# SDMB book contest! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 30, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408 "2004-03-30T21:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/1 "2004-03-30T21:57:29Z")
Two things: 1. Many people have complained that the user title “Charter Member” under their names is too snooty. 2. SDMB member MonkeyMule, who works for a big NY publishing house, is trying to unload a bunch of books. (Don’t worry, it’s legit.) Obvious solution: Have a contest! So, as of now, we’re accepting entries for the **Straight Dope New User Title Contest** , or **StDNUT Contest** for short. Rules: 1. Only SDMB subscribers can enter. No limit on entries but don’t get ridiculous. 2. Entries must be posted in this thread. 3. Proposed user title must be short enough that it could actually BE a user title. 4. User titles can be either generic (could be used for a whole member category) or tailored to a particular user. If the former, indicate what category you have in mind. If the latter, indicate the user. The user can be you. 5. You can express your opinion of previous entries but we get to decide who wins. 6. Monetary or, how shall we say, in-kind contributions won’t help you. OTOH, they couldn’t hurt. 7. Just kidding. Entries will be judged on the basis of literary merit and whether they make TubaDiva spray pop over the screen. 8. A user title involving Lynn Bodoni could be really funny. Or it could get you killed. Feeling lucky? 9. Contest ends whenever we lock the thread, which probably will be late Friday 4/2 or early Saturday. Winner will be announced Monday, probably. Maybe Tuesday. 10. Prizes: [ul] [li]Grand prize - big box o’ books from imprints such as Warner, Little Brown, Hyperion, Arcade, Mysterious Press, Aspect, Miramax, and Backbay[/li][li]1st prize - littler but still respectable box o’ books[/li][li]Three 2nd prizes, each consisting of one copy of _The Journals of Eleanor Druse_, on which Stephen King’s mini-series “Kingdom Hospital” is based, and one copy _Beyond Infinity_ by Gregory Benford[/li][li]Five 3rd prizes, each consisting of an advance copy (complete with original typos) of _Universe on a T-Shirt_ by Dan Falk and _Distant Palaces_ by Abilio Estevez.[/ul][/li]11. We don’t guarantee that any of the entries will actually get used for a user title, but you never know. 1. Put in here because who ever heard of a contest with eleven rules? Let the games begin! ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/2 "2004-03-30T22:05:09Z")
Ed Zotti: The Master’s Master Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/3 "2004-03-30T22:07:45Z")
**jarbabyj** brick in the wall ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/4 "2004-03-30T22:09:43Z")
Doper ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/5 "2004-03-30T22:13:40Z")
Vanquishers of Ignorance ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/6 "2004-03-30T22:14:32Z")
lieu: Driver for Ms. Bodoni ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/7 "2004-03-30T22:14:47Z")
General Defender of Knowledge TellMeI’MNotCrazy **Not Crazy.** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/8 "2004-03-30T22:16:06Z")
Master Debaters (generic) ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/9 "2004-03-30T22:17:48Z")
Dope Fiends (generic) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/10 "2004-03-30T22:17:56Z")
I don’t think it is snooty enough, therefore I propose **Superior Being** ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/11 "2004-03-30T22:20:41Z")
**GQ Mods** Hall Monitor **BBQ Pit Mods** Babysitter **GD Mods** Chancellor **TubaDiva** Oracle **Dooku** Sith Lord ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/12 "2004-03-30T22:21:08Z")
Blind Mammographer ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/13 "2004-03-30T22:22:25Z")
Teeming Million (A Teeming Million, Teemer, Teem-Member) Pit Pundit Straight Doper Member Payin’ Putz Slayer Of Ignorance Part Of The Party Tres Chic For **Lynn Bodoni** : Angel Of Death (Duh!) Then, custom titles from a quote or such: **lissener** “blahblahblah” **Ilsa\_Lund** “Idiot” etc. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/14 "2004-03-30T22:24:02Z")
I’m not wearing any pants. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/15 "2004-03-30T22:25:36Z")
Cecilian Mafia ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/16 "2004-03-30T22:28:27Z")
I ripped the idea from your OP. I want St. Donut as my user title. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/17 "2004-03-30T22:30:28Z")
General: **Yearly subscriber** Specific to me, Baker: **Only half, only half** I’m actually partial to one suggestion that **luluBahrain** made, that of Dope Fiend. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/18 "2004-03-30T22:31:15Z")
-gry ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/19 "2004-03-30T22:34:11Z")
Dang, **lulu** took mine! Howzabout: **Cecil B. DeManne** ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/20 "2004-03-30T22:41:14Z")
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