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Nottingham, UK

An end of season ramble.........

From time to time I see my username and wonder why the hell I chose it. It holds no meaning to me just something I came up with to avoid the 'username unavailable' message.

What do your usernames mean to you?

9/11/2014 4:13:59 AM

Germany

In my case...an abbreviation of "PUMPKINGrower", what else?!

9/11/2014 4:23:00 AM

New Richmond WI

A pumpkin friend called me LL ... easier than Lorelee ... I liked being given a nickname.

9/11/2014 5:56:38 AM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

I'm just lazy and used my initials

9/11/2014 6:37:56 AM

Bethlehem CT

Dandytown I am glad I am not the only one who feels the way you do, Mine holds zero meaning to me too. I just chose it because Big Max was taken and I wanted to use a pumpkin variety as a username. My family always tells me that my username is terrible. But I have been big moon on here since day one, why change it now?

9/11/2014 6:50:52 AM

Central NY

...I was eating dinner...

9/11/2014 7:16:04 AM

Upa Creek, MO

I river Smallmouth fish a lot, and that is all I fish.

9/11/2014 7:50:41 AM

Central Illinois

I told friends I knew where 2 large flathead catfish lived and I caught both of them a 32 and a 56 pounder, I work at a bait shop during the summer and everyone stated calling me the bait man, easy to remember for logging in

9/11/2014 8:15:20 AM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

I mow allot grass in my town & get called that so...

9/11/2014 9:06:27 AM

Lexington, Ky

Number of feet in a quarter mile....sportsman drag racer..

9/11/2014 9:08:08 AM

Deal With It

I chose my name because I live in Claremore, OK, and I'm largely inept with growing giants. Maybe I'll adopt a new moniker once I manage to top Oklahoma's "sitting duck" AG record of 880 pounds...in 2018.

9/11/2014 9:22:58 AM

Kentucky, U.S.A.

Number One Hobby.

9/11/2014 9:24:15 AM

Central Minnesota

From MN and I FISH professionally....although I am retiring to grow bigger pumpkins next year.....or to just have more free time.

9/11/2014 9:42:02 AM

Fombell, PA

The .308 is my partner and best friend.

9/11/2014 9:49:36 AM

Streator ,Illinois

"it is what it is" when you put it on the scale and I don't feel the need to measure

9/11/2014 10:00:46 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Some people call Iowa IOWAY, which sounds like Norway. And my mother's side of the family is 3/4 Norewgian descent.

9/11/2014 10:03:04 AM

Johnston, Iowa

Pumpkinman Dan, with the master plan, growing all the pumpkins I can. Ok, pretty unoriginal but the best I could come up with.

9/11/2014 10:30:42 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Jeff foxwothy would describe me as a pumpkin grower with a lack of sophistication.

9/11/2014 10:37:51 AM

West Paris Me.

Mine is obvious the one I would love to here is cavitysearch LOL sounds scary.

9/11/2014 10:38:34 AM

Central NY

Lol...Kathy ...I was thinking that myself....Lmao

9/11/2014 10:45:37 AM

Central NY

Funny post

9/11/2014 10:46:13 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

In Vancouver, we live on the North Shore and giant pumpkin growing started with a group of guys growing pumpkins for their kids for Halloween ....North Shore Boyz.

9/11/2014 10:52:08 AM

Concord, CA.

Well, (cavity search) might be a Dentist.....
Somehow I doubt it.

9/11/2014 10:53:38 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Lol Kathy, I hope cavity search answers this cause I asked him the same thing. Actually a funny story and totally Big Pumpkins related.

9/11/2014 10:53:53 AM

Austin MN

Tconway nick name in high school...

9/11/2014 10:59:55 AM

Central NY

Maybe dentist....airport security?

9/11/2014 11:06:49 AM

The North Coast

I dont live in a bat cave...I am from Bat Cave, NC

9/11/2014 11:14:56 AM

Perry Iowa USA

I'm 100% Czech heritage and a kolache is an ethnic food-a fruit filled pastry.Figured there wouldn't be a lot of those online unless you're from Cedar Rapids.

9/11/2014 11:22:09 AM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Was given that nickname when i was a little kid

9/11/2014 11:25:07 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Doesn't need to be explained:)


Fun post.

9/11/2014 11:45:20 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Because Linus Van Pelt waits ever year for "The Great Pumpkin", and everyone know it only comes to the most sincerest of pumpkin patches.

