Usernames...how did they originate?

Just to discuss something a little different to take our minds of the current depression.

Usernames, we all have and use them. Some are obvious, some not so. If yours is one that is quite different or just basic, what was the thinking behind it.

I'll get it started. TINTOWNER..........I live in Immingham and when they started building the docks in 1907, the contractors were housed in tin houses and the area became known as tintown...hence my username.

A rubbish thread..........I'll get my coat!

LUKEO
MY name is Luke O'Hara and Int Mariners nicknamed me Lukeo so I use that on here  

Mariner_501, I quite like darts.

My name is Michael but, to save time, I sometimes shorten it to Mike and I support Grimsby Town AKA The Mariners.  

I have absolutely no idea why I claimed to be a Vicar from BP!

Wellsy_gtfc  wells being my last name and gtfc of course the team I love

had an account before which led to some trouble   so with my first name being Gary and folk call me Gazza i used the name Gazza  

Quoted from tintowner

Just to discuss something a little different to take our minds of the current depression.

Usernames, we all have and use them. Some are obvious, some not so. If yours is one that is quite different or just basic, what was the thinking behind it.

I'll get it started. TINTOWNER..........I live in Immingham and when they started building the docks in 1907, the contractors were housed in tin houses and the area became known as tintown...hence my username.

A rubbish thread..........I'll get my coat!

Are they the tin houses down pilgrim ave? lol

I am exiled in Prestwich, Manchester

I am a fish with evil tendencies

My name is edward and im a townaholic.

My name is Tom and i'm a Town fan, Hence Townfantom.

I do like to complain....so my missus calls me this

I think mine is self explanatory, like most peoples, but some do need some explanation...

I got bored of being Billo, changed to Maccabilk and then Poojah but finally settled on psgmariner as i lived in Paris for a year.

im named after a small seedy boozer where i used to drink 20 yrs ago

I support Town and was born in 1991.

Mines just a lie!

My first name is James and I support Grimsby Town Football Club.

Self explainitory, though Wrawbz has become my nickname

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I have absolutely no idea why I claimed to be a Vicar from BP!

sexually abusing the younger members of the pontoon choir round the back?

Contrary to what you may think, I am not a fan of a certain music genre! but am a supporter of GTFC  

Got accused of starting the famous 'Robbie Fowler' rumours by a certain marinerian, did not even know there was a forum site and decided to have a go back and my sources told me i was being called a Gobby twit!
UTMM

My great-great uncle was James Edwards Bagshaw, Town goalkeeper in 1898-99 who kept goal during the record 9-2 win against Darwen in April 1899.

The name and number on the back of my hockey team jersey.

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Contrary to what you may think, I am not a fan of a certain music genre! but am a supporter of GTFC  

and no i didn't get the letters 'a' & 'i' mixed up!!  

mine after one of towns most underated midfielders who used to break up play at let joey waters do his stuff.......oh and a couple of promotions too

Cos I used to stand in the Imp Corner and I'm a miserable twit.

Obvious- exiled to this village on outskirts of Stoke/Newcastle U Lyme (see also Son of and Younger Son Of)

Just used my porno name from the 1970's

I live in Newport on the Isle of Wight
and I used to drink in all the local pubs
and wear various Items of Grimsby Town
clothing and take the urine out of any Newport
Pompey fans(still do) and now they all refer
to me as Mr Grimsby.

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Just used my porno name from the 1970's

Im from Killingholme, I support Grimsby Town.

I'm an old codger with fishy connotations.

My nickname is Ted and i'm a Grimsby fan

where my grandma-in-law was born in Co. Roscommon

like ive said before im steve livingstone

not sure if mine needs exlpaining

I'm a mammary x

Oh lawks.  Complicated.

When I first tried to join the old Fishy the first two tries yeilded that it was too close to usernames already registered so I used this one in sheer frustration. It stems from the old boys organisation from where I went to school (an obscure part of Norfolk) and I just happened to have a letter from them in my hand when trying to register.

history lessen, the Iceni tribe inhabited parts of Norfolk and revolted against the Roman empire under their queen Boudicca.Obviously a member of the tribe is known as an Icenian.

Oh and my real name isn't Ian but Michael.

Told you it was complicated.

