Enjoying the "whys" of screen names. I started using Crabbyboater on a different board a few years ago, and just used it again when I joined here. The reason is that I owned a boat, and really enjoyed going out crabbing here on Puget Sound near Seattle. The picture is of me and a grandson with a crab he caught. I recently sold the boat, which is why I took up scrolling as a new hobby. No, I'm really not crabby at all! Real name is John. I'm also known as Grandpa John on others, but there are enough Grandpas out there already.