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, Star! Thank you! Glad you like it! Do you have a logo?

[luvie]

Hi, Everyone! Guess what!!!!!!

DAVID IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got this e-mail this morning----"I'm home! YAY!!

I go into work tomorrow, then they're giving me until 5 Sep off. That'll be pretty nice. Hopefully, I'll get to begin some flying during this time off. Then I go to work for a week. And on 12-16 Sep, K.... and I are going to visit her folks in Arizona. That ought to be fun...I hope it cools off a little bit. That's all the plans we have so far. It feels really good to be home, though. I'm pretty certain that I won't be doing any sailing until some time next year. So that's something to look forward to...some time away from sailing.

Love you."

He's probably gonna kill me 'cause I let everyone read it--but *shrug*--everyone loves him!

[Billie]

Goodmorning sistah billie and brotha wolfie! What an awesome thread and I love the airplane logo you came up with for me!!!!! Will try to stop back at lunch and add more to the thread. Taking off for the wild blue yonder :o)

Hi, sistah dutchess! Thank you much. :) Yours is a name (like mine) that's hard to fit a sig to only the name itself - one has to know you to know about your flying!

Am sorry I didn't get your mail answered yesterday or last night but happy to hear that the Giz is doing fine now. (my sweet little one has also been very sick since the weekend and spent most of the afternoon at the vet's or on the phone talking to him. Roscoe is going to be okay, too. Hate when they're feeling so bad)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Taking off for the wild blue yonder :o)

Hope it ain't too wild, we want you back here in one piece. : )

(((((((dutchess))))))))

[ST.LOUIE1]

You sweetheart! Thank you for such high praise. I appreciate that so much. :)

Wolfie's pleasure. : )

You must have worked your little blue tail feathers off putting this one together. : )

I always think when I start one, this is a piece of cake, but WHEW! couldn't stop once I got started...

LOL! You NEVER know when to stop, which is a good thing for us. : )

Don't let me forget to do something special for you! (and you won't, will you?!) LOL

Got that right! LOL

[ST.LOUIE1]

Except it seems I've misplaced it - AGAIN, wolfie! :(

Geez! Okay. LOL

[ST.LOUIE1]

WONDERFUL!!!!! God is good. : )

[Pippin]

:o)

How silly!

Anyone who reads the name should know you are American! :o)

[Pippin]

LOL!

Wouldn't you know, when I was looking at the logos

Just as I clicked on the one for LuvW, one of my liberal cowoe=rkers walked by.

She didn't say anything but I bet she was wondering! LOL!

[Pippin]

OOOOOOh!

Thank You!

[luvie]

Oops! Got ya in trouble without even trying! LOL! That's me!

[Pippin]

LOL!

[StarCMC]

I have a few faves...

Now aren't you sorry you asked? LOL!

[Pippin]

Hi, Star!

[Billie]

Have to run an errand and 'do lunch' - will be back after lunch and pick up where I left off! Don't anybody go anywhere - well, okay, you can eat lunch, too. :)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good Morning Billie. Thank you. {{HUGS}}

[Pippin]

Hi, Mrs Nooseman!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Pippin.

How are you today?

[Pippin]

I'm doing just fine!

I wenht on a retreat this past weekend in Pennsylvania.

It was wonderful and spiritually uplifting and enlightening.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend on that retreat.

I am doing well and I only wish I didn't have to work on the weekends,but someone has to pay the bills.:)

Well this is my Saturday and this afternoon I am taking my daughter on an outing which should be fun.