# New name for me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166 "2015-08-18T12:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/1 "2015-08-18T12:13:08Z")
Even though I’m mostly a lurker, I’ve been here long enough that some of you might recognize me by my old screen name. I’ve retired my old name, **wmulax93** and adopted this new one that’s more reflective of where I’m at in life now. I haven’t played lacrosse or attended WMU in over a decade, so it was well past time for a change! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/2 "2015-08-18T14:37:04Z")
Yep, I know you. Thanks for the heads up! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/3 "2015-08-18T15:20:58Z")
Stick 'em! I mean, happy driving. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/4 "2015-08-18T16:28:22Z")
I always assumed your previous name referred to some alien nomenclature, e.g. my name is wmulax 93 from Omicron Perseid 8. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/5 "2015-08-18T17:06:50Z")
Yeah, having a name people could actually pronounce played a bit of a role, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/6 "2015-08-18T18:11:22Z")
Yeah, wmulax always seemed sci-fi-y to me, too. StG ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/7 "2015-08-18T20:01:17Z")
But you’ve gone and done the same thing: defined yourself by your role in one phase of your life. And another transitory one. (Many of us remember those days of driving the kids; driving the kids and the kids’ loud friends; driving the kids and the kids’ louder hockey team, driving the kids and the kids’ even louder scout troop, driving the kids and the kids’ ear-splitting bandmates…) But enjoy the chaos while it lasts. I did, but before I knew it, I got to be **DadEmptyNesterSmallQuietCarDriver**! ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/8 "2015-08-18T20:17:02Z")
Ha, nice point. I don’t know if I’ll ever not have a minivan again, though. I frickin’ love my ride! Plus, we’re getting a fun car for my wife next year, so all needs are met! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/9 "2015-08-18T21:28:36Z")
> [@DadWagonDriver](#): > > Ha, nice point. > > I don’t know if I’ll ever not have a minivan again, though. I frickin’ love my ride! > > Plus, we’re getting a fun car for my wife next year, so all needs are met! Never admit to loving a minivan **DWD**. You could lose your security clearance for that. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-me/728166/10 "2015-08-19T12:06:46Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Never admit to loving a minivan **DWD**. You could lose your security clearance for that. I’m out and proud with my minivan love. “We’re here! We’re boring and utilitarian! Get used to it!”