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Vikinfan

04/14/2010 11:38PM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)

I was just wondering why some people chose the screen names they did when joining this site.

Some are pretty obvious, I mean Vikinfan is pretty self explanatory and Kanoes....Kanoes....Wisconsin public education I guess explains that one but how did the rest of you pick your names?

Oh yeah sign up for the spring wing night May 1st if you can!

Take care

It is my dream to catch a Northern Pike suffering from acromegaly.

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PortageKeeper

04/14/2010 11:53PM

Funny!
I lead volunteers on portage clearing trips each spring.
No space between portage and keeper because I grew up close to Wisconsin. :)

“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski

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rogerson

04/15/2010 12:03AM

It was my generic screen name in case I didn't like the site. Had to sign up to see the user comments on the maps or something like that. Now I'm just too lazy to change it. It seems I like this site. :-)

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." Hunter S Thompson

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520eek

04/15/2010 12:59AM

area code and my initials

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!

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ozarkpaddler

04/15/2010 01:28AM

Where I live and where I do most of my paddling. TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Appolion

04/15/2010 02:28AM

Apollyon is the Greek name for Abaddon, the spiritual being named as the destroyer in Christian apocalyptic theology.

I liked the way Appolion looked though :P

(Left Behind series anyone?)

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dicecupmaker

04/15/2010 02:58AM

I used to make muffler belts years ago......no, wait that was in a prior life when I drank. Now I help people keep their beverages cool.......with class.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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amhacker22@hotmail.com

04/15/2010 04:02AM

I wasn't really paying attention when I filled in the username field. I had no idea what kind of a commitment I was making.

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canoe212

04/15/2010 04:20AM

Just the word canoe and my house number. I didn't intend to post this much or I would have thought about it more. I don't really mind my name, even if it is pretty generic. I do wish I had capitalized it though.

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir

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bapabear

04/15/2010 04:29AM

First grandchild gifted me with the "bapa" and coaching cohorts went by the second part. There was no real reference to Bear Bryant it was more that I growled a lot. :)

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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1stSatInMay

04/15/2010 04:39AM

The day of the greatest 2 min. in sports

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945

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Spartan2

04/15/2010 04:52AM

My husband, Spartan1, and I are both graduates of MSU. We met on the Spartan student trip to the Rose Bowl in 1965-66 on a Greyhound bus en route to Pasadena. It was just the first thing that came to mind for me. We bleed green, especially during football season.

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Unas10

04/15/2010 04:59AM

Tenth child of Una.

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jb in the wild

04/15/2010 05:46AM

My drill instructor started calling me JohnBoy (last name is Walton), that got shortened to JB and in the wild is where I feel the most comfortable. Although some that have known me for a long time, say that when I was younger and drinking heavy, it was more like JB is in the wild (mood). Of course I don't remember much of those days and if it wasn't for the flashbacks I wouldn't remember the 70s and 80s at all.

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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rookie in 03

04/15/2010 06:02AM

first trip to Gods country

rookie in 03

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gbusk

04/15/2010 06:10AM

Mine is just a fusion of my first and last name. I wish I had thought of something a bit more clever. I have been tempted to change it, but likely never will.

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SunCatcher

04/15/2010 06:13AM

SunCatcher,
Song I played in band in high school 35 years ago. Always liked it, wanted to have a ranch called the SunCatcher Ranch, or some such dream like that, so when got on this site just went with SunCatcher.
Plus seems I am always "chasing the Sun" so to speek. Love the site and all who enter here. Blessing to you all (Paul's my other name ha ha)
SunCatcher

"WWJD"

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billconner

04/15/2010 06:31AM

Oh my. Is it that obtuse?

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Benutzer

04/15/2010 06:47AM

German speaking folks understand mine immediately. A Benutzername is a username or screen name.

The funny part is: I don't speak German!

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dedgrass

04/15/2010 07:15AM

I play bluegrass banjo in a Grateful Dead band. Has nothing fo do with my lack of landscaping skills!

Dedgrass

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Humdinger

04/15/2010 07:16AM

When I worked in a machine shop, we had phrases that really didn't mean much other than a running joke or commentary about the situation... "that's a real humdinger" which could convey sarcasm or if you we're impressed with something or a statement on the latest engineering creation.
I have worst shop phrases that were unique, but we have mixed company here.

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thlipsis29

04/15/2010 07:23AM

Thlipsis was one of the coolest sounding words I had to memorize in my New Testament Greek classes in seminary. Unfortunately it means distress, affliction or tribulation. 29 is my birthday (August 29).

"While Jesus can make you wonderfully happy, he has no intention of making you normal." Erwin McManus

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Jiimaan

04/15/2010 07:37AM

Jiimaan is an Ojibwa word for Canoe.

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Boppa

04/15/2010 07:38AM

While I have many interests and loves in my life, and I will readily admit to being called a lot of names -"Boppa" is the one that brings a smile quickest, from little voices.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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Basspro69

04/15/2010 07:43AM

I believe theres an old post that explains everyones screen name, but for me its my friends use to call me basspro when we would fish together, and june 9 is my wifes birthday so I combined the two Basspro69.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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solotrek

04/15/2010 08:00AM

I love to canoe either tandem or solo but "trekking" solo is an experience like none other.

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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topcat

04/15/2010 08:04AM

Nickname my 10th grade history teacher gave me, after the cartoon character. My initials are TC and that was what topcat was called by his friends.

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FullGo

04/15/2010 08:11AM

FullGo -- i.e to go all out, to go fast and go hard. That pretty much describes my personality when it comes to recreational activities --football, triathlons, marathons, and the BWCA.

I'm bad, and that's good. I'll never be good, and that's not bad. There is no one I'd rather be than me.

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Kevlar

04/15/2010 08:16AM

I wanted a name that reflected canoeing and something specific about me, and I really do appreciate my kevlar canoes...and it wasn't already taken, as several other names were.

