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Title: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: T-BOAN on December 04, 2009, 05:35:14 AM: I was wondering how some people on this site came up with their user name/handle? I was a meat cutter so I got my user name that way. So how did you guys/gals come up with yours?
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Justink on December 04, 2009, 07:13:37 AM: First names Justin last name starts with a K....simple enough ;)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: JENSSEN on December 04, 2009, 07:49:19 AM: Its my name,....
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Post by: Gearhead on December 04, 2009, 08:01:49 AM: I could be described as ..................

Sucker for gadgets.

Toolaholic.

Intrigued by the technical side of most things , how they work , who invented it , how it's made.

Even as a small boy took things apart.

Rarely do I leave any of my vehicles stock , even a chainsaw might get "tweaked". (too much time spent around a dynmometer )

I envision things , ( parts , tools etc ) then create them , usually in metal
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: SwampSinger on December 04, 2009, 08:34:30 AM: Quote from: Gearhead on December 04, 2009, 08:01:49 AM
Toolaholic.

Really? ;D

mine =

(http://brilliantleap.com/blog/frog.jpg)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: FiEND on December 04, 2009, 08:36:28 AM: yea right, your is because your bunghole sings a song with the breath of a swamp
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 04, 2009, 08:51:18 AM: Last name and what everybody close to me calls me.

Dingman
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: FiEND on December 04, 2009, 08:59:47 AM: mine comes from the years 1984/5

i was a headbanger in school and dressed like motley crue / judas priest etc.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b3LVUSTSL._AA280_.jpg)

wore concert shirts and everyone called me Alister Fiend (written on shirt) from Motley Crue t-shirts and it stuck.

i shortened it to fiend because that's all that is left of me. when i like something, i can't get enough. i am a fiend.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Zombie on December 04, 2009, 09:07:04 AM: my plate I got for the jeep started with ZMB, that and I love zombie movies.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Ostego on December 04, 2009, 10:57:18 AM: Its been my handle for a long time...be it forums or games, usually spelled with a zero not an "O".
Its original and no one else uses it, and if you see it else where is prob just me! ;)

Pronounced "Oss-Tea-Go" :D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: parabs on December 04, 2009, 11:18:05 AM: parabs is for my name, p is my first inital, and arabs is the first letters of my last name.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Immortal on December 04, 2009, 11:32:29 AM: All the crap that I have pulled over the years.... I should be dead. But alas, I am not. Multiple scars, and a broken ankle are all that has happened to me. And I drive an XJ... damn hard to kill those things.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: WhiteOut on December 04, 2009, 11:36:51 AM: Jeep color and favorite driving condition
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Post by: JackstandJohnny on December 04, 2009, 11:39:21 AM: Fraser i thought you got it cause you're always 'white knuckled' when you drive/wheel ;)

JohnnyC = lack of ingenuity in a name. i tried for Johnny Love but the girls just laughed and that became LJ.

besides it sounds better to say 'what is johnnyC doing? what an idiot' or 'hey, Johnnyc is broken again'
just sounds better ;)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: cablesmurf on December 04, 2009, 12:18:22 PM: I use to install cable, and I am short. Given to me by a co-worker and it stuck.

Now it's my company name.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: The Machinist on December 04, 2009, 12:36:24 PM: I'm kinda like that crazy guy from the movie.
"I haven't slept in over a year"
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Sugarphreak on December 04, 2009, 12:45:02 PM: What can I say I was freakishly addicted to sugar and spelling words that started with F with PH instead cool in the 90's.

Quote from: Zombie on December 04, 2009, 09:07:04 AM
my plate I got for the jeep started with ZMB, that and I love zombie movies.

