# Ever unintentionally learn the meaning of another Doper's username? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 30, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178 "2007-01-30T22:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![freakstasy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@freakstasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freakstasy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/21 "2007-01-31T18:40:26Z")
I stumbled across a reference to **[Sal Ammoniac](http://www.google.com/search?q=sal+ammoniac&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official)** a while back. There was delayed surprise and momentary confusion. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/22 "2007-01-31T19:00:36Z")
I’m always surprised how history seems to have forgotten 70’s adult film sensation Joey “the Love Slav” Pravnik. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/23 "2007-01-31T19:10:57Z")
Not quite the same, but I always read **TubaDiva** as “Tuba Diver” with a Boston accent on the Diver ( drop the final “r”, substitute and “ah” sound). I could not quite figure out why some one would want to dive in a tuba, but what the hey. Finally, I realized that it was Diva- She was a tuba diva. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![InappropriateHumor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@InappropriateHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InappropriateHumor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/24 "2007-01-31T20:24:47Z")
[QUOTE=InappropriateHumor] I believe that **Clothahump** was the name of wizard who happened to be a turtle in a series of books I read many years ago. But it was the wrong way about, i.e., I read the books then happened on the name here much later. I’m hoping Clothahump will come by and confirm or deny that his user name came from that book series. [/QUOTE] Never mind, I finally read [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8207907&postcount=139) post in “So, how’d you get your user name?” Geez, I make me tired. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/25 "2007-01-31T20:37:36Z")
Once in a Hello Kitty store, I learned the origin of a doper. ‘Badtz Maru’? I don’t think he posts here anymore though. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/26 "2007-01-31T20:44:25Z")
[QUOTE=InappropriateHumor] I believe that **Clothahump** was the name of wizard who happened to be a turtle in a series of books I read many years ago. But it was the wrong way about, i.e., I read the books then happened on the name here much later. I’m hoping Clothahump will come by and confirm or deny that his user name came from that book series. [/QUOTE] See [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8207907&postcount=139). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178/27 "2007-01-31T22:16:20Z")
[QUOTE=LifeOnWry] Well, SOMEONE here has a Lovecraftian name, I’m almost sure of it!! [/QUOTE] Although [HPL](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) hasn’t posted for a month, I believe the screen name (monogram?) is a tribute to [Howard Phillips Lovecraft.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.P._Lovecraft) There was also a member named **Cthuhlu** at one time, and [**Hastur**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastur) (already mentioned in this thread) was a character used by Lovecraft after being created by Ambrose Bierce. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-unintentionally-learn-the-meaning-of-another-dopers-username/390178.md?page=1)