Defend Your Handle Part II

AsylumGuido · 07-01-2021, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Ive been a gamer all of my life. My first username here was my xbox GT then, then it changed to TheOak which is more reflective of how difficult I can be to move on something once I decide to root (in case you haven't noticed, just sharing an opposing thought doesn't change my mind ) . Just having watched NARC where Ray Lolita's character was named Henry Oak probably had a little to do with it also.

If I changed it again it would be DeusEbrius which is my present xbox gamertag being Latin for drunken god, sort of like my play style Think John Hancock.

Good damned username. It fits you to a tee. You must understand where I come from, right?

jeanpierre · 07-01-2021, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

I signed up here a long time ago. Back in 2003. When it still blackand.net. lol. Used to write some hopeful projections here and there.

Obviously, J is my first initial. Normand is my last name. Most people just call me Norm.

Been here a long time. Lol

jnormand · 07-01-2021, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Lol. Yeah, well some of the kids here may not know that one JP. Although, it always kind of amazes me how many old dudes we have around here.

AsylumGuido · 07-01-2021, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

I'd like to like it as well, but Norm has supposedly blocked me.

AsylumGuido · 07-01-2021, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Lol. Yeah, well some of the kids here may not know that one JP. Although, it always kind of amazes me how many old dudes we have around here.

Know it well.

SaintGnome · 07-01-2021, 07:52 PM

No defense, except laziness. I tried some typical Saints usernames but didn't want to end up blahblahblah1235. I read mostly scifi/fantasy and rightly figured gnome would be safe. Raised in the south by my dad who was a lapsed Bears fan I was left to fend for myself. I became a Saints fan watching the Dome Patrol stop the Whiners from scoring on 4 tries on the 1 yrd line.

rezburna · 07-01-2021, 09:46 PM

I rap. It’s my stage name.

Rez is short for my middle name, Perez.

Burna is a street term for a gun.

My name is a play on “Pistol” Pete Maravich.

iceshack149 · 07-01-2021, 10:06 PM

This gem from RockyMountainSaint is from the original Defend Your Handle thread:

I was originally "AlohaSaint" because I discovered this wonderful site that Mark allows us to be on (too much Mark?) when I was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in '98 (yeah, I'm old school).

I enlisted in 1988. I traveled the world and met so many people. They had their favorite teams but no one understood what being a Saints fan was all about. They always asked me how I could support a franchise as miserable as ours. I tried to explain but they don't get it.

GOD BLESS THE INTERNET!

I found Black and Gold and I was immediately (in my mind) home! Here was a way to talk to and listen to SAINTS FANS! Y'all knew what was in my heart!

My wife would find me at the computer in the morning, having never slept and shake her head and ask WTF? I can't count the number of times that I left for a full day at the beach on zero sleep!

We have discussed the Ditka and Hazlett years. Aaron Brooks, Tebucky Jones, etc.

Billy Cunningham vs BlackandBlue!

We lost JoeSam.............

I got transferred to Colorado. Hence, the change to RockyMountainSaint.

I retired and came home. I couldn't stand the idea of changing my handle again, so I am still RMS, even though I live in Bucktown.

Halo, thank you so much for what you do. I don't think you understand what you mean to folks who don't live here and rely on this site to keep in touch with our boys.

Who Dat!

iceshack149 · 07-01-2021, 10:10 PM

And how can you NOT love MaggieMayTB's post?:

Me = simple

My nickname is MaggieMay because Margaret becomes to cumbersome for fun.
Margaret is liking doing your sunday school teacher.

TB is easy.

My last name.

Perhaps it all means I am easy and I like taking innocence from young men.

The Dude · 07-02-2021, 12:26 AM

Born and raised in Slidell but moved to Charlotte 2005ish, right around the time Delhomme got there. I couldn’t find any Saint fans so I took to the internet and joined the first board that popped up. I found B&G not long after Because I was on a desperate search for a board not named SR. I wanted a board that wasn’t full of a bunch of homer cheerleaders who’s only reasoning behind anything to do with the game is “I believe”. After I got banned for posting “Reggie Bush is not an every down back” I joined here because I saw a ton of people who had a lot of knowledge about the intricacies of the game and I wanted to learn.

I’ve worked in restaurants since I was 17 with a few hiatus at other jobs like a P.I., car salesman, garage door hanger and a few others. Did a lot of drugs and a lot of drinking for a long time and since I had been a P.I. and loved The Big Lebowski people started calling me The Dude. I was always a casual Saints fan but didn’t follow them very closely until the Hebert era. Only missed a handful of games since.

Fun fact about pathetic Panthers fans. Living in Charlotte was awesome because they really didn’t have many Panties fans. There was always more fans from the visiting teams. Charlotte is a big banking city and banks would buy up all the home tickets and give them to big clients they were wooing. Back then I could get great seats for $20 bucks and watch the Saints and any other game I wanted. I probably went to 20 games while I was there.