My first plate started with KNT... while it may have matched my driving style, it did not make a very appropriate handle.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: specialk on December 04, 2009, 12:47:29 PM: I got mine from always wearing my helmet out in public... just in case I fall over :o
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Post by: Pookapotamus on December 04, 2009, 12:51:53 PM: you're so special kev!
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Post by: Waytec on December 04, 2009, 12:52:18 PM: I started a company years and years ago as a sub to the family farm doing repairs. when I went to register it Way Tech was taken so we dropped the h Waytec. Now most pepole that know me just take it because I can not spell.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Immortal on December 04, 2009, 12:55:34 PM: Quote from: Waytec on December 04, 2009, 12:52:18 PM
Now most pepole that know me just take it because I can not spell.

Ain't that the truth.... but, you, Ryan, and the "other Aaron" have got to be the most entertaining reads on the forum.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: WhiteOut on December 04, 2009, 12:59:29 PM: Quote from: specialk on December 04, 2009, 12:47:29 PM
I got mine from always wearing my helmet out in public... just in case I fall over :o

So it has nothing to do with that molecular structure in your avatar?
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: specialk on December 04, 2009, 01:22:59 PM: Quote from: WhiteOut on December 04, 2009, 12:59:29 PM
So it has nothing to do with that molecular structure in your avatar?

Maybe... :-X
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: SwampSinger on December 04, 2009, 04:11:24 PM: Quote from: Ostego on December 04, 2009, 10:57:18 AM
Its been my handle for a long time...be it forums or games, usually spelled with a zero not an "O".
Its original and no one else uses it, and if you see it else where is prob just me! ;)

Pronounced "Oss-Tea-Go" :D

are you the cousin of "Tabarnack Move"? ::) ;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: hps4evr on December 04, 2009, 06:39:26 PM: ive come to know jeeps as being heeps of junk. but, as all of us do, i love 'em to death and will always love them that way. so years ago when i joined a different jeep club and its forum i used this as my handle. and it stuck. its easier, theres more then 1 Eric in this club. id hate to confuse people...
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on December 04, 2009, 06:48:07 PM: Quote from: hps4evr on December 04, 2009, 06:39:26 PM
ive come to know jeeps as being heeps of junk. but, as all of us do, i love 'em to death and will always love them that way.

truer words have never been spoken buddy.

specially those ones with square headlights ;)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Waytec on December 04, 2009, 07:07:30 PM: Hey hey hey i would never call my Jeep a Heep of Junk

[spoiler]
That is to much of a complement ;D[/spoiler]
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: morerpmfred on December 04, 2009, 09:05:17 PM: Fred was the name of a previous 4wd and It would just scream when you put the hammer down. Not like my current cherokee where the rev limiter kicks in t 5300 rpm :'(
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: AMCJeep on December 04, 2009, 09:18:13 PM: My first vehicle was an AMC Rebel, My first Jeep was an AMC Jeep CJ and I've had an AMC of some sort in my stable for over 25 years. My old school buddies used to call me AMC all the time and the name just stuck. Every time I drive my antiques I see the word AMC somewhere. I got bit by the bug hard. :o
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Spinalguy on December 04, 2009, 09:59:08 PM: i was opening my own shop and named it Bonavista Family Chiropractic.
But i used the skeleton guy as my logo.

Than one day i thought that i was 'spinalguy' and the logo was just ummm, a logo :D

So, i became spinalguy and so did my shop.

i originally started posting as another name but that name did not fare so well. It must have been the guy typing the replies and not the name ;) Anyways, it got to the point where i would post a reply (never with smiles) and people took my comments not as i intended.

It got so bad that for 1 year i would send my replies to a buddy that would rewrite them to soften the reactions.
i paid attention to his changes and when i finally felt comfortable i started posting again.

From that point on, any forum i registered on i went with Spinalguy. 8)

i still can be misinterpreted as i am 'direct' , but i shall remain Spinalguy 8)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Bnine on December 04, 2009, 11:01:50 PM: I have 9 fingers. BillyNine (my nickname since I lost the finger when I was 18) was taken on the american boards I signed up on originally. So I opted for bnine which I also carried through to any boards I use.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: sn4cktime on December 04, 2009, 11:44:40 PM: Got mine when I was a framer. Was my 2nd day on the job, we were really busy and skipped coffee. It got around lunch and seemed like we were going to skip that too. I was hungry so when I was grabbing some nails I nabbed an apple and put it in my tool belt. I climbed back up on the roof and started eating it as I was waiting to get some more trusses. Lead hand yelled, "Hey! what do you think you're doing?" I said, "having a snack", there was some underbreath cursing from his end followed by "It's NOT snack-time yet!" (I still finished the apple...)

