# The mods, in alphabetical order **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 14, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879 "2002-08-14T18:50:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/61 "2002-08-18T02:41:56Z")
That’s it. I’m gonna get TubaDiva to change my name to MEBucknerzqxj. That puts me at a solid 55, and everyone knows that Great Debates is a Triple Word score. And what about the 50 point bonus for those of us who used up all our tiles? ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/62 "2002-08-18T03:06:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ultrafilter (14) \* > \*\*And just for the really geeky, the correlation between the length of a mod’s name (ignoring spaces) and their Scrabble value is roughly .71. \*\* I don’t have any stats software at home: have you run the correlation without **Czarcasm**? Is he quite the outlier? > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by MEBucknerzqxj_ > **And what about the 50 point bonus for those of us who used up all our tiles?** **Arnold Winkelried** would get a 100 point bonus for using up all his tiles twice. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/63 "2002-08-18T03:20:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lel \* > **I don’t have any stats software at home: have you run the correlation without Czarcasm? Is he quite the outlier?** No, but I’ll do it later. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/64 "2002-08-18T16:15:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lel \* > **Coldfire: Holland, Netherlands (uncertain of province, the map wasn’t clear.)** Well, “Holland” and “Netherlands” are the same thing, really. Actually, they’re not, but they’re used interchangeably. So, to wrap this up: the country is The Netherlands, the province is Noord-Holland, and the city is Amsterdam. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/65 "2002-08-18T17:04:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lel \* > **I don’t have any stats software at home: have you run the correlation without Czarcasm? Is he quite the outlier?** He is an outlier, but Dex is the worse of the two. jdavis is the only other one I’d consider an outlier, and that’s questionable. This isn’t using a statistical test, just removing each mod and seeing what happens to the correlation. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/66 "2002-08-18T17:40:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*the country is The Netherlands, the province is Noord-Holland, and the city is Amsterdam. \*\* Address is Stadhouderskade 42, Apt. E-12. Stop by during your next diamond-purchasing trip and and leave a gift on **Coldy** ’s doorstep! No perished pussycats, please. Or flaming sacks of poop. ---
**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/67 "2002-08-18T18:06:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Address is Stadhouderskade 42 Hey, Coldfire has got a nice place to live: [http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/nl/msp/rijksmuseum.html](http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/nl/msp/rijksmuseum.html) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/68 "2002-08-18T18:18:57Z")
It’s not bad, but the Japanese visitors walking through my bathroom every morning are a tad annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/69 "2002-08-19T09:25:28Z")
Listed by their Gödel number (ignoring capitalization and spaces) where a=1, b=2, etc. : ```auto **Arnold Winkelried** 2.88900855101319E+208 **C K Dexter Haven** 1.58874971298583E+165 **John Corrado** 1.4476727274387E+119 **Eutychus** 6.35357345835778E+108 **Lynn Bodini** 4.03301067185995E+104 **DrMatrix** 2.3279380771366E+102 **Ukulele Ike** 8.23791177887443E+94 **bibliophage** 3.08664059622298E+91 **manhattan** 1.61829258138107E+89 **MEBuckner** 8.96817242239557E+88 **Ed Zotti** 2.78026858075011E+88 **Cecil Adams** 1.95306781255121E+78 **Czarcasm** 2.88021601344507E+73 **UncleBeer** 5.38738184702207E+69 **Cajun Man** 2.09425995696824E+67 **Coldfire** 4.40185660805221E+64 **Alphagene** 4.71215745070533E+63 **TubaDiva** 6.65081846315457E+60 **TVeblen** 9.8861569642564E+56 **Gaudere** 1.13052937086131E+52 **jdavis** 5.45845537063191E+51 **David B** 1.14267082276958E+31 ``` Sorry Excel isn’t more precise… ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/70 "2002-08-19T14:34:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*Listed by their Gödel number (ignoring capitalization and spaces) where a=1, b=2, etc. : > > ```auto > > **Arnold Winkelried** 2.88900855101319E+208 > **C K Dexter Haven** 1.58874971298583E+165 > **John Corrado** 1.4476727274387E+119 > **Eutychus** 6.35357345835778E+108 > **Lynn Bodini** 4.03301067185995E+104 > **DrMatrix** 2.3279380771366E+102 > **Ukulele Ike** 8.23791177887443E+94 > **bibliophage** 3.08664059622298E+91 > **manhattan** 1.61829258138107E+89 > **MEBuckner** 8.96817242239557E+88 > **Ed Zotti** 2.78026858075011E+88 > **Cecil Adams** 1.95306781255121E+78 > **Czarcasm** 2.88021601344507E+73 > **UncleBeer** 5.38738184702207E+69 > **Cajun Man** 2.09425995696824E+67 > **Coldfire** 4.40185660805221E+64 > **Alphagene** 4.71215745070533E+63 > **TubaDiva** 6.65081846315457E+60 > **TVeblen** 9.8861569642564E+56 > **Gaudere** 1.13052937086131E+52 > **jdavis** 5.45845537063191E+51 > **David B** 1.14267082276958E+31 > > ``` > > Sorry Excel isn’t more precise… \*\* How are you computing the Gödel numbers? Is it the nth prime to the value of the nth letter? If so, I can get exact values, but I’m not sure that people would want to wade through it (after all, these are large numbers). ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/71 "2002-08-19T15:56:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ultrafilter \* > \*\*How are you computing the Gödel numbers? Is it the nth prime to the value of the nth letter? If so, I can get exact values, but I’m not sure that people would want to wade through it (after all, these are large numbers). \*\* I believe we’re talking the same thing. [See here.](http://books.nap.edu/books/0309076412/html/219.html#pagetop) You’re right, though, nobody would want to wade though 200+ digit numbers in a post. Mine were on the mark enough to get the mods in an order. Ahh, go ahead and post 'em. It’s only 1’s and 0’s we’re wasting, and it is mundane and pointless. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/72 "2002-10-13T04:44:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*No. People of all races wear clogs! Remark away. \*\* We’ve got people of all races in Trinidad and I’ve never seen a Trinidadian wearing clogs. JFTR ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/73 "2002-10-13T06:54:19Z")
What? Nobody’s done the mods alphabetically… IN PIG LATIN! Ajun Mancay Alphageneway Anhattanmay Arnold Winkelriedway Auideregay Arcasmczay AvidBDay Davisjay EBucknermay Ecil Adamscay Ed Zottiway Eutychusway Ibliophagebay K Dexter Havencay Matrixdray Ohn Corradojay Oldfirecay UbaDivatay Ukulele Ikeway UncleBeerway Veblentay YnnBodonilay NB: Where I’m from, Pig Latin moves the first sound away if the word starts with a consonant. I approximated when I didn’t know how to pronounce things. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879/74 "2002-10-13T17:29:04Z")
The very first moderator who left a message just for me? Uh, it was TubaDiva. It may have been in the AOL days? I posted a few sexist jokes in a forum, and was told they were inappropriate. One of them was the joke “What do say to a woman with two black eyes?” Fearing that painful scolding I received many years ago, I won’t bother to post the punch line. Most of you probably know it anyway, and those of you that know me, know that isn’t the type of person I am at all. If I never said it before, TubaDiva… Sorry, I don’t usually go around trying to offend people. E3 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-in-alphabetical-order/123879.md?page=3)