How Did You Choose Your Nicknames?

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 18 Sep 2003, 19:47

Someone asked me yesterday why I chose the nickname I have, and I thought maybe it would make a reasonable topic. I know on "Airliner" this is a popular question on their General Discussion section.

My nickname is inspired by the De Havilland Comet airliner, the world's first passenger jet. I got interested in the type after seeing a programme about them called "Wings Over The World" (dubbed into Icelandic!) and I bought several books and videos about the Comet.

Another name I considered for the forum was VLM Flyer, but I decided to stick with the one I use regularly.

So how did everyone else choose their log-in names?

vliegtuigfreak · Post by **vliegtuigfreak** » 18 Sep 2003, 19:51

The mine is vliegtuigfreak. Vliegtuig is in Dutch, but normal its planefreak, thats not a beautiful name. So this is why i choosed vliegtuigtuigfreak

Greetingzz
Sonny

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Avro · Post by **Avro** » 18 Sep 2003, 20:17

The answer is very simple:

SNBA flies it and I LOVE that plane

Chris

Post by **luchtzak** » 18 Sep 2003, 20:22

I think my answer is simple as well: in aviation you have luchtzakken and zweefteven. I am the luchtzak (airbag)

ciao,

Bart
:rock:

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 18 Sep 2003, 20:27

My nickname is the airport where I started my spotting carreer, also my home-airport.

Greetz,

EBOS

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:02

Comet,

That is verry simple for mine, my name is Liebens Dave so liebens + d = liebensd

Greetz,

Dave

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:16

Hi all,

My Nickname is BIVA which stand for Brussels International Virtual Airlines, normally the VA I started with some friends, but due of conditions, I'm not going further with that 'project'.

Can I change my nickname?

Regards,
Rutger

777 · Post by **777** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:30

In my case ,I love the Boeing 777.

Andre

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:30

It looks like you just did change your name Rutger, it shows Airbus-fan now!

I'm glad I now know the meaning of "luchtzak", I wondered what it was in English.

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:34

I'm glad I now know the meaning of "luchtzak", I wondered what it was in English.

Great news, comet! I couldn't translate it for you, sorry

Regards,
Rutger

Post by **luchtzak** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:35

People note that BIVA is now Airbus_fan !! What's in a name

EB-Air · Post by **EB-Air** » 18 Sep 2003, 22:13

My nickname:
E => Evelyne
B => Ben
Air => don't needs explanation I guess...

So, me wife can't say I'm not thinking at her while being on Luchtzak.be

Greetz,
Ben

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » 18 Sep 2003, 22:16

Meerkat comes from a random name generated when I joined MSN. I dropped the first part and kept the last bit. Been using it for almost 3 years now so am quite used to it, but think I may turn into a meerkat if I'm not careful

Meerkat = small furry creature which lives on the African savannah.

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 18 Sep 2003, 22:20

Sabena 690: the last Sabena flight ever coming from Abidjan/Cotonou

No further explanations necessary I guess

Frederic

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 18 Sep 2003, 22:25

meerkat wrote:Meerkat = small furry creature which lives on the African savannah.

Maybe you could change your AVATAR to a picture of a meerkat

Chris
8)

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » 18 Sep 2003, 22:39

Avro wrote

Maybe you could change your AVATAR to a picture of a meerkat

If I had one and then could work out how to upload it - yes !!!

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 18 Sep 2003, 23:28

For me, the 744 is still the most gracious a/c. It is a great a/c to dispatch and quite easy loadcontrol-wise.

Concorde is not a runner-up, just out of competion

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 19 Sep 2003, 07:49

No further explanations necessary I guess

I don't think so

Post by **sn26567** » 19 Sep 2003, 09:35

sn26567?
My Sabena identity when I was working there.
Simple, isnt't it?

Post by **sn26567** » 19 Sep 2003, 09:38

luchtzak wrote:I think my answer is simple as well: in aviation you have luchtzakken and zweefteven. I am the luchtzak (airbag)

For our English-speaking members, would you mind translating 'zweefteven' as well? (not sure Muisje will appreciate...)

I hate to think at what the site might have been if it had been created by Emmy: www.zweefteef.be