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A bit off topic but I am fascinated by some of the nicknames we see on this forum.....some, like BobD are really boring but others conjure up all kinds of imaginative thoughts. FlapJack, as Hylda knows, came about when we treated ourselves to a rather extravagant retirement present. “How on earth will I remember the registration number” I said as the dealer presented me with the keys. Easy said my wife.....”FlapJack”!!

As the holiday season draws to an end here in the UK, I wonder if if anyone else would like to share the thinking in deciding their nickname.....Apologies to BobD, at least HE is not boring....😉

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As our new van is so much smaller, she is known as Midge! Short for Midget! Do wonder should I go out and come in again now Hylda is no more!🤣

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Stay as Hylda and it will help you to remember the good times you had with her.....👍🚐👍

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Zezee in reply to

Look at all the good memories you had with Hylda a one off ...enjoy Midge !! Hope all is well ...missed you ...Cx

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sweetiepye

I like being called Sweetie and who doesn't love pye. I like the old spelling for pye for tradition. I thought about Winner winner chicken dinner., or luv luv me do. Nextime, that wor

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JaneFinn

Love this idea for a thread, thanks Flapjack!

I’ve already learnt a lot :) I’m not sure if I’ve been disillusioned or inspired to hear you didn’t name yourself after my favourite oaty treat...

On the plus side it may mean that from now on (like Pavlov’s dogs in reverse) I don’t involuntarily salivate whenever I see your name 😂

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JaneFinn

Mine is not very interesting- I chose it because Jane Finn is the name of a character in a book I love! And it’s pretty close to my own name too :)

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Kaz747

My name is Karen and my friends call me Kaz. 747 is because I love getting on aeroplanes and heading off on adventures around the world. I first used this handle back in the early days of the internet. If I was choosing a name today it might be KazA380 ✈️

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Cat04 in reply to Kaz747

There was me thinking it was because of your phone number 🤣🤣🤣!

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Kaz747 in reply to Cat04

Actually I do have 747 in my mobile phone number and 707 - the first plane I ever went on as a child when we moved from England to Australia ✈️✈️

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Bagrat

I used to use "ratbag" as an endearing term for my kids!! Found on some forums it was taken so started using Bagrat. My Grandchildren used to call me WooWoo and that stuck but apparently that is more commmon than you would think as well. When I decided to use it on skype it was taken.

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My brother used to call me ratbag.....😳

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tbone421998

tbone421998 came from when I signed up with a yahoo mail in 1998. I was 42. tbone was from my trombone playing days.

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Not steak then....😂

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Kaz747 in reply to

My thoughts exactly 🥩

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Bambi65 in reply to

I was thinking the same thing.... On the grill, good seasoning, with a side of baked sweet potato, salad..... mmmmm

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tbone421998 in reply to

Nope, not steak though most people think that. What matters is what I think. LOL.

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Becksagogo

Becksagogo because of my love of David Beckham but everything Becks related was taken. Then on the radio I heard a song with a go go in the lyrics! Hope together it doesn't make me sound like a burlesque dancer!

P'S. I'M over my infatuation with Mr B and have turned my attentions to Idris Elba....watch this space

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Luvit!!

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fairgo45 in reply to Becksagogo

Prefer David myself being a Manchester United fan

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JaneFinn in reply to Becksagogo

In my mind you were a definitely a “Becky/Rebecca”!! I love the real explanation! X

Guilty as charged, but sounds a good enough reason to me......another John!

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Enjoy

Mine is the first and last letters of my first name and the first three of my middle name. It just happened to make Enjoy.

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JaneFinn in reply to Enjoy

I love that :)

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fairgo45

Mine is fairgo because I think everyone should be given every chance to get treated fairly especially with health care

Now that sounded very boring

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Not boring at all....I think we all agree with you!

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Becksagogo in reply to fairgo45

No. The world needs more empathy and less judging

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JaneFinn in reply to fairgo45

It’s far from boring! It’s very inspiring :)

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Angie06

Haha I'm the same reason as you but strange that we both chose 06 to add on when so many to choose from!!

