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AIBU to want to know what your username means?

532 replies

Mirrorwriting · 31/05/2018 21:12

Mine just popped into my head.
it’s a profound reflection on the relationship between our words and perception when interpretations are made by an outside agency
Those puzzle books used to have clues you can solve with a mirror.

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DuchessAnnogovia · 02/06/2018 08:54

Character from Terry Pratchett novel

LoislovesStewie · 02/06/2018 08:54

I am Lois and I love my son Stewie, simples!

ThrillitDontkillit · 02/06/2018 08:57

I was coaching members of my team about how to do a presentation, and keeping the audience engaged, especially if talking about figures. I just said it, and they laughed so it stuck.

ThanksForAllTheFish · 02/06/2018 10:29

LoislovesStewie I would have assumed your name was a Family Guy reference.

LoislovesStewie · 02/06/2018 11:44

Exactly!

GirlInTheDirtyShirt · 02/06/2018 11:45

Mine’s an Oasis song

DollyLlama · 02/06/2018 11:52

I just really love llamas and liked the pun Grin

ChristinaMarlowe · 02/06/2018 14:39

Choosing an alias made me think of Marlovian theory (which states that the works of 'Shakespeare' were written by Christopher Marlowe)

MrsFezziwig · 02/06/2018 18:38

This is a bit like Musical Chairs now - wondering if I’ll be the one who kills the thread!

I lurked for about a couple of years and managed to refrain from adding my two pennorth even when all manner of idiocy/hilarity/misinformation was posted, but could finally stand it no longer when some nincompoop poster said that A Christmas Carol was a children’s book.

topcat2014 · 02/06/2018 18:48

Meant to type Aldi tonic and lemon. Do they grow lemons in trinidad?

topcat2014 · 02/06/2018 18:48

Wrong thread, should be the gin one, hicc..

lynmilne65 · 02/06/2018 19:38

It's my nonclemature

Fairynormal · 02/06/2018 19:43

Mine was supposed to be fairlynormal.. but I forgot the L!!!!

postcardsfrom · 02/06/2018 19:45

Random. Saw an ad on the page and shortened it

Tisfortired · 02/06/2018 19:48

I'm tired

MrsRobertPeterWilliams · 02/06/2018 19:50

I am Robbie Williams obsessed. So I’ve virtually married him. Only a tad stalker-ish if you ask me!

WheelyCote · 02/06/2018 20:54

NerrSnerr your username keeps popping on my head since I read why you chose it.

Keep thinking of John Snow saying Nerr snerr😂😂😂

Mirrorwriting · 02/06/2018 22:20

I just saw in another thread that old-timers here can have two letter usernames Envy envy.

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eightfacesofthemoon · 02/06/2018 22:51

Well there are apparently. Phases though
Perhaps subconsciously I think I have eight faces

tigercub50 · 02/06/2018 22:54

Mine is my favourite animal & was my age. I also used Tigercub as one of my CB “ handles”.

Zaphodsotherhead · 02/06/2018 23:31

NerrSnerr - is it Hull? Where a phone call is known as a fern curl?

WheelyCote · 03/06/2018 06:58

I'm an old timer Mirror where's the two letter username thread??Grin

SilentBob · 03/06/2018 07:13

@MissVanjie You made me laugh!

Ru, no...no Ru!

Ru: Vaaaaaaaaaanjie!

Mirrorwriting · 04/06/2018 22:55

@GrapesAreMyJam @Ohyesiam @HildaZelda @UpstartCrow @tillytoodles1

@itssquidstella @TrudeauGirl
@KenDoddsDadsDogIsDead
@ LadyFairfaxSake @SomethingPhishy
@MaMisled @OneWildNightWithJBJ
@NotAnotherNoughtiesTune @Storminateapot @Amanduh @Judashascomeintosomemoney @fitbitbore
Hello to you

@BalaBrith @ButDoYouAvocado @NukaColaGirl @Habeebtea @Palavra @ElenOfTheWays @WhitePhantom @MollyHuaCha
@StellaWouldYouTakeMeHome @MimpiDreams @TaighNamGastaOrt
@SenecaFalls
I’ve learnt something new

@LanguidLobster don’t watch the film ‘Lobster’ . It’s strange.

@AJstylesHair probably fake.

@stopfuckingshoutingatme I hope they got the message.

@theotherendofthesockportal you better get over to the supernatural thread.

@Iputthescrewinthetuna I watched the clip...

@VetOnCall so the baby’s now called Tarquinius then?

HibernoCaledonian I had to google the Hiberno part.

@affectionincoldclimate I liked the film

@Zampa it sounds like a type of couscous.

@SharronNeedles I was a bit in love with Santino but he looks weird when he stands up.

@FuckingBUTTERbeans @LanguidLobster
before my time.

@Yokatsu sounds a bit too fancy for the likes of me.

@Bigfathairyones ; @KeefBurtain ;
alrighty then. Eyebrow Grin

@minionsrule glad you like the

@AClearShotOfTheStreet on my list of things to binge watch.

@NerrSnerr I don’t get it

@NotPennysBoat I gave up on Lost

@willstarttomorrow
@leaveituntiltomorrow I’ll comment on yours tomorrow.

@Shenanagins me too.

@CombineBananaFister sounds kinky, like a mechanised dominatrix that can service twelve people at once.

@SweetSummerchild , may I introduce
@IdblowJonSnow ;

@BarryTheKestrel what’s the real lyric?

@ClandestineAdulation meet sussuration.
@susurration mine too. The book not the word.
@MVLipwig
may I introduce
I’m surprised not to find a Mr Teatime.
@Nanny0gg we need mistress Weatherwax to do a bit of headology.

