What's in a name?

[Old Hunter]

I began joining forums in the late 1990’s, mostly shooting and hunting forums, had various “handles” on them. Later I joined several knife forums and some fishing forums and wanted a common “handle”. At the time I was middle aged but Middle Age Hunter wouldn’t last and was a mouthful, so I looked ahead (hopefully) and chose Old Hunter, shorter and a name I could age into! My display picture is the US Army Military Police Regiment insignia worn above the right pocket on the Class A or Class B uniform; I was a member of for the last 18 years of my Guard career and am now a retired member of the regiment. OH

 

[Murphy Slaw]

You don't happen to remember what type of knife it was, do you???

Thanks for the kind words.

To the best of my ability, at this time, I believe it was some type of a Stockman. Because of the shape and the fact that he had a few blade options, and that decision was actually part of the process. I was around him most at the age of 5/6/7 and then we moved way out west. The times that I saw him after that were few and around gatherings. When he died in 1988 I was living in Louisiana and couldn't afford to get to Ohio, miss the work and such.

Now, as an aging adult myself, and also getting into vintage anything, especially instruments and knives, I sometimes question my own judgement. For example, my memories from those ages seem to almost be in black and white. I think it had dark scales, black or brown. This would have been around 1963 to 1965. I bought that Case yellow medium in the video (sitting on that little mixer to my left) sometime in the 90's because when I spotted it, it reminded me of him. But I'm pretty sure his wasn't yellow. I just liked it.

As for the size, it too, is impossible to judge. I was so little, and he was a giant with large, strong hands.

Add to that, now that I have these and many more questions about family history, there is no one left to ask. I'm the oldest of the grand kids and I'll be 66 in a few days. History is a funny thing.

Thanks, again.

 

[chevyrulez1]

Kind of glad to see this old thread resurface. Back growing up in the 70's and 80's, my family generally owned General Motors products which served us well. I became a huge Chevrolet fan, and in the early days of the Interweb I was going to register for a very popular website and tried chevyrules, but it was in use, then changed it to chevyrulez, and it was also in use.
Hence "chevyrulez1" became my go to username and stuck.
Fast forward to 2008 when GM went under, the Government stepped in under the Obama administration and floated large loans to keep them from going under, and me and my friends jokingly began to refer to GM as "Government Motors"
In my opinion the company and their products hasn't been the same since, but things change. However the user name sticks regardless of what I drive (which is a Silverado BTW )

 

[GeofS]

I’ve been using forums for over 20 years now. Initially, and like everyone else, my practice was fabricating a handle that reflected an interest that also sounded cool. Now I just use my name, I am Geof.

 

[birdsbeaks]

My "birdsbeaks" handle has nothing to do with my name, Will. It is a reference to the versatility and adaptability of nature - it's about variation, refinement, practicality, and the seamless balance between aesthetic beauty and the efficiency of design that nature, and by extension man, incorporates into its creations.

Darwin's Finches, aka Galapagos Finches, are notable for the incredible diversity in the form and function of their beaks - one of their most valuable tools. What began as a single form has evolved into myriad wonderful abstractions, all uniquely suited to a set of specific tasks. Consider the beaks of the pelican, the toucan, the red-shouldered hawk, the cassowary, the emperor penguin, the kookaburra, the shrike, the pigeons in the city square - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks. Now, consider the harness jack, the one-arm razor, the machete, the Bowie knife, the lambsfoot, the navaja, the Scottish broadsword, the Japanese tanto, the peasant knife, the hippekniep - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks.

See where I'm going here?

But there's more - just the same as how nature continues to refine the beaks of Darwin's Finches with each passing day and with each passing generation - so do we, in a similar manner, continue to refine the designs of one of our most valuable tools to elegantly fit our ever-changing and evolving needs.

We know what knives looked like 100 years ago, 200 years ago, 500 years ago and even further back - but what will a knife look like in 100 years, or 200, or 500 and beyond? Nobody knows as of yet, but perhaps the enjoyment is in speculating and discovering together - and maybe even adding our small contributory refinements to the whole.

My hope is that when you come across a post by me, you'll consider where we came from, where we're heading, and take a moment to appreciate the incredible diversity at our fingertips, and in our pockets, in this present moment of now.

 

[waynorth]

Add to that, now that I have these and many more questions about family history, there is no one left to ask. I'm the oldest of the grand kids and I'll be 66 in a few days. History is a funny thing.

I'm the oldest Grandkid left also, at 79 (will be 80 this year)!! No one left to ask, and with some unanswered questions!!!
Luckily some grandchildren are recently married, and 2 are trying for kids (Great Grands for me!!!)
I will be sure to leave them some written legacy!! Your songs should do nicely in that regard!!!

 

[waynorth]

My "birdsbeaks" handle has nothing to do with my name,

You have added quite a depth of information and food for thought to this forum!! I'll never see your name the same way again bb!!!

