June 30th, 2011 at 12:03AM
The Eternal Shame of Your First Online Handle

ceasaigh:

This is a fun and somewhat cringe-inducing piece.

A friend recently reminded me of my first AOL screen name: beachebumm85. Cheeseball for sure, but when I was 14, I thought it was so clever. Because I lived at the Jersey Shore and loved the beach and all.

What was yours?

Jazzalujah. Pretty appropriate.
  1. daarkraine reblogged this from lifeofjames and added:
    My first handles were on a BBS called 2001: A Communications Odyssey. I was 14 so I went by Spaz. I was given this...
  2. jeffbe reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    seriously into videogames back then. And, you know, replacing the ‘a’ in your username by an ‘@’ is soooooo cool. Then,...
  3. roadrich answered: richkoi. I liked koi. I almost drowned in a koi pond when I was 2. Guess I liked them to take control of the trauma.
  4. ksabrs45 answered: Ksabrs4 - based on the Anime Bubble Gum Crisis - 4 girls in battle suits that fought violent robots. No one understands it so I kept it.
  5. lifeofjames reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    I hate to admit but my nicknames were pretty damn hipstery: JTGreat/James the Great So chosen because my middle...
  6. jasonmclaughlin reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    kownutz, named after a cow...chalkboard freshman year of high school. The udders looked...
  7. nexalacer reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    nexalacer. It still is nexalacer.I also used DranexTical once, which...something using...
  8. kellymase reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Well, I’m sure some...you aren’t surprised that
  9. namidafuite answered: davros192
  10. miles1000 reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Jazzalujah. Pretty appropriate.
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  12. willmoyer reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Garrett1234, named after...main character from...game Thief....
  13. ninaemily reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    FreakyFrenchFryMy...come up with them. We all...good with...
  14. gregmintyfresh reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    GWMinton. Pretty cut...dry, huh? Makes sense,...guess....
  15. marisaoconnor answered: yahoo: greeneyes13 aol: lazeesod17
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