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User names on the forums

Started by Ray Bell , Mar 03 2006 15:37

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#1 Ray Bell

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 15:37

There are some strange ones, let's face it!

But one that's just become evident to me must surely have a story behind it:

EDDIE NONA CHEEVER

How about some others?

#2 MoMurray

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 16:11

Simply a dig at America's most prolific GP driver. Not championship material but certainly an "achiever".

Mine (like yours Ray) is my name!

Mo.

#3 brickyard

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 18:55

Mine was choosen when I was reading an article about the IMS pavement. Since I'm a fan of champ/indy cars, it looked a good choice.

But I sign all my posts with my real name too.

#4 josh.lintz

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 19:31

My username is dedicated to a promising race driver that never earned the money to make it much further than his driveway throughout his driving career, unless you count the library.

#5 zakeriath

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 20:09

Zakeriath Racing was going to be my own racing team, I have got no idea where the name came from, but its one that stuck with me. 001 was a Fiat 1500, 002 was going to be a FF Lotus 61, but the owner wouldnt reduce his price and my Dad wouldnt pay any more.

Maybe one day.

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#6 Tim Murray

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 21:33

Vicuna started a similar thread to this one a couple of years ago:

http://forums.autosp...&threadid=71703

Some of the weird and wonderful user names people choose are fascinating, especially when you find out the reason for them. One thing, however, I do wish people wouldn't do is adopt the name of a famous racing personality who is still alive - one logs on and sees the name and thinks 'My God - it's him!!! Amazing!! Oh - no it's not. Bugger!!'

#7 HistoricMustang

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 22:03

Well, mine says it all...........................me in one off the showroom floor just after the Worlds Fair promo. Thanks Dad!

And mine winning at Daytona 40 years later!

Henry

#8 f1steveuk

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 22:20

mine's easy! It was my user name on the computer system when I worked for Mr Ecclestone at Formula One Management, then I used it as my user name on Ebay, then I couldn't be bothered to remember a new user name and password, I dread to think how many you need these days!

#9 fester82

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 22:37

Fester, as in the old Adams Family TV show (something to do with being foliclly challenged), is the given callsign (nickname)all fighter pilots aquire over a period of time and 82 was the football number (American vs. the rest of the world) I wore. Like f1steveuk, I had used it for EBay too.

#10 St.Hubbins

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 22:38

Likewise, a name I have used on various other websites. St. Hubbins is the patron saint of quality footwear, if you believe in semi-fictitious heavy metal bands that is.

#11 Ray Bell

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 00:09

Hmmm... this isn't what I meant at all...

I meant what other strange usernames have you noticed on the bb?

#12 VWV

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 03:13

My user name is my initials, Vladimir Walter Vitez, plus it's short and symetrical. I usually just go by Walt. I only use Vladimir for official documents. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

#13 Catalina Park

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 07:56

Originally posted by Ray Bell
Hmmm... this isn't what I meant at all...

I meant what other strange usernames have you noticed on the bb?

I have seen Don Speekenglish and Arthur Hucksake on another forum. :cool:

#14 Rob Ryder

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 08:30

One here on TNF always makes me smile..

Huw Jadvantich

#15 WHITE

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 09:33

Originally posted by Ray Bell
Hmmm... this isn't what I meant at all...

I meant what other strange usernames have you noticed on the bb?

Eg. AbnormalAnimal, Wildman, Haille Selassie, Hated American, etc.

#16 Ray Bell

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 11:01

Originally posted by Rob Ryder
One here on TNF always makes me smile..

Huw Jadvantich

Who was formerly Huw Jenjin...

#17 Don Speekingleesh

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 11:42

Originally posted by Catalina Park

I have seen Don Speekenglish and Arthur Hucksake on another forum.

I float around here too! I got my name from an episode of The Blackadder - The Queen of Spain's Beard. Jim Broadbent played an interpreter called Don Speekingleesh. I had been reading the book of scripts I have when I was signing up to a forum about 5 years ago, and that's where I got the name from. Use it on any site I visit now.

#18 WDH74

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 22:20

Originally posted by Ray Bell

Who was formerly Huw Jenjin...

Oh for crying out loud.....Huw Jadvantich...I only just got that! If I was cleverer, Id like to have a clever handle. The best I've ever come up with have been obscure movie or television show characters, or even just names that were mentioned. I've occasionally been "Artie Morty", "Kal Varnsen" or "Bob Sackamano". But I'm not clever, so I don't.

-Wm.

#19 dbw

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 01:05

i've seen Carmen Gia on a vw site....

#20 Vicuna

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 01:25

See the last post on the 'Out yourself' thread

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#21 le chat noir

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 01:48

Originally posted by WDH74

Oh for crying out loud.....Huw Jadvantich...I only just got that! If I was cleverer, Id like to have a clever handle. The best I've ever come up with have been obscure movie or television show characters, or even just names that were mentioned. I've occasionally been "Artie Morty", "Kal Varnsen" or "Bob Sackamano". But I'm not clever, so I don't.

-Wm.

Does anyone remember a game on the bbc micro. I think it was revs revs revs by geoff crammond but it might well have been something else. Anyway it was a psuedo f1 race game and the names of all the drivers were like that. I think Hugh Jenjin was one in fact.

