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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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Location: Motherwell
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Probably had this thread before but how did you arrive at your username. I know some are obvious. Mine is my car..............just wondered 
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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Location: Glasgow
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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I think mine is also rather obvious
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Jim.Walker
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Location: Chesterfield
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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perhaps I should change mine to Gentry?
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stuchamp
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Iowa, USA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:03 am Post subject: |
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I used to have a couple of Studebaker (Stu) Champions (Champ) '42 & '47.  |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Why all the anonimity? Do you guys want to say things that you wouldn't want to be associated with?
Peter 
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michael1703
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
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Location: suffolk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:30 am Post subject: |
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my names michael
1703 is the engine size of my beloved ford thames 400e
plus it sounds better than 4235 for my jag |
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Giggles
Joined: 25 Nov 2007
Posts: 302
Location: Tucked up under a patchwork quilt somwhere in Suffolk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| peter scott wrote: | Why all the anonimity? Do you guys want to say things that you wouldn't want to be associated with?
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I would never put my full name on a forum, it's different having it in the profile but on the forum where any Tom, Dick or Dirty Harry can see it especially with the location on there as well.  Internet safety they call it, we should black out our number plates as well you know 
Any way, back to topic........
I got the name Giggles as a result of being very giggly. Simple. Hubby is Sniper as he owns Humber Super Snipes. I will at times refer to our kids as little Sniper or Little Giggles. I was at one stage known as Old Bird, refering to the bird bonnet mascot on the Snipe, but people thought I was old  so I changed it to Giggles instead.
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008
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Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Umm!
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Scotty
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Because I live in Scotland.
| peter scott wrote: | Why all the anonimity? Do you guys want to say things that you wouldn't want to be associated with?
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Because out in the wider world of the web there are people who "steal" real names like yours and then cause mischief on similar sites just for fun. If you use a "handle" type identfier then you have room to change it without the additional worry that you might meet people in the real world who remember some event where "you" apparently caused problems on their web site.
I speak from experience on ChevyTalk.com, where we had a group of agitators arrive, steal names and proceeded to go out into the wider world of motor related web sites and caused no end of problems for the "real name" members on CT.
You couldn't pay me enough money to use my real name on the net - a disaster waiting to happen in my view. |
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peppiB
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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peppi is the name of one of my budgies, and the B is simply short for budgie!
As Scotty says I would also never give my real name on a public forum because of mischief makers out there. |
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008
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Location: Chesterfield
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well now giggles, I'll bet it would be easier to track you down by the probably unique selection of cars you list than by your real name!
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peter scott
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Giggles wrote: | Internet safety they call it
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Maybe I'm being a bit thick or maybe it's different when you have a fairly common name like me, but I doubt if I'm really much more traceable than many of the anons on this forum.
If I do get cloned then I guess I can always change to another "real" name. 
Peter
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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Hi
I tried to think of something, that wasn't taken already, something to remember, and buzzy bee, is ideal as we keep bees. It is easy to use across a range of forums too.
Nopw off the forum, lots of people call me buzzy, and I reply to that sometimes better than to Dave, as I know where someone knows me from!
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Brian M
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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As a member who uses the internet a lot for my classic related business, I wanted a username that was recognisable as me!
In various places on the internet you can find my name, address, telephone number which I suppose is an occupational hazard, but one I am happy to put up with if it brings me some business.
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gillberry
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Norwich
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| ours is a mix of both our names but he keeps being referred to as my surname not his by people who call and after all the years we have been together he does not bother to correct people now, we did wonder if we should change our names by depole to this mix |
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