# newbie question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 20, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836 "2000-09-20T07:13:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/1 "2000-09-20T07:13:29Z")

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Hi-

I gotta get out of this name 🙂 Is that possible? I know the FAQ says our name is ours for life, but what if we don’t want it anymore?! Please help.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/2 "2000-09-20T07:43:37Z")

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Mail Tubadiva( [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) ) she will sort out a name change.

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**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/3 "2000-09-20T07:48:25Z")

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many thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/4 "2000-09-20T13:04:08Z")

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Hint: a change to “smartass” would probably not be an improvement.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/5 "2000-09-20T13:09:55Z")

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We had a **smartass** a while back and he was actually pretty good. I wonder where he went.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/6 "2000-09-20T14:05:02Z")

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How 'bout **Wiseacre**? Or maybe **Bumptious**?

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**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/7 "2000-09-21T04:04:13Z")

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**Smartass** is still around.  
He dropped a few posts in GD recently. He related that he has been busy. He still reads the board but rarely has time to post.  
Good poster, for a libertarian.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question/33836/8 "2000-09-21T13:31:11Z")

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So much for my feeble attempt at humour.