Stuck ever since. By day 3 nobody in any of the four crews, including the boss ever called me Tyler again. Snack Time became my full name. Usually just Snack.

I was surprised my boss never accidentally wrote it on any of my pay cheques. A few of the lead hands even forgot my actual name after about a year.

Just picked an interesting way to spell it for my handle that nobody else seemed to be using.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: mike s on December 04, 2009, 11:58:05 PM: All the good ones like "pooh for brains" and "stupid F-in jerk" were taken...

Been browsing through this post and enjoying it. Nice to know you all alittle better.

Now what the heck is a pookapotamus?

How'd the jeep go Dana?
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: WhiteOut on December 05, 2009, 12:03:59 AM: Quote from: FiEND on December 04, 2009, 08:59:47 AM
mine comes from the years 1984/5

i was a headbanger in school and dressed like motley crue / judas priest etc.

This would have been a sight to see ;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: homeguy on December 05, 2009, 08:47:23 PM: I work in the new home industry... so it goes without saying...
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Post by: 4Banger_madness on December 06, 2009, 06:10:55 PM: ive had a few 4banger vehicles and some just sounded mad
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Post by: comanche killer on December 06, 2009, 07:56:33 PM: my first jeep was a comanche and I drove it from Ontario to Calgary 3 years ago and my mom told me not to run that truck to had across canada = comanche runner
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Waytec on December 06, 2009, 09:05:16 PM: CR you are from Timmins or Thunder Bay?
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: comanche killer on December 06, 2009, 10:18:32 PM: Quote from: Waytec on December 06, 2009, 09:05:16 PM
CR you are from Timmins or Thunder Bay?

McGregor, Ont small town just south of Windsor
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Ostego on December 07, 2009, 12:06:03 AM: Quote from: SwampSinger on December 04, 2009, 04:11:24 PM
are you the cousin of "Tabarnack Move"? ::) ;D

No idea who or what that is. ???
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Stinky Bear on December 07, 2009, 02:54:43 PM: Umm everywhere I have been on the forums it "was" da_bear......then came a run early last year when between waiting for terminally tardy friend to get ready and 11th hour repairs all we could eat was A&W and Mac Donald's for basically two days....well it's just like beans....and beans are the magical fruit........Stinky Bear was born!!!

Besides if I had not chosen the name the threats of a new name from a forum moderator and friend on the run were much... much worse!!!LOL
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: muffintop on December 11, 2009, 06:33:59 AM: My first choice was "swab cup"... but it was taken... so I ended up with muffintop. Not sure why, other than the obvious fact, that the best part of any muffin... is the top :P
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: w squared on December 13, 2009, 06:57:23 AM: Well, if you rip off one section of a swab cup, it looks a little like a muffin top :)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Hi Lo Silver on December 13, 2009, 11:43:57 AM: Went by yellar bellied on most boards due to color choice.
(http://www.fourwheelstampeders.ca/albums/albun15/Moab_video_033.sized.jpg)

