# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/41 "2008-03-11T23:33:10Z")
**Joe Franklin**. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/42 "2008-03-11T23:44:32Z")
T-Rex ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/43 "2008-03-12T00:27:03Z")
Back in the days when I thought I was going to be the first woman president (to be fair, I was 16 when I came up with THAT brilliant idea…), I figured it would be Smurf, since that was my nickname at the time. Then I read that one of the Gore daughters had that as a codename. I honestly can’t think of anything. Mr. Kat has suggested “that crazy !@#$%&\* dog lady,” but I’m guessing that profanity isn’t allowed. ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/44 "2008-03-12T00:42:54Z")
Superball! (Unless an agent already grabbed that for himself.) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/45 "2008-03-12T00:54:02Z")
That Psycho Bitch. Or, if **Katriona** is right about no profanity, “That Psycho Bit…er…Lady” ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/46 "2008-03-12T01:34:57Z")
Cooter. 'cause it’s makes me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/47 "2008-03-12T01:56:53Z")
Stiff white guy. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/48 "2008-03-12T02:18:30Z")
Who picks the names, the Secret Service or the one being named? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/49 "2008-03-12T02:23:09Z")
Siam Sam. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/50 "2008-03-12T02:33:09Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] **Assassin.** Keep them on their toes, that’s the idea. [/QUOTE] I’m not sure I would want them continually trying to figure out if they’re supposed to shoot me or not. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/51 "2008-03-12T03:00:45Z")
The point of a codename is that it should keep an identity secret. It should have no connection at all to the person, nothing that would identify them. Mine would probably be “oven glove” or “rhombus” or something with no obvious connection to myself. ---
**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 12, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/52 "2008-03-12T04:03:51Z")
[QUOTE=Peter Morris] The point of a codename is that it should keep an identity secret. It should have no connection at all to the person, nothing that would identify them.\ [/QUOTE] I’m surprised nobody’s said this yet. If it’s supposed to be secret, why the heck do we know Barak’s codename? ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/53 "2008-03-12T13:25:39Z")
I’ll take a name from Douglas Adams HHGTTG and choose “Mostly Harmless”, but since we can only have a one word name, I’ll go for “Harmless”. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/54 "2008-03-12T13:33:29Z")
One word, eh? Then mine would probubly be **wanker**. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/55 "2008-03-12T13:53:23Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] I’m surprised nobody’s said this yet. [/QUOTE] I’m surprised posts 13 and 35 fade in and out of visibility. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/56 "2008-03-12T14:09:00Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Peckerhead. [/QUOTE] Hey **lieu** - my husband once had a pet pigeon named Peckerhead! And I’m sticking with “Bob”. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/57 "2008-03-12T14:11:06Z")
In The Army I was dubbed “Dark Angel” Now though? Probably “Velveeta.” ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/58 "2008-03-12T14:46:24Z")
“The Cipher”. I always wanted to be a cypher. It’ll never happen. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/59 "2008-03-13T01:54:53Z")
oooh, I thought of another. Wait for it… The Decider. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985/60 "2008-03-13T01:59:10Z")
I’m thinking “Frodo” is on the move. Hmm, if I got shot and survived, they would have to say “Frodo Lives!” Ok, maybe just “Jimmy the Geek”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-secret-service-codename-what-would-it-be/440985.md?page=4)