07-01-2021, 05:46 PM	#21
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,215	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Originally Posted by TheOak Ive been a gamer all of my life. My first username here was my xbox GT then, then it changed to TheOak which is more reflective of how difficult I can be to move on something once I decide to root (in case you haven't noticed, just sharing an opposing thought doesn't change my mind ) . Just having watched NARC where Ray Lolita's character was named Henry Oak probably had a little to do with it also. If I changed it again it would be DeusEbrius which is my present xbox gamertag being Latin for drunken god, sort of like my play style Think John Hancock. Good damned username. It fits you to a tee. You must understand where I come from, right? SmashMouth and jeanpierre like this.

07-01-2021, 06:23 PM	#22
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Originally Posted by jnormand I signed up here a long time ago. Back in 2003. When it still blackand.net. lol. Used to write some hopeful projections here and there. Obviously, J is my first initial. Normand is my last name. Most people just call me Norm. Been here a long time. Lol iceshack149, jnormand, Budsdrinker and 6 others like this.

07-01-2021, 07:24 PM	#23
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,661	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Originally Posted by jeanpierre Lol. Yeah, well some of the kids here may not know that one JP. Although, it always kind of amazes me how many old dudes we have around here. jeanpierre and skymike like this.

07-01-2021, 07:29 PM	#24
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,215	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Originally Posted by jeanpierre I'd like to like it as well, but Norm has supposedly blocked me.

07-01-2021, 07:31 PM	#25
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,215	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Originally Posted by jnormand Lol. Yeah, well some of the kids here may not know that one JP. Although, it always kind of amazes me how many old dudes we have around here. Know it well.

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SaintGnome 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bradenton,FL Posts: 642	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II No defense, except laziness. I tried some typical Saints usernames but didn't want to end up blahblahblah1235. I read mostly scifi/fantasy and rightly figured gnome would be safe. Raised in the south by my dad who was a lapsed Bears fan I was left to fend for myself. I became a Saints fan watching the Dome Patrol stop the Whiners from scoring on 4 tries on the 1 yrd line. iceshack149, Budsdrinker, SmashMouth and 3 others like this.

07-01-2021, 09:46 PM	#27
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,903	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II I rap. It’s my stage name. Rez is short for my middle name, Perez. Burna is a street term for a gun. My name is a play on “Pistol” Pete Maravich. iceshack149, Budsdrinker, AsylumGuido and 7 others like this.

07-01-2021, 10:06 PM	#28
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,258 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II This gem from RockyMountainSaint is from the original Defend Your Handle thread: I was originally "AlohaSaint" because I discovered this wonderful site that Mark allows us to be on (too much Mark?) when I was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in '98 (yeah, I'm old school). I enlisted in 1988. I traveled the world and met so many people. They had their favorite teams but no one understood what being a Saints fan was all about. They always asked me how I could support a franchise as miserable as ours. I tried to explain but they don't get it. GOD BLESS THE INTERNET! I found Black and Gold and I was immediately (in my mind) home! Here was a way to talk to and listen to SAINTS FANS! Y'all knew what was in my heart! My wife would find me at the computer in the morning, having never slept and shake her head and ask WTF? I can't count the number of times that I left for a full day at the beach on zero sleep! We have discussed the Ditka and Hazlett years. Aaron Brooks, Tebucky Jones, etc. Billy Cunningham vs BlackandBlue! We lost JoeSam............. I got transferred to Colorado. Hence, the change to RockyMountainSaint. I retired and came home. I couldn't stand the idea of changing my handle again, so I am still RMS, even though I live in Bucktown. Halo, thank you so much for what you do. I don't think you understand what you mean to folks who don't live here and rely on this site to keep in touch with our boys. Who Dat! jnormand, SmashMouth, jeanpierre and 2 others like this.

07-01-2021, 10:10 PM	#29
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,258 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II And how can you NOT love MaggieMayTB's post?: Me = simple My nickname is MaggieMay because Margaret becomes to cumbersome for fun. Margaret is liking doing your sunday school teacher. TB is easy. My last name. Perhaps it all means I am easy and I like taking innocence from young men. jnormand, SmashMouth and jeanpierre like this.

07-02-2021, 12:26 AM	#30
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,048	Re: Defend Your Handle Part II Born and raised in Slidell but moved to Charlotte 2005ish, right around the time Delhomme got there. I couldn’t find any Saint fans so I took to the internet and joined the first board that popped up. I found B&G not long after Because I was on a desperate search for a board not named SR. I wanted a board that wasn’t full of a bunch of homer cheerleaders who’s only reasoning behind anything to do with the game is “I believe”. After I got banned for posting “Reggie Bush is not an every down back” I joined here because I saw a ton of people who had a lot of knowledge about the intricacies of the game and I wanted to learn. I’ve worked in restaurants since I was 17 with a few hiatus at other jobs like a P.I., car salesman, garage door hanger and a few others. Did a lot of drugs and a lot of drinking for a long time and since I had been a P.I. and loved The Big Lebowski people started calling me The Dude. I was always a casual Saints fan but didn’t follow them very closely until the Hebert era. Only missed a handful of games since. Fun fact about pathetic Panthers fans. Living in Charlotte was awesome because they really didn’t have many Panties fans. There was always more fans from the visiting teams. Charlotte is a big banking city and banks would buy up all the home tickets and give them to big clients they were wooing. Back then I could get great seats for $20 bucks and watch the Saints and any other game I wanted. I probably went to 20 games while I was there. iceshack149, Budsdrinker, SmashMouth and 5 others like this.
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