# Creative?!? Doper Names Lurkers Could Use when They Register **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739 "2002-07-19T01:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/1 "2002-07-19T01:54:55Z")
What’s in a name anyway? A search yielded several threads about user names (i e sandalfeet’s “Creative Doper Names” thread or great license plates) but nothing on unique unregistered names. I myself am not much of a left-brained, creative type. When I register on the boards I opted for my email address becuase I have a hard time remembering electronic aliases. Truth be told, a few names yelled at Mo’s came to mind & I toyed with the idea of using: Ub6Ib9. I know, I know, childish and unimaginitive. Fortunately, common sense prevailed. If I was of the fairer sex I might have used: Ms. Anne Thrope (inspired by Virgina Postrell) but a Y chromosone got in the way of that idea I’m rambling so I’ll shutup now. So anyway, if you’re in a charitable and creative mood, why not post a unique name or two. Who knows, maybe there’s a lurker out there that will love your idea so much, they’ll borrow it and become a member. After all, imititation is the sincerest form of flattery ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/2 "2002-07-19T04:07:34Z")
My lurker friend Catfish was disappointed “gatopescado” was taken. I suggested “Catfish”. For the long time lurker in the know, I also like “monkey butler”. ---
**Author:** ![Scorpio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Scorpio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scorpio)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/3 "2002-07-19T07:03:07Z")
Perhaps the game can be “Doper Name” instead of “Band Name”. ---
**Author:** ![DarkJudicator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DarkJudicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkJudicator)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/4 "2002-07-19T07:37:30Z")
A quick test of the search function tells me that my third choice for a username, **PoetryinMotion** or **Poetry in Motion** , isn’t taken yet… ( **TwistofFate** woulda been my second, but it IS taken. :p) ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/5 "2002-07-19T10:11:06Z")
Well, a couple of band names _do_ come to mind: \*\*Unstoppable Sex Machine Alien Sex Fiend\*\* Other good lurker names I’ve thought up: \*\*Clandestine SilentRunning\*\* ---
**Author:** ![A\_Random\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@A\_Random\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Random_Geek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/6 "2002-07-19T14:54:38Z")
Damn. Wish I had thought of some of those. Yes, I have been a lurker for quite a while… ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/7 "2002-07-19T17:07:22Z")
One suggestion that came to mind recently is **Bad Influence**. I don’t know if that’s been taken already or not. And there’s a whole host of literary names I’d like to foist off on unsuspecting newbies. Currently, the frontrunner is **Sethra Lavode**. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/8 "2002-07-19T20:11:31Z")
**Hail to the Chimp** ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-doper-names-lurkers-could-use-when-they-register/119739/9 "2002-07-19T23:23:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \* > \*\ ***Hail to the Chimp** \*\* The White House e-mailed and informd me that name is reserved for W upon his retirement. I guess we’ll be seeing his posts sometime in the autumn of 2005…giving him 9 months practice in the “About This Message Board” forum.