So, How Did You Pick Your NGC Name(s)?

[WinstonWare]

TomB was already taken so I had to come up with something In truth, my website/NGC Name/ & Ebay Name are all just my full name. I guess I was thinking that people would feel better about dealing with me (in business or friendship) if I offered that transparency into who I am.

[WhiteTornado]

ktronis is an abbreviation of my last name. I used to be here under WhiteTornado, which my wife would call me every now and then when I would rush around the house trying to do multiple things at once.

 

But, the novelty of the joke has long worn off, so I had Arch change my posting name to ktronis. I still have to login under my old ID, though.

 

I couldn't change my ID across the street, and I don't visit there much these days anyway.

[TJ'S Coins]

My NGC name is a play on my initials - TJS = TJ'S Coins

[okbustchaser]

Guess what kind of coins I chase after here in the Land of the RedNeck, errr, Land of the RedMan--better known as Oklahoma.

[AegisIII]

It's an alliteration of my initials, and my father and grandfather have/had the same name.

[Amanda]

I was really creative with my name.

 

-Amanda

[Beijim]

Guess what kind of coins I chase after here in the Land of the RedNeck, errr, Land of the RedMan--better known as Oklahoma.

And here I just thought you were quite the man about town.

 

Beijim

[okbustchaser]

And here I just thought you were quite the man about town.

 

Beijim

 

Well, that too.

[cpm9ball]

I was really creative with my name.

 

-Amanda

 

I'll bet you originally wanted to use your given name, but "Fred" was already taken.

 

Chris

[James_OldeTowne]

I had Arch change my posting name

Cool! That's good to know. Maybe I'll have my name changed to something more creative and exotic sounding, like "Jimbo".

[cpm9ball]

I had Arch change my posting name

Cool! That's good to know. Maybe I'll have my name changed to something more creative and exotic sounding, like "Jimbo".

 

How about "Gumbo Limbo Jimbo"..................that should sell alot of coins!

 

Chris

[TomB]

I had Arch change my posting name

Cool! That's good to know. Maybe I'll have my name changed to something more creative and exotic sounding, like "Jimbo".

I guess when we want your attention we can simply shout "Yojimbo!"

[harpoon111-migration]

When I was a kid (a long, long time ago) we lived in Alaska. We moved to Maine when I was in the 5th grade. I have 2 older brothers. When classmates found out we lived with the Eskimos they thought they would name us the Harpoon Brothers. Being the baby of the boys, I was Harpoon111. Course up here in Maine it's HAAAAPOON!!!!

[comicAL]

Hi, All

 

How about adding to this interesting thread?

 

AAJ

 

 

The other day, on the Registry board, braddick asked me why my Registry name was Anonymous when my user name is TomB. I thought that that question would be interesting to post to everyone here so that is why this thread is here.

 

My NGC name is TomB for fairly obvious reasons at this point. It's an abbreviation of my name. It's also the name I registered at PCGS when their forums started up and I wanted to let people know that it was me on both boards so I kept the name the same.

 

However, my NGC Registry name is Anonymous and that was because I found the NGC Registry to be not very intuitive. That is, when I tried to register I thought I could just link my information from the coin boards to the Registry and would simply be TomB on both venues. The NGC Registry, though, asked for an email address as the user name to login and this made me think I might be doing something wrong in the sign up process. So, I signed up as Anonymous to use the account as a test account in case I screwed up. As it turned out, I didn't screw up, and since I was one of the first to register, I could choose virtually any name I wanted. Since I am so open on the boards as to who I am, I thought it might be a nice change of pace to take the Anonymous name, even though I knew I would tell people it was me.

 

I have one active set on the NGC Registry and it is in the complete US type set category even though it is a not-near-complete-and-never-will-be-near-complete set. Something about the expense of the Draped Bust/Small Eagle type half makes me realize it will never be complete. Anyway, I did research for many years into the molecular basis of leukemia, specifically, acute promyelocytic leukemia. This type of leukemia is caused when two chromosomes, numbers 15 and 17, break and then recombine in an inappropriate manner within a cell. They typically break at a predefined position on each chromosome. On chromosome 15 they break at the gene known as PML while on chromosome 17 they break at the gene known as RAR alpha. When they recombine they fuse these two genes together to form a gene that causes leukemia, PML-RAR alpha. The abbreviation for the chromosomal break and recombination at this point is t(15;17) PML-RAR alpha. So, I named my set that and realized that only a physician or scientist intimately familiar with leukemias would ever know what it meant.

 

Okay, I'm a dork!

 

So, who wants to explain their name(s)?

[jgrinz]

Mine goes back around to about 12 or 13 years of age but it was so DIFFERENT people get a kick out of it and laughed. It started as a CB radio handle then just kind of stuck through all the boards as I am just to old to change,

jgrinz is a abeviation of JOKERS GRIN ... had to add a 's' at one time on some board so I abnbreviated it with a 'phat' 's' as a 'z' .. got the ling down boyz

Too long to type as the real thing so the Abreve does well for the typing fingers

[EZ_E]

Like I would take a solid gold bar laying on a wilderness beach...why I'd alert the authorities immediately...wait, no phone, no signs of life for 70 miles in either direction ~looking around~ my britches would be hanging low like one of the those Gansta wrappers

 

 

I love this guy!

[bsshog40]

This is why I have been know as bsshog for a long time! The 40 is when I had to add that for an e-mail address awhile back when I was 40 . The license plate tells all!

[WinstonWare]

I was thinking the Dukes of Hazzard. That’s a nice bike by the way

[rbrown4]

Very boring acutally, it is my email address name for both work and personal as well as other things so that I don't forget who I am.

 

If I would use the same password everywhere I would really be in great shape.

 

Rey

[rrantique]

well i worked for 5 different railroads in the last 39 years and it got to be very old stuff hence rrantique

[dooly]

my story is to long and boring so you will just have to keep gessing

[bsshog40]

my story is to long and boring so you will just have to keep gessing

What else we got to do!

[EZ_E]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

[midwest]

Midwest since I live in the state of Chicago.

[bsshog40]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

 

Boss!

[jgrinz]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

 

Boss!

 

 

I Dont see no V8 and REAL BIG slick Tire - Maybe a MINI BOSS

[bsshog40]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

 

Boss!

 

 

I Dont see no V8 and REAL BIG slick Tire - Maybe a MINI BOSS

 

[jgrinz]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

 

Boss!

 

 

I Dont see no V8 and REAL BIG slick Tire - Maybe a MINI BOSS

 

 

 

What you laughing at - I have seen one live and in person - The Guy driving it was as nuts as the bike IS

 

THIS IS THE BOSS HOG

 

 

YES that is a V8 Chevy unda' da hood ? hehe

[bsshog40]

Bobby, what does the BSS mean of bsshog?

 

Boss!

 

 

I Dont see no V8 and REAL BIG slick Tire - Maybe a MINI BOSS

 

 

 

What you laughing at - I have seen one live and in person - The Guy driving it was as nuts as the bike IS

 

THIS IS THE BOSS HOG

 

I know exactly what one is. I used to have a club partner that had one. Also, I've been riding bikes all my life. I've had 7 different harleys. The one in the pic is the one I have now. My mom & stepdad both have thier own harley. This ain't my first rodeo Mike.

[jgrinz]

I didn't know what the HA hA's were referring to

 

Whats a RODEO ?