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modfather
11-03-2010, 12:46
i thought i start this thread to find out why people choose thier username
i choose modfather as mine as i modified my car and im a father

robbie506
11-03-2010, 12:58
had the same one for about 10 years when i registered for something on line years ago it gave me a username of "robbie506" and its stuck ever since no meaning to it at all

IANMM
11-03-2010, 13:00
somebody already had IANM so i went for IANMM

phase i 16 v turbo
11-03-2010, 13:04
It was the first conversion my brother and I did to a R5 GT Turbo. A D - Reg Phase I with a Clio Willaims Turbo Lump in it.

So
Phase I 16 v Turbo

Bigfoot
11-03-2010, 13:08
If you have seen my feet you would know why :laugh:

mr white
11-03-2010, 13:18
my mum and dad gave it to me:agree::laugh:

Andrew Cooke
11-03-2010, 13:22
my mum and dad gave it to me:agree::laugh:

I have a similar tale to tell

car.crash
11-03-2010, 13:27
I can't drive.

Kenobi
11-03-2010, 14:21
Being one with the force, and standing against an opressive evil Empire.

Kenobi was the name i chose.

:laugh::wasntme::cooter::coffee:

Rob1980
11-03-2010, 14:27
My Name in short and my year of birth. Needed numbers as there seem to be a lot of Rob's!

robbie506
11-03-2010, 14:28
I can't drive.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Penfold aka The Dealer
11-03-2010, 14:34
Apparently i look like penfold.... dont see it myself ;)

kayzee
11-03-2010, 14:42
My surname is Cripps...

which became Krippz... which became kz...

Which I try to use where I can! But a lot of forums don't allow usernames with just two characters, so I extended it to kayzee as I was annoyed with people prenouncing it kayzed :coffee:

tiff_lee
11-03-2010, 14:46
standing against an opressive evil Empire

What evil oppressive empire was that then? ;)

I'm an Artificer in the Royal Navy which commonly spat at and referred to as Tiff's and my name's Lee

GTphil
11-03-2010, 14:53
I once worked at b&q :ashamed: I had been on about buying a GT turbo for ages and when i came in to work after i purchased my Raider someone wrote the letters GT just before my name on my apron.:wasntme:

MADFIVE
11-03-2010, 15:07
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

I CHOSE MY NAME MADFIVE BECAUSE IM MAD ABOUT 5 TURBOS. AND MY CAR IS THE BEST ONE IVE EVER BUILT IN 11 YEARS.:laugh:

Spooky
11-03-2010, 15:14
I have no idea where mine came from but it has stuck along with the other variants I have :laugh:

benj88
11-03-2010, 15:34
Me names benj and I was born in 88 :D

asbo
11-03-2010, 15:45
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

heard ppl tlkin on the radio bout asbo so the name was born and i look like i should have 1 lol :)

bye_all_c_ya
11-03-2010, 15:52
i used to use it on yahoo pool years ago and always use it now lol

tubby5
11-03-2010, 16:17
my nik name is tubby,been called it since i was around 6.infact i dont know anyone that calls me by my real name(steve) even my parents call me tubby:laugh:

oh yeah i also own a 5 (tubby5)

rs250nut
11-03-2010, 16:53
I used to ride my Aprilia rs250 like an absolute nutter hence rs250nut

Markey Mark (BD)
11-03-2010, 17:01
I was bored so came up with 'Markey Mark'! :laugh:

Also couldn't think of anything else at the time to be honest.

raider_gtt
11-03-2010, 17:20
i thought of mine coz i have a (raider gt turbo ) (gtt) for short easy one and always had it as a e bay user name anyways lol

Nayls
11-03-2010, 17:35
If you have seen my feet you would know why :laugh:


so...did you spell it wrong or do you have just the one large foot?? :scratch: :laugh:;)

fidos got a raider
11-03-2010, 17:55
I look like fido from the 7up ads and I own a raider hense
fidos got a raider

