# If your name is Pauline, Michele, or Ben... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309 "2007-03-24T12:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/1 "2007-03-24T12:30:46Z")
… what are the names of the other players in a game of Microsoft ™ hearts? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/2 "2007-03-24T12:58:56Z")
Pauline, Michele and Ben. I am none of the above but I logged in as “Ben” and now there are 2 Bens playing. Good question. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/3 "2007-03-24T13:06:09Z")
None of those are my name but I renamed the other players Butthead, Dickweed, and Moron on my computer. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/4 "2007-03-24T13:16:03Z")
Oooh, how do you rename them? I don’t like Pauline. She’s got an attitude. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/5 "2007-03-24T14:25:15Z")
I renamed mine to my grandmother’s bridge group, and I renamed myself, too, so the foursome will always be together: Estelle Agnes Bertha Blanche I kid you not. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/6 "2007-03-24T14:37:19Z")
**Twicks** click on options and you’ll see the three names. You can change ‘em there. Right now I’m playin’ with Prudence, Baron von Druschauer, and Pearlie Mae. Sometimes Queen Tchartrina of Romania, Miss Scarlett, and Goober drop in. It’s fun! ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/7 "2007-03-24T15:13:12Z")
I’m okay with Pauline, Ben, and Michele. They’ll do as well as any other. The fourth is my wife’s initials. Every time I lose, I get to say, “Oh, dear, you lost again. You’re not very good at this game, are you?” ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/8 "2007-03-24T16:20:40Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] None of those are my name but I renamed the other players Butthead, Dickweed, and Moron on my computer. [/QUOTE] That’s pretty much what I did, except you were _much_ nicer with your naming scheme than I was. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/9 "2007-03-24T16:41:32Z")
I named them Me, Myself, and I. Why not? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/10 "2007-03-24T16:53:27Z")
So, you are playing three hands against **[WhyNot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)**? Whatever works. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/11 "2007-03-24T18:05:06Z")
[QUOTE=tomndebb] So, you are playing three hands against **[WhyNot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)**? Whatever works. [/QUOTE] 😛 I could beat **WhyNot** onehanded in my sleep… ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/12 "2007-03-25T03:16:02Z")
Well, my RL name is Ben. And yes, this name is a curse when it comes to Hearts. If I absent-mindedly log on as Ben, the program just carries on as if nothing is amiss. I don’t usually notice the duplicated name while I’m playing the hand, simply because I never look at the names. But I _do_ notice it at the end of the hand when the scorecard comes up. The name ‘Ben’ appears twice, without any sort of clue as to which one I am. This is somewhat bothersome. But I still have problems even if I give myself another name. When the scorecard comes up, I often spot ‘Ben’ immediately and assume its my score, without even looking at the other column headers. The only way to avoid this is by changing the computer player’s name to ‘Admiral Poobottom’ or something. So please, please, _please_ spare a thought for us unfortunate Bens, and give generously when your local collector calls. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/13 "2007-03-25T07:33:14Z")
My name is Ben and when I sign in as me, I play with Pauline, Michele, and Kendra. I suspect that I renamed the duplicate a long time ago and then forgot about it. ETA: The thread title scared me; there was an ominousness to it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/14 "2007-03-25T13:57:52Z")
**Inner Stickler** , please report to the principal’s office … Update: I’ve renamed the other players to **swampy, Hall Briston** , and **Kythereia**. Hope at least one of you will hear me when I start screaming “S/he’s going to shoot the moon, you asshole! Take a trick!” ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/15 "2007-03-25T14:52:52Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Update: I’ve renamed the other players to **swampy, Hall Briston** , and **Kythereia**. Hope at least one of you will hear me when I start screaming “S/he’s going to shoot the moon, you asshole! Take a trick!” [/QUOTE] See, I always try to shoot the moon, but my luck always ends me up with either a single heart or the queen of spades. So no worries from me there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/16 "2007-03-25T19:03:48Z")
I wish I could get the ‘Hearts’ & the ‘FreeCell’ and the ‘Solitaire’ games on my Linux Box. They seem to belong to Billy G and all I get for games on Linux is a bunch of silly kids versions of the games. I think the ones on Windows are the best versions. The rendering of card games on my Ubuntu machine is ‘sucky’ but all pictures and other graphics are great… ☹ YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/17 "2007-03-26T01:38:40Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Update: I’ve renamed the other players to **swampy, Hall Briston** , and **Kythereia**. Hope at least one of you will hear me when I start screaming “S/he’s going to shoot the moon, you asshole! Take a trick!” [/QUOTE] I must say, **twicks** , I’m quite honored (as long as you spelled it properly in the game, that is). I gotta warn you, though, I can be [a formidable opponent](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374254)! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-name-is-pauline-michele-or-ben/397309/18 "2007-03-26T10:34:11Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] I must say, **twicks** , I’m quite honored (as long as you spelled it properly in the game, that is). I gotta warn you, though, I can be [a formidable opponent](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374254)! [/QUOTE] Yes I did. 😛 And no, I didn’t know about that. 😉