Why Your Name?

[KittySawrus]

I remember an old thread like this back on H.com...
...but since so many of us have changed names...or never saw the thread...or are new, why have you chosen your username?

KittySawrus:
:S Well...my name's Katy, but my mates liked to call me Kitty...then one day I just added "Sawrus" to the end. I honestly can't remember quite how it got there...but after being told it was "awesome" by several people I decided to keep it :D
So it's my net name. I think, to date, I am the ONLY KittySawrus on the net...at least, whenever I google it I cannot find another. The closest they've come is katiesaurus :p not half as cool, lol :cool:

You next!!

[FrogInABlender]

FrogInABlender:

Well, generally because I'm going around and around like one most of the time, with much the same result. ;)

[KittySawrus]

Lol xD

What a great image :p

[Tatesgram]

Tate (Tatum) is my granddaughter and I'm proud to be her gram, so Tatesgram :).

[Pinky]

Because pallavesta gave me the name 'Pinky' on the 'Off Topic' thread back at the other fourm :D.

mad4pinkhorses - I made that when I was like...10 and still played neopets xD. I quit neo a while back and self iced because I was spending way too much time on there :p

[KittySawrus]

Neopets!!!! I used to play that :3 cutest game!!!

Pinky's good ^__^ although I did like to call you mad4, that was always a good nickname.

ETA Tatesgram! You were one of the people I wondered about :D I feel more complete now ;P loll

[JackieB]

Most everyone knows about our beloved Jackie Brown now, right? I've memorialized him a few times, here and at the old forum. I'll tell a little bit more, though.

Jackie was a stray cocker spaniel (he's my avatar photo) that showed up at a neighbor's house. They kept him in a dog house about 50 feet behind their home and weren't ever mean to him or anything, but they just never went out to see him other than to feed and give him water.

I would see Jackie (he was Fred Flintstone at that time) when I walked our dog and Jackie would watch us walk by. It began to bother me so much that this dog never got much human attention that I introduced myself to the couple and asked if I could walk their dog for them. They looked at me rather oddly, but said OK.

We had some wonderful walks with Jackie, but then the weather turned cold (he did have a dog house to stay warm inside), so we'd go over to break the ice off of his water dish and sneak him some tasty treats. One time, when we were walking away, he let out a plaintiff yelp that said "May I come live with you?!" That was it! We had to have Jackie (who was still Fred). I offered them $100 for him and they took it!

Jackie fit right into our home and taught us so much. I'll forever be grateful to Jackie. Even though he was neglected a bit at least during part of his life (who knows what he was doing before we met him), it never dampened his enthusiasm. Jackie loved life. He also fully appreciated a good nap, a kind word, and chasing a ball around the yard. Jackie made up his own rules for games and sometimes ran back without the ball in his mouth knowing that you score just as many points in whatever game we were playing that way. It's about having fun, not whether or not you come back with the ball in your mouth!

Jackie left for the Rainbow Bridge about five years ago now. He's buried in our yard with a beautiful stone cherub watching over his grave. I'm really looking forward to seeing Jackie again and will always memorialize him by using his name as my online presence.

Here's Jackie. You can see from the expression on his face that he was a dog who loved life!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg288/JackieB_2008/JackieBrown.jpg

[cyb]

All my friends call me Cyb, its short for Cybill (thats my name).

[grandmadeb]

My first name is Debbie and I got the care of the horse when my daughter went to college-- grandmadeb.

[IrisGreen]

Well, Mine is pretty simple if you stop to think about it. Most people just think my real name is Iris and I added Green on there for some reason.

My real name is Erin but my eyes are green. Iris Green :)

[FrogInABlender]

....our beloved Jackie Brown...http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg288/JackieB_2008/JackieBrown.jpg

Aw man, that's about the sweetest story I've ever heard! I'm sure Jackie is sitting right on the very bottom step of the bridge, with a ball at his feet, waiting for you to come home. :)

[PoniesRock101]

aww jackie was such a cutie, seems like quite the sweeethear!

my name....... poniesrock101 began when i was at a friends, and we had a grab-bag, well i got a presesnt that required you to make an accoutn for, so i made one but i couldnt think of a name, and my friend knowing me said something with horses.... then my other friend said poniesrock. Since she always called me pony crazy, or pony for short. so i use it for everything now!

