Your Red Reporter Screen Name

by sukr on Feb 10, 2007 5:42 PM EST Comment 139 comments

For quite some time, I've wondered at a few of the screen names here on the site. Some seem to be acronyms for something, others a self descriptor. So, what does yours mean or how did you arrive on it's usage to represent your board persona?

If you don't want to share, that's fine. I can understand a self-moniker being personal in explanation. But if it's not, I think it would be cool to kick off this coming year of amazingly awesome game threads with a little more background if possible. I know Slyde has a good story for his, but may make you ask him in person at the next gathering.

First name? Mine's Tommy. Include yours if you feel like it's not a breach in security. The only one who's name was easily remembered at our first gathering last year was Ash.

I'll go first;
Many a sleepless weekend was spent playing Half-Life/TFC, etc. under the "sukr" tag. Initially, I had chosen something else (probably lame), but a tournament I was in early on had each contestant consoled with a generic name. I won, considered it to be good luck and kept it.

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Who's got the coolest name on RR?

boobs

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me

My name's Steve. I'm addicted to crack, and one particular evening when I ran across this site, I registered as greg456. I don't really know how to explain it.

by greg456 on Feb 10, 2007 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sweet!

Dude, you should start putting down some lyrics... Or I could recommend a few programs for you. In either case, don't pawn your computer. It won't be worth it in the long run.

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 10, 2007 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

mine

isn't as interesting as it might seem. i started writing for my blog and joined a couple others right at the same time - including this one and a william shatner fan site - and i needed some kind of avatar. i wanted something anonymous that would be memorable (so if i was linked on deadspin, people would remember who i was.) the most memorable word i could think of was boobs.

it doesnt even say anything about me. im really more of a lips, legs and caboose guy.

it is in no way related to my early nicknaming of a certain player "bitch tits", although that story might stick past the real one.

im rick by the way.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 10, 2007 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The Shocker

more of a lips, legs and caboose guy-

Wow! That's the biggest plot twist I've ever seen on this site

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 10, 2007 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shocking!

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 8:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

mine is less interesting.

my name is Quinn, and I live at a place called East Wind( www.eastwind.org ). and around here we use E.W. on most other sites (like Yahoo chess) I am eastwindquinn.

GO REDS!

by ewquinn on Feb 10, 2007 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i beg to differ

i'd never heard of east wind. it seems very interesting.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 10, 2007 7:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well...

Brian B is my idol so I decided to emulate him and create the BobbyO screenname. Suprisingly, my name is Bobby, and my last name begins with the letter "o". Oops, I didn't mean that to come across sarcastically. Same goes for the sentence immediately before this one I am writing right now... and so the vicious cycle continues.

Sorry boobs.

"if you love the reds so much, why don't you marry them?"

by BobbyO on Feb 10, 2007 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Don't worry about boobs

This diary was part of an elaborate ruse to draw him out. Because of his punctuation, I wanted to be sure he wasn't really Bo Obs, scamming the cool value. :)

And he's winning the poll in a landslide!

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 10, 2007 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mine...

Real name is Andrew...

name crolfer comes from a sport... My family vactions at a place on Michigan called Little Point Sable... Anyways, the game is a hubrid of croquet and golf.

The story continues:

When i made my e-mail adress a long time ago, i couldn't figure out a good name, so i used crolfer and have been using it as a screename for various sites ever since.

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Feb 10, 2007 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Stick with what works.

Crolf, eh? Never heard of it, but I believe you. Do you get many chicks if you go pro?

http://www.google.com/search?q=crolf

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 10, 2007 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Doubt it...

If you go pro in crolf, you have Waaaaaaaay too mcuh time on your hands...

I was surprised that Little Point Sable didn't have anything on their crolof course...

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Feb 11, 2007 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My (our) screen name...

I think everyone on here already knows the genesis of mine. It is a combination of my wife's name (Chandra) and my name (Jonathan).

