Sig-nif of your Screen Name ??? [Archive]

SEAWOLF97

06-09-2010, 07:40 PM

well this is a different thread....yes, it belongs in OFF TOPIC, but only gets a limited viewing there,so...

This is mainly directed at those with odd/different screen/user names....what is the significance/meaning of your name ??

for many like Hjames....well, yes, its your name
for BMWCCA its his car club
for Loach71 its the aircraft and year he flew it

but for others, its a mystery ..... care to share the story/meanings ????

for me...Seawolf came from the highly decorated attack helo squadron I served with in the Navy ...1997 was the year I applied for my first email acct...it was also a meaningful year to us sailors that loved Hong Kong ...as in "I cant believe that they are really gonna give HK back in '97"

Q: ?? so whats your story ?????

come on...this could be a fun thread :bouncy:

Hoerninger

06-10-2010, 02:57 AM

opimax

06-10-2010, 04:20 AM

opimax was opusmax 1st back in the 80s. I left AOL and came back.They said someone else was opusmax so I chnged to opimax. Opus for the penguin in Bloom County and Max for the Nissan Maxima I had at the time. A neighbor said opi was the plural of opus so opimax the name has been for a long time.

At the time Opus was a favorite of my ex-wife and myself, one of the few things we actually had in common, lol!

Mark

grumpy

06-10-2010, 06:38 AM

... anti-hand-washing fetish, and a thing for dark-haired dead chicks.

JBL 4645

06-10-2010, 07:12 AM

... anti-hand-washing fetish, and a thing for dark-haired dead chicks.

grumpy you have thing for "dead chicks" huh, sounds a bit morbid.:p Can you explain in layman’s what a “dead chick” means?

http://veganmerch.com/images/shirts/f_ndc_u.jpg

jcrobso

06-10-2010, 08:10 AM

"jcrobso" was my PROFS ID when I worked for IBM, I didn't choose it it was just assigned to me. So I have just kept it, just put a "n" on the end and you have my name!;)

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2010, 08:43 AM

There is a specific interest in horns, mainly bass horns (DIY) which you can realize in various threads here.
(Besides, there is a keen interest in electrostatic headphone soundreproduction. But ... wrong forum.)
And there is a pub :cheers: in my village called "Hörninger".
Well, I choose the variant with "oe" instead of "Ö". :)
____________
Peter

Interesting...I thought that you were one who used his real name

. and a thing for dark-haired dead chicks.

I thought Liz Taylor was only half dead ??

for me...Seawolf came from the highly decorated attack helo squadron I served with in the Navy ...

here is a link, in case anyone is interested

http://www.seawolf.org/index.asp

grumpy

06-10-2010, 09:26 AM

Can you explain in layman’s what a “dead chick” means?

No.

I thought Liz Taylor was only half dead ??

Undead, perhaps.

Ducatista47

06-10-2010, 10:18 AM

Zero mystery to mine, but just in case it is the appellation for a Ducati motorcycle owner or enthusiast who was in this case born in 1947. That would be in the first half of the previous century in the former millennium, and do I ever feel old some days.

The Ducati has been laid up wrecked for two or three years, a low priority at this point. I should have used Volkswagen. Or Bridgestone, my bicycle. Couldn't use Stax on a speaker site.

Most other sites I am clarkmc2.

Clark

JBL 4645

06-10-2010, 10:33 AM

No.

Undead, perhaps.

grumpy I found you a new avatar of Liz, she looks gumpy :p If not shocking. Positivity shocking.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fo4ZjUBbeM1elM:http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/liz-taylor-blue-shadow.jpg

As to my, username that was simple. I’m obsessed with the JBL 4645 sub should be obvious.

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2010, 11:02 AM

. and a thing for dark-haired dead chicks.

S. White ??? (no.... not Shaun , thats orange)

Titanium Dome

06-10-2010, 11:36 AM

Many assume that Titanium Dome has to do with a love of Ti dome tweeters. Some morons have even used that assumption to categorize, criticize, and castigate me as a tin-eared lover of harsh, sharp, ringing HF drivers, as opposed to whatever crap they're trying to push. (Yes, a bit feisty today...)