Bigfoot
11-03-2010, 18:54
so...did you spell it wrong or do you have just the one large foot?? :scratch: :laugh:;)

Yeah ones slightly larger than the other ;)

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 19:03
ha ha , mines my company name abreviated with me name, very very original

scratcher
11-03-2010, 19:17
I was given it as a nick-name when I was 14, doing work experience in a mate's bike shop. Its been with me ever since. And a lot of people don't know my real name :laugh:

J8TRO
11-03-2010, 19:24
Names James B Tromans, hence my plate is J8 TRO and at school everyone called me Tro. Simples.......

sphinX
11-03-2010, 19:29
Nick name has always been sphinx since I was a kid :)

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 19:30
good plate mines s21fcd, my company First Choice Decorating and s for skinner my surname and 21 age i started company, had a v8 fcd plate on my maserati v8 i never thought i would have a private plate but i paid 300 quid and put through me books!

JRP
11-03-2010, 19:30
Jolly Relaxed Person

James5
11-03-2010, 19:55
Jolly Relaxed Person

:laugh: I always thought it stood for Just Raped Phil :laugh: as I know how close you to are;)

JRP
11-03-2010, 19:57
:laugh: I always thought it stood for Just Raped Phil :laugh: as I know how close you to are;)
:laugh::laugh:

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 20:00
just reached pubity? . i know dont know ya but thought was funy mate:)

HULK
11-03-2010, 20:02
Everyone at the gym calls me Hulk as I'm the only one that can deadlift 1/4 of a tonne

modfather
11-03-2010, 20:02
just reached pubity? . i know dont know ya but thought was funy mate:)

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

JRP
11-03-2010, 20:02
Thats it all pick holes in me... i see team effort ehhh pffffft :cry:

robbie506
11-03-2010, 20:12
Thats it all pick holes in me... i see team effort ehhh pffffft :cry:


revenge is sweet

JRP
11-03-2010, 20:19
revenge is sweet


So true:cool:

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 20:22
i take it back i take it back , i can deadlift my dead weight when i get up every morning, beat that ;)

robbie506
11-03-2010, 20:27
i take it back i take it back , i can deadlift my dead weight when i get up every morning, beat that ;)


bless him

what u gonna do jrp?

JRP
11-03-2010, 20:33
bless him

what u gonna do jrp?

You will love it just a waiting game now :)

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 20:33
hes fine hes jolly relaxed peeps , me hopes!:eek:

robbie506
11-03-2010, 20:39
hes fine hes jolly relaxed peeps , me hopes!:eek:


BE AFRAID FELLA VERY AFRAID

if i was in your shoes i would get in as much :hump: as you can might not be able to do it for much longer :laugh::laugh::laugh:

either that or at national day he will mark his terrority on your back wheel :)

firstchoicegary
11-03-2010, 20:41
im ok i dont sleep im a vampire and therefore dont wear shoes, im off to hide in my cave!:eek::scared:

The new Bill J
11-03-2010, 20:42
I didn't choose mine. Ian S gave it to me when this website was being tested, before it went live. I never bothered to change it.

modfather
11-03-2010, 20:43
You will love it just a waiting game now :)


:cooter: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Beardo
11-03-2010, 20:48
Mine is because i don't shave!

Purple_rob
11-03-2010, 20:53
10 years ago I had a car wash set with purple ronnie on from the missus. shoved purple in front of my name and have used it on everything ever since.

mr white
11-03-2010, 21:00
10 years ago I had a car wash set with purple ronnie on from the missus. shoved purple in front of my name and have used it on everything ever since.


I HAD ONE OF THOSE PURPLE RONNIE SETS, MINE HAD A BALDIE BUFFER MRS BOUGHT IT FOR ME :laugh:

Adam L
11-03-2010, 21:33
Because I'm sexy.

