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mpfunk · 01-26-2006, 07:35 PM

My moniker is a just a shortened form of a pseudonym that I developed several years ago. The name is Mitchell P Funk which is a combination of the best MST3K episode Mitchell and the music of Parliament/Funkadelic. So when signing up for utefans.net instead of using the full name I just went by mpfunk and have since started using that for all my logins.

bluegoose · 01-26-2006, 07:35 PM

Not much to report on my moniker. The latter half of my net name sounds similar to my real last name, and as such had been a nick-name of mine growing up.

The blue part, well you can use your imagination on that one.

There's a reason why I avoided the creative arts in school. Too little "right brain" to come up with anything cool.

Archaea · 01-26-2006, 08:09 PM

When netnames came up on Cougartalk long ago, I didn't know what to do.

So I remembered the Life Domain Archaea, a small insignificant bacteria-like organism, unknown to most persons but which live deep under the sea or in volcanoes. So anonymity of an organism that can withstand extreme pressure, temperature and environment. Sounds like an attorney to me.

Not much right brain activity here.

UtahDan · 01-27-2006, 12:09 AM

UtahDan=Utah Danite

Don't over think it. Partly I just liked the way it sounded.

All-American · 01-27-2006, 01:07 AM

After excelling college sports, becoming the first white person to make the All-American team twice in the same year (and on two offensive positions-- Guard and HalfBack), I enlisted in the Army for four years, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant General and single-handedly subverting four Latin American governments. A brief stint in politics saw me rise to the office of the President, though I refused a second term-- the decor of the white house was just too, well, white. My resume includes having commanded a Nuclear Submarine, saved the world on four seperate occasions, and re-written history to make it sound like the Native Americans were actuallyhere FIRST.

Somewhere along the line, the name "All-American" started to stick. Don't know exactly when.

il Padrino Ute · 01-27-2006, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by All-American

After excelling college sports, becoming the first white person to make the All-American team twice in the same year (and on two offensive positions-- Guard and HalfBack), I enlisted in the Army for four years, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant General and single-handedly subverting four Latin American governments. A brief stint in politics saw me rise to the office of the President, though I refused a second term-- the decor of the white house was just too, well, white. My resume includes having commanded a Nuclear Submarine, saved the world on four seperate occasions, and re-written history to make it sound like the Native Americans were actuallyhere FIRST.

Somewhere along the line, the name "All-American" started to stick. Don't know exactly when.

You left out the story about how one time, at band camp.....

outlier · 01-27-2006, 02:09 AM

Because if there's one thing I am, it's self-aware. Uh -- usually.

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Surfah · 01-27-2006, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by surfah33

Surfah, hawaiian pidgin pronounciation. I surf and I am Hawaiian. The 33 is my volleyball number from high school. 3 is just my favorite number so every sport I played was 33 or some number with 3, for example football was 73. 3 is also the magic number. Most people think 33 is my age. I have a few years before I join the older singles ward yet.

Do you windsurf? I do.

That takes way too much coordination. I am afraid I would try in the ocean and not know how to turn around and head straight for the other side of the world.

To be honest I don't even surf much anymore, like at all. The waves in Utah sucked the last 5 years I was there and I just don't believe in surfing the Atlantic. I should probably change my name to boardah.

non sequitur · 01-27-2006, 03:18 AM

I chose Non Sequitur because my toaster wan't working one morning and one of my kids had a terrible ear ache.

cougjunkie · 01-27-2006, 05:09 AM

Cougjunkie, i used to be a very heavy heroin addict and at that time i was just a Junkie. But I found something else to be addicted to and that was BYU sports, BYU sports is my methadone, so now i go by Cougjunkie.

that is all.

01-26-2006, 08:09 PM	#23
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	When netnames came up on Cougartalk long ago, I didn't know what to do. So I remembered the Life Domain Archaea, a small insignificant bacteria-like organism, unknown to most persons but which live deep under the sea or in volcanoes. So anonymity of an organism that can withstand extreme pressure, temperature and environment. Sounds like an attorney to me. Not much right brain activity here. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

01-27-2006, 12:09 AM	#24
UtahDan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Bluth Home Posts: 3,877	UtahDan=Utah Danite Don't over think it. Partly I just liked the way it sounded. __________________ The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. -Galileo

01-27-2006, 02:09 AM	#27
outlier Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 180	Because if there's one thing I am, it's self-aware. Uh -- usually. o __________________ Es irrt der Mensch solang er strebt. -J. W. v. Goethe (OTOH, just because you screw up, that doesn\'t mean you\'re getting somewhere.) The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. - W. Churchill

01-27-2006, 03:18 AM	#29
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	I chose Non Sequitur because my toaster wan't working one morning and one of my kids had a terrible ear ache. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

01-27-2006, 05:09 AM	#30
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Cougjunkie, i used to be a very heavy heroin addict and at that time i was just a Junkie. But I found something else to be addicted to and that was BYU sports, BYU sports is my methadone, so now i go by Cougjunkie. that is all. __________________ LINCECUM!

01-26-2006, 07:35 PM	#21
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	My moniker is a just a shortened form of a pseudonym that I developed several years ago. The name is Mitchell P Funk which is a combination of the best MST3K episode Mitchell and the music of Parliament/Funkadelic. So when signing up for utefans.net instead of using the full name I just went by mpfunk and have since started using that for all my logins.

01-26-2006, 07:35 PM	#22
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Not much to report on my moniker. The latter half of my net name sounds similar to my real last name, and as such had been a nick-name of mine growing up. The blue part, well you can use your imagination on that one. There's a reason why I avoided the creative arts in school. Too little "right brain" to come up with anything cool.

01-27-2006, 01:07 AM	#25
All-American Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,420	After excelling college sports, becoming the first white person to make the All-American team twice in the same year (and on two offensive positions-- Guard and HalfBack), I enlisted in the Army for four years, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant General and single-handedly subverting four Latin American governments. A brief stint in politics saw me rise to the office of the President, though I refused a second term-- the decor of the white house was just too, well, white. My resume includes having commanded a Nuclear Submarine, saved the world on four seperate occasions, and re-written history to make it sound like the Native Americans were actuallyhere FIRST. Somewhere along the line, the name "All-American" started to stick. Don't know exactly when.