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« on: January 14, 2006, 08:55:09 PM »		 Reply with quote
It kind of browns me off whenI read this message board sometimes and see all the cool nick names etc. people use and the next message you read is some one looking for and old friend.Using cool sounding code names is ok if your on the kiddy porne site or if you 12 yrs old and trying to impress your girl friend,How ever for people like me that scan this board  looking for old names [and God knows even when I see the name I have a hell of a time putting a face to it ,right Ernie] and all I see is some damn gibberish that looks like 'Killer Kane's" nominal roll it drives me nuts. So nowI feel better and I'm going to have a beer
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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2006, 09:09:57 PM »		 Reply with quote
Well Killer Kain, Puss Guts Renny, Mad Murry, Thumper MacDonnald and Papa Renwick - thoes are names that I do remember
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2006, 07:55:33 AM »		 Reply with quote
Although I am ok with nicknames and have, snicker, earned a couple myself, it does bug me when I'm scrolling through the e-mail registry and I havent a bloody clue who's who.

If I may, perhaps we would be better served were, for registry purposes, to include the members full name. And,  to avoid confusion when observing multiple entries,  the date and location of service to The Regiment.

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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2006, 07:58:53 PM »		 Reply with quote
Reply to Mike:  Damn right that every correspondent should use his own name.  There is too much mystery with all these nicknames.  If you use your own name or your well known army nickname you will be recognised.   There is too much of these cute and coded "007 and James Bond" nicknames which no one recognizes.

And having said all of that, who can tell me the name and rank of "007" in 1st Battalion,
1962-1965?

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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2006, 08:01:34 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hi Bob

It's Maj Taylor!

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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2006, 08:16:39 PM »		 Reply with quote
Your wright Jim Maj. Bud Taylor and his driver was McIntyre, up untill Mac drove him through that big tank track water hole.

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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2006, 08:25:21 PM »		 Reply with quote
Good Christ Willy

I was just thinking of that story when you blurt it out!  I tell you it's getting weird by the minute. Were you around when that happened. Were you there when I got my truck stuck in the mud? Were you there when it took 5 veh to pull it out?

Jim
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2006, 08:35:33 PM »		 Reply with quote
Yes Jim and Bud was standing on his seat when his jeep went through a wall of muddy water.

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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2006, 08:49:14 PM »		 Reply with quote
Willy the best part of that story is Andy McIntyre stalled it Maj Bud said "GET OUT". We all could hear it and poor Andy got out and waded through the water. Maj Bud drove the jeep out himself. We were sitting on a rise about 100 yds away.

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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2006, 08:52:20 PM »		 Reply with quote
Your wright that's when Andy got fired.

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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2006, 08:54:44 PM »		 Reply with quote
Willy where were you that day.

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« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2006, 09:38:17 AM »		 Reply with quote
Well said guys and I agree with you all.
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« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2006, 05:13:53 PM »		 Reply with quote
You were so RIGHT Jim, when you named Maj Bud Taylor as 007.  James Bond, codenamed 007 was one of the popular heroes of the day in the battalion.  007 was a nickname of admiration which so many of them were not.  The thread took a different route remembering mudholes and stuck vehicles but that is what it is all about.  All the best to all the guys who replied.  RT 

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« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2006, 08:25:32 PM »		 Reply with quote
To All
I agree hole heartly with the use of real names or nick names that were used when people served. to RT Walsh ( Bob) Hi hope all is well.
To all others lets keep calling people by the names we know not the odd ball ones that they make up to hide from....I don't know ...who.
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« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2006, 01:54:05 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hi All; i agree and am remiss myself, although my info is on my registration and i have named myself at times, i will do so again here, i am on here as ranrad ,my naae is Ron Andrews, was known as Andy most of my career, i trained for several months with RCR at Ft York in late 69 ,early 70, and was posted to them from early fall 74 to Jan 78...and have many very good memories of my time with you.. i will forget the bad.. they are too few to matter...although i joined the RCAF, i became a soldier with 1RCR and my heart will always be there, thanks, ranrad, Ron, or Andy
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« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2006, 10:48:42 PM »		 Reply with quote
Well, I think a part of the problem may be in the initial joining as a member.  The sign-up forum asks us to choose a user name, and often on many other sites, they recommend that you don't use your real name, so you don't become a target of some scheme or something.
Where this is a community site, and a friendly on at that, the RCR who stumbles on it after a quick glance, may sign up right away, using a coded name, and not realize that they may appear virtually invisible to those they might be hoping to find on the site.
Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a way to change your user name, apart from deleting your account, and starting up again.
Now the Signature blocks are a good place to out your name if you like, and if you're not entirely comfortable with that, Initials and a Last Name would be just like flipping through the phone book, where most who knew you, would be able to identify you, and thous who didn't would only get your initials and last name.
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« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2006, 10:57:56 PM »		 Reply with quote
Actually, if you go into your Profile and click Profile Forum Setting on the left of the screen, you can add your name to the custom text field, and that will appear right under your user name in the forums.  Have a look at my photo and user name to the left.  I placed the word "Corporal" in the Custom Text Field in my profile and it's right there too. Smiley
Hope that helps.
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« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2006, 10:09:20 AM »		 Reply with quote
Hi Brian: Good stuff there i will do that, then guys dont have to go to your profile to find out who you are, thanks, ranrad
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« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2006, 10:57:09 AM »		 Reply with quote
Yes ,I agree. By using your own name everybody knows who you are and where you live. It gets back to OLD ARMY BUDDY BUDDY DAYS, when friends were friends...
( If Mike Blais or Jim Hickson are watching, I posted the Ortona article as promised. Don't see it yet on our M/S board.        See my Personal stats  info. It is there in full.)
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2006, 03:57:21 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hi George

Yes I did. It was a story that made me think. I need to re-read it!

Jim
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« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2006, 04:27:03 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hi Jim:  You got it, Cadillac!  There was only one 007 in 1 RCR at the time.  Cheers, RT
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