What Does your forum name mean ?

quickster47 † · March 15, 2012, 02:23:39 AM

My oldest daughter gave me the 'Quickster' moniker many, many moons ago when she was in college. We used to joke around with each other and she commented one time that I was like a 'jokester' but was really a 'quickster'. Since that time, probably 25 years ago at least, I've had many other friends call me 'Quickster' without knowing anything about my daughter's nickname for me. And after all these years it has just stuck. Even my wife now calls me 'quickster' when she is being serious or really wants something, like my attention.

When I played for the Dallas Cowboys in 1968, only for about 10 weeks before I was cut, Bob Hayes was on the team. At that time Bob Hayes was known as 'Bullet Bob' because he could run the 100 meters in 10 seconds. He always told me that he was fast but would never be 'quick'.

I added the 47 because I was born in 1947 and a true 'war baby'.

Carl

T191032 · March 15, 2012, 02:41:03 AM

Pretty much I know I covered it before, but I'll be brief : It is a single license tag Dad gave me. 1969 Virginia Truck Tag "T191032". Year of my hatching.

When I started doing this chat board type of stuff, I needed a good "name" and went with that one, for most of 'em.

cmj21973 · March 16, 2012, 02:11:49 AM

Came up with mine when I made my e-mail address over ten years ago.
The cmj are my initials and the 21973 is my DOB.

No way am I going to use my nickname from highschool, college, or the current one for an user id. Hence they are passwords which are classified as Top Secret.

FYI The list of nicknames are in order of "no way in hell" to "maybe, but unlikely".

1377x · March 16, 2012, 04:35:11 AM

WHO is CROSSHAIRS???!!!

man of mystery who likes to remain hidden

tinker · March 16, 2012, 07:43:01 AM

Tinker: I took things part from when I was a kid and still do @ 60 years young

Only now I can reassemble them

Glen

Crosshairs · March 16, 2012, 02:52:36 PM

I use to do long distance shooting starting at 100 yards and got the name crosshairs from my friends.Good turn out with this thread.

Mike

HappyHunter · March 16, 2012, 03:06:25 PM

Pretty self explanatory - I'm happy when I'm hunting!

1377x · March 16, 2012, 05:09:21 PM

Quote from: Crosshairs on March 16, 2012, 02:52:36 PM
I use to do long distance shooting starting at 100 yards and got the name crosshairs from my friends.Good turn out with this thread.
Mike

finally
this ones for you

storsy · March 16, 2012, 11:55:55 PM

Mine is nothing special, second name Starrs, nickname was Starsy, until an old guy pronounced it Storsy, and it stuck.

MrWhsprs · March 17, 2012, 03:23:34 AM

In the mid 90's I was quite active in a couple of chat rooms on Prodigy, became long-distance friends with some people from the rooms, and would talk with them on the phone. Apparently I have a tendency to be soft-spoken, thus some of those friends called me "Mister Whispers" and the nickname stuck.

Crosshairs · March 17, 2012, 03:34:52 AM

Hey Glen i did the same thing one time i took a brand new TV apart and put it back together before my Dad got home from work.
Mike

tinker · March 17, 2012, 07:08:40 AM

Quote from: Crosshairs on March 17, 2012, 03:34:52 AM
Hey Glen i did the same thing one time i took a brand new TV apart and put it back together before my Dad got home from work.
Mike

That's pretty good! I did radios and alarm clocks quite often!

Glen

Crosshairs · March 17, 2012, 12:51:44 PM

And he never new i did it until i told him

Mike

sandpiper · March 17, 2012, 01:18:27 PM

Quote from: Crosshairs on March 17, 2012, 12:51:44 PM
And he never new i did it until i told him
Mike

I did the lawnmower, several times.

1377x · March 17, 2012, 05:39:46 PM

one time at band camp....
what was the topic again?