Why did you choose your name?

Because I am one!

I think I've posted this before, but my name means whitewave in Cornish.

Because it is my favourite fishing fly. It has taken many a lovely brown trout for me (all safely returned to the water I must add!).

A certain amount of cussedness went into the choice... Feetlebaum was a favourite comedy name of the US comic Doodles Weaver, a one-time ornament of the Spike Jones City Slickers. Another he liked was 'Pootwaddle'... Anyway, Spike's record of the William Tel Overture (Rossini) has Doodles commentaing on a horse race - lots of silly gags - "Grandmother nagging along in the read, Banana coming through the bunch" and so on... every verse ends with "And...... Feetlebaum...." (strangely although last throughout, Feetlebaum was the winner!) EVEYBODY ASSUMED THE NAME WAS BEETLEBOMB - which is why I used it - along with others I might add. There are those who know me as Scorpion de Rooftrouser, as well as Dirk van Dogstoerd!

"It's either a photo-finish or an oil-painting..."

Because I have been a bit unlucky recently and was hoping it might change my luck!

Same tactic as katek. How dull! It also reflects one I use on another site.

I left GN because I felt very upset and somewhat "got at". Why? No idea now but at the time it was a bit of a no-go area.
Then I thought about "lurking" and realised I was missing some lovely people. I dithered and I dathered and eventually made the decision not to cut my nose off to spite my face as it were! The phrase " iacta alea est" ( the die is cast) came to me as I took the plunge, hence Alea.

Mine is a play on words of my email address.

I like your new name Alea, not that I disliked your old ones. Without ever having seen you, this one seems to suit you better.

Does anyone know the new name of the poster who left about the same time as you? She said she had been outed and was coming back under a new name.

Mine is our family name and the fact that our house is "like Piccadilly Circus!" It has been my Internet name since the dawn of the internet as I am not worried about people knowing who I am.

I was a Pitt before I married, so you might be a long lost relative for all I know!

I didn't exactly choose my name. Who would?!

Lucky, I wasn't a Pitt before I married, so you'd be a relative of DH, or Brad of course!

lynda we seemed to eat a lot of eggs when I was little, and , according to my Mother, I always had egg on my face, clothes and in my hair,so that name stuck with me all my life. Only family, not my friends I'm glad to say.

My name came with me from Mumsnet - it originally came from this little bear, which my mum knitted for me to take to school in my pocket on my first day. He's now just coming up to 54 years old and enjoys retirement on my bedside table.

That's very sweet.

He is adorable! I had a teddy knitted by my Granny , but my brother threw it out of the car window, and my Mother wouldn't turn back for her. I have got over it now 60 years on, but envy you still having yours.

I play golf at Teetimes!

This is my third name and I chose it because I tend to lurk a lot and so I feel a bit like a loner.
Actually I quite like being a loner some of the time. The rest of the time I should be called Pandemonium!

So glad you asked this question as I have also being wondering! Mine is the wonderful memory of sitting in under our cherry tree holding my first grandchild

RustyBear that is such a lovely story! Like Grannyeggs, I do envy you having him. My one and only teddy has long since disappeared. Mind you he was quite bald because I used to cut the nap off his furry little head

My lovely old Mum had vascular dementia when she died aged 93 but for several years before her death she used to say "I'm going gaga" when she forgot things. So I chose my name in memory of her.

I noticed a new poster recently had used Gaga as the start of her user name but it's not me and I wish she hadn't!

I am intrigued by those who have changed their names and I have absolutely no idea what their names were before.

Mine followed me from Mumsnet, when choosing my name I was having a glass or two of red

I have noticed that some who change their names on here (the ones I know of, of course) often change their online personality as well. Perhaps they want to present a different aspect which was missing before - I don't know...

I was Anagram when I first joined four years ago but after a while I thought it a bit pretentious and shortened it!

Well nag smile] I have lost the plot with all the name changes...haven't got a clue who was who so no idea who is posting!