Your FOH handle

[rcarlson]

A man I admire.  Me.  

[SirVantes]

A favourite cartoon when I growing up was a Goofy short called A Knight for A Day. One of the characters was called Sir Cumference - that's him as my avatar. My favourite vitola is the Lonsdale, and as every good FOHer knows, a Cervantes is a Lonsdale.

 I am also proud to take credit for @MoeFOH changing his handle from back when he was @moegreen

[riderpride]

51 minutes ago, Shrimpchips said:

One would have to be baked... not just the chips.

Cheers!

[riderpride]

Where's @ChanceSchmerr for an explanation. Love this one

Cheers!

[Li Bai]

Mine is pretty self-explanatory, I'm a big admirer of Li Bai (aka the Immortal Poet, aka the Wine Immortal and many more), one of the most influential poets of Ancient China.

[LaoFan]

11 hours ago, MagicalBikeRide said:

I’m probably in the outright strange category. 

In my early days of exploring the internet, say 2006 ish, I came across this absolute odd ball of a video - “magical bike ride” is just a phrase that has stuck with me. The video still makes me laugh (for many reasons). 

Major double rainbow vibes:

[LaoFan]

I had a Taiwanese girlfriend who gave me the Chinese name: 范明禹 (Fan Ming Yu). From the 成语 (idiom) 鲧禹治水.

Yu (禹 ) left his family to serve the people during the flood. I served a mormon mission when I was 20 and didn't see my family for the entirety (not sure it's the same thing 😅but the name stuck). Lao is common in China referring to elders / boss. My staff all calls me LaoFan. Kept it for all socials.

Except for my fantasy football league where I went with 超级爽 (ChaoJi Shuang). Google it if you want... (NSFW).

[El Presidente]

So obnoxious. Grandstanding at it's best. 

Still, it helps make censures/ bans stick with minimal argument. 

[Gonzo-]

Nickname…based off last name. Pretty deep intellectual stuff. 😂

[havanaclub]

Been to Cuba many many times and enjoy their rum and cigars. Thought the handle was fitting. Also used it on other cigar forums.


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[MrBirdman]

My first job out of college was teaching middle school in the Bronx. Since I rather naively just told the students my last name on the first day rather than writing it on the board or putting a sign on my door, many students went through much of the year thinking my name was “Mr. Birdman” - and it sounded similar enough with their Bronx accents that I was never the wiser. One day Jefferson, a student in 7th grade, wrote (on his own initiative) an apology letter for getting “tight” (angry) at me in class. Given the sincerity of the letter, I immediately knew its salutation “Dear Mr. Birdman” wasn’t a joke - he genuinely thought that was my name. Upon asking other students, I quickly learned most thought I was Mr. Birdman. I later told a teacher I knew with a similar last name and he had exactly the same issue. But I’d largely forgotten about this by 2020. 

Then while running for public office, COVID hit and campaigns went online. During one event, we got Zoom bombed by some middle schoolers who, upon seeing my name, began calling me “Brett Birdman.” I joined FOH a month or two later.

FOH is, among other benefits, a place of learning, so I suppose it’s fitting. 

[Li Bai]

6 hours ago, MrBirdman said:

My first job out of college was teaching middle school in the Bronx. Since I rather naively just told the students my last name on the first day rather than writing it on the board or putting a sign on my door, many students went through much of the year thinking my name was “Mr. Birdman” - and it sounded similar enough with their Bronx accents that I was never the wiser. One day Jefferson, a student in 7th grade, wrote (on his own initiative) an apology letter for getting “tight” (angry) at me in class. Given the sincerity of the letter, I immediately knew its salutation “Dear Mr. Birdman” wasn’t a joke - he genuinely thought that was my name. Upon asking other students, I quickly learned most thought I was Mr. Birdman. I later told a teacher I knew with a similar last name and he had exactly the same issue. But I’d largely forgotten about this by 2020. 

