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catspaw ([personal profile] catspaw) wrote2005-11-27 07:31 pm
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While procrastinating about -- something or other today, this thought popped into my head, as they tend to do when one's deliberately idling. What makes people pick their lj handles? Is there a story behind them, or a reason? Looking at my flist, I can figure out some of them, or at least make an educated guess but others of them puzzle me mightily.

So - would any of you care to share the reasons for your choices?



Cat's paw - a person used by another as a tool.

It seemed appropriate for a psuedonym - plus the pun appealed to me ;-)

[identity profile] skater-g8r.livejournal.com 2005-11-28 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
::plots a spectacular date::

OOh cant wait!..then we can go horse riding, and hand gliding and mountain climbing *bg*

ps We had snow on Friday - quite a bit of snow - but it all disappeared by Saturday

we had snow today *g* and it went today aswell 8-/

I found s1 on sale cheap and bought instead *g*

Oh you jammy thing..but so glad you got it, now all you need is s2/3 and 4 *bg*

[identity profile] catspaw-sgjd.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ack, no to the horse riding, I'm afraid. I don't trust horses as far as I could throw one - both ends are equally dangerous :-( (Childhood trauma there)

I shall just have to admire you from afar while you ride one :-)

[identity profile] skater-g8r.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
awww ::huggles:: sorry about your bad experience 8-/
I've been threatened a few times by the back end of a horse, never been kicked tho, but i've been bitten and stood on, and one tried to roll while I was on her, but i think she was tired and wanted a lay down *g* also had one try to buck me off, but i managed to stay in the saddle..she was a fiesty one *-) also had one decide to go off galloping when I hadnt asked..that was fun *-)
so your reluctance is completely understandable. *-D

[identity profile] catspaw-sgjd.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Ach, you have nothing to be sorry for (although I appreciate the fellow feeling ::smile::). Pat Smythe has a lot to answer for. I've only ever ridden two horses: one was an utter sweetie, but was reserved by the owners of the stables for a lot better riders than me. I only got to ride him twice.

The one I usually got saddled with (pun SO intended) was a small thing with a lot of Shetland pony in him, a skewbald. Looked like a Thelwell pony (short, fat and dopey looking) but had the temperament of Cujo on an insomnia jag. That little shit bit me, kicked me, rubbed me off on a tree and trod on my feet whenever he got the opportunity :-(((

I got the last laugh though. ::singsongs:: He's dogfood and I'm not, nerner nerner ner ner