My apologies go out to all viewers of the links in thread I posted last week. I had a chance to talk to Bergie. He and I agree I should not only show decency and give respect in the forums, but I should also get a name change. This current name is undesirable. Only problem is I want a good handle (something railroadish). Does anyone have any good names to throw my way? Thanks.
How bout “knuckle head” - “knuckle” for that part of a coupler, and “head” for well your head. Oooh … wait … even better. “Shanty” - for being the hind end of something.
Kiss off chessking!!! SERIOUS REPLIES ONLY. Sorry for the yell
Heheh … cool off chum. What’s in a name is not that important. Yours is not an obscentity, so why change it at all? What’s most important is the content you put forth on the many topics here. Keep it clean, be courteous, polite, I’m one to preach here, and always give others the respect they deserve … even if it’s just a little. I’m outa here.
I like “knuckle head” it’s funny.
When picking a name, you should choose something that reflects you in some way. You could use a handle such as Zardoz or Mookie (I would have to use Blacky or Diamond ;-)). If it’s railroad related, so be it. Maybe you could use a nickname for a section of track near you like “dispatcher’s nightmare” or “The Loop” etc…
My screen name has absolutely nothing to do with railroads, it dates back to high school. For that matter, neither do names like Mookie, Cherokee Woman, zardoz, or edblysard (although Ed works for a railroad).
Like puckdropper says - pick something that reflects you and/or your interests (current handle notwithstanding). Since all I know of you is what I’ve read, I can’t suggest anything specific.
My fantasy has come true Chessqueen and Morbid Genius beating on each other…
FOFLMAO…
Life is good…
LC
Well pic somethin that fits ya, speeder works for a railroad forum as well as the truck forums i visit so thats what i use. Not that i speed or anything.
Adrianspeeder
How about Trainfinder 22.5?
A rose by any other name . . .
Old Timer
You see you have to meld a name into the confines of something that makes sense and doesn’t offend people, go with your likes and come up with something that rolls through the fneces and the yards of railroading.
Sterling1 . . . a name totally unrelated to railroads!!!
Now this post is surely adding to my knowledge of railroading…
arbfbe
Another knee slapper from good old “Don’t give up your day job”. [:p] You are likely to know less about chess than I am to know about railroads. The game itself is by far more complex.
Wow, all that and a day job too…you are really on the ball there Chessie…
Don’t worry, I won’t put you in check, mate…LOL…
LC
It’s always fun to read your replies and a riot to contest with you in a friendly sort of way. It kind of breaks the monotony on nights when posts are at a bare minimum 
What’s your favorite railroad?
Maybe you could change your name to the railroad of your choice such as Amtrak71 or Santa Fe3571, something like that.
Well, let’s see now, here we have a “person” who calls him/her self Morbid Angel, and who posts links to very sickening and distasteful photos on this forum, much to the dislike of the vast majority of us…enough to risk expulsion from the forums. Moving right along, he/she has a “discussion” with Bergie who gives him/her a second chance and he/she “appologizes” to all of us…ok, for a moment I bought it too…and then when chessking throws a little of the brown stuff back at him/her with a jab at the very idea that changing a name or handle will materially change things, he/she gets really hacked off and lashes out at chessking. Well, my take on this is that “Morbid Angel” is likely a very fitting name for this “person” and like the proverbial tiger, he/she is not likely to change stripes. New forum or not, we are very likely to hear the same olf “stuff” from him/her again in the future. I vote for banishment…anybody agree?
Might be interesting to wait and see. Something intelligent might actually come from him or her. Anything is possible.
Eolafan - you are such a cynic - right behind a whole group of us!
Mook
he he