# I've had a name change... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316 "2004-08-17T23:09:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atticus\_Finch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Atticus\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atticus_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/1 "2004-08-17T23:09:43Z")
I used to be called **lambchops** , now I’m **Atticus Finch**. I was a bit sick of the old name, and people kept calling me lambchop or even lampchops. What the hell is a lampchop, anyway? Thought I’d better let you folks know… ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/2 "2004-08-17T23:59:04Z")
Can we still call you lampchops? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/3 "2004-08-18T00:01:57Z")
Yeah, I agree. I always like the imagery of lighted western wear, lampchaps. ---
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/4 "2004-08-18T00:03:30Z")
So, where did you get **Atticus Funch** from? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/5 "2004-08-18T00:14:40Z")
**legion** , you misread the name. It’s **Atticus Filch** , the short-lived kleptomaniac character on Sesame Street. ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/6 "2004-08-18T00:25:18Z")
But…but…I could **spell** limpchips. Atticus Filch is gonna be hard! I vote for a name-change-backer. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/7 "2004-08-18T00:27:36Z")
:smack: Holy Crap! I’m such a loser. I copy and pasted your new name from **Giraffe** ’s post, by accident. **Giraffe** ’s a trouble maker! ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/8 "2004-08-18T00:28:14Z")
You tryin’ to copy me? And who the hell is “Atticu”, anyway? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Atticus\_Finch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Atticus\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atticus_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/9 "2004-08-18T00:48:20Z")
Sorry, **Darwin**. Can I just call you that instead? And **Giraffe** , you’re obviously very confused. You’re thinking of Atticus Felch, the short-lived pervert on Sesame Street. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/10 "2004-08-18T03:06:35Z")
> [@legion](#): > > So, where did you get **Atticus Funch** from? You’ve never read or seen _To Kill a Mockingbird_? Go hunt down a copy… preferably of the book as it’s much better. Good story. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/11 "2004-08-18T03:26:18Z")
> [@Atticus Finch](#): > > Sorry, **Darwin**. Can I just call you that instead? > > And **Giraffe** , you’re obviously very confused. You’re thinking of Atticus Felch, the short-lived pervert on Sesame Street. :eek: Sesame Street had a pervert character named Felch? Ow, my childhood! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/12 "2004-08-18T05:33:16Z")
> [@Atticus Finch](#): > > And **Giraffe** , you’re obviously very confused. You’re thinking of Atticus Felch, the short-lived pervert on Sesame Street. Well, then, who was the one who kept stealing everything? Was it Mr. Hooper? He was pretty short-lived… In any event, I apologize for the misunderstanding, **Attic Has Filth**. ---
**Author:** ![Atticus\_Finch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Atticus\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atticus_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/13 "2004-08-18T06:20:43Z")
No worries, **Gear Laugh**. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-name-change/260316/14 "2004-08-18T10:07:13Z")
Seeing the new name, I thought it would be fun to read all of **Atticus** ’ posts in Gregory Peck’s voice. It was working fine until I got to: > [@Atticus Finch](#): > > You’re thinking of Atticus Felch, the short-lived pervert on Sesame Street. Actually, now that I’ve read it a few more times I find it strangely appealing. C’mon everybody, go ahead and read “Atticus Felch, the short-lived pervert on Sesame Street” out loud in your best Gregory Peck impersonation! It’s fun!