9/11/2014 12:01:14 PM

BC, Canada

OK Kathy
Like everyone I needed a name to sign in with. At the time and I don't remember the exact details or names, but there was a weigh off, Cailf.?, where there was a big debate about a hole in a pumpkin entry. After some poking and prodding with a wire it was determined that the hole did go to the cavity and the pumpkin was disqualified. I think there were some hard feelings for a while and it caused a lot of chatter here on BP. I thought to my self."Wow, they'll be calling in border guards to do cavity searches next!" I love a smile in the face of problems and in this hobby we are always bent over looking for cavities.

9/11/2014 12:10:34 PM

Millville, UT

I live in Cache county Utah and I thought it had a nice ring to it. This has been some entertaining reading.

9/11/2014 12:39:01 PM

South Carolina

Last name Campbell....

9/11/2014 1:15:06 PM

Minnesota

That's what the stork named me when he dropped me off! parents are still waiting for the stork to come and take me back :)

9/11/2014 1:43:01 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

Not from Kansas City, but I am a long time KC Chiefs fan. Still waiting for their first playoff win since I started rooting for them. Hey, maybe its MY FAULT! LOL

9/11/2014 2:11:43 PM

Tinykinville

i just used the word pumpkin followed By my initials

9/11/2014 2:28:34 PM

Federal Way, WA

A reference to video game of the year, Portal 2, created in my home state of Washington. If you've seen my posts, you'll immediately know it has nothing to do with photography, heh.

9/11/2014 3:08:03 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

I live in a house of women (wife and two daughters), the pumpkin patch is the one place I am in charge.

9/11/2014 3:57:48 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

My grandfather always called me Brat. I guess when I was a young kids, I was a real brat. So I got into enjoying pumpkins and needed a name on here so it was easy to come up with a name...PumpkinBrat

9/11/2014 4:30:01 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Just plain and simply me! Gotta love "soupster"!
And I wonder what "don young" means?!

9/11/2014 4:39:22 PM

Madisonville, TN

My first passion is mountaineering. I've spent a lot of time above the clouds in the Cascades and Rockies, so I thought the name CloudWalker was appropriate. These giant veggies have seriously cut into may travel time in the last few years.

9/11/2014 4:41:43 PM

Glen Allen, VA

Initial of my fist name followed by my last name. I went to the University of Utah and I am a die hard Ute fan!

9/11/2014 5:16:40 PM

Home of happy lil plants

I was bigpumpkins born without a nickname! :(

9/11/2014 6:04:16 PM

Whitehall Montana

Tall and thin I am.

9/11/2014 6:10:34 PM

Wixom MI.

Wixom is the city that i grow in.

9/11/2014 6:13:36 PM

names really a secret meaning nana rea..

you ask in a lot of pumpkin circles (he will drink all your beer) answer

9/11/2014 6:14:51 PM

Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Our Biggest pumpkin has been put on display in front on Lambeau Field for the last three years.

9/11/2014 6:22:14 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

Years ago I worked at a lawn care company called Shepherd Lawn Care. I bought the company when the owner retired. Since my last name isn't Shepherd (although many customers still call me Mr Shepherd) and I was raised on a sheep farm, we changed the logo to a sheep. Since I look after pumpkins I am also a Pumpkin Shepherd. Some nights I do just stand there and watch over the patch (and usually cry....but that's a whole other issue).

9/11/2014 6:29:45 PM

Wixom MI.

Need to hear what skywizzy is ?

9/11/2014 6:47:48 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Patchmaster, thanks for the laugh!

9/11/2014 7:35:54 PM

Hanson Ma

I used play guitar and the first guitar I got was a Peavey Nitro3custom. It's been my screen name on a lot of sites for years. I kinda like the nitro part now because of all the nitrogen our plants need

9/11/2014 7:45:49 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Anyone that knows me understands..

9/11/2014 7:48:08 PM

East Jordan, MI

LMAO @ a Russ, Don and Norm\
AWESOME post!!

Name says it all. I'm country through and through.

9/11/2014 8:00:09 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

First big kin I ever grew I named fat Joe. Fat isn't politically correct, so changed it to Phat Joe>

9/11/2014 8:22:16 PM

50 Acres

I have one older brother, and he is referred to as Big Hud and I am the other. But I out weigh him by almost 100 lbs :) :)

9/11/2014 8:33:44 PM

Bottom of ohio

Bill P, and Papaw Bill were taken, so I'm ( just bill )

9/11/2014 8:56:42 PM

Concord, CA.

So.Cal.Grower inspired me to offer some balance with the name; Nor_Cal in a moniker, and then it all came together when I threw in my initials.