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nojobro

04/15/2010 08:21AM

No, Jo, and Bro are the first parts of my name, my husband's name, and our first daughter's name. Way back when we first got an email address, he made up that as our email, and I've adopted it as my online screen name. The other daughter gets left out. That's what you get for being born late to the party. ;-)

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hiawatha

04/15/2010 08:30AM

My wife believes that my canoeing skills are equivalent to the Walt Disney character, and I live in the Hiawatha Valley.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. --- Henry David Thoreau

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HowardSprague

04/15/2010 08:40AM

I think it was 1999-2001 or some time around there. New job, first time on the internet. Didn't know much about it, but stumbled upon the CCBB and after lurking for awhile wanted to chime in. Had to create an identity and an email address I could use and had heard that on the internet, you don't want to divulge your real info...spur of the moment, I thought of a TV show I liked and decided to use a lesser-recognized character that would maybe seem like a real name..so rather than Barney Fife or Sheriff Andy Taylor or Opie, I went with Howard Sprague. No real reasoning behind it, but after awhile my friends on the CCBB knew me by that and it seemed too late to change to a different, better name. When I came here, there were many of the same people I know on the CCBB so I kept the same one. Not very interesting, eh? (Now, if I'd come here and there were already anothe HowardSprague, that might have been interesting and confusing at the same time.)

"Enjoy every sandwich"

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whiteh20

04/15/2010 08:43AM

I love to raft, kayak and canoe Whitewater. But, I live in MN now so my interests have turned north to the BWCA and beyond.

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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Piker

04/15/2010 08:46AM

No idea really.....is there a way to change the name? I dont like the one I picked.

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inthewoods

04/15/2010 08:53AM

when i was a kid whenever anyone would call or stop by wondering were i was my parents would always say inthewoods somewere good luck finding him

"ya like thats going to work"my wife

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BWPaddler

04/15/2010 08:54AM

I joined this site in 2004 under my "real" name, but didn't post much and mainly used the maps as quick references. When I decided to dive back into the forums in earnest in 2010, I created a new user with a real screen name, which is really self-explanatory.

"BW Paddler" is the first and last name associated with my "anonymous" (paddling_home) email address - used when I don't care to advertise my unique last name to the whole internet. The phrase "Paddling Home" comes from a Michael Monroe song of the same name that was sung by me (at the top of my lungs, for bedtime stories, on road trips...) for about a year after I first got his Antler, Bear, Kazoo album.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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DeterminedOrange

04/15/2010 09:04AM

Determined Orange is the color of this canoe I made.

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Patches the Canoe

04/15/2010 09:24AM

My philosphy is that canoes, tents, tools, guns, camping equipment, etc are meant to be used/used up and I sometimes make odd and off-hand comments.

I tend to abuse my canoes in and out of use, which sometimes leads to various puncture wounds and road rash injuries, i.e. sailing a canoe down the gunflint, stacking up in rapids, etc. I've gotten handy with fiberglass and resin; plus it facilitates my need to buy a new canoe every 5 to 10 years.

I would have used the HOE (a nickname given to me by a close friend)... "hard on equipment", but I didn't want people to get the wrong idea.

"...there are no tippy canoes, only tippy people."

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GSP

04/15/2010 09:29AM

Not sure where my name GSP came from. Guess I had it most of my life, got to let the dog out.

German Shorthair Pointers Rule Serenity is found in your mind, not somewhere you seek.

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boonie

04/15/2010 09:30AM

It's just what some people call me - a nickname based on my name.

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Merlin

04/15/2010 09:34AM

I paddle a Merlin II

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Jackfish

Moderator

04/15/2010 09:42AM

One of my paddling buddies lives in another town and we'd call each other at work all the time to discuss our trips. His secretary would always ask the nosy question, "May I tell him who's calling?"

So... to be creative, I came up with several fictitious names that sounded legit, but were related to our Quetico trips.

The name "Jackfish" is what many First Nation folks call the Northern Pike. Jack Fish could, theoretically, be a man's name, so that's one of the pseudo names I used when I called him. It stuck.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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TwoByGreenCanoe

04/15/2010 09:52AM

I normally trip with my best friend or with my dog so it's 2 in a green Souris River canoe.
I guess I will always have to own green canoes now.

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fishguts

04/15/2010 10:51AM

fishguts

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wahoojim1

04/15/2010 10:56AM

Cleveland Indians fan. Chief Wahoo still remains their mascot. The Chief's big smile has gotten me through a lost of tough seasons; the 1990's are the exception.

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BWPaddler

04/15/2010 10:58AM

Hilarious Jackfish! Stealth and secrecy... love it.

quote TwoByGreenCanoe: "I normally trip with my best friend or with my dog so it's 2 in a green Souris River canoe.
I guess I will always have to own green canoes now."

TwoBy - OT, but I am soooooooo jealous! I really wanted the green SR, but got my LeTigre from an outfitter. They don't typically spend the extra on color for their rental fleets. Now, if I win the lottery, I'll get a green one AND a red one!

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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wetcanoedog

04/15/2010 11:06AM

the name refers to my big wet dog taking up floor space in the canoe.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Chilly

04/15/2010 11:08AM

Chilly a fictional super hero in Lakeside that most folks know well. Mr. Windchill on the other hand is real, unknown, and has very few special powers...

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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tremolo

04/15/2010 11:12AM

I used to be karenmb, but it was unpronounceable and bland. So, I invited other bwca.commers to help me come up with a new one that sounds good and has some meaning. Hence: Tremolo--the sound that loons make when anxious, which probably fits my personality too. Then, I discovered there is a lake Tremolo near Insula and plan to paddle or bushwhack there this May.

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Journeyman

04/15/2010 11:24AM

It's a name with more than one meaning for me.
After serving a state indentured apprenticeship in the skilled trades they give you the title of "journeyman" of that trade, which I proudly carry. But, somehow the title seemed just as fitting for a person that treks out into the wilderness for a week at a time.

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dadof6

04/15/2010 11:25AM

Yes, I have 6 kids. We finally figured out what was causing it.

The name actually came from a joke...a guy was referring to his wife as "mom of 5" and she didn't like it so she called him "dad of 3" and it stopped. People started calling me "dad of 3" and my wife said, no he really is "dad of 6".

"My life has been a series of campfires." Sigurd Olson

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Jeriatric

04/15/2010 11:25AM

One of the secretaries in my office, before I retired, liked to give certain people nicknames. Actually, she gave me two names but I lean toward the name reflecting concern for my advancing age rather than the other name, "Jerbear."

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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ottoparts

04/15/2010 11:27AM

In the movie Repo Man (one of my favorite movies back in college), the character played by Emilio Estevez is named Otto. When he introduces himself to the other repo men, one guy say's "Otto? You mean like otto parts?" I know it's dumb, but it made me laugh!

Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?

