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Title: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Yoeddy1 on September 02, 2010, 02:18:18 PM
Lotta folks think my name is Eddie, Ed, Edward...not the case, it's Jason.  Truth is, there was a mountain bike manufacturer that went under years ago called "Fat City Cycles."  One of their more popular hardtail bikes was called "YoEddy."  Always thought the name was interesting.   :200-

Alright, spill it folks!

Jason


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: golflover on September 02, 2010, 02:31:17 PM
Well am pretty sure that there is not much that can be said about mine and it is hard to hide... :208-  The warden though refuses to call me "golf"... :208- Not sure  why :103-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: stormrider on September 02, 2010, 02:40:15 PM
I just recently changed my avatar from a slot belly glass anyway
mine comes for my love of riding Snowmobiles since I was a kid.
Polaris came out with a 800cc 3 cylinder sled in the early 90's named Storm
at the time it was the biggest and badest you could ride,of course I still have a 96 model
and so does the wife for that matter,we love to ride and are true snowbirds up here in the north.

Tim


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Ron (r273) on September 02, 2010, 02:46:49 PM
Mine came about by using my radio unit number from the city 273 and I added the r for Ron

Ron (r273)


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: TZtech on September 02, 2010, 02:52:13 PM
Hi

Was technical manager for a route company in Tanzania when I found NLG (Had some really old stuff over there) hence TZtech
Current profile pic is Universal slant machine on its way to slot machine hell (Only some uprights go to heaven) :96-

Ian



Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: StatFreak on September 02, 2010, 03:00:46 PM
Now this is a cool thread  :133-  K+ Jason for starting it. :3- :3-

Like golflover, there's nothing hidden in my name either. :5-  I have always enjoyed the math behind slot design as an extension of my interest in gaming math and statistical analysis in general, although my math skills have slipped as I have gotten older and CRS has set in.  :8-

I used to study fractal geometry and chaos theory as a hobby, and wrote my own program to create computer fractal art back in the late '80s. Now I have trouble remembering a phone number.  :25- :37-

As I have come to discover, while standard reel slot math is not complicated, the math behind the design of modern games can be quite challenging and interesting. Games like Multi-Strike, or games that have open-ended bonus rounds such as potentially unlimited free spins can be very difficult to analyze, and even more so to design and test.

David
Stat :31-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: stayouttadabunker on September 02, 2010, 03:31:33 PM
I think it was sometime before Christmas time in 2001- I was looking for some
golf clubs and I chose "Stayouttadabunker" when signing up on ebay. :89-

"Blackjack" was my name when I found NLG a few years ago.
That came from when I was a table dealer when I was younger...
Changed it to my present name after the infamous ebay bidding wars...lol
But ebay doesn't show our names anymore during the bidding's. :25-

I'm presently known by many names...
SOB, Bunko, Stay, T.O.M., Stout, even one guy went so far as
to call me "Reknubadattuoyats" - try to correctly pronounce that one...lol...

but the one that seems to stick recently is "Bunker"...lol... :251-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: rickh on September 02, 2010, 03:37:16 PM
Got mine in the 70s.... within a group of guys I rode with, I belted out a loud fart.... one woman standing in the crowd yelled "you are a F'ing animal.... the guys said" hey, that works! You are now Animal!"... had that nickname ever since. When Gore invented the internet, I used this as a nickname there on anything I did... and still do. Outside of my bike circle, not many call me this anymore except the old time internet friends. Even here, I tried using "animal" but it wouldnt let me... thus "rickh"

Rick/Animal


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: stayouttadabunker on September 02, 2010, 03:42:43 PM
I remember when I was a kid - every once in a while my father used to call me "Jesus!"
It was not in the most friendly tone of voice however - he sounded a little exasperated... :96-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: rickh on September 02, 2010, 03:45:17 PM
haha


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: FORDSBS on September 02, 2010, 03:48:30 PM
Good thing you started Jason. 
Well mine stands for my business. Ford's Body Shop.
A lot think it stands for Ford's bull s***.  That could also be true.
Ford


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: brichter on September 02, 2010, 04:27:03 PM
Heh. My name...  :5-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: golflover on September 02, 2010, 05:02:24 PM
I remember when I was a kid - every one in a while my father used to call me "Jesus!"
It was not in the most friendly tone of voice however - he sounded a little exasperated... :96-

yeah the warden always calls me an a$$..lol   I just tell her I used to be an a**h*le.....now I'm just a little behind  ! :89- :79- :200-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: brichter on September 02, 2010, 06:04:42 PM
I remember when I was a kid - every one in a while my father used to call me "Jesus!"
It was not in the most friendly tone of voice however - he sounded a little exasperated... :96-

My sister was Jesus Christ, I was Goddammit.  :208- :208- :208-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: rickh on September 02, 2010, 06:06:24 PM
brichter.. we must be brothers from different mothers, I was called by similar names....


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Neonkiss on September 02, 2010, 08:51:14 PM
Many years ago I was selling bar neon signs on ebay.
I just added the first few letters from my last name.

Also in collage my major was Commercial Art. I did signed numbered series of my work and sold them. My last name was too long so I only signed them Kis


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Tilt on September 02, 2010, 09:01:45 PM
My IGT M-slot (which also led me here) gave me mine.  For a couple of days after I picked it up all it did was scroll "Tilt, Call Attendant", but it never gave me the attendant's number  :96-  It also goes well with one of my other hobbies which is pinball.