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Treffynnon

Treffynnon is our house name. I bought the dot com domain 20 years ago and as an ID I have never yet found it to be unavailable on any site.....unless I have already used it and forgotten!

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👍

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Bambi65

Bambi because its my real name, and 65, well, that the age I was when I got on this site a few months ago.

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Paulbounce

I normally use my real name on forums ie Paul & my surname. However I don't want my real name showing up on Google and people knowing I suffer from a heart condition. Apart from that I would change my profile and use my real name in a flash.

Paulbounce came from trading Bitcoin online. Due to online hackers and scammers I decided not to trade using my real name. It's to easy for people to target you - same as putting your bank details and address online !

So I needed a pseudo to show as my user name on a trading platform and had to make one up on the spot - hence Paulbounce started his cyberspace existence.

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Fascinating.....does this mean your a millionaire 😉

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Paulbounce in reply to

No ;-)

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sleeksheep

I do like a nice lamb chop or loin of lamb but lambchop brought back memories of Sheri Lewis & Lambchop (bit naf I thought ) so sleeksheep it is. The avatar is my second favourite quokka - not for eating thou....

My name came out of frustration! I tried at least half a dozen names and had them all rejected. I do regret my choice now because it seems like I am not a person in my own right! (Although I am very happy to be Ray’s wife). I agree though, some people’s names are really interesting.

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All I can is Ray is a lucky guy.....best wishes....

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fairgo45 in reply to

I'm happy to be Ray's wife too

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cycleman73

Bet yuh can't guess what mine is...…. ?

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I’m guessing it’s the highest speed you’ve reached on yer bike.....😂

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cycleman73 in reply to

spot on...….. incidentally the world record speed on a two wheel pedal bike was broken this week at I think 174 mph albeit tailgating.....sounds like a bit of lunacy to me !

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Rosemaryb1349

I chose Rosemary as it is my proper name but nobody uses it. I am generally known as Rosie but also as Rose and even Roz. The "b" is the first letter of my surname and 1349 is my area dialling code minus the 0. (Easter Ross in case anyone is interested) 😉

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A Yorkshire lass.....😉

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Rosemaryb1349 in reply to

Actually an English Rose from Dorset living in North of Scotland 🤣

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That’ll treat me to be a smart a**e.....I googled the wrong number and got Hemsley in Yorkshire.....🥴

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Rosemaryb1349 in reply to

😂😂😂

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Buffafly

Grandchild's mispronunciation (she is 11 now and would be mortified if she knew) and because my AF feels like a trapped butterfly. I regret it now but quite enjoy the variations people come up with.

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No regrets Buff, I’ve always thought it was a lovely name......👍

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dedeottie in reply to Buffafly

Do you know what..... I had actually guessed that! Mine is the name of the last horse I owned before AF took my life in a different direction. X

Buffafly profile image
Buffafly in reply to dedeottie

I had wondered, hopefully it brings you happy memories as mine does.

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JaneFinn in reply to dedeottie

I would never have guessed the origin of yours, Dedeottie! It always sounds like a happy name to me, makes me smile :) x

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JaneFinn in reply to Buffafly

I love the name, Buffafly - and the reason :) x

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grandmadogs

I am called Grandma Doggies as their other grandma doesn't have pets.

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dedeottie in reply to grandmadogs

How lovely

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My Nan's were called Sprogs nan and Peter’s nan. I had a brother called Peter and as a youngster, I went through life thinking it was unfair that my brother had a nan and I didn’t 😢. Imagine my relief when it was explained that they were named after their dogs which I never saw, one called Peter and the other Sprog!!

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Auriculaire

Auriculaire is the common French for atrial as the atria are called " little ears" here. Latin medical terms are not used as much. They are francicised.

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BobDVolunteer in reply to Auriculaire

When I learned anatomy xxx years ago auricle was the name for the top chambers of the heart. I may be worng but I fear atrium came from USA? I first came on atrium as a name for it about 30 years ago.

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Auriculaire in reply to BobD

That's interesting. It's odd how languages evolve taking different directions. 500 years ago the French used many words which were very similar to or identical to the words we use in English today. But they now have quite different words for the same things.