Now I go by Hi Lo Silver (due to color choice) and due to Hi Lo range mixed with color choice. Roof is also silver. Means more for those that remember The Lone Ranger and his trusty horse, Silver.
(http://www.fourwheelstampeders.ca/albums/yb/2008_06292008JulyLong0004.sized.jpg)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: dunl on December 13, 2009, 12:04:58 PM: Get a Comanche and name it Tonto. ;)
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Post by: wheelin4fun on December 23, 2009, 01:17:23 PM: I love to wheel for fun.
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Post by: SwampRat on December 23, 2009, 02:17:34 PM: Was nicknamed SwampRat in 1971 by a few co-workers because we use to chase drilling rigs around the country to repair the drivers and I usually got through the mud and swamp without getting stuck and the guys would laugh and say I got through just like a muskrat so they called me the SwampRat, the name stuck and when I meet with the guys, they still call me that, they probably forgot my real name already.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: RedDog on December 24, 2009, 03:49:25 AM: RedDog derived from the name of a motorcycle I once owned. A friend had bought a new Triumph Daytona 1200 that was screaming yellow and I recall him say, "there's a new dog in town... yellow dog". It naturally followed that my Kawasaki 1100 then be RedDog.

After being out of that game for 3 years following 28 years of riding, I just bought a Buell XB12XT - BlackDog of course.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: FiEND on January 28, 2010, 09:37:16 PM: Quote from: FiEND on December 04, 2009, 08:59:47 AM
mine comes from the years 1984/5

i was a headbanger in school and dressed like motley crue / judas priest etc.

Quote from: WhiteOut on December 05, 2009, 12:03:59 AM
This would have been a sight to see ;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: mhernden on January 28, 2010, 10:46:34 PM: So for those of us that werent paying attention when we signed up on CJA... is there a way to change ones "nickname" after the account has been created?

;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: fug on January 28, 2010, 11:03:43 PM: Fiend is a guy who LOVES to change nicks for people
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: mhernden on January 28, 2010, 11:09:42 PM: Hummmm as long as he's not making them up for those asking :o ... perhaps not a bad place to start... haha
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: jandh on January 29, 2010, 08:07:04 AM: jandh i had "come up with a good handle" block it just stands for Joel and Holly I keep trying to get her into Jeep'n, if you remember I got her out to a McLean Creek run that specialk was leading :) good times
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Wheelhop on January 29, 2010, 12:03:21 PM: I had to come up with a handle for the game Motor City Online a long time ago (awsome game). At the time I had an 89 mustang 5.0. Wheelhop just sprang into my head as it was an issue with my car.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: FiEND on January 29, 2010, 01:46:52 PM: i will not change your login name. i will change your 'displayed' name if you ask nicely.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Brooneg on January 30, 2010, 05:42:45 PM: Brooneg is the name I use on all my online games. It is unique and I know I will be the only one who uses it.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: sylvrinvader on January 31, 2010, 08:53:35 AM: was a name given to a car i drove so i kept it seeing how jeep is same color
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Post by: Mudhawg on January 31, 2010, 08:55:18 AM: back in the good old Jspeed days eh lol
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Post by: sylvrinvader on January 31, 2010, 08:58:00 AM: thats correct.
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Post by: Mudhawg on January 31, 2010, 09:00:12 AM: many good times had back then, kinda miss the Howies meet's and the gongshow's attached to meets
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Post by: OffRoadNewbie on January 31, 2010, 10:07:43 AM: i think my forum names explains it self ??? and we learn something new every time we go off road so i think i ll keep it ;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: T-BOAN on November 11, 2010, 03:42:08 AM: There has been a lot of new folk on here and I'm still curious as to how they came up with their username or handle. I'm bumpin this !
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Slewfoot on November 11, 2010, 07:40:49 AM: An old bluegrass song about a rogue bear - Ole Slewfoot. I just liked the song and Slewfoot is a good handle - I've been using it for gaming for years.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: raf2379 on November 11, 2010, 10:27:09 AM: mine is kinda lame, nothing special raf is short for rafal and the number is my birth day. i suck at choosing a handle.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: AV.NINE on November 11, 2010, 10:44:33 AM: I used to be av9inch because I had an avalanche with 9" lift, but I sold that years and years ago.

People started calling me av-what you tell your gf is 9"s, so I changed it to AV.NINE since everyone calls me AV anyways.

