A friend.

Ozzymandeus poem

Who wouldn’t want their first name as their username?

I think it’s pretty obvious.

I felt it was both accurate and efficient at contextualising my posts/replies. 👍

I always use names based on the titles of books by the writer Jonathan Carroll. They’re fascinating books and great titles. Sometimes I use the names of one of his characters instead. Really an author people should read more of. Bones of the Moon is one of his first few novels and part of a trilogy.

Thought it was funny

My husband picked it to annoy his dad, and now I use it because I can’t be bothered to pick my own.

The best part is getting him in “trouble” online.

Candle wax at a hot chili cook-off, IIRC.

I’m a girly girl, I love pink, Cath Kidston and Disney. I really like Butterflies! Thus Lady Butterfly was born

It’s derivative of the first username I ever made…for RuneScape when I was in 6th grade.

Generic words are harder to find in search engines, plus i like snek

My parents.

I post under my real name both out of nostalgia for usenet (the original federated forum) where it was customary to use your real name in Germany. And to be able to post identifying information without fear of being “discovered”.

With enough data points and a little investigation it is ridiculously easy to identify a single user. My wife demonstrated that to me a few years back when she identified some anonymous bloggers and turned out to be correct. Otherwise I might be tempted to post really private stuff under the misguided impression that I am anonymous.

Wishful thinking. I was planning on living in a camper traveling Europe after completing my masters degree. Ended up getting an accidental daughter instead. Proceeded to have another two children with same girl and wanted to make her my wife for life. Getting a divorce instead and can not travel because small children need their dad and i love them all.

Needed something distinctly Canadian and probably only identifiable by other Canadians.