Our "Magnum Mania" screen names
Moderator: Styles Bitchley
I live in Japan. The obvious choice really.
I'm Irish so I could have gone with Fr. Paddy but I can't watch that episode without cringing all the way through.
I'm Irish so I could have gone with Fr. Paddy but I can't watch that episode without cringing all the way through.
Last edited by Lt Tanaka on Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
- Agatha
- Baroness of Oahu
- Posts: 535
- Joined: Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:03 pm
- Location: The Upper Left Hand Corner
I enjoy seeing what people pick for a screen name and it's fun to find out why they picked it but I also don't have a favorite...I like them all.
I picked Agatha because I figure she's about my age. I also like the way the "main four" characters include her...especially Higgins, of course, but Thomas, Rick and TC also look out for her and make her feel welcome.
I've also discovered something else that we have in common. I decided to see if I could find an avatar. I didn't like the one in the gallery so I went to Google images to see if I could find one I like better. There's issues with size that I don't know how to fix but the main problem is that "Aggie" doesn't really take very good pictures...and I think it's because, like me, she's ALWAYS talking!
I picked Agatha because I figure she's about my age. I also like the way the "main four" characters include her...especially Higgins, of course, but Thomas, Rick and TC also look out for her and make her feel welcome.
I've also discovered something else that we have in common. I decided to see if I could find an avatar. I didn't like the one in the gallery so I went to Google images to see if I could find one I like better. There's issues with size that I don't know how to fix but the main problem is that "Aggie" doesn't really take very good pictures...and I think it's because, like me, she's ALWAYS talking!
- golfmobile
- Chopper Pilot Wannabe
- Posts: 1203
- Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:47 pm
- Location: Atlanta area
- Contact:
Agatha,
I think the trick to adding an avatar is that the picture used has to be very small -- something like 50x50 pixels. I found a picture of Agatha in the photos here and reduced it. You can find it here (block and copy):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/316 ... 10f6_m.jpg
It looks like this:
golf
I think the trick to adding an avatar is that the picture used has to be very small -- something like 50x50 pixels. I found a picture of Agatha in the photos here and reduced it. You can find it here (block and copy):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/316 ... 10f6_m.jpg
It looks like this:
golf
"Portside, buddy."
- J.J. Walters
- Founding Father
- Posts: 4196
- Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:54 pm
- Location: Suburbia, USA
- Contact:
- N1095A
- World Class Private Investigator
- Posts: 1576
- Joined: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:03 pm
- Location: A log cabin in the mountains.
Well, I thought James J. Walters was a pretty cool screen name, but it was already taken.
Last edited by N1095A on Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"But Higgins, I can explain."
- golfmobile
- Chopper Pilot Wannabe
- Posts: 1203
- Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:47 pm
- Location: Atlanta area
- Contact:
For the last 12-13 years (basically since the advent of the internet for everyone's use, widely), we (Larry and I) have been "golfmobile" (we tried to get it for EVERY email system there was -- msn, hotmail, yahoo, etc., but missed out on a few . . . .). So I just stuck with it because it's the user name I use on any forum. I didn't even realize when I joined that I should choose an MPI name. Had I thought of it, I probably would have tried for Island Hoppers, also, because of my fondness for that helicopter. However, IslandHopper had beat me to that by about 8 days!!!
I confess I think Artie Canoe is the cleverest, but I delight in seeing how new members pick certain user names that I wouldn't think of, but they DEFINITELY shout "MPI" (IKnowWhatYoureThinking, MyGod!, Zeus, Apollo).
Hey, WAIT!!! There's no "PickledEggPlease" -- is there? Or a "Robin1"?
Mike (N1095A) should change to PEP. . . . .
golf
I confess I think Artie Canoe is the cleverest, but I delight in seeing how new members pick certain user names that I wouldn't think of, but they DEFINITELY shout "MPI" (IKnowWhatYoureThinking, MyGod!, Zeus, Apollo).
Hey, WAIT!!! There's no "PickledEggPlease" -- is there? Or a "Robin1"?
Mike (N1095A) should change to PEP. . . . .
golf
"Portside, buddy."
- IslandHopper
- Master Flub Spotter
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:08 am
Sorry about that Doc. Thanks for the props, but you are the king of MPI trivia.Doc Ibold wrote:I've got an interesting one here...
My name was ORIGINALLY going to be Island Hoppers, but unfortunately my buddy, the one and only IslandHopper, signed up a few days before I did (and I had neglected to check the member list before coming up with the name), and James had emailed me back and said I had to pick a new one since it was too similar.
Although Higgins is my favorite character, I picked IslandHopper because I always liked the IH logo on TC's t-shirts. I even bought a few Island Hopper t-shirts and '80s style IH cap from cafepress.com.
The answer is obvious, old man. Logic is irrelevant. It's simply Tropical Madness. (J.Q. Higgins)
-
- Lieutenant Commander
- Posts: 34
- Joined: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:18 am
Thank you kind sir!IslandHopper wrote:Sorry about that Doc. Thanks for the props, but you are the king of MPI trivia.Doc Ibold wrote:I've got an interesting one here...
My name was ORIGINALLY going to be Island Hoppers, but unfortunately my buddy, the one and only IslandHopper, signed up a few days before I did (and I had neglected to check the member list before coming up with the name), and James had emailed me back and said I had to pick a new one since it was too similar.
Although Higgins is my favorite character, I picked IslandHopper because I always liked the IH logo on TC's t-shirts. I even bought a few Island Hopper t-shirts and '80s style IH cap from cafepress.com.
And thanks to your alma mater for giving us Lions our running back of the future!
- N1095A
- World Class Private Investigator
- Posts: 1576
- Joined: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:03 pm
- Location: A log cabin in the mountains.
Okay, suffering from overpostitis here Am I crazy or was there someone who used the screen name "NowIKnowWhatYoureThinking"?
For some reason I recall seeing that somewhere.
For some reason I recall seeing that somewhere.
Last edited by N1095A on Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- IKnowWhatYoureThinking
- Macho Taco & Coops Connoisseur
- Posts: 1887
- Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:19 pm
- Location: NC
-
- Lieutenant Commander
- Posts: 32
- Joined: Mon May 14, 2007 8:42 pm
- Location: Wisconsin
- Contact:
- Autumn Warrior
- Lieutenant
- Posts: 15
- Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:50 pm
- Location: Missouri, USA
I’m new to this forum, so I’m seeing the screen names for the first time. There are many good names. (e.g., IslandHopper, Italian Ice, VMO2, Frodoleader, etc.) I agree that Artie Canoe might be the most clever. I particularly like HiHo, kudubuck, rubber chicken, and tidal pool. (I would trade the Ferrari for access to the tidal pool.)
I’m surprised that some names are not in use. Robin’s Nest or King K (or KK Club) come to mind.
I failed to check the member list before I chose my screen name. If I had, I would have seen that there were already three versions of Mad Buck. (my apologies)
I would change it if I could. I might pick Scrungo. (sp?)
I’m surprised that some names are not in use. Robin’s Nest or King K (or KK Club) come to mind.
I failed to check the member list before I chose my screen name. If I had, I would have seen that there were already three versions of Mad Buck. (my apologies)
I would change it if I could. I might pick Scrungo. (sp?)
TM: Well, it's not that we're old; it's just that we're not young anymore.
- J.J. Walters
- Founding Father
- Posts: 4196
- Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:54 pm
- Location: Suburbia, USA
- Contact: