# Hey! Be careful where you sling that Doper name abbreviation, 'kay? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 30, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536 "2002-07-30T14:35:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/61 "2002-07-31T18:25:52Z")
**DeadlyAccurate** , eh? Sounds like she’s **DeadlyAccurate** … in bed! ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/62 "2002-07-31T18:45:29Z")
The only abbreviation I dislike is **Necro**. **Nec** is OK, though. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/63 "2002-07-31T18:54:57Z")
Bwa ha ha! Thanks, **fred**. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/64 "2002-08-01T02:16:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\ ***Osiris** : Is your given name really Osiris? Cool! What does it mean, where’s it from, etc.? \*\* Umm. [**The Egyptian Book of the Dead**](http://www.lysator.liu.se/~drokk/BoD/toc.html). Everything you’d want to know. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/65 "2002-08-01T02:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeadlyAccurate \* > \*\*Bwa ha ha! Thanks, **fred**. \*\* You madam, now need a sig to warn us of who you used to be. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/66 "2002-08-01T05:19:40Z")
Psst, **Osiris** , seven posts up. I tried to keep in mind the suggestion to only use a sig once per thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/67 "2002-08-01T16:52:53Z")
I’ll call you Betty. You can call me Al. Ah ha-ha. I crack myself up. :rolleyes: “Ellen” is fine, since the Cherry bit is just in there to make me look interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/68 "2002-08-02T05:33:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ellen Cherry \* > \*\*I’ll call you Betty. You can call me Al. > > Ah ha-ha. I crack myself up. :rolleyes: “Ellen” is fine, since the Cherry bit is just in there to make me look interesting. \*\* So you don’t actually have a Cherry? Is this the sort of post we’re not supposed to do any more? ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/69 "2002-08-02T05:42:17Z")
> [@](#): > > VD [is a] perfectly acceptable name for which to call me. You might want to rethink that one, **VDarlin**. As for me… Acceptable: BKB Big Kahuna Kahuna Unacceptable: Burger Boy I’ve actually thought about changing it to simply **Kahuna**. Thoughts? We’ve already had one name change here. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/70 "2002-08-02T10:21:59Z")
Mange is fine, just don’t call me magnet ---
**Author:** ![VDarlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@VDarlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VDarlin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536/71 "2002-08-02T10:27:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Big Kahuna Burger \* > **You might want to rethink that one, VDarlin.** No, no, it’s alright. I’ve thought about it, and re-evaluated it, and you know what? It’s perfectly fine and dandy with me. I know that I’m safe, so why not have a little fun, eh? 😉 ~V [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-be-careful-where-you-sling-that-doper-name-abbreviation-kay/121536.md?page=3)