# If I had a science fiction-related username, it would be... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 24, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407 "2006-12-24T03:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/1 "2006-12-24T03:17:38Z")
SF only, please. I know if I opened it up to fantasy, I’d get a deluge of Tolkienesque names (hell, I’d probably contribute some myself). So focus, people, focus. I’d maybe go for **God-Emperor Karellen Haviland Tuf Starfleet Chief of Staff Non-Scruffy Nerf Herder Womp Rat Padawan Commodore Stoned Mugato Trainer Tauntaun Wrangler Bantha Groomer Max Headroom** And you…? ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/2 "2006-12-24T03:49:55Z")
Off the top of my head **Mannie**. I’d also go with Mycroft Holmes but we have a Mycroft H. already. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/3 "2006-12-24T04:10:28Z")
Gripping Hand ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/4 "2006-12-24T04:13:41Z")
**John Christian** **Bill The Galactic Hero** **The Mule** ---
**Author:** ![Gridnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Gridnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gridnak)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/5 "2006-12-24T04:18:04Z")
Ravenor Rogal Dorn Black Jack Geary Gridnak 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/6 "2006-12-24T04:18:24Z")
[QUOTE=dbuzman] Off the top of my head **Mannie**. I’d also go with Mycroft Holmes but we have a Mycroft H. already. [/QUOTE] What’s **Mannie** from? I’m a big Holmes fan myself, but wouldn’t consider it SF. I guess YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Gridnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Gridnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gridnak)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/7 "2006-12-24T04:19:47Z")
[QUOTE=Gridnak] Ravenor Rogal Dorn Black Jack Geary Gridnak 😃 [/QUOTE] There’s also: Jorj X. McKie The Stainless Steel Rat ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/8 "2006-12-24T04:22:13Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] **John Christian** **Bill The Galactic Hero** **The Mule** [/QUOTE] I recognize the others; what’s **John Christian** from? Which reminds me: **Zefrem Cochrane Koloth Admiral Kirk Memory Alpha Redjac Grand Moff Sith On It Sandking** ---
**Author:** ![Gridnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Gridnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gridnak)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/9 "2006-12-24T04:28:32Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I recognize the others; what’s **John Christian** from? [/QUOTE] Jerry Pournelle’s “John Christian Falkenberg” books: The Mercenary, West of Honor ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/10 "2006-12-24T04:38:44Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] What’s **Mannie** from? I’m a big Holmes fan myself, but wouldn’t consider it SF. I guess YMMV. [/QUOTE] The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Mannie is the nickname for one of the lead characters and Mycroft Holmes is the computers name. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/11 "2006-12-24T05:20:25Z")
**Hiro Protagonist** **James Bolivar DiGriz Felix Hoenikker bokonon Cirocco Jones Henry Dorsett Case** ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/12 "2006-12-24T05:50:42Z")
\*\*Y.T. Shadout Mapes Hans Rebka Teela Brown Protector Tricia McMillan Michael Poole Susan Calvin …ask a glass of water Hari Seldon R. Daneel Olivaw Dave Bowman Sherman Louise Baltimore David Warner Barclay \*\* (a compiled list from me and the husband) ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/13 "2006-12-24T05:58:56Z")
Uhhhh… **ronincyberpunk**? or… **Blade Runner Deckard Neuromancer Hack the Gibson Netrunner Sysop Blacksun Chiba City Blues Snowcrash** – IG ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/14 "2006-12-24T06:08:53Z")
**the dog**. And then no one could talk about me. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/15 "2006-12-24T06:16:35Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] What’s **Mannie** from? I’m a big Holmes fan myself, but wouldn’t consider it SF. I guess YMMV. [/QUOTE] My friend, you must drop whatever you are reading and run to the bookstore or public library and pick up a copy of \*\*Robert Heinlien’s \*\* best novel. As **dbuzman** said, Mannie is the lead (human) character in Moon is a Harsh Mistress. This is the classic Science Fiction book of classic Science fiction books. Rebellion on the moon, a sentient computer, line marriages, the moon as a prison, farming on the moon, magnetic catapults, Hazel Stone as a young teen Hellion, Wyoh you need to meet Wyoh. More than his more famous Stranger in a Strange Land, Moon is a Harsh Mistress is the classic science fiction must read by the dean of science fiction. On that note, and as Manny is gone, I might go with Prof. Bernardo de la Paz or Scotty’s Apprentice. Jim {The book is a fast and solid read and is truly the best novel by the master of Science Fiction} ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/16 "2006-12-24T08:38:29Z")
If I restricted myself simply to **Heinlein** ; **Potiphar Braun Kettle Belly Bailey Castor and/or Pollux D. D. Harriman Petronius the Arbiter Slipstick Libby JoeJim Kip John Thomas IV** … and so many others. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/17 "2006-12-24T08:51:50Z")
[QUOTE=Rhubarb] … and so many others. [/QUOTE] Morgan Kell Jaime Wolf Phelan Kell Victor Davion Ilkhan Kerensky ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/18 "2006-12-24T09:23:40Z")
I would go with Gort. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/19 "2006-12-24T11:19:20Z")
Ellen Ripley ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-had-a-science-fiction-related-username-it-would-be/385407/20 "2006-12-24T13:50:47Z")
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