Well my avatar is me and Courty is short for name Courtney. My surname starts with a B so I often get called Courty-B (it rolls of the tongue- try saying it!)
The bean part comes from jellybean which is what my ex used to call me. We were at a trivia/games night and the question was “If you had to pick a lolly, which one would you pick to best represent your partner.” My ex said a jellybean best personified me and my personality (I won’t go into specifics as to why he chose a jellybean as I don’t want to appear conceited by writing it- lol :-).)
The name stuck and Courty-B gradually evolved to Courty-bean.
I’ve been called Courtybean for years now and like many others, use it for everything. I’ve never actually had to explain the meaning behind it to anyone up until now and had forgotten it’s derivation. Brings back both bitter and sweet memories. :-)
@Sacrasm- I first saw your avatar thanks to that tread where you typed in the name and enlarged it. I thought it was hilarious!
@sliceswiththings- VERY cool! I’ll never forget a sign we saw in Thailand that warned against swimming/diving whilst under the influence of alcohol. It had a cartoon drawing of a guy who was under water and was making out with a fish. I actually found a picture of it here
@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities- Sheer genius! Very funny!
@FishGutsDale- How did I not know this about you?! It’s odd because I was wondering where the name came from just hrs ago!!
@RedPowerLady- I’ve always thought exactly the same thing when I’ve read @augustlan’s name! Sounds like a character from Narnia!