[JackieB]

Aw man, that's about the sweetest story I've ever heard! I'm sure Jackie is sitting right on the very bottom step of the bridge, with a ball at his feet, waiting for you to come home. :)

Thanks, Frog. That's very kind of you to say. And I really do believe that Jackie, Scout, Shadow, Tess, Barney (those are our animals that have left so far) and all of the other departed dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, and so on will be there for us. I don't want to wish time away, but I am so looking forward to meeting up with them along with beloved human family and friends who have passed along.

[IrisGreen]

FrogInABlender,

I just figured you were a Joe Cartoon fan! lol

Funny, yet graphic interactive cartoon:
http://www.joecartoon.com/cartoons/67-frog_in_a_blender

[Blue]

JGH are my initials. :D

[HeartofSteel]

Well I think mines pretty self explanitory... I ride dressage on a Haflinger lol. Half Pass is a lateral movement in dressage where the horse is moving sideways and forwards at the same time. The horse is bent slightly towards the direction of travel.

[GrungeEquestrian]

Ha well if anyone didn't know :rolleyes:...I love grunge music (hence my avatar...kurt cobain much!)

Though I don't play any instruments and I am not an amazing singer I still love to listen to all types of music. It has kept me pretty sane the past 16 years and I had a lot of influence listening to grunge from my older cousins who used to baby sit me when I was younger. Kurt Cobain the lead singer of the grunge band Nirvana died when I was two...but I still heard I a lot about him from my cousins years later. I have always enjoyed his very poetic mysterious lyrics and his whole philsophy on life. I don't agree on the way he ended life, but enjoy what time he gave to all his fans.

http://digoeu.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/nirvana.jpg
At the left Kurt Cobain (killed himself April 5, 1994), Middle Krist Novoselic (known for his political endeavors),Right Dave Grohl (lead singer of the Foo Fighters)

[JetLagaside]

JackieB it really is a wonderfull story!

Well for me; Jet Lag was my first horse and such an awsome one he was. I would have to write a small novel for his whole story but he was an abuse case when I got him - took a long time to break thru some of the issues be we had a bond that was unbreakable. He was game to try anything so when I tried the side saddle on him it was a perfect match, he really did shine in it ~ thus JetLagaside :)

[vicklynn]

When I was a star trek nut, I had gone to a 3 day event in Tacoma, Wa. I went as 1/2 Klingon, 1/2 Human, like Warfs mate. My mate was Captain Kirks wild brother, or cousin, I forget now. I was his mate/head security, and my name was Princess Vicklynn. It was pretty cool, lots of different costumes. Vicklynn stuck with me sence then.

[vicklynn]

JackieB, I still love your story about your cocker. Very sweet!!

[WashingtonBay]

I'm from Vermont and have Palomino horses.... I guess I need a better image consultant. :D

[Mandzanita]

Mandzanita was a nickname my boyfriend used to call me when we first met :) Then when I went to college, the journalism building that I spent all of my time in was called Manzanita hall (I only add the D because it corresponds with Mandi). I lived on a street called Manzanita Ln. my last year in college. Alot of my friends that don't even know each other call me Mandz. It's pretty weird.

[cloedoll]

Cloedoll just came to me one day and it is my YouTube username, e-mail, Photobucket, Guitar Hero band, etc. name so I decided why not for the forum? =P

[cloedoll]

Forget to mention, it's interesting reading everyone's reasons! hehe. :D

[Horseless]

hummmm lets see, oh yeah because I dont have a freaking Horse!!! ;)

[carla]

Honestly? Over at the old forum, when I went to sign up, it said "enter user name." Ookay.. I thought this would just be what I put in to log in and then would make a separate screen name. That was the way it was at another forum I belonged to, anyway.

No such luck.

At first I was pretty mad at the whole system, but now I like just being "me." :)

[Dakota Sunrise]

This is a cool thread!:)


I really don't have a great explanation for mine. Dakota, as you all probably know, is my first horse's name- my best friend, my partner in crime, my dream horse.:) I don't know why I put Sunrise after it, I just thought it sounded good together at the time ('the time' being when I joined the horse.com forum). But when I came to this forum everyone all ready knew me by that name and I kind of liked being called Dakota for some odd reason:innocent:, so I stuck with it.
That's my username for a lot of things, and for other forums too. Except HGS- I'm 'Beauty' there, for obvious reasons.:):D



JackieB: I loved hearing more about Jackie. I all ready knew about his career as a pilot (hehe:D), but I never knew how you two came to be such good friends. Thank you for sharing.:)

[dustys_girlly]

well mine is easy, dusty is my horse, my love and life. and sense college i have added girlly to the end of my first user name and it has stuck sense.

