The Eternal Shame of Your First Online Handle

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?

19 Notes

  1. fructoric answered: estranged16 — my emotional condition and age.
  2. 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...
  3. 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,...
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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...
  7. jasonmclaughlin reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    kownutz, named after a cow...chalkboard freshman year of high school. The udders looked...
  8. nexalacer reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    nexalacer. It still is nexalacer.I also used DranexTical once, which...something using...
  9. kellymase reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Well, I’m sure some...you aren’t surprised that
  10. namidafuite answered: davros192
  11. miles1000 reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Jazzalujah. Pretty appropriate.
  12. abwoodard reblogged this from ceasaigh
  13. willmoyer reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    Garrett1234, named after...main character from...game Thief....
  14. ninaemily reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    FreakyFrenchFryMy...come up with them. We all...good with...
  15. gregmintyfresh reblogged this from ceasaigh and added:
    GWMinton. Pretty cut...dry, huh? Makes sense,...guess....
  16. marisaoconnor answered: yahoo: greeneyes13 aol: lazeesod17
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