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BigZig

04/15/2010 11:34AM

A play on my last name and a nickname given by my peers growing up.

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Rapid Runner

04/15/2010 11:38AM

fast = moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid

runner = base runner, ball carrier.

I was the leading base stealer for my high school team and in football I was a running back,wide reciever, and kick returner.

seen rapid as a definition of fast and since I like white water rafting, and you see plenty of rapids in the BW I made Rapid Runner

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LINDENKNIGHT1

04/15/2010 11:43AM

Linden is the little spot where I live in the Ozarks, ergo I am a Lindenite....or in this case a Linden Knight.

"A man that don't lie....ain't got nothin' to say"

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Parnell

04/15/2010 12:00PM

Parnells Place is the name of my restaurant. My father had for 15 years, raced stock cars also and his nickname was Parnelly after the famous racer Parnelly Jones. My name is Tim and my wife and I bought it in 1989.

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moosedrool

04/15/2010 12:03PM

wanted an up northy sounding name while still sounding approachable:-)

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I-Hawk

04/15/2010 12:03PM

I went to the University of Iowa.

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oneportage

04/15/2010 12:03PM

I like to portage and I do them in one trip. my name is todd.

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yeti

04/15/2010 12:10PM

I like to lurk about the woods and mountains just staying out of the cameras viewfinder.

OVER? Did you say OVER?!

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Old Hoosier

04/15/2010 12:17PM

Guess it came from my reluctant acknowledgement that I am finally getting old at 60 and since I grew up in Indiana, it was a simple merge.

Even though I have lived the great majority of my life in Texas or Tennessee, we tend to "identify" with our childhood homes.

Most disturbing is that someone might be prone think I went to Indiana University (God forbid!) when in fact I am a Purdue grad.

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MOgirl

04/15/2010 12:57PM

Pretty simple here I'm from Missouri and I'm a girl! That's it!

~Kristy

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moose plums

04/15/2010 01:03PM

Hmmmm. Not sure how I came up with it, it was a product of my personality.
Moose Plums could represent different things to different individuals. Why does everyone assume it's the gems pictured below?

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Billy pool guy

04/15/2010 01:23PM

When I started teaching, the school that hired me already had 5 staff members named Bill. Bill the Dean, Bill The principal, Bill the science guy, Bill the janitor, and Bill the trainer. I was hired to teach swimming and manage the pool, and I was the youngest guy on staff so Billy pool guy.

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Winemaker

04/15/2010 01:33PM

Uh, well, I am one.

see www.oakhillwines.com

humm?

"Opening a bottle of wine in a canoe is a desirable, but irrational act."

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shr2807

04/15/2010 01:38PM

Mine really sucks, and when I put originally signed in, I didn't realize it was going to be visible on the screen.

I was assigned that as my user name when I enrolled in college, and seems like I just stuck with it for my email and other logons so I didn't get them all confused.

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fishfry

04/15/2010 02:05PM

Everyone that eats my fried fish say its the best fish they have ever ate. My fish has even changed the minds of people that don't like fish. The name was give to me by my niece who hated fish, now the only fish she will eat is mine. Have you ever seen anyone woof down bullhead thinking its walleye. Fishfry anyone.

It's not the speed, but the grace in which you arrive.

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YaMarVa

04/15/2010 02:08PM

'Ya mar' is a Phish song.

And the 'va' comes from the eastern 'delmarva' region. A fun place to be in the summer, especially if Phish is out touring.

"Miller owns that field, Locke that, and the Mannings the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape." - R.W.Emmerson.

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GrampaMike

04/15/2010 02:10PM

Moosedrool.....I wanted to use your name when I signed up in reference to one of my favorite beers.

One trip to BWCA was with 3 Mike's from the same town and a Greg, so we needed to come up with a way for Greg to communicate with us w/o getting 3 responses in unison. I became GrampaMike because I had just recently welcomed my first grandchild to this earth. Also was TallMike and SAM (Smart Ass Mike).

Nojobro...that was SAM and myself you ran into on the Snake River last year.

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emptynest56

04/15/2010 03:24PM

MP,
Seriously, I thought your name was a part of bull moose anatomy!
Emptynest was a parenting status my wife and I were enjoying when I first logged on, and then my birthdate.

"Did you bring the coffee?" "No. I thought you were."

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apendl

04/15/2010 03:31PM

Mine is about as uncreative as you can get. first initial of my first name combined with my last name.

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Beemer01

Moderator

04/15/2010 03:38PM

My initials are BMW - BMWs are known as Bimmers (cars) and Beemers (motorcycles).

I like my Beemer - picture taken up in Yukon Territory. I think.

"You're not serious about wearing sandals on this portage.... are you?"

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TuscaroraBorealis

04/15/2010 03:58PM

One of my favorite occurences, especially in the B-dub....NORTHERN LIGHTS. Just added the "Tusc" to be a little creative about it with a BWCA twist.

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MplsKcid

04/15/2010 03:59PM

Well back when i was 16 and went by Dick short for Richard ( how i dont know it just is)one of my friends flipped it around and Kcid (the C is silent) stuck since im just a really big kid . That and im from Minneapolis .

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Dbldppr1250

04/15/2010 04:04PM

The Dbldppr is double dipper. I read about public employees in Missouri retiring and getting jobs in other retirement markets, so I retired from public schools at 30 years and got a fob in the private school sector 9 years ago. I now draw full retirement and also have a full time position teaching P. E. at a private school. This strategy really helped my wife and I get our kids through college years.

The 12 and 50 were my jersey numbers in high school and in college in baseball and football. Strange - my daughter also wore 12 in college softball.

Walking School Bus

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Vikinfan

04/15/2010 04:48PM

Fishfry I do believe you when you say you are a good cook when it comes to fish (would love to try some).

I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)

It is my dream to catch a Northern Pike suffering from acromegaly.

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bradcrc

04/15/2010 05:08PM

I've been Bad_CRC on the interwebs for years. Got e-famous 10 years or so ago, and now that nickname is always taken by someone else when I try to sign up for stuff, so I've resorted to bradcrc since brad is my first name.

a Bad_CRC is a computer term.

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butthead

04/15/2010 05:12PM

'butthead' was my character for computer simulations/online gaming.
Flew as Major Assinious Noggin 358th Fighter Group, in a P47D, EAW online.
The nickname stuck!

butthead

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin

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GrampaMike

04/15/2010 05:20PM

for moosedrool..........you beat me to your screen name!

