How did you come up with your screen name?
By craftcatcher
@craftcatcher (3699)
United States
April 17, 2007 12:36am CST
Now I don't want anyone to reveal anything too personal but just generally what made you think up your screen name for myLot.
I do a lot of crafts so I knew mine would have the word craft in it. I just couldn't think up something clever to go with it. So I left it totally to chance. I picked up my tv remote, closed my eyes, I hit the remote with my open hand and whatever came up on the screen that's what I'd use. When I opened my eyes it was a baseball game and the first person I saw was the catcher! So that's how craftcatcher was born..:D It could have been a lot worse!
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55 responses
@geeta151 (312)
• India
17 Apr 07
I did not have to make up any name as I am using my own name.I do it always everywhere.Hindu mythology believes that you get good wibes if you are using your name .It is choosen by looking at the mathematics of the stars and constellations.Some letters are suggested ,which suit your zodiac sign;that si how aname is selected generally.We have a practice of giving 5 names in all to the new born.
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I never knew about that particular Hindu myth or about the mathematics of the stars. That's very cool. Thanks for telling me about it. Interesting. I have 4 names which is a little unusual in the US but my mother's family is Italian so it's not so unusual for Italians to have many names.
Thanks for responding :)
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@totalearnings (1603)
• India
17 Apr 07
i used totalearnings coz when i saw the site on trial basis before signing up i was amazed by the way earning and sharing of opinions are linked on mylot. and totalearnings was the username that struck instantly to my mind and used it.
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
It definitely suits the site well. Thanks for your response :)
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@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
17 Apr 07
My mylot screen name is similar to my email address. I've had my email for a few years and I don't remember exactly how I got it but once a long time ago I tried sighing up for something and the choices I wanted for a screen name were taken so whatever site it was came up with embattled something or other and I think I added the sparkle. I like it, it's different and it's me :)
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I like it!
I'm a big Bruce Campbell fan too :) He's hilarious. "I got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things right now, Jack and s**t and Jack left town" LOL! Army of Darkness is one of my favorite movies.
Thanks
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@snowgirl (22)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
mine was the opposite of my situation at that time. weather was very hot then so i wished i can live in a country where there's snow. i was playing computer games w/ my son w/c made me feel like a young girl. so snowgirl seemed to be an apt name since 1st time i heard of mylot, i thought it was just a dream.
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I do the same thing in the summer. I live in the American midwest so during the hot and humid summers I'm wishing winter will come quickly. I can take the cold but I don't take the heat very well. I mean in the winter you can always put more clothes on but in the summer you can only take so much off and not get arrested.
Thanks so much for your story :)
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@dpauli (407)
• Indonesia
17 Apr 07
I got my screenname from my boyfriend's complete name. That's why several people thinks that I'm a man, LOL. I don't know why I often do like this. ID of my email also created from my friend's name who was accompanying me when I sign up for Yahoo mail. It's not that I don't want to be myself, but perhaps that's a shortcut thoughts, just slipped into my mind while creating nicknames.
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I don't assume anyone's gender on here anymore! I've run into several guys on here with avatars of really sexy women. I started out assuming that the picture was them.... WRONG-O LOL.
I've seen a lot of women do that, use their boyfriends/husbands name or part of it. I've seen a lot use their kids names too. Just means we think a lot about he people we love :)
Thanks
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@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
17 Apr 07
My son came up with my screen name. I use to me mommerced@ another web brouser. Merced is the town I live in, in California. We changed brousers and he put my name in. I collect teapots so I became teapotmommerced. Now for mylot. It was very late at night when I signed up and for some reason I suddered the mom. I got one to many mom's in there.
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
That's funny about studdering the name. Makes it very original though! I don't think you'll run in to anyone else with a name even close to that one.
Thanks for the story :)
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@healwell (1268)
• Ahmedabad, India
17 Apr 07
Craftcatcher! I am a healer and it works to make the people well; so I have choosen this name: HEALWELL!
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
Excellent choice for a screen name. Kind of wraps you up in one word :)
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@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
17 Apr 07
What a great way to come up with a name. LOL I am not a very creative person...I just used the first part of both of my kids' names and then mommy at the end. VERY unoriginal, but I like it. :)
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
You're not the only one, I've seen a lot of mommy's do that. It's funny how many people I know on the internet, I don't know their names but I know all their kid's names LOL.
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@mommy2jason922 (529)
• United States
17 Apr 07
well mine is pretty obvious. mommy2jason922
mommy cause im a mommy now
2 to my son son
Jason thats my sons name
922 he was born Sept. 22nd
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I was just telling the poster above you, It's amazing how many people I know online, I don't know their names but I know their kid's names! I'll add you to the list! LOL
Thanks
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
That's a little bit confusing but as long as it makes sense to you that's what counts. Thanks so much for your answer. :)
@stormygrl (761)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I liked how you got the catcher part , never thought of that. Mine is I like stormy ,cloudy days , not always I like it hot enough for the pool but I liked stormy for the name better than cloudy, and girl I had to add on because the name stormy was already used with another add on.
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I like cloudy days too, I'm a little light sensitive so it's easier on my eyes if the sun isn't shining too brightly. Thanks
@JerseyJeanne (26)
• United States
19 Apr 07
With me, I had been adopted as an infant. I had spent 32 years of my life (off and on) searching for my birth mom, and I had always promised myself that if I ever learned my birth name, I would legally change it back.
I was successfully reunited with my birth mom two years ago.
Of course, I learned my birth name, so that's my screen name.
Since I was born in New Jersey, I added that on as well.:)
I was just so proud and thrilled to have finally learned my birth name that I couldn't wait to use it, lol.
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
Easy enough to remember that's for sure. I see a lot of people doing that, using a combination of birthdates and real names. Thanks
@kawaiijamichan (773)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
mine is inspired by the japanese culture or anime, the way people in japan call their female close friends. It is added with the word "chan" at the end of their name, well me and my friends used this kind of terms, in calling ones name. but i also added the word "kawaii" before my name meaning "cute" theres nothing really especial its just i like the way it sounds cause its really cute and i find it quite unique and a bit stylish though. ^.^
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I like it, it flows nicely and now that I know what it means I like the meaning also.
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@smwarriar (47)
• United States
17 Apr 07
this is a good one. Mostly I have seen funny names that don't give the exact idea of the person's name when looking at the Id. But few like me just put down their names as their id's (short name of course)... saves time and helps other to recongnize me quickly (if they know me earlier) !!
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@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
18 Apr 07
I love Rogue from X-Men and I love the X-Men. My favorite numbers are 3 and 13.
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@quawertz (777)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
just random. qctually quawertz means a losser. i dont actually see myself as a loser. i just found the word "quawertz" intresting. and i dont have to think of another name again and again and again... coz no other person have used it yet. hihi...
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
It is an interesting word, I've never heard it before. What language is it or is it just a slang term? I'm glad you don't think of yourself as a loser!
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I used to have an really old gumball machine. I'd fill it up with all kinds of stuff, nuts, M&M's, gumballs (amazingly enough) and that's what I used to use as a piggy bank. It had been altered somewhere along the line to accept pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. All the change I put into it went straight into my savings account. That's how I bought my first leather coat. Somewhere along the line I either lost it or someone stole it but I wish I still had it.
Thanks!
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@kodie420 (872)
• Canada
17 Apr 07
Well first I used my girlfriends name but a few weeks later I changed it to my name well just recently I lost a really close childhood friend so thats when I decided to use his name only spelled abit different because he is always in my thoughts.
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
17 Apr 07
Sorry to hear about your loss. It's definitely a good way to keep him in your thoughts.
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