# Username/Doper misunderstandings! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070 "2003-02-24T02:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/81 "2003-02-26T23:46:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by koeeoaddi \* > \*\*When ever I see **Sam Stone** , the _whole_ song goes through my head for the _entire_ day. I may have to go dig the thing up on vinyl - I know I have it somewhere. > > there’s a hole in daddy’s arm where all the money goes… :o \*\* The song in question was composed and performed by John Prine in 1971 at the Quiet Knight in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/82 "2003-02-28T15:12:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by samarm \* > **Washte** : Your username intrigues me. It makes me think of washing clothes using stones by the riverside?! This is really cute **samarm** 🙂 It actually means _it is good_ in Sioux, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Broodha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Broodha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broodha)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/83 "2003-02-28T17:09:35Z")
**INO** or **Lno** or **lno** or whatever. I always assumed it was “I know”…what **is** it, come to think of it? ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/84 "2003-02-28T18:51:36Z")
All the questions I’ve had about usernames, and can I think of a single one _now_? Of course, not! :rolleyes: As for me, people often assume I’m gay, because of the gay community’s co-opting of the latter half of my username (May they all gain 30 pounds and lose their fashion sense). Not so. See the sig. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/85 "2003-02-28T19:58:37Z")
i always think Da lovin’ DJ is Dalovindj…a sort of asian name. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/86 "2003-02-28T21:09:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Dangerosa for some reason is in his late twenties and a latino action star. Wears leathers and carries a magnum. He doesn’t ride a motorbike - instead he strolls on by with his pink Cadillac. Dangerosa is actually the mother of two preschoolers and in her late thirties. She was known to wear leather 15 years ago, but is now usually found in khaki pants and a sweater or polo shirt (business casual). She neither owns a gun nor drinks champagne. You are right about not riding a motorbike, but sustitute “green Subaru Forester with two booster seats” for pink Cadillac. ---
**Author:** ![lothos2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@lothos2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lothos2002)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/87 "2003-02-28T21:27:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DAVEW0071 \* > \*\*I’ve given up correcting people about my user name. Sure, they’re zeros, not the letter “o”. But you can call me “Dave Woo” if you want. Plenty of people do. \*\* I’ve always thought of it as **DAEWOO** numbers, like the korean brand. Also when I first saw the handle **Polycarp** I thought he would be a very abrasive and rude poster. After a while, I thought, how can such a nice person have such a horrible username? Then it dawned on me that it’s **polycarp** not **poly_crap_**. Sorry about that **Poly**!!! Carp, like the fish, or the bone, even… Lothos ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/88 "2003-03-01T01:52:09Z")
I know that some people here have mistakenly associated my username with barbecue grills, redheads, fires, etc. [Not so.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105572&highlight=brief+explanation+handle) As for my misunderstandings, I can’t think of a single one now. Yikes. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/89 "2003-03-01T01:54:15Z")
It’s OK **F\_X** - I always read your name as “Hamsterette Flex” anyway 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/90 "2003-03-01T02:01:46Z")
Well, I changed my username from **YappingPoodle** , because of the unflattering Doper inferences. I may be annoying as hell, but at least my new username doesn’t give you a head up. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/91 "2003-03-01T02:26:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > \*\*A lot of people think I’m a man, for obvious reasons. Usually by the third or fourth face-to-face meeting they figure it out. \*\* Yes! I also thought you were a man until **Esprix** told me otherwise. And FTR, **samarm** , our house really isn’t that big at all. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/92 "2003-03-01T02:30:56Z")
Oh yeah, and I also mistakenly referred to **Gaudere** as _Guadere_. I didn’t even realize what her actual user name was until a few days ago. Whoops. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/93 "2003-03-01T02:46:31Z")
Until a few days ago, I thought **alphagene** was a southern girl’s name. Apparently that was not his intention at all. **RealityChuck** always makes me think of a woodchuck. When I see **samarm** , I think “smarm”. ---
**Author:** ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/94 "2003-03-01T03:47:06Z")
An abysmally common mistake that people make regarding my username is to think that it is Netbr **ai** n instead of Netbr **ia** n. I’ve gotten use to people making this mistake (almost everyone seems to), but it truly vexes me. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/95 "2003-03-01T07:08:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JayElle \* > \*\*Well, I changed my username from **YappingPoodle** , because of the unflattering Doper inferences. I may be annoying as hell, but at least my new username doesn’t give you a head up. \*\* JayElle, maybe your name is Jay Elle, or maybe your initials are J.L. But the first thing I thought (forgive me) was jail. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/96 "2003-03-01T07:12:16Z")
Or “Jael” - pin anybody’s head to the ground with a spike lately? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/97 "2003-03-01T07:54:53Z")
Ooh! And another one. Whenever I see **kambuckta** , I always think, well, umm… cum bucket. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/98 "2003-03-02T23:10:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Satisfying Andy Licious \* > \*\*JayElle, maybe your name is Jay Elle, or maybe your initials are J.L. But the first thing I thought (forgive me) was jail. \*\* As for you, **SAL** , while I give you an A+ for creativity and consider it one of the most clever usernames I’ve seen, I really, **REALLY** don’t want to think about where it came from. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/99 "2003-03-02T23:24:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > \*\*Or “Jael” - pin anybody’s head to the ground with a spike lately? \*\* Judges 4:21 Funny, **Wry**. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070/100 "2003-03-03T03:02:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*As for you, **SAL** , while I give you an A+ for creativity and consider it one of the most clever usernames I’ve seen, I really, **REALLY** don’t want to think about where it came from. 😉 \*\* Oh now, Davebear, get your mind out of the gutter and sing with me: Who can take a sunrise Sprinkle it with dew Cover it with chocolate and a miracle or two? The candy man can … The candy man makes Everything he bakes **Satisfying and delicious** Talk about your childhood wishes! You can even eat the dishes. Yah! Yah! Yah! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-doper-misunderstandings/157070.md?page=6)