# So how did you pick your user name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559 "2003-05-26T11:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![pqgenie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@pqgenie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pqgenie)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/81 "2003-05-27T14:35:39Z")
Years ago, in the Basement of Solitude, I was bluesin’ about how everybody in our clique had a nickname but me, and on the spot I became PQ. They never told me what the initials stood for, but I’m sure it describes something base and disgusting. I’m probably better off not knowing. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/82 "2003-05-27T16:46:50Z")
When I signed on I was particularly unimaginative and just picked my initials, hence **jti.** I got bored with that eventually, so polled the Teeming Millions: [Should I change my name?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=57545). Eventually, I picked on **Northern Piper** , as a combination of my location and my hobby, as explained in [jti is gone](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=69326). * * * The poster formerly known as **jti** (sig™ inserted at request of [dantheman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70417), and to placate [Sue Duhnym](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68898)) ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/83 "2003-05-27T17:25:00Z")
“ **rockle** ” was my nickname in high school - the only nickname I ever had until recently, when two guys a work with suddenly and spontaneously started calling me “Chizzel.” Still don’t know how “Chizzel” came about, but anyway … The “ **rockle** ” bit came from a polyglot French teacher who German-ized my first name because my maiden name was German-sounding. It’s actually Dutch, but eh. Somehow, “rockle” stuck. It doesn’t mean anything in English, so it’s a good username. One of these days I’m going to get a vanity license plate that says “ **ROCKLE** ” just so people can try to figure out what it means. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/84 "2003-05-27T17:44:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > **Sorry, squeegee but you must have googled rather superficially. There’s a wealth of data via google out there on me, Pilinixi the Dexitroboper, & Klazmon of Llurdiax!** Well, Qadgop, that’s definitely a reasonably obscure reference. Isn’t that the same story with Illonia of Lonabar? At any rate, your response was correct but not complete. (I think that establishes that I know the reference. Do I win any common Lonabarian beads? Rubies, perhaps?) As for me… My name is Ben. I’m into scuba diving. And I got tired of an older online handle from a previous hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/85 "2003-05-27T18:33:47Z")
I just flipped through a book I was reading and randomly chose this name, plus it’s kinda like _felon_. Pretty sweet eh? I think Matlock was taken too. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/86 "2003-05-27T21:20:03Z")
**Jet Jaguar** is a giant, flying, ultraman-like robot from the movie “Godzilla vs. Megalon”. I picked it for use as a handle in the MST3K newsgroups about 8 or 9 years ago because GvM was one of the two Godzilla movies they did, and the name has stuck ever since. ---
**Author:** ![MountainDewFixx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@MountainDewFixx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MountainDewFixx)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/87 "2003-05-27T21:38:29Z")
If I don’t have at least 1 litre of the Nuclear caffine by 9am, I’m usless. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Badger\_Racing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Atomic\_Badger\_Racing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Badger_Racing)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/88 "2003-05-27T21:48:52Z")
Hmmm, I’m not really sure… I think I found it on a message board somewhere… 😕 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@swami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swami)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/89 "2003-05-27T21:49:27Z")
I see through time ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/90 "2003-05-27T22:42:51Z")
A friend of mine started calling me **Bruce Daddy** in college so I grabbed the (pre-MSN) hotmail account. I ended up using the username everywhere. He still calls me that, although sometimes he uses Diddy (Puff Daddy -\> P. Diddy) Boring, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Aranea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aranea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aranea)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/91 "2003-05-27T23:58:54Z")
My father gave me a book about spiders when I was about 10 years old. I became fascinated with them, and the interest hasn’t waned in the last 24 years. “Aranea” is a genus of orb-weaving spiders. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/92 "2003-05-28T00:30:45Z")
It was a nickname. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/93 "2003-05-28T01:03:09Z")
I was extremely depressed/angry that day…and thought it would be a change of pace to put numbers for letters. Have i ever tried it? No…close but no. Rather see what is there to be seen before giving up for good 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/94 "2003-05-28T01:06:54Z")
My username comes from Hexen, a computer game I used to play in the mid '90s. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/95 "2003-05-28T01:50:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > \*\*Well, Qadgop, that’s definitely a reasonably obscure reference. Isn’t that the same story with Illonia of Lonabar? At any rate, your response was correct but not complete. > > (I think that establishes that I know the reference. Do I win any common Lonabarian beads? Rubies, perhaps?) \*\* Good pickup! For that you get to emmfoze with Pilinixi, or you can have _two_ Delgonian catlats! ---
**Author:** ![Akaadji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Akaadji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaadji)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/96 "2003-05-28T02:26:32Z")
Well, I’m a big anime fan, and I decided to create an OC(original character) for my favorite series, . She used a deck with mostly Dragon type monsters (Ryu in japanese), so I did a bit of wordplay and called her Ria. I didn’t really like it, so I changed it to Ri. Ri Toraookami is kinda long, so I just call myself Ri-chan. So, yeah…that’s the story…😛 ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/97 "2003-05-28T02:30:48Z")
So, **Jet Jaguar** , is your jock made of steel, and do you indeed eat sushi from a pail? ---
**Author:** ![Wyld\_Stallyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Wyld\_Stallyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyld_Stallyn)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/98 "2003-05-28T02:52:12Z")
Bill and Ted (of Excellent Adventure as well as Bogus Journey fame) had a band. The name of the band was the Wyld Stallyns. The End! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/99 "2003-05-28T02:55:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*Good pickup! For that you get to emmfoze with Pilinixi, or you can have _two_ Delgonian catlats! \*\* I love Doc Smith too! I have all his books. Did you ever read the admiring essay RAH wrote about him? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559/100 "2003-05-28T02:57:05Z")
Oh, and as I have mentioned in other threads, my username comes from my profession. Want to taste my…cinnamon rolls?😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-you-pick-your-user-name/177559.md?page=6)