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gundog1

04/15/2010 05:58PM

My first hunting buddy - Gunner.

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uwmarchy

04/15/2010 06:20PM

Graduated from UW-Milwaukee with an architectural degree.....so UWM and ARCHY for short

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

04/15/2010 07:22PM

I am a man from Arkansas...

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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beanman

04/15/2010 08:16PM

I was skinny growing up so my babysitter called me Bean (as in bean pole) and the name stuck. I go by: Bean, Beaner, Beanman, Beano Torretta(similar to the Miami QB), and those who don't know me well just call me Brian. My dad called me Herman growing up(no idea why) and my mom always called me Skip(which made me feel real manly).

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arctic

04/15/2010 08:46PM

My favorite area to paddle.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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HighPlainsDrifter

04/15/2010 08:56PM

I couldn't think of a canoe-related name when I joined BWCA.com. So, I used the first (High Plains) and last name (Drifter) that I was using in my Hotmail account as HighPlainsDrifter.

It worked at the time. If I had to do it again, I probably would use something related to the north woods.

I liked Clint Eastwood movies....... "shave and a hot bath" was a classic scene from High Plains Drifter.

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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silverback

04/15/2010 09:00PM

Silverback,
No, it's not cause I have a hairy white back.
Yes, because the silverback gorilla is THE King of the forest.

Truthfully it's the name of a Frisbee team from Florida that I came out of (Frisbee) retirement to play on. We almost won the 50th annual International Frisbee Tournament. I had such a good time that I adopted it as my moniker.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx

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wtgmonkey

04/15/2010 09:17PM

WTG (wind turbine generator) monkey (chosen mascot for us climbing folk that repair and maintain the big fans)

"Champions are measured by the adversity they overcome"

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sterngirl

04/15/2010 09:21PM

I'm a gal who likes to sit in the back of the canoe and steer. Been sitting there since my dad put me there when I was 10.

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Traveler

04/15/2010 09:30PM

I live in Arkansas and I love to travel. I have been to every state but Hawaii, pretty much all of Europe and lived in Israel for awhile. The name Traveler seems to have a long history with Arkansas...the name of a song, a boat, a minor league baseball team and who knows what else. Even my paddle is a BB Traveler.

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Craig K

04/15/2010 10:05PM

A friend of mine (also a member of this site) Created an account for me and my brother so we could use this site to do research and communicate for planning our trips. I've been going to the BWCA and using this screen name ever since then.

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sloughman

04/15/2010 10:32PM

Most my non-BWCA canoeing is in the Mississippi sloughs around Wabasha.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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thebotanyguy

04/15/2010 10:38PM

I know a little bit about plants.

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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Amok

04/15/2010 10:44PM

Computer game name I liked to use with my friends waaay back when to have multiple players you had to have a lan party. Since I didn't know the games (mostly 1st person shooters) I'd just run amok and try not to get killed.

Also, it's a character name from a book series (and writer) I like.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Clone

04/15/2010 11:28PM

Iowa State Cyclone --- Clone for short.

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bear bait

04/16/2010 12:32AM

i like bears

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mr.barley

04/16/2010 12:49AM

I brew my own beer, so mr.barley works for me.

serenity now

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QueticoMike

04/16/2010 06:45AM

Wow, how do I explain this name..........haha :-)

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

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hapstap

04/16/2010 07:48AM

Name of my bar if I ever owned one, nickname is Hap.

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BlackMagic

04/16/2010 07:55AM

Had to come up with something quick. My long-time dream had been to acquire a solo canoe, so when I ended up with the Bell Magic in BlackGold, I just put two and two together, hence - BlackMagic. Not to be confused with the nasty kind.

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ChicagoJosh

04/16/2010 08:06AM

where i live and name...nothing too exciting here. some of your's are rather creative though

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RainGearRight

04/16/2010 08:49AM

A buddy and I we're canoeing on the Brule in Wis. A pretty good sized downpour came through and as we were taking shelter under a over hanging pine some "better prepared" boats came by. One guy in the bow of one boat says "Looks like you forgot the rain gear eh?" My buddy, a little pissy said "Rain gear? Yeah right!" As if we did it on purpose. We always get a chuckle talking about it and always make sure we throw in the RG now.

There's always money in the banana stand.

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danhawk

04/16/2010 09:54AM

Hawk is how many mispronounce my last name so when I was in the military I had "hawk" on my helmet. Plus I love hawks.

That being said, I would like to change the name to DiverDan. This name was given to me in the BWCA the summer after 9th grade. I dove in with wearing the last of my dry clothes trying to grab a runaway fish on a stringer. Can the name be changed?

Lets Roll!

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That Guy

04/16/2010 10:11AM

That Guy.... someone has to be him.

"The earth is being overrun by mankind and his machines. There will always be a need for quiet places that can only be reached by physical effort, skill and endurance." Bill Mason

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labman

04/16/2010 12:27PM

I have a chocolate Lab named Bosco and I am a man= Labman.

I think this might be the first time I posted something.....

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. 'Paul Valery

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danhawk

04/16/2010 12:40PM

Welcome to the site labman!

Lets Roll!

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Bannock

04/16/2010 06:22PM

I made some bannock for a group, they thought the name funny, and so started calling me Bannock. I guess it's better than Hamburger Helper. :)

Bannock

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myceliaman

04/16/2010 06:50PM

Love to go mushroom hunting and I think I'm pretty gd at it. My friends came up with mushroom man, which turned into myceliaman since I'm willing to go above and beyond to find the elusive mushrooms.

There comes a time when the blind man says don't ya see..

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Packfan4

04/16/2010 10:10PM

Like your's mine is fairly obvious. Still love Brett Farve too.

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Big Tent

04/16/2010 11:28PM

I hate dressing on my knees.

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willys53

04/16/2010 11:49PM

Not much of a computer person, so when my son was setting up my E-mail account he asked what name I wanted? Couldn't think of one so I told him to make one up. Just outside the window sat my 53 Willys ranch truck, not much of an imagination!

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fishfry

04/17/2010 04:01AM

quote Vikinfan: "Fishfry I do believe you when you say you are a good cook when it comes to fish (would love to try some).

I do not believe you about the bullhead thing though (and I will never try some!) :)"

My girl will never eat bullhead either. I let my sister think she was eating walleye until she finished then I told her.