TNT Tricky Nicky
11-03-2010, 21:58
a dj said it and it kinda stuck, he did clubs and a mobile disco, i used to help him set up, ran his lighting rig and stepped up to the decks when he couldn't be bothered, at the end of the night he said, i'm dj scott and if you've had a good time remember my name, if not it was tricky nicky! knew alot of the faces in the crowd and everyone started calling me tricky, they still do.

had to use tricky nicky as tricky was already taken by the rtoc legend

J$£5GTT
11-03-2010, 22:28
plain an simple..i got loads of money...:D

Adey aka Ewok
11-03-2010, 22:37
There was some sort of running joke of a few members on here and it stuck, something about being hairy and living near a forest

Spooky
11-03-2010, 22:42
There was some sort of running joke of a few members on here and it stuck, something about being hairy and living near a forest

should we explain Ricardos new name?! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

J$£5GTT
11-03-2010, 22:42
There was some sort of running joke of a few members on here and it stuck, something about being hairy and living near a forest


he's so hairy he has afro's on his nipples....:laugh:

Nayls
11-03-2010, 22:43
There was some sort of running joke of a few members on here and it stuck, something about being hairy and living near a forest

:laugh: i remember that!

think it was tiny that started it?? maybe wrong though? he defo used to call you it all the time.

Ricardo
11-03-2010, 22:44
should we explain Ricardos new name?! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:


Dude, you are sooooo not funny, seriously :sad2:

paul-11turbo
11-03-2010, 22:52
Simply my name and car :P

TrixNFlix
11-03-2010, 22:54
Before i got injured, i was a rather good football player that was known for his tricks and flicks, which made, TrixNFlix.:cool:

Adey aka Ewok
11-03-2010, 23:17
Dude, you are sooooo not funny, seriously :sad2:

Hush your gums retardo lol

Adey aka Ewok
11-03-2010, 23:18
:laugh: i remember that!

think it was tiny that started it?? maybe wrong though? he defo used to call you it all the time.

You could be right there, where has tiny quim gone?

Spooky
11-03-2010, 23:19
You mean other than being a facebook bitch...probably not far :wasntme:

Woznaldo
12-03-2010, 10:57
I used to be a the Brit Army and my nic name was the generic for my first, Warren, which is Woz. Anyway, while on an exercise it Italy, and after a couple of scoops, me and a few of the lads decided to Italianise our names (because we could) and mine became 'Woznaldo'

Gaz2405
12-03-2010, 12:40
Its my private plate GAZZA 05 I'm fed up of being pulled over :(

Mr Raider
12-03-2010, 13:20
Mines because ive got a raider, also mentioned in Culture Beats Mr Vain... lol ;)

Shane P
12-03-2010, 13:31
Because i use to buy and sell a lot of, um, flowers ? :D

Chris Hebden
12-03-2010, 14:51
Because i have no imagination :cry:

5GTTurbo
12-03-2010, 15:00
Because i use to buy and sell a lot of, um, flowers ? :D

:agree:

mine's "exatly what is says on the tin"...a true fan! :)

Big Steve - Raider
12-03-2010, 18:50
I'm Big, I'm Steve & I've got a Raider...... simples :D

Although their are some members who reckon i should change it to Big Dolph - Raider! :laugh::laugh:

wrightygtt
12-03-2010, 20:01
Mine because I play football, and have always supported Arsenal, with Ian Wright being the player I liked the most as a kid, even though i'm white:confused: plus its my second name, people have always called me it since I was a kid, the gtt bit speaks for itself

Brigsy
12-03-2010, 20:12
my nickname, given at a young age:laugh:

warpspeed
12-03-2010, 20:53
Its the speed i drive at! :D

Miller
12-03-2010, 21:14
Because I'm sexy.


Should it not be Danny Dyer....................:D

LampsR5
13-03-2010, 09:16
Names James B Tromans, hence my plate is J8 TRO and at school everyone called me Tro. Simples.......

i thought it was because you look like JETHRO haha

markey b
13-03-2010, 09:23
mine is a clever anagram of my name...

