BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 06:52 AM

Ah Little Ramona, that's the one! Have got most of the lyrics thanks, just a few words I may have botched a bit.

Have had a look at blog but not joining in order to post a comment, I like to keep things simple, thanks anyway!! You could join Mudcat perhaps & then PM me... This is a nice place to stay.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: gnu
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 06:06 AM

Rapaire... HuH? I am not comprestanding.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 03:04 AM

I can't remember.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 04:52 PM

My father always called me Polly when I was a child - an abbreviation/pet name. Later in life I started playing concertina and melodeon - both commonly called a 'squeezebox'. (No I don't play cricket!)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: gnu
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 04:26 PM

HuH ?

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 04:08 PM

There it was, in the Irish-English, English-Irish dicttionary.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 03:35 PM

It was my original first name until it was changed at age 3 when my mother remarried. As the eldest of Donuel Blagg Sr. it turns out I have 5 half brothers and one half sister I have never met.

Although I contacted Donuel Sr. by phone and sent a video, none of his kids have ever contacted me. I suppose they have their reasons despite some live only a day trip away.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 03:24 PM

I cribbed it off Alexei Sayle and have been called it on several occasions.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Megan L
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 02:09 PM

No i am not Welsh but if any bugger even thinks of calling me maggie the had better mak dambed sure the are well beyond walking stick range. The last person to mak that mistake wis skelped wie a canvas sack - ok so i forgot it hid a padlock in it at the time.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 01:26 PM

I was born again. You've got to be born again, man....

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 01:24 PM

'Twas long before Mudcat, my parents chose it for me.

Art

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 12:51 PM

Mine is easy as well. My name is Martin and I used to help run the club at The Bull in Barton le Clay.Beds.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 12:37 PM

When I was a nipper my pals and I went swimming at the local rec. centre. We picked on some wimpy kid and razzed him until he left the pool in tears. Then, be damned, he went and squealed on us to his mother! She brought the lifeguard to chuck us out and pointed out Larry--major offender--who was

a) twice the size of the rest of us, and

b) reacting badly to the chlorine

"That's him!" she shrilled. "The big pink lad."

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 12:24 PM

I'm a notorious night-owl. I started using the name Nightbird as a writing name. It's also what I think my Indian name would have been in a previous life...

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Cod Fiddler
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 11:57 AM

I chose mine from a Mudcat poll of those who know me (and a few who don't). Rather unpersonal but it provided much amusement and opportunity for rudeness. I'm a fiddler who is doing a PhD on North Sea cod. If I ever finish, I'll change to Dr. Cod.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Mingulay
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 11:48 AM

Simple really, it's the name of the boat I live on and nothing to do with a Scottish island apart from the Mingulay Boat Song.

Funnily enough I used to live on a real Josher.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Flash Company
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 11:43 AM

My wife, Sheila reckons if it hadn't have been for me she might never have been so poor! FC

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Big Mick
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 11:33 AM

Look at me.

Mick

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Josher
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 11:28 AM

I own a narrowboat on the english canals and a Josher was a type of narrowboat built by the famous(on the canals) carrying company called Fellows Moreton and Clayton.
Simple really.
Josher

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 10:13 AM

My name is Lynne, and in the folkie world, Middle Bar Singer (From the Middle Bar in the Anchor in Sidmouth) really defines WHO I am. If I'd hung around a bit longer before becoming a member I might have found a better and cleverer name, but I was looking for one quickly, saw Herga Kitty's name and thought that since Herga defined Kitty, MBS must define me.

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Swave N. Deboner
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 10:05 AM

My Tennessee kinfolk were nice, down-to-earth people with good hearts and bad education. We used to go to my Aunt Ninabelle and Uncle Zion's house for Sunday dinner. I'd be in my Sunday best, and Uncle Zion would tell me I was "sWAYve 'n dEE-boner," meaning of course, suave and debonnair. So my Mudcat moniker is a play on that mispronunciation.