It's not the speed, but the grace in which you arrive.

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mogos

04/17/2010 08:18AM

my mother's childhood nickname for me. my older brother has perpetuated it through my life by calling me by it loudly when i was in high school -- so i would be embarrassed when my friends heard it. to his children i have became uncle mogos.

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Savage Voyageur

04/17/2010 10:13AM

I live in Savage, and I like to travel and explore the BWCA

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Big Ying

04/17/2010 12:19PM

A nickname I've had from close friends since college. Not for what you might think, not that they would know.

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Dodger

04/17/2010 12:51PM

Love the Los Angeles Dodgers. Also love Los Angeles.

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Jeriatric

04/17/2010 02:40PM

Dodger,
I am a Dodger fan too but I'll only drive in LA if I have to in order to catch a plane. I have only seen the Dodgers when they have played in SF.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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shoreviewswede

04/17/2010 05:32PM

I live in Shoreview, MN... and am Swedish-American, eh.

Be Nice -Swede

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bigdriver

04/17/2010 05:40PM

I drive a big truck and the numbers are nothing.

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Den97

04/17/2010 06:30PM

First half of my name then my badge number nothing to do with the scouts

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Kiporby

04/17/2010 10:43PM

I was in a rock band back in the college days called Burnt Sienna.

Kip Orby was our "manager". Totally fictional character. Dialing Kip actually dialed our phone number.

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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canoller

04/18/2010 08:48AM

some buddies and I fitted trolling motors on the back of canoes (not the square stern type)we have 4 in our fleet.

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motdur

04/18/2010 10:15AM

Name spelled backwards.

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Koda

04/18/2010 11:42AM

Koda = "friend" in the Lakota Sioux language.

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Kendra

04/18/2010 08:17PM

Boring...just my name.

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tobiedog

04/18/2010 08:41PM

My dog, as you might guess. I post very little but read often. I have little idea who's behind each screen name but there must be "communities" behind this "community" because some people seem to know each other. Or am I just imagining that? For the most part, when I click on profile it seems like most identities are cloaked in mystery.

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airmorse

04/18/2010 10:02PM

"Air" in reference to what I do. Pilot. And my last name.

"In wilderness is the salvation of mankind." Thoreau.

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danhawk

04/19/2010 11:16PM

quote tobiedog: "My dog, as you might guess. I post very little but read often. I have little idea who's behind each screen name but there must be "communities" behind this "community" because some people seem to know each other. Or am I just imagining that? For the most part, when I click on profile it seems like most identities are cloaked in mystery. "

I just clicked on yours too - mystery!

Lets Roll!

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OBX2Kayak

04/20/2010 07:20AM

OBX = North Carolina's Outer Banks; the thin sandbar that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pamlico Sound.

2Kayak = Why I moved to the Outer Banks

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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wawasee

04/20/2010 09:57AM

Wawasee is a lake I grew up on in Indiana. It was named after a Miami Indian chief. Wawasee means flat belly.

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BWPaddler

04/20/2010 10:07AM

quote OBX2Kayak: "OBX = North Carolina's Outer Banks; the thin sandbar that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pamlico Sound.

2Kayak = Why I moved to the Outer Banks"

OBX2 - I saw your connection to Outer Banks with your screen name. Love that place - my brother kiteboards there several times a year. You come all the way to MN for paddling? Wow.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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ekffazr

04/20/2010 10:25AM

my first initial and last name backwards.........uh oh now everyone can figure out my real identity.....

do not read this post, as I need to keep my identity secret please
thanks in advance

Today could be your last chance to be good to yourself

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alpine525

04/20/2010 12:41PM

Alpine = one of my favorite BW lakes + my house numbers!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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LetsGoFishing

04/20/2010 12:49PM

This is the screenname I use for a fishing site. Growing up when my dad would ask what I wanted to do, I'd say, "Let's go fishing."

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esenjay

04/20/2010 01:25PM

esenjay
snj
S and J
Scott and Jami

Me and wife

"Hey... Did you hear that?" "Sorry, I ate egg salad for lunch."

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ChazzTheGnome

04/20/2010 01:25PM

What a great thread to find today! I just changed my username today. I used to be jax261, which was just an old college thing and part of the email address that I use to set up accounts on websites. I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be into this site or not, I just wanted to look at the maps and see some of the info. Well, it turns out that I do like this place and I think I will be a part of this, for a while to come anyway. So I changed up the name to be a little more personal and current. Chazz the Gnome is a combo of a few things, the trip I was on last summer found a group of us having to ‘settle’ for our 2nd choice of campsites at the end of a long hard day of travel. The occupant of the site that we were heading for then became the object of our campfire stories that night, we named him Chazz and discussed hie various shortcomings and annoying personal habits, including his very strict adherence to the leave no trace philosophy which leads him to bag his poo in the bwca. Chazz, and his spirit, have since been a guiding force in many of mine and that groups camping adventures since then. And the gnome part because I have a thing for gnomes. I have a 3-inch gnome that comes with on a lot of trips.

So it’s weird but that’s the deal with my name.

"Every day on this side of the dirt is a good day." ~ My Grandpa

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heavycanoe

04/20/2010 02:18PM

I have an old town discovery canoe - 82lbs I bought it 20 years ago when it was not so heavy. Not sure I will be able to carry it in 20 more. But I think that the royalex will last that long or longer.

"I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily without regret." - Roderick Haig-Brown

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spottedowl

04/20/2010 04:38PM

I have sold lumber for over 20 years and there was a time in the late 80's when they stopped logging old growth forests because the spotted owl was put on the endangered species list. They live only in these ancient forests where the best trees are for making lumber. This caused the price of lumber to increase dramatically-it's a classic commidity supply and demand business. At the time people were buying alot of lumber and when the prices went way up and you are a commission salesman, you make more money. So I learned to love the spotted owl. Now, with this economy I wish I'd have never heard of the little &@#$%^! and had gotten into something else. But, as a screen name on a wilderness type of forum, it's kind of mellow in a way, so I like it.

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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canoepaddle

04/20/2010 06:41PM

No good story to mine either. I use one.

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Jackfish

Moderator

04/20/2010 06:50PM

quote ChazzTheGnome: "I just changed my username today."

I guess that answers THAT question. I'm keeping my name, but there were others who wondered if a name could be changed. There you have it. (And you don't even drop back to zero posts!)

