What does your name/avatar mean?

[BoldHighlander]

You know some profile names & avatars are fairly self explanatory. But there are many here that are not so self explanatory, and I'm sure have an interesting story behind them.

So I thought I'd ask the question:
"What does your profile name and/or avatar mean?"

I'll start off:

BoldHighlander --
this goes back to when I first got a computer and had to come up with an email account.
Tried many, most taken, so my mind went back to a scene from my favorite Scottish themed film 'Rob Roy' (1995). The scene is after young Macdonald has been murdered and the money stolen by the fop Cunningham. Robert Roy Macgregor is seen approaching by the Marquess of Montrose who is having his portrait painted:

"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander.
No **** in his breeks
but too proud to tug his forelock."

That phrase, the Bold Highlander has forever been burnt into my mind, and as I favor Highland rogues (like Rob Roy) and have been called a rebel & a rogue myself, well....

As for my avatar, it is of one of the earliest prints made of Highland garb. It is from the 1631 Stettin print of the famous Mackay Regiment in the service of the "Lion of the North", King Gustavus of Sweden, during the Thirty Years' War.



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Another of my favorite lines from 'Rob Roy':

Montrose:
"You are damned, McGregor.
Damned to hell."

Rob Roy:
"Come, Your Lordship.
Leave the devil some work."

[Arizona Scot]

When first deciding to join this forum I knew I needed a screen name, after a few tries I came up with Arizona Scot. Since I am a native and resident of Arizona and of Scottish decent it seemed natural. As for my avitar I am not very good with computers so I had my wife help me and this was the most celtic thing in our clip art program.

[Highland Logan]

I guess mine is self explantory.. a Logan with Highland roots, and a picture of myself.

Frank

[Tartan Hiker]

My current avatar is my latest attempt to create an LSU tartan. Subject to change at a moment's notice.

[McMathTX]

My current avatar is my latest attempt to create an LSU tartan. Subject to change at a moment's notice.

As I recall, Sportkilt created an LSU tartan after the 2003 national championship. I'm surprised they didn't bring it back this year.

As for my name and avatar. I needed something to differentiate myself from all the other McMath's with email accounts and since I'm a McMath in Texas, I'm now McMathTX. It was easier to just use this as my name on several sites. My avatar is a picture of the love of my life and me at a Celtic Christmas one year.

Dean

[sharpdressedscot]

My avatar is Zakk Wylde in his Utilikilt (though it will change often)

My name doesn't describe on how I dress (I'm more of a t-shirt and jeans/kilt type of guy), but a play on ZZTop's "Sharpdressed Man." My brother and I actually took the lyrics of the song and changed them to make them Scottish clothing themed.

[Bugbear]

I change my avatar and signature from time to time, so it's hard to say.

[Kevlar70]

My screen name is a merge of a nickname given years ago (Kelvar for Kevin) and 70 for the year of my birth.

My current avatar is a "self-portrait" I took on the grounds of the Stone Mountain Highland Games. I liked the way the kilt looked on the long shadow.

[Caddy One]

Stewart of Appin Clan.......Avatar
Caddy One.....Caddy Part time at Pinehurst # 2

[string]

My name is my name, I have been obsessed with all forms of string for a very long time. When I was four I had a specific piece of string (more of a cord really) that i carried about. I am either string or stringthing everywhere I go.

My avatar is something a geeky knitting Terry Pratchett fan worked up, it is the crest of the Ahnk-Morpork Guild of Knitters



I believe the inscription translates as "Be quiet, I am counting."