# Avatars/User Names Explained **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829 "2019-11-22T18:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/61 "2019-11-24T00:06:05Z")
D/p ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/62 "2019-11-24T00:15:18Z")
Wherever he may be EinsteinsHund has the best avatar on the SDMB. It’s perfect! Shoeless is a close second. Mine’s self-explanatory. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/63 "2019-11-24T01:54:33Z")
Mine is evident. I like snow sports (skiing and snowboarding), and it is a positive play on ‘no thanks’. Altho, I spend more time on a bicycle. My dad used to use “thx” in letters (short for thanks). I joined the discussions here after a long while lurking. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/64 "2019-11-24T03:36:42Z")
my avatar is a robin. just because I like them. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/65 "2019-11-24T03:55:19Z")
“Jet Jaguar” is a giant, flying robot from the movie “Godzilla vs. Megalon”. I first used it on the MST3K newsgroups back in the mid-90’s, then I started using it elsewhere so people I knew from RATMM would recognize me. Eventually it became my standard online user name. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/66 "2019-11-24T04:21:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Mine’s self-explanatory. My wife and I were in town a few weeks back, and so were the San Jose Sharks. We did not catch the game, but we did enjoy the Hockey Hall of Fame and other sights and scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/67 "2019-11-24T05:43:03Z")
I’ve been known as “Spoons” for a lot longer than I’ve been a member of the SDMB, and it is my nickname in real life. People were calling me “Spoons,” because I can play them musically, to such music as Bluegrass and Celtic, among a few other styles; and I’ve played with a number of pub acts. When I signed up for the SDMB, it was a no-brainer. No avatar, because while that would be a no-brainer too (a pair of spoons, natch), it would be pretty boring; and also redundant, in a way. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/68 "2019-11-24T06:14:39Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [This previous thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=861960) should be incredibly helpful. Yes, I thought I’d answered this before. > [@What does your username mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/43): > > I stumbled on the Board by accident; the first thread I was bold enough to start was “Trivia Challenge: Famous septets” in Game Room. Septimus seemed a good name for that post. > > I think I’d have hunted for a name more endearing or enduring if I’d had known I would post at least another [del][COLOR=“Black”]16,000[/COLOR][/del] **20,000** messages here! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/69 "2019-11-24T13:23:09Z")
I’ve been using this user name for so long that when asked I merely say that it stands for me. It’s like in _Pulp Fiction_ when the cab driver asked Butch what his name meant. As to my avatar, a few people have figured it out. So, [Wayne from Letterkenny]Figure it out.[/Wayne from Letterkenny]. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/70 "2019-11-24T16:56:04Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Wherever he may be EinsteinsHund has the best avatar on the SDMB. It’s perfect! > > Shoeless is a close second. > > Mine’s self-explanatory. Well thanks for the compliment! As for my username, it’s all explained [in this old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=759694), where you see that my handle has a hidden meaning I wasn’t even aware of when I chose it. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/71 "2019-11-24T17:54:10Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I’ve been using this user name for so long that when asked I merely say that it stands for me. It’s like in _Pulp Fiction_ when the cab driver asked Butch what his name meant. > > As to my avatar, a few people have figured it out. So, [Wayne from Letterkenny]Figure it out.[/Wayne from Letterkenny]. I see a Schooner ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/72 "2019-11-24T18:30:21Z")
When Mr & Mrs Aker named their firstborn Kay, they never thought kayaking might become popular one day. Hydration is important, so, beer. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/73 "2019-11-24T18:31:36Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I see a Schooner No, it’s a sailboat! (Not really.) ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/74 "2019-11-24T20:38:44Z")
My username is a popular phrase spoken in a dialect of the local watermen. It means that I heartily agree with your expressed opinion or statement. It is a shortened version of “Indeed, by God, Captain”. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/75 "2019-11-24T21:49:58Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > “Shoeless” is a reference to Shoeless Joe Jackson. Back around the time “Field of Dreams” came out, a teammate on a company softball team used to call me Shoeless, poking fun at my lack of outfielding skills. I used a variation of “shoeless” as my first email address on Yahoo, and that’s what I went with when I signed up here. > > My avatar is the cover of Joe Jackson’s “Look Sharp!” album. When they first turned on avatars, I tried using a photo of Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe from the movie, but it was small and dark and hard to see what it was. So I started looking around for other photos, then thought it would be funny to use a photo of that other Joe Jackson, then found a photo of the Look Sharp album… _the one with the shoes…_ and I don’t know it all just made some weird sort of sense. The juxtaposition of your name and avatar make me happy every time I see them. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/76 "2019-11-24T22:28:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The juxtaposition of your name and avatar make me happy every time I see them. Yes, I like it too, the more so after **Shoeless** ’ explanation of their handle and avatar. I also love the album. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/77 "2019-11-24T23:22:02Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’ve been known as “Spoons” for a lot longer than I’ve been a member of the SDMB, and it is my nickname in real life. People were calling me “Spoons,” because I can play them musically, to such music as Bluegrass and Celtic, among a few other styles; and I’ve played with a number of pub acts. When I signed up for the SDMB, it was a no-brainer. Thanks! I’d been wondering if it had something to do with this: > **[The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino - But You Dont Look Sick?...](https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/)** > > Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino’s personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness or disability. Click HERE to download “The Spoon Theory” in PDF format. The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino... ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/78 "2019-11-25T00:03:43Z")
My username is my profession. I’m not very original, but I am following in the steps of Buttercup, in the Princess Bride. In the book, she named her horse Horse. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/79 "2019-11-25T00:09:11Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > As to my avatar, a few people have figured it out. So, [Wayne from Letterkenny]Figure it out.[/Wayne from Letterkenny]. “F” ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829/80 "2019-11-25T01:34:15Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > My username is my profession. > > I’m not very original, but I am following in the steps of Buttercup, in the Princess Bride. In the book, she named her horse Horse. just seeing your name makes me re-live the scent of sourdough bread baking…🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-user-names-explained/843829.md?page=5)