How did you come up with your Mumsnet username?

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I’m so intrigued by the user names on here. Some are just so funny.
Mine is derived from my Grandma saying it.
How did you come up with your user name?

I think mine is self explanatory.

Suffered a complete failure of imagination

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Kind of obvious but Eeyore is the best!

I recently joined, but the name I wanted to use was already taken. This username sounds playful and memorable.

Joe Tracini narrating gymnastics. So funny and I just love it

Initials of my first four children. Sorry number 5!

I have been around a long time, since my eldest was born and she is nearly 20. I lurked for the longest time. I think Mumsnet stopped the ability to make short user names a long time ago. It dates me like rings in a tree!

My previous user name was MrsBennetsPoorNerves.

I had a different name before that but felt that it was time for a change, and was inspired at the time by a very enjoyable rewatch of the glorious 1995 BBC version of P&P.

I subsequently deleted my old account because I was frustrated by MNHQ's failure to tackle racism and disinformation on the site. But I missed MN too much and came back a few months later. Hence becoming MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack.

I've had multiple user names over the years and still name change where I don't want to be identified, but I am quite fond of this one.

From my ex partner who horifically abused me for 10 years.
His favourite insult against me was that I am the "world's worst/ugliest/fattest/etc mum".

So I decided I'm actually the world's hottest mum! But other users a lot of the time like to assume I'm just really up my own arse, which I can't blame them for thinking without the context loool

🤣 I remember the thread. Mine is because of my son's name

I switch between names that remind me of favourite authors - this one is for Jilly Cooper

I'm a frequent name-changer and am inspired by phrases from other threads, current events, and what I see around me. My current name was inspired by the very fabulous Dolly Parton and all of her philanthropic work. 🦋

I was reading Jilly Cooper’s Polo when I was choosing a username. It’s not my favourite Jilly book and she’s not a very nice character really, but I can’t be bothered to change it.

I like Blondie (I also love Gene Hunt @DreamingOfGeneHunt😆)

I had to buy a new fridge as my wine was warm. I was very happy when the wine returned to being cool.

A book character. IYKYK

It was a repeated line from a childhood book, almost like a chorus:
Ho ho for the robbers, the cops and the robbers ho ho!

My mum describes people who are sexually promiscuous as ‘a bit of a goer’. DS had a picture book of transport Things That Go. Made me laugh to think of an alternative book

The first thing I saw when I needed to name change.

I follow a lady called Kelly Louise Killjoy on IG and she does a series of "Nordic class" videos where she takes on the persona of the various Nordic countries and asks them for their words for things. My favourite one is about their words for dragon. But Igelkott is Swedish for hedgehog.

(most of the other Nordic languages call it a variation of "stickpig" and I think you can also call it that in Swedish too)

I was a tiny child ( prem baby). My dad nicknamed me this 🥰
He still calls me Tooty sometimes. I love it.

I used to be in a running group on Facebook and one of the ladies in it was called (first name) Tartiflette. I think her actual surname was Tartillan or something like that.

When phoebe said to chandler "I just want to rip that sweatervest right off you" (they dont know we know they know episode)

Love all things dance and ballet. Pavlova was a very famous ballet dancer who died in 1931.

Apologies for hi jacking the thread bit how do I change my user name..I've had messages come up saying I can't do it?