# Explain you username **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694 "2012-02-23T03:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/201 "2012-02-28T09:00:35Z")
Mine invokes a feeble punchline. “What’s a Tellyworth?” “Oh, about $300, unless you want 3D.” Fortunately no one ever asks. ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/202 "2012-02-28T14:08:02Z")
Mine involves another board and some guy who was trying to sell a typoed electric winch. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/203 "2012-02-28T15:45:56Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Mine’s not very interesting. I have always been fascinated by snakes, and rattlesnakes are the most fascinating snakes of all to me. Most rattlesnakes belong to the genus Crotalus. I think I tried something related to guitar-playing when I signed up, but it wasn’t available. I going to repeat what I said in the last thread like this, which is that I think Crotalus is an awesome name. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/204 "2012-02-28T15:54:20Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I going to repeat what I said in the last thread like this, which is that I think Crotalus is an awesome name. Gee, thanks! Yours always makes me smile, for some reason. It might be the exclamation point. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/205 "2012-02-28T19:14:55Z")
Being English, my maternal ancestors have always had cats, and they were all named Tibby. We’ve had a succession of Tibby cats since I was born and I carried on that fine tradition with Tibby 8th after I married. Well, that came to a screeching halt when my first born was diagnosed with asthma. After considerable deliberation we put it to a vote and decided to keep the kid, get one of those ridiculous hypoallergenic [Schnoodle](http://pierceschnoodles.32blue.net/images/about_the_breed.jpg) dogs and get rid of dear Tibby (I won’t tell you how I voted, but it wasn’t unanimous). So, I put poor Tibby in a box on the table in anticipation of transporting him to the pound. Then, Schrödinger (the Schnöödle) jumped atop the table and knocked the box to the ground with a great thud. I was afraid to open the box, wondering if I would see a live cat or a dead cat (Tibby or not Tibby, that was the question). As it turns out, I opened the box, and they were both in there. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/206 "2012-02-28T21:41:30Z")
Back when I joined up, there was another poster by the handle tatertot. I love tatertots, and decided to name myself after another great food product. I chose a food that I was really hot on at the time, happily making 2+ hour trips to Philly to get my fix. I haven’t had a real cheesesteak in about 10 years, but still feel a need to join in any discussions about them. How could I not? ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/207 "2012-02-29T00:24:56Z")
Many, many moons ago I was involved in a **Star Trek** RPG. My character’s rank (abbreviated) and last name has become my username on several forums. Interestingly, there is/was a Doper using the name **Captain Lance Murdoch.** He and I have never discussed the similarity of our names; I’m not sure I have ever interacted with him. It doesn’t bug him, it doesn’t bug me. ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/208 "2012-02-29T02:16:38Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Mvskoke/Muscogee/Creek language. > ‘Red Hawk’ How in the world did you know that? You’ll note the “not really” above, Johanna. ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/209 "2012-02-29T11:07:47Z")
I’m a huge Zeppelin fan, but this song has a favorite verse of mine: > [@](#): > > I’ll run in the rain till I’m breathless > When I’m breathless I’ll run till I drop, hey > The thoughts of a fool’s kind of careless > I’m just a fool waiting on the wrong block Simple fun, running around in the rain like a fool… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/210 "2012-02-29T13:33:13Z")
It was the water. And a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/211 "2012-02-29T18:59:51Z")
It is, in part, an anagram of part of my real name. Also it sounds cool, especially if you say it in death-metal demon voice and throw other cool sounding stuff afterwards. **Regallag the Axe, scourge of the North, bringer of slaughter, born of Winter with ice in his veins.** ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/212 "2012-02-29T19:08:24Z")
Elendil was a great, wise and powerful king of Gondor and Arnor in ancient Middle-earth in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. If he weren’t fictional, I’d be proud to be descended from him. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/213 "2012-02-29T21:32:58Z")
Well, since I just joined, I figure this is a nice way to introduce myself. I’ve been reading threads a couple days now- laughing, agreeing, arguing- and finally decided to join in because otherwise no one here will be able to hear me! :rolleyes: Oh yes, why “ **Why Child**.” I’ve been deliberating about what I wanted to call myself. Favorite fictional character? Favorite color? Name myself after my cat? **This is serious stuff!** Asked myself, Why let this hold you back? Why is this so important? Why not just pick something? And a voice in my head pipes up, "Mom always said you were her “Why Child.” Oh, inspiration!! Besides, I was ever curious. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/214 "2012-03-01T13:48:43Z")
Random thought… I think an excellent username here would be **Felch The Wax Tadpole** ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/215 "2012-03-01T14:49:43Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > Well, since I just joined, I figure this is a nice way to introduce myself. I’ve been reading threads a couple days now- laughing, agreeing, arguing- and finally decided to join in because otherwise no one here will be able to hear me! :rolleyes: > Oh yes, why “ **Why Child**.” I’ve been deliberating about what I wanted to call myself. Favorite fictional character? Favorite color? Name myself after my cat? **This is serious stuff!** > Asked myself, Why let this hold you back? Why is this so important? Why not just pick something? And a voice in my head pipes up, "Mom always said you were her “Why Child.” Oh, inspiration!! Besides, I was ever curious. Then allow me to -perhaps- be the first to welcome you to here. That is a catchy username and I hope Mom approves. I trust you will enjoy yourself here and remember to say nice things about the mod’s. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Orionizer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orionizer/32/4442_2.png) [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/216 "2012-03-01T15:39:13Z")
My favorite constellation is Orion. I used to use Orion as my username in about all of my online games. One day, somebody had taken it and I couldn’t log on, so I changed it a bit to Orionizer and have kept it ever since… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/217 "2012-03-01T16:07:53Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > Then allow me to -perhaps- be the first to welcome you to here… And perhaps I’ll be second. Welcome aboard, **Why Child**! ---
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/218 "2012-03-01T16:11:50Z")
I don’t really know ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/219 "2012-03-01T16:52:20Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > What? It’s self-explanatory. Uh… could you spell it out for us anyway? > [@Loach](#): > > …Some assumed it had to do with the fish or the director. Nope, the helicopter. The bad guy in _Blue Thunder_ flies an armed Loach, doesn’t he? > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …I had always wanted a dog and liked to call it Einstein… Dr. Brown’s dog in _Back to the Future_ was named Einstein. > [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#): > > My user name is inspired by the saying “the irony is so thick that you can…” and one of the thick metallic thing I can think of is a crowbar. The “+3” is a D&D reference, referring to the enchantment level of a weapon I’ve always liked your username. Sounds like something the adventurers would pick up in a wacky dungeon. > [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I going to repeat what I said in the last thread like this, which is that I think Crotalus is an awesome name. Seconded! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694/220 "2012-03-01T17:23:21Z")
Bumbershoot is a tune by my favorite band, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. Plus, a bumbershoot is sort of like a parachute and I used to be really into skydiving. I’m not named after the Seattle music festival- at least I don’t think I am. Maybe that’s where Fleck got the name for his tune; I know they’ve played there in the past. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-you-username/613694.md?page=12)