I remeber in the early days of the web revolution hearing a comedienne describe the web as "CB radio for a new century" because of all the handles/screen-names. BTW, here's what your original design might have sounded like:
"Hey, good buddy, what's your 20?"
"I'm on the John, squeezing out a big...hold on...[grunt, followed by large splash]...like I said, I'm on the John right now."
"Um...yeah. OK."
Of course, in the internet era, you can now "log" on to Free Republic and discuss Gephardt while passing a Daschle. Ah, technology.