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Welcome to the *Gransnet Café. This is a non-judgemental space for you to pop in for a cuppa with some virtual friends, seek out advice for a particular problem, or share an update on your life - important or trivial. Feel free to have your say and chat about your day, but please leave any arguments at the door. If you're struggling to find someone to talk to in real life, or are simply looking for a bit of a chat, this is the place for you.

How did you choose your username?

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Azie09 Tue 21-Feb-17 16:12:42

Apologies in advance if this has been asked before and not asking for secrets but I often notice my username was think that it was done in a tizz after finding half a dozen usernames weren't acceptable. My name begins with A but after that, it's a random creation.

Some of you have brilliant names, so creative. Any good stories? wink

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Azie09 Tue 21-Feb-17 16:14:41

And I did preview that post and still ended up not noticing some words I should have deleted when I made a correction. Sorry!

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ninathenana Tue 21-Feb-17 16:16:20

Mine is connected to my middle name.

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tanith Tue 21-Feb-17 16:16:25

Mine is the name of a beloved cat I had many years ago, its a Welsh word and I chose it as I had Welsh Grandparents.

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Charleygirl Tue 21-Feb-17 16:21:31

Mine is also the name of a previous cat and I added "girl" to show that I am female.

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Alima Tue 21-Feb-17 16:35:40

Mine is part of middle name followed by the beginning of my name. Do wish I had been more inventive!

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DanniRae Tue 21-Feb-17 16:36:18

I wish I could tell you how I got mine but I feel I must keep it a secret. One day maybe............ grin

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Badenkate Tue 21-Feb-17 16:38:43

Somewhere near where I used to live and part of my name

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Lona Tue 21-Feb-17 16:42:59

I just wanted an easy name that wouldn't have to be shortened by other posters, and I felt like a bit of a loner on here.

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paddyann Tue 21-Feb-17 16:46:38

its what my lovely granny called me ,my name is Patricia Ann

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Grannybags Tue 21-Feb-17 16:48:55

Mine is based on the nick name given to me by my siblings and adapted for the Granny part

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Grannyknot Tue 21-Feb-17 16:49:20

Mine is because I knit and I was "(k)not" a granny when I joined (but I am now), so it's a combination of those two things.

Welcome if you're new flowers

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Christinefrance Tue 21-Feb-17 16:51:56

I didn't realise how it worked at first so wish I'd chosen something less obvious. confused

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grannypiper Tue 21-Feb-17 16:58:29

It is who i am grin

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KatyK Tue 21-Feb-17 17:06:33

Me too Christinefrance Some of the names on here are great. Mine is boring.

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NonnaW Tue 21-Feb-17 17:09:05

I love Italy, would have liked to be called Nonna so that and the first letter of my name. Boring! Wish I could have been mote inventive.

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nanaK54 Tue 21-Feb-17 17:13:25

Mine is sooooo boring - really wish that I could change it - I am a nana, my name starts with K and 54 is the year of my birth

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shandi6570 Tue 21-Feb-17 17:16:56

Mine is sh (the first two letters of my name) and i (the first letter of my OH's name). I have no idea why I thought I had to put numbers after my name, but for some reason I did and these are our ages when I joined GN. Wish I had chosen a different name too.

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LadyGracie Tue 21-Feb-17 17:17:30

Gracie is my beautiful cats name and I'm a lady wink

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TriciaF Tue 21-Feb-17 17:26:12

Because it's my name, though some people call me Pat.

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Maggiemaybe Tue 21-Feb-17 17:27:25

My dad always called me Maggie May, but that was taken. So a bit of inventiveness was called for.

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Moocow Tue 21-Feb-17 17:27:26

kinda obvious in my case, took me back to when the little ones were learning the sounds that animals make. Happy memories.

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grannyqueenie Tue 21-Feb-17 17:31:19

Family nickname for me, but not nearly as funky as some user names on here!

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nonnasusie Tue 21-Feb-17 17:35:28

Because my DH is Italian and Nonno so I became Nonna.I also wish I had been more original.

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BBbevan Tue 21-Feb-17 17:37:51

Mine is a combination of my Welsh heritage, GDs name and my initials

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