Nonetheless, the real reason is found in my occasionally posted byline: Inverted Dome Metalhead. It's not about tweeters at all but my admiration for inverted domes like the 904Ti, 906Ti, and 908Ti. These are the drivers that brought me back to JBL with passion. Later, I learned to appreciate the 093Ti and 095Ti embossed domes, too. Yes there are Ti tweeters that I like, but that's not the reason for the moniker.

Somehow Inverted Titanium Dome or Titanium Inverted Dome didn't roll off the tongue easily (too many syllables) and neither lent itself to easy compression: T-I-Dome? IT-Dome? ITD? Sounds like a government agency or a venereal disease. (Is there a difference? Why, yes, of course there is. :rolleyes:)

Titanium Dome gives Ti-Dome, T Dome, TD, etc. which many find useful.

"And now you know the rest of the story." (Props to Paul Harvey)

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2010, 11:49 AM

Nonetheless, the real reason is found in my occasionally posted byline: Inverted Dome Metalhead. It's not about tweeters at all but my admiration for inverted domes like the 904Ti, 906Ti, and 908Ti. These are the drivers that brought me back to JBL with passion. Later, I learned to appreciate the 093Ti and 095Ti embossed domes, too. Yes there are Ti tweeters that I like, but that's not the reason for the moniker.

Heck...I thought it came from being follicly challenged

( http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/follicly_challenged )

a little OT..but I'm OP, so its OK..

have had those old EPI inverted dome tweeters, they had great coverage and everyone liked the sound, Q: why wasn't that design used more ??

SMKSoundPro

06-10-2010, 12:12 PM

I started my business at 18 as SMK Sound Productions, but while buying yellow page advertizing, the rep decided that Smksoundpro was more "hip" to the bridal (or bridle) market segment. She started posting all of my subsequent ads under SMKSOUNDPRO, which was fine.

if I had to do it all over again, I would probably just be known as: "Sourdough Scotty" the name I was called in my family for being born in Alaska.

scott fitlin

06-10-2010, 12:38 PM

I use my real name, and IT IS my avatar that shows a SOLI BUMPER CAR! Nothing too hard to figure out about me!

:D

grumpy

06-10-2010, 12:38 PM

S. White ??? (no.... not Shaun , thats orange)

uh... chicks, not hicks, or other Pickwickian shtick(s).

hjames

06-10-2010, 01:17 PM

I started my business at 18 as SMK Sound Productions, but while buying yellow page advertizing, the rep decided that Smksoundpro was more "hip" to the bridal (or bridle) market segment. .

Who know there was Horsey People in Alaska!
My brother's first wife was part of the bridle stuff - TROT in the DC area (Trail Riders of Tomorrow)
She did all that dressage stuff and got my younger sister into it as well. Sis had a quarter horse while she was growing up ...

I was older and due to bad influences and friends, got into motorcycles when I was growing up - a Honda CL-350 that was rapidly replaced by a '70 Triumph T100C (500cc), a '65 Norton Featherbed (650cc), and replaced that with a '73 Tr7RV (Triumph Trophy 750) ... then I got out of that for about 25 years or so ...

Tho I'm hjames here (I thought real names wuz required) I'm thewebgal most everywhere else,
'cause I've been doing web design since 1995 ...

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2010, 01:31 PM

... anti-hand-washing fetish,

s/b Grubby then....;)

uh... chicks, not hicks, or other Pickwickian shtick(s).

Snow W. ??

grumpy

06-10-2010, 02:07 PM

Grubby, Grampy, Gimpy, whatever. The latter two will be appropriate all too soon.

Snow White? sure (no drug references, please). Shaun White? not so much.

SEAWOLF97

06-10-2010, 02:23 PM

Grubby, Grampy, Gimpy, whatever. The latter two will be appropriate all too soon.

I hit the last 2 , mebbe all 3, already..disabled over ankle condition,
became a Great Grandpa last year. :eek:

grumpy

06-10-2010, 02:37 PM

Hope I'm lucky enough to reach ":eek:" status with great-grandkids ... awesome.:applaud:

JBL 4645

06-10-2010, 02:38 PM

I use my real name, and IT IS my avatar that shows a SOLI BUMPER CAR! Nothing too hard to figure out about me!

