# Doper user names and their origins **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055 "2001-11-13T03:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/81 "2002-03-30T21:55:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by puk \* > \*\*well, I was going to be Puck (a la midsummernights dream) or Pluk (from a well known dutch children’s book), so I sorta compromised and became puk. \*\* I thought it was a silent “e” thing ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/82 "2002-03-30T23:29:25Z")
After skillfully constructing a method for interplanetary internet use, one of my first actions was to become a member of the SDMB. Lacking imagination, I used the name given to me by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his SF novel: “A Princess of Mars”. Imagine my surprise when I learned that my old buddy from Barsoom, **Tars Tarkas** , was already here! Now things are further complicated by the fact that there’s a character on some TV show with a name similar to mine. Life is not this complex on _The Red Planet_! In response to several inquiries, I am gald to inform all that Dejah Thoris is alive and well, and that we are still together(except for those times when I am having to rescue her from the numerous evil-doers that roam the dead sea bottoms of her homeland). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/83 "2002-03-30T23:57:11Z")
I’m a veteran of many road and air trips to Vegas, and my friends and I always have to play the song “Viva Las Vegas” at least once on the car stereo. But I have not yet inherited my mom’s incredible good luck at the slots, hence the “lost wages” part. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MrPeabody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MrPeabody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPeabody)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/84 "2002-03-31T00:34:49Z")
I am the “smart” dog with glasses from Rocky and Bullwinkle ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/85 "2002-03-31T00:36:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrPeabody \* > \*\*I am the “smart” dog with glasses from Rocky and Bullwinkle \*\* “Quiet, you!” Fenris ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/86 "2002-03-31T00:44:01Z")
I started driving race cars in the late 70’s and I used the number 72 whenever possible. At the time Benny Parsons was my favorite NASCAR driver and he drove a car #72. Fast forward to early 1996 and my first computer and a computer sim called NASCAR Racing 2 by Papyrus. I needed a username for online racing and adopted racer72. Been using it ever since for all my usernames. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/87 "2002-03-31T07:38:13Z")
_When choosing my handle for the SDMB The name GIGObuster came to me. When I pondered for days All the geeky ways I could use computer jargon And being able to rant Regarding politics or argon And say to the ignorant:_ You are busted! * * * Only once in all my time in the SDMB did I use the “you are busted” weapon. I reserve that for occasions when links are available that clearly show the poster lying on top of just ignoring evidence against his/her BS, suffice to say: the troll that was at the receiving end became unhinged and even a moderator reprimanded him. (You’ll have been warned 😉 )) Just in case anybody miss it: GIGO = Garbage In Garbage Out. “buster” was added to mean that I like to destroy bad information. (I notice that some religious sites are trying to say that means Goodness In, Goodness out. But that would twist the meaning) [sub]PS: yes, IANA Poet. That was ugly![/sub] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/88 "2002-04-18T21:00:24Z")
What is no one going to ask where I got _my_ name? ;\> Anyway, I got mine from a Fuel song. ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/89 "2002-04-18T21:39:33Z")
Anticay means anti- K. Which means coach Krzyzewski of Duke basketball. A terrible man. I used to like to keep its meaning to myself but I was attacked on another board for it. They previously had a flamer come through before I got there named Anti-gay who was banned. It was funny after I found out. ---
**Author:** ![dabrota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@dabrota](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dabrota)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/90 "2002-04-18T21:40:32Z")
Dabrota - I got tired of my previous screen name - euphemism. So, I needed a name, that I could (at times) pass off as my own real name. Being the collosal nerd I am, I went to my books, and from one of my sci-fi books, pulled this name. The girl who has it sort of reminds me of me, so it fits 🙂 I’d be most impressed if anyone can figure out which book it’s from…i’m curious if I’m the only person who’s read it. Enderw24 might know…‘anal sex’ my ass. No pun intended 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/91 "2002-04-18T21:52:30Z")
It’s my name. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/92 "2002-04-18T22:02:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Civil Defense \* > **GingerOfTheNorth is an easy one - she’s from Canada! Eh?** Not exactly. I am a redhead (Ginger) and lived in the far north of Canada, in the Northwest Territories. Even to a Canadian, I was very, very far North. Good try, though. I think it’s funny that one of my favourite Doper friends is actually named Ginger. She’s also a redhead. It confuses people when I talk about meeting Ginger for lunch or shopping. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/93 "2002-04-18T22:11:25Z")
Mine’s from my passion for the Lindy Hop, the greatest (and earliest) of all swing dances. Not much is more fun than a good Lindy! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pbrtallboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@pbrtallboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbrtallboy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/94 "2002-04-18T22:21:55Z")
I’m not afraid of cheap beer in a 16oz. can. \ ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/95 "2002-04-18T23:09:08Z")
I am something of a Doubting Thomas, and my name is Robert, so Doubting Robert came to mind. Besides, **Mr. Cynical** was already taken. In reading down through this thread, I followed the links to some of the older threads. Some of the entries seemed really strange, until I realized that when a username is changed, the new name is displayed on old posts. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/96 "2002-04-18T23:37:52Z")
Many moons ago, when a 386 was the best I could get my hands on, I was creating posters and programs for the SO’s drama group. Well, the 386 wouldn’t render the pic scans I was using fast enuff, so I sent them into work to complete the job on a 486. Wow, so much faster. Well, I got sprung (caught) doing non-work at (@) work (work) and the nick has stuck. And I still do things at work that aren’t work, although now I avoid doing it where people can see me. [www.caughtatwork.net](http://www.caughtatwork.net/) is where you can see the other stuff that I do at work (mainly ripped off). ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/97 "2002-04-19T00:18:44Z")
My handle is the name of a clingy, bloodthirsty, and unattractive middle-aged noblewoman from Gilbert and Sullivan’s _Mikado._ (It’s a superb part, incidentally… :D) Doesn’t really suit me, as I’m relatively young and affable, and am not what one might describe as “tough as a bone”…ah, well. ---
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/98 "2002-04-19T01:58:36Z")
it sounds cool and confuses people. (ynh) ---
**Author:** ![abel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abel)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/99 "2002-04-19T02:03:31Z")
It came from the story of Cain and Abel, in the Bible. Back in the days of Compuserve chat rooms, my younger brother used the name Cain, which he thought was cool and rebellious-sounding. When I got on the internet, I decided to be the better of the two brothers, and adopted the name Abel. I’ve had it for ICQ, a version of it for AIM, and all sorts of other fun uses for it. Kinda boring story, but it’s all I got. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055/100 "2002-04-19T11:48:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jomo Mojo \* > \*\*It was my senior year in college. Late one night I was well baked. I wrote a weird fantasy/science fiction story and decided to submit it to my food co-op newsletter for publication (they printed it). It needed a byline. What should I give my name as? A man on a flaming pie swooped down and said “Your name is **Jomo Mojo**.” I said, “Thank you, Mr. Man, Jomo Mojo it is.” > > Just kidding, that last bit. \*\* Ha ha, good John Lennon reference, though. Anyway, as for mine, everything else I chose was “already in use.” So I did what came naturally. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055.md?page=6)