 

[Jakeywax31]

My "birdsbeaks" handle has nothing to do with my name, Will. It is a reference to the versatility and adaptability of nature - it's about variation, refinement, practicality, and the seamless balance between aesthetic beauty and the efficiency of design that nature, and by extension man, incorporates into its creations.

Darwin's Finches, aka Galapagos Finches, are notable for the incredible diversity in the form and function of their beaks - one of their most valuable tools. What began as a single form has evolved into myriad wonderful abstractions, all uniquely suited to a set of specific tasks. Consider the beaks of the pelican, the toucan, the red-shouldered hawk, the cassowary, the emperor penguin, the kookaburra, the shrike, the pigeons in the city square - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks. Now, consider the harness jack, the one-arm razor, the machete, the Bowie knife, the lambsfoot, the navaja, the Scottish broadsword, the Japanese tanto, the peasant knife, the hippekniep - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks.

See where I'm going here?

But there's more - just the same as how nature continues to refine the beaks of Darwin's Finches with each passing day and with each passing generation - so do we, in a similar manner, continue to refine the designs of one of our most valuable tools to elegantly fit our ever-changing and evolving needs.

We know what knives looked like 100 years ago, 200 years ago, 500 years ago and even further back - but what will a knife look like in 100 years, or 200, or 500 and beyond? Nobody knows as of yet, but perhaps the enjoyment is in speculating and discovering together - and maybe even adding our small contributory refinements to the whole.

My hope is that when you come across a post by me, you'll consider where we came from, where we're heading, and take a moment to appreciate the incredible diversity at our fingertips, and in our pockets, in this present moment of now.

Wow. My name has now been rendered idiotic and lame

 

[Prester John]

We need Angry Waiter to chime in. Great name!

 

[Angry Waiter]

We need Angry Waiter to chime in. Great name!

At your service Vince

 

[Angry Waiter]

My handle is a double entendres for a previous career and a penchant for online first person gaming.

I can tell you that I was mostly an angry waiter when I spent time in food and beverage.

I did enjoy bartending more.

Also I played an online first person multiplayer shooting game. And I tended to wait on the corners and slice the pie for victims. So I chose that handle.

It stuck!

Pete

 

[Prester John]

My handle is a double entendres for a previous career and a penchant for online first person gaming.

I can tell you that I was mostly an angry waiter when I spent time in food and beverage.

I did enjoy bartending more.

Also I played an online first person multiplayer shooting game. And I tended to wait on the corners and slice the pie for victims. So I chose that handle.

It stuck!

Pete

Thanks, Pete. I was a waiter too, but not very angry, even though I am of a choleric temperament! Great handle, up there with Misplaced Hillbilly and Will Power !

 

[Angry Waiter]

Thanks, Pete. I was a waiter too, but not very angry, even though I am of a choleric temperament! Great handle, up there with Misplaced Hillbilly and Will Power !

Wow Vince , I did not know that. Perhaps we need a thread for folks who still have bad dreams about losing tickets and the sound of the ticket printer going bonkers. I still have nightmares . I did enjoy it though too, the pace of the work mostly and I Made some lifelong friends

Also, thank you for the kind compliment. I’m honored.

 

[Boattale]

My "birdsbeaks" handle has nothing to do with my name, Will. It is a reference to the versatility and adaptability of nature - it's about variation, refinement, practicality, and the seamless balance between aesthetic beauty and the efficiency of design that nature, and by extension man, incorporates into its creations.

Darwin's Finches, aka Galapagos Finches, are notable for the incredible diversity in the form and function of their beaks - one of their most valuable tools. What began as a single form has evolved into myriad wonderful abstractions, all uniquely suited to a set of specific tasks. Consider the beaks of the pelican, the toucan, the red-shouldered hawk, the cassowary, the emperor penguin, the kookaburra, the shrike, the pigeons in the city square - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks. Now, consider the harness jack, the one-arm razor, the machete, the Bowie knife, the lambsfoot, the navaja, the Scottish broadsword, the Japanese tanto, the peasant knife, the hippekniep - all the same tool in broad terms, but with vastly different designs that excel at vastly different tasks.

See where I'm going here?

But there's more - just the same as how nature continues to refine the beaks of Darwin's Finches with each passing day and with each passing generation - so do we, in a similar manner, continue to refine the designs of one of our most valuable tools to elegantly fit our ever-changing and evolving needs.

We know what knives looked like 100 years ago, 200 years ago, 500 years ago and even further back - but what will a knife look like in 100 years, or 200, or 500 and beyond? Nobody knows as of yet, but perhaps the enjoyment is in speculating and discovering together - and maybe even adding our small contributory refinements to the whole.

My hope is that when you come across a post by me, you'll consider where we came from, where we're heading, and take a moment to appreciate the incredible diversity at our fingertips, and in our pockets, in this present moment of now.

Heavy man.