# Is there a list of name changes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-name-changes/423488>\
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**Created:** [October 21, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-name-changes/423488 "2007-10-21T18:21:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-name-changes/423488/21 "2007-10-29T18:51:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Una Persson]  
I used to be **Anthracite**.  
[/QUOTE]

Reminds me of some old country song,

“I’m just an ol’ lump of coal, but I’m gonna be a diamond someday…”

Your next name needs to be “Diamond Somethingorother”

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-name-changes/423488/22 "2007-10-30T13:35:33Z")

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I have always thought that being a coal geek is one of the more unusual of the geek interests on this board. Or anywhere, really.

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