Has anyone been given nicknames based on your love of roads / geography / maps?
I was (am) so in love with maps, and so good at finding my way around, that my dad on one vacation nicknamed me Rand McNally.
I'm glad he didn't nickname me "Check-chart!"
"PatPat" , a variation on TomTom.
Road Warrior. Seemed a little cliche to use it on here so went for a Mad Max theme as my user name.
I, too, have been referred to by friends and family as Rand McNally.
When maps come up in conversation, I refer to myself as a "map geek".
My dad calls me "the living GPS". My friends call me a dictionary
My wife calls me "the human GPS." Some cousins have called me "human road map."
When my fraternity brothers caught wind of my hobby, I was given the simple nickname of "Roads," which didn't last more than a year or so. Other than that, I've never actually been given any nicknames regarding my interests.
Over the years, I've gotten called:
1. Human GPS
2. Walking Road Map
3. Mr. Maps
4. Map-man
5. The GPS before there was a GPS.
Human road map and MichaelQuest.
I've been called several variations of things already mentioned, but none of them ever stuck to the point that they were a regular nickname.
Quote from: Takumi on April 08, 2019, 04:24:39 PM
Human road map
Same. I was the guy with directions when I worked for the c-store. I'd joke with my co-workers that I loved telling people where to go ;) :o :hyper:
When I was younger, my father wouldn't ever stop calling me "geography textbook", if that counts.
Maps have always been an extension of my interest in roads so I guess it kinda can count. I've been referred to by some friends as a human GPS.
The Walking Rand McNally, and JPS.
Depending on how obnoxious I am being, either "living GPS", or "Backseat driver".
I'm sure we all have been called something-map or GPS at one point :sombrero:. I was the "GPS with legs".
My son is even better with maps and directions than I am. I think my wife calls him the Human GPS
When I was sketching out my proposed highways in old atlases, I was called the Kid Cartographer, and later on, Hank McNally.
Quote from: SoCal Kid on April 08, 2019, 01:00:46 PM
My dad calls me "the living GPS".
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2019, 01:22:32 PM
My wife calls me "the human GPS."
Quote from: Takumi on April 08, 2019, 04:24:39 PM
Human road map
Quote from: index on April 08, 2019, 10:41:03 PM
I've been referred to by some friends as a human GPS.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 09, 2019, 08:08:49 AM
"living GPS"
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 09, 2019, 08:26:06 AM
I was the "GPS with legs".
Quote from: inkyatari on April 09, 2019, 09:09:57 AM
I think my wife calls him the Human GPS
If there's a trend here, I'm missing it. :sombrero:
I've been more frequently called the map man, or the directions man.
Quote from: webny99 on April 09, 2019, 01:13:36 PM
I've been more frequently called the map man, or the directions man.
"Cuz I'm the MAP MAN! YEAH I'M THE MAP MAN!"
Quote from: inkyatari on April 09, 2019, 01:24:31 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 09, 2019, 01:13:36 PM
I've been more frequently called the map man, or the directions man.
"Cuz I'm the MAP MAN! YEAH I'M THE MAP MAN!"
-crazy guitar solo-
Benny Beltway. My parents when I was about 20. We lived a mile from the Capital Beltway and it was a frequent topic.
Quote from: inkyatari on April 08, 2019, 10:32:43 AM
Has anyone been given nicknames based on your love of roads / geography / maps?
I was (am) so in love with maps, and so good at finding my way around, that my dad on one vacation nicknamed me Rand McNally.
I'm glad he didn't nickname me "Check-chart!"
I haven't been given a nickname, but this is only a small part of me.
Are there any Objectivists here? Ayn Rand McNally would make a good handle.
Quote from: jon daly on May 01, 2019, 08:12:54 PM
Quote from: inkyatari on April 08, 2019, 10:32:43 AM
Has anyone been given nicknames based on your love of roads / geography / maps?
I was (am) so in love with maps, and so good at finding my way around, that my dad on one vacation nicknamed me Rand McNally.
I'm glad he didn't nickname me "Check-chart!"
I haven't been given a nickname, but this is only a small part of me.
Are there any Objectivists here? Ayn Rand McNally would make a good handle.
I'm a libertarian, well known for hating roads, doncha know.
Did Rand prefer rail travel? There was one Reaganaut who was a huge railfan and wanted to increase AMTRAK funding when most Republicans didn't.
Quote from: jon daly on May 03, 2019, 06:32:59 AM
Did Rand prefer rail travel? There was one Reaganaut who was a huge railfan and wanted to increase AMTRAK funding when most Republicans didn't.
Wouldn't surprise me, as Atlas Shrugged was pretty much about rail travel.