"Hominy is just retarded corn." ~ Chandra

by chandrathan on Feb 10, 2007 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gejoe

comes from an my early childhood mispronunciation of my own first and middle name: Craig Joseph. Much of my family called me "Craigy-Joe," and when I was first beginning to speak, I would refer to myself as "gejoe." My wife and sons think it's funny to call me gejoe (especially when I don't hear them call me the first time), and a few sorted family members still call me the name when we see each other. It brings back mostly fond memories, and is way better than my other early childhood nickname: "Myer the Crier!"

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Feb 10, 2007 10:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i always thought

it had something to do with the army.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 10, 2007 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought

that you work/ed for GE.

by pw on Feb 11, 2007 10:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

me too

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 8:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

interesting comments

but I'm an elementary guidance counselor!

Reds fan for 40 years!

by gejoe on Feb 12, 2007 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Umm...

Hi, I'm Ashlee. That pretty much sums it up. (I guess I was going for "simple" when I joined.) ::shrug::

Reds fandom: A study in futility and masochism.

by Ash on Feb 10, 2007 10:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I've wondered

Is the shortening of your name to Ash a shout out to Evil Dead?

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 8:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope.

And that's been discussed. Where were you, man? C'mon, sheesh. ;)

Reds fandom: A study in futility and masochism.

by Ash on Feb 12, 2007 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shop Smart

Shop S-Mart

You bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? Why?

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 12, 2007 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Me llamo Billiam

I prefer Cake's "I Will Survive" to the original.

I'm a tad ancient to have a cool screen name, so I went with something I figured I'd remember. Guess it worked. I sure wish I'd gone with "obc", definitely more mysterious.

I'm out of Yuengling. Damn. Good. Stuff.

So now you know...who got mystified

by ohiobobcat on Feb 10, 2007 10:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

matchu522

First name, Matt, born on 5/22. Boring, I know, but easily remembered.

by matchu522 on Feb 11, 2007 2:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

5/23 here...

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Feb 11, 2007 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Neckbeard

I used to work in the environmental services field. We used to do hazardous waste cleanup and emergency response work. We had to wear full face respirators pretty often. Therefore, we could not have full beards because they would not allow the respirator to seal around your face. One guy I worked with used to shave everywhere but the bottom of his neck - nice look. We called him Neckbeard. That's where I came up with my name. It has nothing to do with Kyle Orton.

by neckbeard on Feb 11, 2007 8:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dibs

For those of you who attended the infamous Blogger Day, my name is Jake, and I am the guy who had the MDX in his hand, beating back the massive headache.

The best Reds team in my baseball lifetime (I started following it in 1977 - 2 years too late)was the 1990 version and for various reasons, it contains many of my all-time favorite Reds. (To give you some idea, I was asked which pitcher at the top of his game in the last 20 years would I take for the one game I had to win. I made a case for Jose Rijo, ut allowed that some fella named Pedro might not also be a bad choice).

Dibs was one of my favorite players on that team, though he is a total zipperhead whenever I have heard him open his yap, and we used to call him Officer Dibble, after a minor character on the Flintstones.

Ta-da! Screenname is born.

"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose

by Officer Dibble on Feb 11, 2007 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I took a cue from JD

I just use my initials in lower case reflecting my inferior position relative to him. :-)

by pw on Feb 11, 2007 10:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Guess it's my turn.

Snohio is kind of a lame nickname, but the story of it is this:

About 6 years ago I started snowboarding for something to do in the "off-season". In fact the older I get the more I like snow and winter.

Anyway, there were not many resources online to find people to ride with so me and a buddy started a website and he threw out Snohio as a name for the site and it stuck. We played off of the old SOHIO gas station logo, easier since they are now (mostly) defunt, although I believe their marine division is still alive. Snohio became the Snowboard Network of OHIO. I sometimes use Snohio as my handle when I am not sure of a place at first (and I guess I still am not sure about this place :). Otherwise I just use Mike, which is far too common.

I will agree that Snohio is better than my first handle I used back in the day of 300 baud BBSes. That was Fujiman based on a box of Fuji 5-1/4" floppy discs.. It was nice that people thought I was a 20 something Asian instead of a 12 year old geek on my Atari 1200XL.

by snohio on Feb 11, 2007 11:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

cesarhernandez...