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JaneFinn in reply to BobD

Oh yes! Thanks for the blast from the past, Bob and Auriculaire! GCSE biology 30+ years ago definitely taught me auricle, not atria :)

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Frances123 in reply to BobD

Gosh Bob I had completely forgotten the Auricles and like you was how I learned my anatomy. I also remember as an early teen some ...splutter/cough... decades ago joining the British Red Cross and having to draw a crude version of the heart and name the 4 areas.

Thanks for the memory. X

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BobDVolunteer in reply to Frances123

I was a sargent first aid instructor in the Boys Brigade. Does that still exist even?

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Frances123 in reply to BobD

Just found this on the Encyclopaedia Britannica website.

“In humans the atria are the two upper chambers of the heart. Each is roughly cube-shaped except for an ear-shaped projection called an auricle. (The term auricle has also been applied, incorrectly, to the entire atrium.)”

It follows what you said about “little ears” Auriculaire.

Maybe top left, top right etc would solve it 🤣 X

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Kaz747

😂😂😂💃🏼👠

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wilsond

Just boring ,surname and a letter from my christian name!

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Not Harold then!!......😉

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wilsond in reply to

Only at the weekends!

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mavart in reply to wilsond

If it wasn't for mavart I would be a boring Wilson too😀

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wilsond

😁😁😁😁

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mavart

Mavart is a combination of my Mum and Dad‘s names 💕

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Wonderful......

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stagecoach

In my spare time I make models and the latest is a Wells Fargo stagecoach.

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👍

I was Archie89 after my Grandson & his day & month of birth, but feared everyone would think I was an 89 year old bloke.

Thought Pattering a better name which fits my name & AF very well

Pat x

(Female aged 65)

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Very apt.....😄

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Hilly22

Mine's an acronym of my real name, Hilaria Immaculata Latrina Lavatoria Yuliana, which had already been taken 😜😂

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Buffafly in reply to Hilly22

😂

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wilsond in reply to Hilly22

Hilly you made me snort my tea! Lol!

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Anyone with a name like is entitled to have AF.....suggest you change it soon....😂

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dedeottie in reply to Hilly22

😂😝😆

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JaneFinn in reply to Hilly22

😂😂😂

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ETFCfan

Mine as you may have guessed is about football. My team is a small non league team called Enfield Town Football Club. We are a fan owned club formed after our former club was sold for developers. We only get about 350-450 supporters so can do with every scrap of publicity we can get!

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LaceyLady

Well ‘LaceyLady as I make lace, but might conjure up different thoughts 😜

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wilsond in reply to LaceyLady

😁😁😁😁

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I’ll go with the other thoughts if that’s OK with you......😜

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nikonBlue

This is a bit of fun with names! As you'll all have guessed I am a photographer and my name IS Blue......just crazy my surname is ….White!!! :-)

Blue x

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I know, you specialise in pictures of a dubious nature.....🤪

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nikonBlue in reply to

Ha! I spent my life when people ask how I got the name Blue, adding immediately that it had nothing to do with movies..........then I became a photographer!! 😂👀

Blue x

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JaneFinn in reply to nikonBlue

How fabulous to be called Blue!

There was me thinking your choice of forum name confirmed what my husband always says (approvingly) about Nikon - that their photos tend towards a blue tone! He’ll be disappointed it’s actually just because it’s your real name 😆

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nikonBlue in reply to JaneFinn

Actually Blue is a name I've been known by for many years and there is a story behind it but it's not very interesting. I was adopted at 18 months old and the 'sunday' name I had was given to me by someone I never knew so I've always hated the name and no, I'm not telling!! It just became the norm and besides the bills are addressed to Blue so...this is me!!!

Stay well

Blue :-)

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JaneFinn in reply to nikonBlue

Oh Blue, that’s really unique - I love it 😊 x

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Redders

Good topic Flapjack, Redders, bit boring comes from Redwood

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Not the auburn hair then.....😉

Mines a bit of a sad one really.