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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OBX2Kayak

04/20/2010 10:30PM

quote BWPaddler: "
quote OBX2Kayak: "OBX = North Carolina's Outer Banks; the thin sandbar that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pamlico Sound.

2Kayak = Why I moved to the Outer Banks"
OBX2 - I saw your connection to Outer Banks with your screen name. Love that place - my brother kiteboards there several times a year. You come all the way to MN for paddling? Wow."

Why travel all the way to Minnesota? Here's why:

Ran into this fella last Saturday. He's a big reason why I prefer swimming in the Boundary Waters.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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wb4syth

08/30/2010 09:22AM

Well since this was bumped...

Mine is pretty boring - my first and middle initial followed by my lastname.

"I'm not superstitious. I'm a little stitious" - Michael Scott

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Swampbuster

08/30/2010 10:12AM

My screen name came from when I was part of an Archery forum. I am an avid bow hunter and a lot of my hunting area is good ole Northern MN Spruce and Tamarack swamps.

Paddle Faster...I hear Banjo Music!!

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Wetlander

08/30/2010 01:20PM

My job title is "Wetlands Specialist" and I love duck hunting.

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Divainthewild

08/30/2010 01:49PM

Diva cuz I am. In the Wild, cuz I usually am. Unless, I have to be a Diva but that's pretty wild anyway.

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Corndog

08/30/2010 02:14PM

I was eating a corndog when I first signed onto this sight, and it made me laugh. So Corndog it is.

OMG "Corndogged again!" My all time favorite quote.

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2K10

08/30/2010 02:16PM

Due to some health set-backs last summer we weren't able to do anything fun, so we were determined to make this our "epic 2K10" year of making up for lost time. So far so good....4 day ski trip to Lutsen to see Gear Daddies, motorcycle trips, dirt bike ridin', "epic" adventure in the Quetico, lots of golfin'...and still more fun stuff to come before the end of the year! Does it mean I have to change to "2K11" next year?? Nah, I like the sound of 2K10 better and it's definitely been a year to remember :-)

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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1945FordGpw

08/30/2010 02:50PM

I restored a 1945 Ford built WW2 jeep and that is where the name comes from.

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muddy

08/30/2010 02:55PM

well, it seems that I am muddy. With my outdoor activities (rock hunting,mushroom hunting, animal hunting, artifact hunting, fishing, etc...)I am usually muddy.

I wanted mudman, but someone else has it.

(usually not capatilized because there is only one true Muddy....Muddy Waters, of course!)

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J-Stroke

08/30/2010 03:07PM

My canoe trips have usually involved bringing younger, less experienced kids/groups on trail. In these settings I typically end up with less-strong paddlers in the bow of the canoe I am in, and predominantly use the j-stroke to keep the canoe on a straight course. I seldom use the power stroke alone - Hence the name :>)

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Snipit

08/30/2010 06:34PM

My wife would kill me if it got out. I sometimes send packages to our house addressed to "snipit" or "snipit inc.", just to get a "rise" out of her. Only 2 people know what it means, and I know she won't tell.

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CabSauv

08/30/2010 07:56PM

Winemaker was taken. I happened to be making a batch of Cabernet Sauvingnon at the time I was joining so went with that. However, if Winemaker precedes me to the afterlife I'd like to be willed the name. :)

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Jackfish

Moderator

08/30/2010 08:30PM

quote Snipit: "My wife would kill me if it got out. I sometimes send packages to our house addressed to "snipit" or "snipit inc.", just to get a "rise" out of her. Only 2 people know what it means, and I know she won't tell."

Oh I think there are a few more people now that can read between the lines.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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Snipit

08/31/2010 07:13AM

Good luck!

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gutmon

08/31/2010 07:47AM

I play washtub bass (or "gutbucket") in the Brainerd area group "Old, Fat, and Gray". Given to me by our lead singer/songwriter/harmonica player based on some dub licks I was playing.

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Parnell

08/31/2010 08:06AM

I own a casual bar restaurant "Parnells Place" in WI. going on 22 years.

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ripple

08/31/2010 10:09AM

Ripple is the name of my sailboat. I have always loved the dichotomy of the power and gentleness of water and wind that you experience while sailing- just barely making a ripple in water can take you around the world.

Ripple is also a tribute to the memory of the fun silly moments Grateful Dead concerts had in my life. My favorite Grateful Dead song "Ripple" captures the ying and yang of fleeting thought and our lives- yet the existence of a greater power is acknowledged- "ripple in still water, where there is no pebble tossed"

Live Ripple

Ripple in still water....

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Georgiaboy

09/02/2010 04:52AM

Mine's pretty easy. I live in North Georgia (Ellijay). I considered Tarheel since I was born in NC but I have lived most of my life in GA.
I also am a big, big University of Georgia football fan (and alumni) and I will take a bet with anyone that plays us in football. My Georgia peanut brittle for what ever you make that is good (no Lutefisk Minnesota fans). Found out Spartan 2 makes wonderful fruitcakes after the Dawgs took care of the Spartans two years ago in a bowl game.

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ozarkpaddler

09/02/2010 09:54AM

Hey Parnell, where is your restaurant? Will have to stop in next trip North.

Mine's easy, I live on a little farm in the Ozarks and been paddling canoes for over 30 years. TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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marc bates

09/02/2010 04:37PM

Because I was a dumbass when I signed up and didn't know any better. First forum I ever joined. Yes, this is my name. Nickname is Masterbates, but I figured if I changed it now, no one would know who the hell I was.

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1BigPaddle

09/03/2010 03:27AM

1bigpaddle, My Girlfriend always said I have ... :) or its because I'm tall and I order my paddles long.

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perseidwatcher

09/03/2010 12:07PM

I am always in the BW for the week surrounding August 11 - 12. Those are the peak nights for the Perseied meteor shower. We went up there for the show in 1991 and it was so nice we just do it every year.

Watching B.W. meteors for 25 years

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Bog

09/03/2010 01:15PM

I like the phrase Blaze Of Glory. So bog it is. Although I hate bogs in real life.

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Red Beard

09/03/2010 01:50PM

I have dirty blonde hair. When I grow my beard out, the hair is more red than blonde. Sooo..there you go.

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eagle93

09/04/2010 09:06AM

Eagle patrol, BSA wood badge course in 1993

It was there that I met the guy that introduced me to the BW. Forever grateful.