...should need no introduction to longtime Reds fans. Cesar Hernandez was a scrub outfielder who made brief appearances in 1992 and 1993. I seem to remember Hernandez being one of the guys that likely cost Tony Perez his job. Ol Doggie kept using Cesar as a late-inning defensive replacement, mostly in left field for Kevin Mitchell. Trouble was, Cesar sucked. I'm stunned to see he had only one error, because I could swear he cost the Reds at least 3 or 4 games in April or May of '93 with his lousy defense.

by cesarhernandez on Feb 11, 2007 2:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Cesar

I've looked his defensive #'s up & been surprised as well. Pretty sure it was one of his dropped flyballs that gave birth to my dislike of Jim Bowden. IIRC, there was a small bit in the sports page a few days after one of Cesar's gaffes that brought attention to Steinbergs giving Jim Bowden a brand new big screen tv. The reason? Bowden had come out & said he'd been watching the game on tv with his young children & was so furious at Hernandez that he threw a bowl/ball at the tv & exploded the screen. The people from Steinbergs understood & empathized with his rage and decided he should be rewarded for it.....

by 44magnum on Feb 12, 2007 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

umm, well, since you asked...

Mine is taken not from the Greek architect, but from Stephen Dedalus - James Joyce's character in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses. Joyce chose to name Stephen after Daedalus because - to put it as simply as possible - as Stephen was growing up, he was trying to find his way through the maze of circular logic that adults used in life, and Stephen's name is an allusion to Daedalus' labyrinth.

I picked Daedalus as my Blogger handle because I was writing about the maze of circular logic of American politics, as I called it, adding the first "A" like the Greek architect so people wouldn't think I misspelled the name if I spelled it like Stephen. When I started the baseball blog, I didn't want to create another user ID. And since that was my online name, I chose to register here under the same name. My name is Cathie.

I still identify with Stephen (who was a fictionalized Joyce), even as I get older. This world just doesn't make sense sometimes. (That's why we need baseball as a break from it.) I could go into more depth about this, but explaining this identification requires philosophical discussion which is not appropriate for this forum. However, I will say that I feel as much of an outsider to society and family as Stephen and often feel the same sense of isolation.

Joyce is my favorite writer. Ulysses is my favorite book. I also love Greek mythology.

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 11, 2007 2:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow

that was deep. I think I need to listen to Who's on First now. :)

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Feb 11, 2007 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like a good book

I'll have to check it out. To turn this into RR Book Corner, have you read "My war gone by"-Anthony Loyd? The Balkans, civil war, PTSD, dysfunctional family, drug addiction and journalism. It's got it all. Everyone else I know thought it was too slow and dry, but I think you'd like it too.

You think you're scared now? Wait till your parents get the bill for breaking Daedalus.- bonus points

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 11, 2007 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my name

The KA stands for Kappa Alpha, my fraternity. It' the same fraternity as Marty Brennamen and George Grande (bet you didn't know those two were fraternity brothers). I wanted to incorporate that into my screename, so KAredsfan seemed to make sense, although it's a little generic.

My real name is Jon.

by KAredsfan on Feb 11, 2007 2:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Me llamo

Craig.

Caleb was the name of my first D&D character.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Feb 11, 2007 3:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow!

all this time you've been a liar! fascinating.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 11, 2007 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Au contraire mon ami

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away in 2005 there was an introduction thing where we posted intros. Pretty sure I mentioned my name in that one.

"Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes." - Crash Davis

by Caleb on Feb 11, 2007 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

that's ancient history

i wasn't around then

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 11, 2007 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He's right

Besides, Ashlee is the real liar here. All this time, calling her Ash? Unreal

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 11, 2007 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thundering Turtle

-- I borrowed Thundering from the Thundering Herd because I'm a Marshall guy. My nickname of turtle I acquired very early in life when the other kids discovered I couldn't run very fast and began calling me Timothy turtle.

I still can't run fast, but I like the thought of a herd of thundering turtles.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Feb 11, 2007 6:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

are you related

to turtle from entourage?

