Explain your AC forum name
Jan 10, 2016, 9:00 am
#18
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Me too.
Originally Posted by adam.smith
I'm a boring, uncreative person and didn't want to have to think up a nickname of some sort. I wanted to be "Adam Smith", but it was taken, even though "Adam Smith" has never posted anything and doesn't ever appear to have logged in after signing up. So I'm "adam.smith" instead 
But I look forward to hearing the stories of some of the more interesting monikers around here
But I look forward to hearing the stories of some of the more interesting monikers around here
Jan 10, 2016, 9:01 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, FOTSG Platinum
Posts: 5,726
While I was fighting with the rebels in Zanzibar, I suppose I developed something of a distinctive crouching posture when ducking behind a boulder or a stone wall to dodge incoming enemy fire. After a few weeks of this, the rebels nicknamed me tumbili, or 'the monkey'.
I was insulted at first, but over time I came to recognize it as a small token of friendship. I spoke no Swahili, and they little English, so this was their small way of bridging the gulf between us.
In those wild days, weeks seemed like months, so I never really noticed when tumbili gradually replaced my name, and certainly never noticed when I began using it myself. More than once I caught an odd look from a fellow ex-pat when I'd introduce myself this way, then blush and correct myself.
What felt like a lifetime later, on the endless flight home, I stared blankly out at the Atlantic passing beneath me, and realized that tumbili was the only name that had made sense in a long time.
Anyway, when I joined FT, that login was taken, so I just went with my first name and my home airport.
I was insulted at first, but over time I came to recognize it as a small token of friendship. I spoke no Swahili, and they little English, so this was their small way of bridging the gulf between us.
In those wild days, weeks seemed like months, so I never really noticed when tumbili gradually replaced my name, and certainly never noticed when I began using it myself. More than once I caught an odd look from a fellow ex-pat when I'd introduce myself this way, then blush and correct myself.
What felt like a lifetime later, on the endless flight home, I stared blankly out at the Atlantic passing beneath me, and realized that tumbili was the only name that had made sense in a long time.
Anyway, when I joined FT, that login was taken, so I just went with my first name and my home airport.
Jan 10, 2016, 9:05 am
#20
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: YYG
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Joined in 2000 as islandcub (it's been my online handle for decades); was ill for several years. By the time I came back, I couldn't remember my password and the email account associated the username was long gone, so I couldn't reset it. Emailed support about deleting or merging the account, got no response, so I created a new one.
Jan 10, 2016, 9:08 am
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
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The first gift my then, girlfriend (now wife) gave me had something to do with a penguin. When I have had a bad day, or a stressful day, I am reminded of the gift she gave me. I've never been able to look at a penguin and be angry, so I had wanted an alias of angrypenguin. Because that was taken, I didn't know what to do on FT, so I decided on superangrypenguin. Unfortunately for me, I didn't urbandictionary angrypenguin at the time and now pay the price (and I can't share the results on here so you'll have to look for yourself if you want a laugh). //adult humor.
I guess superangrypenguin would make it even worse, although it did work out as while the alias is long, SAP turned out to be a decent nickname and to be a decent employer.
I guess superangrypenguin would make it even worse, although it did work out as while the alias is long, SAP turned out to be a decent nickname and to be a decent employer.
Jan 10, 2016, 9:10 am
#22
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: DC|NYC
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I joined right after taking USAirways's inaugural flight with international first class to FCO, called Envoy Class. Seat 1A.
I lasted years longer than USAirways's international first class!
I lasted years longer than USAirways's international first class!
Jan 10, 2016, 9:41 am
#24
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YQB
Programs: AC MM E50, AF Flying Blue
Posts: 572
Pretty self-explanatory here too. Avid runner, frequent flyer. One of the things I enjoy most while travelling is go for a short run when I arrive at destination and (re)discover the city I am visiting (for work or leisure). Really enjoyable and quite efficient for recovering from jetlag... CDG is a regular destination for me. Nothing beats the Jardins du Luxembourg for a recovery run!
And, I am (was) also a Nords fan, but this was already taken ;-)
And, I am (was) also a Nords fan, but this was already taken ;-)
Last edited by run&fly; Jan 10, 2016 at 10:01 am
Jan 10, 2016, 9:46 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC E75K *G
Posts: 7,107
Named after the guy whose name is associated with a useful mathematical tool.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorn's_lemma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorn's_lemma
Jan 10, 2016, 9:58 am
#27
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,161
Canopus is the name of my boat - which in turn is named after the star.
Canopus is the brightest star in the constellation Carina, which is the keel of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo).
Canopus also happens to be used as a guide star for space navigation - many spacecraft carry a special camera known as a "Canopus Star Tracker".
So now you know.
Canopus is the brightest star in the constellation Carina, which is the keel of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo).
Canopus also happens to be used as a guide star for space navigation - many spacecraft carry a special camera known as a "Canopus Star Tracker".
So now you know.
Jan 10, 2016, 10:09 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Sean: Irish form of John meaning “”God’s gracious gift.”” Shane is a very popular variant of the name in Northern Ireland in memory of Shane O’Neill whose forces won notable victories over the armies of Queen Elizabeth 1st in the sixteenth century.
Peever: Scottish : a stone used in hopscotch.
Peever: Scottish : a stone used in hopscotch.