# Care to explain your screen name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2001, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840 "2001-10-16T22:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/61 "2001-10-17T11:14:24Z")
I’m a stripper. Get it? Moebius the Stripper? ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/62 "2001-10-17T11:28:25Z")
It rhymes. And it’s better than boywithaploy. Actually, maybe it’s not. Tubadiva… PS Sorry **PlanMan** , I didn’t do too much research on existing screen names. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/63 "2001-10-17T14:11:38Z")
[My favorite kung fu weapon](http://www.martialartsupply.com/Weapons/Ninja_Weapons/Fighting_Fan/fighting_fan.html) ---
**Author:** ![Gamelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@Gamelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamelan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/64 "2001-10-17T15:29:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ultrafilter \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Payne N. Diaz \* > > \*\*Mine should be pretty obvious if you say it fast enough… \*\* > > I don’t get it…😕… \*\* Ultrafilter gives us a link about how what his name stands for can be used to prove the existance of God. This he gets… Payne N. Diaz … total stumper 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/65 "2001-10-17T15:30:21Z")
its a spinning neckbreaker. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/66 "2001-10-17T15:49:23Z")
I’m the official superhero for the boards. Superman© was already taken, and that bastard’s got better lawyers than I do. I have no problem tacking injustice where I find it, but corporate copyright infringement’s just a losing battle. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/67 "2001-10-17T15:51:23Z")
My job when I first registered was in undersea (sub-) fiber optics (-light). ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/68 "2001-10-17T15:58:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Buck The Diver \* > \*\*Ummm… > > I’m a SCUBA instructor. > And my nickname is Buck. > > But my element is Gallium! \*\* darn I was expecting something else… Mine’s a nickname with a nickname. Mia=short for Maria (lil’ bro couldn’t say maria); mouse=something my mom used to call me, not sure but think it may be a term of affection in german. I was gonna change it because I often direct some friends here to lurk, but now I’ve decided to keep you guys all to myself. [miniature donald duck] Mine, Mine, Mine, Straight Dope All Mine!!! [/miniature donald duck] ---
**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:** [October 17, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/69 "2001-10-17T16:02:22Z")
**Jet Jaguar** is an Ultraman-like robot from the movie _Godzilla vs. Melagon_. I picked it back when I frequented the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 newsgroup (GvM was once featured on the show) since I’m a fan of both MST3K (MSTie #54297) and Godzilla. It has since become my standard online handle. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/70 "2001-10-17T16:04:58Z")
I’m a chief in the Navy. My name is Scott. Hence… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/71 "2001-10-17T16:08:12Z")
I’m named after a sword from a D&D game my brother ran. I use it because it’s not too terribly common out there, so I don’t get into name conflicts. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/72 "2001-10-17T16:13:11Z")
"…She was looking for that stud bull, the he cat. And that was me. **Tommy the Cat** is my name, and I say unto thee… Say baby, you wanna lay down with me? Say baby, you wanna lay down by my side? Say baby, say baby…" -Primus, _Tommy the Cat_ ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/73 "2001-10-17T16:28:46Z")
Mine’s from the Madeleine L’Engle books. Of course, you probably already knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Gamelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@Gamelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamelan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/74 "2001-10-17T16:34:51Z")
I picked the name because I love the sound of Balinese music. I am a composer by trade, but I don’t play any of the instruments from the Gamelan orchestra. I’m not from Bali (Heinz 57 mixed American), but the music is lovely. Info: [http://www.pacificnet.net/gamelan/gamelaninstruments.html](http://www.pacificnet.net/gamelan/gamelaninstruments.html) Also, check out Morphius ([musiccity.com](http://musiccity.com)) for gamelan music downloads. ---
**Author:** ![JustPlainBryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/75 "2001-10-17T16:57:07Z")
I got this name at a dopefest. I wasn’t officially a Doper(I didn’t have a screen name) but my GF was. She invites me to a dopefest, and as I was being introduced to the people attending, they would say their name, followed by their screen name. I would reply that I was Bryan, “just plain Bryan”. They joked that this should be my screen name when I actually do officially join SDMB, so here I am! ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/76 "2001-10-17T16:58:47Z")
Put me in the ‘obvious’ category as well. But just in case… yes, I mean baby bobcat. All little and cute and cuddly and fuzzy, til you corner or cross it. Then it rips out your throat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BuddhaDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@BuddhaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddhaDog)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/77 "2001-10-17T17:31:22Z")
Buddha said everything has Buddha-nature. Jo Ju said a dog has no Buddha-nature. Which one is correct? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/78 "2001-10-17T18:01:02Z")
[http://www.redhotjazz.com/cliffedwards.html](http://www.redhotjazz.com/cliffedwards.html) Pretty cool, huh? Too bad _I_ thought of it first, suckers! Hahahahahahahahahahah!!! ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/79 "2001-10-17T18:19:08Z")
If Google didn’t make it so darned easy, I’d offer a mini white-Elephant to the first correct guess… It’s from the concept album _Hope_ by Klaatu. For the lyrics: [http://www.klaatu.org/lyrics/hope\_lyrics.html](http://www.klaatu.org/lyrics/hope_lyrics.html) I was introducted to Klaatu by my first real crush (Hi Chris!). I have Hope & Klaatu on CD _AND_ LP… I started using it when the college I went to used VAX as their e-mail system & you could give yourself an alias. I thought Politzania sounded neat, was qite obscure & gave a resonable hint as to my gender (useful as I was a bit of a flirt at the time). My other alias was “Thunder Child” … ---
**Author:** ![Syzygy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Syzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syzygy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840/80 "2001-10-17T18:25:30Z")
I chose my name for three reasons: 1. Its meaning: “The nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system.” 2. It looks cool when written in traditional cursive script. Try it. 3. I love to hear people try to pronounce it for the first time, especially if they’re rushing. 😃 I’m actually thinking of getting a license plate with “SYZYGYZM” on it, just because no one would ever remember it correctly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-explain-your-screen-name/87840.md?page=5)