# Dopers you get confused **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126 "2001-11-08T03:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/1 "2001-11-08T03:50:13Z")
How many of you can’t keep your fellow dopers straight in your head? I’ll be the first to admit it’s my fault, for not paying enough attention, but for some reason, there are some I just always confuse with others, even tho they can be very, very different. For instance, I’m always getting **Fenris** confused with **Esprix**. or **kellibelli** with **Andygirl**. Again, I don’t mean to cast aspersions on the dopers I’ve named, it’s my bad, I have a hardware short circuit in my head that makes me mix them up. Perhaps I’d remember them better as individuals if they had interesting diseases. Anyone else have this trouble? QtM ---
**Author:** ![TheOtherOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheOtherOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOtherOne)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/2 "2001-11-08T05:04:53Z")
I don’t really mix the names up, I just tend to read them wrong. For example, **Qadgop the Mercotan** , to me, is pronounced something like “Quagdop the Mercotian”. Don’t ask me why. Oh, and for the past few months, I read “ **CrankyAsAnOldMan** ” as “CrankyAssOldMan”. [sub]Ah well, at least it’ll pad my post count ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/3 "2001-11-08T06:00:12Z")
For some reason, I confuse _javaman_ with myself and I always get confused when I see his name, and I think, “I didn’t post to this…” ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/4 "2001-11-08T06:03:50Z")
I used to get Demo and Doob confused a LOT. Could never keep them straight. Then someone pointed out that Demo was gay and it’s been ok since then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Firx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Firx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Firx)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/5 "2001-11-08T06:11:17Z")
Well, there’s this guy **Hiryuu** , and… Oh. Wait. This isn’t the “Dopers you get confused **by** ” thread. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/6 "2001-11-08T06:46:06Z")
I won’t even begin with the names I get confused, because there are just way too many of them. Suffice it to say that if two dopers have names that begin with the same two or three letters, chances are that I will confuse them at one time or another. Hey, **Qadgop the Mercotan** , looks like you’re pretty safe there! (Now I’m waiting for tons of people who have usernames beginning with “Qa” to come and post here 🙂 ) lel, who often confuses herself with **ell**. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/7 "2001-11-08T07:08:39Z")
**spoofe** and **spooje**. i thought they were the same person for the longest time… ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/8 "2001-11-08T07:18:56Z")
I’ve been confused for both **matt\_mcl** and **SqrlCub**. Being confused for **Fenris** honors me. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/9 "2001-11-08T14:30:02Z")
Fenris is taller ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/10 "2001-11-08T15:22:04Z")
I’m always confusing **Fenris** with **Ferrous**. And like JavaMaven1, I can confuse myself–I’ve been known to read **Spoonbender’s** posts, and think, “I don’t remember posting this…” ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/11 "2001-11-08T15:24:38Z")
Great! Now we have spoons, spooje and spoof. Who’s next, spook? I used to get jarbabyj and uh, that other j person confused. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/12 "2001-11-08T16:33:22Z")
jarbabyj and jayjay - I’ve gotten them confused too. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/13 "2001-11-08T17:41:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*or **kellibelli** with **Andygirl**. \*\* I am flattered, albeit somewhat puzzled, by the association. 😉 Andy and andyman are both posters here, but I think we might be a bit hard to confuse. I often get mixed up between Fenris and fenrir and FairyChatMom and FairyPrincessKitty. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/14 "2001-11-08T17:49:10Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m always confusing Fenris with Ferrous. My turn to be flattered. …Though I guess you just mean the similarity of our names, rather than our posting styles. Oh well, I’ll work on it. ---
**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/15 "2001-11-08T18:40:07Z")
UncleBeer, Ukelele Ike, and UncleBill. Damn alliteration! ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/16 "2001-11-08T18:52:51Z")
For some reason I always think **Zenster** is **Jester**. Weird, because I’ve met **Jester** IRL once. And I agree with the **UncleBeer/UncleBill** connection. [grumpy old man] All you posters look alike, dag-nabbit! ---
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/17 "2001-11-08T19:27:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\*Great! Now we have spoons, spooje and spoof. > Who’s next, spook? > > I used to get jarbabyj and uh, that other j person confused. \*\* We do have MFS and the S stands for “Spork”. Just a little trivia about a fellow doper, you’ve probably never heard of. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/18 "2001-11-08T19:32:44Z")
I always get **Searching for Truth** and **Speaker for the Dead** mixed up. And I agree with **TheOtherOne** - to me, your name is pronounced Quagdop the Mercodian. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/19 "2001-11-08T19:41:53Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by vanilla \*\*\* > Great! Now we have spoons, spooje and spoof. > Who’s next, spook?_\* Don’t forget **spoke-**. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126/20 "2001-11-08T19:42:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andygirl \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > > \*\*or **kellibelli** with **Andygirl**. \*\* > > I am flattered, albeit somewhat puzzled, by the association. 😉 \*\* Well, I’m puzzled by it too, **andygirl**. It just shows my neuronal circuitry is tied neither to linearity or onomatopoeia. QtM [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-you-get-confused/92126.md?page=2)