Where did you get that username?

I thought it would be interesting and entertaining to know how everyone came up with their username. Here's my story......I love butterflies, but that word is too long so I shortened it to fly_girl.

mine's pretty obvious and boring!

I originally thought about Garden Dancer or Dances with Flowers. Too long so I just went with DanceyTx. ;)

my son says i remind him of the herbie character from the christmas misfits.

Ththththth - that's my name, folks!

BTW, Good to know, Fly. I was wondering about you!!

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Fly_girl started this thread so we'd quit asking her if she worked for an airline! Butterflies are MUCH more interesting!

That's right Pod, I'm not an FA.

Kristi, if we change my name to Bearded_Lady, then we can work on a name for you.......how about....customs_cruiser, or Clooney_looney?

Mine came from a Mick Ronson song. Not many have heard of him, but he used to play for David Bowie.

Sorry Billy, I thought that was your name, I have not heard of Mick Ronson, but I like 'China Girl'.

My brother liked to dig arrowheads, which he collected, dealt, showed, and won ribbons. His "trade" name was Dogman (he loved his rottweilers). He passed away in '01 and I miss him terribly. I'm an animal lover too (besides plants!) and I had always liked his trade name...so I thought Dogmansis would be a good one for me. (My real name is Debbie)

I get it... I thought it was dog mansis, but it is really dog man sis(ter). That is sweet, and I am very sorry for your loss...

This is a great thread; I wish everyone would check in.

dogmansis, that is a sweet story, I'm sorry about your brother. Do you have all of his arrowheads? Where would he find them? With all the digging I've done, I have never found one, but would like to.

Mine is kind of obvious!! LOL

I was taking Chinese language when my last screen name became un-getable on one of the sites I was trying, so I went through the Chinese mythology. Zhi Nu is the Chinese goddess of spinning and crafts, is associated with the star Vega, and has a lover story attached to it. You can read more about her here http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/chinese-mythology.php?deity=ZHI-NU I also use zhinu53, because 5 and 3 are my lucky numbers.

Other screen names I used a lot were Venatrix (Latin for huntress, my online gaming name), delirium, and wahnsinnig (I was taking German when delirium became un-getable, whansinnig is German for delirium, insanity, deliriously, etc...).

My real name is Laura.

Mine is my best gardening bud... he digs where I need to plant and prunes when he thinks things need it... Meet the Podster (pod)

And how did Pod get his name?

Luvsgrtdanes, A friend of mine had a great dane once and she was the sweetest, biggest dog I've ever known.


Zhinu, you have some interesting screen names, Chinese would be cool to learn.

Pod, I was wondering what podster was, you did a little duck and weave earlier, pod is a good looking shepherd!

I can not speak Chinese, I love the written language, but I can't do tones. I've considered trying Japanese.

Here's mine...

OH!! Croc lover, not cro clover!!! I am loving this!! BTW, I love my crocs too!

fly-girl, My bro dug in a LOT of places and had quite the collection. The neighboorhood I live has streets named after arrowheads, and I know he'd dug out here before. I had a friend of mine make me a picture of a panther head out of the best arrowhead heads and sold the rest...I just don't have the room! But I've got a beautiful picture...I mean its really AWESOME and I'm always reminded of my brother when I see it.

I think a lot of arrowhead digging goes on around this area. I've got a couple of friends (actually they're brothers) who both dig and most of what they find are here in the hill country.

Pod is short for Tripod. He was a stray who won our sympathy. A sweetie with 4 legs but a really bad limp. Old injury which he gets on well with and the vet says leave it alone for now. We said he wasn't 3 legged so shortened it and Pod was better than Tripe....

I thought croclover liked crocodiles!!!

Flygirl Pod is not really a shepherd but some kind of cow dog cross. He has a short tail and the muscled hindquarters of a herding dog. Personality too. When we walk, he herds us, the Lab and I. Tries to keep us together. He looks shepherd ferocious but is a girlie boy. A sweetheart that grins at me when he is scolded. I just can't get too mad about his gardening efforts. At least he doesn't help me water!

I loooove my Crocs! They aren't popular around here- I hear in some parts of the country they are, but so far, the wonders of Crocs has not reached the CAlifornia masses. I bought them for gardening and now I find an excuse to wear them everywhere and this is coming from somebody who lived and died for a cute pair of heels!

I thought croc was for crocuses, I need to get a pair of crocs. Maybe you should write the company and see if they'll make some crocs with heels for those days you want to just feel 'pretty'. Oh, and some with those pointy toes. I'm tired of feeling 'dated' in the garden.

fly - They have them in the mall. I got mine two years ago up in Conroe, and they are they best thing to garden in. Just slip in and out, hose off, your feet don't get hot and sweaty, they don't stink. I could go on and on. Sometimes I just wear them shopping or whatever.. Bought a pair for my daughter and granddaughter a couple of weeks ago when they were visiting from Tennessee. I guess they're popular back there too. Just not a lot of shops in her little town.

I didn't get the croc either till the newspaper had a story on them. Then I laughed!

Arrowheads are cool!

My neighbor's son speaks Chinese. He translates for companies. He was also in the Oklahoma bombing and lost his eye.

I love Pod! He's beautiful!

Thanks billyporter, pod is pretty special.

I am so slow I looked at the picture of the crocs and didn't get it. At least until Croclovers' post this a.m. Ohhhh are we backward here. I do know what they are but .... still trying to move into the 20th century. Sorry!

I absolutely love dianthus in the garden and "articfire" is one of my best performers hence my name Articfire but you can call me Michelle

Hmmm Articfire Dianthus that's one to look up. Where's PE?

Is this it?

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/112567/

This is a very pretty dianthus.

My last name is Schoolcraft first name Gary. Friends started calling me scoolie. I spell it without the h cuz i'm cool! LOL!

And you flunked High Scool.....

No. but I did miss school on a spelling test in 2nd grade.

That is too funneeeee!!!

Scoolie, do you mean you SKIPPED school or you missed? I think there's a big dif. heehee

HaHa. I meant that I miss spelled the word school.

Oh, that IS funny, did you spell it without the 'H'?

I can't remember for sure. I think I either left one of the o's out or I switched the c and h around.