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 11, 2007 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I had a dream with a turtle in it

last night. And it was in the same dream sequence as getting tickets to see the Reds play in Oakland in the World Series this season. I can't remember exactly what was up with the turtle, but it was a baby turtle and I think it died until I willed it back to life. Then I had to go to some place in California and somehow was able to get tickets at the stadium for the game later on that night. After I got the tickets, I punched someone and the police caught me and arrested me, but I somehow escaped so I could go to the game.

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 11, 2007 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ive been dying to tell someone

this all day... last night i had the worst and most vivid dream... a lion was trying to eat me. It was a black lion with a gold mane, and it ate through everything. The car wasnt safe... somehow it opened car doors with its mouth. The only thing that kept it at bay was to go inside a room inside a house with a door lock and lock yourself inside... but somehow it kept finding ways to get to me and almost eat me. It ate two people in my dream, and came damn close to me. a little too close, if you ask me.

does anyone know how to interpret dreams? I think the lion represented my alcoholism...

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 11, 2007 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

actually

it's probably the other way around - alcohol causes weird dreams.

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 11, 2007 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you can will turtles back to life,

I want to hang with you.

It's always good to hear that the ladies of this board are dreaming of turtles. That makes my day.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Feb 12, 2007 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well,

with five kids I almost always have an entourage.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Feb 12, 2007 8:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll let someone else interpret Boobs' dream...

Although I think the Lion represented the Steelers for some reason (and I'm a Steelers hater).
My nick name is very basic. I'm a native upstate Western New Yorker, and as a little kid I fell in love with the Reds in '74. Felt something was coming and I was right! I try to go to about a half dozen ball games a year (it's an 8 hour drive from here) and also began taking my kids when Riverfront/Cinergy closed down in 2002.
My real name is Matt and I enjoy this site.

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 11, 2007 7:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Steelers

I was thinking the same thing

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 11, 2007 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

how much snow do you have now?

by Red Menace on Feb 11, 2007 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Only a couple feet.

I'm in the Rochester area. An hour and a half north is where they've got the now famous 100 inches (of snow).

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 11, 2007 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate coming up with names

I've adopted my last few pets as adults from the animal shelter so I wouldn't have to name them. ;-)

I'm a fan of Bubba Crosby. I drifted over from Yankeeland when he signed a contract with the Reds. Hence, "BubbaFan." Shockingly original, I know...

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 11, 2007 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not Jewish

My name is Brendan. I've tried through the years to come up with good nicknames, but I haven't found many good ones for Brendan. In college I hit upon Brendanukkah. It doesn't mean anything, and I'm not Jewish, but I just decided it could be my own personal holiday. I'm not sure why I decided to use it here. Probably because, as I said, I have a tough time coming up with nicknames for myself.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 11, 2007 8:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and to answer the Wiki

I'm not Japanese either.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 11, 2007 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I love lobster

Long time lurker here. I just came out the closet today to scream at John Fay and was pointed in the direction of this threadpost.

Like Ann Coulter, I am a man with large hands that I use to crush lobster shells and Hudy beer cans. I grew up in West Chester but now I live in Manhattan(the bad part). Thus my general nom de baseball is "Manhattan Manhands".

by manhands on Feb 11, 2007 10:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

I was wondering if you were a woman with big hands or something. Guess not. ;-)

LMAO at the Ann Coulter comment...

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 11, 2007 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for posting.

It makes the rest of us feel normal. Welcome doesn't seem right since you've been here all along.

Any chance we can refer to you as "The Claw"? Just wondering....

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 11, 2007 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

do you also

have a large adam's apple like ann coulter?

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 11, 2007 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brynhoe

This was my nickname in high school in Columbus. Although most people assume it is derogitory, it is infact meaningless, and as far as I could tell, it was used with affection. I even had one teacher who refered to me only by this name.

by Brynhoe on Feb 11, 2007 11:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

which high school in Columbus?

