drags and have been to quite a few as well, thus the name!

PapaBravo · 25th February 2015, 11:24

My Name is Pawan Bajpai. I have an army background & used the NATO Phonetics for my Initials.

P - Papa
B - Bravo

Regards

sun_king · 25th February 2015, 12:35

My name is Sunil Raj, used the first three letters and then did a rough translation to English for the last three.

The avatar picture is the the MQ-9 Reaper, "Reaper" being the name given to my car because its registration number is **-** MQ ***9, or in short there is a MQ-9 if viewed selectively.

lordvader · 7th December 2015, 17:30

My alter ego

This is what happens when you binge watch star wars and then think of a unusual username.

petrol_power · 7th December 2015, 23:02

I moved from a turbo diesel (Verna) to a turbo petrol (GT TSI) and somehow I was taken by surprise with the smooth and powerful engine of the GT TSI. GT TSI has brought me back to petrol cars and I guess I will not go back to diesels. Hence out of the sudden excitement, I named myself as Petrol_Power

mukul32 · 8th December 2015, 01:27

My first name is Mukul (obvious), and 32 is a number that's been with me since ages- as my jersey number in cricket, in gaming usernames, etc.
So, mukul32. Simple.

Aakarsh · 8th December 2015, 02:08

Aakarsh is may name. As simple as that.

Ofcourse one more reason(actually the most important one), it was available

12th October 2014, 11:21	#1036
ontheroad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KL-01/KL-08 Posts: 328 Thanked: 177 Times	Iam a guy who is loves to be on the road, either people watching or automobile watching, hence, ontheroad.
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9th January 2015, 09:51	#1037
fusionbang Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 1,352 Thanked: 2,365 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? Here is how my handle came into existence: I was not comfortable using my name as my handle, was thinking to use a name which is unique and any other member on this forum should be owning it. But unfortunately whenever I wanted to use names of my favorite characters, superheroes or some word related to automobiles, it stopped me from doing so by showing a warning message "This username is already in use". After so many attempts I desperately wanted a nicotine break and stepped out, but still all the way I was thinking about the username to decide on. Even after coming back I was not able to finalize the handle name and started playing my favorite music - Jazz Fusion. Then I was like what if I use this word fusion as my handle and felt it would be a unique name in an automobile forum. Now with fusion as my handle name, I tried registering and got the same warning message This time I was really out of patience and I had to register with some name because I had so many other questions to answer on the registration form and which was not an easy task at all, as I had already failed couple of times to register as a team bhp member. So immediately I thought let me add my city "Bangalore" as a suffix to the word Fusion, but my heart was saying it doesn't blend well whereas my mind was saying just finish it off ASAP. Finally it was my heart's decision and trimmed the word FusionBangalore" to FusionBang". Strange isn't it
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20th January 2015, 07:55	#1038
SyncNest BHPian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 72 Thanked: 179 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My iPod was hooked to the computer and it was syncing. I thought about it. Hence the username
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20th January 2015, 12:59	#1039
venuvedam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Reading UK Posts: 141 Thanked: 215 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? Here's how mine came into existence. First Name + Last Name with no special characters in between.
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20th January 2015, 14:09	#1040
luvDriving BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pune Posts: 384 Thanked: 949 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? I just love to drive, in-spite of the frustrations of today's traffic. I cannot remember the last time that I have sat in the passenger seat of my car or that I have handed over it's steering wheel to someone due to exhaustion. Hence the name.
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19th February 2015, 21:29	#1041
heydj BHPian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rotterdam/Delhi Posts: 568 Thanked: 856 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? I choose this particular name as I am a big trance music fan and it has always been my dream to become a Dj. When I was a teenager I should have acted upon this and taken the lessons or done something to explore my interest. By keeping this name I am in some way reminding myself every day that life is short and I need to act upon my passion.
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24th February 2015, 12:50	#1042
BraveArc BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 225 Thanked: 1,182 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? I have to thank Microsoft for my user id. I got this username when I was creating my XBOX LIVE gamertag. The creative center in my brain is non-existent, so when I had to create, I chose some preferable names and landed on this. So, if anyone sees the name "BraveArc" anywhere(I've used it almost everywhere now) It's gonna be me. :P
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24th February 2015, 15:40	#1043
Sojogator BHPian Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 471 Thanked: 467 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My Origin gamer name ! You can find this name killing you in FIFA15 too
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24th February 2015, 19:05	#1044
Quarter Mile BHPian Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 58 Thanked: 40 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? I have always been a big fan of Quarter Miles drags and have been to quite a few as well, thus the name!
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25th February 2015, 11:24	#1045
PapaBravo BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: KOL-DEL-LKO Posts: 720 Thanked: 3,525 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My Name is Pawan Bajpai. I have an army background & used the NATO Phonetics for my Initials. P - Papa B - Bravo Regards
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25th February 2015, 12:35	#1046
sun_king BHPian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: KA05 Posts: 239 Thanked: 309 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? My name is Sunil Raj, used the first three letters and then did a rough translation to English for the last three. The avatar picture is the the MQ-9 Reaper, "Reaper" being the name given to my car because its registration number is - MQ ***9, or in short there is a MQ-9 if viewed selectively.
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7th December 2015, 17:30	#1047
lordvader BHPian Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Noida / Mumbai Posts: 86 Thanked: 88 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My alter ego This is what happens when you binge watch star wars and then think of a unusual username.
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7th December 2015, 23:02	#1048
petrol_power BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kochi Posts: 269 Thanked: 659 Times View My Garage	Re: How did you come up with your username? I moved from a turbo diesel (Verna) to a turbo petrol (GT TSI) and somehow I was taken by surprise with the smooth and powerful engine of the GT TSI. GT TSI has brought me back to petrol cars and I guess I will not go back to diesels. Hence out of the sudden excitement, I named myself as Petrol_Power
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8th December 2015, 01:27	#1049
mukul32 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: India Posts: 102 Thanked: 349 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? My first name is Mukul (obvious), and 32 is a number that's been with me since ages- as my jersey number in cricket, in gaming usernames, etc. So, mukul32. Simple.
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8th December 2015, 02:08	#1050
Aakarsh BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Ranchi/Dehradun Posts: 115 Thanked: 176 Times	Re: How did you come up with your username? Aakarsh is may name. As simple as that. Ofcourse one more reason(actually the most important one), it was available
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