# The Bad News Baboon **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2001, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207 "2001-10-13T05:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/1 "2001-10-13T05:39:08Z")
ok. once and for all, which one am I? I shall let the masses decide: \*\* BNB Babs The Baboon \*\* or make one up on your own! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/2 "2001-10-13T05:57:42Z")
**The Weirdo** – [Dom Irerra] I don’t mean that in a bad way [/Dom Irerra] ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/3 "2001-10-13T07:21:56Z")
[Hmmmm](http://www.stink.com/) ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/4 "2001-10-13T11:38:34Z")
```auto rather like to know if Babs gets paid with pseudo money ``` ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/5 "2001-10-13T17:23:22Z")
In my heart you are “Babs”. You can pick anything you want, but I’ll still call you “Babs”. Like it or not, that’s just the way I am. You could go with “Pookie” if it comes to that. -Rue. (who you can call anything you derned well want) ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/6 "2001-10-13T23:34:44Z")
How 'bout **Badoon**? ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/7 "2001-10-14T19:40:07Z")
I like Babs. It sounds great in a conspiratorial whisper: “Hey, Babs, guess what those whacko dopers did today…” ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/8 "2001-10-14T20:06:30Z")
~~agree, slackergirl ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/9 "2001-10-14T22:02:07Z")
Bad News Baboon is inspired and does not need changing. You’ve had some pretty amusing OP threads and have developed a reputation as one of the more clever and amusing dopers. I’ve seen several female dopers back off a perfectly nice user name because some people thought they were male (and I _did_ think you were by the way). Don’t give in to oppression of the patriarchy! Keep Bad News Baboon. You know you’re a woman (albeit an apparently monocular one) and that’s all that’s important. ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/10 "2001-10-15T01:45:47Z")
Just so we’re clear, I do agree with astro. I think the username oughta stay at full length, but from now on, to me, ye shall be Babs! ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/11 "2001-10-15T16:20:27Z")
oh, no, I will keep my full length name. I meant to use as a nickname. monocular? I have one eye? ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/12 "2001-10-15T16:52:19Z")
shnookums? Pookie bear? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/13 "2001-10-15T16:52:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\*oh, no, I will keep my full length name. > > I meant to use as a nickname. > > monocular? I have one eye? \*\* Re your website pic. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/14 "2001-10-15T17:10:34Z")
I have two eyes now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207/15 "2001-10-15T17:13:37Z")
```auto ```