My first board name was MrDB until I realized that it may cause some conflict and confusion. I changed it within a week or so and glad I did.

Actually our identical initials still do cause confusion occasionally. He gets questions and requests for advice about fishing, I get high praise for how well I run this board haha.

My husband was the one who got me interested in canoeing websites, first QJ and then BWCA.com.  Mainly because of the photography.  Because we are Spartans and a tandem pair (having met initially on the MSU Student Rose Bowl Tour in 1965, being MSU graduates, and having been married since 1967), it just seemed natural that we would be Spartan1 and Spartan2.  It's a teamwork thing.   

Hmmm... I was in such a rush to get involved & start posting to certain threads that I picked the first simple-minded handle I could think of.

While there have been times I wished I had been a little more creative, my chosen appellation seems to get the job done.

C'est la vie, mes amis.

Jimbo   

zski wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2014 at 3:23pm:


You should run for public office.

"Denton" ... the town I live in (until next week) ... I'll be keeping the original town name.
"Doc" ... professional designation

Actually, I picked this is a ebay user ID years before I started using  it as a "handle."

dd

I chose this handle to protect my true identity.  I am a crime fighter by night.  But now it can be told, by real name is Kerrry with 3 r's.  Please keep this to yourselves as I don't want to endanger my loved ones.

ST,
BS would have been good!

And I realize I forgot so many other 2 letter abbreviations like:
ST, OS, DD, MT, SD, MM, IC, S1 & S2, YB, QP, TTC (oops 3!), etc...



-Tom

When I first  discovered this site I was a little mystified as to why everyone used made up names. It seemed juvenile to me and I thought I'll show them how stupid that is, I'll just use my real first name. So I did and now I realize it was a opportunity to come up with something fun and maybe clever too, and I missed the opportunity. Then MT revealed my last name and now I'm like the one guy at the party with no clothes on but I am OK with that as I have nothing to hide.
Jon

Puckster wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2014 at 9:34pm:


How odd Prouboy.......I always thought of you more akin to Gimli in mannerism 

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Jon wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2014 at 9:37pm:


Yes I did Jon.......but for less than an hour. I soon corrected myself.

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.

pd

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'

No Comment  Sin in haste, repent in leisure 

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

Yeah, go Bucky!  Once a cheesehead, always a cheesehead, and a Madison-head to boot. 

prouboy (soon to be Bombadil)

Seriously yeah, it's fine by me. Just remember to hit submit at the bottom of that profile page. You can even change it back if no one snatched up the old name.

Phantomjug was given to me after my 1st trip to Quetico in 1992. (I could share that story if anyone's interested). Funny story from a few years back though. After a week in the park with my boys and some cabin time, we usually hit up PJ's pizza in Atikokan. While enjoying my pie, I overheard a conversation from the table behind me . . . "Hey dad.  Do you think the phantomjug owns this place?"  I just smiled and enjoyed my dinner afraid to turn around. Kids got a good laugh too.

On the old forum I think I used 5-6 different names.

Well my handle is because of my astronomy hobby; stargazer was already taken by someone.  My canoeing buddies take me along instead of a star chart in case anyone wants to know where the corona borealis is, or the names of other constellations.

starwatcher

Wind-In-Face wrote on Apr 6^th, 2014 at 2:07pm:

Wind-In-Face I am pretty sure MagicLover is still available.

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I never did appreciated that btw.

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Been a lot of years and an even a longer winter so please, feel free to regale us. It is strong the legend in you. 

Puckster….one of my trip partners who happened to be behind me on some portages one yr suggested Trailwind as a name. He also suggested Whence-Cometh-the-Wind. They just didn't appreciate talent…

When I get some time I might change my handle here to MagicLover, as suggested.

Good to be back...

Tripper.

I'm not even going to begin to explain why.

It just is.

K