Big Supes
13-03-2010, 14:50
Being a Superman fan the name came from when I first saw Superman and how big his upper body is compared to his legs/waist in the Justice League.

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/justice-league-tas/justiceleague_03.jpg

I was like "BIG SUPES"! :D

Tiny Tim
16-03-2010, 11:36
You mean other than being a facebook bitch...probably not far :wasntme:

I'm gonna poo through your letterbox pukey. ;)

Bigfoot
16-03-2010, 12:51
I'm gonna poo through your letterbox pukey. ;)

oh great tims back :rolleyes: only kidding, glad your back, missed some of your interesting posts :crap:

Tinka_Dill
16-03-2010, 20:29
Anyone remember Lovejoy (BBC1 late 80s/early 90s).. Tinka Dill was his mate and he was one cool dude.. and as I'd love to be a cool dude someday, well...

LampsR5
16-03-2010, 23:31
names ben lampitt, nickname lamps oh and i drive an R5 :)

bigdikky5
16-03-2010, 23:47
errrrrrm i am big richard and i have a 5........... my reg plate also was bought 4 this reason D5 RGD dikkys 5 richard gareth davies..... good times

philg
17-03-2010, 10:41
Because i use to buy and sell a lot of, um, flowers ? :D


:D

jesus in the seat of a 5
17-03-2010, 14:18
:laugh:, well i seriously look like jesus...(hair down) and im my happy`est when in the seat of a 5, so there ya go...:laugh:.

modfather
25-03-2010, 14:21
mmm interesting any1 else want to add here

Jessop
26-03-2010, 02:34
My surname =]

T.K
26-03-2010, 12:18
Because I only shop in TKMaxx. And Lidl.

Earbag
06-04-2010, 19:46
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

name given to me by my mates going on a lads holiday back when I was an age when thats what you did every summer, my surname is Isaac which they seperated to Eye and sack, some tenuous links i.e eyes and ears, sack and bag therefore Earbag! job done. :)

Dudders
06-04-2010, 21:19
Nickname given at work, Duddy=Dudders somehow
used so often some actually think it IS my name and hence dont know my real one, even people i have work with for nearly 14 years :D:D:D

prez06
06-04-2010, 21:48
mine is cos my son is called presley and was born 2006

gttjames
08-04-2010, 23:25
because i drive a gtt and my names james:cartman:

The Mighty Clam
09-04-2010, 13:42
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

It's my superhero alter-ego! :guitarhero:

mr bean aka pete
09-04-2010, 22:08
well i have had the nickname Mr bean since i have been a kid as i do look like mr bean :D and peter is my real name so mr bean aka pete was born :p

Rob@Backyardracing
09-04-2010, 22:36
Well about 10 years ago us lads at BYR all had AX GT`s and one day Ant wrote Backyard Racing on the shed door in the backyard we use to play around with cars... stuck since.. :)

THE MASTER
09-04-2010, 22:45
i have a master renault van

simple innit:cool:

Rikki
09-04-2010, 23:28
it's my first name

hydrotec78
10-04-2010, 06:41
When all this Internet in you house kicked off i was working as a hydraulic specialist and it was a name that stuck.

My god that makes me feel old now !:cry:

modfather
12-04-2010, 19:48
this is a good thread. commitee people can we get this to stay up the top of the board :)

scratcher
12-04-2010, 22:46
Just pop a post on every now and then and it'll stay up there.

Or James5 can share some of his charming secret snaps with us each week :scared::scared::laugh:

modfather
18-04-2010, 20:58
Just pop a post on every now and then and it'll stay up there.

