It's been my nick name since I was a kid.

Queens: Matty comes from Matthew, but is very much an atypical derivation; the pronunciation of "Matty" is more commonly associated with "Maddy" for Maddeline. However, it is common in the City of New York for a "y" to be put at the end of a masculine name when that person is especially beloved or notable in his neighborhood. Petey, Pauly, Mikey, Sally, Matty, etc. I go home a lot and am still a preson of note where I grew up. Some people these days call me "Matty, the Fed."

comic strip cartoon.

nowhere really....just my expensive taste....and usual lack of funds to go with it....
see it's caviartaste, beerbudget.

It's a long story.........short of time.

a random thought.

my name and my fiance's name

Biggles is my hero.

I have a shirt that says FunkyMunky on it. I was wearing it when I found SC on a google search.

The old Outer Limits T.V. series from the 1960's. It's a title from one of the episodes, which also happens to be one of my favorite episodes.

I heard Spiegelglas by Gottfried von Strassburg. So begun my love with the legend of Tristan and Isolde. It is also my favourite opera by one of my favourite composers.

"Iseult was the daughter of King Anguish of Ireland who was the intended bride of King Mark of Cornwall, but as a result of drinking a love-potion, hopelessly enamoured of Tristan. When she heard of Tristan's death, Iseult died of a broken heart."

Wow, no links?

The original was because I like the Cure...& I like velvet

The more modern reasoning has evolved into helping others, & be a comfort to them when possible.

You know, I was actually thinking of reading the Biggles books since you seem to like them so much. Am I too old for them or is one never too old for Biggles?

My username IS my name: Pat Arnone (ar-no-nee)
My nickname is PL for Patricia Louise

iwish40= iwish=i wish for it all.
40= was the age I got my 1st computer and was introduced to the internet.

I gamble on the net........ Hence.........................

It's my first initial and last name.

fact

I always assumed your uname came from Star Trek. In one of the Next generation episodes, the Borg massacred the Federation fleet at Wolf 359. I bet the writers for Star Trek also liked that Outer Limits episode.

I've never watched Star Trek, The Next Generation except for maybe a few episodes. I'm a committed original Star Trek fan myself. However, I have been told that the name is from that show by others, but I agree with you that someone must have taken it from the OL episode...maybe someone who was a fan of the episode as I am. Now Locutus...I did see that episode and know where he likely got his user name, the same going for Strider (who used to go by his real name).

I've always heard that expression as "Champagne taste, beer money."

Interesting enough, that's typically when I do have expensive taste. I can't settle for domestic alcohol, I want the imported Guinness & whiskey.

it's along those same lines....very much so.

I like the cookies!

Do you like Canadian beer? That would be imported.

One of my favorite Lord of the Rings characters

It's my name. My old username B_Labonte_fan is from my favorite Nascar driver, Bobby Labonte.

It is just a stupid name I made up.

d...David (my husband & son)
a...Avalon (me)
b...Bianca (my daughter)
provin...last name

Wa-la! dabprovin!

Originally it was supposed to be BADprovin.
But David didn't like it saying that it was negative! But, I thought it would've been easier to remember & made more sense in the spell.

dabprovin sounded like a Q tip thing going on. Or like dabbing some suntan lotion on. I really didn't care for it but rather than fight with him in the store over our user name I just gave in to dabprovin.

eh. It's good when nearly frozen, & when hockey is involved, but that's it, otherwise I prefer Irish or UK.

My trucks.

You're never too old, but you have to start with the right ones. You have to really be a fan to get much from the later ones that were churned out at a really high rate. Pretty much anything published before 1945 is worth reading, although the pre-1940 ones are generally the best. That said, the later books might appeal to you more than me having a rather stereotypical English lord as a major character.

A few years back I thought it would be fun to change my name to something silly, so I changed it to Danger for a bit. My friends and a couple of my teachers called me it, and I actually turned in a fair number of projects and papers with Danger instead of my name. Now, however, I'm back to my real name. I was only Danger for about four months.

