# My "Friend" Wants a New Name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240 "2014-01-08T03:41:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/41 "2014-01-11T20:06:46Z")
Green Awesome! (Y’all know I’m right, just admit it!) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/42 "2014-01-11T20:34:13Z")
**Olive Buddy Bell Bottoms** Satisfies: love of green (olive), Texas Rangers (Buddy Bell), 1970s (Buddy Bell & bell bottoms), hippy-ness (bell bottoms) and as a bonus it’s a pun: “I love Buddy Bell bottoms.” It could also be broken down for parts, if you didn’t want all of that awesomeness in one place: **Olive Buddy Bell Buddy Bell Bottoms Olive Bell Bottoms** ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/43 "2014-01-12T00:00:34Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > \*Love all things 70s Laurie Partridge. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/44 "2014-01-12T07:32:21Z")
Bonnie Franklin ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/45 "2014-02-09T02:24:50Z")
All right, I had not forgotten this, I was mulling over my choices. So, here are the ones I’ve liked the most so far (plus some of my own)… \*fool faith and credit \*Granola Zombie \*egads \*Alice in Daisy Chains \*Buddy Bell Bottoms \*Serendipity Doo \*Pet Rockstar And any others anyone would like to suggest. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/46 "2014-02-09T02:41:45Z")
**KellyWarrior** > [@citizenzen](#): > > ChildHoar No, … ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/47 "2014-03-18T12:17:21Z")
I don’t know why this thread popped into my head, but it did. Well…? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/48 "2014-03-18T12:23:52Z")
> [@meghan](#): > > If you didn’t want to stray too far from what you have now, you could go with **fool faith and credit.** You could go with **Article IV Section I** and let people figure it out.😃 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/49 "2014-03-18T15:17:28Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I don’t know why this thread popped into my head, but it did. > > Well…? I keep trying to pull the trigger, then get cold feet, think some more, can’t decide and end up with inertia. I’m sorry! > [@kayaker](#): > > You could go with **Article IV Section I** and let people figure it out.😃 Ha! I likey. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/50 "2014-03-18T15:21:19Z")
Have you tried the [Unused User Name Repository](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717601) yet? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/51 "2014-03-18T15:24:41Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I’m a 45 year old 8 year old. 😃 How about “ **Eenie meenie chili beanie** ”? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/52 "2014-03-18T15:35:29Z")
If the OP was a guy, I’d assume he was talking about what he called his penis. Right? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/53 "2014-03-18T16:03:41Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > How about “ **Eenie meenie chili beanie** ”? This is adorable! > [@kayaker](#): > > If the OP was a guy, I’d assume he was talking about what he called his penis. Right? If so, I’d have stuck with **wonderfool**. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/54 "2014-03-19T03:56:52Z")
Zombie Apothecary Horror Monger The Fraidy Bunch mmm ---
**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:** [March 19, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/55 "2014-03-19T04:04:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Zombie Apothecary > > Horror Monger > > The Fraidy Bunch > mmm I’m not convinced mmm would be a good user name. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/56 "2014-03-19T04:29:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Have you tried the [Unused User Name Repository](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717601) yet? That’d make a pretty good name itself. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/57 "2014-03-19T14:07:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Have you tried the [Unused User Name Repository](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717601) yet? Sorry, **Czar** , don’t know how I missed this the first time. I’ll check it out. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/58 "2014-03-19T17:20:54Z")
faithfool is one of my favorite SDMB names. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/59 "2014-03-21T04:31:36Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > faithfool is one of my favorite SDMB names. ☹ Awww, thanks! That’s so sweet of you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240/60 "2014-03-21T05:40:38Z")
Yeah, I really like your username. It’s clever and memorable in ways that the new options aren’t. (no offense to y’all!). I actually thought, “nooooooooo!” when I saw your question. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240.md?page=4)