If you've ever lived in the GY/Cleethorpes area, chances are you'll have seen this graffiti artist name about, somewhere.

I'm not the graffiti artist though, just needed a name to register with and this is the only one i could think of at the time.

Serving Queen and Country for 23 years.  I joined this board soon after the end of an extremely undistinguished military career (apart from the 6 medals   )

Garth from the Mirror was always my idea of a man that I strove to be and failed, still in the next life

self explanatory
im called steve and born in '71

my first name is ben and my surname is bowers
hope that helps!

My brother and I were photographed by the GET on towns last tour of Sweden holding a Fiver (cos that was what it cost us to get there by Ryan Air)  The headline above the photo said "Brothers Grim do Sweden for a Fiver" - hence my username utm

When i first registered before the bald headed one came here,i didn't go to every match.
So the semilapsed bit. I jumped on the season ticket bandwagon when i bought one for the whinging shearer match,and have had one ever since.
If I could change my sig i would but i don't know how without loseing my history.

Mines cos it pisses me off when the Yorkies come to town and ask for cod and chips.. and the chippy man goes 'its not cod, its haddock.'

I'm from Alvingham and I am a town fan, simples.

I used to drive a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to away games...It was a bit different & never let me down.....I also owned a 1965 Olds Delta 88,that was not used for away games(7 litre)

I am a Mariner and my name is Josh.

Was it all just a dream?

UTM

Ginnywings are the wings of a skate and my dad was always eating them,so it is a homage to my dad.

I live in in Lincoln (a city) and support the mariners.

simples.

Don't know really - it just seemed like a good idea at the time.  

I used to be 'Reverend' on the old Electronic Fishcake message board - someone had nicked the name for this board so I took the name of two of male private Emery's greatest drag act characters - as you do. I should add I'm neither a vicar or a transvestite. But I am a Town fan and proud of it.

'Male private' Emery! Sounds like one of his scripts....

Name of a band I used to play bass guitar for.

Registered under my real name robmitchell but forgot the password, was gonna use bobmitchell but that'd gone because of the player so used henryscat

I used this on the old old old site circa 97/98 season

it's from a 80s kids cartoon

I'm a Mariners fan, I live in the North East (Sunderland to be exact)

Worked down dock 35 years ago as a barrow boy. Wanted a fishing related user name...corny but seemed ok at the time...

Live in Cleethorpes and drink lots of real ale!

East Marsh lad, now living in Goole after 10 years in London.

Not complicated really.

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Was it all just a dream?

UTM

No Mick, it's just that we're all now living through a nightmare.

Not really sure where judas jay came from?
Obviously I know why the jay appeared!

Fred Harris - My hero

I am a Man Utd fan and my name is John!

Coley is a fish and I surf the internet. That is not the real reason for the name but it's the one I'm giving.

I am a fan and sit in the Findus  

Sutton- excrement whole I find my self in.
Mariner- excrement team I support.

I was in the RAF.  "Situation Normal All f ucked Up" (SNAFU) was a regular catch-phrase.   Humour broke up any bad times.

I picked it for Town.  It was supposed to be ironic. Now it is so true!

The number "5" does not mean anything.  For some reason I had to add a number after the user name for it to be accepted.

For a wee while, I played poker for a living - frequenting Party Poker - and I love Grimsby Town.

Erm, left Barnetby, went to university, eventually got a job in Leeds, lived in Headingley, stayed in West Leeds for six years, left, and now my name is obsolete. Never choose a geographical name...  

I wanted something fishing orientated - so went for a good seafishing bait = Peeler Crab!

I originally had this username on the electronicfishcake years ago, so just carried it on..

Mid-90's, couple of years after stating in Business Consulting, I was sent to a couple of our client sites to assess some of the consultants that had been employed, with a brief that we needed to lose a few.
After a few sites, working with that same people, someone made the comment me turning up on site was like the Grim Reaper appearing, someone soon would be departing. Knowing I was a Grimsby fan, that quickly turned to being the GrimsbyReaper.
And it has stuck ever since, my Fishcake ID, to the Fishy ID, to my photo site, and here to Australian European car forums (2nd passion after footy), which generally leads to the usual question 'Where is Grimsby?"

