your call sign?

[azskyrider]

Some forums have had some good fun on this topic and there are a number of interesting methods of why people choose their call sign. I am sure we all have come across some member's call sign that we find peculiar or interesting of what the meaning is behind it.


I will start.....

Unfortunately I have nothing fancy. AZ for Arizona and Skyrider because I am in the Aviation and Aerospace Industry.

[redline]

I collect early Hotwheels from 68-72 that have "REDLINE" Sidewall's.
Real muscle cars had redline tires in the 60's also.

[Dallas4u]

Alright... I'll play (little goofy off of a bottle of organic wine from Valentine's dinner). Nothing fancy here, either. Dallas because I use to live in Dallas, and 4U becuase I've used it since I first created an email account on the net back in 95-96. I guess I was single, and I thought '4U' meant "for you, beeotch!!!!".

All kidding aside, I've used it for almost all my usernames on forums and such since that time.

[johnnyapollo]

johnnyapollo came from my interest in the space race and toys - there was a toy astronaut from the 60's produced by Marx called Johnny Apollo - since I collect space toys, it seemed to be a fun eBay name. It's stuck with me since.

-- John

[Anita]

For my email and almost any other forum I have gone by Red Diva. Red because I used to sport red hair and Diva, because I am very soft spoken, introverted,....and perform with a demure hip hop group...

[SilverBullet75]

Mine's kinda simple...
Silver= My last name
Silverbullet=I finally have a car I can name this (VX is Astral Silver)
75= Born in 1975

[StormTROOPER]

Guess again....(no I'm not a SW fanatic) My first name was... cali4niaVXer (yea,like I'm the only VXer in California) so I changed it to a more creative name since the VX is built on the Japanese 2 door TROOPER platform that can handle STORMy weather, and it does kinda resemble a certain heavily cladded movie character.

[thebear54]

Well...my handle came from my nickname. My last name translated from Dutch means "The Bear" in English and the "54" came from the year I was born. Easy for me to remember since my nickname has been with me since High School(just a few years ago )
John

[autox-racer]

autox-racer = auto cross racer. Basically I run a formula SAE car in autocrosses.

[psychos2]

i have been using psychos2 for about 10 years. it started as an hotmail email address my brother and i thought up. we are both into horror movies he is also into special effects makeup.the name has to do with the movie Psycho.i also use the name Nbates13p which Norman Bates is from Psycho. shawn

[MZ-N10]

i stole mine off my minidisc player
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Vaporizer

[Offroad vx]

I chose mine because all our vehicles (except for my MR2) are off road vehicles. We have a 75 Toyota Landcruiser, a Diamler Ferret Military scout vehicle, a single buggy offroad racecar, a dirt bike and two ATV's. And of course the VX!

[VX4EJR]

just "VX" (self explanatory) "4" (for) "EJR" my initials.

Man that was tough

[Heraclid]

I've always been a bit of a history nut, and I particularly like the old Greek and Roman stuff. I used to visit a website where everyone had names along those lines. No one was using Heraclid, so I did. And the rest is history.

The term refers to one of the Heraclidae, or "sons of Hercules". Originally they were members of the Spartan royalty who claimed direct descent from the mythical hero. Though eventually banished and persecuted, Greek legend had it that one day these descendants of Hercules would return.

As Mycenaean culture waned on the Peloponessian peninsula, that area experienced an influx of tribes from adjacent areas. Interestingly, these outsiders spoke a decidedly insider Greek dialect. This dialect had its origins in the central Greek city of Doris, and so these people came to be called Dorians. The so-called "Doric Invasion" represented a monumental shift in Greek history and ushered in the Iron Age there. Because of their language, many said the Dorians were in fact the returning Heraclidae, and so the terms Heraclid and Dorian are practically interchangeable.

[FLBeachgirl]

FL because i live in Florida and beachgirl because i live at the beach literally and figuratively and the fact that i only had 15min before work to set up my profile name lol