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 12, 2007 8:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Obvious

I doubt there's any of you who couldn't figure it out yourselves, but my initials are "ct" and after having been born and raised in Indianapolis, I now live in New York City. Creative, no? My name is Christopher. And I have to listen to and read Yankees crap 12 months a year. Somebody please feel my pain.

And by the way, Ann Coulter is neither a man nor a woman. Nor is she a tranny. She is a hermaphrodite. And not even one of the hot ones.

by ctnyc on Feb 12, 2007 12:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Actually...

...I had guessed you were from Connecticut. Since a lot of people who work in NYC live in CT.

I am also in NY (upstate), but I love the Yankees coverage. It's like a soap opera. Will Torre be fired this year - maybe in midseason? Will A-Rod crack under the strain? Will he and Jeter get into another locker room fistfight? Can Pavano win his way back into the team's good graces, or will they keep making fun of him and doing bad things to his locker? And what about Bernie?

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 12, 2007 6:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

one reason i'll never understand

why players actually want to play for that team - their lives are no longer their own!

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 8:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My guess...

Money, history, and a chance to win some jewelry.

Bubba said in one interview that he got goosebumps just thinking about patrolling the turf where DiMaggio and Mantle once roamed.

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 12, 2007 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Upstate New Yorkers

There must be at least four of us now.

by pw on Feb 12, 2007 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there were more...

but they are all snowed in now

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 12, 2007 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta love the Upstaters!

We're far enough away from NYC to disassociate from all things evil there, but still maintain our image as a frozone, with eternal pathological love for our Reds.

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 12, 2007 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ooh

which one of you wants to lead the Upstate New York chapter of the Displaced Reds Fan Club?

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

DRFC?

Do we use the same by-laws as the DC chapter, except with snowfall exemptions?

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 12, 2007 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

how much snow do you get in April?

hopefully if you're getting snow in October, you'll be in Cincy watching baseball at GAB(P)...

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's my goal....

I've never seen October ball in Cincy. Did have the pleasure (as a kid) of being in Boston in '75 and the Bronx in '76.
Oh yeah, we can get some great snow in April - rare in October though. And of course, unlike DC, life doesn't stand still when we get our load of the white stuff. We salt the hell out of our roads.

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 12, 2007 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

And some of us are lucky enough to be south of all the lake effect snow too.

by pw on Feb 12, 2007 1:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i don't think that's lucky

i get off work if the fed. gov. closes. i want snow!!!

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't you have off today?

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 12, 2007 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

we don't have anything yet

it isn't supposed to come until tonight or tomorrow morning. for the afternoon commute it's supposed to be a mess - we're getting the freezing rain - so i'm hoping they call it off tonight.

right now it's 41 degrees.

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

He/she meant you should have off for Abe's birthday.

by pw on Feb 12, 2007 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

oh, no

we get off next monday for president's day. nothing shuts down for abe's b-day alone.

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It seems like

You ought to have both days off in DC.

by pw on Feb 12, 2007 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm guessing PW

You had off on Monday. I'm a he by the way. I got off for Abes and then next Monday too. I'm really surprised Sister Daedelus doesn't get both off, too.

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 13, 2007 6:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

that's strange

because lincoln's birthday hasn't been a federal holiday since 1971 when nixon made president's day a federal holiday. maybe someone didn't get the memo about the two being combined...

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 13, 2007 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Damn glad

NY's so dysfunctional!

Spring, please.

by NYRed on Feb 13, 2007 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Indy

My name comes from where I currently live... Indianapolis. I was born and raised in Cincinnati and moved "out west" in 2001.

I thought the name would be a creative way to show my support from out of town, and unfortunately has nothing to do with the Indiana Jones series as mentioned in the Wiki... although I am afraid of snakes, and the Lego guy with the whip and gun is pretty sweet (thanks for whoever put that up).

Real name is (gulp) Michael

by indy on Feb 12, 2007 8:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Michael?

He's a witch. Burn him!

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 8:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i'm guilty for the lego guy

speaking of lego guys, have you seen this?

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 8:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hi.

I work in a car dealership, formerly selling GM products. All of thier stupid programs/websites needed passwords, and always had to be 8 characters long.
I grew up in rural NW Ohio in the late 70's. Naturally, the music I was subjected to consisted of shitty arena rock. When I got to college in '81, a guy across the hall opened the wondrous world of punk rock to me, and the glory that is the Sex Pistols in particular. The movie "Sid and Nancy", a modern "Citizen Kane", was famously glossed over for all of the major cinematic awards.
Mix 1 and 2, and come up with a unique screen name.

My real name is Pete, and yes, I'm a contrarian in real life, too.

just....wow.

by sidnancy on Feb 12, 2007 9:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

so now

if we hack into the dealerships system, we know what password to use...

He who laughs last obviously didn't get the joke.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That would work

if we still sold GM products.

just....wow.

by sidnancy on Feb 12, 2007 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

"rural NW Ohio"

What's rural? I'm also from rural NWO--Columbus Grove.

by greg456 on Feb 12, 2007 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Slyder

Got any spare seconds to spread sheet all this data into a permanent reference for the wiki?

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 12, 2007 3:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

and while youre at it

join in on the fun

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 12, 2007 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll get to it

I'm buried in work right now, which is rare for me.

Rather than a spreadsheet, I think someone could put together a nice little introduction to introduction threads on the Wiki (I'll do it if it hasn't been done when I can finally come up for air). Don't forget this thread from July: http://www.redreporter.com/story/2006/7/17/16447/9011

I think there was another thread from back when the site was first started, but I can't find it in the quick searches that I did.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

And yes

I realize that I could've written the story in my name in the time it took me to post that, but sukr made it sound like my story was interesting, so I want to make sure I make it interesting, if I can.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking

people could add links to their comments in these threads to their wiki page.

by Red Menace on Feb 12, 2007 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I've added this

http://redreporter.wikidot.com/introductions

If there are other threads that I don't remember, please add them. Also, feel free to link to your specific info on your individual page on the wiki. Don't have an individual page on the wiki yet? Go ahead and add it. The wiki is democracy inaction.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The Origin of Slyde

Back when I was trying to break into radio broadcasting, I interned at 700WLW for the Gary Burbank show. It was a great experience and everyone that does the show was awesome to work with and learn from. Gary thought I was sneaky in the way that I seemed to pop in and out of the studio stealthily, so he took to calling me Joe Slyde. I used it as my radio name for a while until I started working at a country station (WIFE-FM used to be country back then), but that career never amounted to much.

So that's where the name comes from. I don't know if it's as interesting as sukr built it up to be, but that's what it is. Strangely, this is the only blog where I use an alias, and I'm not completely sure why. When I used to write for Reds & Blues (and my own site, The Great American Reds Blog before that), I always used my real name, which is Joel. And for some reason, whenever I comment elsewhere, that's still what I use. I guess I didn't trust the clientele at RR when I first signed up. So, if you see a Joel commenting on another site, it's probably me. Unless, of course, you completely disagree with what he says and think he's a total idiot, then it's probably another Joel.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 7:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

when were you there?

with WLW. I used to love listening To Burbank

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 12, 2007 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Winter/Spring 2003

The best part of the job was I was the one that got to call Joe Nuxhall at the park when they interviewed him at 5 til the 6pm. I didn't get to talk to him much, but it was still fun to see what he had to say about that day's golf game or what he thought of tonight's pitcher while off the record.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I interned at WLW also

I was in the newsroom a couple of summers ago. It was great. Loved everyone except Mike McConnell. (Arrogant, condescending, incorrect dochebag) I especially loved Willie. My wife was pregnant then and I was on the phone with her one afternoon while Willie happened to be on a break. He asked who I was speaking to, and asked for the phone. My wife had never listened and had no idea who he was but was polite and listened. He asked what we were going to name our child and strongly suggested William, boy or girl. I had a blast there.

Fire George Grande!

by Pops Daniels on Feb 14, 2007 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Burbank

So did he think your name was actually Joe, hence "Joe Slyde?"

"Uh, Gary, I think that intern's name is Joel, not Joe."

