# Get Your Own Mob Nickname

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 31, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481 "2001-01-31T00:39:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/61 "2001-01-31T23:51:31Z")

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“ **Thinks-he’s-so-smart** ”

Hell yeah. 🙂

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**Author:** ![DeskMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DeskMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeskMonkey)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/62 "2001-01-31T23:58:37Z")

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But I don’t _wanna_ be **The Hobo Clown**!!

\*pouts and sulks off into another room

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**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/63 "2001-02-01T00:02:56Z")

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The Fist 🙂 I can live with that

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/64 "2001-02-01T00:20:14Z")

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real name = The Just  
screen name = Two Fist

Put 'em togethah and I’m Just Two Fists (thankfully!)

DeskMonkey, I feel for you. Hobo Clown has got to be the creepiest one. I saw that one on the list and shuddered. As a kid I was totally freaked by them. Not too keen on them now, actually.

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**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/65 "2001-02-01T00:39:29Z")

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Real Name: **The Mad Russian** , which is rather appropriate since I was one in our senior class play: Olga, the sexy Russian spy, very insane.

Welfy: **The Rooster**. Cock-a-doodle-doo?

That other website: **W.E.L.F.Y.: Wireless Electronic Lifeform Fabricated for Yardwork**. HA! HAHAHAHA!!!

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**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/66 "2001-02-01T00:52:42Z")

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Oh no, it’s… \*\* **The Bishop** \*\*

I’m pretty happy with it 🙂

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**Author:** ![Sakura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sakura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakura)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/67 "2001-02-01T01:18:30Z")

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Using my real name, I’m **Six Toes**.  
Using my board name, I’m **The Mortician**.

I’m using my board name. Six Toes just doesn’t seem to strike fear in the hearts of innocent civilians.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-own-mob-nickname/52481/68 "2001-02-01T01:28:00Z")

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The Enforcer.

Damn straight.

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