Kevin Dean Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Why do so many people use them ? You can't all be famous or work for MI5 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I'm Spartacus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Why not? And how do we know your name really is Kevin Dean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 It was par for the course on previous forums where I've been a regular poster. I must confess that my first name is not Elias, and I have never actually blasted a moose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I always thought of it as a wise precaution against weirdos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 and I don't even live in Yorkshire, let alone been born there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1505403555' post='3371678'] I always thought of it as a wise precaution against weirdos. [/quote] +1 and it seems to be what the majority do so I was a sheep and did the same. Mine evolved from a stupid conversation about where I live (someone thought Tamworth was by the sea) which ended up with me being known as TamworthBay by a few people which then got shortened to Tbay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1505404038' post='3371683'] +1 and it seems to be what the majority do so I was a sheep and did the same. Mine evolved from a stupid conversation about where I live (someone thought Tamworth was by the sea) which ended up with me being known as TamworthBay by a few people which then got shortened to Tbay. [/quote] Tamworth by the sea? So there's someone in the world with a worse knowledge of geography than me, incredulous 😊. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1505404249' post='3371685'] Tamworth by the sea? So there's someone in the world with a worse knowledge of geography than me, incredulous 😊. [/quote] I know, it's great. They were convinced they had stayed in Tamworth Bay as a kid, we never did work out where it was they really stayed. Teignmouth was the best guess. Of course their dad could have been really tight and just sat them by Kingsbury lake for a week and claimed it was the Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 It's my real name. Have you never seen my cartoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Mine is nothing to do with The Simpsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1505402709' post='3371672'] I'm Spartacus [/quote] . . . . and so is my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 My last name is Pain. All my incredibly imaginative friends call me Painy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) I named myself after my cat who is named after a late Roman Republic senator. It was a spur of the moment thing, I needed something I could remember. I didn't think I'd end up being such a frequent visitor to this site. I never use my real name on the internet, it makes it that much harder for the angry mob to track me down. Edited September 14, 2017 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I was actually born in Norf Lundon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I wish to remain anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1505403555' post='3371678'] I always thought of it as a wise precaution against weirdos. [/quote] I beg your pardon!? Sad a@ses maybe, but weirdos? How so very dare you!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roceci Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Anagram of my surname & been my web alter ego for years for spam avoidance reasons. Oh & to stop special branch tracking me down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I've known band members using weird showbiz names because they were claiming benefits... like Dave Spangle (I made that one up to protect the guilty). For myself, I prefer to remain anonymous in the public domain, and my brother cyber-stalks me. If he's reading this... I'm not the same Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) Because in my job you move around every few years and recruiters and hiring companies will Google you, check Facebook, etc. so it's best to keep anything you don't want professionally visible either locked down or not visible at all. It's harder to do that with sporting stuff but luckily none of my sporty stuff is newsworthy these days! I also use a stage name within the band for similar reasons. I also don't want my colleagues looking up my band and taking the p!ss out of me in the office, so I don't tell them I'm in a band. Edited September 14, 2017 by uk_lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1505403404' post='3371677'] ...I must confess that my first name is not Elias, and I have never actually blasted a moose. [/quote] I find that deeply disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1505413300' post='3371794'] And we respect that, Dan. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I had to use one because Kevin Dean was already taken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.