Where's your nick from?

[Saveman]

Why did you choose your handle for the Org? Is there a funny story behind it or was it just the first thing popped into your head when you were registering?

[unicorn]

I collect unicorns :)

[connieb19]

Why did you choose your handle for the Org? Is there a funny story behind it or was it just the first thing popped into your head when you were registering?It was the First thing that popped into my head...lol:roll:

[Whitewater]

When I joined I could look out the window and see nothing but whitewater in Wick bay for about two weeks.

[cuddlepop]

Its a name we came up with to describe a tight squeeze.so tight you think you'd pop.....I might register it as its a hit with the kids
If I ever go on to become famous, you were all the first ones to see it on a forum.Sent out 80 emails to all highland councillors and wasnt sure if only Bill got it as Cuddlepop:lol:

[brandy]

*grins* just my name..

[rfr10]

mines is my name and my date of birth

[Tugmistress]

I drive what is called a 'tugmaster' at work, but being female and having a naughty sense of humour and liking double entendres i plumped for tugmistress :evil:evil:evil

[shrek_donkey]

Mines is because the kiddies were watching it when i registered

[JAWS]

Mine is an Acronym, nothing rude or anything like that, I'll leave you to work it out.
Initially it gives a clue to the direction I'm coming from. Some of my past posts provide the origin of the last two letters.
Just remember the evil side of my sense of humour. Shut up those I've already told, let them ponder. (Well I did say I was evil)

[Foxy]

I used our cats name

[connieb19]

I used our cats nameYes, I used my cats name too...lol:eek:

[scotsboy]

Mine is a pseudonym, my real name is KW14Ultra;)

[paris]

PARIS... its my daughters poodles name. Why o why do i make reference to a dog??

[landmarker]

Mine comes from a series of mega-rides around Britain doing the 'landmarks' for a bike Magazine - 'Back Street Heroes.' The idea was to visit certain far flung places of interest, or which just had daft names like 'Idle Working Men's Club' in Bradford or 'Low Bell End' a place in Yorkshire. Have yer photo taken with the bike to 'prove' you'd done it on two wheels.It was great fun and took us all over the place over four or five years in the nineties.

From Tintagel, Cornwall, up to Skye, we landmarked with gusto !

Where does yours come from Savey?

[Rheghead]

Mine is derived from the ancient kingdom of Rheged which stretched from Wales to Glasgow at the height of its power in the 7th century but the centre of that civilisation is now Cumbria from whence I came.:lol:

[LENSMAN]

E.E. Doc Smith book I was reading at the time.

[rich62_uk]

Rich's name and date of birth which he has used for 20 years after being given the ID by the company he worked for Goldman Sachs.

[Saveman]

<snip>
Where does yours come from Savey?


Mine is short for Saveman: my superhero alter-ego when I was about seven. :lol:

[spiggie]

mines is what they call chewingum down south, so thought it sounded quite good lol :)

[angela5]

Mine is just my name and the 5 is for my door number.:)

[wickerinca]

Nothing amazing......just a wicker in canada.....but the inca bit was good as it is a civilisation that fascinates me!

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

I work with a lad called Frederick,so the folk at work call me Cedric.Farthsbottom III is totally made up.Just incase all ye good folk thought I was posh and part o' the gentry....maybe even royalty....heee-heee.

[DW]

Just as it says on the tin

[BustedShoe2]

mines is what they call chewingum down south, so thought it sounded quite good lol :)

And it just stuck? :lol:

My shoelaces always break so mine seems obvious

[Greenrunner]

Belong to Gills.

[Saveman]

Mine comes from a series of mega-rides around Britain doing the 'landmarks' for a bike Magazine - 'Back Street Heroes.' The idea was to visit certain far flung places of interest, or which just had daft names like 'Idle Working Men's Club' in Bradford or 'Low Bell End' a place in Yorkshire. Have yer photo taken with the bike to 'prove' you'd done it on two wheels.It was great fun and took us all over the place over four or five years in the nineties.

From Tintagel, Cornwall, up to Skye, we landmarked with gusto !

<snip>
Did you ever visit Devil's Beef Tub? I've never been there but the name just conjures up so many weird images! :lol:

[Saveman]

Mine is derived from the ancient kingdom of Rheged which stretched from Wales to Glasgow at the height of its power in the 7th century but the centre of that civilisation is now Cumbria from whence I came.:lol:

I had heard of that before but I never made the connection.... :)

[Saveman]

Just as it says on the tin

I was afraid you would say something like that! :lol:

[krieve]

My name does'nt mean anything i just typed in a whole lot of letters lol

[Alice in Blunderland]

The storeman at work picked my name and it isnt even Alice so I dont know why he picked it.