I love stereotypical English lords!!!!
I'll look for them when I go to the book store. What will they be under?

I'd always thought the same thing about wolf359

It's my first name.

I hate spiders.

Probably in the Children's section - if that's subdivided then in Adventure or with books by authors like Enid Blyton. I don't know if you'll have current editions in Canada though - Red Fox publish some of them over here, but they're a very UK-based publishing house.

Biggles Flies North is set in Canada though - that may well have made it to your shores!

I wanted a name which would make me hard to peg. Interesting, huh? I think that in itself says something about me.
judgescratch kinda just evolved
It came from a series of things which I happened to be exposed to at the time that I was coming up with a user name. I can go into more detail if anyone desires. I did once before on this survey a while back.

Oh fudge. I just checked Chapters/Indigo (that's the big book retailer in Canada) and they only have four Biggles books for order and none of them are in stock. I should check the libraries.

Wolf 359 is a sector of space-in other words, it is a location. Yes, it was the location of the Battle of Wolf 359 in Star Trek. And, yes, I did get my username from the same place.

I kind of figured that.

http://surveycentral.org/survey/14993.html

Scroll down to the picture. That's right! I even posted a picture!

It's just a "click". Go ahead. You do want to see the picture don't you?

I was just reading a comment I made to you in the survey I linked to above. I used the word "Persephone" and I see that now it has changed to "Iseult", making what I was saying not make sense.

Its my standard internet name.

heh

Libararies are probably the best bet - but a lot of countries banned them in libraries and had them all removed.

Why were they banned?

Canada should't have them banned. For god's sake Mein Kampf is legal here... or at least it was last time I checked.

My drum teacher (last year) was called Danny, we like photography and have a darkroom. Dark room danny is a lyric in a Scissor Sisiter's song, which I heard last year.

All a bit last year really!

Puck, of course. Another favorite!!

when i respond to you, i picture joan collins, for some reason

Some of them were written in the 1930s - they weren't the most enlightened times - and there was a tendency towards racism at times. By the later books, Biggles was a reformed man - the final, unfinished novel even had him getting a new recruit of Native American heritage. There were also accusations of homosexuality - obviously, you can't have a group of unmarried men living together or really caring for one another unless they're all gay...(actually, I think one of the characters is gay - but the others all had relationships with women). Then there was the swearing - at one time, phrases like "what the hell" and even "by Jove" were considered too risque for children's books. They also highlight British imperialism and that was very unpopular at one point as well.

Oh, also Biggles was a complete cigarette addict - as was his second in command (but he seemed to tone his smoking down later on). In the later books it's freely acknowledged as a bad habit - but I suppose librarians didn't approve of heroes with flaws. There was also mentions of alcohol that were censored out in some editions of the books - during the first war, Biggles gets a bit of a dependence on alcohol because his nerves go to pieces - it seems that wasn't on either.

I don't know, kids have to learn about vices one way or another. Now, Harry Potter on crack would be fun...

Rocky Horror Picture Show

I don't look anything like her. Not only is she older than I am but her breasts are definitely larger and she has a better figure than I do. I'm kind of skinny and geeky looking.

suddenly, there is a 4 next to your name. what does that mean? i think we all imagine what SC users look like..if we do not have a photo, based on their survey answers. and i am sure we are completely off base. i still see you as joan collins sitting at her computer with a martini in one hand.

That means I've been on the site for four years. As for martinis, I don't care for them.

Oh, I wanted to tell you that I am sorry about saying you will find a husband. When you didn't correct the gender with my Joan Collins reply, I assumed you were a woman. Didn't you say you were tall and stringy...and, yes, of course, your breasts were small. Now, I see you as a vodka/Scotch/Gin drink...Tom...John...Joe!

I was making a joke when I said Joan Collins had bigger breasts than I did and I did make the connection. I just chose to be silly when replying but I also thought that if you had looked at my user profile you would have seen that it said I was male. As to drinks, about the only thing I drink is a beer from time to time. I'm just not that fond of alcoholic drinks. I'd much rather have coffee, iced tea or juice. They taste better to me than alcoholic drinks.