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Gunflinter

09/04/2010 09:22PM

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. Eric Liddell

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kanoes

09/04/2010 10:51PM

quote Vikinfan: "I was just wondering why some people chose the screen names they did when joining this site.

Some are pretty obvious, I mean Vikinfan is pretty self explanatory and Kanoes....Kanoes....Wisconsin public education I guess explains that one but how did the rest of you pick your names?

Oh yeah sign up for the spring wing night May 1st if you can!

Take care"

just to be clear...it wasnt because of the wisconsin public education system.

its because ive lived in minnesota for over 30 years now. cause, i seen the change in me, and i aint kidding. :)

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nonamesleft47

09/04/2010 11:42PM

I got hacked and had to change all of my e-mail ect user names. Got frustrated in coming up with something that wasn't taken and typed nonamesleft. The 47 has been in my usernames since my first real job when I was user #47 on the DOS based system. Just kept it around.

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IMAcamper

09/05/2010 02:27PM

I went to Ima Lake for the first time 5 years ago and loved it. It's one of my favorite lakes so far. And, also thought it would be a good play on words: I'm a camper.

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jfoxmedic

09/06/2010 07:26AM

Just like it says. jfox, and I'm a paramedic. Just wish there were Paramedic jobs in the BW. Oh well, only 10 more years and the kids are out of the house and I can change it to jfox tree counter or somehting.

Don't do anything you don't want to explain to the Paramedics

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MeatHunter

09/06/2010 10:17AM

Well, it's because I hunt. I hunt for meat, never for horn or trophy. Want a trophy? Join a bowling league LOL. The time spent afield with friends and family worth more than anything one could possibly hang on a wall. A animal harvested is a bonus.

In today's world of growth hormones and antibiotic ridden meat and poultry, I prefer to know where our table fare comes from and how it's handled.

There, I will get of my rant LOL

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species..... We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money? What’s interesting is the first group worked for their money .. the second group did not.” WTF???

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DuluthPack

09/07/2010 02:26PM

Well I guess my name is 128 years in the making!

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n8ville

09/07/2010 08:10PM

my first name is neight hence n8 and my last name ends in ville..n8ville

"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right" -Hunter S. Thompson

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Boatin

09/08/2010 04:31PM

Boatin was a nickname given to me about 25 years ago because I love boats (owned 15 since 1984). Nickname variations include Floatin, boatissimo and boatin B.

Bob

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Bill Tea

09/11/2010 10:43AM

Just a nickname I was given back in the late 60's when I was out of school and wandering around the country. Has nothing to do with what I was smoking at the time...

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bottomtothetap

10/24/2010 03:55PM

I work for a well drilling company where my area of expertise is improving, for more practical use, the natural quality of the water found in the wells that we drill. This involves working with the water from the hole in the ground through its point of use at a faucet--from the "bottom to the tap".

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Jeriatric

10/24/2010 07:55PM

quote ripple: "Ripple is the name of my sailboat. I have always loved the dichotomy of the power and gentleness of water and wind that you experience while sailing- just barely making a ripple in water can take you around the world.

Ripple is also a tribute to the memory of the fun silly moments Grateful Dead concerts had in my life. My favorite Grateful Dead song "Ripple" captures the ying and yang of fleeting thought and our lives- yet the existence of a greater power is acknowledged- "ripple in still water, where there is no pebble tossed"

Live Ripple "

I must admit that Ripple Wine is what comes to mind whenever I see the word. It was big in my day but, because of its low price, had a reputation as a drink for alcoholics and the destitute. You can hear references to it in reruns of "Sanford and Son."
I'll try to tear my mind away from those memories when I see one of your posts.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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1BigPaddle

10/24/2010 08:10PM

1BigPaddle
Well she said It was the biggest one she had ever seen that I had one big paddle... Really I use long paddles and the ones I use are 66 inches.. :)

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Basspro69

07/16/2011 01:19PM

Bump

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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maxxbhp

07/16/2011 03:33PM

Well, I'm about 2 years behind but since this popped back up, I used to build race car engines. At one time I had a tips/tricks website, had to come up with something, bhp is "brake horsepower", so Maxxbhp. Yeh, that's pretty weak, but after 15 years it's easy to remember

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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jonoester

07/16/2011 07:33PM

quote Chilly: "Chilly a fictional super hero in Lakeside that most folks know well. Mr. Windchill on the other hand is real, unknown, and has very few special powers..."

Oh I thought you were Brad Childress aka Chilly :-)

Dripping in sweat, throwing up from food poisoning in the BWCA.. are we having fun yet? Hell yes!

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bruceye

07/16/2011 07:51PM

Love to fish Walleyes. Ierace is my last name (pronounced iris)
Kind of a cheesy play on words I know but I guess I,m stuck.

Bruceye

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bruceye

07/16/2011 07:55PM

Are'nt we all just waiting on pins and needles to here from "Canoealingus" ???

Bwaaaahaaaahaaahaahaa

Bruceye

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chesapeakes

07/16/2011 08:15PM

Named after my best friends and canoeing partners Duke and Jade . Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.

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sleepnpad

07/16/2011 08:18PM

Sleepnbag's screen name came because he wanted more information on what type of sleeping bags people use and if a certain brand was good.

Mine, Sleepnpad, came because I wanted to reply to one of his posts but I didn't want him to know it was me. I ended up telling him what I was going to do before I posted anything. We got a chuckle out of it so I kept the name.

...we never thought we'd end up meeting you all in person and have to introduce ourselves as "Sleepnbag" and "Sleepnpad"!!

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Dances with Sheep

07/16/2011 09:50PM

Due to a court order, I am not allowed to mention how I got my name...

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Basspro69

07/16/2011 10:22PM

quote Dances with Sheep: "Due to a court order, I am not allowed to mention how I got my name..."

LOLOLOLOLOL

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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jcavenagh

07/16/2011 11:10PM

ummmmm...

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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BlueWingOlive

07/17/2011 05:30AM

favorite fly

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck

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Brickie

07/17/2011 08:09AM

I am a bricklayer by trade.

That is me on the left with my son in 2010.

