How or Why did you choose your online name
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not very imaginative, I guess but goat was a nickname that I was given while working on an engineering team. I had a goatee at the time and was thus dubbed goat.
the username that I have for my main email is a little more interesting. when I signed up for it, I had to use a minimum of 5 characters and since goat is 4 and I had just started learning Japanese at the time, I looked up what goat was in Japanese. Unfortunately, yagi (Japanese for goat) isn't any longer, but I added the suffix sama (implies that the person is of much higher social rank; a lord or something like that) and came up with yagisama which roughly translates to "lord goat". Sometimes I can tell whether or not someone can understand japanese if they look at me funny after telling them my email address 
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I don't care, I'm still free. You...
Can't Take My Gorram Sky From Me 
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asortafairytale wrote:
Mine is the title of a Tori Amos song...
I knew it!
It is a great title is it not? I never think of things like that when I need to.
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As DESKTOPHIPPIE was so astute to figure out (and she's my hero for that) mine is a reference to the moviee Labrynth. It was one of the spoken lyrics in the song "Magic Dance" by David Bowie
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I'll be in my bunk.
http://www.myspace.com/babywiththepower
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I'm just a big western fan.
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Mavourneen - do you know the song Kathleen Mavourneen? It has been a favorite of mine for years. Now I know more about it. Thank you!
My online name is a nickname my husband came up for me when we were on our honeymoon in Scotland. It is gaelic for "woodcock". It is not very romantic but at least it is better than the other choice, Killicrankie, which is the name of a battle site and which for some unknown reason, it caught his fancy.
Back to the woodcock story, I grew up in a city. However, I married a man from the whillywacks. My family sort of views him as a Neaderthal man. He and his father and brother actually own guns and go hunting every fall. What do they hunt? Little birds with long skinny noses. I was initially bothered by this until I discovered that the birds are winning. Those little birdies are toying with their fragile male egos. Actually, I must admit, I love to go hunting with my husband. It is the most gorgeous time of year and it is fun to watch the dogs on scent. Who woulda thunk it?
Capercaillie is also the name of a really great Scottish band. Their songs are wonderful. The lead singer is a soprano with that high haunting sound that only the Gaelic singers have. I think they were featured in Braveheart or Robroy. (I'm a greycoat and my memory is failing!)
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Mine has nothing to do with Firefly, but I use it almost everywhere because it is rarely taken (if it is, I add the three letters of the town where I live). I hate nothing more than thinking up internet names. I came up with the name because:
I swing dance (lindy, balboa, shag, charleston). I use to swing dance A.LOT. Like every night of the week. Until the wee hours. Rugbug is a combination of Rugcutter and Jitterbug, two terms from swing dancing's past.
I like how Rugbug sounds in my head...makes me smile. It's a happy handle. Although, after meeting some people IRL, I've realized it is very odd to introduce yourself as Rugbug. :shrugs: Oh, well.
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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
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I've been a huge Star Wars fan for a long time, so when I started using the internet when I was 10, I simply combined my name with my favorite Star Wars character's name. And the name stuck, so I've used it everywhere on the net (not just on Star Wars-related sites). 
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It's where I work.
www.sick.com
"I am your father, Luke. Give in to the Dark Side, you nob!" - Doug McKenzie
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I chose mine because I just love the way Mal calls River "Little Albatross " during his speech at the end os the BDM.
Bryce
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I swallowed a bug.
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