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What does your username mean?

315 replies

SkygardenTower · 17/07/2022 12:31

There are lots on interesting usernames and I often wonder what they mean.

Mine is from the Rivers of London series, skygarden Tower is a made up Tower block in London which focuses magic.

What does your username mean? (Obviously only it isn't outing).

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Floydthebarber · 17/07/2022 13:32

A song off Nirvana's Bleach.

CJsGoldfish · 17/07/2022 13:32

Mine is a reference from my fave TV show :)

MandyMotherOfBrian · 17/07/2022 13:32

A bit like Mary, Mother of Jesus but with added Monty Python

Curlyshabtree · 17/07/2022 13:32

Mine’s a spoonerism of the real name of a wrestler big in the 70s and 80s. Quite random!!

YesItsMeIDontCare · 17/07/2022 13:33

Posted some really "outing" stuff, but I was so upset I didn't care if people saw it and knew it was me. I still use it unless I'm being secretive 😁

uncomfortablydumb53 · 17/07/2022 13:35

Mine is a play on words of the title of my all time favourite track

EV117 · 17/07/2022 13:35

Mine means nothing, I just made it up because I couldn’t be arsed to think of a name - I feel slightly ashamed about that now with all these creative ideas being thrown around 😂 I do kind of like the idea that this is somewhat unusual though and people may have been trying to read something in to it.

Wammawink · 17/07/2022 13:35

Mine is a character from the batshit (but brilliant) Netflix animated series CentaurWorld

ponygirlcurtis · 17/07/2022 13:36

Mine is after the main character Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders, which I was obsessed with as a teen. But I felt a bit weird having a boy's name so I changed it a bit!

PurpleFadesToGreen · 17/07/2022 13:37

Mine is what happened to my hair!

I dyed it purple and it faded to green!

Samcro · 17/07/2022 13:37

Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original

SwelegantParty · 17/07/2022 13:37

Mine's a song from the film High Society, my favourite feel good film and I love Frank and Bing singing it.

SprinkleOfSunak · 17/07/2022 13:39

I'm loving this!

Mine could either be a play on words, replacing the spice 'sumac' with 'Sunak,' as I love to cook. It could equally be very rude, since I have a massive crush on Rishi Sunak.

I'll let you make your minds up...

justasoul · 17/07/2022 13:40

I’m just a soul whose intentions are good (oh lord please don’t let me be misunderstood)

britneyisfree · 17/07/2022 13:41

Mine I picked randomly the day I heard she had freedom again.

I'm not even a fan so it makes no sense Confused

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 17/07/2022 13:42

TheUnexpectedPickle · 17/07/2022 13:03

I call my niece Pickle.
She was with my sister one day when she popped to my house to pick something up. I said "Oh hello Pickle, I didn't know you were coming" she said "Yes I'm an unexpected Pickle!"
She was about 4, I thought it was very cute.

That is extremely cute.

Mine's a Terry Pratchett reference, Greebo is Nanny Ogg's cat, though in real life I'm neither aggressive or randy enough to have him as my spirit animal.

I bloody love the Rivers of London series, @SkygardenTower. Have you heard the audio book versions? Kobna Holbrook-Smith, who reads them, is brilliant.

ChagSameachDoreen · 17/07/2022 13:43

Mine is from a joke I have with DH. "Chag sameach" means "happy holidays" in Hebrew, and we Jews say it to each other on festivals.

DH's mum has an annoying neighbour called Doreen in her nursing home, and he once called out "Chag sameach, Doreen!" to her. She's deaf so she asked him to repeat it about 20 times.

yellowsmileyface · 17/07/2022 13:43

I used to be a hippie so mine is a reference to the retro smiley face imagery of the 60s/70s.

Also my favourite colour is yellow.

ILIWYS · 17/07/2022 13:44

I change mine regularly but they're usually related to my favourite band.

DinosaursEatMan · 17/07/2022 13:44

Mine’s from Jurassic Park:

Dr. Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.

Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.

NeedAHoliday2021 · 17/07/2022 13:46

I name changed in 2021 after all my 2020 planned holidays and trips were cancelled… holiday 2021 was also cancelled as Dd and dh had covid. We did manage a last minute Easter holiday to the sun so I should really change it.

LemonJuiceFromConcentrate · 17/07/2022 13:48

Mine is an ingredient from the smoothie bottle that was sitting on the desk in front of me when I last decided to NC.

RightOnTheEdge · 17/07/2022 13:50

I love these threads! They are so interesting and I'm always so impressed at the clever ones.
@TheUnexpectedPickle is very cute!
I got @SirChenjins because you've been around a long time but I loved the explanation. Every day in my house its "Muuuuum! Where's my....?"
"How the heck am I supposed to know?" 🙄😂

Mine is just how I feel most of the time! Single, working parent, I always feel like I'm right on the edge of losing my mind, my grip, my shit, of falling off a cliff etc!

ChorleyFMcominginyourears · 17/07/2022 13:52

Mine is the radio station slogan from phoenix nights

obsessedwithsleep · 17/07/2022 13:52

I have young children and am permanently knackered