A few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-23,24-05....What's in a Name?

Billie; ST.LOUIE1

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, DollyCali ~

Let's talk about FR screen names. How did you choose yours? Do you use your real name, a nickname, a silly name, a celebrity's name, your pet's name, or some other? Funny? Or serious?

With as many registered users as FR has, we are sure to see some highly unusual monikers. The first thing I thought of when I saw this name was:

Feiny (read more about her in our 09-18-02 Finest thread), as we like to call her, resides in California, and this is how she told us her screen name came about:

"I had a tough time coming up with a screen name. I tried several & they were not available. I remembered that my other half (do not call him Mr. Sukass) had called Diane Feinstein another name…..'Feinswine'. He said that is how he & his friends used to refer to her in San Francisco. For some strange reason, Feinswine was not available…so I added suksass..and PRESTO…I was a FReeper."

Let's talk about logos. If *you* had a logo, what would it be - your name? a favorite hobby? something you collect? Would we think of you each time we see a particular item? Those of us with regular, plain screen names sometimes get a nickname chosen *for* us, and it somehow sticks. With thanks to ST.LOUIE1 (who is much better known at the Finest as *Wolfie*), "Billie" soon became "BillieBlue", with a little bluebird as my sig.

I wanted to post a Few of Our Finest' logos here, and will post more later in the thread. Please feel free to show your own, and tell us why you chose your name. :)

Above is an early logo I made for Aqua based on her name, but after getting to know her better, as a sistah and hostess at the Finest, the following one - which she chose - fits her southern personality much better.

You've been seeing this guy at the Finest for a little over three years. He usually comes up for air once or twice a day to check in with us. :)

Our Fair Lady ... God bless her loving heart - she never runs out of kisses or interesting things to say.

Even before he grew into the suave, dashing and debonair wolfie he is now (in the photo below), he was still a bit of a rake and a rogue...but every bit as irresistible! (Plus he's helped me with some of the logos for today!) :*

Wolfie's partner in crime - that fox jwfiv....Yip AhRooooo!

Let us never have to wonder what the Finest would be like without Rev. Nan. :)

Or the honorable Mayor and his purple cup and daily devotional, not to mention his devotion to our Military and bringing us Military Monday week after week.

The distinguished and wise Mr.Owl, who diligently watches over us from his lofty perch.

MamaBear, aka Lori, always the fashion maven, shows off some of her jewels, furs and delightful chapeaus.

Yep! That's our Pipster! Any questions?! (((((((((Pip)))))))))

Amy has soooooo many logos (compliments of her 'bro') it's hard to choose which one to use, so I asked Louie to send me one of her favorites.

Hello, Dolly - it's so nice to see you here where you belong - on your bicycle, of course! :)

One of our most recent, and most patriotic! screen names - and even sweeter than this little angel. :)

As dutchess flies off into the wild blue yonder, I wish you all a beautiful good morning, and once again, my thanks to ST.LOUIE1, for some of these great logos you see above, and others that will be posted on the thread. Don't go way now! We've just begun to have fun!

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 8-22-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Billie]

Hi, scubachick! Thanks for the warm words today. You need to get Lori to make you a logo! There's no end to scuba diving gifs to be had! I'm glad you like the logos we've posted so far. So many of them are several years old, but a few new ones. Fun to do, and Lori makes neat ones, too! (Get with it, sistah - *scubachick* - and *babychick*, which should be a snap!) :)

[Gabz]

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Close on the broadcasting - that was DE & MD - not NJ

But the other also is sort of true - but Gabz just sounds a lot better than Gabby (that one I always disliked)

[Billie]

Sigh! Your post #76 was at 2:00 - it's 3 hours and 45 minutes later, and I'm just getting to where you are. This was to be a quick and easy thread to do, Maggie, when we talked about what I was going to post for today. Well, it is *easy* but it wasn't quick. For me, though, it's way easier to make it up as I go along than to go and research something to post! LOL! That's why there are so many of mine that are just *stuff* that I dream up.

I am glad to see you still enjoy using the Lady X blowing kisses sig - your name, had I not known you, would have been a hard one to *do*. :)

Love ya!

[LadyX]

Thank you, Dave!!!
Whether you are an oldtimer who was here then or not, it always is a delight to reread some of those Classic Humor Threads.