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Bonvicken

07/17/2011 07:25PM

'bout 10 years ago or so, I was camping with my 3 boys on Memorial Day weekend when they were little guys. It was raining (of course, it always rains when ya camp on Memorial Day), I was outside the tent trying to dry the kid's socks on the firegrate 'cause I forgot to bring spares. Don't think they got dry, but they definitely got scorched. Anyway, the kids were inside the tent entertaining themselves, and my oldest made up a song about a chicken named Bonvicken. I was outside in my raingear laughing my butt off. Great song, I'd like to record it with him someday (he's a drummer), but he still thinks it's a stupid idea.

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Whichwaysnorth

07/17/2011 07:36PM

I don't have a compass.

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maxxbhp

07/17/2011 08:24PM

quote muddy: "well, it seems that I am muddy. With my outdoor activities (rock hunting,mushroom hunting, animal hunting, artifact hunting, fishing, etc...)I am usually muddy.

I wanted mudman, but someone else has it.

(usually not capatilized because there is only one true Muddy....Muddy Waters, of course!)"

McKinley Morganfield, grew up right down 61. Well 70 miles down 61. Indulge me

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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Warty

07/17/2011 08:38PM

Nickname since I was in high school. Shortened version of my last name, with a y thrown in to boot.

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LoneWolf

07/17/2011 10:15PM

It was Sloughman (see post above), but I changed it last year due to even my own teenage son mispronouncing it. It kept coming out as Sluffman. Since I had already appropriated the newly classic roof scene opening line from the movie, "The Hangover," as my tag line (see below) I went with Lonewolf.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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Scout64

07/18/2011 12:35AM

After a dog named Scout.

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

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paddlefamily

07/18/2011 09:06AM

Pretty self explanatory. Have kids. We paddle together.

Some of you are really creative!

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prettypaddle

07/18/2011 09:24AM

Another self explanatory name.

Pretty, isn't it?

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corvidologist

07/18/2011 11:08AM

I studied jays (a kind of corvid) for a time. And now I am a fan of ravens and camp robbers in the BW. Also a long-time birder.

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ryebread26

07/18/2011 12:07PM

just a random nickname a friend gave me. i dont even like ryebread

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northallen

07/18/2011 01:18PM

Last name Allen. Rest of my family still lives in Iowa or points south. It wasn't rocket surgery to comeup with a name.

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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myleslong

07/18/2011 02:25PM

On this board, it's the length of my casts. On other boards........

...from the northwest corner of a brand new crescent moon....

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SevenofNine

07/18/2011 02:45PM

quote myleslong: "On this board, it's the length of my casts. On other boards........"

Long story but I like the ring of the name.

Short story: The daughter named the cat after a character on star trek.

The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay

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MrBreeze

07/18/2011 03:15PM

My career has taken me all over the country and friends likened me to the lynard skynard song "The Breeze" cause I keep rollin down that road. Therefore Mr Breeze
Luv Lynard Skynard

I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!

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Mike5914

07/18/2011 03:33PM

Mike - cuz thats my name 59 and 14 are the first numbers given to me in HS football and baseball....kept the screen name ever since on a lot of things...

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UPBoy

07/18/2011 04:26PM

I spent most of my life in the UP of Michigan and still consider myself a Yooper even though I now live in Iowa. I shall return someday.

UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"

I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it

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UPBoy

07/18/2011 04:26PM

I spent most of my life in the UP of Michigan and still consider myself a Yooper even though I now live in Iowa. I shall return someday.

UP Boy is a song title from a great UP group "Conga Se Menne"

I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it

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Grumpy

07/18/2011 07:16PM

No it is not my mood!

No it is not because I am a dwarf!

I have a T-shirt that says "I have to POOP". Therefore called a Grumpy!

SEMPER FI

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jjjds1999

07/19/2011 09:44AM

From my email address which I first started using in 1999. The first initials of my husband, myself, my sons, and the first letter of our last name. I see that some people have changed their screen name, would love to change mine as soon as I can come up with something interesting.

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jcavenagh

07/19/2011 10:03AM

quote SevenofNine: "
quote myleslong: "On this board, it's the length of my casts. On other boards........"

Long story but I like the ring of the name.

Short story: The daughter named the cat after a character on star trek.

"

But I really am the seventh of nine siblings. :)

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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nojobro

07/19/2011 10:07AM

quote northallen: "Last name Allen. Rest of my family still lives in Iowa or points south. It wasn't rocket surgery to comeup with a name.
"

Rocket surgery???

;-)

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drought

07/19/2011 11:05AM

"Rocket Surgery" - that is what a person with a PhD in rocket science does for a living.

My screen name - first letter of first name and first six letters of last name. Plus, I used to work at a water utility. It's all good.

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bobbernumber3

07/20/2011 04:25PM

In the Dan Cook article about our rescue from Saganagons, I was mentioned third. After reading the article and seeing that I was not mentioned by name my wife asked "So who are you?? Bobber#3?"

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analyzer

07/27/2011 06:41PM

quote Jiimaan: "Jiimaan is an Ojibwa word for Canoe."

So if you were in the military you could be JiimaanGI : )~

I have a particular fondness for numbers. Almost analy so. My friends would always throw out "what are the odds", and I would calculate them. Eventually they started calling me analyzer. Or ANALyzer.

I used to play online poker at a variety of sites, and they just called me ANAL.

It's fine until you're coaching a girls 12U softball team, and start giving out your email address to parents... anal_yzer_guy@...

It really doesn't look good. I suppose cubscouts or boyscouts would've been exponentially worse. For whatever reason I have never changed it. Although I do have another email that I use just for resumes. I imagine mine would be sent to alot of spam folders even before the potential employer deletes it on his own.

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Basspro69

07/27/2011 07:25PM

quote analyzer: "
quote Jiimaan: "Jiimaan is an Ojibwa word for Canoe."

So if you were in the military you could be JiimaanGI : )~

I have a particular fondness for numbers. Almost analy so. My friends would always throw out "what are the odds", and I would calculate them. Eventually they started calling me analyzer. Or ANALyzer.

I used to play online poker at a variety of sites, and they just called me ANAL.

It's fine until you're coaching a girls 12U softball team, and start giving out your email address to parents... anal_yzer_guy@...

It really doesn't look good. I suppose cubscouts or boyscouts would've been exponentially worse. For whatever reason I have never changed it. Although I do have another email that I use just for resumes. I imagine mine would be sent to alot of spam folders even before the potential employer deletes it on his own."

I play online ( free Poker texas holdem) all the time, look me up sometime there, Im basspro69 on full tilt and basspro6969 on pokerstars

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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