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Where did your avatar name come from?

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Rickshaw, Dec 23, 2021.

  1. Dec 23, 2021 at 11:55 AM
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    Rickshaw

    Rickshaw [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Brush Gaurd, side rails, front bilstein's at 1.75, wheelers 1.5 aal, udercover toneau cap
    How did you come up with your avatar name? I'll go first. My dad would never buy a foreign car. He used to say if you have a foreign car and get a flat tire, they don't come with a spare tire, a little Japanese guy would pop out of the trunk with a rickshaw and take you the rest of the way. The Tacoma was my first foreign car. Hence Rickshaw was born
     
  2. Dec 23, 2021 at 12:07 PM
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    Bivouac

    Bivouac Well-Known Member

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    Remains to be seen I bought the tires and wheels the rest came along
    When I was working a Job at Betlehem Steel Burns Harbor in the eighties

    On load out after the job was finished I was taking the 45' Flatbed trailer to the next job The Coworkers went to Kmart bought a cheap tent and pitched it on a free space on the trailer.

    They started calling me Bivouac the nick name stuck around
     
  3. Dec 23, 2021 at 12:20 PM
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    a2lowvw

    a2lowvw Well-Known Member

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    Stuff and things
    I have been a part of the VW community for a long time and have always enjoyed the A2 or Mk2 VW Gti’s and Jetta’s. The play on words with “a too low vw” and the A2 chassis made sense.

    also

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  4. Dec 23, 2021 at 12:25 PM
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    US Marine

    US Marine Semper Fi

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    TRD supercharger , Doug Thorley header , K&N CAI 265/75-16 Toyo open country mud terrain , 15x8 Method Racing wheels , Rancho 3" lift , 4.88 gears , Detroit Locker
    Uhhh .... United States Marine Veteran :infantry::oldglory:
     
  5. Dec 23, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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    steely123

    steely123 Well-Known Member

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    I've been a long time Steely Dan fan, and just had to add some numbers when gmail first came around. So i just used it for everything from then on.
     
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  6. Dec 23, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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    Hobbs

    Hobbs Anti-Lander from way back…

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    Yep…
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    I once had a cat named Hobbs...
     
  7. Dec 23, 2021 at 2:11 PM
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    scs_vuth

    scs_vuth SCS sales rep

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    PM me if you have any question about SCS wheels...:burnrubber: My name is Vuth by the way...:D
     
  8. Dec 23, 2021 at 2:24 PM
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    604

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    remember when counter-strike came out =) I started using the Vancouver area code as my player name; sometimes Qps to denote quarter lbs :rasta:
     
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  9. Dec 23, 2021 at 3:08 PM
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    My Name is Rahl

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  10. Dec 23, 2021 at 3:12 PM
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    Calamity_taco

    Calamity_taco your friendly neighborhood weeb :3

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    I have no idea. send help!
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    just a couple of things tbh
    im big into video games and anime so my truck was named after calamity ganon in the newer zelda game breath of the wild so calamity taco it became
     
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  11. Dec 23, 2021 at 3:16 PM
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    uurx

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  12. Dec 24, 2021 at 6:05 AM
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    JGO

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    JGO = Just Goofin' Off
     
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  13. Dec 24, 2021 at 6:07 AM
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    KentuckyDoug

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    I had a supervisor at work who was also a friend. Not sure where he came up with it, but he called me Kentucky Doug. However, I’m not from Kentucky and my name isn’t Doug….
     
  14. Dec 24, 2021 at 8:33 PM
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    Tallgrass05

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    I burn a lot of tall grass.
    burn.jpg
     
  15. Dec 24, 2021 at 8:57 PM
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    garcm329

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    My handle for my university email started with garcm329 so I just used it since I figured no one else would have it
     
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  16. Dec 25, 2021 at 2:08 AM
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    Devious6

    Devious6 Not your Average College President Emeritus

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    Mine was my fixed radio call sign when I was the commander of the 101st Military Intelligence Battalion.
     
  17. Dec 25, 2021 at 3:06 AM
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    Oreo Cat

    Oreo Cat Worst Member

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  18. Dec 25, 2021 at 4:31 AM
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    Finn-2187

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    Fog lights, Vision Turbine 16x8 wheels, Goodyear Wrangler Ultraterrain 265/75/r16 AT's, janky LEDs that probably won't catch on fire
    I'm sort of going for a Storm trooper aesthetic with my truck and FN 2187 AKA "Finn" from the newest Star Wars movies was the only Storm trooper name I knew off hand.
     
  19. Dec 25, 2021 at 4:33 AM
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    cop414

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    Retired police sergeant here, 26 years on the job. The 414 is my b day.
     
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  20. Dec 25, 2021 at 7:00 AM
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    outdoor frenzy

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    I love being in the outdoors. Doesn’t matter what I’m doing out there. Fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, driving, photography, metal detecting, mushroom ID’ing, and gold panning are just a few of the things I like to do while outdoors.
     
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