# It's been done before, but where'd you get your username? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 13, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747 "2006-01-13T00:55:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/41 "2006-01-13T19:42:11Z")
I worked for an architect doing drafting/surveying for 4 summers including the summer of '01 when I joined the boards. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/42 "2006-01-13T19:42:43Z")
Sampiro is from [this column of Cecil’s](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_039.html). I’ve used it since the first time I went online (ca. '95) when I was on a vampire kick. Today I’d probably choose either [Pablum Picarasso](http://www.maggiore.net/greenacres/gaFAQ.asp) or **STEVE HOLT!** (Arrested Development reference). I used to post as Wallstreet Panic Snopes years and years ago (long before they charged a fee) but changed because people who had apparently never heard of Yoknapatawpha County thought I was purporting to be associated with [snopes.com](http://snopes.com) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/43 "2006-01-13T19:44:41Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > To make a very long story short… I’m not sure but I think you’ve just insulted my religion. Why would _anybody_ want to make a long story short? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/44 "2006-01-13T19:51:07Z")
I kind of want to see if anyone knows where I got mine. Well, except for the ‘x’, which, like the ‘3000’ in MST3K, is just there to show how cool it is. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/45 "2006-01-13T19:57:16Z")
Ellen Cherry Charles is a character in Tom Robbins’ _Skinny Legs and All_, and she makes a brief appearance in _Jitterbug Perfume_. Ellen is my real name, so … ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/46 "2006-01-13T19:57:40Z")
Kizarvexius is the true name of a dragon in Larry Elmore’s _SnarfQuest_ comic that used to appear in _Dragon_ Magazine back in the 80s. Kiz was struck by lightning one day and lost his memory. A wizard cast a spell on him, convinced him that he was, in fact, a duck, and used him to guard his treasure chamber. It’s a nickname I’ve gone by among close friends for years. ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/47 "2006-01-13T19:59:08Z")
From an [experiment](http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Meselson_Stahl.html) by Meselson & Stahl which proved the semi-conservative nature of DNA replication. They used “heavy” strands and “light” strands of DNA. I just realized this may mean I have one of the geekiest names on the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/48 "2006-01-13T20:04:51Z")
Briefly, last name Nottingham, JFK inaugural speech, “Ask not what your country can do for you…” ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/49 "2006-01-13T20:32:09Z")
Godfrey Daniels - a pseudo-epithet used frequently by W.C. Fields. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/50 "2006-01-13T20:56:08Z")
\*\*anyrose \*\* is a play on my initials/name - n.e.rose ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/51 "2006-01-13T21:42:27Z")
When I was a kid and talking dolls (the kind where you pulled a string in its back) were all the rage, I had a talking Caspar the Friendly Ghost doll. One of Caspar’s signature phrases was, “I’m a FRIENDLY ghost,” but from day one, my Caspar’s rendition of that particular line was garbled. It always sounded to my sisters and me like he was saying, “I’m a FRECK a free.” I dunno. I just like the way it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Aquafina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@Aquafina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquafina)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/52 "2006-01-13T22:07:01Z")
I was looking around the room I saw my bottle, so … ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/53 "2006-01-14T01:24:56Z")
I was a 17 year-old smartass, and decided to create the name [angelofthelord@catholic.org](mailto:angelofthelord@catholic.org). This was partially because I thought it was funny, and partially because I earned the nickname “Gabriel” in high school (because of a poem, long story). Then I signed up here. . .and “Angel of the Lord” was the first thing that came to mind. Of course, the name does tend to give the wrong impression. . . ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/54 "2006-01-14T01:33:18Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Back in the early days of Quake online, nearly a decade ago, I couldn’t settle on a name. So many names out there sounded the same…Killer…Anihilator…Axeman…Odin…etc…etc… I decided I would go against the grain, and choose something anti-Killer. Anti-Anihilator. Anti-etc… So I went with Cuddles. You know, just to piss people off. I just thought it was funny to see this giant heaving well-armed creature going by the name Cuddles. That’s pretty funny. The name I use in on-line deathmatch games is **Chuckles** or **Chuckles the Clown** People went after me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/55 "2006-01-14T01:34:34Z")
Well, you all know about “Peak Oil”. However, what I see as the _real_ threat to our civilization is… [this.](http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/5a4d4c3ee4d05010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html) Yes, we have no bananas. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/56 "2006-01-14T02:42:13Z")
From the first time I heard the name “Dweezil” (Frank Zappa’s oldest) I thought it was a great silly-sounding name, and used it to refer to all sorts of odd entities (teddy bears, pre-birth name for my first niece/nephew, etc.) so it was only natural that with my first pregnancy, the impending hellion would be called Dweezil while still in utero. Naturally, this meant the second one had to be named Moon Unit. And we _had_ to stop at that because I couldn’t quite get my mind around a third kid being named “Ahmet Jewishsoundinglastname” (for some reason, Dweezil and Moon Unit didn’t cause the same heartburn :dubious: (of course, we got 2 for 1 with Moon Unit because she’s a bit of a Diva too). So my kids wound up being known as Dweezil and Moon Unit in a variety of online forums before I ever even wound up at the Dope. When I signed on here, natch, Mama Zappa was born 🙂 I think it was very courteous of the kids to choose the correct gender to correspond with their prebirth names - My Dweezil is indeed an guy and Moon Unit is a gal. ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/57 "2006-01-14T02:51:17Z")
> [@Mama Zappa](#): > > I think it was very courteous of the kids to choose the correct gender to correspond with their prebirth names - My Dweezil is indeed an guy and Moon Unit is a gal.[/size] Yeah, you wouldn’t want a guy named Moon Unit. That would be _ridiculous_. 😃 I love the mental image ‘Mama Zappa’ gives me. ---
**Author:** ![One\_Time\_Only](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@One\_Time\_Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_Time_Only)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/58 "2006-01-14T04:54:08Z")
Mine is because I was going to post in a thread about the potential for convincing someone possibly unsuitable for motherhood to give her child up for adoption One Time Only, then I was going to drive by lurk the StraightDope again. The time it took to click on the linky activating my membership the thread was gone, therefore my One Time Only post goes here. It’s shiny and new…enjoy. Lurks like a lurky thing in lurkdom. ---
**Author:** ![Leibowitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Leibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leibowitz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/59 "2006-01-14T05:37:55Z")
My name comes from A Canticle for Leibowitz, a book that only I seem to love. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747/60 "2006-01-14T06:16:52Z")
Well, my dad was a jackrabbit, and Mom was an antelope, so it just seemed fitting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-done-before-but-whered-you-get-your-username/339747.md?page=4)