# Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496 "2013-12-16T20:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/1 "2013-12-16T20:55:51Z")
After many years of having the user name **L. G. Butts, Ph.D.** (named after [Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine), the inventor in Rube Goldberg’s cartoons) I have switched my user name to **[Happy Fun Ball](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gzDC-2ZO8I)**. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. Discontinue interaction with Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs: [ul] [li]Itching[/li][li]Vertigo[/li][li]Dizziness[/li][li]Tingling in extremities[/li][li]Loss of balance or coordination[/li][li]Slurred speech[/li][li]Temporary blindness[/li][li]Profuse sweating[/li][li]Heart palpitations[/ul][/li]You have been warned. Happy Fun Ball: accept no substitutes. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/2 "2013-12-16T21:13:38Z")
IIRC, there is another user who goes by **Do Not Taunt**. Perhaps you two should develop a duet of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/3 "2013-12-16T21:40:36Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > IIRC, there is another user who goes by **Do Not Taunt**. Perhaps you two should develop a duet of some sort. Has possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/4 "2013-12-17T00:58:56Z")
I had the same idea to change my namy to Happy Fun Ball but never followed through. Good on you, 'cause Happy Fun Ball is a great user name. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/5 "2013-12-17T01:02:59Z")
Happy Fun **Ball**? Only one? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/6 "2013-12-17T05:39:22Z")
This ↑ ↑ ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/7 "2013-12-17T05:41:25Z")
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin. If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately, seek shelter and cover head. “Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball” may be my most favorite thing ever said on Saturday Night Live. I don’t normally care for name changes, but you picked a winner. Frankly, I can’t believe it was still on the board(available)! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/8 "2013-12-17T06:06:26Z")
When you change your name, do all your old post follow you? Say, if you have a sicko stalker, can they find you if you change your name? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/9 "2013-12-17T13:48:02Z")
And here I thought we already had a user named **Happy Fun Ball**. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/10 "2013-12-17T13:50:45Z")
/target Happy Fun Ball /taunt ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/11 "2013-12-17T15:25:41Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > I had the same idea to change my namy to Happy Fun Ball but never followed through. Good on you, 'cause Happy Fun Ball is a great user name. Thanks. I have always had problems picking user names and this one actually resonated with me. > [@Peanuthead](#): > > Happy Fun **Ball**? Only one? :eek: You only need one. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > When you change your name, do all your old post follow you? Say, if you have a sicko stalker, can they find you if you change your name? They can find were people referenced you, but all your old posts change to your new username. It can be confusing reading old threads when people make comments like “Prof Butts made the stupidest comment up thread” when the username has changed… > [@Rachellelogram](#): > > /target Happy Fun Ball > /taunt Starts to smoke. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/12 "2013-12-17T16:48:29Z")
But, what should one do if Happy Fun Ball breaks open? This is one of our favorite jokes. Literally yesterday I told my child to wash her hands after decorating the artificial Christmas tree (per the package instructions, because it contains so many horrible chemicals and/or because California has paranoid materials safety laws), and said, “Do not taunt Happy Fun Tree.” ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/13 "2013-12-17T16:51:23Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > /target Happy Fun Ball > /taunt GOTO /target 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/14 "2013-12-17T18:06:23Z")
Begone, or I shall taunt you again! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-ball/676496/15 "2013-12-17T18:11:15Z")
Neener neener _neeee_ner!!