@ProzacAndWine I’ve been in that boat. @ZispinAndChai I had to google Zispin. I hope it’s working.

@Thetartofasgard stay away from my men GRIN

@DownAtFraggleRock now that song is stuck in my head. I was the one with pink fluffy hair. My brother had to be the troll thing.

@Cleanermaidcook @NeedMoreSleepOrSugar
feel like that.

@ultrababy I’m in awe.

@IllBeAtTheBarIfYouNeedMe may I introduce @winobaglady I think you may already have been drinking with @MichonnesBBF @Ciderandskatesdontmix and @silentpool

@CaptainHammer @GrandTheftWalrus
@TheNoseyProject @HollowTalk @SoulToSqueeze @Blackbutler86 @HeartShapedBox @JaretsGirlfren @TooMuchGreys @Tiptoethroughtheroses @HarrietSchulenberg @Cocktailismyfavouritefilm @GreatWesternValkyrie @84CharingCrossRoad
ElinoristhenewEnid

Added to my read/watch/listen to someday list

@LampShadeHeid kids are little shits aren’t they.
@DramaAlpaca kids are the best.

@Fadingmemory get the Derren Brown memory audiobook on audible.

@MadisonAvenue ; @llangennith one day, I hope.

@IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece a true curse.

@RoseanneBarred ; @Dergadgeghead ; @NomNomNominativeDeterminism*
v. witty . And @WittyJack

@ChangoMutney I love spoonerisms.

@Ifonlyiweretaller listen to ‘I wish’ by Skee-Lo

@BlytheofWindyWillows can I be your sister-wife?

@ScreamingValenta I suppose that’s how DH feels when I start on about Harry Potter. Trainspotting is not my cup of tea...

@ImNotMeImSomeoneElse what’s the song?

@Iswallowtoothpaste I hate that too. My Dentist said don’t rinse after brushing but I do anyway.

@TeasndToast & @Turnocks34 @lightcola
You have similar thought processes

@LuxuryWoman2017 good for you.

@StopPOP
Thanks for sharing that

@ATurnipOfMyOwn Grumio in Plebs makes me think of Baldrick. Also, meet
@NoWordForFluffy

@BetterEatCheese that’s a plan

@ShutUpBaz maybe go have a little lie down. @Awwlookatmybabyspider will take you.

@wolfinfoxesclothing she needs the glasses not grandma. @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius can give you some pointers.

@Calic0 from Wikipedia
Outside North America, the pattern is more usually called tortoiseshell-and-white. In the province of Quebec, Canada, they are sometimes called chatte d'Espagne (French for '(female) cat of Spain'). Other names include brindle, tricolor cat, tobi mi-ke (Japanese for 'triple fur'), and lapjeskat (Dutch for 'patches cat'); calicoes with diluted coloration have been called calimanco or clouded tiger. Occasionally, the tri-color calico coloration is combined with a tabby patterning; this calico-patched tabby is called a caliby.[1] ...Because genetic determination of coat colors in calico cats is linked to the X chromosome, calicoes are nearly always female, with one color linked to the maternal X chromosome and a second color linked to the paternal X chromosome.[2][3] Because males only have one X chromosome, a male calico would have to have a rare condition where they have three sex chromosomes (two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome) in order to be calico. In addition to other symptoms caused by the condition, these male calicos are often sterile. Cats of this coloration are believed to bring good luck in the folklore of many cultures.[12] In the United States, these are sometimes referred to as money cats . I should get one.

@Zillcat ; @RatRolyPoly @isseywithcats
You lot go sit over there. I’d keep an eye on @catburgers if I were you.

@user1467976192 nothing if not practical

@WaitrosePigeon I saw a pigeon shitting everywhere in Tesco. My battery was dead or I would have recorded it.

@BuntyII I miss watching Ben and Holly.

@ThomasShelbysBunnet but who is Thomas Shelby?

@DeltaG feeling a bit dull

@mnahmnah I taught my dd to sing that. It was adorable.

@ShatnersBassoon & @RustyBear v. poignant

@Iloveadrianmole so do I .

@MissKummerspeck I love those German compound words.

@BrazzleDazzleDay is that like Alice in Wonderland’s frabjous day?

@EdWinchester how do you do.
@joeytribbiani how YOU doin’?
@LaContessaDiPlump a curtsy to you,

*@CaveDivingbelle my favourite boat name is Gerrald Durrell’s ‘Bootle Bumtrinket . Maybe you could help out NoCanoe

@RippleEffects I think you are a fellow Hufflepuff. @Ellendegeneres also sounds like one

I could never see the appeal of Spongebob @Nothisispatrick. Same goes for Charlie Brown @PeppermintPasty

@DeadButDelicious I saw a group of five girls who had dressed up as them at a comicon. One even had a swimming cap bald thing to be Peter or whatever his name is.

@Singlenotsingle @tenbob @LOL7 @Longdistance @Bagadverts @AvoidingDM @wildbhoysmama @BabiesDontNeedDaddies @idsisatwat @clumsyduck @tor8181
Fair enough.

@NotTakenUsername @Tiredofit
Can’t argue with that.

@RaininSummer sucks to be you

@namastayinbed I always hit snooze instead of doing yoga so I’m feeling that.

@MrsHappyAndMrCool & @Babybearsporij * @MyDcAreMarvel * sweet

*@MissVanjie
I don’t get that either

@ChesterFuckingDraws you get them cheap on eBay though as no one else is searching for that.
Go with @Fuckwithnosensesauce and @Fuckitbucket13 to was your mouths out.

I’m on page 7. Will be back in a few days.

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Jimdandy · 04/06/2018 23:03

I was watching Overboard