# I changed my user name. Because I wanna! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487 "2002-09-24T18:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/21 "2002-09-24T22:25:23Z")
How and Dee, **Ringo** BangoBongo. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/22 "2002-09-24T22:42:03Z")
I refuse to admit that your old username was anything BUT **Can The Arya**. I still call you that, and I still will, gazelle or not. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/23 "2002-09-24T23:14:00Z")
this one will be much easier to spell. i like it. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/24 "2002-09-25T00:36:31Z")
Just added **Gazelle from Hell** to my mental list of really, _really_ cool names around here. ---
**Author:** ![Another\_Primate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Another\_Primate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Primate)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/25 "2002-09-25T01:25:33Z")
I think your new name is very cool. And, it’s funny to see that someone else thought of capybara when they saw your old name – I did that, too! But I especially like your description of "when I’m running and getting tired, I imagine a gazelle and try to feel as easy about running as a gazelle would feel… " OK if I borrow that feeling? -Sue (Another Primate) ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/26 "2002-09-25T01:52:45Z")
Hey! All you knock that off! –Cap. Gazelle- welcome to the zoo. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/27 "2002-09-25T06:55:10Z")
I like it. It’s certainly a far more vivid image. Admittedly, I, too read it as Can-the-ar-ya. Thought it was some Gaelic/Welsh thing. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/28 "2002-09-25T10:00:22Z")
I always pronounced it canth e ara, when the voices in my head were talking about it, or something. I watched the ATMB thread about changing it. I like the new one; I’m glad you stuck with changing it rather than being guilted into sticking with one you don’t like. So, hello **Gazelle from Hell** , it’s nice to meet you. Multi-word nicks are neat, although I don’t see any good subnicks like **the grim spectre o’[color=black]Fred death[/color]** has. Lefro? Llefro? Romhel? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/29 "2002-09-25T10:10:34Z")
Saying “And a big shout-out to my friend **Gazelle from Hell**!” doesn’t have quite the appeal of “And a big shout-out to my friend **Canthearya** ”…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/30 "2002-09-25T12:23:24Z")
All of you guys who didn’t know it meant “I cannot hear you.” - you crack me up. **Sublight** , at least you have some thinking to back up your interpretation. Holy crap! I just checked a Gaelic dictionary and look what I found! > [@](#): > > _ **Canthearya** _, from the Gaelic. Definition: Most confusing username. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/31 "2002-09-25T14:36:21Z")
I think we’re all straight now. Oops, sorry **iampunha**.😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/32 "2002-09-25T14:46:16Z")
Yep, another one checking in who just now got your username. I read it as **can thera** (hard th sound). :smack:. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/33 "2002-09-25T16:52:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lno \* > \*\*I refuse to admit that your old username was anything BUT **Can The Arya**. I still call you that, and I still will, gazelle or not. \*\* I think this is fine, **lno** , as long as you allow her to refer to you as **Ino**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/34 "2002-09-25T17:03:35Z")
I hate to pee in the punch bowl, but I don’t like it one little bit. Change scares me. Paper currency, too. Goodbye, Auntie Canty. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/35 "2002-09-25T17:40:19Z")
Eeeew! :: spits out punch :: ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/36 "2002-09-25T18:03:05Z")
**UncleBeer** , bite me. **Ino** , what **scout** said. Ha! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-changed-my-user-name-because-i-wanna/129487/37 "2002-09-25T18:53:28Z")
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