# Best Username you wish you'd thought of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032 "2013-08-24T04:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/21 "2013-08-26T18:58:46Z")
**Freudian Slit** is basically the best username I’ve seen anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/22 "2013-08-26T19:13:50Z")
Indecisive Man…Boy…Guy…Man ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/23 "2013-08-26T19:30:30Z")
Every so often I’ll think of a user name and put it on a list. Right now I have: Bushman’s Hanky Carrot Did Artery Eugene’s Axe Jacqueline Hyde Laura Keat Leonard James Shock’N’Awe Lord Golamitey Mutton Jeff O. Don Piano Oliver Klosov Roger Roundley Roystered Oyster Rufus A. Cobb EDIT: I didn’t say they were any good. 😉 . ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/24 "2013-08-26T20:02:32Z")
crookeddoper ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/25 "2013-08-27T02:37:59Z")
Thought Provoking ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/26 "2013-08-27T02:46:01Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > Thought Provoking That is _excellent._ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/27 "2013-08-27T02:49:07Z")
Targa Of My Affections ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/28 "2013-08-27T02:52:24Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Targa Of My Affections Someone has a thing for Porsches… ---
**Author:** ![Craneop2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Craneop2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Craneop2)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/29 "2013-08-27T03:18:22Z")
I always liked, Patty O’furniture ---
**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/30 "2013-08-27T04:13:43Z")
Cancer ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/31 "2013-08-27T04:26:21Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > **Freudian Slit** is basically the best username I’ve seen anywhere. I was just about to post that! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/32 "2013-08-27T04:27:42Z")
When **Mama Zappa** , my wife, helped me sign up for the board I was going to use Papa Zappa. She wanted us to have distinct identities online. I went with **Typo Knig** because I have typing and spelling “issues”. Much later I realized I should have used **Father of Invention**. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/33 "2013-08-27T04:45:49Z")
Another one I wish I had thought of: **Mathochist**. I had toyed with the idea of changing my username to Mathemagician, but alas, I changed majors. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/34 "2013-08-27T04:46:49Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > When **Mama Zappa** , my wife, helped me sign up for the board I was going to use Papa Zappa. She wanted us to have distinct identities online. I went with **Typo Knig** because I have typing and spelling “issues”. > > Much later I realized I should have used **Father of Invention**. Yes, you must!! Mods - help this man! ETA: Reported! In a good way! ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/35 "2013-08-27T05:27:27Z")
Have no idea why, but one just suddenly crawled into my mind. Flotsam Jetson. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/36 "2013-08-27T05:49:27Z")
A new member posted a few months ago in a single thread. I can’t remember the thread topic but I remember her username **Original Poster** Simple perfection! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/37 "2013-08-27T06:08:37Z")
I wish, oh how I wish that I could have gotten the name **Cartooniverse**. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/38 "2013-08-27T06:14:33Z")
A “^” in my name got me banned. It was a long time ago, as y’all can tell from my newer name. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/39 "2013-08-27T06:50:00Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Every so often I’ll think of a user name and put it on a list. Amongst my many screenplay ideas is to do a comedy murder mystery, and all the characters have stupid names like: Maximillian Pound-Sterling, a Wealthy Investor Ms Paige Turner, Mystery Novelist Captain Roger Bravo, dashing Biplane Pilot Professor Dean Cambridge, of Oxford University Gerald P Nutbutter, a Travelling Salesman Mr Ned Zeppelin, Chauffeur Mr Basil Parsley-Chives, the Butler Miss Prudence Strangely-Quiet, a Schoolteacher ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032/40 "2013-08-27T10:52:23Z")
Hey, are usernames restricted to keyboard characters only? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032.md?page=3)