What Does Your Username Mean?
09-18-09, 07:36 PM
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My first "real" bike is a 1999 Jamis Exile. I bought it used from a LBS 2-3 years ago. Before that I was riding an early 90's Giant Rincon that my grandmother bought me. After years of use, abuse, and neglect the bike shop I was going to commented on it's weight and it needing some major repairs in the near future.
I couldn't afford some of the new bikes they showed me and lucked upon the Exile at another LBS. That shop was doing some spring cleaning and "found" it in their basement. The owner said he remembers selling it brand new but the guy returned it after a few months. He stated the guy rode it a few times around his home but eventually it ended up sitting in his garage. The owner bought it back and its been sitting in the basement ever since. Other than a few scuff marks everything looked brand new and immaculate.
I thought the story was b.s. at first but it turned out plausible. After searching the web I learned what all the original equipment was and everything turned out to be spot on. Of course it's possible the owner replaced what needed to be replaced with the original equipment but I figured why would he even bother.
I couldn't afford some of the new bikes they showed me and lucked upon the Exile at another LBS. That shop was doing some spring cleaning and "found" it in their basement. The owner said he remembers selling it brand new but the guy returned it after a few months. He stated the guy rode it a few times around his home but eventually it ended up sitting in his garage. The owner bought it back and its been sitting in the basement ever since. Other than a few scuff marks everything looked brand new and immaculate.
I thought the story was b.s. at first but it turned out plausible. After searching the web I learned what all the original equipment was and everything turned out to be spot on. Of course it's possible the owner replaced what needed to be replaced with the original equipment but I figured why would he even bother.
09-18-09, 07:44 PM
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No I'm Not a Pirate!
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It's called a portmanteau, not a "combination" 
09-18-09, 07:52 PM
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09-18-09, 07:59 PM
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Just out of luck, my real name as well as Joey Brooks are both shared by several famous people. So a Google search for me using my real name or my pen name will get you lots of dead ends and frustration.
09-18-09, 08:04 PM
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Mine's my first initial and last name. The '807' is from "1001 reasons not to re-enlist". (Hmm... I wonder if anyone ever put that list online...)
I have a different username that I use for stuff that I don't want connected with me... I won't repeat that one here.
I have a different username that I use for stuff that I don't want connected with me... I won't repeat that one here.
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"There is no greater wonder than the way the face and character of a woman fit so perfectly in a man's mind, and stay there, and he could never tell you why. It just seems it was the thing he most wanted." Robert Louis Stevenson
09-18-09, 08:28 PM
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Well, i live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ya know? If you'd ever spent a Winter here......
So, how far do I have to ride to get a sample? I'm always hungry.
So, how far do I have to ride to get a sample? I'm always hungry.
09-18-09, 08:57 PM
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An X-out is a blem golfball. A pretty good one but something's just not right. Some people think this might be a good a description of me. Actually, I should X them out.
09-18-09, 09:08 PM
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...that I have a somewhat risky occupation. The name was given to me as a joke by friends.
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09-18-09, 09:40 PM
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I have collected a lot of skin ink over the years.
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09-18-09, 09:57 PM
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Lost? No, seeing America.
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real name is lucas, middle and last initials g o. i like the way it all kind of goes, though... lucasgo. don't like sitting still.
09-18-09, 10:11 PM
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First initial is N, last name is Vincent. My cable company gave me this name for my e-mail account.
09-18-09, 10:12 PM
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My first name is Wayne. When the movie came out, and actually before that, when they were doing the skit on SNL, everyone started calling me waynesworld. It's been a while since all that, but some people still do.
09-18-09, 11:01 PM
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My username is boring - it's my name.
09-18-09, 11:03 PM
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Knobster =Demented Internet tail wagging imbicile.
Yeah, that pretty much sums me up...
Yeah, that pretty much sums me up...
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Demented internet tail wagging imbicile.
Demented internet tail wagging imbicile.
09-19-09, 01:26 AM
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Beer and nachos today!
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Mine is just words to live by... never do today what you can put off until tomorrow
09-19-09, 02:36 AM
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spin4130 .... ridin' steel roadies.
09-19-09, 04:18 AM
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A long time ago I hired a Mustang Convertible and done a road trip around America. It was the best vacation I've ever had and the name is a reminder.
09-19-09, 06:09 AM
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I picked mine from the '60's song by the Crystals; remember, "I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still, Da Doo Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron." Well, I always heard it as Run instead of Ron.
Now, it's not my favorite song and I'm not hung up on '60 Rock 'n Roll; it's more about my interest in running and now biking. Come to think of it, it's kind of fun to sing it while riding. It's one of those things to do to help get you over that hill.
Now, it's not my favorite song and I'm not hung up on '60 Rock 'n Roll; it's more about my interest in running and now biking. Come to think of it, it's kind of fun to sing it while riding. It's one of those things to do to help get you over that hill.
09-19-09, 06:35 AM
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"Without music, life would be a mistake."
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"Without music, life would be a mistake."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche