The Name Game - by the grumpy old fart known as Catweasel

It seems I have to talk about my steemit name in some silly challenge created by @felobtc. I'm coming for you, Felipe, you'll get yours.

To quote @crazybgadventure, the bastard who nominated me for this nonsense:

The rules, there have to be rules.

So the rules are as follows.

The Rules:
▪️ Tell us in your post how you chose the current Steemit username you have, the story behind it.
▪️ Tell us your real name!
▪️ If you could change your current Steemit username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
▪️ Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that I can track all the posts and check them out
▪️ Nominate 5 people for this challenge

Oh good grief, I need to write faster. I've just been nominated again.

The Story Behind the Name

I have had a few names down through the centuries, amongst them The Assistant Kid and Robbin. The Assistant Kid came about because... Okay, picture the gang in Oliver Twist. No very young kids though, and tone Fagin down a lot. Now make the gang less about picking pockets and more about getting along and getting stoned. The youngest and newest member was known as The Kid. I'm guessing that was because he was way younger than the others. Anyhoo, when I came along I was younger and obviously newer, so some wag figured I should be The Assistant Kid.

Hey, down in front! Calm down, I'm getting there. If you don't like the way I'm telling this you can leave, but you can't have your money back.

Okay, so one day I'm crossing the street with a raincoat draped over my shoulders and a pair of wraparound sunglasses when a friend crossing the other way says "Hey, you look just like Robin, Boy Wonder." It caught on. A few days later a young lady with whom I was making the beast with two backs said I should spell it with two Bs. I didn't ask why, I think I may have had my mouth full of one of her two Cs at the time. For several years I took her advice and was Robbin.

Somewhere in the 70s I was working as a temp in a cold store distribution centre. One of the foremen said I looked just like Catweazle. Only problem was, I had no idea how to spell it. So when for some reason I needed to write it down I had to make an on the spot decision. "I know my own name, dammit. Oh wait, I don't" does not make a good impression. Okay, Cat, well that's a no-brainer, wee, hmm, I think not, wea is better, um s, quick, everyone is watching, el. Okay, so who am I? Catweasel. Looks good. If I spelt it right (oh how I hope I spelt it right) I'm part cat and part weasel. I love cats, and weasels are fierce and brave and can survive anything. Okay, I can survive anything, one out of three ain't bad.

Occasionally I will use variants like Catweasel9 if I've forgotten my password or the other, German Catweasel got there first, but mostly I've been Catweasel since long before Al Gore invented the internet.

I will answer to Cat but I prefer Cw. My wife often refers to me as the Weasel in the third person but don't.

Tell us your real name!

After more than 40 years I feel entitled to claim Catweasel as my real name, but if you really must know, ask my wife. She'll probably tell you if only because she knows it annoys me.

If you could change your current Steemit username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!

Ha!!!!!!!!

Nominate 5 people for this challenge

A lot of the people I would like to nominate have already been nominated, some have even responded. So, I'm just going to list a whole bunch I might seriously consider nominating. If you have already done one, up to you; do another one or ignore me. If you have already been nominated consider this a strongly worded reminder. Get on with it. If I can do this, so can you. If you have not previously been nominated: Tag, you're it.

@mountainwashere @enginewitty @shadowspub @ethandsmith @leapingkoala @arbitrarykitten @sapphic @gtg @sychochica @mental-extract @allasyummyfood @armshippie @carrieallen @fireawaymarmot @holothewise @topkpop @spiritualmax @snook @papa-pepper @moderndayhippie @thekittygirl @stellabelle

Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Catweasel

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