My favourite was Indy Pits
but there was also Gloria Slap, Max throttle, Johnny turbo. the last two don't work so well obviously but it may help jog memories of others.

For the record, I first used mine on xbox live, where you'll currently find me on toca 3 from time to time. It was taken from a poster in my room (my avatar) to create a slightly sort of menacing, dastardly name for sneaking to a win. Just seemed obvious to carry it over, and I use it on other forums too. I think it important to have a consistent psyeudonym online to prevent schizophrenia and forgetting your login id.

#22 Geoff E

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 08:54

Originally posted by le chat noir
My favourite was Indy Pits
but there was also Gloria Slap, Max throttle, Johnny turbo. the last two don't work so well obviously but it may help jog memories of others.
.

Willy Swerve, Hugh Jengine, Miles Behind and Peter Out - I found these by Googling (no idea if they are correct)

#23 Patrick Fletcher

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 09:18

Originally posted by Rob Ryder
One here on TNF always makes me smile..

Huw Jadvantich

I first thought this was one of Robbie Francevic's team of helpers from the homeland :blush:

#24 Barry Boor

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 09:23

Huw Jadvantich

Any connection to Huw Jampton?

#25 zakeriath

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 09:34

Originally posted by Rob Ryder
One here on TNF always makes me smile..

Huw Jadvantich

Isnt he represented by the law firm Norfolk & Good in London?

#26 Catalina Park

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 10:24

Originally posted by zakeriath

Isnt he represented by the law firm Norfolk & Good in London?

Norfolk & Good. Are they related to Norfolk & Chance and Norfolk & Whey.

I think it is the firm of Eye, Cheetam and Howe that represent him.

#27 275 GTB-4

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 10:40

I heard Grabbit and Runn were also engaged :rolleyes:

#28 ensign14

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 11:54

There is a genuine law firm called Wright Hassall.

There is one, or used to be one, called Hall-Wright and Co. I always hoped that the founding partner was called R. Hugh.

#29 Gary C

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 13:40

'Any connection to Huw Jampton?' From the Air Ministry roof???
Cor, bluddy hell, Barry, you beat me to it!!!

#30 Gary C

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 13:41

there was also a dentist in Hammersmith (& featured on a short-lived Pink Floyd album cover) called W.R.Fang

#31 Collombin

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Posted 05 March 2006 - 20:50

Originally posted by le chat noir
Does anyone remember a game on the bbc micro. I think it was revs revs revs by geoff crammond but it might well have been something else. Anyway it was a psuedo f1 race game and the names of all the drivers were like that. I think Hugh Jenjin was one in fact.

My favourite was Indy Pits
but there was also Gloria Slap, Max throttle, Johnny turbo. the last two don't work so well obviously but it may help jog memories of others.

I had the Commodore 64 version of Revs, the first truly realistic racing game (the first that could be described as a simulator without falling under watchful eye of the Trades Descriptions Act).

I still have the manual (at a loss to explain why) and the full list of drivers is:-

Max Throttle
Gary Clipper
Desmond Dash
Johnny Turbo
Percy Veer
Davey Rocket
Gloria Slap
Wilma Cargo
Sid Spoiler
Harry Fume
Hugh Jengine
Dan Dipstick
Willy Swerve
Billy Bumper
Roland Slide
Rick Shaw
Miles Behind
Slim Chance
Peter Out

#32 le chat noir

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Posted 06 March 2006 - 01:07

Originally posted by E.B.

I had the Commodore 64 version of Revs, the first truly realistic racing game (the first that could be described as a simulator without falling under watchful eye of the Trades Descriptions Act).

I still have the manual (at a loss to explain why) and the full list of drivers is:-

Max Throttle
Gary Clipper
Desmond Dash
Johnny Turbo
Percy Veer
Davey Rocket
Gloria Slap
Wilma Cargo
Sid Spoiler
Harry Fume
Hugh Jengine
Dan Dipstick
Willy Swerve
Billy Bumper
Roland Slide
Rick Shaw
Miles Behind
Slim Chance
Peter Out

Bang on. Thanks to you and geoff.
Percy, wilma, willy (eddie's forebear), roland, miles, slim and peter were my favourites, with gloria as well of course. I think I actually used to call myself indy pits, having got the name from a motorbike game of the same or slightly earlier vintage. (Now try digging that up!;) )

It was a great game. As were all the following F1's by Geoff Crammond on the PC's. Still can't get a game that drove as well as those. Or positioned the driver/player in the right position, so you were looking thru the drivers eyes.

#33 St.Hubbins

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Posted 06 March 2006 - 17:24

Originally posted by le chat noir
Or positioned the driver/player in the right position, so you were looking thru the drivers eyes.

A modder for GP3 has created a patch that lowers the cockpit view to an even more realistic position. Make it harder to drive accurately as the view is far less panoramic.

*Edit* Sorry, thought we were in the Sims forum then. :blush:

#34 ghinzani

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Posted 06 March 2006 - 19:30

Crammonds original GP on the Amiga 500 was and is my faveourite ever race game. St Hubbins, you the same guy from 10/10ths? If so have you got it in brown?