# If you had a Secret Service codename, what would it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985 "2008-03-11T16:48:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/21 "2008-03-11T18:48:18Z")
The precious. ---
**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/22 "2008-03-11T18:55:35Z")
[QUOTE=yanceylebeef] Shecky. No, Nipsy. Definately Nipsy. That would be awesome! [/QUOTE] **HEY!** _I’m_ Shecky. 😃 Oh, and I’d be Trouty. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/23 "2008-03-11T18:59:10Z")
Vanity search complete. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/24 "2008-03-11T19:02:00Z")
Kitty!! (with both exclamation points) ---
**Author:** ![fuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuffle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/25 "2008-03-11T19:07:35Z")
“Who?” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/26 "2008-03-11T19:08:09Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] I just read in a story that Barack Obama’s Secret Service codename is “Renegade” [/QUOTE] I liked him before, but that’s just badass. Me? I think I’d ask for the code name Dark Knight. They’d call me “Saysd’ohalot.” ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/27 "2008-03-11T19:12:01Z")
Vajayjay. Just because I’d love hearing secret service goons muttering it into their walkie talkies. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/28 "2008-03-11T19:15:03Z")
[QUOTE=Omniscient] Turd Ferguson. [/QUOTE] “ **Omniscient** is on the move!!” “Who?” "… **sigh** …_ **Turd Ferguson** _ is on the move. " “That’s right.” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/29 "2008-03-11T19:22:00Z")
I’d probably get something like “Crosshair” or “Target.” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/30 "2008-03-11T19:24:32Z")
[QUOTE=Flander] “ **Omniscient** is on the move!!” “Who?” "… **sigh** …_ **Turd Ferguson** _ is on the move. " “That’s right.” [/QUOTE] Well done. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/31 "2008-03-11T19:25:36Z")
Peckerhead. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/32 "2008-03-11T19:26:02Z")
Slacker. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/33 "2008-03-11T19:28:47Z")
I would want mine to fit a key requirement of being secretive: **Nastyshag**. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/34 "2008-03-11T19:28:54Z")
High-Value-but-we’ve-got-coupons. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/35 "2008-03-11T19:38:32Z")
Boom Boom. [QUOTE=riker1384] Doesn’t it kind of defeat the purpose of a codename if they tell it to the press? [/QUOTE] I don’t think it’s purpose is so that no one knows what they’re talking about - they’d have to change it pretty frequently then to keep it secret, which would just lead to confusion. It’s purpose is to have an unambiguous shorthand. ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/36 "2008-03-11T19:38:40Z")
What do you mean _if_ ? I play RPG’s & my secret service codename is **Upfront Madison** ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/37 "2008-03-11T19:42:23Z")
Probably **Poofter**. I would hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/38 "2008-03-11T20:02:55Z")
\*\*Giggles. \*\*It’s my Hash name. I hate it. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/39 "2008-03-11T22:17:29Z")
**Assassin.** Keep them on their toes, that’s the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/40 "2008-03-11T23:20:24Z")
**Schlub**. After all, GHW Bush was [**Shrub**](http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E7D71530F936A1575BC0A960958260). What? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985.md?page=3)