What’s your avatar and name mean and why???

Chemteacher

Great thread, Mr. Toshi. No avatar for me yet. I haven’t had the time to figure that out yet. I teach high school chemistry, so thus my screen name.

 

You have to dude! 

Back in the 70s I met my wife at Little Rock when she was a crew chief on 130s, the thinking then was women didn't belong on the flight line.  More then one argument was had down there.  I heard she had a nickname but still has not disclosed it.  I was a cop back then and when she started going with me she started to lose some friends because of it.

No matter what planet I go to I can always get a good plate of Sweedish Meatballs.  Don't ask, it's just there.

keavdog

 

 

Chemteacher

Great thread, Mr. Toshi. No avatar for me yet. I haven’t had the time to figure that out yet. I teach high school chemistry, so thus my screen name.

 

 

 

 

You have to dude! 

 

 

John, awesome.

Thank you for not only sharing the meaning of you avatars but to go in depth with such stories is awesome!  Thank you once again.

Your friend, Toshi

Hey " G "

What a great idea . Now all I have to do is find it !

Well, my avatar is a logo from my alma mater, Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  Aggieland.  The State's oldest public university, and in an aside, in no way is A&M anyone's "little brother" as that other school in Austin would have you believe.  How can a school that opened its doors and first started educating students in the year 1876 be the "little brother" to a school that did not follow suit until 1883?  I guess math is too hard in Austin.

So the avatar is A&M's most highly visible logo (by way of the football program) superimposed over an outline of what I consider the best State in the USA, Texas.  On a background of the school color of maroon.

As for my name, well, I am a Texas Aggie, and I am a man, so ... Aggieman.

Gig 'em.

My brother's and Aggie.

Gig ’em. My wife is an Aggie. I love College Station and A&M.

Well now, being the first university in 1876 since then, that makes it the oldest University south of the boarder.  Who’s to argue that!  

Your Friend, Toshi

Avatar is me in a T-6. Got a ride for building a model of it for the owner. That was back in 2000. He still has it and flies with the "Screamin Rebels" at airshows.

"Fermis" was a nickname given to me by a past girlfriend. It is a unit of measurement, roughly 1 quadrillionth of a meter. So, it's a "joke"...much like calling a huge man "Tiny". The name has stuck to me, for over 20 years now.

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

Avatar is me in a T-6. Got a ride for building a model of it for the owner. That was back in 2000. He still has it and flies with the "Screamin Rebels" at airshows.

"Fermis" was a nickname given to me by a past girlfriend. It is a unit of measurement, roughly 1 quadrillionth of a meter. So, it's a "joke"...much like calling a huge man "Tiny". The name has stuck to me, for over 20 years now.

Thank’s fermis, always wondered about your avatar as well as your name.  To be honest I was most curious of your screen name fermis!  lol!

Your friend, Toshi

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

Your friend, Toshi

ManCityFan

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

 

Your friend, Toshi

P.S.  Please take care, I hope you’re not in pain and enjoy the viewing of the World Cup D Man!

Hey Toshi, I gave up on football mainly due to free agency.  Got really attached to players, then they would end up on teams I did not like.  Same happens in the Premier League, although it doesn't bother me as much for some reason, and doesn't seem to happen as often.  I think part of it was watching World Cup and just loving the "beautiful game" and the passion of the fans.

I am doing pretty well overall, thanks for asking.  I have to be careful with my back, but if I don't push it too hard and keep stretching, I do well enough. 

World Cup has been surprising already, and talk about fans!  When Mexico scored against Germany, the celebration actually registered on the richter scale!  

I had to change my name and avatar because I got trolled and some of my posts were used against me in a legal fight that I was only a witness in. I suppose that party, who lost, gave up on it at some point.

My screen name is that of my paternal grandfather and great grandfather. My grandfather was adopted at a young age and his first/ middle/ last were changed to what was then my fathers and now my name.

I also got kicked off of the forum for awhile and it became obvious to me that I needed to re-align my profile.

