Which usernames do you always read incorrectly?

chakaping....chakaping

chakaping let me rock you let me rock you chakaping, let me rock you it's all I wanna do, chakaping let me rock you let me rock you chakaping, let me rock you cuz I feel for you...

Etc.

McCruisyKen

Not strictly 'incorrectly', but I always read 'Gnusmas' as Samsung – my brain automatically flips it to the word I recognise.

Did there used to be (perhaps still is) two quite prolific posters called simonfbarnes and simondbarnes

Absolutely. SimonDBarnes is still posting and active, SimonFBarnes (RIP) used to lead rides and take a lot of photos with bogtrotters group over by the Lakes.

There are far far too many 'Stu' names on the forum, last time I counted there were at least 5 maybe more. I always get them confused and I'm always slightly surprised if two different Stu's appear on the same thread.

Also, Mid File Crashes, don't ask me why, I've no idea

SimonFBarnes (RIP) used to lead rides and take a lot of photos with bogtrotters group over by the Lakes.

Oh heck - that's a put a downer on the thread. How sad.

Oh heck – that’s a put a downer on the thread. How sad.

There was quite a nice thread at the time. Lots of happy memories posted.

Oh heck – that’s a put a downer on the thread. How sad.

. @finbar - December 2020 he passed away but he'd been unwell for a while before that following a heart attack (and recovery) followed by a second, much more serious heart attack.

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/man-down-rip-simon-barnes/

That was a nice thread, thank you for digging it out. 2020 - God, time feels compressed since Covid.

Back to silly forum names...!

Scot routes always confuses me. I see the fish in the middle and my focus is on that.  I don't even fish.

"macruisekee" always reads as "McCruising"... Like a generic budget boat based holiday.

I though "asshat" was simply being refreshingly upfront about their self-image. Every day school day etc.

globalti is clearly a fan of takeaway, but why it must be glowing I have no idea.

Cougar is not a cougar. Confusing.

I always hear Cougar as Cog Wire, That's only because of the American inability to pronounce jaguar correctly.

adjustablewench  - my brain thinks it is adjustable wRench

ampthill -  I read ant hill every time

chakaping and maccruiskeen I genuinely read as chap-a-king and mac-cruisin' until this thread.

The real question though is, why matt_outandabout referenced as M_OAB and not M_OAA?

Cougar is not a cougar. Confusing.

Well, you say that, but...

I always hear Cougar as Cog Wire

Scotroutes + brain = Socrates

Scot routes always confuses me.

You're a fine one to talk, Nevill Nevill!

If I had a pound for everyone that calls me Northwood I'd have at least three pounds. Which isn't a lot but it's still surprising that it's more than one.

If I had a pound for everyone that calls me Northwood I’d have at least three pounds. Which isn’t a lot but it’s still surprising that it’s more than one.

Never mind that, the real issue is the fact there's you, Northwind, and some other 3rd rate tribute act, TheNorthwind on here

Some of these responses to my username are hilarious.

Ahsat is a woman? Well I never got that, and it will likely change the context I understand her posts in future

Woman on STW shocker! Yes I probably do come at things from another perspective at times as a result

I’m dyslexic, so the reversed name is somewhat a play on how my head feels at times.

Nevill Nevill!

Neil N Evil

nickcFull Member
There are far far too many ‘Stu’ names on the forum

I'm not sure if theres a confusing array of people called 'nick' on the forum or only two and I'm just confused.

Woman on STW shocker!

For some reason, a woman on STW is considered incredibly exotic by most. Like dragons.

Must admit, I had also assumed you were a guy calling yourself "arsehat" though! I mean, look at my name, we are mostly children on here. Lol

I’m not sure if theres a confusing array of people called ‘nick’ on the forum or only two and I’m just confused.

See also, Jo(h)ns and Drs.

finbar

That was a nice thread, thank you for digging it out. 2020 – God, time feels compressed since Covid.

Back to silly forum names…!

And you posted on it 🙂

sirromj

McCruisyKen

^I think it's fair to say MC Cruisy Ken is the 2nd best Duran Duran tribute act you've seen today. Even if he's the only Duran Duran tribute act you've seen today^

^^ Lol 😀

heres a swathe of all lower case forums that must have been created around this time.

I didn't realise user-names here were case sensitive - are they?

Hmmm... the actual login name doesn't seem to be case sensitive, but the display name does, I think.

I vaguely remember that the two used to be the same, so if I inadvertently logged in as badlywireddog, it showed like that in the forum, but it may just me being deluded.

but it may just me being deluded.

no Deluded is the other guy

for a time no matter how you typed your display name when you created an a account it only displays all lowercase but the site clearly seems to remember  any capitulation in in some instances has displayed it with capitals in the accounts section but doesn’t display it on the forum

so if I inadvertently logged in as badlywireddog

there was a period when folk could change their display name for their account completely l,  including using other forum users names as their display name. Much to the hair-pulling frustration of the mods and a bit of banhammer swinging

If Scotroutes causes too much confusion then just call him Onion, he loves that.

Perchypanther. Many must have misread as Percy (I hold my hands up),

I nearly chose PennyFarthing for my user name, but Bunnyhop was more mtb.

I’m married to @ahsat and I have to recheck how I’ve typed that every time

does she play cricket?

Because of this thread I keep trying to read all usernames backwards.

Luckily mine is a palindrome.... nearly.

BoardinBob
Full Member

Never mind that, the real issue is the fact there’s you, Northwind, and some other 3rd rate tribute act, TheNorthwind on here

And I hope they take the bullet that I so richly deserve

Sirromj I always read as syrup, and then I think of pancakes. No idea why

Wally. I look at the thread and think ‘I didn’t write that’!

Ha ha, I'm a bit like Watty - if I read a post by Aidy I also think 'I didn't write that'. Glad it's not just me

Cougar and Cougar2.

Always*getting those cheeky scamps mixed up.

*by which I mean in the last two minutes.

Not so much read incorrectly more just mix them up, DrP and DrJ,

Horatiofluffnavel.

There's others too, but that's the only one I can remember at the moment.

I remember the rush to register a forum name after the great Christmas hack and the period of changing your username to match the point you were making on the thread.

Happy days