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Started by SMJmodeler at 02-04-2009 1:39 PM. Topic has 83 replies.
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 02-04-2009, 1:39 PM
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SMJmodeler
 
Joined on 04-14-2007
Schroon Lake, NY
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What is a "Manstein's revenge"??????
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Guys: I received a PM from JMart and he jokingly said his "unique" forum "handle" was a contraction of his name...kinda' made me laugh and think about our names here. When I started on the forums I was unaware the "handle" I chose would eventually stick and be how I would be recognized. Had I known I would have been more creative than "SMJmodeler" (initials + modeler)..as would JMart probably... So it begs the question, "how and why did you name yourself the way you did here?" We've mentioned avatars before too, but some of you are new so let us know why you chose that too! I'll go first. Me: SMJmodeler (initials + modeler), Avatar: "Spies Like Us" I love the movie and the particularly this scene...it kinda represents the sometimes crazy and hairpulling parts of this hobby! Thanks guys!
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02-04-2009, 2:18 PM
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wbill76
Joined on 07-08-2004
Texas
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Re: What is a "Manstein's revenge"??????
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Ok, I'll bite. My call-sign stretches back a long way...all the way to high school where I was given the ironic nickname by my 11th grade English teacher of "wild bill" (I was anything but wild, straight-A student, 3rd in my class, etc.). He had a good sense of humor and I would always finish my classwork early and ask for a pass to the writing lab or computer lab so he got tired of writing my regular name (Bill) and started doing creative things...the "wild bill" stuck in that regard. I used that all the time for online forums and such but when I joined the MMORPG "World War II Online", "wild bill" was already taken...so I shortened it down to wbill...but that was taken too...so I added my birth year of 76 to come up with wbill76. That's been my online handle in many places for nearly a decade now...so it fits. As for the avatar...that's the first ever "tank" designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. I have a love of history (both social and military) and building armor, so the avatar joins the two together perfectly. ![Wink [;)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif)
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02-04-2009, 2:47 PM
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anthony2779
Joined on 03-03-2003
Northern New Jersey
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Re: What is a "Manstein's revenge"??????
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 SMJmodeler wrote: | | Guys: I received a PM from JMart and he jokingly said his "unique" forum "handle" was a contraction of his name...kinda' made me laugh and think about our names here. When I started on the forums I was unaware the "handle" I chose would eventually stick and be how I would be recognized. Had I known I would have been more creative than "SMJmodeler" (initials + modeler)..as would JMart probably... So it begs the question, "how and why did you name yourself the way you did here?" We've mentioned avatars before too, but some of you are new so let us know why you chose that too! I'll go first. Me: SMJmodeler (initials + modeler), Avatar: "Spies Like Us" I love the movie and the particularly this scene...it kinda represents the sometimes crazy and hairpulling parts of this hobby! Thanks guys! |
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Yeah I'm in the same boat as you,if I had realized I would have thought of something more creative,as it is I just used my name and house # Oh well-boring!!!! As for the Avatar,I just use diffrent pictures,this idea I robbed from one member I can't quite remember who it was,but he has a picture of himself with the APG Panther,I thought it was cool so last summer i did one next to the Jagdtiger. And yes,,, I await the explanation for "Mansteins Revenge"
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02-04-2009, 2:49 PM
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Pvt Mutt
Joined on 08-19-2008
S.W. Missouri
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So you want to know why I choose Pvt Mutt. My blood line is Scot-Irish,Dutch,Shawnee and Cherokee= Mutt. Simple Tony
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02-04-2009, 2:53 PM
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jtrace214
Joined on 06-05-2008
Piscataway,NJ
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Mine is simple my initials JT, I build race cars in real life,but didn't want to use my buissness name wasn't sure if that was alowed so I just use race,and 214 is the sprint car I crew chief on.. John
the pic to the left is my weekend condo lol
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02-04-2009, 3:07 PM
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LeopardMan
Joined on 01-13-2006
Nevada, IA
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Well for me. I love the Leopard Mbt since we had one parked behind our house for almost a week when was like 6 or 7 years old. And my avatar is the insignia of the Airlift wing I served in during my 12 years in the German Air Force
Never believe a statistic you haven't done yourself - Winston Churchill Member IMPS Pastic-Surgeons, West Des Moines, IA  |
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02-04-2009, 3:11 PM
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Citadelgrad87
Joined on 09-17-2008
Southern Kalifornia
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Mine's simple, that's where I went to college and when I graduated.
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02-04-2009, 3:17 PM
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Spamicus
Joined on 04-26-2003
Central Wisconsin
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Mine is a cross between the Monty Python "spam" bit and the old Kirk Douglas movie "Spartacus". (a slave in revolt, not a revolting slave) I used it as a name in an on-line game and it kind of stuck.
Steve
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02-04-2009, 3:19 PM
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RBaer
Joined on 09-13-2006
Dallas TX, USA
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I dumbed out and used my first initial and last name. Lazy, I guess, but I do it on almost all the forums (mostly offroad) that I'm on, with one exception, where I used my business name, which was really dumb.....
Will work for Sherman parts......
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02-04-2009, 3:41 PM
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biffa
Joined on 01-08-2005
in the tank factory in my basement
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Back when i grew up there was a character in a comic book called "biffa bacon" so when i began online gaming many years back that was always my callsign and never changed it its been through many games and many forums in the last 15 years or so heh
Ron g.
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02-04-2009, 4:32 PM
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cameraflage
Joined on 06-07-2003
East of Cleveland, along the Amish Frontier
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"Cameraflage" is the name I use for my photographic endeavors...mostly landscape stuff, nothing too weird an no weddings (been there, done that...ugh.) Its a take off on camouflage, which is what I tend to wear when I go out shootings. I like to see without being seen. Note how my desert digital pants kinda disappear against the rock wall I'm standing next to. If nothing else, it keeps me from being noticeable in other people's vacation pictures. I tend to sign my posts as Ranger Joe, since Joe is my real name and I used to be a ranger...I served my country in uniform as a seasonal National Park ranger at Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge of Virginia. Best job I ever had. The NPS was smart to not provide me with a firearm (much to my friends' relief..."They didn't give you a gun, did they?"), so my defense of bunnies was carried out from a park entrance station along Skyline Drive. Ranger Joe, Defender (kinda) of Bunnies
Ranger Joe, Defender of Bunnies
"Feed the rangers, not the bears"
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02-04-2009, 4:52 PM
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Geist
Joined on 07-16-2007
Ohio
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Like a few of you have mentioned, my name spawned from online gaming as well. Specificaly Call of Duty 1. For those that don't know German my name means ghost. My avatar is just the eagle that appears on some modern German flags. Erik
On the bench: Michael Whittman's Tiger "SO4" 
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02-04-2009, 5:23 PM
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Thehannaman2
Joined on 08-31-2004
Buffalo NY
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| wing_nut wrote: | Well mine USED to mean something![Whistling [:-^]](/emoticons/icon_smile_whistling.gif) |
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LOL.... traitor...
Justen "The distance between genius and insanity is measured only by success." Member IPMS Niagara Frontier. "The BuffCon Boys." IPMSUSA Member 45680 
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02-04-2009, 5:30 PM
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mm23t
Joined on 09-07-2004
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Interesting question. Mine is quite simple...mm,my initials..23t, is for my 1923 Ford T Bucket. ![Cool [8D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif)
Mike..
Medals are not "Won", they are "Earned".
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