Phil V. invented SocksC.underbed@WH.gov...who often blabbed to us what REALLY was happening in the White House under the Dynamic Duo..:))

His poor widdle life was in constant danger from discovery, and indeed one day he had to flee - - those threads were the epitome of on-the-spot creativity, everyone adding their own funny happenings as he fled north on I-95 - was hit by a car and rolled down an embankment - struggled back up only to get shot!

Phil V. as Pharmer Phil and his wife had SocksC. whisked away to Da Pharm in California, where he was nursed back to good health.

Thereafter, PhilV. would dress in drag and hop on his Ferguson tractor to go to Albertson's grocery store to get the latest Tabloid Trash to post for us!

[Billie]

Thanks, dixie - I have missed you! I do think everyone takes a break from time to time though, and we're always glad when you/they return. :)

[Billie]

What a sweetheart owl you are! Bluebird hugs!

[tuliptree76]

I apologize for being so late with the holidays, but things have been crazy on this end of the Internet today. Anyway, here they are...and they're pretty good ones too.

Hug Your Sweetheart Day
Ride The Wind Day

(If someone already posted these, thank you - I'm trying to catch up with the thread.)

[Billie]

And since I'm using FoxFire, that's just what I did!

Isn't it odd? I switched back to AOL's browser, and the text and background colors break in all the right places. I'll never understand where the difference is. The text doesn't appear any smaller OR larger in the Firefox browser. (Maybe the space BETWEEN the lines is different)

[jwfiv]

Warm smile received and returning ... thank you, Billie Blue ... )

[Billie]

That's such a sweet little gif - and I recognize that font - don't see it often, but I have it in my collection. :)

[tuliptree76]

I had a lot of little dolls, but now that I've gotten my hair cut short, I'm going to have to make new ones. LOL!

[Billie]

T Man was around this weekend - Maggie coaxed him out by telling him I wouldn't cook for him anymore if he'd come back. :)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Billie.

I just wanted to experiment with it to see if I got the minimizing down.;)

It is beautiful just the way it is.

HUGS!!!

[daisyscarlett]

Thanks so much, DD. That thread was a long time ago but so much fun to do and interesting to learn about you, too. Hope you and yours (including Christian and Logan David) are all well.

[Just mythoughts]

LOL, I remember that shot of Kenneth Starr as well.

As for the screen name it never occurred to me to think a negative X in any shape, fashion, or form. There is always a positive for every negative.

Great story.

[Aquamarine]

Was so busy explaining why I wanted a purple flower for a sig gif forgot to tell why I choose Aquamarine for my screen name.
Signed up the first time in December of 2000 during the election fiasco as Original Intent. OI was a favorite book with an important message and this seemed like a good place to draw attention to the subject matter which I was able to do later in a much different way than I ever imagined (thanks to you Billie) :) Wasn't ready to drop the cookies and a few months later when I was ready to I didn't know how to retrieve my screen name. Needed a new name quick so signed up again as my favorite color (and birthstone).

[daisyscarlett]

I am surprised that Uncle Louie has not done a name logo yet for PrissyMissy but I am sure it will be very special when he does.

Marissa, I have so enjoyed reading about your travels with Grandma and MamaBear. I turned green with envy when I saw the photos of you and FreetheHostages at the high tea in D.C. You were all dressed very appropriately...Maybe someday they will bring you to San Diego to see our zoo, Wild Animal Park, Legoland, SeaWorld, beaches, etc.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A B-1B from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron here releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile over the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 7th Bomb Wing here became the first unit to achieve initial operational capability of the JASSM cruise missile Aug. 18, which means the missile is able to be used in combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo)

050822-N-0555B-075 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 22, 2005) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Joseph Heck of Norwich, Conn., moves general-purpose bombs into a weapons magazine aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an ordnance on load. Reagan is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Christopher D. Blachly (RELEASED)

050822-N-6264C-145 Sulu Sea (Aug. 22, 2005) – A combined U.S. Navy and Philippine Navy task group underway during the at-sea phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in the Philippines. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asian nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class William Contreras (RELEASED)

Technical experts are analyzing this chemical production equipment believed to be part of a clandestine operation. Officials state so far that evidence was insufficient on what was being produced at the facility found during a U.S.-led raid Aug. 9, 2005. Defense Dept. photo

[Aquamarine]

Oh good, Dave retrieved your beautiful sig gif. Must have been at the bottom of the ocean. :)

[Aquamarine]

Meant to ping you to #159.