USER NAME / AVATAR Tell Us Why

[Bowtech4ever]

This was started long ago at the old home place, and would like to see the tradition kept alive. I did not see it picked up here. Mods.." Kill It" if I'm duplicating.

So many new names & faces (avatars) since we moved here. Some are new to me or you, some are new to Bum, and some are old veterans that just changed their identity.

When I finally found Bum, and received welcome from some old friends, it was weird ass hell coming from those that had changed one or both. It was like they had had plastic surgery, or implants, or...well, you get the idea. You don't realize how much you are recognized and associated with a little picture or eclectic group of letters and numbers.

For new members especially, I (we) would like to get to know you better through this thread by telling us a little bit about why you chose your avatar, user name, or both.

Here Goes..Ron White (my idol) no reverence for stoooopid. 50's, big eater, drinker, cigar smokin country boy with a serious love of well placed sarcasm.

Bowtech4ever....Avid hunter, took up bow hunting for a challenge. Was given a bow by a dear friend to try (a BowTech Admiral), I tried 20 more, and his gift turned out to be the best by far. Kept my user name from a hunting forum. Thank you all in advance BT

[jp1979]

JP1979= Initials and birth year
Avatar= Me of course

[gordo1473]

Gordo1473. A guy I used to work with always called me Gordo for whatever reason, and I was born on the 14th in 1973

My avatar is gonna be my next tattoo

[bluenoser]

Bluenoser- the Bluenose was a famous schooner built in my home province that was the fastest ship of its day. Bluenoser is a term sometimes used for people from Nova Scotia. Using it oddly makes me feel better living this far from home.

And my avatar... Well who doesn't like a cigar smoking, liquor drinking, foul mouthed cartoon robot.

[Usafvet509]

Usafvet509= US Air Force veteran, 509th Security Forces Squadron.
Avatar may vary, but currently is star of life and the question I'm dying to ask on a call lol

[Horseshoe]

Horseshoe: I used to be very very good at horseshoes and I was top 5 in the world as a junior. It was a nickname given to me in school, and it stuck.

Avatar: SRT stick that kinda got me amped up and really liking cigars.

[JollyRogers]

JollyRogers--Nick name I picked up teaching sailing. Generally a Jolly demeanored guy, last name Rogers and a rum drinking sailor it all just made too much sense.

Avatar--Well me, in Baja Mexico having a beer before camping out near some cliffs in Scorpion Bay. I'm told it's a sexy pic...:stogie: lol

[04EDGE40]

04EDGE40 - For my 2004 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0. Dark shadow gray 4x4 flareside, super cab, 410s, 15x8 Cragar Soft-8s, 31" Nexen Roadian MTs. I get crap for driving a "light" truck, but I love it and it's one tough little bugger! :p

Avatar - Thelonious Monk. I'm a jazz junkie, he's one of the coolest dudes to ever live, that's pretty much the gist of it.

[04EDGE40]

Horseshoe: I used to be very very good at horseshoes and I was top 5 in the world as a junior. It was a nickname given to me in school, and it stuck.

Avatar: SRT stick that kinda got me amped up and really liking cigars.

To be fair, he's still really good at horseshoes. Like stupid good.

[jhedrick83]

Username: First Initial, Last name and year of birth.

Avatar: GO VOLS! I also happen to love dogs.

[tmoran]

Username: first initial, last name

Avatar: Steve Martin smoking a corncob pipe in "The Jerk", because it's funny.

[piperdown]

Piperdown because I used to be in a bagpipe marching band.
Grizzly bear because at work I'm known as the 'Gristly bear'…..gristly meat combined with bear like attitude when I'm poked.

[Bruck]

Bruck is a nickname I picked up years ago on my local (Detroit at the time) ham radio frequency. When departing the on-air conversation, I'd sign off with something along the lines of, "the preceding transmission is brought to you courtesy of the Voice of Bruck News Service." I later started a blog by that same name, which attracted about 2 dozen readers. I don't update it much anymore.

Avatar: outline of Michigan's upper peninsula, where approximately half of my relatives live, and which is the greatest place on planet Earth ...for about four months of the year :)

[Jordan23]

Both: Being an 80's baby, Mike was a huge influence on my life and is my favorite athlete of all time (maybe tied with Ali). He was also one of the people who sparked my interest in cigars. To this day, I apply his sports approach (focus, compete, push yourself, etc.) to various parts of my life. So when I first joined a cigar forum and was thinking of what username/avatar to use, Jordan23 seemed obvious.