My Dad had AF and died last year. On the day of his funeral, at nearly midnight, I was smoking a ciggie... outside by his car. Suddenly a black crow flew out the bush and went up into the sky and went across a light, non cloudy bit like Batman. I waved goodbye to my Dad. xxxx

So 4 months later I was diagnosed with AF and BlackCrow seemed fitting.

btw I don’t smoke anymore.... ❤️👍😎

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wilsond in reply to

Poignant and lovely xxx

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I was hoping you were going to see the post but not a reply I would ever of dreamt of.....Harold (well it is the weekend) summed it up perfectly......

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Buffafly in reply to

My Dad died many years ago of HF caused by AF and emphysema (COPD) but I still regularly find myself saying 'Dad would have so loved to see that'. The words 'Rest in peace' are followed by 'and rise in glory' in the prayer book.......

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pottypete1 in reply to

Actually I think it is a good way of remembering.

I always thought you were descended from the Indigenous North Americans.

Pete - who some think is Potty.

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Native American would have been soooo much better!!!

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pottypete1 in reply to

I was trying to find the right words so as not to offend anyone. Maybe I failed - no surprise there

Pete

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No, I meant the explanation would be better as Native American!!!

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JaneFinn in reply to

❤️

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Bob56

I am afraid I fall into the boring category with a name like Bob56. No prizes for guessing Bob is my real name and 56 stands for the year of my birth (19, not 18!). I submit a few posts on various related topics, but I am surprised when so many people get back to me to thank me for how I have helped them. It's only after more careful examination that I realise they think I am BobD! I used to correct them religiously, but realised after a while that it wasn't really necessary. I do, however, feel it's a bit like impersonating a police officer, as I don't possess the encyclopaedic knowledge of all matters AF as BobD does, Maybe I should change my nickname before the urge to be a bit mischievous gets too tempting!

in reply to Bob56

Nothing wrong with taking advantage of some reflected glory, just be grateful your name isn’t Trump!......😉

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Love100cats

My mum gave me a box of 100 post cards of cats not long before she died so I was looking at the box when I needed a password so I used love100cats which has been quite therapeutic for me as we both are(were) cat lovers.

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Can’t think of any better reason....😻😹😸😺😽😼😾 + another 93!

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JaneFinn in reply to Love100cats

💜

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Borderstories1

I used to live on the border between Wales and England and at the time kept a blog with the same tittle documenting my family life there. I stopped blogging after my fourth child was born but still use the title as an online username 👍🏼

in reply to Borderstories1

Hereford/Shropshire.....beautiful country, FlapJack has taken us there many times!

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Raft

I stumbled across my user name with a desire to keep it short and unconsciously included the "af" and then in an expression of how I was feeling at the time, annoyed that I had avoided a need to use major drugs since I had TB, aged 16 and here I was at 80 facing a shed load! Also a sad reminder of my beloved father who died when I was 11 from a failing heart.

So I had a sense of being cast adrift.... thus "Raft" seemed appropriate

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JaneFinn in reply to Raft

Love that it’s such a simple name with such a deep significance x

in reply to Raft

Thank you for your lovely reply. Like you, I enjoyed a largely drug free existence until AF so have an understanding of what you are saying.

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allserene

All Serene... My sister had mental heath issues which manifested as not being being able to face the world..... It was all too fast and loud and brutal. She ended up in residential care and I used to go to England from Chicago to see how she was doing. I used to walk in and say "How are you doing Jose" (Josephine). She always grinned and said "All serene bro, all serene". When she died at 69 , it was 2 weeks before I was informed as they lost my phone/email. ... I was able to arrange the funeral and get there. That was 2012...

in reply to allserene

Another poignant reason for a meaningful name....👍

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Fastbeat

My forum name maybe boring but its definitely true.

in reply to Fastbeat

Here’s hoping that one day soon, you can make a change to Normbeat!