:D

Umm Let me guess now…is it an island?:D

opimax

06-10-2010, 03:27 PM

My old CB moniker was Polar Bear having been born in Fairbanks, AK and driving a white Dodge Dart Swinger until I learned Bears were the police (those damn trees obscure the forest for me too many times :) ). I just get a radar detector and shut up and listened after a short while, only interested in avoiding tickets with those things.

Mark

louped garouv

06-10-2010, 04:26 PM

the loup garou is a somewhat common mythical creature in SE Louisiana...
here's some background in the link....
http://duplechien.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cryptozoology&action=display&thread=120

i added 'ed' to the end of the first word, and "v," to the second....
because much of the music I listen to is electronic dance music, consisting of "looped grooves" -- and years and years ago, it was normally at night that I listened... sometimes I also felt bad for the next few days....

:)

Triumph Don

06-10-2010, 08:00 PM

Currently the motorcycles, but I did have a TR6 and a TR250 [these are cars made in the 60's and 70's]. Bought my first new Triumph motorcycle in 1972, now have 2 2001's.

Jailtime

06-10-2010, 10:16 PM

Well, I might as well explain while I'm new, so too many folks don't get the wrong idea! :D OK, I was a pretty good cornerback when I played pick-up football in college, so I got nicknamed "Jailtime", because the receiver I was covering might as well have been in jail. 'Cause he sure wasn't going to catch any passes. So the name stuck, and now I use it all over the 'net. Freaks people out. :yes:

scott fitlin

06-10-2010, 10:46 PM

Umm Let me guess now…is it an island?:DNO MAN IS AN ISLAND!

But I am part of an island, the one with fun! Yes, CONEY ISLAND BUMPER CARS!

The old Island is getting ready for a BRAND NEW GREAT SEASON, with us, and a BRAND NEW LUNA PARK, too! And a whole lot of JBL, TAD and CROWN POWER!

:D

yggdrasil

06-11-2010, 02:08 AM

I have been using names from norse mythology to name computers since long before I got connected to internet, so choosing a name on the internet just was an extension of that.

rusty jefferson

06-11-2010, 04:15 AM

Porn star screen name.

First name: Childhood Pet.

Last name: Street you grew up on.

Harvey Gerst

06-11-2010, 10:59 AM

"Harvey Gerst" is an anagram for "Harvey Gerst." *

* Note: I'm just not very good at anagrams.

SEAWOLF97

06-11-2010, 11:10 AM

"Harvey Gerst" is an anagram for "Harvey Gerst." *

* Note: I'm just not very good at anagrams.

Harvey Gerst...is a lot better than the alternative anagrams ....Grave Shyer
Gave Sherry ,Shaver Grey,Gash Revery,Hags Revery,Shag Revery,Gravy Sheer,Gravy Heres,Harry Veges,Ashy Verger ...etc..etc

actually Grey Shaver might not be too bad....;) (or even Sheer Gravy)

JeffW

06-11-2010, 01:18 PM

Shag Revery has a nice ring to it, and Harry Veges has that porn star quality.

scott fitlin

06-11-2010, 02:02 PM

Shag Revery has a nice ring to it, and Harry Veges has that porn star quality.New films, The HORNLOADERS, Starring Shag Revery And INTRODUCING Harry Veges!

:D

Akira

06-11-2010, 03:03 PM

Akira is my real 'middle' name.
Growing up I was ashamed of my name being Japanese so it was a secret for many years. In the 50's & 60's Japan was a dirty word.
Now it is a badge of pride; I wish it was my first name but, it's hard to change when everyone has known me as Keith for a half century plus.

Of more interest is my avatar-- traditional weaponry re-invented high tech is a passion of mine. Audio, while it was my first love became my job. JBL started my love affair with sound, and if it weren't for JBL that love affair would have prabably faded...like a woman you sadly drift apart from.

P.S. the screen name I have always wondered about is "Mr. Widget"

JBL 4645

06-11-2010, 03:40 PM

NO MAN IS AN ISLAND!

But I am part of an island, the one with fun! Yes, CONEY ISLAND BUMPER CARS!

The old Island is getting ready for a BRAND NEW GREAT SEASON, with us, and a BRAND NEW LUNA PARK, too! And a whole lot of JBL, TAD and CROWN POWER!

