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With some new faces here - and many new, or revised names, how did you come up with yours?

My old name I had used on forums since 2001, was *89x2* and that came about because I had bought my second 1989. With more Corvette coming into my life over the mast few years, I thought I was appropriate to come up with something else. The new one should be self-explanatory... :conf
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Callaway Chris wrote:With some new faces here - and many new, or revised names, how did you come up with yours?

My old name I had used on forums since 2001, was *89x2* and that came about because I had bought my second 1989. With more Corvette coming into my life over the mast few years, I thought I was appropriate to come up with something else. The new one should be self-explanatory... :conf
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I had this really original idea of going with *91x2*, but decided to stick with my standard. :jsmile

I got into the habit when I joined my current employer in 1991 and entered a world where everybody lived and breathed email, to the point where we even sometimes addressed each other verbally by email alais instead of by name. 'jonstr' was the email alias I ended up with ,and by the time the Internet started being used so pervasively, it was just force of habit.
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jonstr wrote:I got into the habit when I joined my current employer in 1991 and entered a world where everybody lived and breathed email, to the point where we even sometimes addressed each other verbally by email alais instead of by name. 'jonstr' was the email alias I ended up with ,and by the time the Internet started being used so pervasively, it was just force of habit.
I always thought that you hussled the words Jon and Speedster :beer

but now I remember talking to you about these Callaway portfolio's in the time you were searching for a car so were already registered to the board. :conf
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my name is just shorthand for


JEROEN VAN GEFFEN

on some dutch VW forums I call myself callaway as most Europeans never heard of the C1 turbokits
So I am preaching the crowds now :jsmile
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I use same name in finnish corvette forum. http://finnshark.com/
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High school nickname...used to tinker w/ hot rods back then and called each other "beep". Somehow, the name stuck on me... :hi
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Just like Big John-pretty simple!!!
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Brangeta is a name I made up when I was a huge Dragonball Z fan in highschool. It's Brandon + Vegeta = Brangeta

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Most people pronounce it as Bran-get-a since that's how it looks. If I could do it all over again (rename myself EVERYWHERE, not just here) it would have been smarter to go with a more Japanese spelling: Branjita so the pronunciation would be right.
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heimo huima wrote:I use same name in finnish corvette forum. http://finnshark.com/
Heimo Huima = Launchpad McQuack from duck tales.

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funny I named my cars after this DUCK
overhere in The Netherlands they call him Turbo mc Quack

I used to have a decal of this picture on my Renault 5 GT-Turbo s
later I changed the name for my little bombs on wheels to "LE Colereux" something translated like "poisoned frog"
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SurfnSun1 was/is my first AOL screenname/email address(circa 1995) I dropped the 1 for forum usage.
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Brangeta wrote:Brangeta is a name I made up when I was a huge Dragonball Z fan in highschool. It's Brandon + Vegeta = Brangeta

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Most people pronounce it as Bran-get-a since that's how it looks. If I could do it all over again (rename myself EVERYWHERE, not just here) it would have been smarter to go with a more Japanese spelling: Branjita so the pronunciation would be right.

DRAGONBALL Z ??????? I must be getting old

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I consider changing name to mr offtopic :joker

because ........


nice AVATAR Bruce :thumbs
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Evil Twin wrote:
DRAGONBALL Z ??????? I must be getting old

:zs
I'm either young, or immature. I prefer the term immature. :)
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Brangeta wrote:
Evil Twin wrote:
DRAGONBALL Z ??????? I must be getting old

:zs
I'm either young, or immature. I prefer the term immature. :)
BRANDON "IMMATURE" IS NOT A GOOD THING!!!!! :conf
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I was 16 when I made the name, and still like it. :D

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Brangeta wrote:
Evil Twin wrote:
DRAGONBALL Z ??????? I must be getting old

:zs
I'm either young, or immature. I prefer the term immature. :)
try considering to use this quote instead.

Growing old is inevitable ... Growing up is optional!
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Jeroenvgfn wrote:
Brangeta wrote:
Evil Twin wrote:
DRAGONBALL Z ??????? I must be getting old

:zs
I'm either young, or immature. I prefer the term immature. :)
try considering to use this quote instead.

Growing old is inevitable ... Growing up is optional!

Brandon,
I would go with young, women usually call us immature

Jeroen, Thats a great quote !

One of my favorites is (CHAMPIONS ADJUST !!!)
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Brangeta wrote:I was 16 when I made the name, and still like it. :D

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BRANDON THE NAME IS FINE; I USED TO WATCH
'DRAGONBALL Z" ALSO!!!!
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BIGJOHN wrote:
Brangeta wrote:I was 16 when I made the name, and still like it. :D

:booty
BRANDON THE NAME IS FINE; I USED TO WATCH
'DRAGONBALL Z" ALSO!!!!
:cool
REALLY? !
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I'm surprised I'm not the only one! It's a great show! Dragon Ball is even better than DBZ. :thumbs
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