How did you come up with you handle?

Just curious; but I see a lot of unusual user names, nicknames, Avatar choices, and profile signatures out there in Civ. land. How did you chose them? Ill go first ... I took the name Fr8monkey as a joke at my warehouse job and it stuck. Avatar - used to be in the USAF and like WWII bombers. Profile - From the Garth Brooks song of the same name (about living each day to it's fullest). Means alot to me after my Grandfather died (worked himself into the grave). Any good stories out there?

There's a similar thread in OT. And it belongs there.
EDIT: it's here, FIY: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33359

sorry wil post in OT