But soon it will have meaning again because I'll 'av-2-nines (front and rear) ;D
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: after6queers on November 11, 2010, 02:48:11 PM: Mine is After6beers...because all though I do not drink as much as I use too...all my the good times I had always started after 6 beers!!! Then after anymore it would go sideways!!!!
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: i_go_commando on November 11, 2010, 06:07:27 PM: i go commando... hmm do i need to draw you a picture

in my garage is a 73 jeepster commando. removoable roof and no doors. 33's on waggys with dual tcases and a 360. need to finsh some bodywork plubing and wiring, but the 58 fc 170 has me busy
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Knox on November 12, 2010, 07:30:21 AM: <last name

Most people call me Knox, you know cause it's so much shorter than Steve... ::)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Shouldabeenaboy on November 12, 2010, 09:31:35 PM: Pretty obvious I suppose...... I like boy thing usually better than girl things...... I like playing in the mud - not peticures, I own more power tools than most boys and know how to use 'em, and dont much like pink frilly things.... mind you I do have quite the shoe collection...... ::)
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Post by: turbolaser on November 13, 2010, 03:28:20 PM: first car was a turbo'd plymouth laser hence turbolaser i couldnt think of a good jeep handle and then i started modding my jeep and i have come up with yj7 for the mix of my yj and the cj7 i am kind of turning it into , so if anyone can change my name that would be wicked
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Post by: Marco on November 18, 2010, 09:34:42 AM: My middle name lol. kinda boring I spose.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: LukeDuke on November 18, 2010, 10:42:09 AM: First namse Luke. I used to drive my old dodge cargo van like it was the general lee. Freinds started callin me LukeDuke and it just stuck.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: AstraX on November 19, 2010, 10:10:27 AM: Mine is my gamer tag. Been using it for about 12 years. If you played Quake 2/3 on the Calgary servers back in the day, I probably played against you.

I am not very creative, so when I was trying to come up with a tag for myself I was just looking at things around the room. It was at my buddies house and he had a UMAX Astra flatbed scanner...I took the Astra and just started adding a letter on the end until I found something I liked. This has also morphed into Ast, Asty or A$$ Tracks...
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: duane2171 on December 30, 2013, 03:48:34 PM: One of the first forums I was joining many moons ago.....It was a late night after many popped tops....I mistakenly entered my first name under "user name" thought I hit "tab" to go to "password" entered 2171 so after arguing with the computer...finally got logged on as "Duane2171" and have used that ever since so I don't forget my damn user name. Had to come up with a new password though....... :'(
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: LLYJ on December 31, 2013, 09:55:45 AM: Lake Louise (LL) is where I have lived for 20 years and YJ is my jeep - on a couple old cj and flattie sites I am LLCJ3A (oddly LLYJ was already taken)
Also pipestoneflyguy on flyfishing forums

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Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: EEP on December 31, 2013, 02:26:54 PM: When I had my first XJ the J on the front fell off. We all started calling it EEP. Current XJ is also missing the J, figured I would use EEP for a user name.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: BUKI on December 31, 2013, 07:36:51 PM: Bringing back a necro. At least it's a good one. Buki is short for Fubuki. My dog and probably the most loyal friend a guy could have. If you've met him he's a very obedient loving animal, the exact opposite of me;)

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Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Immortal on January 01, 2014, 08:56:48 AM: Quote from: BUKI on December 31, 2013, 07:36:51 PM
very obedient loving animal, the exact opposite of me;)

I don't know about that..... Your tiny wife sure keeps you in line. High five to her!!!! Muhahahaha
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: TL-Iguana on January 02, 2014, 04:22:48 AM: Quote from: Immortal on January 01, 2014, 08:56:48 AM
I don't know about that..... Your tiny wife sure keeps you in line. High five to her!!!! Muhahahaha

Coming from the guy who's custom license plate reads Im Mr Tall... ;)
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Immortal on January 02, 2014, 02:30:49 PM: 1 L, asshat.
It's to confuse people when I jump out of the XJ.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Vinman on January 02, 2014, 04:59:11 PM: Quote from: Immortal on January 02, 2014, 02:30:49 PM
1 L, asshat.
It's to confuse people when I fall out of the XJ.