Brad Porter

9/11/2014 8:59:16 PM

Joliet, IL

the only people who call me Jeff are my parents and my boss.....shazzy or shaz has been my nickname since i been 15. it was a football nickname a friend gave me cuz somehow Shenoha became Shazanova....and then just Shaz or Shazzy

9/11/2014 9:18:36 PM

Sw Wi

Snaz has been my nickname since college

9/11/2014 9:33:54 PM

New Zealand

My wifes name and mine together backwards.

9/11/2014 9:36:31 PM

Omaha, Ne.

Me was taken:)

9/11/2014 10:13:12 PM

Sloughhouse

Just a nick name all my life. Shortened from real name jeanneane.

9/12/2014 12:17:06 AM

Williamsburg,KY

I live on the Croley Bend of the Cumberland River.

9/12/2014 7:37:59 AM

Cameron

Just came to me one night in my sleep. ;o)

9/12/2014 8:45:13 AM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

My parents thought when I was born that it one day would be a good BP username.

9/12/2014 9:33:29 AM

West Paris Me.

Thanks Cavitysearch. You made me smile!

9/12/2014 10:20:32 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

MineZ fairly obvious...

9/12/2014 10:33:47 AM

Arden, NC

Rookiesmom: Had a drop dead beautiful german shepherd named Rookie who developed cancer. I took her to U Tenn vet school so much that I spent hours in the waiting room while Rookie was being treated. Whenever a technician would come out into the waiting room they would call for "Rookiesmom" to give me an update on her status. I was just getting online at the time so I adopted the "handle" Rookiesmom. Man,I miss my Rookie, she's been gone 10 years now.

9/12/2014 11:20:04 AM

Cornelius, Oregon

TV personality in Portland called me The Pumpkinguru during an onsite interview at my patch back in '95 and it stuck.

9/12/2014 12:23:31 PM

3 acre corner in Whittaker,Mi USA (faulkner5@msn.com)

Hi everybody!!!
My real name is Erik but on here i go by October Bandit and i came up with it because October has always been my favorite month of the year (football..fall..halloween) and bandit is my nickname my dad game me as a kid which he still calls me..lol. people at work even call me that because we have 3 eric'S in my dept at work...so i combined them and thus am known as october bandit!!

9/12/2014 12:30:50 PM

Stanwood, Washington

I was the Captain of my Wrestling team in high school back in 1997. I started using the handle on a wrestling message board many years ago and its just followed me to many different forums and message boards since.

9/12/2014 1:08:34 PM

Colorado

Short for Colorado Joseph

9/12/2014 1:27:04 PM

Griffith, In

For Halloween each year, we carve a themed display to share our pumpkins with the locals here.

9/12/2014 1:29:22 PM

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Love to bow hunt. If you have any deer that need killing, I'm your huckleberry! "Have Bow Will Travel"

9/12/2014 2:13:12 PM

Honesdale Pa USA

My patch is where the town of Dyberry used to be, The Army Corps of Engineers built a dam to prevent flooding in the county seat of Honesdale, The town of Dyberry was in the flood plain and was totally removed. A pretty good spot to grow other than on the rare occasions that the water backs up to my patch! My dad remembers going to the town on a horse and wagon when he was a kid in the 30's. So in the early 70's he bought 4 acres where the town used to be. He says it was the best buy he ever made. I agree!

9/12/2014 9:43:20 PM

So. Maine

Lots of people can't plan past tomorrow !

9/12/2014 10:39:19 PM

Rhode Island

when ron was in high school one of his best friends used to call me pappy and the nickname stuck.

9/13/2014 5:02:02 AM

Englehart, Ontario

In college, my roomates would come down the stairs every morning to me hunched over the counter eating my Cheez Whiz sandwiches for my breakfast. They started calling me Whiz. I still eat them every morning.

9/13/2014 6:22:39 AM

Deerfield, Michigan

Mine is pretty easy. 20 year Air Force Veteran. 1988-2008

9/13/2014 8:05:27 AM

Pumpkinville

Newbie:)

9/13/2014 10:27:35 AM

Western N.Y.

My initials, I love fast food, and, of course, growing them BIG!

9/13/2014 12:46:50 PM

Rapid City, SD

i may have been bat-man in my first life....he he

9/13/2014 7:53:52 PM

Smithville, Tn

...hit between the eyes with a foul ball when I was 14. Two black eyes! Swollen pockets under the eyes is called a mouse. It's a boxing term and one of my coahes was a boxer, so the name stuck.

9/14/2014 10:52:36 PM