# User Name "Oh!" moments **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453 "2008-08-01T03:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/1 "2008-08-01T03:01:46Z")
Today, I was watching _The Seventh Seal_ for about the eighth time, but probably the first time since I was about 10. The name of the protagonist (he’s a knight who sort of battles Death, in case you’re wondering, and you really ought to see the movie if you haven’t because about a million pop culture references you always wondered about come from it) is **Antonius Block**. Then I was watching a special about beer on the Hitler Channel, which made a passing reference to the Greek god of beer and drinking buddies. His name? **Silenus**. :eek: Brilliant. ---
**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 1, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/2 "2008-08-01T03:12:40Z")
One day the poster whose name I always pronounced as ‘nori-new’ revealed that the username was actually ‘norine-w’. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/3 "2008-08-01T03:15:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] One day the poster whose name I always pronounced as ‘nori-new’ revealed that the username was actually ‘norine-w’. [/QUOTE] :eek: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/4 "2008-08-01T03:54:10Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] :eek: :smack: [/QUOTE] same ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/5 "2008-08-01T04:12:00Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] One day the poster whose name I always pronounced as ‘nori-new’ revealed that the username was actually ‘norine-w’. [/QUOTE] Ummm… still not getting it. What am I missing? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/6 "2008-08-01T04:19:22Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] Ummm… still not getting it. What am I missing? 😕 [/QUOTE] It’s a first name and a last initial, not a completely new original name. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/7 "2008-08-01T04:40:29Z")
I love the combination of the OP’s username and post title here. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/8 "2008-08-01T04:44:31Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] One day the poster whose name I always pronounced as ‘nori-new’ revealed that the username was actually ‘norine-w’. [/QUOTE] This corner is getting crowded. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/9 "2008-08-01T05:09:22Z")
…Holy–! ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/10 "2008-08-01T09:01:03Z")
I thought she was just constantly on the edge of leaving us. You know. No Renew. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/11 "2008-08-01T13:44:33Z")
**NinetyWt** posted some diagrams of a few dam models she had ran a while back. I realized that being interested in fluid dynamics meant that her name designated “90 weight”, a viscosity of oil often found in transmissions and gearboxes. I hope I’m not wrong, or I’m going to feel pretty silly. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/12 "2008-08-01T13:45:22Z")
Considering that her sig used to say “queen of lubricants,” I do believe you’re quite right, **Santo** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/13 "2008-08-01T17:18:37Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] One day the poster whose name I always pronounced as ‘nori-new’ revealed that the username was actually ‘norine-w’. [/QUOTE] Yeah - I saw one such posting, so I know what her name is _supposed_ to be pronounced as… but still, when I read something she’s posted and I’m mentally vocalizing names, it still comes out as Nori-New 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/14 "2008-08-01T17:21:57Z")
I rented a movie from Netflix a few years ago, and one of the characters introduced himself as CK Dexter Haven. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/15 "2008-08-01T17:24:46Z")
It’s hard to slip a Simpsons reference past me, but I didn’t get **Gangster Octopus** until I rewatched _The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie_ show a couple of months ago. Krusty suggested a gangster octopus as a new character to spice up Itchy and Scratchy. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/16 "2008-08-01T17:25:58Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I rented a movie from Netflix a few years ago, and one of the characters introduced himself as CK Dexter Haven. :eek: [/QUOTE] That’d be _The Philadelphia Story_. Come to think of it, **Dex** and I probably share an appreciation for Cary Grant. ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/17 "2008-08-01T17:27:40Z")
At first I read **Mange Trout** Then it was **Man Get Out** Now I understand, it’s French… **Mange Tout** I get it. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/18 "2008-08-01T17:29:51Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] **NinetyWt** posted some diagrams of a few dam models she had ran a while back. I realized that being interested in fluid dynamics meant that her name designated “90 weight”, a viscosity of oil often found in transmissions and gearboxes. I hope I’m not wrong, or I’m going to feel pretty silly. 😛 [/QUOTE] Yes, yes. 'Tis true. Tied in with being a gearhead in my youth, and my current Hubby is a mechanic. [Here](http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/axle.jpg) is my favorite self-portrait. Heh. Me, I’m still wondering how much Santo could a Santo Rugger Rugger if a Santo Rugger could Rugger Santos. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/19 "2008-08-01T17:46:49Z")
I’m in the nori-new camp too. And thanks for clearing up **Gangsta Octopus** **Marley23**. I was pleasantly enlightened when it was explained that **Der Trihs** was “red shirt” backwards, sort of. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453/20 "2008-08-01T18:11:10Z")
[QUOTE=NinetyWt] Yes, yes. 'Tis true. Tied in with being a gearhead in my youth, and my current Hubby is a mechanic. [Here](http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/axle.jpg) is my favorite self-portrait. Heh. Me, I’m still wondering how much Santo could a Santo Rugger Rugger if a Santo Rugger could Rugger Santos. 😛 [/QUOTE] Whew! Well, I can probably answer your question when the Santos finish our club’s 35th anniversary rugby tournament on Labor Day. I’m the co-chair this year… which reminds me, I should go make some phone calls. Gotta get the permits in place to ensure everybody’s favorite social lubricant will be served at the tourny. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-oh-moments/458453.md?page=2)