# Name a Doper that begins with the last letter of the previous poster. **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 14, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815 "2015-01-14T15:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/21 "2015-01-15T23:46:03Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > anamika (spelling?) No, you’re supposed to work off the name of the poster not the name in the post. So R not A. So now it’s E. Eonwe. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/22 "2015-01-15T23:54:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, you’re supposed to work off the name of the poster not the name in the post. So R not A. > > So now it’s E. > > Eonwe. DOH! I saw all those posts and assumed it was the reverse that happened (using the poster will repeat letters frequently because only a small subset of posters will play the game). Omar Little ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/23 "2015-01-16T00:03:12Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** (Ha ha - can’t go wrong - “little” and “people” both end in “e”). Wait a minute, am I going off the right post? Gah! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/24 "2015-01-16T00:18:09Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > No, you’re supposed to work off the name of the poster not the name in the post. So R not A. > > > > So now it’s E. > > > > Eonwe. > > DOH! > > I saw all those posts and assumed it was the reverse that happened (using the poster will repeat letters frequently because only a small subset of posters will play the game). > Omar Little LOL, this is hilarious, this game is turning out to be more difficult than I thought. **FriarTed** ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/25 "2015-01-16T01:12:30Z")
**Shakes** 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/26 "2015-01-16T01:32:19Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > LOL, this is hilarious, this game is turning out to be more difficult than I thought. > **FriarTed** Let’s spice it up a little: Use the letter in the Nth position (0 based) of prev poster where N=(Prev Post #) MOD (char count of prev poster) Liberal ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/27 "2015-01-16T01:43:34Z")
That is pretty difficult for people to understand, but my math would suggest etv78 (in red because he got banned) I would actually suggest using the submission as part of the formula, e.g., **( postcount + submission\_length ) MOD poster\_name\_length** ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/28 "2015-01-16T01:59:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That is pretty difficult for people to understand, but my math would suggest > > etv78 > > (in red because he got banned) > > I would actually suggest using the submission as part of the formula, e.g., **( postcount + submission\_length ) MOD poster\_name\_length** 255 (excluding edit text) + 27 MOD 9 = 3 Hampshire ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/29 "2015-01-16T02:57:12Z")
Eschereal ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/30 "2015-01-16T03:08:04Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** Yes, I know, but I feel safer this way. Man, this game is way fun, **Shakes**! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/31 "2015-01-16T05:13:22Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Use the letter in the Nth position (0 based) of prev poster where N=(Prev Post #) MOD (char count of prev poster) I was told there wouldn’t be any math in this thread. Uhhhh…Frylock? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/32 "2015-01-16T06:01:04Z")
OpalCat ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/33 "2015-01-16T06:59:04Z")
Lobohan. (I think, I hope I got the name right. I’m not feeling too confident any more.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/34 "2015-01-16T22:04:28Z")
Nobody’s Fool ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/35 "2015-01-17T23:43:19Z")
Nobody’s Fool, again. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/36 "2015-01-18T02:21:17Z")
Elucidator. Also, yes, I found this thread with a vanity search. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/37 "2016-01-23T18:26:07Z")
A year and a week later: **notfrommensa** ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/38 "2016-01-25T05:06:12Z")
**Rigamarole** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/39 "2016-01-28T13:41:27Z")
**Tuba Diva** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-doper-that-begins-with-the-last-letter-of-the-previous-poster/709815/40 "2016-01-28T22:02:39Z")
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