# If you had to pick another board name, what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2001, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211 "2001-01-03T07:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![idiotboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@idiotboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotboy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/21 "2001-01-03T15:25:35Z")
Well, on several other boards, I use **WindowLicker** : the name of my favorite artist, Aphex Twin’s newest CD, “WindowLicker”. But if I were in a silly mood, I’d pick something like **Poop on a Stick** or maybe **Jesus on a Pogostick** … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/22 "2001-01-03T15:44:09Z")
I used to use my first name - in fact, I’m still “michelle” in ICQ… Coming up with my current nick took over a year. PLEEEEASE don’t make me come up with another… It wouldn’t be near as clever or distinctive. If I absolutely had to change identities, I’d flip thru the dictionary looking for neat words and try to find one that suited me. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/23 "2001-01-03T16:01:17Z")
I’ve got some favorite old hats: Ramarren NeoCount Red Archer But perhaps in my next life I will be ElMatador. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/24 "2001-01-03T16:19:43Z")
I might go with my nickname that I’ve had forever. **Semi**. Who knows where or how I got it, but everyone calls me that at work. Every new person that comes in thinks **Semi** is my last name. Or I’d use **Cor** , which is my role playing name. But she’s female so… Maybe I’d even use **Programmalon**. He’s the name of a superhero created by my coleagues and I. He fights the evil functional manager, **Funclor** , with his faithful sidekick, **Coder Boy**. He’s armed with the **Staff of Sweeping System Changes** that really only ever succeeds in pissing **Funclor** the hell off. ---
**Author:** ![Deacons\_Trucked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@Deacons\_Trucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deacons_Trucked)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/25 "2001-01-03T16:48:20Z")
1. **Temet Nosce** : “know thyself” 2. **Carpe Cerevisi** : “seize the beer” 3. **Ike Brovlovski** : Kyle’s little brother on South Park…I’m obsessed with him; and my new favorite… 4. **Butt Mint** : my mother being a social worker, she was dealing with a kid who smelled really bad, she asked the kid’s teacher if she could give the kid a breath mint, the teacher said , “Its not bad breath that’s making him smell, try the other end!”, because the kid apparently has un-controllable diarrhea. I thought the concept of a “butt mint” instead of a breath mint was hilarious. I still love **Deacons Trucked** , though…people seem to like it and it makes me feel good that I came up with something semi-creative which makes people think. People rarely get it on the first try. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/26 "2001-01-03T18:20:10Z")
I would go with Captain Bupkus (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/27 "2001-01-03T18:41:15Z")
**Ike** I haven’t seen that JW movie but I do like his stuff and you make it seem so wholesome and fun. I’ll have a look our for it. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/28 "2001-01-03T18:53:59Z")
Hee hee hee…caught another one. **Yojimbo** ’ll never be the same after he sees PINK FLAMINGOS. Hey, I think I’d pick **Connie Marble** as my alternate UserName. Here’s a dose of her inimitable dialogue from the film… _I guess there’s just two kinds of people, Ms. Sandstone; my kind of people and assholes. It’s rather obvious which category you fit into. Have a nice day._ ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/29 "2001-01-03T18:54:13Z")
A couple of names that I kicked around were: **Dr. Pantalones** : My sister came up with this one. Said that if she ever got a cat, that would be its name. She actually named the next one Bandit. **Lamont** or **Grady** : The two coolest characters on “Sanford and Son.” I decided that since I couldn’t grow a decent moustache and since I didn’t have a grey sweater, I should go with something else. **Mountain Boy** : A friend of mine in grad school would call me this. But I’ve used **Tommy the Cat** (from the song by Primus) for years in various instances. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_A\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@Just\_A\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_A_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/30 "2001-01-03T19:51:46Z")
I want to change it to: Non Sequitur It translates literally (from Latin) into “does not follow” and is typically used to mean “random comment.” Seems to suit me well enough 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/31 "2001-01-03T20:04:18Z")
**Trachyte** But my wife already uses that name elsewhere and I ain’t allowed to use it although I’ve got more right to! ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/32 "2001-01-03T20:49:12Z")
1. No explanation necessary. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/33 "2001-01-03T21:01:05Z")
I’ve thought about Scribble, snickersnack [sub]it’s from Jabberwocky[/sub], tenfour, and numberletter. All save one have been nicknames of mine at various points. But hey, andygirl serves it’s purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/34 "2001-01-03T23:10:47Z")
amiga mia, charquito de estrellas(though it’s really too long), and ultimo momento, are all songs that I adore by Alejandro Sanz, I doubt any of you have heard of him. But I doubt many people would understand them at all and typing out those lyrics is rather difficult, I’m not to great at writing anything in spanish. Or I was thinking od using Cosette or Nicolette or something french and/or Le Miz inspired. I seriously was thinking about changing my user name because of the associations with my ex, evil boy, what do you people think? Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/35 "2001-01-03T23:28:46Z")
Well, I’ve already changed mine once. I used to use my real name, which is **Cristi.** Lots of people here still call me that. Not a problem–I used it for over 2000 posts. I chose **Persephone** because I’ve always liked the story about Persephone & Demeter. I was going to use **Demeter’s Daughter,** but that was just too darn long. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/36 "2001-01-03T23:53:05Z")
If I were to change mine, it would be either **The Evil Dr. Stain** , **Buck Passant** , or **Splint Chesthair**. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/37 "2001-01-03T23:55:18Z")
If I had to pick another board name, I think I’d pick “Zev Steinhardt” instead of “zev\_steinhardt” 😃 Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/38 "2001-01-04T00:08:38Z")
Lets see: 1. Dylan Dog from an Italian comic I remember 2. Icarus My old telnet “trade wars” name 3. Don Kihot I like the name Osip ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/39 "2001-01-04T01:16:33Z")
Probably Punha, as it would just make things easier for everyone. Or Erlidh, which is my AIM SN. Then again, I might just get a new AIM SN. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211/40 "2001-01-04T01:59:59Z")
I just decided today that if I ever feel the need for a change, I’m gonna use **Hermione** , thanks to the Harry Potter books. Another cool one is **Pantalaimon** (Golden Compass, etc.) but it seems more masculine than I’d like my SN to be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-another-board-name-what/48211.md?page=3)