# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/61 "2015-09-24T01:26:05Z")
No votes for **Yersina Pestis** yet? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/62 "2015-09-24T10:03:36Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Harpo Marx, as it seems to read in Cyrillic. Here’s the [poster](http://chrisisloopy.tripod.com/harpo/exappstr.jpg), and the [explanation](http://chrisisloopy.tripod.com/harpo/) (near the bottom of the page). ---
**Author:** ![JuliaSqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JuliaSqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JuliaSqueezer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/63 "2015-09-24T15:06:25Z")
Another vote for **Enola Straight**. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/64 "2015-09-24T15:23:49Z")
**brujaja**. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/65 "2015-09-24T16:23:13Z")
**Stink Fish Pot** from my favorite tv show **Bill Door** from my favorite author ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/66 "2015-09-24T16:45:28Z")
Thanks for all the compliments! I could use them today; already I found I didn’t make the most qualified list for a job I wanted; went to jury duty and discovered that I could have saved the drive by calling last night, because they dismissed all today’s jurors; and spent $120 at the oil change place. And to stay on topic, I’ve always admired the name Typo Knig. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/67 "2015-09-24T17:31:32Z")
I just noticed a Doper named: **¯\_(ツ)\_/¯** Not sure how you pronounce that. Edit: Although I’m guessing it’s “shrug”. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/68 "2015-09-24T17:33:57Z")
**jz78817** , I’ve always thought it was the best collection of seemingly random letters and numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/69 "2015-09-24T17:58:10Z")
My personal favorite has always been **Freudian Slit**. Clever, and not at all obscure. I also liked **Q.E.D.** (may he rest in peace). Pithy, and fit him to a tee. > [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I’ve always been fond of those long, funny ones. > > **Really Not All That Bright** Aw, shucks. 🙂 [Credit for the name goes to](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235742) (the even better named, but sadly inactive) **Shirley Ujest** , though. Looking at that thread for the first time in ten years I didn’t remember my original first choice ( **Cult of Perspicacity** ) at all. And I was very nearly **The Happy Fuzzy Gay Rights Bunny** based on a different thread. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/70 "2015-09-24T18:07:05Z")
**Qadgop The Mercotan** , in addition to being interesting, has a most cool monicker. I’m fond of obscure jokes and references, and apparently, many Dopers are, too. \*\*RTFirefly Enola Straight WOOKINPANUB The Other Waldo Pepper The Stainless Steel Rat \*\* …and oh, so many others… Although one I do not like is **Shodan**. I have nothing against the real individual Doper, and can’t think of a bad thing to say about that person… but no one who’s ever played the System Shock games after dark will EVER like the name **Shodan**. Just ask **Shodan**. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/71 "2015-09-24T18:39:55Z")
**Stealth Potato** ---
**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 24, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/72 "2015-09-24T19:08:35Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > I just noticed a Doper named: > > **¯\_(ツ)\_/¯** > > Not sure how you pronounce that. Edit: Although I’m guessing it’s “shrug”. I was coming in to mention them (I was just reminded of them), too. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … I don’t usually like names that aren’t actual words, but, for some reason, that one… Well… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/73 "2015-09-24T19:34:12Z")
Thanks for the mention. > [@Master\_Wang-Ka](#): > > …Although one I do not like is **Shodan**. I have nothing against the real individual Doper, and can’t think of a bad thing to say about that person… but no one who’s ever played the System Shock games after dark will EVER like the name **Shodan**. > > Just ask **Shodan**. See, I’m the opposite. I find myself disagreeing with a lot of Shodan’s posts, but the name reminds me of the character in the Webcomic Schlock Mercenary, who I do like. It’s a funny universe, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/74 "2015-09-24T20:29:31Z")
And let’s keep it that way. No, in the System Shock games, SHODAN is the manipulative computer intelligence who’s using you for her own evil ends, and will likely kill you when they’re accomplished. And both games, particularly the second one, are creepy as all hell. And when the second one came out, I stayed up all night several nights finishing it… to the point where SHODAN’s voice affected me like nails on a blackboard. Brrrr. I also have praise for **Your Great Darsh Face** , whose name is interesting, despite the fact that I have no idea what it means. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/75 "2015-09-24T20:48:38Z")
> [@Master\_Wang-Ka](#): > > And let’s keep it that way. > > No, in the System Shock games, SHODAN is the manipulative computer intelligence who’s using you for her own evil ends, and will likely kill you when they’re accomplished. And both games, particularly the second one, are creepy as all hell. And when the second one came out, I stayed up all night several nights finishing it… to the point where SHODAN’s voice affected me like nails on a blackboard. Brrrr. > > I also have praise for **Your Great Darsh Face** , whose name is interesting, despite the fact that I have no idea what it means. It is a beautiful reference to a Jack Vance novel. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/76 "2015-09-24T20:53:15Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I like the name **Ellis Dee**. I’m not sure why anyone would name themselves after a minor and depressing Jimmy Buffet song. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/77 "2015-09-24T20:55:26Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > _presses F5 repeatedly and forlornly_ Yeah… But at least we’re pretty. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/78 "2015-09-24T21:03:18Z")
I’m partial to the **Skald The Rhymer** , if for no other reason than its inherent tautology. Also, **Qagdop** , **Cheshire Kat** , and **burpo the wonder mutt**. The last makes me smile for some inexplicable reason. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/79 "2015-09-24T22:06:54Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > It is a beautiful reference to a Jack Vance novel. Title? ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190/80 "2015-09-24T22:39:35Z")
Ahhhh hold on gotta google it… The book is The Face, the fourth and penultimate book in his Demon Princes series. Not as mystical and absurd as his Dying Earth books, but still good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-doper-names/732190.md?page=5)