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!

[LadyX]

"Woofy Toofums doesn't like for his *Exie* to be messed with.
He's toast! : (

*Sigh*....U R !!

[Billie]

I remember when I did that one - then things seemed to start happening to disrupt your life, and this little fun graphic sorta got put on the back burner - flying did, too, for a while, didn't it? :(

[Billie]

Like that little red airplane from wolfie, too! Don't remember the occasion for the little girl Billie lost in the woods, do you?

[Billie]

You're welcome, tulip - I'm glad you like it. That's a beautiful bloom!

[Aquamarine]

Ah, you have the sweetest dogs. Hope Giz is feeling better and better.

[Billie]

I knew that about your beloved Dutchess, and believe we used that on your Finest FReeper profile!

[LadyX]

" the old slow modem makes it super slow to load these beautiful threads you and Billie make!!! "

Hugs for Da Wasperman!!
Bin bizzy buzzin' around?
Eggzasperated, and nashin' yer teeth...WAIDAMINIT! - youse dinna hav toofies! - yer gums, then - tryin' ta lode dese graphix?

Tsk, tsk...a Phinest Thread is alwaze wurth it..:))

[i beleeve our special angel, Angelique, is laughing with us -
hear that far off tinklin' of angel bells??]

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[DollyCali]

Ya Hoo? FRiend.. come on over here! You are much tooooo sweet to NOT have a logo. two day thread. Someone will fix you up, I am sure (louie???)

[Billie]

I think Gabrielle is such a beautiful name! Gabz is a neat nickname, and I think you know when I've called you Miss Gabby, it was with affection. :)

[Hushpuppie]

I'm here...FINALLY! Billie and St Louie1, I'm enjoying this thread so much. Thanks for thinking of it and going to all of the work to make it happen.

Y'all are fantastic!

[Billie]

[There goes Billie playing Ivana Trump with her wardrobe..:))]

LOL! Havewn't played with those dollz in a long time. Quite a wardrobe, huh?!

[LadyX]

Your work always is very detailed and beautiful, snugs.
We are so glad you are part of The Finest Family,
gracing us with your presence and gifts!!

[Billie]

Egads! What a hoot those threads were!

[Colonial Warrior]

Yup...Dolly has helped me on both my logos.

But, more is better!!!

BTW, Hushpuppie is baaaack!

[Billie]

Wow, These are fantastic, Billie! :)

We used to have SO MANY of those! Thanks, GBU. Most of them were quite glamourous - great hair, great figures, the works! :)

[DollyCali]

Well, sistahs. going to catch my breath & catch you up a little on my "happenings". Had a bloody mary & outstanding bath/soak.. have pizza in oven(gee I hope I dont AGAIN burn it) and will have some cabernet with the pizza. The bloody mary was mrs. T & with some Skye a friend dropped off for me as a "I feel sorry for you" gift. seems a shame to waste Skye on a BM.. but I did & it was great.

Have spent on/off the past four months helping my 93 year old aunt prepare to sell/move. Very hard. She never married or had children & her home/stuff was her family/kids. Giving it all up to move & be with her sister in Fla who would be her care giver has been difficult - to say the least. This is one less burden now here for me as mom's situation becomes more demanding.

The past couple weeks have been heavy duty help & the past couple days .. sunrise to very late very intense work.

I took them to airport late this afternoon (not planning on that but the cab never showed up & after 45 minute wait, we needed to get there as the flight was to leave in 45 min)..

they did get on flight & the ride there was interesting. My van was already packed with "stuff" I was taking. I took somet hings out & had my one aunt sit in the very back of van with oliver(this is the young aunt at 83) Funny thing is she is a super liberal/bush hater & she was right next to my sticker Bush/cheney 20o4!!! the 93 year old was in the passenger seat "helping with directions". I have NO back seats in this van. It is the one I use for hauling, bikes, kayaks etc. my utility van more or less.

Lots of more Murphys here on home front (including sleeping in my van last night. (DONT ASK)...)]

computer again being naughty..another understatement.

One good thing is that I picked up some pans from my aunt which will make up for the MANY pans I have burned this year while FReeping.

Last night LATE I took a mattress to Wheelbarrow. He has been on same mattress for 50+ years!.. the mattress of my aunts was maybe 20 years old but only slept on maybe a dozen times. This is my 93 year old fanatical cleaning aunt (washes the inside of her furnace twice a month & moves refrig/washer/driver weekly to clean). I obviously did NOT get those genes.

Wheelbarrow told me this AM he slept thru the night for the first time in years. His mattress was awful,old, heavy. I dragged it out for him to dumptster & set him up. She threw out several other good sets but I didn't have enought time to contact folks.

going to check pizza.. I am hungry! no food yet today. but alas I am NOT wasting away unfortunately

[LadyX]

Here ya go - - need some Hush Puppies slippers
for the cold weather sure to arrive before long??
These look like good ones!

[Billie]

Thanks for the holidays, late or not! Hug Your Sweetheart Day and Ride the Wind Day - that last one is interesting. Wind surfing? Hang Gliding? Parasailing? :)

[Gabz]

OH, Miss Billie - my comment about "Gabby" has nothing to do with you or anyone calling me Gabby - many of my online friends do, and there are even folks in real life that call me that........when I was a kid was when I really had a problem with it.....but I also had a problem with Gabrielle as a kid and insisted on being called Gabz until I was about 17 or so........

When I moved to Delaware when I was 22 and people would ask me what I was called for short, I simply answered "Gabrielle"....LOL!!!!!!! And now I am at a point in my life where it really doesn't matter if someone calls me Gabrielle, Gabz, or even Gabby.........I have been called far worse over the years :)

I get a real big kick out of people on forums (including here) who crack wise about how I "can talk so big hiding behind an anyomous screen name".....LOL!

[Billie]

Does your hair look a little like that in your dollz? Cute style. :)