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Foster on September 02, 2010, 09:53:48 PM
About the age of 15 I quit using my nick name my parents, sisters, cousins called me by and orefer my middle name over my first name.
I use my Middle name even with all friends and at work.

I wouldnt mind having a username of Goldwing since that is my favorite Motorcycle.
Too bad Honda moved Goldwing production back to Japan!
A older lady not only tested the GL1800 engines but also owned a GL1500 she may even was the engine tester on the GL1500, not sure
IT was cool that Ron H. on History Channel's Hands on History did  a show about them being built.



Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: daddy2yea on September 02, 2010, 10:29:50 PM
This was my original AOL username in 1998 The 2 in daddy2yea is because I am a stepdad.  I will share a email I sent to my sister back in 98. This was My respone to my sister after I sent her an email form daddy2yea, but  failed to tell her who I was, and she replied back asking who I was. Enjoy
Mike

Subj:   Re: test
Date:   10/27/98 4:34:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:   DADDY2YEA
To:   lisa.********@nationsbank.com

Ah, mystic yes yes, but who am I, WHO AM I. I'm but the greatest brother the world has ever know. So great that all other brothers should
bow before me, (but they don't).  So great that all other sisters should be consumed with envy, and jealousy for you, (but their not). For you are the sister of the greatest brother known as DADDY2YEA.  Why 2 because I wasn't the first. Why YEA because it is a CELEBRATION of daddynest. 
       sign.  Mike


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: reho33 on September 02, 2010, 11:08:19 PM
I used to be a security guard for Master Card and we had an X windows system and my assigned ID was reho33 REed HOronick 33 (the 33 was arbitary). I have defined myself by that ever since.


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Brianzz on September 02, 2010, 11:28:17 PM
My name is my first name and the zz's are added because once when working on a website I did a bunch of stuff in pretty short order so they said it was like having several Brians working on it and they called me Brians ever since, so I turned the s to 2 z's. Pretty mundane story but when there's something I don't want to do I'll usually bust rump to get it done and get the pain over with, was the same way in school, took the hardest classes as soon as I could.


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Neonkiss on September 02, 2010, 11:37:07 PM
I'm really enjoying everyone's short history   :244- :244- :131- :3- :88-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Magicslots on September 03, 2010, 12:15:12 AM
 :103-  Hmmm, well I  was a Magician for many years starting in my youth.  got good enough to make some money at it, and it became a
part time profession.  It paid for my hobby, my dates and a little extra.  As time went on, had to pretty much give it up due to my career as a Firefighter and Dad.
Now I collect vintage/magic items, and then I got Slot Fever  :25-  so the name seemed kinda natural.   :143-    :145-   "Poof"


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Brianzz on September 03, 2010, 12:33:31 AM
But can your slots disappear?


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: jay on September 03, 2010, 02:05:17 AM
Jay
Just my first name, no pretenses, nothing to hide.

One of my early mentors used to call me JJ as he said, he used to have to tell me everything twice.
When I was working in Asia. It is proper to present your last name first, but most Americans who get their business cards translated do it wrong.
I had an asian friend do mine but the assumption that it was wrong was still there so I was known as Mr. Jay





Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: Magicslots on September 03, 2010, 03:18:24 AM
Quote
But can your slots disappear?

 :97-   :97-   :97-  Nope, just the money that it takes to buy and feed them!  :124-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: a69mopar on September 03, 2010, 10:42:33 AM
A 1969 Dodge Charger.  For those that don't know, Chrysler muscle cars are referred to as Mopars.  Mopar (short for MOtor PARts)is the parts and service division.  They supply performance parts of which many are on my car.  There is a little info about my car on my website.

Thanks,
Wayne


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: StatFreak on September 03, 2010, 11:59:05 AM
A 1969 Dodge Charger.  For those that don't know, Chrysler muscle cars are referred to as Mopars.  Mopar (short for MOtor PARts)is the parts and service division.  They supply performance parts of which many are on my car.  There is a little info about my car on my website.

Thanks,
Wayne


I always thought that Mopar was short for "More Power"  :96- :72- :72- :72-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: StatFreak on September 03, 2010, 12:02:53 PM
Okay, now that lots of members have posted on this thread, it's time for a random K+ storm.  :136-

K+ to everyone who has posted. :89-  :3-


Stat :31-


Title: Re: So what's the story with your username?
Post by: uniman on September 03, 2010, 12:07:38 PM
Bought my first slot in Aug of 06. A broken older Universal. Fixed it and began looking for the Uni Ultra Series slots that we (wife & I) loved to play years earlier at the Indian casino's.
After a lot of searching found a guy in southern Michigan who had about 14 slant tops & 4 uprights in various stages of disrepair. Of course he gave me a "buy them all" price. And of course I bought them all. This guy, first name Clyde, said, "They used to call me the Uniman, guess your the Uniman now." (Great guy, taught me alot!)
Joined NLG in Oct of 06 with the name Unimaninmi, which meant uniman in michigan. Soon found there were no other universal owners on the site, so I changed the name to just Uniman.

What a fun hobby and what a great site!
Thanks to all who keep it going!!!  :131- :131- :131-