How did you pick your forum name

[officerripley]

Don't you use that term over the pond ?.

Nope, not around here anyway; seems like it's usually "retiree" or "old fart."

 

[hollydolly]

Nope, not around here anyway; seems like it's usually "retiree" or "old fart."

So what are people called by officialdom once they reach retirement age ? ...and if for example you're being described by the common man Joe Jones.. what would he say... when describing and elderly person..?...

 

[officerripley]

So what are people called by officialdom once they reach retirement age ? ...and if for example you're being described by the common man Joe Jones.. what would he say... when describing and elderly person..?...

We hear officials and others say "seniors" or "retirees" mostly.

 

[-Oy-]

Last time this came up I said...

"Oy" is my favourite character from Stephen King's epic 8 book "Dark Tower" series.

 

[Happyflowerlady]

Mine just seems to fit with who I am…… an easy-going, optimistic lady, who loves flowers. I love horses, too; but do not have any of those anymore; so another choice might have been Tumbleweed. (Old Gene Autry song)

(me with my horse as a teenager. I miss those days)

 

[moviequeen1]

I grew up loving& watching movies
I used to go to movie theater a 3-4 times/month before Covid changed everything
The last one I saw in movie theatre was updated' Mrs Harris Goes To Paris'

 

[Naturally]

Well, when registering for this forum site, I was instructed to enter a user name ... Naturally
In the real ... say Jim and I might turn around

 

[Feelslikefar]

From the movie 'Jeremiah Johnson'.

Bear Claw Chris Lapp:
You've come far pilgrim.

Jeremiah Johnson:
Feels like far.

Bear Claw Chris Lapp:
Were it worth the trouble?

Jeremiah Johnson:
What trouble?

Seemed to sum up my life so far...

 

[hearlady]

I like it, but if you want to change it, I think Matrix allows one change of name

Oh, I'd like to change mine now that I'm retired. I need to think of one first.

 

[hollydolly]

Oh, I'd like to change mine now that I'm retired. I need to think of one first.

just drop him a PM and ask him if you can change it... I'm almost positive he allows one change

 

[Warrigal]

I chose Warrigal as my youth club name nearly 50 years ago. It is the indigenous word for a dingo.

It is the only name that I have ever chosen for myself and I quite like it.
I also like Wombat because it better describes my older self.

 

[StarSong]

Mine is the most boring of all... I just made it up on the spur of the moment...

Same for me. No idea where StarSong sprang from, but it felt right.

 

[hollydolly]

Same for me. No idea where StarSong sprang from, but it felt right.

I'd kinda run out of ideas. Previous to coming here I'd been a Moderator on another forum.. under a different moniker... and for obvious reasons on sevral other forums of which I was a member I couldn't have the moderator name .. so I had a different name on those as well..

 

[AnneTeak]

i thought AnneTeak was a pun name. Plus i am old now.

 

[Robb.hisself]

This is me...at 68...an OAP...

...and this is what I think of as an Old Age pensioner

Looks to be a pretty, hot dish to me. Love your sway.

 

[Robb.hisself]

So what are people called by officialdom once they reach retirement age ? ...and if for example you're being described by the common man Joe Jones.. what would he say... when describing and elderly person..?...

"Retired" would be the word. Also, 'senior' or 'seniors'. I don't think we in the U.S. have a singular word or acronym equal to your 'OAP'.

 

[Mike]

Mine is the shortened form of the name
I was given at birth, Michael, I have used
Mike, since when I was at secondary school.

Mike.

 

[Bella]

It was a nickname that my Grandpa called me when I was little.

Me too, Pinks. When I first joined the forum, my name was Ruby, but RubyK thought it might be confusing for people. So I asked Matrix to change it. My forum name is now my grandfather's nickname for me. When I was born, he kept saying, “Bella bambina”, and it stuck.

 

[perplexed]

When I first got a computer I found a computer forum to ask questions on and I needed a name,well since I did not know much about computers I was "perplexed" and my screen name was born.

 

[Gardenlover]

Mine picked me

 

[Alizerine]

Mine is the shortened form of the name
I was given at birth, Michael, I have used
Mike, since when I was at secondary school.

Mike.

Many moons ago I had an English boyfriend named Michael. He got a kick out of it when some American called him Mike. He thought it made him sound like a tough guy.

 

[hollydolly]

Many moons ago I had an English boyfriend named Michael. He got a kick out of it when some American called him Mike. He thought it made him sound like a tough guy.

that's very strange because almost all men called Michael in the Uk are known as Mike..or Mick...

 

[jujube]

My grandpa called me Jujube. It was his favorite candy and he said that I was a sweet little busy-bee.

 

[Fyrefox]

Because humanity is only the mask that I wear to get coffee, chocolate, and other artifacts of your civilization that I enjoy. It’s all part of the great masquerade…

 

[Della]

From the movie 'Jeremiah Johnson'.

Bear Claw Chris Lapp:
You've come far pilgrim.

Jeremiah Johnson:
Feels like far.

Bear Claw Chris Lapp:
Were it worth the trouble?

Jeremiah Johnson:
What trouble?

Seemed to sum up my life so far...

You're not the one who was married to a panther are you?

Della was my grandmother's name (born 1880.) I just like the old names.