:D

Well I don’t mind bumping with you for fun and joy. :D I miss going summertime fairground on the bumper-cars.

lgvenable

06-11-2010, 06:33 PM

lgvenable ...not very original, my name Larry Venable (duh)

Hey Optimax, I had a friend in the 70's and 80's who we called the Polar Bear;); quite a character. He was out of San Angelo Texas, and was a mutual friend of my college roommate. So, when I saw it was your old moniker, it made me smile. Now I need to call my old friend, as I hadn't even asked about the Polar Bear in years.

I'll leave that the reason for the name IS stuck in the late 70's early 80's....

sonofagun

06-12-2010, 10:49 AM

Heck with my name - my avatar is more important. I should start a thread on the music(so-called) associated with it - my fav all time movie (and now supposedly being remade) - anyone guess?

OK, OK, the name has to do with things that make loud noises - another interest of mine. :blink:

Ducatista47

06-12-2010, 10:13 PM

Forbidden Planet, of course. Care to take the Krell intelligence test? :)

I have thought all along, "Isn't that the ship landing on Altair IV?" I should have asked. Agreed, one of the best films ever. Not the only one based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, but the best by far.

Clark

brutal

06-12-2010, 10:53 PM

As I recall, I used the term "brutal" to describe the power of my new truck at the time (2004.5 RAM) and it then stuck as the truck nickname, then as a cb handle, then I started using it on one of my first forums for other diesel head nutjobs like me. Since I have no reason to hide, I use the same name (or variant when taken) on nearly every personal forum.

I also tend to be brutally honest - to a fault - by those that know me well, so it all fit.

Rolf

06-13-2010, 05:37 AM

Here is the story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil

Same as Scott. Most knows that "Rolf" is my first name.

I have been using names from norse mythology to name computers since long before I got connected to internet, so choosing a name on the internet just was an extension of that.

sonofagun

06-13-2010, 06:01 AM

Forbidden Planet, of course. Care to take the Krell intelligence test? :)

Clark

No, I find just a strong voice suffices. :D

Ducatista47

06-13-2010, 08:10 AM

No, I find just a strong voice suffices. :D
:rotfl:

It is my day off. I think I'll ask Robby to whip up a batch for me.

sonofagun

06-13-2010, 08:16 AM

"Will 60 gallons be sufficient?"

Ducatista47

06-13-2010, 08:23 AM

I should apologize to Seawolf, but if there ever was a subject worthy of taking an off topic thread off topic, it is Forbidden Planet.

Sixty gallons will be plenty. Might as well come over and help me drink it.

sonofagun

06-13-2010, 08:38 AM

Kansas City Rocket Bourbon or I'm running a special on Altairian Puffleberry wine? :D

My apologies to Seawolf too - others are free to join this discussion or carry on with the original subject - the silly one about names - their origin and variations...

kinda what a philologist does with languages :rolleyes:

Ducatista47

06-13-2010, 08:48 AM

As for me, I never took the brain boost so all of my efforts on this planet have amounted to nothing.

But I am not ready to turn the collar and push the lever down just yet.

SEAWOLF97

06-13-2010, 09:12 AM

I should apologize to Seawolf, .

My apologies to Seawolf too -

Seawolf is cool with where ever you want to go , t'aint no big deal....:D

(except for cats/skin disorders ...go elsewhere for that)

sonofagun

06-13-2010, 09:25 AM

Cats? OH, speaking of cats....

ha ha, just kidding.

Hey Ducatista - well at least you don't have to live with tearing anybody limb from limb!

Did you notice the scene in Aliens when the Alien Queen did that to Bishop? I bet the director got the idea from FP.

SEAWOLF97

06-13-2010, 03:17 PM

if there ever was a subject worthy of taking an off topic thread off topic, it is Forbidden Planet.
.

never seen it, but you guys got me curious, started up a d/l before my bike trip today, it s/b here soon.

others are free to join this discussion or carry on with the original subject - the silly one about names - their origin and variations...
s :rolleyes:

actually I've learned quite a bit about the people that I've conversed with for a couple of years. Useful for me at least...

>>kinda what a philologist does with language

mebbe a philologist isn't the correct word. ?

"Today, philology is no longer concerned with literary interpretation. Rather, it is concerned with deciphering texts and with understanding language through texts — not understanding literary texts through language. A philologist may work with little understood languages that are no longer spoken, for example when a textual record is all that is known of the language."

