# If you could edit your user status, what would it say? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307 "2003-02-20T11:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 20, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/1 "2003-02-20T11:23:53Z")
If you had the option to edit the user status (that appears under your username in each post), what would you put in there? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/2 "2003-02-20T11:34:22Z")
I think it would be nice to be able to change it whenever you want (sort of like LJ) Curently mine says “Frostbitten Fins” I kind of like “The other white meat” or “chicken of the sea” too. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/3 "2003-02-20T11:48:12Z")
I’d probably set it to say “Measures” at some point, just as a nod to the expected. More permanently, I’d settle on “Peanut Gallery Denizen” or somesuch. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/4 "2003-02-20T11:55:25Z")
As one of those boring people with a location that is my location I’d probably never change it. Although “Homo sapiens” might one day tickle my fancy enough. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/5 "2003-02-20T11:57:41Z")
“Caution: Irritant” ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/6 "2003-02-20T12:08:55Z")
I might go for “Certified Language Mechanic”. But that’s kind of long, so maybe just “ydnic”. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/7 "2003-02-20T12:32:06Z")
“Don’t Believe His Lies” ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/8 "2003-02-20T13:19:30Z")
“Amiable Warlord” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/9 "2003-02-20T13:25:24Z")
“Total Tool, but one of long duration.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/10 "2003-02-20T13:30:07Z")
Studmuffin ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/11 "2003-02-20T13:30:56Z")
huh-huh… “member”… huh-huh… Given that we don’t allow guests to post, I’ve kinda wondered why there isn’t a little more variety; have one for \<100, another for \<5000, and then another one every 1000… I mean, there’s, what, 25,000 members and a dozen or so mods/admins? Too many braves, not enough chiefs. ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/12 "2003-02-20T13:58:46Z")
If I were a 13 year old boy: Large Member. But as I’m not, I would go with “Drive By Poster Extraordinaire”. Ahhh…I see on preview I’m not the only one with the sense of humour of a 13 year old… ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/13 "2003-02-20T15:24:33Z")
_Real Illusionist_ ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/14 "2003-02-20T15:24:39Z")
When we first switched to vB format, that actually WAS an option. It wasn’t supposed to be, but the admins hadn’t turned it off, so a number of us brilliant people changed our statuses, to the ire of certain mods. (Our psychic powers weren’t working too well at that moment, and we figured, “Hey, new feature!” Silly us.) Anyway, mine said **Max Torque’s Secret Lover** because MaxT dared me to enter that as my status. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/15 "2003-02-20T17:38:52Z")
_“Contents May Be Under Pressure”_ ---
**Author:** ![Pantology](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Pantology](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantology)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/16 "2003-02-20T19:13:20Z")
On another board, my user status reads “Turgid Member.” Always makes me giggle, 'cos it sounds dirty, but really isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Duece](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Duece](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duece)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/17 "2003-02-20T20:01:51Z")
Bigalow ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/18 "2003-02-20T20:41:28Z")
“Brought to you by a grant from Mobil” ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/19 "2003-02-20T21:11:51Z")
_Tastes like chicken_ would be my choice. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307/20 "2003-02-20T21:25:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyla \* > \*\*When we first switched to vB format, that actually WAS an option. It wasn’t supposed to be, but the admins hadn’t turned it off, so a number of us brilliant people changed our statuses, to the ire of certain mods. (Our psychic powers weren’t working too well at that moment, and we figured, “Hey, new feature!” Silly us.) > \*\* Which leads me to ask, why is it turned off ? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-edit-your-user-status-what-would-it-say/156307.md?page=2)