[Jordan23]

Piperdown because I used to be in a bagpipe marching band.
Grizzly bear because at work I'm known as the 'Gristly bear'…..gristly meat combined with bear like attitude when I'm poked.

I always wondered about the bear. I figured you were an outdoorsman of some sort. :)

[Blaylock]

Blaylock is derived from Blake Lockhart.

I chose the name Blake Lockhart when I joined Club Stogie in 2006.

At that time, we bought a condo. in Palm Coast, FL with my brother-in-law and his family. It was very nice...on the beach, pool complex, golf course, and best of all a Cigar Lounge.

One night, sitting in the lounge, we started talking about being rich and famous one day. He jokingly stated he'd change his name to Chest Rockwell and I declared mine to be Blake Lockhart. Vacationing together, we had a lot of fun introducing ourselves to strangers using those names.

Anyway, I changed my name to a combined version of that when I joined Puff.

My avatar picture selection seemed to fit my personality...capable to take on a leadership role, but not to be taken too seriously. Plus I'm a HUGE Star Trek fan!

[Brimy]

Handle came from the Mrs. She says that "You're my Brian"! to make it sound good she just rearranged it a bit.

The avatar is my daughter's self done Halloween make up from 2013.

[Emperor Zurg]

My avatar is gonna be my next tattoo
Is that the Pequod?

[gordo1473]

Is that the Pequod?


I'm not gonna lie. I don't kmow. I love the ghost ship though

[GWBowman]

Since my dad went by George, to cut confusion, I was called by my initials. Most friends and family still call me G.W. or G (shortened my initials?)

The avatar is a pic of my dad, that was on the front page of a local paper (Mt. Airy News) in '74, I believe. It was taken at a local festival (The Autumn Leaves Festival). He was wearing typical hillbilly, flannel shirt, bib overalls, and a straw hat. The pipe he is smoking is a cob he made. I have one, maybe that one. Re-found it just after Thanksgiving. At Christmas, I loaded it with Carter Hall, lit it and passed it around to my sons like a peace pipe. Looking to put it in a small shadow box for keeps.

[Horseshoe]

Both: Being an 80's baby, Mike was a huge influence on my life and is my favorite athlete of all time (maybe tied with Ali). He was also one of the people who sparked my interest in cigars. To this day, I apply his sports approach (focus, compete, push yourself, etc.) to various parts of my life. So when I first joined a cigar forum and was thinking of what username/avatar to use, Jordan23 seemed obvious.

Wait, So you are NOT actually MJ? Next someone will tell me that BrianWilliams is actually not Brian Williams!

[Billb1960]

Username: First name last initial DOB

Avatar: My picture (it's true ask SeanTheEvans or AlanS)

[Tobias Lutz]

The username is on my drivers license. The avatar changes with my mood.

[DogRockets]

Username because the term dog rockets always makes me smile.

Avatar is a picture of my step brother Brent Horseshoe

[gordo1473]

Username because the term dog rockets always makes me smile.

Avatar is a picture of my step brother Brent Horseshoe


Brent is a handsome fellow!

[Hardheaded]

Username: It's a nickname from highschool. I was surprisingly resistant to head injuries.

Avatar: What avatar? You don't want to see my ugly mug and iv'e never found a particular picture to be to my liking, so iv'e never uploaded one.

[Jaybird]

Well people been calling me Jaybird for probably 30+ years. When I joined my very first forum (HBT) way back when, I used it and now I try and use it on all the forums I am on.

Avatar is of the best damn Stogie Toy on the market :cool: and a KILLER cigar a GREAT BOLT sent me..

Cheers
Jay

[Engineer99]

I used to do sound engineering, both in the studio and live. I have sort of fallen out of love with it with the rampant computerization of music recording and the repeated high volume of mixing live bands night after night becoming very fatiguing. 99 is the year I was born...Not really. Just a random number.

Wolverine has been one of my all time favorite comic book characters and the fact that he's a cigar smoker makes him that much cooler. Even in the movies, he smokes a cigar in every one since his big screen debut in X-Men.

[projectsunfire]

username: was the name of my band. it was the name I had on that other site so just kept it the same
avatar: kinda self-explanatory I would think lol. I like Volkswagens and am a deadhead

[six10]

My username is just a stupid inside joke from a long time ago (something to do with my claimed height, I am actually like 5'11"). Also have used 610 and 6ten on other forums.

Avatar just happened to be one of 3 images I had to choose from at the time (its either a candle or a lamp).