[John Boy]

Humm mmmm (i'll play)

Johnny be good , Johnny , Jonathon , ....... John Boy.
As in the Walton's I am so so sooooooo nice.
My generation you were either to sweaky nice and conservative or a REBEL.
Well at 50 I walk to a different drummer , and have all my life, but if you were to see me , as well as my house , farm etc ... John Boy !

;) My avatar has to be alittle different as well , always willing to look and talk over the fence , but one must always see I
have a view point , and even though I may agree with you , I will make a point of pointing out a different viewpoint of life.

[Remali]

Remali is the combination of the first two initials of my first, middle, and last name ......kind of odd!

Fun reading how everyone came up with their names.... And Jackie B's story always brings a smile, I love to hear about him, what a wonderful sweet dog.

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

Remali is the combination of the first two initials of my first, middle, and last name ......kind of odd!

Fun reading how everyone came up with their names.... And Jackie B's story always brings a smile, I love to hear about him, what a wonderful sweet dog.


That's pretty neat Remali!:)

[oursarge]

JackieB that story is so touching. You were very lucky to have each other. Such a cutie. My aunt & uncle had a Cocker Spaniel named Pricilla and she was such a great dog, she lived to be 15. It was a sad day when she left them but she had a good life.

My horse's name is Sarge so that's where my name comes from, I have 2 others but Sarge was the first of the 3 to come to me.

I don't know why but my grandmother when she was talking about a relative would always say "Our "Mary Smith"" or what ever the person's name was, she's put an "Our" in front of it. My aunt does the same thing still. I always thought that was so comical so I put an "Our" in front of Sarge's name! My e-bay name was Our Noah for awhile then I changed it because of a vicious seller I had problems with.

Anyway that's how I got my name, blame it on grandma and my aunt!

[vicklynn]

hummmm lets see, oh yeah because I dont have a freaking Horse!!! ;)
You know you could change that.

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

Well, at H.com I was Diane. Just like Carla, I didn't pick a name right at first. I wanted something different , like all of you sooooo.....When we moved over here to Baywind, I got to pick a name. I thought I needed to keep Diane in the name somehow, so everyone would know it was me.

Buck is my first horse and is such a big part of our lives now. We bought a new place with lots of pasture, just so we could have Buck and other horses at home with us. We named our new place "Buck's Hollow".

Diane of Buck's Hollow just seemed appropriate. :)

Also, JackieB..I did not know that story. I love it. Just a heartwarming stroy.

When Sunday's Man and I went to see Buck's Hollow for the first time, this little fluffy golden retriever (5 wks old) came runny down the hill towards us with the sweetest most beautifully kind face I have ever seen. I immediately fell in love with him. I had never "fallen in love" with a dog at first sight before..but there was something so special about him. Anyway, SM asked if he came with the farm and the answer was "yes".

[farmers_wife]

Most everyone knows about our beloved Jackie Brown now, right? I've memorialized him a few times, here and at the old forum. I'll tell a little bit more, though.

Jackie was a stray cocker spaniel (he's my avatar photo) that showed up at a neighbor's house. They kept him in a dog house about 50 feet behind their home and weren't ever mean to him or anything, but they just never went out to see him other than to feed and give him water.

I would see Jackie (he was Fred Flintstone at that time) when I walked our dog and Jackie would watch us walk by. It began to bother me so much that this dog never got much human attention that I introduced myself to the couple and asked if I could walk their dog for them. They looked at me rather oddly, but said OK.

We had some wonderful walks with Jackie, but then the weather turned cold (he did have a dog house to stay warm inside), so we'd go over to break the ice off of his water dish and sneak him some tasty treats. One time, when we were walking away, he let out a plaintiff yelp that said "May I come live with you?!" That was it! We had to have Jackie (who was still Fred). I offered them $100 for him and they took it!

Jackie fit right into our home and taught us so much. I'll forever be grateful to Jackie. Even though he was neglected a bit at least during part of his life (who knows what he was doing before we met him), it never dampened his enthusiasm. Jackie loved life. He also fully appreciated a good nap, a kind word, and chasing a ball around the yard. Jackie made up his own rules for games and sometimes ran back without the ball in his mouth knowing that you score just as many points in whatever game we were playing that way. It's about having fun, not whether or not you come back with the ball in your mouth!

