# if your screen-name wasn't what it is, what would it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 29, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291 "2002-05-29T03:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/21 "2002-05-29T14:29:30Z")
My first choices were Torgo or Rufus T Firefly, but both had been taken. All in all I am pleased with my choice. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/22 "2002-05-29T14:39:50Z")
Either **Adam’s Off Ox** or **Elixir Sulfanilamide.** ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/23 "2002-05-29T15:27:12Z")
Chesty McTitterton. You know, just to throw people off. ---
**Author:** ![Molly\_Coddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Molly\_Coddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Coddle)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/24 "2002-05-29T15:31:42Z")
Mariajuanitachiquitarositaarmaniwindbreakerwithblueblazerandwhitematchingblouse ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/25 "2002-05-29T16:20:17Z")
Chica Sexy 500 A club down the street has this on its sign all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Clever\_Hans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Clever\_Hans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clever_Hans)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/26 "2002-05-29T17:49:52Z")
Justintegrity or Bawb the Ripper ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/28 "2002-05-29T18:36:51Z")
Hootie McBoob ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/29 "2002-05-29T18:51:10Z")
Back in the days of BBS systems I went by the name **Dynabyte** , but that seems lame to me now. My current screen name **dwc1970** (my initials + year in which I was born) has worked pretty well and seems to be unique enough to work on other boards. To address the OP’s question, if I had to choose another name I’d probably make it **GnettCerphur**. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/30 "2002-05-29T22:06:12Z")
I’m DangerMom on a couple of other boards, and I’ve often wished that I could go back and change this one, which I registered before I could think of anything better. But I’m too lazy to ask a mod to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Patricinus\_Scriblerus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@Patricinus\_Scriblerus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patricinus_Scriblerus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/31 "2002-05-30T09:40:01Z")
When I camew up with mine I thought “Patrick the Scribbler” in dime-store latin was amusing as hell. I retrospect I should have picked something easier to spell. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/32 "2002-05-30T09:49:49Z")
**Nixie Knox** Some of you may get the Dr. Seuss reference. ---
**Author:** ![flapcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/33 "2002-05-30T13:00:27Z")
Alreadyinuse - but Already in use got that presumably after reading ‘Sorry, your username is already in use.’ at hotmail or someother oversubscribed place. I like Flapcats mind, named after the Gary Larson cartoon. I hear there is a band called flapcats now AND they got my domain. Bah! ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/34 "2002-05-30T13:03:17Z")
Uberrima Fides. I’ve frequently considered changing, but too many people know me as kabbes. pan ---
**Author:** ![celestina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@celestina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/celestina)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/35 "2002-05-30T14:05:48Z")
I just _love_ the name I have now. After all, what could be better than being named after a 15th Century Spanish witch? 😃 Still, if I had the option of having another name, I’d go for **Her Majesty, the Queen of England** because I’m royalty in my own mind. 🙂 Perhaps, a runner up name should be **Giggles** since that’s what I tend to do a lot anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/36 "2002-05-30T15:11:04Z")
If I couldn’t have had my real initials/last name combo, I’d either choose **Space Cabby** or **tourist5010**. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/37 "2002-05-30T18:16:16Z")
I thought about changing it to **Screaming Eagle** because I start at American next year. I’ve also thought about **Baron Aaron** and **Colt 45** but I’m in a nice little rut here and am loathe to change, even though I think my current handle is a bit too long. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/38 "2002-05-30T19:01:40Z")
On a few other places, I am “Five Tons of Flax”. I like it more than this name. ---
**Author:** ![white-tigeress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f475e1/32.png) [@white-tigeress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/white-tigeress)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/39 "2002-05-30T21:16:12Z")
Dolphin ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/40 "2002-05-31T03:11:34Z")
My username may change soon to **X\_e** due to the sudden increase of ppl in the real world which I know joining the boards… however I think I’ll have a username which applies to my gender… I got it!! I’ll have the posters here at the SDMB choose my new username… Will ponder further… Has that ever been done? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291/41 "2002-05-31T03:46:46Z")
**Spicey-G** People call me this IRL, but I find it a bit annoying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-screen-name-wasnt-what-it-is-what-would-it-be/111291.md?page=3)