How Did You Come Up With Your Forum Name?

I found this forum at a time when some big muckety muck at my office must have recently read a business book and THE thing was to be an "agent of change" or to call someone else a "change agent" or essentially to figure out how to unobtrusively slip some derivation of that into a sentence or conversation. All the self-appointed movers and shakers were doing it, essentially every vacuous moron who nobody was sure what they did or why they were employed there was in a competition to use it more often or more creatively than anyone else. And there were a lot of such people there at that time. Not sure who won or what the winner got, but nearly everyone who used that phrase have been laid off since, so I have some small satisfaction for still being around and never having used that phrase.

At any rate, I got so tired of hearing this catchphrase that I thought it would be fun to parody it. Maybe with something like "argent of change--" argent being latin and old french for silver or money. But then I decided that I rather liked this forum and would probably be around a while, hopfuly longer than that stupid expression. On top of that I find that whole thing rather silly to the point that it would likely annoy me even while I was making fun of it, and then most people who did not work in cubicle-land would probably not get my in-joke anyway.

So then I tried to think of something else but was stuck on that whole "argent" pun thing because I do like me some silver... and this is what I came up with.

Edited to add: I guess I should just be happy I didnt find this forum during the "who moved my cheese" period of things...lord only knows what I might be known as.

In my forum name "Euro" just tells that I´m from Europe and "coin" tells what´s my main focus area in numismatics. In my collection euro coins are in minority, because I´m mainly focusing world coins and pre euro coins.

cool photo ...

My Dad used to take my sister and I on week-long hikes when we were in our teens (Rocky Mountains, Canadian-side) ... he bought us all of the tricked-out hiking gear (nylon ropes, crampons, ice axes)

=> good times!

Sadly, for the past 20 years I've been living in flat-land Manitoba, so I haven't collected any mountains in a while ... but thanks again for the awesome retro story/photo!

My name is Ambro because I make Ambrotypes--a type of Photography in use from 1852-1880 in America.
Attached image is from the Shaker Village of South Union Kentucky Taken by me in June 2004.
Great Forum!


Tim

Hi VetStudent,
I am sure I can help you out on your image questions.
I am new to the forum and I could not find any contact Info on your Profile or any way to send you a message.
Tim

I don't think you can have an email address in your info until you have 50 posts.

"I don't think you can have an email address in your info until you have 50 posts."
Thanks for the info Bigfredd--I guess I should have read more of the fine print when I signed up.
Vetstudent--if you would like to post your question here I will answer it.
Thanks,
Tim

Thanks Ambro, I actually have an antique picture of a family member that I believe is from the 1860s to 1870s. I was wondering if you could tell me what type of photograph it is. It's not an ambro but identifying the style of photograph might help me be certain about a time frame of it. I'll post it in the Family topics forum if you don't mind taking a look! Thanks again!