Okay, here goes.

Found the forum in June, as I was researching the truck. Bought the truck June 30 (used), and continued to follow the forums. I was doing some work for a friend of mine on his '62 T-bird roadster, and he came by to check on progress. Saw the truck, and made the comment that it really didn't fit my personality, since I'm usually a very subdued person. This reminded me (for some reason) of a Diamond Reo song about a straight-laced guy that lets his hair down on the weekends. The key line is in the sig, and the metamorphasis takes about a half-inch of throttle input!

Great thread, by the way!
Steve

 

Marc,
Last flew the F-4 in 1980 at Torejon Air Base, Spain. Had 11 eleven ear blocks and was sent to Broooks for a medical evaluation. Told me I could no longer fly fighters because of the rapid changes in pressure that occurred. Gave me the option of flying heavies (Big trash haulers or slow bombers). I looked at the flight surgeon and said once you have driven a Ferrari driving a Mack truck would S***. Medically disqualify me and I will do something else. Use to still hitch rides with my buddies who moved on to F-15s and F-16s. They are all gone now and next year I will hang up the uniform.

Ron

 

OK here goes. Mine is a really long and complicated story, so I'll shorten it up for ya..
SLVR= silver, the BEST and FASTEST color
LTNG= Lightning....... speaks for itself!!!
that's about the whole story, sure I had all of you really confused, eh??? ......

 

Too nieve to realize I was choosing my sig name. Would have chosen Vinman. That the name I use on NLOC and SVT Performance. You live and learn.

 

Yours is the hardest one so far. The part about silver being the best and fastest color really threw me. I NEVER would have thought of that.LL

Red Lightning Roger

 

i am 15, 6', and 220lbs.....i dont know if you consider that big or not.

 

jr is short for my first and middle name... Jeremy Richard. jen is short for my wife's name... Jennifer. The two is there because I am a huge Rusty Wallace fan and 2 is his number.

Jeremy Withrow
North Pole, Alaska
Farthest North SVT in the world
"Exploring the arctic at 140 MPH!"

 

Some of you guys have great names, and I got a laughs out of a few of the stories.

I guess I was just to lazy to think of something creative. Since my First name is Don, and I know I will allways have a Lightning of some sort, Don's Bolt seamed to fit.

 

Don't think I run around hospitals with a lab coat and a stethascope around my neck. More like coveralls and a torque wrench. My friend used to drive a big block camaro and was afraid to turn screws on the carb. After a nitrous jet change someone said "you gotta rejet that holley" and my friend said "I'm not touchen it, wait for the doctor to get here!" It did run really good too! It wasn't till another friend used the same handle in a different story that I thought the name would stick.

 

still a few stories that i haven't heard yet,, come on you late nighteres, lets see where they all came from,, i'd like to get everyone on this site. Its good to know where we are all comming from.

~Toast

 

In college, I nicknamed a girlfriend "Spike."Her brother thought it was hilarious and thought it fit her. For some reason, I used the name "Spike Engineering" for an fictitious company name on engineering project for a class (probably a late night caffeine induced revelation after a good kiss). A couple years later, I started using the name for sample projects I would hand out while teaching at UCLA. A logo, letterhead, etc. followed.

When I went on my own, I used the name logo for my company. What interesting is that about 10 years past before anyone asked me how I came up with the name. I've wondered if my company name has anything to do with why I own a Lightning but only a wacky psychologist would be able to feed me a reason I'd believe. Someday, I hope to hear it.

Odin: If you haven't seen The 13th Warrior, you should check it out.

tallimeca: You'll get a kick out of this: There's a guy I know who owns two puppies that my dog sired. I bump into him every now and then and have gotten together for dog hikes (he lives close by). I call him Jason. Cool guy. Ring a bell?

Houndog: Cool name. Cool dogs. I always enjoy it when they place in Group.

Redneck Ferrari: "Sir Redneck" is easier to say so I will probably continue to refer to you as Sir Redneck (if you don't mind).

Whitetoast: So, it has nothing to do with dogs or bread...

Spike

 

Duh, licence plate. Short Vers.----Had a dodge v-10 with exhaust, sounded like crap. Needed something loud and fast. Got a lightning. It makes VROOMING noises not RICY FARTING noises. Also i like when people get pissed off and actually copy my licence plate down on paper. VRUHM. I hate stupid people.

 

Mine come from my job- USAF C-5 Galaxy Flight Engineer, hence GalaxyEng

 

When I made the decision to buy my L, I spent a couple of hours several nights going over 'screen names'(I need to get a life!) in my mind. I tossed and turned--names, names, names--most centered around the word 'Lightning'--nothing else would do.

I came up with many combinations--it was maddening(you guys are the only ones who would understand)! I finally hit upon it--LIGHTNINROD. I now apologize for two things--1. All caps--sorry, and 2. Misspelling --I'm ashamed. My only 'excuse' is that I just started this web-surfing-posting-screen nameing just a few months ago. (Pretty ironic--our son graduated from Ga. Tech with a Computer Science degree and his dad is 'illiterate'. Btw, he's been laid off--any ideas--lives in LA--until I can get him to return home--to the South.)

Dan

 

Zor Prime:

Hes a clone DAMMIT!

*SOME PEOPLE WON'T GET THE JOKE*


-but if you do get it...cudos to ya!-