[Nature]

Shortened from Nature-Boy. A nickname donned upon me by some golf buddies. During our rounds, I frequently would pick up a feather, point out a species of tree, identify a bird from its call, pick up insects like dragonflies etc. in between shots. Either that, or I often could be found meandering through the trees on a nature walk looking for my ball after a shot. I do like the outdoors and things natural.

Early on in Puff, I was trying to find an Avatar I liked. At that moment, I heard the "hoot-hoot, hooooo, hoooooo" from a pair of great horned owls on my roof. They are impressive creatures standing around 2 feet tall, fly on silent wing and are incredible hunters. Hearing their call brings a smile to me every time as I often heard them calling right outside of my bedroom window. Besides, I like the piercing eyes.

[anthony d]

Username - first name, last initial. I know, creative, right?

Avatar - a picture of me racing my 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 at CMP my amateur year, one of my favorites.

[Bowtech4ever]

This FREEEEEEKIN ROCKS! So many interesting and diverse people here, keep em coming.

[AlanS]

First name last initial for the user name. Office Rick Grimes of Walking Dead my favorite show currently. And for the record that is Billb1960 on his avatar.

[Horseshoe]

Username because the term dog rockets always makes me smile.

Avatar is a picture of my step brother Brent Horseshoe

LMAO! I only wish I was as cool as your avatar.

[RogueBallBoy]

Username because TB12 didn't deflate those damn balls! Avatar because I am a bearded man and I find that meme hilarious.

[OnePyroTec]

User name: OnePyroTec because I shoot public display fireworks shows and back in the late 80's we were limited to 10 letters when picking screen names so it stuck. (A.O.HELL)
Current Avatar is an old Club Stogie sticker. I was one of the original members.

[Hermit]

I became a hermit due to working at home.
Don't get out much; don't much care to.
I've been using the cigar chomping Amberjack
on all the forums I participate in for years.
Two of my favorite things; smoking and murdering fish. :D

[LivingDeadGuy]

LivingDeadGuy= Been called that for a while sicne I had my 34 Plymouth which had the mold from a human skull on the front and barbedwire windows, also I have a casket and a few other things that have to do with death, have LivingDeadGuy tattooed on my arm around an old white wall tire.

Avatar is me at a car show in front of my chopped top 74 VW

[MataFina]

Upnsmoke because I like the movie (funniest of all Cheech and Chong movies) and because the cigars go up in smoke.

The Avatar is a picture of my Capoeira group performing in Tokyo last year.

[cbr310]

Cbr310
CBR-motorcycle my brother used to ride(i have it now)
310-his fraterntiy # Was killed in a car accident when i was 18.
Avatar-My race car before I lost everything in a divorce.

[JollyRogers]

Since my dad went by George, to cut confusion, I was called by my initials. Most friends and family still call me G.W. or G (shortened my initials?)

The avatar is a pic of my dad, that was on the front page of a local paper (Mt. Airy News) in '74, I believe. It was taken at a local festival (The Autumn Leaves Festival). He was wearing typical hillbilly, flannel shirt, bib overalls, and a straw hat. The pipe he is smoking is a cob he made. I have one, maybe that one. Re-found it just after Thanksgiving. At Christmas, I loaded it with Carter Hall, lit it and passed it around to my sons like a peace pipe. Looking to put it in a small shadow box for keeps.

Alright George W. you don't have to hide anymore...I hear you took up painting...missing the White House much these days?

In all seriousness, cool story about the pipe! I traveled back and forth to Mt. Airy for about 9 months for work, I attended that festival and probably stood very near where that picture was taken. Interesting town!

[Coasty]

Coasty was laid on me by my high school friends after I joined the Coast Guard.
Avatar is W.C. Fields, IMO the funniest man that ever lived. He loved his cigars and booze. My dad delivered whisky to him during prohibition and told me he was a good man to do business with. "anyone that hates dogs and kids, can't be all bad"

Thanks for this thread. Have enjoyed all the post.

[Cool Breeze]

When I worked for ADT (Commercial Dept) we were putting cameras and access control in a huge mall in Jonesboro and we would sometimes be a quarter mile away from each other. So, we all carried radios. The lead tech on the job kind of made my radio handle Cool Breeze because he said I never got in a hurry. I told him, "Hey man, this is a marathon, not a sprint." lol
The name kind of stuck and I was Cool Breeze for the next 5 years.

The Avatar - Because I'm so damn good looking.

[Cardinal]

I'm not a sports fan, but I remember using this name back on an early forum, probably in the late 90's when I was a teenager. I've always used the explanation that I had just read a Tom Clancy book and I liked the character and the name, so that's what I'll stick with. I kind of wish I'd changed over to my actual name or initials when the Bum came up, but it's not a big enough deal for me to go back now.

