# The Great "Re-Name The Moderator" Contest! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2001, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291 "2001-01-10T05:11:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/21 "2001-01-10T10:22:03Z")
I’d vote for Chicken of Bristol, but I’d like to think that I already have **evilbeth’s** undying love and affection. What else can you offer me? Anyone else willing to buy my vote? ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/22 "2001-01-10T10:31:16Z")
Chalk another vote for Chicken of Bristol. I owe evilbeth that one since I forgot to name her in the favorite user name thread. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/23 "2001-01-10T10:33:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*What else can you offer me? Anyone else willing to buy my vote? \*\* Hey, I’m working on getting you that canned possum, what more do you want? ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/24 "2001-01-10T10:34:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by blur \* > \*\*Chalk another vote for Chicken of Bristol. I owe evilbeth that one since I forgot to name her in the favorite user name thread. \*\* Thank you, thank you, thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/25 "2001-01-10T10:35:25Z")
Gotta go with **Chicken of Bristol**! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/26 "2001-01-10T10:37:04Z")
That’s eight votes for **Chicken of Bristol**! Keep 'em coming! ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/27 "2001-01-10T10:46:06Z")
Chicken of Bristol it is then! But don’t tell the others 'bout the possum **bethie** or they’ll want some too! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/28 "2001-01-10T10:49:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*Chicken of Bristol it is then! But don’t tell the others 'bout the possum **bethie** or they’ll want some too! \*\* Good point. Um…carry on…nothing to see here… ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/29 "2001-01-10T11:55:14Z")
No matter what name he chooses, I’m still gonna call him **Wang-Dangly Daddy Doo**. However, **Chicken of Bristol** is close enough. (In other words, 'nother vote for Chicken) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/30 "2001-01-10T12:13:09Z")
I think, ummm, maybe “_ **Moderator** _” would be a good one. Or, I’ll offer up the old stand-by, “_ **Omphalos** _.” ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/31 "2001-01-10T12:22:35Z")
slythe – is it okay if I call you lovepuppy? I know, it’s silly and plain and all but I REALLY mean it, you little lovepuppy! Sigh… So, when are we going to have that baby together? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/32 "2001-01-10T12:31:07Z")
**Chicken of Bristol** , or maybe **Fake Beard** , or **Withanegg**. **Chicken of Bristol** is the best. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/33 "2001-01-10T12:55:33Z")
As I am Evilbeth’s Cyberbitch ™, (even though she dosent mail me enough, or ring me enough, and I would vote for her in all those popularity polls… ;)), I will cast my vote in with **Chicken of Bristol**. although **Mexican Cock Fighter** has a certian ring to it… ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/34 "2001-01-10T12:56:05Z")
[pipe dream] You know what I always thought would be kinda neat? If the mods were all named after Greek (or Roman, if you prefer) gods and goddesses. In that vein, I would nominate **Apollo** as a name, or maybe **Poseidon**. **Hephaestus**? Nah, he was the ugliest of the gods… **Hermes**? Nah, too close to herpes… [/pipe dream] Oh, but Chicken of Bristol is fine with me! ---
**Author:** ![Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/779978/32.png) [@Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zumba_The_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/35 "2001-01-10T13:17:06Z")
I don’t know why you would want to give up slythe. I think that is a pretty good name. But, if you must, I cast my vote for Chicken of Bristol. I think it might be hard for newbies to respect a Moderator named Chicken of Bristol. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/36 "2001-01-10T13:18:46Z")
So many different choices, but no concensus so far. Come on, people-surely there must be _one_ name that you can agree on! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/37 "2001-01-10T13:20:11Z")
It is easy to sway my vote. How could I not vote **Chicken of Bristol** there is my vote EB. Osip ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/38 "2001-01-10T13:27:22Z")
How about **Cy-Killogic** , you can find meaning at many different levels:D ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/39 "2001-01-10T13:43:22Z")
How about: \*\* Like I care? \*\* or \*\* Talk to the hand \*\* or \*\* Threadmover \*\* or \*\* U talkin to me? \*\* Obscure? \*\* 24601 \*\* or in that vein \*\* Javert \*\* \*\* THX1139 \*\* the one after 1138… \*\* Dante \*\* and we could rename IMHO The Inferno \*\* Shiva (destroyer of worlds) \*\* \*\* Count Rugen \*\* Do you have six fingers btw? ```auto 1969: Man walks on the moon, WOODSTOCK: The performers included Joan Baez; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Creedence Clearwater; the Grateful Dead; Jimi Hendrix; the Jefferson Airplane; Janis Joplin; Canned Heat and Ravi Shankar. The 1st group to perform was the band Sweetwater with lead singer Nansi Nevins, The first Internet message was a packet switch delivered to UCLA from BBN, Monty Python debuted on TV, Penthouse brought from Britain into the US, the ‘dunk’ made illegal in basketball (till 1976), Charles Manson and his followers killed actress Sharon Tate and her three guests ``` ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291/40 "2001-01-10T13:45:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zumba The Cat \* > **I think it might be hard for newbies to respect a Moderator named Chicken of Bristol.** It’s hard for mods to get any respect at all. (HINT: Try gratutious sucking up!) **Chicken of Bristol** works fine. I say let’s put this corn on the CoB. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291.md?page=3)