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Fastbeat in reply to

😉

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nataaron

This has crack me up,mine is a combination of my sons names,Nathan and Aaron,now I have a daughter I probably think of changing it

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Patsy10

What a fun thread and interesting to read. I do sometimes wonder whatever made someone come up with the name they have chosen. I nearly resurrected 'midget' a nickname from my time in the forces but it's quite misleading when not known as I'm 6ft! Then I considered pancake due to it being the nickname I had throughout school due to my surname which relates to the famous suffragettes. However, I finally settled on Patsy (also known as Pat, Tricia & Patricia) 10 the day I was born on and red being my favourite colour.

I'm quite new to the forum, I read the relevant posts everyday and it has been so helpful

and reassuring as well as informative.

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cbsrbpm

Nothing very inspiring about mine and thinking of changing it. It used to be my computer log in at work. Now that is boring 😂

in reply to cbsrbpm

Nahhh......just easier to remember 😉

Buffafly profile image
Buffafly in reply to

Tricky to say - seebee-essarbeepee-em

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cbsrbpm in reply to Buffafly

😂😂

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Hilly22 in reply to cbsrbpm

Mine is so boring I had to make something up - you could do some great things with that name lol 😂

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JaneFinn in reply to cbsrbpm

Haha! In the back of my mind when I’ve seen your name, I’ve wondered what the cbsr stood for, assuming bpm was beats per minute ... sr for sinus rhythm maybe? etc!

It’s funny how we can read heart rhythm into everything! X

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cbsrbpm in reply to JaneFinn

Ha ha, not that clever I’m afraid 😂 it was cbsr was my department and bpm my initials. Said it was boring but new I would remember it, lol.

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Peterpan37

Wishful thinking ? Unfortunately not in body but definitely in spirit .🙂

in reply to Peterpan37

Well one out of two can’t be bad....😉

jedi master - I am a jedi

lincoln - Where I went to University

It usually results in me being called Jed, Jedi, Colin, and so on.... but I don't mind!

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Coeurdelion

I tried to be inventive!

in reply to Coeurdelion

.....and I think you succeeded, Heart of a Lion 🦁

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Coeurdelion in reply to

Merci bien Flapjack

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CookieinAL

My husband will call me "Cookie" from time to time, and we live in Alabama - simple as that!

in reply to CookieinAL

All sounds very sensible to me......👍😉

momist profile image
momist

Hmmm. You might wish you'd never asked. Momist comes from a follower of the Greek god Momer. Momer, I believe, was one of the minor gods who annoyed everyone on Mt. Olympus by being too pernickety, and ended up by being cast out by Zeus. He is described as "not suffering fools gladly". I rather thought that this sounded a bit like me. I'll give anyone a break for being wrong, as we all make mistakes, but I can't abide anyone who persists in being foolish.

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Buffafly in reply to momist

👍 Me too, I have to keep reminding myself of the three gatekeepers, before you speak ask yourself, 'Is it true, is it kind, is it necessary?' Very difficult 🙄

in reply to momist

I know where you are coming from but this forum has caused me to “try” and be more understanding with those who share different views but I am glad I asked the question. The answers have been fascinating.....

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Madscientist16

Thanks for this side bar Flapjack. It is nice to chat about other things on this forum too. I started to use madscientist as an email address years ago. I liked being a scientist and felt like somewhat of a superhero when the kids I would do demonstrations for said I had "mad" skills. Recently however, I lost my 29 year scientist job to company restructuring. A year later, I was still out of work and newly diagnosed with AF. I guess in a way I was still "angry" when I joined this community, so the nickname still fit. Today I am back to work and hopefully will have mad skills again in my new position. :)

in reply to Madscientist16

I’m sure you have and it’s great to hear you are working again and sharing your knowledge and experience.....

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Frances123

Bit late to this party. Frances is my real name and 123 was the house number of my childhood home. When I first joined AFA way back when it was very early days and was member No 3. and don’t think it ever entered people’s heads then to use nicknames? The 2 previous members used their real name too. It was first forum I and joined so it was all new.

Forward some years when AFA joined healthunlocked I had to rejoin it wouldn’t accept just Frances as I was before so added the numbers. If I was to have a nickname now it would either be Mrs Bears or Teddybears but that is a different story🤣. X

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