# 'Jimbee'. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 21, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851 "2019-04-21T13:31:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/21 "2019-04-22T07:39:44Z")
I like Jimbee. It seems friendlier than Jim B. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Go with Gym Bee and an avatar of a buff insect. I like this. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Also, “chazguest” may be up for grabs soon… _off to research the “chazguest” situation_ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/22 "2019-04-22T09:09:45Z")
I’d think Gym Bee would be someone always buzzing about exercise. **Jimbee** I would connect with the word jamboree–and thus Boy Scouts and outdoors. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/23 "2019-04-22T11:37:48Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I used to babysit for a Jimbo. He grew up to be a convicted rapist. That’s just horrible. I feel awful about laughing. I think Jim B would be a great sloop name. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/24 "2019-04-23T11:32:54Z")
King Bee. Comes with instant theme song: [Slim Harpo – I'm a King Bee Lyrics | Genius Lyrics](https://genius.com/Slim-harpo-im-a-king-bee-lyrics) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/25 "2019-04-23T11:57:15Z")
And then there’s [Jumbie](http://rumjumbie.com/), a rum liqueur bottled in St Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/26 "2019-04-23T22:23:14Z")
[Jimbanji](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113497/). ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/27 "2019-04-23T22:51:08Z")
I thought this looked familiar. [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833965](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833965) Didn’t you remember that “this isn’t really about this message board”? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/28 "2019-04-23T23:07:35Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > [Jimbanji](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113497/). This has my vote. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/29 "2019-04-24T00:36:50Z")
When I practiced Tae-kwon-do, the command “Jimbee!” from the instructor meant “get ready to fight!” ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/30 "2019-04-24T00:53:27Z")
^ Close. The ready stance is “joonbi.” ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/31 "2019-04-24T02:23:39Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > ^ Close. The ready stance is “joonbi.” Yeah, they probably laughed at my American accent. :o ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/32 "2019-04-24T04:36:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And then there’s [Jumbie](http://rumjumbie.com/), a rum liqueur bottled in St Martin. Jamie '08 ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/33 "2019-04-25T14:48:15Z")
My vote would be to stick with **Jim B.** Like \*\*Chronos \*\*said, it’s a simple, direct username. It also gives off a more mature vibe than Jimbee, IMHO. Also, I’m used to it, so don’t go changing things. 🙂 I’m actually not particularly a fan of my own username. It’s not what I use anywhere else on the internet – but this is the first place I ever had to pick an anonymous username online, and that’s what I came up with at the time. (I may have also been a bit intimidated by the established community when I first joined the board, and was looking for a simple, inoffensive username at the time – but now it looks a little juvenile to my eyes.) With that said, I don’t feel strongly enough about it (yet) to request a change, and I’m sure other board members are used to my established username as well. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/34 "2019-04-25T19:14:43Z")
“Jimbee” lacks a certain gravitas, I feel. I suggest “Cyprian Manloving”. Or “David St. Hubbins”, whichever. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/35 "2019-04-27T03:59:07Z")
**Jimbee** makes me think of Gymboree, a preschool for wealthy parents back in Bangkok. Or Jumbo. I’d stick with **Jim B.** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/36 "2019-04-27T19:38:44Z")
I don’t see a problem with the form: “[First Name] [Last Initial].” We have so much in common! Let’s be friends? ~Max ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/37 "2019-04-28T15:10:58Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I say Abercrombie Phaphuffnik; it just has a certain ring. N.B. you can _pronounce_ it “Jimbee,” though. But then it loses that certain ring, so be aware. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/38 "2019-04-28T23:26:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > When I see “Jim B.”, I think “simple, direct username for someone whose first name is James and last name starts with a B”. When I see “Jimbee”, I think, at worse, that it’s someone trying too hard to be cutesy, and at best, that there’s some inside-joke story behind the name that I’m not in on. This. Jimbee is a stupid name. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/39 "2019-05-09T05:49:14Z")
I still have no plans on changing my name. But I thought I’d throw one more thing out there for you. Back when I was quite small, I would count ordinal numbers “nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-oneth, twenty-twoth…” and so forth. Anyways, obviously there is no twenty-oneth or twoth. But that would make an interesting name– **twoth**. Because I am merely a pretender to the throne, get it? I could even shorten it to “tooth”. That would certainly keep people guessing as to what I mean. Also, I might as well tell you, FWIW, I once chose the temporary name (on a message board) of **Hunu**. Cause who knew it was true? Get it? Not too thought-provoking, I know. But I just thought it up on the spare of the moment, in any event. 🙂 P.S. Does this count as resurrecting a zombie thread? I honestly don’t know, cause it has only been a couple of weeks after all. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimbee/832851/40 "2019-05-09T06:34:47Z")
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