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So Whats The Story Behind Your User Name and Avatar
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gatorcpa
路路惟F InvestiGatorNope. Here's a hint:
In Australia, Canada, UK and India, you would leave out the "p".
gatorcpa
In Australia, Canada, UK and India, you would leave out the "p".
gatorcpa
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gatorcpa
路路惟F InvestiGatorhaha, i was actually thinking certified practising accountant, was close, but not quite the cigar
In the US, we're called certified public accountants. Pretty much the same as chartered accountants in the rest of the English speaking world.
We just have to be different.
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JimInOz
路路Melbourne AustraliaMatt is my name, photo taken on a work trip to Germany/France/Italy hunting for wines for work, the avatar taken on a day off visiting the spectacular Musee d'Orsay, a photo of one of the clocks, but from the inside of the building
I've got almost the identical set of shots.
Made while I was waiting for Ms JimInOz (for over an hour), who became detached from me while browsing at stuff.
We have a rule, to be followed whenever you become separated, "go back to the last place we were together".
Apparently to her, that meant look at everything she wanted to see and then "go back to the last place we were together".
I should have gone to the bar!
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Matty01
路Gold, such an amazing place, I got a lot more out of it than the Louvre
I've got almost the identical set of shots.
Made while I was waiting for Ms JimInOz (for over an hour), who became detached from me while browsing at stuff.
We have a rule, to be followed whenever you become separated, "go back to the last place we were together".
Apparently to her, that meant look at everything she wanted to see and then "go back to the last place we were together".
I should have gone to the bar!
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Perseus
路My Dad gave me a book of Greek Mythology as a kid and the story of Perseus was my favorite.
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Waltesefalcon
路My name is Walter and my favorite movie is The Maltesefalcon. As for my avatar, I really liked the flying tigers as a kid.
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Prieto9000
路I just use this username in every webpage I need to register so I don麓t have to remember a different one for each thing. The first time I used it it was prieto_9000 and it was the suggested username yahoo gave me for my very first email account which I stopped using around 15 years ago!!! Ironic!!!
My avatar is just a cool pic of my rifles. Long Range Shooting is by far mi favorite hobby. It was the most expensive until I got this illness of collecting watches.
My avatar is just a cool pic of my rifles. Long Range Shooting is by far mi favorite hobby. It was the most expensive until I got this illness of collecting watches.
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Tik-Tok of Oz
路My username and Avatar Tik-Tok of Oz is a robot from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Tik-Tok is thought by some to be one of the first robots to appear in modern literature. (See: Raylyn Moore, Wonderful Wizard, Marvelous Land, Bowling Green, OH, Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1974; p. 144.) It was a play on the sound of watches and things mechanical. Ironically I don't work with robots, or do anything sciency but love watches and the space program, sci fi and literature.
I am not from Australia as the username might imply 馃檨
Apologies for any confusion 馃榾
I am not from Australia as the username might imply 馃檨
Apologies for any confusion 馃榾
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arkstfan
路My username and Avatar Tik-Tok of Oz is a robot from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Tik-Tok is thought by some to be one of the first robots to appear in modern literature. (See: Raylyn Moore, Wonderful Wizard, Marvelous Land, Bowling Green, OH, Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1974; p. 144.) It was a play on the sound of watches and things mechanical. Ironically I don't work with robots, or do anything sciency but love watches and the space program, sci fi and literature.
I am not from Australia as the username might imply 馃檨
Apologies for any confusion 馃榾
I am horribly disappointed you aren't an Aussie.
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cicindela
路路Steve @ 惟FMy username and Avatar Tik-Tok of Oz is a robot from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Tik-Tok is thought by some to be one of the first robots to appear in modern literature. (See: Raylyn Moore, Wonderful Wizard, Marvelous Land, Bowling Green, OH, Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1974; p. 144.) It was a play on the sound of watches and things mechanical. Ironically I don't work with robots, or do anything sciency but love watches and the space program, sci fi and literature.
I am not from Australia as the username might imply 馃檨
Apologies for any confusion 馃榾
I am horribly disappointed you aren't an Aussie.
Most of the rest of us are at least "honorary Aussies" 馃榿
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cicindela
路路Steve @ 惟FMatt is my name, photo taken on a work trip to Germany/France/Italy hunting for wines for work, the avatar taken on a day off visiting the spectacular Musee d'Orsay, a photo of one of the clocks, but from the inside of the building
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[sarcasm] Are you kidding? I'm NEVER gonna leave the glamorous world of retail mattresses. [/sarcasm]
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Lapanouse
路My avatar is the first watch I owned worth over a grand. It lost out to Speedmasters just as it did when NASA tested them both many years ago.
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Jwit
路My username is just a combination of my first and last name. Nothing exciting there. And my avatar isn't really exciting either. I changed it a few times though. Started off with a photo of my grandfather's constellation movement. Then just a goofy picture of my girlfriend and me. But I settled on a "faceswap" I did with my dog one day.
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Kuby
路Kuby derives from my mother's maiden name and reflects that I'm also a Chicago Cubs fan. Clearly with a a sense of humour, hence the avatar.
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GeorgeBailey2
路You got it right this time and thought you were wrong.
In the US, we're called certified public accountants. Pretty much the same as chartered accountants in the rest of the English speaking world.
We just have to be different.
gatorcpa
Not different. Correct. They're all wrong. We are Americans.
One guess as to my favorite movie. I use this username for all the boards I am active on the internet. My Collector's Universe (PSA) avatar is better (the freeze frame shot when he is picking out a suitcase) but I cannot find it and am too lazy to recreate it.
I am also a CPA.
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weklund
路My secret username is my first initial and last name .... clever huh. Avatar is yours truly bobbing around in Gonzaga Bay located in the Sea of Cortez in Baja Mexico. My buddy at the end of the line now resides in my belly. I have a little fishing spot which I put together with a few friends. Attached is a little photo diddy to prove that all I have claimed is true and I actually have a little seaside Sugar Shack on the bay.
I am a Gringo and Carpenter by Trade ... retired General Contractor these days.
I am a Gringo and Carpenter by Trade ... retired General Contractor these days.
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Canuck
路Not different. Correct. They're all wrong. We are Americans.
One guess as to my favorite movie. I use this username for all the boards I am active on the internet. My Collector's Universe (PSA) avatar is better (the freeze frame shot when he is picking out a suitcase) but I cannot find it and am too lazy to recreate it.
I am also a CPA.
Actually, we are NOT all Americans! I'll bet half the posters on this OMB are from elsewhere! My nom be plume is CANUCK, and you'd be right if you guessed I'm from Canada! I described the origin of my avatar earlier in this thread.