"I give him his f#@$ing name! Me! I am Gary Burbank and I will smack you in the mouth!"

by Brendanukkah on Feb 12, 2007 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

Gary's good people. Little known fact, he does some of his shows from his house in Florida.

Also, he once killed a drifter just to get an erection.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

will ferrell?

"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined." -Frank Robinson

by Caleb on Feb 12, 2007 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Neil Diamond - Storytellers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2C9oMmwl80

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea... i did that once too... o wait...

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Feb 12, 2007 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My Name

I feel odd commenting, since I am really more of a lurker than a regular poster, but whatever. I also feel odd since my screen name basically gives away my real name, and I never know who might try to steal my identity (see Slyde's comment on RR's clientele).

My name is Chris(topher) Joseph Feldhaus. People have always shortened Feldhaus to Feldy. So cjfeldy was born.

I generally just use the same nickname everywhere, so I use cjfeldy for everything now. My old name was "erphus" (last 2 letters of each name) for everything, but when I finally left aol for real internet, they stole my name. So I had to create new accounts for everything so I just have to remember the one name.

by cjfeldy on Feb 12, 2007 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

join the fray

Can't encourage the lurkers enough to post, especially on the upcoming game threads. I think everyone has cracked me up on a thread, and its a good excuse to enjoy a beverage at home during a game.

Its not considered drinking alone if you're participating in a game thread.....right?

So now you know...who got mystified

by ohiobobcat on Feb 12, 2007 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

what he said.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

will there be game threads...

...for the spring training games?

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 12, 2007 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely.

They're all on the radio at least, aren't they?

Reds fandom: A study in futility and masochism.

by Ash on Feb 12, 2007 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Some of them are on the radio

I remember there are a few that aren't on the radio though. And it's hard to follow games on line because usually the most info you can find is a line score, and even that is not updated in real-time.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 12, 2007 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, I'm definitely

in for at least one Spring Training game. Man, I miss game threads.

Reds fandom: A study in futility and masochism.

by Ash on Feb 12, 2007 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

I'm not in Ohio. Here in NY, the Yankees have their own cable channel.

I have a subscription to MLB.TV. Judging from the archives from last spring training, all the games are on radio, and some of them can be viewed online (if you have a subscription).

They don't blackout spring training games, I hope!

"A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded." - Ken Singleton

by BubbaFan on Feb 12, 2007 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there were three or four games on last year

and we have more tv games this year, so i imagine we'll have at least three on tv this spring.

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 12, 2007 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not a long story

My name is Ken. I was pretty sure that I'd want to change whatever handle I came up with months later, so I went simple. I briefly considered RedKen, but that would've been stupid because it's a cosmetics brand. I thought about a musicially related Reds pun, but I was never a big fan of Simply Red or Redd Kross. RED Speedwagon seemed too cheesy. RedEyedandBlue, a Wilco song, is too sobby and too long of a handle. So there you go.

by ken on Feb 12, 2007 11:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I meant to comment on this earlier

but RED Speedwagon is inspired. I think it's a good name for the next speedster the Reds bring up. Or we could use it for Weathers when we're "Riding the Storm Out" during one of his bad nights.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 14, 2007 10:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not too much to tell...

Initials, similar to pw above. Real name's Brandon, been an obsessive lurker since June (when I started a boring office job), with the occasional post here and there, but I'm working on getting more involved.

Last?

"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Feb 13, 2007 12:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

My name...

I think when I first started posting here, the Reds were in a funk that was killing yet another season, in keeping with their general suckitude since the 1999 season. I therefore selected the name of the most mediocre player from the worst Reds team I could remember, the 1982 edition.

There were plenty of candidates, including Wayne Krenchicki, Larry Biitner, Dave Van Gorder and Duane Walker, but I picked Paul Householder.

My real name is Larry. Perhaps I should have picked Larry Biitner.

Don't mind me...just thinking positive and pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Feb 13, 2007 11:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

anyone with a double i in their name

is cool.

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 13, 2007 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty simple

First Initial (Brian)
Last Name
Uniform number progression of my favorite pro athlete of all-time (25, then 52, then 25 again). My email address is BLee252, before said athlete re-claimed #25.