The avatar is Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction right after she gets resurrected by the shot to the heart. The scene still makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, and mostly I loved the colors in this particular painting. I had to change from The Jesus because I was tired of meeting people in person and having them be surprised (disappointed?) that I wasn't a sleazy, creepy-looking, hairnet-wearing bowler.

[Cardinal]

Avatar--Well me, in Baja Mexico having a beer before camping out near some cliffs in Scorpion Bay. I'm told it's a sexy pic...:stogie: lol

You do kind of look like the guy from Thor there. You sexy beast!


Handle came from the Mrs. She says that "You're my Brian"! to make it sound good she just rearranged it a bit.

The avatar is my daughter's self done Halloween make up from 2013.

I'd always wondered about the name, and that makes sense! Also, your daughter looks pretty scary haha.

[Dijit]

Nickname: Given to me by a friend and former pro wrestler. When he saw I was missing a finger he started calling me dijit after the big ape in Gorillas in the Mist. It stuck I even used in the ring for a short while.
Avatar: Because I am generally too lazy to update or change it but will most likely add my old USAF PJ patch in the near future 129th Rescue Squadron.

[Brimy]

your daughter looks pretty scary haha.

LOL
2014 she was a zombie!!

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k515/Uncle_Brian/D3B0364B-D589-4F8E-936B-D7AF3E5F37ED_zpsuzkxltpy.jpg (http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/Uncle_Brian/media/D3B0364B-D589-4F8E-936B-D7AF3E5F37ED_zpsuzkxltpy.jpg.html)

[lvfcrook1503]

While I was in the Fire Academy I needed a user name for some online training, so:

LVFC = Logan Volunteer Fire Company
Rook = Rookie
1503 = Date I started the Academy 1/5/2003

It worked and I never have to worry about it being taken so I use it for everything other than banking

[anthony d]

While I was in the Fire Academy I needed a user name for some online training, so:

LVFC = Logan Volunteer Fire Company
Rook = Rookie
1503 = Date I started the Academy 1/5/2003

It worked and I never have to worry about it being taken so I use it for everything other than banking

And all this time I thought it was LVF and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!

[tmoran]

And all this time I thought it was LVF and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!

That's exactly what I thought, too.

[mooster]

Bruck is a nickname I picked up years ago on my local (Detroit at the time) ham radio frequency. When departing the on-air conversation, I'd sign off with something along the lines of, "the preceding transmission is brought to you courtesy of the Voice of Bruck News Service." I later started a blog by that same name, which attracted about 2 dozen readers. I don't update it much anymore.

Avatar: outline of Michigan's upper peninsula, where approximately half of my relatives live, and which is the greatest place on planet Earth ...for about four months of the year :)

Damn. I thought that was a dead crow.

[lvfcrook1503]

and all this time i thought it was lvf and the crook, thought you might have had a shady past!!!


that's exactly what i thought, too.


lmfao

[mooster]

I was MarkC on puff; I went with mooster (my favorite cat of all time; don't tell the current ones!) as all my other online names are similar.
The avatar probably makes sense by now.

[Bernardini]

Avatar/Name the same: I used to work with thoroughbred racehorses. Bernardini was one of my favorites and the best horse I was ever around. I was struggling to think of a name for a different forum, went with this, and it stuck.

[jhedrick83]

LOL
2014 she was a zombie!!

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k515/Uncle_Brian/D3B0364B-D589-4F8E-936B-D7AF3E5F37ED_zpsuzkxltpy.jpg (http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/Uncle_Brian/media/D3B0364B-D589-4F8E-936B-D7AF3E5F37ED_zpsuzkxltpy.jpg.html)

Does she do that herself?!? That's impressive!!

[TreySC]

I'm a 3rd so my nickname has been Trey my whole life and I live in South Carolina. The avatar is a poster I and liked in a B&M so I found a copy to use

[Ilroy]

Ilroy - nickname from high school. Started from taking the first letters from my first and last names which was ill otter, then my friends just shortened it to Ilroy.

Avatar - it's called a load toad. During my time in the Air Force, I worked as a weapons loader/weapons system on the F-16. Weapons crews were nicknamed load toads.

[Brimy]

Does she do that herself?!? That's impressive!!

Yessir!
Thanks. I was impressed too! Wonder what she's going to come up with this year?

[Bruck]

Damn. I thought that was a dead crow.

LOL I was just thinking about that the other day - not everybody would recognize that shape, certainly not many people from outside of MI. So I wondered what else would they think it is? Now I know :)

[Trackmyer]

Ilroy - nickname from high school. Started from taking the first letters from my first and last names which was ill otter, then my friends just shortened it to Ilroy.

