Slow board, so how did you get your handle?

[Tommaker]

I'd like to say mine was picked up when Snake, Fresno Bob, the Brain and I escaped from Cleveland, but in truth I was initially on the OGFP board and "Boiler Tom" ,"Tom Boiler" were already taken. Not wanting to mess with it, I just cut off the Boiler part of Boilermaker and the rest is history.

 

[nat100]

You escaped Cleveland? So what does that say if I moved there?

 

[BoilerGrad02]

I graduated from Purdue.

In 2002.

Not a very interesting backstory.

 

[Tommaker]

You escaped Cleveland? So what does that say if I moved there?

You're doomed.
DOOOOOMED I say.
Doomed.
Of course you maybe do have David Blough on the sidelines, so ya got THAT go'in for ya.

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

Like to play golf!

 

[ghostoffatjack]

First Purdue Football game I saw in person....Fat Jack and his hat were on the sideline!

 

[tenwest]

Bar on top of the Purdue National Bank building in downtown Lafayette in the early 70s.

 

[MilwaukeeBoilerFan]

I'd like to say mine was picked up when Snake, Fresno Bob, the Brain and I escaped from Cleveland, but in truth I was initially on the OGFP board and "Boiler Tom" ,"Tom Boiler" were already taken. Not wanting to mess with it, I just cut off the Boiler part of Boilermaker and the rest is history.

A Purdue alum from Milwaukee from 1989. I know that I’m a minority among many Badger alums both at work and in the community. They tried converting me in the Haze dayz but it didn’t work.

 

[oraclee#22]

Went to Delphi, played basketball, was #22 and leading scorer in the area at one time my senior year.

 

[nat100]

You're doomed.
DOOOOOMED I say.
Doomed.
Of course you maybe do have David Blough on the sidelines, so ya got THAT go'in for ya.

Bengal fan. The browns ineptitude is supremely amusing though.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Been living in Southern IL since 2000. Guess there was already a SIBoiler and SIBoiler1 before I got here.

 

[Wolegib]

I'm kind of a backwards type of guy!

 

[RDUBoiler]

I live near Raleigh. Not very creative.

 

[mathboy]

Graduated with dual majors in math and computer science, with minors in history and physics. Computer boy? History boy? Physics boy? Yuck! Only math boy worked.

 

[Gemini95]

Lived in Gemini House for 3 years.

 

[FirstDownB]

Dah-dah-dat-dah-dat-dahhhhhh!
1, 2, 3, 4...

Also first name starts with B

 

[PaBoiler78]

Dah-dah-dat-dah-dat-dahhhhhh!
1, 2, 3, 4...

Also first name starts with B

from Pa. and graduated from Purdue in 78.

 

[ejs1111]

mine is not creative either... my initials.
11 was/is my lucky number, and also an important/special number for my fraternity at Purdue (AKL)

so... ejs eleven eleven.

 

[Purdue85]

You escaped Cleveland? So what does that say if I moved there?

I hope you were smart, and moved to the west side.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Prior to this name I had gone with names for two of my buddies on the football team: ThrowItToRayWilliams & MikeOtto4OutlandTrophy

Back in Hazel's first year, I petitioned Chris Peludat (marketing and promotions) and Morgan about the idea of having a live DJ for pre-game and then in game situations. They bought in and I was told that if I had a screen name on GBI that I needed to get rid of it or at least create a new account that people couldn't trace back to me. That is why I went with JohnnyDoeBoiler.

 

[nat100]

I hope you were smart, and moved to the west side.

Highland Heights. Far east side

 

[Tommaker]

Like to play golf!

I would not have connected the dots to that one, and I (sorta) golf.

 

[Tommaker]

Bar on top of the Purdue National Bank building in downtown Lafayette in the early 70s.

Interesting! Didn't know they had a bar that tall in Lafayette. When did it close?

 

[Tommaker]

Bengal fan. The browns ineptitude is supremely amusing though.

So where does the Nat100 come from? Or is that one of those things that you'd have to kill me if you told me? Man, I must have a dozen contracts out on me for those things.

 

[Tommaker]

Graduated with dual majors in math and computer science, with minors in history and physics. Computer boy? History boy? Physics boy? Yuck! Only math boy worked.

All from Purdue? Crickey.

 

[nat100]

So where does the Nat100 come from? Or is that one of those things that you'd have to kill me if you told me? Man, I must have a dozen contracts out on me for those things.

First name on my fake ID (allegedly) was nathan. 100 was just numbers to meet the rivals login requirement.

 

[Gemini95]

Bengal fan. The browns ineptitude is supremely amusing though.

Did you see the 2 games last year?

 

[nat100]

Did you see the 2 games last year?

I did. I listen to most of the browns games on the radio as that is when i go for a run on Sundays. 2 games doesnt undo 20 years of ineptitude.

I will say, things are looking up.

 

[Bullwhip Griffith]

From the name of a VHS movie my grandparents had forever

But it’s actually Bullwhip Griffin

 

[mathboy]

All from Purdue? Crickey.

Yep. I originally intended to major in physics, but got distracted by FORTRAN. I was one course short of a major in physics when I switched over. I took the history courses for fun.

 

[ImRonBurgandy?]

Started off as Captain K (or a close variation thereof) but forgot my login and then just decided to go with something from Anchorman which wasn't already taken.

All together, I've been on this board (pretty religiously) since 1997.

 

[Wolegib]

FORTRAN WAS THE GREATEST LANGUAGE EVER ! Too bad I could never use it outside of classwork at Purdue. ADA is a close second of another language I learned but could never use. Even the military dumped it. I learned COBOL two years too late.

 

[nat100]

Yep. I originally intended to major in physics, but got distracted by FORTRAN. I was one course short of a major in physics when I switched over. I took the history courses for fun.

 

[Longboat Boiler]

Winter home in Fla, Longboat Key.

 

[AugustaBoiler90]

Born and raised in Augusta. Born in 90. My memory is way too bad for me to try anything creative and have a realistic expectation to be able to sign in. Literally had to check what my handle was before posting haha

 

[3generboiler]

3 generations of Boilers (4 graduates) in my family.

 

[gleap1969]

I'd like to say mine was picked up when Snake, Fresno Bob, the Brain and I escaped from Cleveland, but in truth I was initially on the OGFP board and "Boiler Tom" ,"Tom Boiler" were already taken. Not wanting to mess with it, I just cut off the Boiler part of Boilermaker and the rest is history.

Easy to figure out if you have a certain year's Debris for research on page 298.

 

[Tommaker]

First name on my fake ID (allegedly) was nathan. 100 was just numbers to meet the rivals login requirement.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/9e00cca9-45aa-46cf-963c-98749193c77a
A great line.

 

[Tommaker]

From the name of a VHS movie my grandparents had forever

But it’s actually Bullwhip Griffin

Loved that movie as a kid. And I read the original book on which it was based at one point.

 

[Tommaker]

Yep. I originally intended to major in physics, but got distracted by FORTRAN. I was one course short of a major in physics when I switched over. I took the history courses for fun.

Ahhh, Engineering 109, where the final was put together as a program with each questions answer leading you to the next question in order; if you answered one of the first few questions wrong, you were basically done. I think I set a record on quickest out of a final.