Why did you choose your Gransnet Name?

It was the "catchprase" of a Catherine Tate character named Derek

Biglouis was a large tortoise I had as a kid. He used to climb into the kitchen cupboards and push the dishes out.

"Small, grey and deadly", Greyduster? Terrific.

Thanks, DaisyAlice, for starting this truly compelling thread.

My moniker began as a typo a number of years ago. Accenting the second syllable, I enjoy how it rolls of the tongue.

Yes, I'm that easily entertained.

"Come Away With Me" is a favourite.

All initials of family members. If I'd had more time to think I would have come up with something
more interesting

mine was a name that my son used online for games.

It is the name of a tiny artificial fly that has caught me many trout in small streams. It is, like me, small, grey and deadly!😂

The Cheshire village where my 15th century ancesters come from, unfortunately now to expensive to live in millionaires row.

Our first family dog’s name.

My name is based on an Irish Queen. I come from NI and liked the sound of it. I also like to be a bit anonymous on sites and felt this suited the bill.

Or should say I was, when I joined gransnet

Because I am….

With a surname like Smith what else could I be? My husband has just said that I am the apple of his eye 😘

I love dragonflies and apparently the name without the numbers was already taken although I haven't come across them.

I was reading a humorous BBC Radio 2 website about ageing (in the era of the late, great Terry Wogan, Alan Dedicoat, Janet and John, etc). A subject heading was "Looking for something in beige?" which made me laugh so I went with it.

I may actually possess a beige cardigan or two. Do call me beige for short.

It's a reference to my mum

My mum was called Violet.
So Known as Vi's girl.

It's something I find myself saying to younger members of the family quite a lot. Probably sends them into instant boredom mode, but usually they disguise it pretty well.

Mine is, of course, self explanatory. However, I now have DGS2 (different Mum) with an unusual first name - so I might have to change my moniker.

I was looking out the window and there were two swans on the river having a bit of a stooshie (I think it was mating season).

I have a tattoo of the Cornish chough on my back, and I love dancing.

Because it is my Modus Operandi!

When my first DGS was born (he is now 32) I worked for a well known New Homes Developer and had to dress in the corporate uniform with hair and make-up all done up,when my DGS arrived everyone on site congratulated me and called me Glammanana it has stuck from that day to this with all my family.

My mum used to always call me by it, well unless you did something wrong, then you got your full title.

I briefly had another name but deregistered then had to come up with another.

I was listening to Frank Sinatra at the time so ‘Baubles bangles, bright shiny beads’ it was.