Hint: This player never played for my favorite team (the Reds, obviously), but enjoyed his finest moment as a member of my least favorite team. Additionally, this player has a connection with my all-time favorite Red, Barry Larkin.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 2:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i was thinking mcgwire

but he never wore 52...

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

My guy was never that good. In fact, he never made an All-Star game.

He was memorable, though.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

then i'll go with

candy maldonado

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

popup...

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B10130SLN1987.htm

CARDINALS 2ND: Pena tripled to right; McGee grounded out (third to first); Oquendo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pena scored];
Tudor struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ooh

or maybe pete lacock... he wore No. 25 for the cubs in 1973...

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

weathers

oddly wore 52 for the yankees and 25 for us. obviously he doesnt fit the criteria though

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Weathers

Not LaCock. He would qualify as memorable, though.

He is not currently active, but I got to see his entire career (I'm 26).

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Candy Maldonado

Not as good as McGwire
More memorable than Candy Maldonado

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Further hint:

He played with former/future Reds at every stop (not every season) in his career. In order:

Dante Bichette
Rob Murphy
Chris Sabo
Lee Smith
Mike Cameron
Alex Ochoa

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i thought about

jim abbott, but it didn't seem like it would fit. i guess i couldnt think of what his "finest moment" would have been, but you must be talking about his no-no in 93 with the yankees. makes sense.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bingo!

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Feb 13, 2007 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my name

is in celebration of two great cubs who will go down in northside lore as some of the greatest players ever to wear a blue uniform.

by Thelonious on Feb 13, 2007 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

bronson hearts rusch too

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 13, 2007 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My name is Andrew....

and I'm an alcoholic. Whoops wrong group.

Redsfan68 was chosen because

I'm a reds fan
I was born in 1968

On June 8th, 1968 making it 6/8/68
(I think theres 3 others on RR with this
birthday)
3. High school FB jersey was #68

tag line "Nobody listens to Andrew"
is a tile of a childrens book where
no one believes Andrew when he finds a bear in his room.

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Feb 13, 2007 6:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dubman

My first job in TV after moving to LA was dubbing/copying tapes. When we started our nightly office video-gaming, a la "the Office," we had to come up with usernames. I went through a couple before settling on Dubman (which triggered a lot of Simpsons references/quotes).

When i finally signed up on this site, it just seemed appropriately unique.

My real name is Bill.

by Dubman on Feb 13, 2007 7:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well

I honestly don't know how I came up with my screen name. I might have been drunk.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Feb 13, 2007 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

helluva diary, sukr

i think you win

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 14, 2007 1:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wha??

I win? What do I get? And what was the contest so I can put it in accolades section of my wiki..kinda empty in there so far.

"Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth, kids.....even when you're eating cake"- obc

by sukr on Feb 14, 2007 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I uh

became Pops after knocking my wife up...The product of that torrid 5 minutes is a future HOF LHP named Jasper Thomas Daniels or "Jazz" as I like to call him. I am now a stay at home dad and budding fiction writer. My real name is Matthew and I enjoy posting nude, wrapped in wax paper while singing songs by Journey.

Fire George Grande!

by Pops Daniels on Feb 14, 2007 10:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Don't stop believin'

Hopefully you aren't lovin', touchin', and squeezin' while you post.

Can I get a hooha?

by Slyde on Feb 14, 2007 10:28 AM EST up reply actions -1 recs

The mystery solved

I'm John. I chose Red Menace a few years back for a fantasy team. We were all fans of different teams so I wanted something Red related, and it's something of a reference. We all made elaborate logos and shirts for our teams. Mine was similar to the first avatar I used, a giant Gapper attacking a city in the style of a '50s monster movie poster (only I spent more time on it so it was way better).

I've used it on BTF since they had the big site changeover. About a year ago there was a "The Red Menace" there. I didn't care for that. On some websites where I've been registered since I was a teenager I'm chewy2eat. I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

Last?

He may be new school when it comes to baseball, but he's old school when it comes to love.

by Red Menace on Feb 14, 2007 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs