In sticking with PB's original question, there are a lot of neat, zany, fun handles here - not just the regular players, but scanning the members list you get the spectrum for sure.  There are also a good few more 'naked' folks on the list too.

I'll second the vote for Wenonah Rider and add Mastertangler, Phantom Jug, and Wildernesswendy as all pretty cool. 

Some say a handle should be 'earned' on the trail and many are so, not always in a flattering manner though.  My younger sister bestowed mine upon me on an '09 Q trip we did with our boys.  Apparently impressed with my portage skill, even after wrenching an ankle on a particularly slippery one the third day into a 10 day trip.  Admittedly, I did modify it slightly as a precautionary move to avoid a potential lightning stike.    Portages do tend to be some beautiful parts of the park, offer a break from paddling, and provide a much closer experience with the surroundings.

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Gavia is the genus name for loons.  It seems to fit me nicely.  Plus I like the avatar of a loon dancing on the water.

I've been Koda on other lists.  It's the Lakota Sioux word for "friend" and, despite my good intentions, somehow I manage to elicit decidedly unfriendly reactions.  So maybe it doesn't fit.  Gavia definitely does!

mastertangler wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2014 at 9:50pm:

The way the board's scripts work, anyone can change their screen name at any time and past posts will reflect that change. Names on your past posts and your name when quoted using the board would change seamlessly. Any references to old names you someone typed in would not.

Names may sometimes help us understand where someone is coming from but how the stuff they say resonates to anyone at that moment is really all that matters. So, if a new screen name helps anyone somehow, I say feel free.

Ummm, as long as you're in your profile, ~10 years ago hacked the board and changed the M/F switch to 'mostly paddles' Q/BW. After a couple of updates I no longer cared where people paddled and allowed it to revert to M/F. Just sayn'

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I'll stick with my quote: Carpe alces = fake broken Latin for "Seize the Moose"  up