The Steemit Name Challenge - @pawos

First of all, I don't like challenges. But let me make an exception. Principles suck when you don't ignore them sometimes. So I'll do that. I was nominated by @reggaemuffin to participate in the steemit name challenge of @felobtc and because I like his contribution and there is even a connection that appeals to me immediately. To the rules of the challenge:

1. Tell us in a post how you chose the current Steemit username you have.
   The story behind it.
2. Tell us your real name!
3. If you could change your current username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
4. Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that the creator of the challenge can track all the posts and check them out.
5. Nominate 5 people for this challenge.

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1. @pawos is an abbreviation and stands for Panther Woods! The full name was too long for me and so I chose the short one. The name originates in my teenage years and is according to that quite old. Like @reggaemuffin I love the panther, which is actually a leopard, whose coat is black due to the inheritance of a recessive gene. But not only because these animals are rarer, I feel connected to them. As a child I was always the smallest and often the weakest of all and I had to fight very hard to stand my ground. At that time we had a black cat and I often wished she would be a big wild cat protecting me against the rest of the world. A large, strong and graceful animal, quiet and faithful. But it was just a little cat, cute and cuddly. Everyone loved her and she loved everyone. Here my fantasy had to help the reality on the jumps. Panther Woods - never heard? What about Eldrick Tont „Tiger“ Woods? Haha, sounds funny but I always thought his nick name is awesome. And by the way, I really like the forest!

2. My real name is S...hit. Lol! Love doesn't care about names ;-)

3. Changing it would be out of the question for me. It's good the way it is. Catchy and short. But what if the name had already been assigned? I guess I would have called myself @camillo then. This account is already registered, which also shows a problem. There are too many dead accounts, whose names will never become available again. Unfortunately.

4. Did I do that? Oh yes, I did.

5. I'd really like to know the origins of the usernames of @shaka, @flipstar, @jedigeiss, @freiheit50 and @underground, but as you know I don't like challenges. That's why this is more an invitation. Like @shortcut said: Feel free to skip this, if you don't like being nominated.

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