# Lacunae Matata--Ever discover a SDMB member with a name similar to yours **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733 "2009-07-02T19:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/1 "2009-07-02T19:48:58Z")
I was just reading a thread and came across poster name **Lacunae Matata** and I was thinking is this my long lost brother/sister? I was going to IM them but alas they don’t have that turned on. So **Lacunae** can you tell me where your name came from? There are several posters I get mixed up because they have simliar names. Anyone else here have a poster with a similar posting name as theirs? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/2 "2009-07-02T19:53:59Z")
There’s an **elendil76** , I see, but I haven’t had any contact with him or her. Might not even be active anymore. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/3 "2009-07-02T20:31:32Z")
Do I ever. There’s **Don’t ask, Shirley Not, NotMe, WhyNot,** and a passel of others. As far as I know, none of us are related. I just heard yesterday, my brother has signed on, but I don’t know his moniker. Maybe, next week, I’ll find out. Stay tuned. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/4 "2009-07-02T21:30:02Z")
I know it’s not _terribly_ similar, but I don’t know how many times I’ve caught one of **Lamar Mundane** ’s posts out of the corner of my eye and thought “I don’t remember posting in that thread…” > [@AskNott](#): > > I just heard yesterday, my brother has signed on, but I don’t know his moniker. Maybe, next week, I’ll find out. **MaybeNott**. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/5 "2009-07-02T21:32:58Z")
There’s a gwendee but I don’t know if her name is Gwen[dolen] D. like mine or not. And pendgwen. 🙂 One time, my mom had some leftovers she was making for her and Pop, a leftover baked potato, tuna and cheese. She put it all together and presented it to him: “Here you go, it’s a tuna potahto.” ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/6 "2009-07-02T21:51:31Z")
There’s a **Telperion.** I get very confused when I see him (I think) posting. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/7 "2009-07-02T21:53:46Z")
There are a couple other Rhythm-somethings out there, and a Devil or two, but I tend not to run into them. The odd thing is that for some reason I tend to associate the OP’s mystique of kinship with **Skald the Rhymer**. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/8 "2009-07-02T22:17:28Z")
There’s **SaintCad**. I think Ellis Peters at one point noted that the name Cadfael came from an obscure Welsh saint who was born Cadfael, but was called Saint Cad. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/9 "2009-07-02T22:29:25Z")
Yup. There’s a **Freudian\_Slip** who always trips me up. There’s also a **Freudian Push Up Bra** who’s been around even before I had my name. I haven’t seen her around lately, though. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/10 "2009-07-02T22:52:50Z")
There used to be a **Dr. Scarlett** or something like that, but she (?) went away. Now I have a new doppelgänger in **Serenata67**. ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/11 "2009-07-02T23:05:47Z")
Yeah, that guy **Jamaika a jamaikaiake** always confuses me. ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/12 "2009-07-02T23:23:16Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Yup. There’s a **Freudian\_Slip** who always trips me up. There’s also a **Freudian\_Push Up Bra** who’s been around even before I had my name. I haven’t seen her around lately, though. I get confused by that too. For the longest time I thought you were the same person–but \*\*Freudian Slip \*\*is male if I remember correctly and you are female–is that correct? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/13 "2009-07-02T23:25:33Z")
> [@Hakuna\_Matata](#): > > I get confused by that too. For the longest time I thought you were the same person–but \*\*Freudian Slip \*\*is male if I remember correctly and you are female–is that correct? Yes, I am definitely female. It’s easy to remember because females have slits. ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/14 "2009-07-02T23:28:01Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Yes, I am definitely female. It’s easy to remember because females have slits. Right…thanks for reminding me 😃 Now I doubt I will ever mix you up! ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/15 "2009-07-02T23:38:29Z")
Just ask **Mac Tec**. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/16 "2009-07-03T00:10:40Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > Just ask **Mac Tec**. I’m pretty sure that’s **Mac Tech**. [Poster’s names which go great together!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496794) ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/17 "2009-07-03T01:04:44Z")
There was an **EngineNerd** who posted here a few time, but I haven’t seen him in a long while. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/18 "2009-07-03T02:34:00Z")
The advanced search page, when I type my name into the Username field, suggests “Sagesgirl”. Rather a bummer that she left before I even ever got here. ☹ ---
**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:** [July 3, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/19 "2009-07-03T16:11:59Z")
I always do a double-take when I see a posting by **Mama Tiger**. No other Zappa-like names on the board, that I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733/20 "2009-07-03T21:23:00Z")
There’s a **DigitalC** somewhere around here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lacunae-matata-ever-discover-a-sdmb-member-with-a-name-similar-to-yours/501733.md?page=2)