Avatar - it's called a load toad. During my time in the Air Force, I worked as a weapons loader/weapons system on the F-16. Weapons crews were nicknamed load toads.

Heh a fellow BB stacker!! Back in the day I was a 46250 myself. Started on F-15's, then went to AC-130 gunships. Before going over to Army side of things.


As to mine,
Trackmyer = First Initial, last name.....pretty boring. But heh my pic is off Scotch and a cigar....priceless!

[Engineer99]

I love the amount of Vets here...The various descriptions of your duties and time in service are so interesting.

[FlyersFan]

Username: I've been a fan of the Flyers since I was a youngster (I remember them winning the Stanley Cup) and it's strangely available on most forums.

Avatar: That's my beer drinking cat, Betty.

[Branzig]

Branzig is an old high school nickname given to me because of my unhealthy obsession with Samhain, Misfits, and all things Glenn Danzig related.

My avatar is a cob general and OE 40. Damn 7/11 was out of st. Ides.

[mooster]

LOL I was just thinking about that the other day - not everybody would recognize that shape, certainly not many people from outside of MI. So I wondered what else would they think it is? Now I know :)

Yeah, it's easy to see once it's pointed out, but I really had no idea.

[mooster]

Username: I've been a fan of the Flyers since I was a youngster (I remember them winning the Stanley Cup) and it's strangely available on most forums.

Avatar: That's my beer drinking cat, Betty.

Imagine how old you'd be if you were a Leafs fan...

[pdq_wizzard]

Avatar, my dog I had to put down (he was old and suffering) 2 years ago, still miss that dumb a$$
User name was my handle for online games (I ran a quake server at pdq.net) this was a dialup in Sacramento back in 1998


sent from my bag phone

[Engineer99]

Branzig is an old high school nickname given to me because of my unhealthy obsession with Samhain, Misfits, and all things Glenn Danzig related.

My avatar is a cob general and OE 40. Damn 7/11 was out of st. Ides.

Mention of Danzig and St.Ides in one post earns you some sort of immortality. Dang, the good and bad and worse and outright regrettable times I've had after consuming a 40, and later, a 64, the giant bottle with the extended lip for an easy chug, of the Stides when I lived in Seattle...

[Redneck_toy]

Username:I used to have a big handlebar mustache. I did a lot of rockcrawling, and four wheeling. My wheeling buddies nicknamed me Redneck because of the 'stache. I wheel Toyotas, hence the toy.

Avatar: It's the Godsmack sun. Huge fan of their music

[MataFina]

I always thought of Pulp Fiction whenever I saw your avatar...Love that movie, I need to watch it again it's been a while...some great scenes!
I'm not a sports fan, but I remember using this name back on an early forum, probably in the late 90's when I was a teenager. I've always used the explanation that I had just read a Tom Clancy book and I liked the character and the name, so that's what I'll stick with. I kind of wish I'd changed over to my actual name or initials when the Bum came up, but it's not a big enough deal for me to go back now.

The avatar is Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction right after she gets resurrected by the shot to the heart. The scene still makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, and mostly I loved the colors in this particular painting. I had to change from The Jesus because I was tired of meeting people in person and having them be surprised (disappointed?) that I wasn't a sleazy, creepy-looking, hairnet-wearing bowler.

[Hermit]

I was MarkC on puff; I went with mooster (my favorite cat of all time; don't tell the current ones!) as all my other online names are similar.
The avatar probably makes sense by now.

Cool! I recognized the avatar, but didn't know if it was you. :)
I'm a crazy old cat guy myself. (currently seven of em.)

[Branzig]

Mention of Danzig and St.Ides in one post earns you some sort of immortality. Dang, the good and bad and worse and outright regrettable times I've had after consuming a 40, and later, a 64, the giant bottle with the extended lip for an easy chug, of the Stides when I lived in Seattle...

I'm glad you are able to appreciate the awesomeness that is St. Ides and Danzig :p

[Ilroy]

Heh a fellow BB stacker!! Back in the day I was a 46250 myself. Started on F-15's, then went to AC-130 gunships. Before going over to Army side of things.

Awesome! Ya don't meet a lot of fellow 462's around. Had some great times back in those days.

[Trackmyer]

Awesome! Ya don't meet a lot of fellow 462's around. Had some great times back in those days.

Indeed. Never knew how much Id miss jammers , loading, and hot flight lines, until it was all behind me.

I dont miss however, wash rack, and DLA's.