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An abbreviation of flashlight fanatic (or fan), and no, I do not "flash."
 
When I joined I needed a light-type handle. 'greenlight' seemed like the most common light type for driving and a positive image. I learned later how cool green lights are. When you are sitting at an intersection and the light goes green, do you visualize an alien avatar?

It also reminds me of the child's game greenlight-redlight.
 
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Since we're doing this again:

My favorite superhero growing up was Green Lantern. When I joined CPF, I thought that GL would've upgraded his old lantern for LED technology.
 
Illum said:
I prefer something creative, but not off topic.

While I could name myself Grapefruit...I didn't. because this is a forum concerning flashlights, not fresh produce 🙂
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Great thread, and it has "illuminated" me as to the the nickname background for some of our fellow posters here. I actually lurked for quite awhile before joining, because of the need to commit to a CPF nickname. I just could not decide. I mean this nickname would be sticking with you forever for Godsake ........(I hope CPF lasts forever!) lovecpf

I tried to stay on topic also, but my nickname could have hundred's of meanings....

I love to get out into the woods and go backpacking
Backpacker's need to carry a "light"
Backpacker's need to pack as "light" weight as possible
Backpacker's need to carry a lightweight "light", the lightest possible
Backpacker's have the perfect reason to buy the newest light-because it is lighter (weight)
Backpacker's have the perfect reason to buy the newest light- because it is brighter

OK, not hundred's of meanings, but you now see the "light", I just love playing with my lightweight lights out in the woods!
 
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Isn't it obvious?

Here's a hint:

Why did prof pick his nickname?
A) When he was younger he had a *huge* crush on Mary Ann
B) it's his job
C) never answer C to my questions unless you're sure
D) none of the above
E) because I said so, that's why
F) because Doc Savage didn't fit
G) will this quiz never end?
 
prof said:
Isn't it obvious?

Here's a hint:

Why did prof pick his nickname?
A) When he was younger he had a *huge* crush on Mary Ann
B) it's his job
C) never answer C to my questions unless you're sure
D) none of the above
E) because I said so, that's why
F) because Doc Savage didn't fit
G) will this quiz never end?
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My first thoughts are to pick "B," but, since, in option "A" you put asterisks around the word "huge," I think, I'll go with "A."
 
After continually lurking on a SAAB site dedicated to DIY classic 900 series repair, a coworker commented that I should create the screen name of Saabgoblin. Since I never officially joined that site, I thought that the name was just too good to not be used.
 
Well.... mine breaks down like this: AMD64 because I only have AMD PCs,and Blondie because I orginally picked my nickname on MaximumPC's forums,where one of the moderators was nicknamed Blondie.(she's a lady... I,on the other hand,am 100% man..last I checked.)
(occasionally,I also have some stereotypical "blonde moments"..but don't tell anybody I said that.) In real life,I'm brown-haired.
 
when I was younger we watched a movie in school and there was this new york cab driver named helmut grokenberger
I'm not creative at all so I didn't even try to find a name related to light or something like that

ypsifly said:
I joined an outdoor forum years ago after teaching myself to fly fish. I wanted Super Fly but somebody had it already so I traded super for ypsi, which is short for Ypsilanti. That's the town I was living in at the time and I've used the name for all the forums I belong to since. I also use the same avatar wherever I go.
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guess what? Ypsilanti is the last name of a german politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Ypsilanti
 
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