SND

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 09:18 AM

Obvious from my name really, I play ragtime tenor banjo and nose flute.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Little Ramona
Date: 21 Jan 05 - 09:09 AM

Would that be "Anyway my guru says no"? It was getting to the point where i'd need another joint just to get me off my ass and out the door? leave your email address as a comment on sincerelyboredoflondon.blogspot.com and i'll email you the lyrics as far as i know them.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: ray bucknell
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 09:54 AM

I attended Bucknell University. The Bucknell fight song is one of few words: "'Ray Bucknell, 'ray Bucknell; 'Ray for the orange and the blue. 'Ray,'ray,'ray,'ray; 'Ray for the orange and the blue!"

    Not the best college song I've ever heard but I thought it would make a good screen name.

                                        'Ray

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: black walnut
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 06:51 PM

My Celtic harp and lap dulcimer are both made from black walnut.

~b.w.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,thickasshit
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 04:53 PM

Someone suggested it for me. Don't know why?

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Pistachio
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 02:50 PM

I'm named after one nut so I thought I'd disguise myself as another one but Brazil, Cashew and Walnut didn't interest me!
Hazel!

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: ToulouseCruise
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 02:19 PM

well, mine is my band name... when people see "Toulouse Cruise" in print, they just sort of wrinkle the eyebrows a bit... but if ya say it aloud (yes, you are allowed) with a little pause before the L and a little slurr to join up the words, you get a fairly accurate description of our duo ;)

Brian

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 11:41 AM

Bop bop a diddle it,
Bop bop a diddle it.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: beadie
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 09:59 AM

. . . .a simple phonetic combination of the initials of my first and last names . . . B and D

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Cluin
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 12:43 AM

Nope. Not that.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 12:35 AM

Would you mind Cluin' me on what that means?

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 11:09 PM

They often call me Speedo but my real name is Mister Earl.

But I hadda take down a Satan's Choice Ride Captain with a Tim Horton's coffee spoon to get the name Cluin.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 10:27 PM

Sorry, damn MMD - I made a typo

Babbel - who thinks he's in charge,
Bottel and Babbel (both largely obvious!)

should read

Battel - who thinks he's in charge,
Bottel and Babbel (both largely obvious!) who let him think so!

I do feel sometimes that I Do Battle With Life... :-)

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: hobbitwoman
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 09:21 PM

I chose hobbitwoman b/c I'm short and fat and like to eat six meals a day. I didn't want anything terribly exotic that would give anyone the impression that I'm tall and thin and gorgeous. I don't like to deceive people.

I don't however have big hairy feet, in case anyone is wondering. But I do have the strangest feeling I've answered this thread before. I didn't see me in here, however. :o)

Annie

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 08:10 PM

I am Guy Wolff , Guy Wolff I am . NO really I came in here to see how ( or why/) " Pixxie of Doom" came up with HIS /HER name. It is my faverite . All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Joybell
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 08:04 PM

My name with a bit added as a cunning disguise. Early on Amos addressed me as Joybelle, and I really like that, but I'm too busy having fun to take the time to change now. Joy-of-the-Belles.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: boardsailor
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 07:38 PM

Maybe something to do on the water when the wind's just right?(today wasn't half bad!) Maybe when i'm sorely pissed on the job and hurl a 2x4?? I much prefer the former. I don't like being pissed......speshully on. Don't forget to vote, even if the Supremes get to choose!

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 06:29 PM

Well, my real name is Bruce, but my friends call me--Bruce. However, when I tried to use that as my post name on the Mudcat, I found another Bruce had already taken the name (the nerve). So I figured brucie would work. A few people warned me that I would be called that FOREVER, and wiseass that I am, I decided to ignore them. Ya gotta know that an ounce of prevention IS worth a pound of cure.

It's too late to change it now, but if that's the heaviest burden I have to bear this year, I'll be a fortunate guy. Besides, no one here would make fun of a guy's name, right? (I just had to leave that door ajar for those who have smelled the blood in the water and have been hurting from holding it in.) Anyway, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 04:07 AM

Well the name has been with me (but not used to denote me personally) since around the early 1990's when various characters grew out of a character that had been around in the SCA since 1985 or thereabouts.

Robin The Ruthless in Battel ---> Ruthless in Bottel ---> Ruthless in Babbel   
- out of which grew the core of the Troupe:
Babbel - who thinks he's in charge,
Bottel and Babbel (both largely obvious!)
along came young Quibbel (his sister is called Cassandra, but nobody takes any notice of her either!),
Lady De Kup Kake - known to her close friends as Lady De Kup,
Lady Lucrativa - who looks after the money,
Lady Tangyl Wyt,
Lady Lud Wygel,
and lots more.... (say the names out loud!)

And there is a web site with some of their original antics - but I ran out of space...

The Fooles Troupe have a web site
The Virtual Fooles Troupe
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~rhayes/vfoolshm.htm
The Most Popular History On Show! (about 200 pages worth of assorted Tom Foolery - although Tom is no longer with them, having now gone on to bigger and better things...)
A witty, humorous romp through the Comedy of the Elizabethan and Medieval Theater
You can help The Fooles rehearse their next show!
Their Dwelling is now online too...
They now have a discussion list with special links...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foolestroupe

Here be the Chronicle of the Antics of a Troupe of Fooles, seeking Patronage in a World between Medieval Times and the pre-17th Century World. There be "What Every Well Educated Foole Should Know".

There be also by the same author
Windows 9X Optimisation
Briese-Bane Vikings Centre

Robin Hayes
a.k.a. THE AUTHOR
Look for the threads
The Foolestroupe Songbook
and
Technique: Piano Accordion for The Recycled Muso
(Nothing like blatant self-promotion!)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 03:47 AM

*I* don't think Edain is a boring name...

RE the Fred Wedlock song:

I heard Cathy Miller sing it at the Owen Sound Festival (in Canada) more than ten yrs ago. Laughed SO hard... begged her for the words afterwards, and she was kind enough to sing 'em into my tape recorder.

The version I know starts off:

I am a folk musician, though my songs are seldom sold
For I massacre folk music with three feet of Spanish chipboard and a capo

===

My nick is fairly obvious: I used to live in the US (Detroit area); now I live in the UK (Sheffield). Thought about using my real name, but thought YY would probably -- for anyone who doesn't already know me -- give more of a clue about me/"where I'm coming from" than "Vikki Appleton Fielden"...

Cheers!

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Edain
Date: 04 Jan 04 - 09:15 PM

Edain is my standard online handle, boring I know.. (it's from Tolkien)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Peter Woodruff
Date: 04 Jan 04 - 08:34 PM

Peter Woodruff is my name.

Peter

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: freda underhill
Date: 03 Jan 04 - 09:47 PM

hi clean supper..

just worked out who you are (ding!)

best wishes

amaelia clawall


ps underhill was frodo's pseudonym at the prancing pony!
and freda is a little like frodo!

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Tyghress
Date: 24 May 03 - 10:26 PM

I've been Tyghress online since....oh, since forever. Chosen because the other spellings were taken. The name has always been an opportunity to discuss the Great Cats and do a bit of outreach for tiger habitat preservation, tiger research and such.

Plus I feel I was in fur and stripes in a previous life. The name still fits and suits me.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Raedwulf
Date: 24 May 03 - 04:45 PM

It's my name. No, really. Alright, if you want the long explanation. In the re-enactment world I am known (& occasionally infamous) as either Raedwulf or Rafe Watkyn. Watkyn is a variation on my mundane surname, Ralph is my mundane middle name (after my maternal g/father). The Germanic root of Ralph is raed + wulf "wolf counsel", which pretty much fits me to a T!

There are many who know me only, or principally, as Raedwulf. If you shout it across a crowded room, only I will look round... How real do you want a name to be?! ;)

I've got several names, depending on context. Raven & Green Knight are ones that have been given to me. Neither are inappropriate. I've also been known to answer to "Oi, you hairy bastard!" ;)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: Neighmond
Date: 23 May 03 - 07:11 PM

Is a corruption of an older word meaning "No body"

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 23 May 03 - 03:12 PM

Man, I will never get used to that enter key on this forum. Martin & Gibson are two classy guitar makes. Unlike that cheap, shameless hussy Stella Kay.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Martin gibson
Date: 23 May 03 - 03:10 PM

Let me try that again.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you choose your mudcat name?
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 23 May 03 - 03:09 PM