When i was on a lads holiday in Malia in 1996, we were staying just outside the resort and had to get this clapped out bus into the strip at night. It was known as the 'Bar Tram', and the driver was this crazy Greek guy called Afkandris, who kept saying 'call me Afka man'. So it become known as Afka's Bar Tram. Wonder if he still does it.
This has blown my mind. I now see the world completely differently. Thanks for sharing, way back almost 11 years ago.
I could have sworn your username was based on " Also Feckin Known As Bartram " for some obscure reason - maybe your Grandad was a fan of Sam ! Loved reading the real reason behind it.
I thought I'd put this on a similar thread a couple of years ago but my old Gran sometimes would call me FF, as in " Eat up that mashed potato & baked beans, little Fanny Fanackapan" ( I rarely ate anything else when I was small, being very picky, so maybe I should have chosen Fussy Fanny Fanackapan ! )
It was a term of endearment & NOT usually accompanied by a clip round the ear .....
I have just googled it for the very first time & found it's a Lincolnshire term meaning " little dear" . Ah, bless !
Anyway, I'm glad that my chosen monniker has brought some light relief to some of you when a touch of humour is needed during the dark days we regularly experience as Addicks.
And it does bring a smile to my old face when someone approaches & tentatively enquires " Are you Fanny ? "....and when my very own song is sung by those in the Covered End choir...
I'm not sure why (in 2012 when I joined) I chose these two legends. I had seen them play, but not regularly as I only went to the occasional Charlton game as a child back then. Either way the name stuck and I have used it elsewhere, including for my Twitter account too!
In retrospect, I would have picked a name more associated with the Upton Park period as that was when I started going regularly, and is still a golden period for me (as indeed it was for Curbs!)
Thanks Sporadic. Really appreciate that! Great memory AFKA. Thanks for bringing this thread back, even if it has cost me half the morning to read it! Nothing from Fanny Fanackpan or Tel yet. Would be interested in those among others.
I happened to be in France when i signed up on here, and hadn’t really thought about a username in advance. I had however been talking to an English speaking Frenchman the day before about Charlton, and in response to a question asking if we were the Red Devils, the Magpies or something else, I told him we were the Addicks, after which he said my username, which i found funny.
I have no real connection to France, and probably wouldn’t have chosen it any other day
I always wear a tie and there is often a general malaise about me.
I was found as an abandoned baby in the Thai jungle by a Malaysian family who raised me in Kuching, which may ring a bell
When I set up this account I was working in Kuala Lumpur and had a house in Thailand. I should rename myself as The Artist Formerly Known as Thai Malaysia Addick, but that that malaise means I can’t be bothered.
I've used mine for ages, since the early days of the internet. It means black frog in Spanish. Why? It's kind of lost in a bit of a haze, but I like frogs and there was a bit of humour (possibly inspired by Black Adder) about giving myself a fearsome internet name based on a creature that's not particularly fearsome. It's stuck. I've no reason to change it, though there are others using the same name out there so not all are me.
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I thought I'd put this on a similar thread a couple of years ago but my old Gran sometimes would call me FF, as in " Eat up that mashed potato & baked beans, little Fanny Fanackapan" ( I rarely ate anything else when I was small, being very picky, so maybe I should have chosen Fussy Fanny Fanackapan ! )
It was a term of endearment & NOT usually accompanied by a clip round the ear .....
I have just googled it for the very first time & found it's a Lincolnshire term meaning " little dear" . Ah, bless !
Anyway, I'm glad that my chosen monniker has brought some light relief to some of you when a touch of humour is needed during the dark days we regularly experience as Addicks.
And it does bring a smile to my old face when someone approaches & tentatively enquires " Are you Fanny ? "....and when my very own song is sung by those in the Covered End choir...
In retrospect, I would have picked a name more associated with the Upton Park period as that was when I started going regularly, and is still a golden period for me (as indeed it was for Curbs!)
I have no real connection to France, and probably wouldn’t have chosen it any other day
When I set up this account I was working in Kuala Lumpur and had a house in Thailand. I should rename myself as The Artist Formerly Known as Thai Malaysia Addick, but that that malaise means I can’t be bothered.
It's stuck. I've no reason to change it, though there are others using the same name out there so not all are me.
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Looking back I don't know why. Kane was my favourite wrestler not the undertaker!
However, I am thinking of changing my name to Lucky.
I last saw us lose on 17th May 2010. My kids have never seen us lose (albeit only 6 games). Genuinely true...
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