What does your screen name mean?
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My screen name comes from my given name "Michael" and the nickname I used for most of my life "Mike". I am a fan of the late, great Douglas Adams and have just about every published variation of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I have friends whose 20 something kids have known me as "Mister Mike" since they took their first steps. A few years ago, purely by chance, some of my younger coworkers also began calling me Mr. Mike.
When I decided I needed an online identity that no else had, I discovered that I could combine 2 things; my love for HHGTTG and Mister Mike. There is a plot point near the end of the first book where this question is asked, "What do you get when you multiply 6 by 9?". The answer to that question explains a lot about this world ....
When I decided I needed an online identity that no else had, I discovered that I could combine 2 things; my love for HHGTTG and Mister Mike. There is a plot point near the end of the first book where this question is asked, "What do you get when you multiply 6 by 9?". The answer to that question explains a lot about this world ....
I wanted to go and read the books again. They are so good! I don't know many people who even know anything about the series.
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Oh I didn't post what my name meant. I kinda didn't think I had too. Nappy knew and called me on it some time ago. It's really simple and he figured it out.
It was born out of being on different sites and not being able to figure out a clever name, so I just spelled my name backwards and that is what I use. It stuck and I like it so I used it all the time.
It was born out of being on different sites and not being able to figure out a clever name, so I just spelled my name backwards and that is what I use. It stuck and I like it so I used it all the time.
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One of the main reasons I used the phrase "have just about every published variation" is because of THAT movie. I managed to first hear the radio play as was broadcast on NPR years ago. Later, I managed to watch & tape the BBC TV series that ran on PBS. I also bought the retail VHS version of the BBC production. Later I managed to get the entire radio play on CD from Amazon UK. I also have at least one extra copy of each of the "trilogy" including 2 bound hard copies; "The More than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide" and "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide" and a copy of the radio play as a transcript. The one thing we original fans noticed is that every single version/re-telling of the work was slightly different from all the others.
Oh, I consider that my user name. Napoleon_PhoneApart comes from my days on a Motorola RAZR forum. I had another user name at the time. I kept taking my RAZR apart to mess around with it and replace parts, and all of a sudden the inspiration hit me and...
Napoleon_PhoneApart was born! The admin of the site allowed me to change my user name.
Napoleon_PhoneApart was born! The admin of the site allowed me to change my user name.
Oh, I consider that my user name. Napoleon_PhoneApart comes from my days on a Motorola RAZR forum. I had another user name at the time. I kept taking my RAZR apart to mess around with it and replace parts, and all of a sudden the inspiration hit me and...
Napoleon_PhoneApart was born! The admin of the site allowed me to change my user name.
Napoleon_PhoneApart was born! The admin of the site allowed me to change my user name.
So how can I change the tittle of the thread now? Is everybody gonna make the same mistake or what? Hahaha
I started a screen name thread a few months ago.
http://forums.everythingicafe.com/threads/what-does-your-screen-name-mean.53812/
http://forums.everythingicafe.com/threads/what-does-your-screen-name-mean.53812/
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...Reason why I pick this name is because I know how to handle my money and bank it!