Never could stay awake in English class....but then after quatro anos de la lengua Espanola , I passed the Navys foreign language test (2 percent pass rate) and learned my 3rd at a Dept of Defense school....can still mangle all 3 with ease. :o: Started on Japanese, but didnt get far...4 was too much...

qualified for OCS too , but 4 years was long enough commitment for a 19 y.o.

LATER EDIT: Just finished "Forbidden Planet" .....Leslie Neilson ?? Shud have been called "Naked Planet" , ......at least I now know where Krell amps originated...;) I kept waiting for the reveal that Ann Francis was an android..never came..

jcrobso

06-14-2010, 08:44 AM

bigyank

06-14-2010, 09:10 AM

My name came from a denim jacket I had when I was 14 years old. Nickname stuck with me throughout the years. :D

sonofagun

06-14-2010, 09:21 AM

QUOTE: LATER EDIT: Just finished "Forbidden Planet" .....Leslie Neilson ?? Shud have been called "Naked Planet" , ......at least I now know where Krell amps originated...;) I kept waiting for the reveal that Ann Baxter was an android..never came..

It's actually Anne Francis (not Baxter) - http://www.annefrancis.net/. a real cool LADY!

Yes, founders of Krell, Inc. took their company name from the film. I tried to get them interested in a speaker design I had which would also relate to images from the film but no go :(. Another great idea of mine* that's gone nowhere :banghead: :( :( :(!!!

MGM hit the ball out of the park with this ground breaking film. For the first time (IMO) enough money was spent, an intelligent story was crafted, and literate science fiction was brought to the big screen for one of the earliest times ever. Hollywood still struggles to this day to do the same. Efforts to remake this classic have been underway for some time. I have a great remake in mind, but getting it to the right directors hands has been futile :dont-know:.

Life is so good...

not!

SEAWOLF97

06-14-2010, 09:56 AM

This was my Star Wars when I was kid, the saw it 3 times!:bouncy: I was 11 in 1956 when this movie came out!

Yesterday was the first time I've seen it ....Didnt go to the movies much as a kid, lived on the beach (Carpenteria) ,,,,Surf movies in my teens..Always liked Bruce Browns humor.

My Star Wars was Apocalypse Now.
(And now we know that StarWars's story was ApocNow , in a different place & time)

http://metaphorical.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/star-wars-apocalypse-now/

Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Ondaatje&y=0&tn=conversations&x=0),

Murch talks about his film and/or sound editing on such pictures as The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Apocalypse Redux, American Graffiti, THX 1138, and The English Patient, through which he and Ondaatje met. The “John” in the passage below refers to John Milius, who wrote the original Apocalypse Now screenplay.
Originally George Lucas was going to direct [Apocalypse Now], so it was a project that George and John developed for Zoetrope. That was back in 1969. Then when Warner Bros. cancelled the financing for Zoetrope, the project was abandoned for a while. After the success of American Graffiti in 1973, George wanted to revive it, but it was still too hot a topic, the war was still on, and nobody wanted to finance something like that. So George considered his options: What did he really want to say in Apocalypse Now? The message boiled down to the ability of a small group of people to defeat a gigantic power simply by the force of their convictions. And he decided, All right, if it’s politically too hot as a contemporary subject, I’ll put the essence of the story in outer space and make it happen in a galaxy long ago and far away. The rebel group were the North Vietnamese, and the Empire was the United States. And if you have the force, no matter how small you are, you can defeat the overwhelmingly big power. Star Wars is George’s transubstantiated version of Apocalypse Now."
– The Conversations, p.70

Harrison Ford's role is AN as Colonel Lucas is a nod to George Lucas

jblnut

06-15-2010, 04:53 PM

Pretty self explanatory.....liked JBL's from the very first L112's I ever heard (not easy to hear or find in New England in the early 80's mind you) and just seemed to develop a nutty obsession with finding and hearing (and buying) ever better models.