I'm no fan of the NFL. But I do follow college football. I'm a lifelong Stanford fan, and also follow Cal.

My favorite sport is the one with the little caps. Not helmets. Not played on a gridiron; played in a "park".

ManCityFan

Hey Toshi, I gave up on football mainly due to free agency.  Got really attached to players, then they would end up on teams I did not like.  Same happens in the Premier League, although it doesn't bother me as much for some reason, and doesn't seem to happen as often.  I think part of it was watching World Cup and just loving the "beautiful game" and the passion of the fans.

I am doing pretty well overall, thanks for asking.  I have to be careful with my back, but if I don't push it too hard and keep stretching, I do well enough. 

World Cup has been surprising already, and talk about fans!  When Mexico scored against Germany, the celebration actually registered on the richter scale!  

 

I dont have a avatar, and I had to pick a silly name get on the site  I guess I just could have used my real name but I was told that would be bad.

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I dont have a avatar, and I had to pick a silly name get on the site  I guess I just could have used my real name but I was told that would be bad.

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

I liked working on the -52's, even though I got bitten by one.  Only got to put gas on the F-4 drones that came into McChord once upon a time. Thought 2 of the coolest things I saw when I was in was the U-2 pilot in his space suit (that was totally cool), and an A-10 that "caught" a 20mm shell underneath the tub (I have a feeling the pilot had to change his underwear when he got back to his dorm).   

Toshi

 

 

ManCityFan

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Nooo!  I thought you were a Espanyol Barcelona fan!  lol!  What made you give up NFL Football?  Just curious?  I used to live in Amsterdam the year the Dutch won the World Cup.  Yes, I’m that old.  The city litterally shut down!!!  Who did you think you are, Christiano Ronaldo!  lol!  You’ve got a nice unique avatar and name to live up to!

 

Your friend, Toshi

P.S.  Please take care, I hope you’re not in pain and enjoy the viewing of the World Cup D Man!

 

Toshi, i hate to tell you this, maybe the fact you were living in Amsterdam is the reason . They were runners up twice, 74 and 78, but never won it.

Two-fold really. I've been an armor-modeler for many years and Tigerman is for my love of the German heavy-cats. The Avatar is a Bengal-Tiger which is my favorite wild animal and also falls in line with my call-name. I've used different ones over the years.

My avatar is the ribbons awarded to me for my service in the Marine Corps.  Navy and Presidential unit citations for support of Operation Hastings. A Good Conduct because they never caught me.  And the Nam service ribbons.

For the lack of imagination, I used my name.

Peaches

 

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

 

 

 

 

I liked working on the -52's, even though I got bitten by one.  Only got to put gas on the F-4 drones that came into McChord once upon a time. Thought 2 of the coolest things I saw when I was in was the U-2 pilot in his space suit (that was totally cool), and an A-10 that "caught" a 20mm shell underneath the tub (I have a feeling the pilot had to change his underwear when he got back to his dorm).   

 

Our transmitter racks were anywhere from 4 to 8 feet off the ground on the 52's depending on fuel loads......150 lb box, slick with coolant oil, more than one hit the ground when someone lost their grip. Like Striker, still trying to get that oil out of the system after 45 years.

I was at Beale alongside the 9th SRW and the SR71's, now there's a sight when one rolls out.  First night takeoff I saw, will never forget, everything went dark, and we just sat down leaned up against a front wheel and waited till the ramp lights came back on after it left.  Prettiest blue burner flame you ever would want to see.

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

Good to know there's a few of us around here, always nice to be in good company 

tigerman

Two-fold really. I've been an armor-modeler for many years and Tigerman is for my love of the German heavy-cats. The Avatar is a Bengal-Tiger which is my favorite wild animal and also falls in line with my call-name. I've used different ones over the years.

 

Your friend, Toshi

wayne baker

My avatar is the ribbons awarded to me for my service in the Marine Corps.  Navy and Presidential unit citations for support of Operation Hastings. A Good Conduct because they never caught me.  And the Nam service ribbons.

 

For the lack of imagination, I used my name.

 

Your friend, Toshi