# SDMB book contest!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408>\
**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:** 11

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/201 "2004-04-01T16:00:18Z")

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Chiming in for “Honored Guest.”

Generic (charter) member: “Ignorance Fighter”

Generic non-charter member (guest?): “Ingorance Fighter”

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/202 "2004-04-01T16:18:46Z")

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How about:  
I paid $4.95 and all I got was this one line under my name.  
And since we are all members here, if we paid we would be then an:  
Endowed Member (heh,heh,heh)  
For me, personally:  
The Viagra Ninja

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/203 "2004-04-01T16:52:19Z")

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For guests I also vote for “Honored Guest”

For charter members: **Ancient One**

Or (if the software is capable of it) choose 10 or 20 of the best and rotate them randomly for members (charter and non-charter).

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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:** [April 1, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/204 "2004-04-01T17:39:58Z")

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Ed Zotti:  
Little Ed(itor)

Admins:  
Omniscient

Mods:  
Prescient

Members:  
Conscient

Guests:  
Parviscient

Banned folks:  
Nescient (or maybe Excinded)

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/205 "2004-04-01T18:30:45Z")

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proto-doper

Dope Kind

IANAD (I am not a doper)

IAAD (I am a doper)

I’ve seen the light

I see no light

Dead Doper’s Society Member

Guardian Angel

Purgatory

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**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/206 "2004-04-01T18:34:17Z")

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Paid members: “Fighting Ignorance” or “Fighter of Ignorance”

Guests: Either stick with “Guest” or maybe “Curious Onlooker”

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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/207 "2004-04-01T19:17:25Z")

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Subscribers  
Based on post count:

Associate  
Bachelor  
Master  
Doctorate

Non-Subscribers:

Drop-out

Mods:

Professor

Admins:

Dean

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/208 "2004-04-01T19:20:24Z")

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Cecil: **Shogun**  
Admins: **Daimyo**  
Mods: **Samurai**  
SDSAB: **Bokushi**  
Members (all): **Bushi**  
Guests: **Hyakushou**  
Banned: **Gaijin**

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/209 "2004-04-01T19:25:52Z")

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Alternatively,

Banned: **DISMEMBERED**

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**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/210 "2004-04-01T19:31:57Z")

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In general:

**Rocket Scientist**

**Knowledge Dude (or dudess)**

**Washed Masses**

**Minion of Learning**

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**Author:** ![wrongz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@wrongz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wrongz)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/211 "2004-04-01T19:36:57Z")

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TeemPlayer

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/212 "2004-04-01T20:06:24Z")

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**zoid**  
Cecil’s enthusiastic bitch

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**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/213 "2004-04-01T21:19:04Z")

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For just about everyone on here that I know of:

“Reply to Thread” is my endtable and “Sumbit Reply” is my loveseat. Welcome to my life, please have a seat.

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**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/214 "2004-04-01T21:24:14Z")

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Ok that and: “Hamsters make my world go round” are more like sigs.  
Soooo…  
Elixir Mixer ?

As in: “I make potions which cure all ills, namely ignorance”

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**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/215 "2004-04-01T21:26:19Z")

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Hamster Hustler

Hamsterr Whisperer

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**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/216 "2004-04-01T21:27:38Z")

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**luluBahrain**

Can’t spell worth a flying hamster’s rear

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**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/217 "2004-04-01T21:58:22Z")

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I don’t have a problem with the current descriptions, but here are some alternates: (general)

for “Charter Member”  
Paying Patsy  
Sucker  
Regular  
Regular Irregular  
Subscriber  
Patron or Patroness  
SD Supporter

for “guest”  
Newcomer  
Visitor  
Testing the Waters

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**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/218 "2004-04-01T22:05:21Z")

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How about the name of a famous thinker of your choice? Someone who tried to end ignorance in their own age. It’ll allow us to remain pretentious ( :rolleyes: ) and also give people some choice.

Examples could be like: Locke, Machiavelli, Darwin, Galileo, Hobbes, Socrates, etc…

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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/219 "2004-04-01T22:19:50Z")

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general: **homologue**  
me: Chaosopher, but only because whenever I can customize my title, that’s what I choose.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/220 "2004-04-01T22:52:37Z")

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**Teemer**

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