Then while running for public office, COVID hit and campaigns went online. During one event, we got Zoom bombed by some middle schoolers who, upon seeing my name, began calling me “Brett Birdman.” I joined FOH a month or two later.

Among other benefits, this is a place of learning, so I suppose it’s fitting in retrospect. 

Love your story! I assumed it came from the Inarritu movie, which I love too btw 🤔

[MrBirdman]

9 minutes ago, Li Bai said:

I assumed it came from the Inarritu movie, which I love too btw

I suspect most do on first glance - which is fine with me since it's an excellent movie, one of my favorites from the last decade.

[LaoFan]

24 minutes ago, MrBirdman said:

My first job out of college was teaching middle school in the Bronx. Since I rather naively just told the students my last name on the first day rather than writing it on the board or putting a sign on my door, many students went through much of the year thinking my name was “Mr. Birdman” - and it sounded similar enough with their Bronx accents that I was never the wiser. One day Jefferson, a student in 7th grade, wrote (on his own initiative) an apology letter for getting “tight” (angry) at me in class. Given the sincerity of the letter, I immediately knew its salutation “Dear Mr. Birdman” wasn’t a joke - he genuinely thought that was my name. Upon asking other students, I quickly learned most thought I was Mr. Birdman. I later told a teacher I knew with a similar last name and he had exactly the same issue. But I’d largely forgotten about this by 2020. 

Then while running for public office, COVID hit and campaigns went online. During one event, we got Zoom bombed by some middle schoolers who, upon seeing my name, began calling me “Brett Birdman.” I joined FOH a month or two later.

FOH is, among other benefits, a place of learning, so I suppose it’s fitting in retrospect. 

2 of our teams sales guys are from Washington Heights. I hear them tell me how tight they are or how brick it is outside at least 10x per week.

[SMELTZ]

Mine has to do with my last name and a 2-stroke motor racing business I had long ago. My wife hates my last name and my handle.

[Habanoschris]

16 hours ago, westg said:

Just my first name and the first initial of my second name. People are so easily confused when your Christian name is West. Plenty of stories 😎🌴

Funny, once I wondered if your handle was a possible great gatsby reference - "west egg" but thought better of it when I read it more carefully 😚💨

[MrFolgers]

 

[Li Bai]

2 hours ago, MrBirdman said:

I suspect most do on first glance - which is fine with me since it's an excellent movie, one of my favorites from the last decade

Very much agreed 👍 

[Havanaaddict]

I have had this handle since the mid-90's. 

[JohnS]

I believe the origin of my FoH Handle is self-evident. First name and first letter of my surname, exactly like @westg. Similarly, @Ken Gargett's handle needs no explanation but he came up with it a long time ago (maybe twenty years ago when the forum was in its infancy) and having a 'handle' separate from your name wasn't anywhere near as prevalent as it is nowadays, maybe excepting if you were a 'gamer'. Similarly, I believe @El Presidente's forum handle requires no explanation other than to add that El Jefe could have been an option for him too. But hey, Presidente is one step up from that.

[Islandboy]

‘Cause I live on an island, and IslandBoomer didn’t have the same ring to it?

[Lfhard]

Well nothing too special about mine. It’s just my first and middle initial followed by my last name.

[Goldeneye]

Goldeneyes are my favorite duck for lots of reasons. One of the main reasons is that they are one of the first birds to return in the spring and will show up as soon as open water appears, signalling the end of winter and the start of spring. Bit of a bird geek, but I love watching the mating ritual of Goldeneyes with a cup of coffee on a beautiful spring morning. One of nature's truly beautiful sights.

[Nocoins]

I was pretty annoyed with coins and wanted them all to vanish on the day I signed up with FOH.  

[MickVanWinkle]

Once upon a time my name was Mike. My wife corrals me in public using Mick, as it’s less common and easier to get my attention. Apparently I’m no longer Mike, but now named Mick.

A few Van Winkles enhanced my life - my make dog’s formal middle name is Van Winkle.