# Favorite Doper names. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190 "2015-09-22T08:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/41 "2015-09-23T06:18:14Z")
Here’s what I posted in a similar thread long ago. Only Exapno is still active, apparently. > [@](#): > > Exapno Mapcase - if you don’t make up a name yourself, this is about as great as it gets. > > SwimmingRiddles - cryptically poetic. > > My favorites are the pun names like Sue Duhnym and Candid Gamera. But El Cid Viscoso is just plain brilliant, and as Google shows, utterly unique on the web. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/42 "2015-09-23T06:39:13Z")
My faves were **Eats Crayons** and **Runs with Scissors** I believe they were related. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/43 "2015-09-23T09:54:34Z")
I love the name Fluffy Sniffle Picker. Or is that Pickle Sniffer. Doesn’t matter, I like the name. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/44 "2015-09-23T10:44:32Z")
**Exapno Mapcase** I have no idea what it means, or why I like it, but it’s number one in my book. mmm ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/45 "2015-09-23T11:02:22Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > **Exapno Mapcase** > > I have no idea what it means, or why I like it, but it’s number one in my book. > mmm Harpo Marx, as it seems to read in Cyrillic. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/46 "2015-09-23T11:02:53Z")
I just recalled [**Susie Derkins**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). Any Calvin & Hobbes reference is good. There’s also [**CalvinHobbes**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) which isn’t IMO nearly as good. I’m surprised to see there’s no **Calvinball**. If I was forced to change names that would be one of my first picks. Some names are kinda mysterious. e.g. [**Francis Vaughan**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). According to wiki, he was a minor Roman Catholic official in England about a hundred years ago. So either there’s a literary reference I’m clueless about, or there’s an interesting backstory we’re not getting. I also like [**Stranger On A Train**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). Both for the fine Hitchcock reference, and because in many ways the name matches the persona; we know his area of expertise very well, and virtually nothing of the rest of his world. Despite 14,000 posts, he’s still a mysterious shadowy figure; that guy you see on the 8:54 most weekdays but have never shared a word with. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/47 "2015-09-23T11:06:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I believe that’s **Novelty Bobble**. Which is still a cool name. :smack: my head said that but my finger didn’t listen. While seconding **kambuckta’s** and **stui magpie** ’s nominations\*\*, I’ll also add **carnivorousplant** , \ ***Mean Mr. Mustard** and **Amateur Barbarian**. \*[SIZE=“1”]_And that’s not just because you’re there, floating above me like some floatygimpy novelty bobble either, Mean Mr. Mustard. I buggered off for a minute, came back, and there you were._[/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/48 "2015-09-23T11:30:20Z")
and let’s not forget **Enola Straight**. . … … … … … Because it took me a whole minute to figure it out. When I saw the name, I first thought "gee, what’s that taken from?–maybe “Enola Crooked, or something?”… (Yes, when the light bulb finally lit up, I felt kinda , well,… dumb.) ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/49 "2015-09-23T13:21:26Z")
I like the name \*\*Mangetout, \*\*though apparently a few people think it means “man get out.” ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/50 "2015-09-23T13:42:23Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I like the name \*\*Mangetout, \*\*though apparently a few people think it means “man get out.” ah yes…I impressed myself by not even realising it was a word until that Doper name later helped me work out a crossword clue. **Mangetout** ignorantly fighting ignorance…! It feels rude to be here and not mention \*those I’ve not mentioned…umm…oh I know! **Reality Chuck** , **Stink Fish Pot** and **Scumpup**. Mucusy _and_ adorable. \*I fear this could go on a long time… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/51 "2015-09-23T13:44:54Z")
I’m another who finds ‘It’s Not Rocket Surgery’ awesome. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/52 "2015-09-23T16:50:38Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > and let’s not forget **Enola Straight**. > … > (Yes, when the light bulb finally lit up, I felt kinda , well,… dumb.) But when the light hit you it was really REALLY BRIGHT, wasn’t it? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/53 "2015-09-23T17:44:33Z")
I’ve always found **This Just In . . .** to be clever - every post sounds like breaking news. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/54 "2015-09-23T17:47:39Z")
I like the name **Ellis Dee**. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/55 "2015-09-23T17:59:04Z")
One of my own favorite names (and favorites Dopers) is [Shirley Ujest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) who has been a while posting. I used her name in a search for other threads where User Names were the main topic and came up with these that you might want to examine for other names not yet mentioned here: > **[Whose Username do you wish you had thought of first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726184)** > > There are so many clever ones to pick from. Some of my own favorites: Shirley Ujest, Hugh Jass, Patty O’Furniture, and maybe 50 others. I tried logging on as “One Person” back in the mists of antiquity only to find it already in use. Many of the... Whose Username do you wish you had thought of first? 06-17-2014, 08:08 AM – 06-24-2014, 11:53 AM > **["Aha! THAT'S what that Dopername means!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=574083)** > > “Sleeps With Butterflies.” Awesome Tori Amos song. Just NOW got it! What are some names that originally stumped you that you’ve since figured out…Red Shirt! "Aha! THAT’S what that Dopername means! 08-09-2010, 08:45 PM – 08-14-2010, 06:15 PM > **[Doper User Name Ultimate Cage Match!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506526)** > > Pairing off Dopers solely by their user names, I’d like to see: Furious\_Marmot v. Invisible Wombat! It’s got a nice rhythm to it, plus the contrast between the furiosity and the zen-like stability implied by the invisibility. Your suggestions? Doper User Name Ultimate Cage Match! 02-14-2009, 08:59 AM – 02-22-2009, 05:43 AM ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/56 "2015-09-23T20:57:29Z")
> [@Archeonomist](#): > > Heh. Me too - and I’ve seen that Eddie Murphy skit several times and I love it. Still didn’t make the connection until it was pointed out in a recent thread. Oh! I finally got it! I always mentally read it as “Wookie in a Pub”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/57 "2015-09-23T21:49:57Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I’ll give a shout out to **Qadgop the Mercotan**. Very meta, since it’s not merely the name of an alien, but an alien in a very bad space opera being written by a character in another space opera. +1 I like having \*\*Cal Meacham \*\*around. One day he may teach me how to build an interocitor. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/58 "2015-09-24T00:19:54Z")
Is **Tequila Mockingbird** still around? **Thudlow Boink**. Mentioned before but worth repeating: **Freudian Slit**. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/59 "2015-09-24T00:40:49Z")
I’m not sure they still post but my favorite was Baby Fish Mouth because it’s one of my favorite Movie lines that no one remembers. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/60 "2015-09-24T01:01:17Z")
The most awesomely classic movie \*Dr. Strangelove \*is well-represented. We have \*\*Merkin Muffley \*\*& **Merkwurdigliebe** (although misspelled), **Dr. Strangelove** , **Dr. Strangelunch** , and **Dr. Strangemind**. We don’t have General Buck Turgidson, but we do have his aide, **Stainz** (although misspelled and probably unrelated). So the War Room is well-represented. Out at Burpleson Air Force Base we have **General Ripper**. Although his aide, RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake is sadly MIA. As is US Army Col. Bat Guano. Aboard the B-52 we have **Major Kong**. The rest of the crew is also absent. Perhaps I should say instead that they’re all still aboard the B-52 while \*\*Major Kong \*\*has abandoned ship for the SDMB. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190.md?page=4)