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tigsounds   06-10-2011 at 11:22:10 PM
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Just have to know...

We have...

Grumpy9117
aford10
4ryan6
tecmo34
Gman450
acer0169
EXT64

Just to name a few. What's with the numbers? Do they actually mean anything?
Were there 9116 persons using Grumpy, so he had to go with 9117? Etc...


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Anonymous   06-10-2011 at 11:59:54 PM
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My number goes back to the days when I worked for a company called Calma that was owned by General Electric. I was an Application Engineer and I was assigned 9117 as my AE number. The first time I used 9117 was when I signed up for an AIM screename and just plain Grumpy wasn't available so I added 9117. I've used it ever since.

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tecmo34   06-11-2011 at 02:20:11 AM
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For me, I am a fan of Tecmo Bowl / Super Tecmo Bowl from back in the day on NES/SNES, which gave me tecmo. 34 came from the # I wore back in high school sports after the late great Walter Payton. He was my sports idol growing up, as a kid (followed by MJ when I got older).

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aford10   06-11-2011 at 03:41:16 AM
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It was my baseball number back in HS. I started using it for my username back in the day, and it's just stuck with me since.

What's with you and cats? ;)

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tigsounds   06-11-2011 at 06:10:45 AM
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aford10 wrote :


What's with you and cats?



I live in the country and have cats, a dog and chickens. The cats are the most fun although the chickens will make a guy laugh once in awhile.
The term "Curiosity killed the cat" hasn't happened yet, but sometimes I wonder why not.
They're not stupid. They easily outsmart a dog. Only a big clumsy dog would chase a nimble cat around a pool and be unable to maneuver fast enough and land in the water... every time.. I mean it's a daily thing. Dumb dog just won't learn.



To the others... thanks. An inquiring mind needs to know.


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buwish   06-11-2011 at 06:56:08 AM
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A man of the feline. I like that. It seems that a lot of guys these days have a cat and I'm one of them. I've got 6 of them (mostly outdoors though, so it's not a problem as far as the house goes). I as well find them to be cleverer than dogs. Good for keeping the local rodent population non-existent and good company as well.

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tigsounds   06-11-2011 at 08:50:07 AM
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buwish wrote :

. I as well find them to be cleverer than dogs. Good for keeping the local rodent population non-existent and good company as well.



For sure. The dog... he can't even fetch a ball without dropping it at least twice, but the cats.. whole 'nother story. They catch a rodent that is not only pretty quick, but in fear for it's life ta'boot, and the cats win. :D
I see how high the cats will climb a tree at night using a laser pointer. :lol:


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aford10   06-11-2011 at 10:38:41 AM
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I have 2 cats myself. Used to have 3. I had to put one down about 3 weeks ago (had him for about 16 years. The others, they live like kings in my house. I don't mind a dog that knows how to behave, but I'm a cat person too.

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randoMIZER   06-11-2011 at 03:05:17 PM
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My parents' dog catches rodents. I am fairly sure it could circumnavigate a pool too, probably faster than a cat. Just got to make sure there's no water on the ground, because it makes turns like it wants to join the Moto GP.

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aford10   06-11-2011 at 03:13:37 PM
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Cats are superior swimmers, even if they don't like it.

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buwish   06-12-2011 at 04:21:46 AM
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O yes, cats are excellent swimmers, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvgsrT8Z924

It's a big one, but you get the point.

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Saga Lout   06-12-2011 at 08:09:58 AM
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I have a cat and two German Shepherds and the cat rules the roost. She's 15 now and like the five others before her, is called Kleo - as in Kleopatraxox. No dog in its right mind dares go near her in anger and she has me wrapped around her paw. In this house, the old adage is true; "dogs have owners - cats have staff".

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Mousemonkey   06-12-2011 at 11:27:38 PM
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randoMIZER wrote :

My parents' dog catches rodents. I am fairly sure it could circumnavigate a pool too, probably faster than a cat. Just got to make sure there's no water on the ground, because it makes turns like it wants to join the Moto GP.



Is it called Casey by any chance?

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EXT64   06-13-2011 at 12:41:03 AM
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The 64 in mine came from 64 bit. The first serious computer I built I called the 'Extreme 64'. It had (has I guess, all the parts are still in use, though not necessarily togehter) an Athlon 64 3800+.

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randoMIZER   06-13-2011 at 04:46:35 AM
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Mousemonkey wrote :

Is it called Casey by any chance?


No, but that would be very funny :)

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