# So I Want To Change My Username **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198 "2006-08-18T05:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/21 "2006-08-18T20:02:25Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hmph. Like it ever isn’t. 😉 [/QUOTE] Who, me? :: innocent look :: ---
**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/22 "2006-08-18T20:47:47Z")
you’re worried about being thought of as a trouble maker in the midst of this crowd :dubious: I think it makes you fit in that much better. You guys are just bad. I’m thinking about having a get nekkid party soon, anyone interested? how about bipola-lola then you could be whoever you felt like at the time ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/23 "2006-08-19T00:33:53Z")
trublmaker ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/24 "2006-08-19T01:25:47Z")
Yay- so many replies! I did a search before I posted the OP to get some ideas from previous ‘name me’ threads, and **Toast Museum** came up _a lot_. I do like it, but I want a name that is unambiguous about my gender. But I do like **blanket** , after Michael Jackson’s kid. I daresay I’m Prince’s biggest fan, but **Darling Nikki** is bound to provoke a lot of masturbation jokes. Speaking of which, _I_ wanna go to a get-nekkid party! Will there be lights on? So, I’ve narrowed it down to: **trublnomore** **Recurring Lita** **Lucille Le Sueur** (In 1921, I think it was, a newspaper or magazine held a contest to change the name of that lady, as she figured a good name change would help her career. The name “Joan Crawford” won out, and a star was born.) **The Symbol Radiant** It has a nice ring to it. And yeah, I’m kidding about the golden years… although lately I do feel very old. Thanks for the replies and more suggestions are welcome! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/25 "2006-08-19T01:40:29Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Damn you, you cad! I thought that was your endearment for **me**! ☹ :mad: ☹ [/QUOTE] Oh yeah… it was because of that sexy thing you used to go with your teeth… your _sharp_ teeth… now I’m all goosebumpy 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/26 "2006-08-19T01:44:07Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] I’ve opined before that we should have a board rule that all name changes should be announced in a thread. If you do decide to change yours, at least we’ll have this threa to tell us what the change was. [/QUOTE] But not everybody would see the thread. I prefer my solution, which is to post my prior username in my signature. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/27 "2006-08-19T01:46:27Z")
The Incredible Thread Stealer! (I’ll get someone to take it yet…) ---
**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/28 "2006-08-19T12:01:59Z")
**trublmakr** u say you’re ready to get nekkid? Good let’s do it. We just gotta start a thread. I’ve already got several folks ready to attend and need to send out a few more invitations. We can kinda practice at the SDMB for now and when I get my sailboat, I’ll cruise around and start picking people up. Lights? I’m sure there’ll be some lighted places and some not so lit. Gotta figure on a semi-lit room for dancing or maybe we’ll just wait 'til dark and build a fire. Yeah that’ll work. A bunch of nekkid dopes dancin around the fire. and you think your name doesn’t fit. okay :dubious: I still think somebody oughta take **bi-pola-lola** as their alias. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/29 "2006-08-19T12:51:31Z")
Plenty of ideas in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=290572&highlight=carfullofscaryclowns). My personal favourite is **CarFullOfScaryClowns**. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/30 "2006-08-20T06:21:41Z")
Change your username to CECIL…of course, that would get you into trouble and people would refer to you as the…oh, you already are… I think changing your name mid-stream is a bad idea…I have a username that seemed to fit at the time…used to live in Germany…and now my username is an obsolete foreign currency…but DEuro just doesn’t have that panache. I do admit, however, due to your username, I just assumed you were male, about 15 years old, and looked like Calvin in the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Missed by a few counts, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/31 "2006-08-20T20:42:17Z")
Okay, okay, I’ve got it! I am changing my username to… drumroll, please… **Alice The Goon** Not one of my original choices, but I have considered it in the past, and it’s part of an injoke IRL. Do you like it? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/32 "2006-08-20T21:08:59Z")
[QUOTE=trublmakr] Do you like it? [/QUOTE] Not as much as Lucille Le Sueur. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/33 "2006-08-20T21:22:09Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Not as much as Lucille Le Sueur. 😛 [/QUOTE] Sorry, **twicks**! I was torn… but then I had to admit that I’m just not a **Lucille**. But I still think it’s a great username, and I hope somebody else takes it! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/34 "2006-08-20T21:27:00Z")
I piture a drooling mutant with scaby hair on that name. Your orginal name is good. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/35 "2006-08-20T21:32:11Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] I piture a drooling mutant with scaby hair on that name. Your orginal name is good. [/QUOTE] But what if I _am_ a drooling mutant with scaby hair? Too late anyway, I already emailed 2 administrators. But it is gratifying to know that at least 2 people liked the old name. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/36 "2006-08-20T22:13:02Z")
I’d suggest **baffle** but it’s already taken, and besides, it suits me better. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/37 "2006-08-20T22:13:34Z")
The singular of a cool old Prince song: **The Beautiful One** Or, another Prince reference: **Soft and Wet** ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/38 "2006-08-20T22:36:30Z")
Just don’t change it to John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/39 "2006-08-21T00:19:04Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] Just don’t change it to John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. [/QUOTE] No kidding, that’s my name too! Well, at least my idea made the semifinals. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198/40 "2006-08-21T00:22:41Z")
[QUOTE=trublmakr] But what if I _am_ a drooling mutant with scaby hair? Too late anyway, I already emailed 2 administrators. But it is gratifying to know that at least 2 people liked the old name. [/QUOTE] Don’t worry. Friends can over look your deformities, and still like you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-change-my-username/369198.md?page=1)