I've stopped at the 250TI...trying not to get near any big 43x or 44x Studio models, or anything new and horn-based. Too dangerous :)

jblnut

Akira

06-16-2010, 08:15 AM

OK, OK, the name has to do with things that make loud noises - another interest of mine. :blink:

sonofagun...do you know the origin of your name? Goes back to a passion of mine...;)

Krunchy

06-16-2010, 11:28 AM

I did not give it much thought at the time obviously, must have probably just seen the Simpsons episode where Barney Gumble is impersonating Crusty the Clown at Camp Crusty (the real Crusty had other more important matters to attend to). In true Barney fashion he had consumed too many Duffs to put in a convincing performance and the kids knew there was something "funny"
(but not Ha Ha funny) with "Crusty". Good episode, still one of my favorite shows to this day.

sonofagun

06-16-2010, 11:37 AM

sonofagun...do you know the origin of your name? Goes back to a passion of mine...;)

First site I ever registered with had to do with "things that go bang" :rootn_tootn: so the name "popped" into my head and it's stuck.

SEAWOLF97

06-16-2010, 11:58 AM

I the Simpsons , still one of my favorite shows to this day.

You know Matt Groening is a Portland native...and Will Vinton has his studio here too.

Krunchy

06-16-2010, 12:45 PM

SEAWOLF97

06-16-2010, 01:13 PM

Did not know that, but it does explain a lot :D So not only are there tons of JBLs stashed all over the state, are incredibly progressive and now Matt Groening too, thats almost too much to bear, not to mention the fact that Oregon is one of the most beautiful states.

well, yes , but it would be nice to see sun more than 1 day a week in June ...Oregon..yup we'ze a little different.

no sales tax
rain
no pumping your own gas
the only doctor assisted suicide state (the Catholic church calls Oregon "an aberration")
rain
a gay mayor
major biking center
rain
a haven for runaway Californians
rain
lots of JBLs
many NBA players retire here after playing here
rain
huge Intel & Nike presence here
oh, and did I mention rain ?

(its raining today..and I'd rather be vinyl hunting on bike)

grumpy

06-16-2010, 01:55 PM

no pumping your own gasDoh! I've been thumped for that more than once (too long between road trips
to remember that unique Oregonism). :scold:

Krunchy

06-16-2010, 02:15 PM

well, yes , but it would be nice to see sun more than 1 day a week in June ...Oregon..yup we'ze a little different.
no pumping your own gas.
(its raining today..and I'd rather be vinyl hunting on bike)

I love Rain! In NY it can be raining cats & dogs all day then around 4-5 in the afternoon the sun comes out full blast, like it does in florida????

Why cant you pump your own gas?

Uncle Paul

06-16-2010, 03:45 PM

Why cant you pump your own gas?

It's come up for vote a few times, but never passes. The only exception to the law is for motorcyclists. Self service began in California in 1947. Oregon and New Jersey are the only two holdouts remaining.

BTW - I've been called Uncle Paul since my first niece was born when I was 11 months old.

For some reason the "Uncle" part puts some people off on forums, so I go by Gaspode elsewhere. Gaspode is a character out of Terry Pratchett's Diskworld series. Gaspode is a talking dog who uses subliminal suggestion to get what he wants ("woof, woof, faun, faun, give the little doggie a bone"). Turning my ideas into others ideas by planting seeds of thoughts to achieve my objectives has been a staple of my carreer working inside government beaurocracy.

SEAWOLF97

06-16-2010, 04:16 PM

Turning my ideas into others ideas by planting seeds of thoughts to achieve my objectives has been a staple of my carreer working inside government beaurocracy.

Ah yes, but then using an avatar designed by another forum member :eek:

(its OK, you are giving my joke a new life...:D )

Gaspode is a talking dog who uses subliminal suggestion to get what he wants .

reminds me of the classic Don Johnson movie....A Boy and his Dog

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/

A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground society where the old society is preserved.
Don Johnson plays a young man in a post nuclear war world who has an interesting friend, a telepathic dog. The dog gives him an advantage in dealing with the barbaric world he lives in.

Since I have no reason to hide, I use the same name (or variant when taken) on nearly every personal forum.

I do too....and it just benefited me last week...put an item on the PDX CL....got a reply from a woman in W.Virginia who wanted it....she insisted on COD since she didnt know me...I declined the sale , not wanting to go through the COD hoops...did tell her to check my eBay FB , since I use the same acct name as email name....she was impressed and sent a MO right away.