Meanings of display names and signitures

[fyrfitrmedic]

 [shrug]

I'm a firefighter and a paramedic; I've used this username here and there for a number of years.

[Psicorp]

I'm a Babylon 5 fan and have a degree in psychology, so it fits. 

[Major Carrales]

My initial intent was not to, in actuality "make up my own nickname" but rather to "stick it to those" that were trying to flame me at the time.  "Sparky" was used against me to belittle me in some way, so...like those that are often ridiculed, I adopted the insult as my identity.  And there it remains...albiet altered.

I doubt "those" felt stuck with anything except maybe puzzlement.
Maybe that's why it never stuck, as you say.

It's not an easy task to respond to attacks in a respected forum like this without "going blue."  I did what I could based on my mentality of the time...

Anyway, since then I don't like to get into such fights and exchanges.  It serves no purpose.  When I do get roped into such exchanges...I just let it ride and don't respond.  It's a game I don't feel like playing anymore.

I appologize to Dennis (DNALL) for some of the early exchanges here and at the Portal.  Once I realized that these abstract arguments about CAP were destroying relationships...it wasn't all that important.  Now, Dennis has helped me out a great deal.  For that, I thank him publically.

One would not think such an assist would come if one read the older posts.

[Stonewall]

Stonewall was the prefix callsign for my Infantry Company when we deployed to Bosnia.  I was Stonewall 1-1 (one, one).  I just took off the 1-1 and went with Stonewall here.  Nothing special.

My signature is my CAP rank, Lt Col, and my Mitchell number which was awarded in June 1991.

[AlphaSigOU]

AlphaSig = nickname of my college fraternity (Alpha Sigma Phi)
OU = the popular initials for that great university in the Sooner State which I attended many moons ago... The University of Oklahoma! BOOMER SOONER! TUCK FEXAS! (About the only thing I hate - especially if it's colored burnt orange and white - about the Great Republic of Texas - of which I'm a 'naturalized' citizen  ) It's been my online 'handle' on several web boards past and present.

The sig line is pretty self-explanatory.

[carnold1836]

C Arnold - self explanatory

1836 - the year that the great Republic of Texas gained independence from the tyrannical over-lord Santa Ana.

[floridacyclist]

http://www.rideforfatherhood.org - be sure to check the "the riders" and our mission statement

[Al Sayre]

My parents gave me mine...

[Tubacap]

Tuba- I am a tuba player and band director in North Central PA
cap-I like to wear hats 

[elkorona]

Corona--what a surprise
The Forgotten one--No one seems to remember me at one specific activity
J-O-O...umm, yea...
Zion Man--I bring the power of zion to everyone, one goy at a time
KoKo (CoKo)--Short way of saying Colonel Korona WIWAC

[shorning]

Thus, my current "given" nickname is actually... "Major Carrales" or just "MajorCarr."

So, Joe, where does "Sparky" come from?

"Sparky" was my attempt to see if I could create a "nickname" based on a comment about a pic of me with a service cap on that someone started with..."hold on there sparky."  It never caught on.

Yeah...that was me.  There's a reason it never caught on, sport.

[bosshawk]

I suppose that some of you guys could wonder how I came up with "bosshawk"  On the other hand, some would not really care much.

"bosshawk" happens to be my email ID: I don't have much imagination, so I use it here.  Boss because at the time that I coined my email address, I was the ExDir of the OV-1 Mohawk Association and hawk because that was the short nickname for the airplane.

Like I said, my imagination sometimes runs short.

[afgeo4]

Actually, it's supposed to be, "I am a pupil and need to be taught."  The motto of Peter the Great.  (Don't tell me it's mis-translated.  I may die.)

Jack

Fine, I won't tell you, but hey, google could be wrong.

It must be ... AltaVista's Babelfish gives me this for my line: 

Я буду зрачком, и быть наученным.

Which, you'll note, is the same as in my sig.  (All right, I added the comma.)

Hmmm...my Russian is rusty at best.  Anyone out there can give me the best translation?

Jack

LMAO... the translator used the word pupil in its anatomic sense. Thus, it says:
I will be an eye pupil and be educated. (Yes, it makes no sense in Russian either)

[shorning]

I suppose that some of you guys could wonder how I came up with "bosshawk"  On the other hand, some would not really care much.

"bosshawk" happens to be my email ID: I don't have much imagination, so I use it here.  Boss because at the time that I coined my email address, I was the ExDir of the OV-1 Mohawk Association and hawk because that was the short nickname for the airplane.

Like I said, my imagination sometimes runs short.

Congratulations on your 100th post! 

I'm in the same boat, but less creative...

[ColonelJack]

LMAO... the translator used the word pupil in its anatomic sense. Thus, it says:
I will be an eye pupil and be educated. (Yes, it makes no sense in Russian either)

That never occurred to me!  I've corrected it, using "student" for "pupil" and now I think it makes more sense.  I trust Peter the Great will forgive me.

Jack

[dwb]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid#JUSTIN_BAILEY

Right now, my signature is encampment-related, but most times, I just put song lyrics in there.

[isuhawkeye]

Hawkeye

My father loved the book last of the Mahicans and named me after one  of the charactors.

[ColonelJack]

Hawkeye

My father loved the book last of the Mahicans and named me after one  of the charactors.

Tell me your last name is "Pierce" and you win the Pun Award of the Month.   

Jack

[1st Lt Provost]

I'm a Freemason, that's where mine came from.

[Chappie]

"Chappie" was hung on me 20+ years ago when I began serving as a Law Enforcement Chaplain.  When I retired from that aspect of chaplaincy and began my CAP career, the squadron commander called me "Chappie" (not knowing the previous usage)....so it has stuck with me close to 30 years.  Oh well...been called worst things