Jackie left for the Rainbow Bridge about five years ago now. He's buried in our yard with a beautiful stone cherub watching over his grave. I'm really looking forward to seeing Jackie again and will always memorialize him by using his name as my online presence.

Here's Jackie. You can see from the expression on his face that he was a dog who loved life!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg288/JackieB_2008/JackieBrown.jpg

I never knew that JackieB. What a great story. He was lucky to have you and what an adorable face he had.
Well mine is easy. I am married to a farmer. So farmers_wife I became.

[doc_western]

well...i used to take western lessons on a fantabulous gelding named doc. now...ive started leasing dante, and ride english......so i guess it doesn't fit anymore, but i will forever love doc.i rode him for 4 out of the 5 years ive been riding. when i started riding him (at camp), he was pretty new at the barn. no body really was riding him, so bernedette (instructer/BO) had me ride him. :) at the time he was really green....he was a hunt horse so i had to teach him the whole jog/lope thing. hopefully ill ride him at camp again this year, if i can find the $$.

[vicklynn]

Ok, Jackies story is quoted yet again. When people do this, could you PLEASE pass the Awwww and or the tissues too.
I love hearing about Jackie. Ruffus, was my Jackie, I sure hope they are playing together.

[Apaches Mom]

Well, mine is pretty easy too. Apache is my horse (That's him in the avatar) and I'm his mom. =)

Thanks JackieB for the information at h.com. I wondered where everyone went!!!

[Ranger44]

Well, Ranger is my big yellow lab and 44 was my favorite jersey number when I played football. I never thought about it when I picked the name but since I work in natural resources some people think I am a "park ranger" but I am a "game warden" and yes there is a big difference :).

[Cat]

I've always loved cats - large and small. Ocelots were one of my favorites and so are tigers. So they are my "jungle kitties". So along came jungle_cat, which was shortened to just Cat here.

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

Well, mine is pretty easy too. Apache is my horse (That's him in the avatar) and I'm his mom. =)

Thanks JackieB for the information at h.com. I wondered where everyone went!!!

Welcome to Baywind Apaches Mom. :)

[Aina]

Well, when I was on neopets I was Ainadan which came from an elvish thing. So then when I was joining a few pet forums I couldn't choose so I shortened this name to Aina and have been using it on animal forums ever since.

[HaveFaith]

I'm from Vermont and have Palomino horses.... I guess I need a better image consultant. :D

What a nut! LOL

HaveFaith
Faith (Preacher & Lady's Faith) is the horse I have the closest connection with.
It also connotates faith in God, loyalty, and trust. I've always been a little gullible/naive, but at over 50, I'm learning!

[Gypsy Rose]

JackieB, thanks for sharing your story of Jackie- he must have been a wonderful dog!

Apaches Mom, welcome to the forum!

My username is easy to figure out- my horse's registered name is Noble Gypsy Rose, so I just shortened it to Gypsy Rose when I joined horse.com, and so far have been able to use it whenever I need a username, lol!

[lisakaye]

My name is easy it's my name...I didn't want to change it here so that everyone would know who I am. Although eastermom would've been my next choice cause Easter was my horse before my daughter stole her heart and am still her mom.

[Annie&Dixie]

It's pretty self-explanatory. I'm Annie and then I have Dixie so Annie&Dixie. I always prefer to be called by my real name even though that still isn't Annie, Annie is just my nickname, my real name is Annelise. Anyways, even when I was Birdeye723, I always prefered to be called Annie so this way it's easier for people to call me that.

[alittleoffkey]

I'm alittleoffkey because... well... I'm a little off key - my sense of humor, my opinions - I try to be myself in everything I do. If that means I'm not perfectly in tune with everyone else, then so be it. ;) I also love music (I play several instruments and listen to nearly every genre), so it wasn't that far of a leap.

JackieB - I absolutely adore hearing about your sweet Jackie. Everytime I hear about him I think about my Papa's old dog, Happy... who was very aptly named. :)

[shelsnsaus]

Shelsnsaus. It was a nick name growing up. My name is Michelle, and my father called me Shels and Sauce. My sister was Valerie, and my father called her Val Parmesan. Its been my internet name nearly everywhere cause I can remember it. Its not a weird pork dish like Hunterseat thought on h.com. I thought about changing it when I came here, but figured I'd forget who I was since I've been shelsnsaus for nearly 14 years now.

[JackieB]

Thanks so much for the kind thoughts and words about Jackie Brown, everyone. I would say that I appreciate them more than you can know, but I'm sure you do know. My wife and I don't always talk about Jackie because for some, he would have been "just a dog". It's so wonderful to be able to socialize with others who fully understand what our beloved animals all mean to us.

You're just the greatest group of friends!

[sugarsgirl]

That was a sweet story JackieB.

LOL WB !! :D


Well, I was sugarsgirl at h.com, and just decided to keep the name. Sugar was my old horse who just recently crossed the rainbow bridge, and so it means a litte bit more to me now then it did then.

[Fjords <3]

Mine changed ALOT lol.

Flash of Angels Wings- my first horse's name was Flash, but, right before I joined h.com, I had to sell him. It was the hardest thing ever because we had an incredibly tight bond, but I couldnt ride him because he is blind. So that explains the "Flash" part. Angels Wings is for Angel. She'll be gone soon too so the name basically means that my horses have grown wings and taken off, away from me and to a new home.

ETA: Pics of Flash in case anyone's interested
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/xceleste_51593/?action=view&current=1181234580.pbw

Also, JackieB, I didn't know that about your dog. That is the sweetest story and I loved it!

[oursarge]

It's pretty self-explanatory. I'm Annie and then I have Dixie so Annie&Dixie. I always prefer to be called by my real name even though that still isn't Annie, Annie is just my nickname, my real name is Annelise. Anyways, even when I was Birdeye723, I always prefered to be called Annie so this way it's easier for people to call me that.

Annelise is such a pretty name. I'm Annie too but it's short for Ann Marie [One name] Which I hate. I wish my parents were more creative! Seems like every girl cousin [and some aunts] on my father's side of the family has Ann, Marie or Mary in their name! Someone says "Ann" and you get a bunch of girls saying "WHAT"

[offgridgirl]

well my name comes from the mode of livin' that I have done for the past 16 years.... OFF the grid.......No power from the big ugly power companies( Hydro here) We live on Sun and wind power 100% of the time and I NEVER run out!!! Being A gal is just the best part...gotta go....

[menagerie]

Well, I suppose my name should be self explanatory, but basically we have 6 (soon to be 7) horses, 3 dogs, a cat and rabbits. I kept trying to think of something that would include them all since they are all my babies and the only thing that really fit was menagerie! :) We're a motley crew! :p

[Annie&Dixie]

Annelise is such a pretty name. I'm Annie too but it's short for Ann Marie [One name] Which I hate. I wish my parents were more creative! Seems like every girl cousin [and some aunts] on my father's side of the family has Ann, Marie or Mary in their name! Someone says "Ann" and you get a bunch of girls saying "WHAT"


Thank you! I've always liked my name, it's annoying though because barely anybody ever says it correctly. When I was in middle school and I would be registered under Annelise, I would always know on the first day when they came to me because they just stopped and stared at their attendence sheet...:rolleyes:

I've always liked Ann Marie as a name! That would be pretty funny to see everybody looking up!

[oursarge]

Thank you! I've always liked my name, it's annoying though because barely anybody ever says it correctly. When I was in middle school and I would be registered under Annelise, I would always know on the first day when they came to me because they just stopped and stared at their attendence sheet...:rolleyes:

I've always liked Ann Marie as a name! That would be pretty funny to see everybody looking up!


It is pretty funny to hear everyone saying "What"!

[doc_western]

I'm from Vermont and have Palomino horses.... I guess I need a better image consultant. :D
you'd be suprised how long it took me to get this....i was so sure you were from washington.....never knew you had palos......:doh:

[FoxFireEMT]

Well mine is basically my email for one of my accounts! But the reason I came up with it originally because I was using the internet "firefox" at the time and I just switched it around and I was a firefighter and EMT so I just added the FoxFireEMT~ simple as that!

[John Boy]

you'd be suprised how long it took me to get this....i was so sure you were from washington.....never knew you had palos......:doh:

If I don't see Doc_ Western , I know Allie isn't lurking around the forum ! :nono: LOL

[Kowgirlkate]

Well, people always called me either Kate or Cowgirl cuz I was the ONLY one in my area who wore a cowboy hat everywhere- even to church and even when it wasn't 'cool' to wear one. So I put the 2 names together and I've always been Kowgirlkate :cowboy: