# Username Change **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953 "2010-10-13T03:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/21 "2010-10-13T15:43:50Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > In that case, I will be \*\*Attack from the 3rd Dimension \*\*from now on. Not **Keep Attack from the 3rd Dimension**? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/22 "2010-10-13T16:12:07Z")
Qin Shi Huangdi? Only because Exapno Mapcase was already taken, right? Just out of curiosity, which has the higher Scrabble score? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/23 "2010-10-13T16:16:51Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > That would be terra-ble! You should be kiln for that. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/24 "2010-10-13T16:38:01Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > > [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > > > That would be terra-ble! > > You should be kiln for that. If I used half-baked puns like these at work, I’d be fired. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/25 "2010-10-13T16:55:40Z")
My eyes are glazing over. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/26 "2010-10-13T17:17:51Z")
Can we just call him Feng Shui? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/27 "2010-10-13T17:25:30Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Qin Shi Huangdi? Only because Exapno Mapcase was already taken, right? > > Just out of curiosity, which has the higher Scrabble score? He does, 30-28. You need another large letter. Using the English language edition: 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points) 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4 2 points: D ×4, G ×3 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2 5 points: K ×1 8 points: J ×1, X ×1 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/28 "2010-10-13T19:04:53Z")
> [@Ann\_Onimous](#): > > > [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > > > Qin Shi Huangdi? Only because Exapno Mapcase was already taken, right? > > > > Just out of curiosity, which has the higher Scrabble score? > > He does, 30-28. You need another large letter. Attack from the 3rd dimension = 46 What I lack in quality I make up in quantity. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/29 "2010-10-13T19:16:31Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Attack from the 3rd dimension = 46 > > What I lack in quality I make up in quantity. Yeah, but how did you count the 3? 😉 ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/30 "2010-10-13T19:22:05Z")
You people use multi-part proper names in Scrabble?!? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/31 "2010-10-13T19:55:09Z")
> [@Ann\_Onimous](#): > > > [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > > > Attack from the 3rd dimension = 46 > > > > What I lack in quality I make up in quantity. > > Yeah, but how did you count the 3? 😉 I din’t. I could of spelt it out, but I thought it would be cheating. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > You people use multi-part proper names in Scrabble?!? We’ll compete about anything. This is why the mods love us so. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/32 "2010-10-14T12:43:34Z")
All these pottery puns really cotta me off-a guard. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/33 "2010-10-14T12:52:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You people use multi-part proper names in Scrabble?!? Not in a normal game, but **Exapno** asked, and I was on lunch break, soooo… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/34 "2010-10-14T16:46:15Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Qin Shi Huangdi? Only because Exapno Mapcase was already taken, right? I’m guessing his book-burning/knowledge-purging activities are a point of admiration. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/35 "2010-10-14T16:54:10Z")
What, no gender reassignment? You weenie. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/36 "2010-10-14T16:56:54Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > All these pottery puns really cotta me off-a guard. Your edit reason made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/37 "2010-10-15T16:11:33Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > You’ll always be Zhao Zheng to me. And his new name shall be… Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang. “It is every citizen’s final duty to go into the tanks and become one with all the people.” Chairman Sheng-ji Yang, “Ethics for Tomorrow” ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/38 "2010-10-15T18:19:04Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > What, no gender reassignment? You weenie. After gender reassignment, wouldn’t he be lacking a weenie? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/39 "2010-10-15T19:39:29Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I will be Qin Shi Huangdi from now on. Without the original user name listed any longer, this post has become really meta. ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-change/556953/40 "2010-10-15T19:52:50Z")
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