How did you get your forum name?

[dicko]

My Father was called Dick by his RAF aircrew chums so when I came along I was nicknamed Diko. Unfortunately the Forum only lets me spell Dicko for some reason.

 

[FishFright]

Let Ivor tell you ...

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I think I describe mine on my profile page.

In short, it was meant to be an insult, but, I liked it instead!

 

[classic33]

I think I describe mine on my profile page.

In short, it was meant to be an insult, but, I liked it instead!

I got a similar nickname for doing "daft" stuff, such as riding to Blackpool and back for a bit of fun. Cycling to Holyhead, because I wanted to, and other similar stuff.

 

[oldandslow]

When I first signed up for forums, decades ago, I used my username from computer sign-ins. Eventually, it dawned on me that using something close to your real name has drawbacks.

More recently, I looked in on my old University Cycling Club, and signed up just to say hello from an old-timer. After looking at pictures of fit young riders heading off on all sorts of events, I started using this one...

We had a brief chat about the club's history being longer than they knew, and then I left them to it.

 

[briantrumpet]

Just random, obvs.

 

[Rocky]

I wanted to be Mad Doug Biker but apparently it’s been taken.

 

[orraloon]

For those of ye who dinna ken fit loons and quines are, boys and girls in NE Scotland. Not your looney tunes idiom.

The orra loon? In farming pre mechanisation with lots of manual workers, the orra loon would be the youngest recruit at the bottom of the pecking order.

And that's today's lesson done. Ken fit ah mean?

 

[briantrumpet]

For those of ye who dinna ken fit loons and quines are, boys and girls in NE Scotland. Not your looney tunes idiom.

The orra loon? In farming pre mechanisation with lots of manual workers, the orra loon would be the youngest recruit at the bottom of the pecking order.

And that's today's lesson done. Ken fit ah mean?

You'd never guess that you were Scottish from your accent. Sounds more Home Counties to me...

 

[Dag Hammar]

Well, when I was a lad I collected postage stamps and in those days, occasionally, a postage stamp would be ‘overstamped’ to mark a significant event. One example some of you older folks may remember is when England won the World Cup in 1966 and British stamps were over stamped with “England Winners”.
But I digress.
Doing “swapsies” with a school chum I acquired a stamp ( cannot remember which country) that was overstamped “Dag Hammarskjold” due to his recent sudden death. His name stuck in my mind and only in recent years have I taken to using a shortened version = Dag Hammar.
Dag Hammarskjold was the second Secretary General to the United Nations, the youngest person at age 47 to hold the post.
He was aboard an aeroplane which crashed in September 1961 and he was killed along with 15 others.
Wikipedia covers the life of Hammarskjold very well including details of plots + conspiracy theories that suggest that there were forces at play who wanted Hammarskjold out of the picture and bringing the aircraft down was their method.

So there’s my tale to explain my nom de plume.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskjöld

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I wanted to be Mad Doug Biker but apparently it’s been taken.

Be careful what you wish for, it's lonely at the top!

For those of ye who dinna ken fit loons and quines are, boys and girls in NE Scotland. Not your looney tunes idiom.

The orra loon? In farming pre mechanisation with lots of manual workers, the orra loon would be the youngest recruit at the bottom of the pecking order.

And that's today's lesson done. Ken fit ah mean?

Ah, ah ken noo, thanks!

 

[VinSumRox]

For those of ye who dinna ken fit loons and quines are, boys and girls in NE Scotland. Not your looney tunes idiom.

The orra loon? In farming pre mechanisation with lots of manual workers, the orra loon would be the youngest recruit at the bottom of the pecking order.

And that's today's lesson done. Ken fit ah mean?

Aye, ken.

 

[stephec]

Well, when I was a lad I collected postage stamps and in those days, occasionally, a postage stamp would be ‘overstamped’ to mark a significant event. One example some of you older folks may remember is when England won the World Cup in 1966 and British stamps were over stamped with “England Winners”.
But I digress.
Doing “swapsies” with a school chum I acquired a stamp ( cannot remember which country) that was overstamped “Dag Hammarskjold” due to his recent sudden death. His name stuck in my mind and only in recent years have I taken to using a shortened version = Dag Hammar.
Dag Hammarskjold was the second Secretary General to the United Nations, the youngest person at age 47 to hold the post.
He was aboard an aeroplane which crashed in September 1961 and he was killed along with 15 others.
Wikipedia covers the life of Hammarskjold very well including details of plots + conspiracy theories that suggest that there were forces at play who wanted Hammarskjold out of the picture and bringing the aircraft down was their method.

So there’s my tale to explain my nom de plume.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskjöld

Have England won the world cup?

When did that happen as I haven't heard it mentioned before now?

 

[Dag Hammar]

Have England won the world cup?

When did that happen as I haven't heard it mentioned before now?

1966 FIFA World Cup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Have England won the world cup?

When did that happen as I haven't heard it mentioned before now?

I remember there being a competition run in Scotland (I think it was a radio station, but cannot remember now) for the first person to hear a reference to it on the BBC's coverage of a world cup a few years back.

It took them something like 3 minutes 19 seconds! 🤣