FIFY
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Immortal on January 02, 2014, 06:07:19 PM: Same difference.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Bnine on January 08, 2014, 04:37:55 PM: lopped off a finger
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: andfre on March 22, 2014, 05:43:13 PM: My name's Andre . Many years ago I was sending an email to my buddy and I was drunk so accidently spelt my own name wrong. It stuck.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: MOABICON on March 23, 2014, 08:55:33 AM: Jeep started out as a Sahara. But, has been built up to have
most of the features of a Rubicon. AND, it has been offroading
in Moab, Utah. Hence: MOABICON
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Black Betty on March 23, 2014, 09:06:09 AM: Came from my jeep names,

First jeep was a white 95 zj, we called her Betty Bo Jeep
Next was are 06 wk, which became betty jr,
When i got the black 99 xj, it was only suiting to call it black betty

Thats when i joined the forum,

Since then we had a white 90 xj, named betty white
Now my 94 yj is betty rubble
And the red yj was little red betty.

Funny thing is every other forum im known as Wanderingwest, and west for short.
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Zombiehunter on March 23, 2014, 01:03:44 PM: Spinal guy .... I do remember you from another site long ago - if I remember right you had it have a black H1 alpha

And for your posts being direct lol my response to that " people are far to sensitive . Would you like to fill out a hurt feelings report "

Zombie hunter just kinda came to me when I signed up here - was playing diablo three I was a demon hunter in the game and killing zombies on top of that I love Halloween and do zombie makeup for zombie walks and make animated zombie graveyard for Halloween and well you prolly guessed by now I love zombie movies
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
Post by: Dingleberry on March 23, 2014, 03:16:24 PM: My original username on the forum was Raspberry. Simon (aka TL-Iguana) was the one who gave me that nickname... I showed up to work one morning in a 'gun-metal pink' dress shirt. He called me out on it. I laughed and replied "Its not pink, its raspberry!", and the name stuck.

As for my Jeeps, well the first one was nicknamed 'Big Ben' by a buddy Jordan. I think the English accent had something to do with it.
Second one I originally called Limey, but on its first run down in Mclean, it earned the nickname of 'Lost Limey', as I lost it on a trail somewhere...
There was a group of us who went night wheeling, 5 rigs including mine, I brought up the rear. We had stopped in an open area passing another buddy we'd met earlier in the day, broke out a beer and had a little dance party. I realised later that the rest of my group had left, and I had to catch up... I could just barely see their tail lights farther down the trail they'd taken, so I was gunning it to catch up.
At one point the tail lights disappeared completely... and then re-appeared up ahead a few minutes later, so I kept going straight.
Well, it turns out they had taken a bypass to avoid a huge skeg pit... given that it was so dark, I didn't see it coming, and ploughed straight in.

No-one in the group turned back. My swamper and I had to abandon the Jeep where it was, hike it the rest of the trail where we got to the gravel road, and just by CHANCE there was someone driving down the gravel road when we got to it. We flagged them down, asked for a ride back to camp, interrupted everyone else's dinner preparations when we got there, and the search party got rolling.
Unfortunately, I hadn't thought to leave any marker by the trail we left when we'd reached the gravel road... every single trail looked the same. Suffice it to say we called off the search until the morning, when the sun was up and it would be much easier to back-trace our steps from the gravel road...

Still couldn't find it.

So we decided to roll out as a group again, taking the same trails as we had the night before, from start to finish. Figured we'd eventually find a Jeep on the trail somewhere....
And we did. 4pm the next day.

Damn thing spent the whole night and most of the next day, like this, and still fired up and ready to go first try!

< Edited to remove a mud hole pic. We have a no mud pics in the open portion of the site policy. You can see the policy here (http://forum.calgaryjeep.com/index.php?topic=9291.0)>
Title: Re: How did you come up with your handle?
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