Why did you choose your name?

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 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!).

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

Because I am one!

Mine is a play on words from where I live

For no good reason at all!

The Maggie's what I am, and my dad used to call me Maggie May (and sing that inappropriate song about walking down Lime Street to me as a lullaby ). Apparently another GNer had already baggsied the name, so I had to extend it.

I was going to be MISPRINT, but I didn't like that, so I just turned it round and added the S. Spent a long time in the print shop.

I too wish I'd chosen something clever and intriguing. I didn't give it enough thought.

Though I do sometimes

My old username was an anagram; my new one is a mix of one of my GC and me - and a play on the US state (not that I look a state, you understand )

Why do they call your eggs Grannyeggs? Does it sound like your 'real' name?

Sort of anagram.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_W._Lear
that won't work; I can't get on wikipedia these days....

I had an internet chum who, if I was nervous about something, would say 'Brave Heart, Tegan'; a quote from his beloved Dr Who [we met on a Dr Who forum]. He is, alas, long since gone but his words stay with me #thanksalan

I had just been on holiday there.

Mine is half of my full name and the bach was added by my grandfather from babyhood

It's connected to my real name. Not saying anymore

It was the name of my previous cat who was male and I added the word girl to show what sex I am.

Middle name and just an initial. Not very inspiring I'm afraid.

I wanted to sound cool and I was 65 when I joined.

My family called me Eggy or Eggs, my brothers still do!

So good I said it twice (sorry!)

Nothing like my own name but a combination of the names of two strong female ancestors that I identity with and admire.

Nothing like my own name but a combination of the names of two strong female ancestors that I identity with and admire.