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Old 10-19-2009, 12:00 AM   #1
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Question Username - Why Did You Choose It ?

A username chosen can have some kind of hidden message or they can be just what’s easy to remember. Others seem like it’s your name or maybe a girlfriend’s name, your bike, atv, boat or whatever your ride name if it has one too or maybe it’s some username that really means nothing at all.
I'm curious on other usernames and their true intent for choosing them.
I will start first and if your username has some other meaning to you then what the rest of us see, then post what the history is behind it:

On my case it's simpler Adam is my first name! I got off easy :nana: but I’m sure there are others that have personal reasons or maybe we will get some real surprises from others. So let’s hear them.
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Old 10-19-2009, 12:57 AM   #2
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Mine is also simple. It's my last name. Since I'm in the Air Force, everybody goes by last names so I'm just used to it by now.
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Old 10-19-2009, 01:33 AM   #3
 
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testos... It´s quite easy to know where it comes from... imp:
And the 69 has nothing to do with Hayden, my year of birth... :D
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Old 10-19-2009, 11:07 AM   #4
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x - just a way to stand out I guess
z - Polish for "from"
Polski - Polish for "Poland"
x - same as the first x
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Old 10-19-2009, 04:09 PM   #5
 
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^^^thats kinda cool X....Mine pretty simple I am the co-owner of wildcard racing so I am second in command..lol My other screen name on some of the forums is chevyshay,
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Old 10-19-2009, 04:48 PM   #6
 
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Mine was derived from an old friend's ficticous race Team name....
YamaHeads Racing....
Used to have this on the back of 1 of my helmets.....:riding:
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Old 10-19-2009, 05:42 PM   #7
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Mine is kind of complicated. My name started when I was staring to ride the MX tracks. So one day I was at a track in the middle of the state with friends. Well there was this big table top there that launched you high with a lot of hang time. So I decided to try and pull off some freestyle tricks. Pulling them off with ease I pull off the track and start talking trash to my friends calling myself the Motocross Maverick. Telling them I was crazy and they were riding 450’s, when I was on a 350. Just rubbed it in a little and the name has stuck with me ever since. Also it has my first name in it Eric. Kind of dumb but it gets the job done.:ermm:
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Old 10-19-2009, 07:09 PM   #8
 
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Nice stories and thread thank you for sharing.
In my case I guess is pretty self explanatory: I'm a girl and my passion for Yamaha started back when my older brother got his first XT, then slowly got me into ATVs, camping and hanging out with family and friends.
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Old 10-20-2009, 01:00 PM   #9
 
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on my case it's the phonetics of the first letters of my firstname....'Jee (Jean) Hell (Luc)
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:40 PM   #10
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Well Mine comes from Identification ... I use this username whereever I go .... so you all know who to black list.
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