# Name Change? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 20, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849 "2002-09-20T18:01:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/1 "2002-09-20T18:01:19Z")
I swear I didn’t mean to bug **TubaDiva** during the outage. I wrote her an e-mail on this same subject yesterday. I’d like to change my handle. I’ve never truly identified with Canthearya and it is not descriptive of me… What’s the deal with name changes? CanICanICanICanIhuh? Pleeeease? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/2 "2002-09-20T20:15:33Z")
Speak louder, will ya? I can’t hear ya. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/3 "2002-09-20T20:31:27Z")
But didn’t that name win you some sort of award? “Most Confusing Username”, or some such? Such marks of distinction are not to be laid aside lightly. I know I’d be durn proud, were it I. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/4 "2002-09-20T20:53:07Z")
Let me at least advise you that changing a user name you’ve had for a long time can be quite a jarring experience. It took months for me to adjust, and I was quite surprised at my reaction. But if you really don’t like **Canthearya** , go for it. FWIW, I kinda like your current name. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/5 "2002-09-20T20:54:16Z")
Me want other name. Me not like this one. Now me feel guilty 'bout not liking it. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/6 "2002-09-20T20:57:49Z")
What was your old name, Ringo? I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/7 "2002-09-20T21:44:07Z")
I was beatle. Sorry, didn’t mean to make you feel bad, dear. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/8 "2002-09-20T22:01:29Z")
For a while after his name change, **Ringo** ’s signature said: **Ringo** - the former - **beatle**. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/9 "2002-09-20T23:09:47Z")
I can take a freaking hint already. (I’ve just been incredibly busy, not meaning to ignore you or anything.) I’m afraid you’ll have to come up with another name, already have a user with that name in the database. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/10 "2002-09-20T23:10:32Z")
Like these guys said, changing your name should not be undertaken lightly. For my part, I’ve always enjoyed thinking about what an “arya” might be and why you’d want to can it. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/11 "2002-09-20T23:12:10Z")
I couldn’t figure out how to pronounce **Canthearya** at all for the longest time. Tried all kinds of things… cantheereya? Canthereeya? I dunno… Then after reading some thread on usernames and their pronuncaitions, I finally got it. Very much a “DUH!” moment. But if you want to change it, go ahead. Just make it more easy to figure out the pronunciation, will you? 😛 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/12 "2002-09-20T23:55:51Z")
How about **Icannothearyou**? ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/13 "2002-09-21T01:31:07Z")
Aww, I love Canthearya. But I’ll love whatever name you choose 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/14 "2002-09-21T02:43:32Z")
Too bad you don’t like your current name. I think its one of the best names on the boards! That, and **broccoli!**. I just love how someone can sound so excited about broccoli… Anyways…if you do change your name, be sure to post your sig the way **Ringo** did, mentionning who you were, and please do so for quite a while…sometimes it takes time to catch on 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/15 "2002-09-21T04:02:45Z")
Are you changing it to **Chicken of Bristol**? 😉 Have you had the requisite “What should I change my name to?” poll in IMHO? ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/16 "2002-09-21T16:16:57Z")
I for one never liked the **Canthearya** name. It seemed to me to be kind of snooty. I always wanted to say "can’t hear me – well maybe if I **YELL REAL LOUD YOU CAN HEAR ME!!!** Then again, this adversion may reflect more on me than on you. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/17 "2002-09-23T23:02:55Z")
Ah jeez. I’ma hafta thank on this fer a whall. BTW, **Diva** Dearest… The name in my e-mail is not the name I wish to use. That’s my real name. I didn’t tell ya what it is yet. Y’all’re all sweet. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/18 "2002-09-24T02:35:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Canthearya \* > \*\* > BTW, **Diva** Dearest… The name in my e-mail is not the name I wish to use. That’s my real name. I didn’t tell ya what it is yet. > > Y’all’re all sweet. \*\* Ya mean someone chose as their username your RL name? What are the odds? 🙂 Happy ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/19 "2002-09-24T02:59:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Canthearya \* > \*\*Ah jeez. > > I’ma hafta thank on this fer a whall. > > BTW, **Diva** Dearest… The name in my e-mail is not the name I wish to use. That’s my real name. I didn’t tell ya what it is yet. > > Y’all’re all sweet. \*\* Send me email when you’re ready and we’ll try it again, dear heart. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849/20 "2002-09-24T16:52:28Z")
Just wanted to say that was really creepy: while I was reading the thread I watched the transition from **Canthearya** to **Gazelle From Hell**. History in the making. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change/128849.md?page=2)