Rockman should hear a lecture from you. Collins is the last name of certain alcoholic beverages, though they are rather archaic...and do not know if they even exist any longer. Here are some ice tea specialties....for you!!

Boil fresh water in Kettle. Do not underboil or overboil.
Wash pot with little warm water, add Nathmulls Tea Leaves (one teaspoon per cup and one extra for the pot).
Pour boiled water into pot and keep covered for 3 to 5 minutes, to allow brewing.
Stir, strain, add milk and sugar to taste and sip in the goodness of Nathmulls Exotic Darjeeling Teas.
Bcollins, please note these simple variations. Everyone will love you forever after sipping these gems. I think as far as ice tea goes...more is better!

Prepare hot Darjeeling Tea the normal way. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice with a little sugar to taste. Stir and sip in the richness of Nathmulls Lemon Darjeeling Tea.

Brew Tea the normal way using two teaspoons of tea per person. While serving, fill half of a tall glass with ice cubes and pour the tea liquor into the glass. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice, a couple of slices of lemon and some sugar to taste. A sprig of mint enhances the taste. Cool for a few minutes and enjoy the magic of Nathmulls Iced Tea.

Mix a cup each of milk and water in a kettle and put to boil. Grind a clove, a stick of cinnamon, a pod of cardamom with a few strands of saffron and put into the boiling mixture. Add two teaspoons of strong Nathmulls Assam C.T.C. Tea and sugar to taste. Boil for a couple of minutes till the mixture becomes caramel coloured. Strain and serve hot.

As much as I like iced tea, that's too much for lazy me to make. I generally have iced tea when I'm eating out. I don't think I've ever made it at home. In fact, I don't think I even have a container that I could put it in. I'm such a bachelor! I don't own a tea kettle or tea pot either. I have little use for those because I don't care for hot tea and never make it. My cookware is very basic. Just a couple of skillets and a couple of saucepans. I don't do much 'real' cooking.

tweedle-dee... not tweedle-dum. :D

Oh dear, you are missing out on so much fun. creating ice tea...in various flavors...could have you singing the day away, and there is no limit as to what you could create. Please take the time to attend to this small task...just to prove to yourself that you can do it!

I was looking for balance, and I had to come up with it on the spur of the moment.

You actually goaded me into clicking on the link. I don't believe it.

Good! That was the idea!

Yes, but I am stubborn and rebellious by nature. It usually doesn't work. Zang has wicked skills.

Thanks! *grins deviously*

De nada.

ROCKMAN is a nickname I got years ago when I used to blast rock ledges and I also did some inspecting of the roc for asphalt and concrete mixes.

it was my old email address. i came up with it one night with my hubby, i wasn't familiar with the properties of moonstones at the time, just liked the name..but came to find out that the healing powers of moonstone are just right for me. it's 'my' stone.

I'm short, and often wear blue. I don't recall the first time I was called Smurf or Smurfy, but it must be a few years old now. But I'm no Smurfette - more like Jokey Smurf!

Hey, welcome back!

Thanks Biggles! How've you been?

I've been working pretty hard with university but I just fnished my final exams on Saturday so I'm now a lady of leisure while I wait for the results. I need to start thinking about jobs and PhDs so it's all change How about you?

Wow - Congrats for finishing your finals. The weight lifted off your shoulders is amazing huh?? I trust your results will be good, you're a hard-working person and I know you did your best I finished a diploma last year, and I'm now working in a local Public Library. I love my job!! You'll find yourself a good job - Well Done!!

I do feel great for having finished. Trying not to let it show too much as a few of my friends still have exams to go! My grandma was a librarian before she married (so a long time ago) and I've come into contact with a lot in the last 3 years (Oxford is supposed to have more libraries per square foot than anywhere else in the world) - good people

its the same name i use everywhere. it's a nickname i got from high school

its part of my name mel (melissa) ppl call me mel...and danielle is my middle name...lol

It's my first name.