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There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
Bestowed upon me on my first ride with the Bogtrotters by SFB on account of a lighting a ciggie half way round
About 10 years ago myself and a couple of mates bought a Peugeot 505 Estate (8 Seater) for going surfing, which affectionately became known as 'the bus' or 'the surf bus' which is where my username came from.
We still have 'surf bus' nights out to this day, although I don't surf much anymore.
Because my real name's Nigel Ickf.
i was part of the team that sent the first canine into space
Take a guess.
I'm an East European refugee and my name is Thep Urist.
Cos it's me bikeshop and i love a cheap plug!
Errm....
🙂
Because my sons called Spike and to his friends I'm Spikesters dad.
Beacause I have a Mullet of maximum proportions. 🙂
Was previously nukeproof...just a retro throwback to the old brand which I then shortened to nuke after they were 're-born' by Hotlines.
I am a Northern imp
If I had bothered to lurk for a while, or if I had the chanct to change I'd go for something like...
Christian-Upheaval-Neuro-Thrombosis
It was the first word that came into my head when i registered. Nothing more exciting than that.
I have also been tribalchief and tastesabitlikechicken
I thought TandemJeremy was called that because he is bipolar?
Gaelic for black dog, as in Winston Churhill. Feeling really cheery when I picked it.
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oneoneoneone because its the last 4 numbers in my regimental service number.
Because I don't need to hide behind a pseudonym. ( 😉 to all those lovely people that do)
At uni I got nicknamed Raymond after the basketball player in "White Men Can't Jump"
My login is an anagram of etafcels that's why I picked it.
I got bored of MikeT.
I used to be weekendworrier and now I'm ww-as-was.
Its part of my surname/nickname
Anagram of surname, and had to add some numbers as it wasn't available on its own.
makes me laugh that everyone thinks I am some sort of Gillian Mckeith obsessed fruit and nut eater!
*he says, reaching for a date*
DezB - Member
Because I don't need to hide behind a pseudonym.
Not need, but choice, I've got a couple names on other forums, they're often first name & surname initial but here the trend seems to be more towards the made up or fanciful. Before the forum crash I had a user name that was bike-firstname related, but a change in bike rendered that obsolete.
Mine is a nickname from my rugby playing days. Its not at all original - my hands shake and therefore the guys called me Shakey!
I got caught on the hop and had to think of something quickly as all the various permutations of my name had been taken. Think I was on yahoo chess. It still smarts that there is at least one other person using my name as his/her email address/username. Not fair.
missingfrontallobe - your justification here seems contrary to your comment on another thread this morning 😆
My surname is Rose and Rosey was taken.
So being an Essex git....
I've use my number plate name.
my name is thom, and before the crash i was thom; but someone said they'd never noticed it. so i changed it to thomthumb. wish i'd done thomthum though!
I've got quite a long surname (one that john drummer might be familiar with) so it's just a shortened version of my name with a silent p. It's what people have called me for 45 years or so 8)
Joined Tri club, became a coach, bought shiny new carbon race bike, had serious spinal injury, now have carbon fibre cage keeping spine in one piece... given moniker by the lads after first club run following recovery!
Second name is Donald,nickname was Ducky,I had a gay housemate years ago who changed it to Duckman so people didn't think he was being camp,(which since he was a 6"6" second row was unlikely)It stuck.I on occasion see somebody at parents evening who marches into my classroom with their child and uses it.
I'm irresistable to trees.
Used to be fatbob. Lost 21kg. Still trying to earn my name.
Just an initial and my surname with a couple of extra letters thrown in for good measure.
Sold about 3 years ago, the speed was too easy (and addictive)!
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School nickname - simples
Nickname now somehow morphed from school nickname which was haddocks ❓
I invented the mint imperial.
Subliminal advertising.
seemed appropriate at the time I joined the forum as I'd just come back from a 6 month deployment in Afghanistan.