Or James5 can share some of his charming secret snaps with us each week :scared::scared::laugh:

i might just do that :wasntme:

c7borg
19-04-2010, 09:50
Not sure really as I normally use c7borg for all my on-line user names.. I guess it was time to break my anonymity :agree:

boysie
24-04-2010, 23:01
mine comes from car dealer boycie off only fools and horses, i went through a stage of buying and selling cars cos i got bored of them quickly as well as a few ropey 5's!, and my mates nicknamed me boycie,
its stuck ever since, but i prefer to spell it with boysie! :):uhhuh:

Adam 005
25-04-2010, 09:37
I'm not cool enough to be 007:):cry:

rogerreno
25-04-2010, 19:29
Mines easy... my names Roger and i've always had Reno's in various shapes and sizes. ;)

THE MASTER
25-04-2010, 20:52
Mines easy... my names Roger and i've always had Reno's in various shapes and sizes. ;)
ive always had renaults but colren just dont seem to work :laugh:

TNT ANDY
26-04-2010, 06:42
TNT - Andy - Brought about by the regular Thursday night meetings round mine to bring mine back from the dead (still going on) therefore TNT = Thursday Night Tuning. Can also be done on Tuesdays. And TNT is sacred and the women in our lives know never to encroach.:D

I used to be Mad Andy but, Ive never been mad, just a bit of a dick
:cartman:

modfather
05-05-2010, 09:08
TNT - Andy - Brought about by the regular Thursday night meetings round mine to bring mine back from the dead (still going on) therefore TNT = Thursday Night Tuning. Can also be done on Tuesdays. And TNT is sacred and the women in our lives know never to encroach.:D

I used to be Mad Andy but, Ive never been mad, just a bit of a dick
:cartman:


:laugh::laugh:

TNT ANDY
05-05-2010, 23:24
:agree::agree::agree:
:laugh::laugh:

And I thankyou.

THE MASTER
05-05-2010, 23:43
TNT - Andy - Brought about by the regular Thursday night meetings round mine to bring mine back from the dead (still going on) therefore TNT = Thursday Night Tuning. Can also be done on Tuesdays. And TNT is sacred and the women in our lives know never to encroach.:D

I used to be Mad Andy but, Ive never been mad, just a bit of a dick
:cartman:

c.u.n.t . =c u next thursday . :wasntme::laugh:

TNT ANDY
06-05-2010, 22:47
c.u.n.t . =c u next thursday . :wasntme::laugh:


Used extensively at the begining of the year where there are lots of bank holidays. Love saying it to the office staff, giggleing and watching there confoosed ickle faces.


Anyway, back on topic.
:confused:

firstchoicegary
06-05-2010, 22:56
cu next tuesday

modfather
13-11-2010, 21:32
i thought as there is some new members i would bring this thread back up for those newbies to add here

rat1
14-11-2010, 00:32
i got my username form my fishing clubs news letter,it was a simple tying error the T is next to the Y on a keyboard so i ended up as rat and not ray and it stuck :laugh:

JRP
14-11-2010, 02:46
JOLLY RELAXED PERSON well its been jrp for about 8 years

reco
14-11-2010, 09:32
been called reco for years the spelling was a typo years ago also so it stuck :)

Mr Raider
14-11-2010, 16:50
Coz ive got a raider, plus it was a lyric in the back in the day track mr vain by culturebeat, so mr raider;)

UnstableCable
14-11-2010, 17:28
my surname is cable and i had a habit of falling over alot when i was younger hense Unstable Cable! People usally presume its refering to my mental state but i have no idea why that is?

Bass J
14-11-2010, 19:40
mines is Bass J ...due to the fact i used be an internet DJ ..it used to be DJ Bass Junky ...ppl kept calling me Bass J on the forums and it stuck :D

TNT ANDY
14-11-2010, 19:53
Coz ive got a raider, plus it was a lyric in the back in the day track mr vain by culturebeat, so mr raider;)


I thought it waz because like man poonani. Mr:cooter:

Mr Raider
15-11-2010, 17:44
Nah fella, not da batty raider innit bruv! lol :dearme: