Why did you pick your username and Sig?

Después reflexioné que todas las cosas le suceden a uno precisamente, precisamente ahora. Siglos de siglos y sólo en el presente ocurren los hechos; innumerables hombres en el aire, en la tierra y el mar, y todo lo que realmente pasa me pasa a mí

Hmm. . . . I'm not a great translator but I'll give it a try. . . . its something along the lines of "after pondering (time I realised) that all things happen at precisely, precisely now. centurys apon centurys and it is now that things happen; innumerable men (have been) by air, land and sea and every thing that happens now happens to me.

My name is my name !! I could not find something which describes me so I just decided to go ahead with my real name (actually, laziness had something to do with it) - though since then, I have acquired a nick name (sparky), I still tend to use Gautam.

As for my sig - that is so meee (specially after a few drinks)

When I just got into the internet thing, I needed a user name for yahoo. I didn't really feel like inventing something original. So I just chose the name I gave myself when I was a kid. My real name is Ursula - 53 is my birthday - March 5. I am using this name every time I need a user name. I think I'd be getting some kind of identity problem using different names.

My sig - I found that in a book and like it very much.

Turkish-Chick, welcome!

DeK, I know I answered this question about names (and avatars) before. But I have such a good time reading the explanations. Thanks for starting this thread.

And the Florida line - I was part of the Florida gathering a week ago!

Born in '53? Harrump! What kind of vitamines are you taking, urs.

The day, Roger, the day! In Germany, we use the date the other way round - day, month, year. So 5.3. is March 5.

No, I'm afraid my young husband cannot keep me looking that young...

Oh.

OH indeed Roger. We use the day month year system in the UK. If I used URS system I'd be 118.

Slappy Doo Hoo. Variation of my great, great, great, great grandfather's name, "Jerimiah Doo-Hoo."

Actually, it just popped in my head.

Same with my sig. That was also my high school yearbook quote.

Thanks for that Midnight, very poetic and deep

Me too Ursula, some great posts in here, I've enjoyed catching up and reading the ones I've missed over the past few days

The use name Count Zero is taken from the William Gibson novel of the same name.

The sig line is actually the opening line from Sabatini's Scaramouche.

Lettybee is a simple spoonerism and one that I can remember.

(er, I think that's it.)

I don't have a signature, because my ideas keep changing.

Well, my screen name is composed of six letters of my family name and the first letter of my first name.

Letty, what on earth is a spoonerism?

Spoonerism is unintentional interchange of sounds in two or more words.

username was handed down from a teenaged daughter of a friend of mine before ketamine and lilk were in da news. My sig line is just so totally me. I'm a little deaf you see. And some say, I'm often preoccupied so that I don't pay attention when others' are talking to me. Also, sometimes I just don't make sense.

Lil K', what the hell are you talking about?

....what?