# Time for a username change? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686 "2003-06-18T13:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/1 "2003-06-18T13:05:58Z")
Yeah, well, I chose this ghastly username for a couple of reasons; 1. mostly as an attempt to be clever/funny b) to remain anonymous point the third) an attempt to get noticed (an member, who is English, told me I had the best username of all us wanker Yanks. Don`t recall who though) I think it worked for the most part. I never thought I`d be here this long. I plan on staying much longer. So, I think I need to come up with a more personal username, something more humanesque, more likeable, yet still unique. Plus it`s hard to get any credibility with current username in any religious threads. I offer the folowing; Bryon - my real name, still unique (actual spelling) Clean search Sparky - called this often at work (I`m an electrician) Search found **Sparky** in use though he/she hasn`t posted since 1999- with a total of 4 posts. Stupid lurker! Beeker - My best friend has called me this since third grade (it has to do with my initials) Clean search Or some other twisted yet respectable word which I have yet to think of. Maybe **flewscrute**? (Ninetywt gets credit for that one). So I ask you, the meeming tillions, what shall I do? Keep the current one or change it? I`m open to username suggestions. If I pick one of yours, I`ll give you credit in my sig for an hour or two.šŸ˜‰ Need more info? Fire awayā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Pebbles131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Pebbles131](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pebbles131)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/2 "2003-06-18T13:15:21Z")
Keep it as it is. It always brings a smirk to my face and it certainly does stand out. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/3 "2003-06-18T13:20:16Z")
Iā€™ve always found it a bit ā€¦ jejune. I like ā€œBeekerā€ ā€“ reminds me of the Muppet. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/4 "2003-06-18T13:21:22Z")
What Pebbles said. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/5 "2003-06-18T13:29:35Z")
Iā€™d say keep it. Iā€™m easily confused, and when recognizable posters change their names I get confused. If you do change it, Iā€™d suggest putting the change in your sig, _and_ in your location. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/6 "2003-06-18T13:30:36Z")
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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/7 "2003-06-18T14:13:00Z")
For Godā€™s sake, donā€™t change. Whuckfistle is an awesome name. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/8 "2003-06-18T16:22:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Iā€™ve always found it a bit ā€¦ jejune. I like ā€œBeekerā€ ā€“ reminds me of the Muppet. \*\* jeĀ·june adj. Not interesting; dull: ā€œand there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrasesā€ (Anthony Trollope). Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems. \*\*Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet. \*\* You`re not supposed to eat themā€¦šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/9 "2003-06-18T16:25:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*. \*\* shortest response ever. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/10 "2003-06-18T17:22:14Z")
Aw, he was just posting to show you his sig. I smelleth another campaign! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/11 "2003-06-18T17:37:35Z")
[hijack] I am incredibly tempted to ask for mine to be changed to **Vimes** I hate **Lobsang** Itā€™s too close to my real last name, and it no longer reperesents my fave Discworld character, and it just sounds silly. **Vimes** is _the_ coolest dude in Discworld. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/12 "2003-06-18T17:56:32Z")
No he isnā€™t šŸ˜‰ Actually, after Iā€™d already chosen this name I had second thoughts and decided the name I really wanted was ā€œDangerous Beansā€ ā€¦ oh well. Meanwhile, to un-hijack this thread ā€¦ How about a name that is related to your current one, but not quite so ā€¦ well, you know. Something like ā€œWhuckleberry Finnā€? Just an ideaā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/13 "2003-06-18T18:11:58Z")
I agree with **twickster** , even though I wouldnā€™t have used ā€˜jejuneā€™ (kudos for thinking of that one. Werenā€™t you the poster who made crosswords for a living?). So if you want a name change, I can dig it. Unfortunately I donā€™t have a good alternative. _Beeker_ sounds a bit childish to me, sorry. _Byron_: I like that one, I really do. Classy, too. Or maybe follow Ponder, but keep it shorter, just _Whuckleberry_ Otherwise you should just keep it; I at least wouldnā€™t really mind (but I sure will think ā€˜jejuneā€™ whenever I see your name). **Lobsang** : donā€™t change, or at least donā€™t change to _Vimes_. I keep thinking of that cleaning agent called _Vim_. ---
**Author:** ![SeGate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SeGate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeGate)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/14 "2003-06-18T18:13:24Z")
I kind of like something you mentioned in your OPā€¦ \*\* Wanker Yank\*\* just a thoughtā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/15 "2003-06-18T18:24:01Z")
you could go for jejune now that thatā€™s stuck in my head. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/16 "2003-06-18T18:33:49Z")
I think **whuckfistle** is among the most memorable names on this board. You may be bored of it, but I wouldnā€™t call it boring. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/17 "2003-06-18T18:45:24Z")
I agree with the no-change crowd. People remember you and know who you are. Lots of folks have been changing their names lately and I have no idea who they were. After nigh-on two years it isnā€™t economical for me to try to reidentify older posters when Iā€™m also trying to get to know newbies. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/18 "2003-06-18T18:45:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tusculan \* > \*\*I agree with **twickster** , even though I wouldnā€™t have used ā€˜jejuneā€™ (kudos for thinking of that one. Werenā€™t you the poster who made crosswords for a living?). So if you want a name change, I can dig it. Unfortunately I donā€™t have a good alternative. > > _Beeker_ sounds a bit childish to me, sorry. > _Byron_: I like that one, I really do. Classy, too. > Or maybe follow Ponder, but keep it shorter, just _Whuckleberry_ > Otherwise you should just keep it; I at least wouldnā€™t really mind (but I sure will think ā€˜jejuneā€™ whenever I see your name). > > **Lobsang** : donā€™t change, or at least donā€™t change to _Vimes_. I keep thinking of that cleaning agent called _Vim_. \*\* actually, (and this is a common mistake) it`s Bryon - the ā€œrā€ before the ā€œyā€.šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/19 "2003-06-18T18:53:38Z")
Oops, sorry! Well, _Bryon_ is cute too, and unique to boot. But if you want to keep your current name, donā€™t let the jejune-crowd keep you. (must use that word more often. Anyone remember the court guard in Night Court?) ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686/20 "2003-06-18T19:05:16Z")
I like Jejune too, (although it sounds a little feminine). So far the no-change crowd is winning. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-username-change/182686.md?page=2)