[squidge]

Did you ever visit Devil's Beef Tub? I've never been there but the name just conjures up so many weird images! :lol:

i have been there

Squidge is just me - squidgey - like the pilsbury dough character:p

[motopitcrew]

its just what i do most weekends running around keeping the kids motocross bikes safe and ready to race

[badger]

A few years ago, in another life, I lived in a house called Badgers Holt and - yes, it had badgers in the garden. I used badger@ as my first email address and still had that when I moved up here so used it as my nick, in fact I registered on the site before I moved here. The email address is long gone but it's nice to still have the name.

[JAWS]

Seeing nobody wants to work mine out then I'll spoil my fun of changing sides in the England - v - Scotland sporting debates.
J ust A nother W hite S ettler.
Nothing "fishy" about it at all. But I'm here to stay, I ain't going back South for anybody!

[Julia]

Seeing nobody wants to work mine out then I'll spoil my fun of changing sides in the England - v - Scotland sporting debates.
J ust A nother W hite S ettler.
Nothing "fishy" about it at all. But I'm here to stay, I ain't going back South for anybody!

I was trying to figure it out when I came across your last post LOL

I wish I'd picked a different name!

[Tymey]

Mine is Doctor Who related. Timelord became Tymelord became Tymey - your fun lovin' cheeky non-anorak clad Doctor Who viewer.

[squidge]

mines is what they call chewingum down south, so thought it sounded quite good lol :)

See i wondered that although it was Spoggie where i grew up[lol]

[Jeid]

Mine is an old school nickname which is cultivated from the first letter of my first name and the last three letters of my surname.

[fred]

I adopted it back in the 1970s because it was quick and easy to type, then it sort of adopted me.

[misty woman]

I also used my cats name.

[Tugmistress]

There are some good stories attached to these nicks, i hope i am not the only one enjoying reading them all :D

[obiron]

came up wi mine cos its a pun on star wars and the number 4377 spells out gers. so it puts the 2 things together. it makes me laugh.

[Dali]

Salvador Dali

I was looking at the painting i have on the wall at the time of trying to think of something to use . Had been looking round the room for about 20 mins trying to think of anything .

[ice box]

Coz iam cool lol .

[zebedy]

bif fan of the magikal roundabout!!


haha


sado i know!

[teddybear1873]

Mines is we Glasgow Rangers fans are called Teddybears and 1873 was the year they were founded..........Easy really

[Oddquine]

Well, I'm odd and I'm a quine.

That, or oddie are my nicks everywhere , except on one forum where I am posting ingognito, and my own, where I am admin.

[canuck]

Totally agree with you Tugmistress, these are fascinating!

"canuck" is a Quebecois word for Canadian. When I was working in Caithness 2 years ago, it made sense to use it.

I laugh at "junior member". I haven't been a junior member of anything for a very long time.

[paris]

mines is what they call chewingum down south, so thought it sounded quite good lol :)

Must say im from down south, and never heard it called that! Oh well you live and learn.

[JAWS]

Must say im from down south, and never heard it called that! Oh well you live and learn.
I suppose somebody has to be from there Paris, but we forgive you! :p
We used to call it Spuggie in the part of Lancashire I am from.

Obviously they are all variations of the same name but does anybody know where it comes from? :confused:

[DrSzin]

Must say im from down south, and never heard it called that! Oh well you live and learn.I've lived in two different parts of Southern England and I've never heard it called spiggie, but I'm not a gum chewer.

Its use seems to be quite localised. From "A dictionary of slang":

spiggy Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spoggy'. [East Lancs use]

spoggy Noun. Chewing gum. Cf 'spiggy'. [Humberside/Lincs use]

So, someone claims it's used in Lincolnshire!

There's more here (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spiggy).

DrSzin is a pseudonym. In real life I'm Lord Vader.

[Saveman]

Is "chuddy" a Caithnessian term or from further south?

[Tymey]

Mines is we Glasgow Rangers fans are called Teddybears

.....amongst other things. ;)

[teddybear1873]

.....amongst other things. ;)
Shhhhhhhh as long as you dont mention the Hibs game

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

Savey,ma wife is from caithness and calls it 'chuddy',I'm originally from Ayrshire and called it 'chuddy' too.So looks as though it could be a rootin-tootin chuddy gum session from all over Scotland going on here.

[Saveman]

Savey,ma wife is from caithness and calls it 'chuddy',I'm originally from Ayrshire and called it 'chuddy' too.So looks as though it could be a rootin-tootin chuddy gum session from all over Scotland going on here.

Ahh, thanks Cedric...so its Scottish thing.....I'm just off to spit out my "chuddy" and eat a "sangwich" :p

[golach]

Shhhhhhhh as long as you dont mention the Hibs game

Sorry Teddy, remind me of the score please, :lol:

[stekar]

Made up from both our names Steve and Karen. Bit boring really eh?

Chewing gum is known as chuddy in Yorkshire too.

[lassieinfife]

mine fairly self explanatory and no im not a fifer lol

[porshiepoo]

It's the name of my very first great dane that unfortunately I had to have put down due to getting into a dreadful scrap with her sister.
Her name was porsha but we called her porshiepoo. Bless!!!!:o)