# Game: spot the obscure movie/book/etc.. references in doper's nicks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544 "2004-12-01T19:00:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/21 "2004-12-01T20:40:09Z")
**Siddhartha Vicious** – a play on the name of Sex Pistols frontman Sid Vicious, combined with the name of the title character of Herman Hesse’s _Siddharta_. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/22 "2004-12-01T20:43:52Z")
Isn’t Siddhartha a reference to the [Buddha](http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/BUDDHISM/SIDD.HTM)? ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/23 "2004-12-01T20:47:36Z")
[Here ya go.](http://www.rocket-fuel.com/~ddreed/features/lyrix-jesuslizard-0999.php) Two or three dopers have recognized the reference in my 5-ish years here. Most don’t, partially because of the obscurity, and partially because I act like an idiot/asshole most of the time anyway so the name seems to fit without the song reference. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/24 "2004-12-01T20:50:03Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think **Eve** is the first name of a very talented and famous author of books about obscure early film stars. True, but Eve’s name wasn’t always “Eve.” She selected the name specifically. I’m always curious about such things but it’s really none of my business. No one’s gotten mine yet. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/25 "2004-12-01T20:53:42Z")
> [@](#): > > No one’s gotten mine yet. Maybe if I try reading it backwards… ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/26 "2004-12-01T21:03:59Z")
> [@Terminus Est](#): > > Isn’t Siddhartha a reference to the [Buddha](http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/BUDDHISM/SIDD.HTM)? That too. … **Lord Ashtar** – character on video game “Ninja Gaiden”. [**Kel Varsnen - Latex Division**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld_trivia) – a reference to an alter-ego once used by Jerry Seinfeld on _Seinfeld_. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/27 "2004-12-01T21:04:11Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > No one’s gotten mine yet. Is it numeric? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/28 "2004-12-01T21:06:45Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > [**Kel Varsnen - Latex Division**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld_trivia) – a reference to an alter-ego once used by Jerry Seinfeld on _Seinfeld_. And, of course, **Art Vandelay, Architect** is George Costanza’s alter ego. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/29 "2004-12-01T21:10:22Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > True, but Eve’s name wasn’t always “Eve.” She selected the name specifically. I’m always curious about such things but it’s really none of my business. > > No one’s gotten mine yet. You aren’t named after the bus driver form the Simpsons? Well phooey… ---
**Author:** ![Severian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/30 "2004-12-01T21:12:32Z")
I know yours, **Terminus Est**! ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/31 "2004-12-01T21:18:48Z")
Most people don’t know what my name means, but a google search would probably bring it up. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/32 "2004-12-01T21:20:29Z")
**Roland Orzabal** – half of music duo Tears for Fears. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/33 "2004-12-01T21:22:25Z")
Mine is based on a character from the book that never made it to the movie. And since the movie is basically cult and is much more famous than the book, I’d say that counts as obscure. ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/34 "2004-12-01T21:25:10Z")
**Dignan** is the name of Owen Wilson’s character in _Bottle Rocket_. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/35 "2004-12-01T21:27:07Z")
Mine’s pretty obscure, but **oblong** figured it out: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2452606&highlight#post2452606](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2452606&highlight#post2452606) ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/36 "2004-12-01T21:27:44Z")
While I was, indeed, a girl scout, that’s not what I’m referring to… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/37 "2004-12-01T21:28:24Z")
I saw a guest today named **Beware of Doug**. Nice! (If I get it, everyone else probably does too, but if you don’t, it’s a Far Side.) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/38 "2004-12-01T21:31:37Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Mine is an obscure reference (music related). My name is a slight play on the **Sparklehorse** song _Devil’s New_ from the album _It’s a Wonderful Life_. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/39 "2004-12-01T21:32:55Z")
**Satisfying Andy Licious**. I love a username that makes me hum Sammy Davis Jr songs whenever I see a post. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544/40 "2004-12-01T21:36:00Z")
**ElvisL1ves** – is possibly from a video game, but the specifics are escaping me. I may or may not remember a villain in the game exclaiming “Elvis Lives” when the player died. **El Vez** is the name of a semi-famous Latin Elvis impersonator. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spot-the-obscure-movie-book-etc-references-in-dopers-nicks/277544.md?page=3)