I live with the scunts

Gainsbro Mariner

I used to live in Gainsborough when I first joined the original fishy message board 9 years ago. I now live in Lincoln, but thought I'd keep the same name.

my dad madeleymariner signed on before me and i was to lazy to think up a name so just stuck sonof at the front

From the famous Sunday Sport headline 'Freddie Star ate my Hamster'. Why i choose it?, not sure. Been awol for 4 years.

bean there seen it n done it, was drunk an spelt it wrong

Mine's the often heard shout from the barratt stand when Bobby Cumming's was taking on the full back

I have been convicted of many knife crimes, STB should have been STAB but my old keyboard was knackered.  

now listen carefully - this is complicated.

My name is al and I am big - in a bad way not a good way.

Japers : First name Johnpaul so mates call me Jp or Japers.
Was armpittrouserman on the electronic fishcake. That was a cartton character i drew aged 14 thinking i was going to create the next Viz hero

I did it to wind up Barralad.................and it worked!!
(Mornin' Tonks, from the East Yorkshire section of the Mariner fan club!! xxx)

I work in the North Sea on oil rigs. Seem to spend too much of my time there.
Anyway, that was the reason for the username.

My first telephone number

I havne't got any teeth   and like last of the summer wine,   used to be morphieus I like the matrix films.

same lads from same boozer we just love them away days, and nights

one evening at uni my mate asked me if I had watched league of gentlemen, I said no. So he showed me a clip on DVD and I laughed loads at it. Since then whenever I said excuse me it always came out excusebeef. Love this clip. Guess I wanted a username with somet different

I once had the temerity to question the benefits of immigration, many moons ago and was slammed by left-wing zealots for even broaching the subject.

Such was the ferocity of their cyber-assault (they'd never dare say it to my face) I decided to call myself Aryan_imp, knowing that my mere presence wound them up .... and to this day, they still don't disappoint me  

Footballers and ex footballers wonderful grasp of the English language inspired my username.

From my enduring love of House music...not the banging whack whack style,just the good deep funky stuff.Over n out..

OLD FOOTBALLER  
Says it all I suppose I am an old footballer.

I really enjoyed it when I first came on here under another name and people were trying to work out who I was.

I have to admit it is really good fun at times on the Fishy,  alright you get a few dip sticks, but I always admire people who have opinions and put it across in a dignified manner, especially if they actually go to the games.
OLDFOOTBALLER

Phil Nic is one of many nicknames and of course a fan of the not so mighty mariners!

Quoted from tintowner

Just to discuss something a little different to take our minds of the current depression.

Usernames, we all have and use them. Some are obvious, some not so. If yours is one that is quite different or just basic, what was the thinking behind it.

I'll get it started. TINTOWNER..........I live in Immingham and when they started building the docks in 1907, the contractors were housed in tin houses and the area became known as tintown...hence my username.

A rubbish thread..........I'll get my coat!

Great thread - How do you feel now about getting your coat ? Heading to 3 figures - UTM !!

We've got to chat about something while there is no footy on! Haha when i first saw this post i thought nobody would reply

guess

Pseudonym so no-one knows who I am

Live in North Leeds and I am related to a 1970's porn star apparently!

Many years ago me and a few mates had shaved heads and BIG boots ,and in mine i had .................. you guest it.  

Quoted from ponnyfan

Great thread - How do you feel now about getting your coat ? Heading to 3 figures - UTM !!

I feel quite humbled by the response. I also feel a togetherness in what we are all suffering at the moment.



I wonder if the site moderator will keep this thread as a permanent fixture......would be nice.


UP THE MARINERS:

I was at an AFL game in Adelaide wearing a Town top and well known Aboriginal celebrity, Johnny Haysman came up, pointed and said "malkamalka" which he explained is the aboriginal word for stripes.  

Quoted from pseudonym

Pseudonym so no-one knows who I am

Yeha but everyone knows who you are  

Mine because I used to play an online game called CoD2 a couple of years back, I used to play matches in online leagues etc and I was pretty good but had a tendancy to get nervous when I was the last player left alive in a particular round as everyone else on your team is watching you and talking in VoiP (ts/vent) which put me off!!!! I then had a tendancy to start shivering and missing easy shots which I of course blamed on the shivering but they never believed me so I changed nick to 'Shiver' as a bt of a joke!