# What am I named?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [March 24, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104 "2018-03-24T02:03:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/41 "2018-03-27T03:37:56Z")

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The Apian Way?  
I turned Goofy around in my head for an hour.

No one answered mine,  
All that glitters/over reaching structure.  
What am I called?

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/42 "2018-03-27T03:42:12Z")

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Golden Gate Bridge?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/43 "2018-03-27T03:42:40Z")

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Nevermind Apian way, I see where I went wrong, I was thinking Roman Sewer and went to Apian way,  
Roman aquaducts?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/44 "2018-03-27T03:47:23Z")

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> [@Isamu](#):
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> Golden Gate Bridge?

No. Clue, there is one in nearly every town.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/45 "2018-03-27T04:21:41Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Nevermind Apian way, I see where I went wrong, I was thinking Roman Sewer and went to Apian way,  
> Roman aquaducts?

Athens is in Greece. Rome is in idli.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/46 "2018-03-27T04:24:14Z")

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> [@eschereal](#):
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> Athens is in Greece. Rome is in idli.

Holy shit, I am stupid! I shock myself sometimes. I give up. My brain hurts.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/47 "2018-03-27T04:24:57Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> No. Clue, there is one in nearly every town.

MacDonalds?

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/48 "2018-03-27T04:29:47Z")

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baseball park (diamond + §ark)

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/49 "2018-03-27T04:32:27Z")

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McDonalds is correct.

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/50 "2018-03-27T13:06:58Z")

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I couldn’t find one still to be solved, so I’ll add a new one.

A chicken coin

What am I named?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/51 "2018-03-27T13:12:25Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> Aptly named Athenian tailor.

Socrates? (Sock + rates)

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/52 "2018-03-27T13:16:13Z")

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> [@Thin\_Ice](#):
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> I couldn’t find one still to be solved …

There is still

> [@beowulff](#):
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> Aptly named Athenian tailor.

Which I keep thinking must be something like Sewcrates, or something to do with a Greek name that ends in -sos, but I am coming up empty.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/53 "2018-03-27T13:40:43Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> Goofee?  
> (Goofy).
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> ETA:  
> OK, I’m pretty sure that’s it, so I’ll go…
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> This is not original:
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> Aptly named Athenian tailor.

Eumenides. And, hyuk, yup, I was Goofy.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/54 "2018-03-27T14:14:40Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Eumenides. And, hyuk, yup, I was Goofy.

Very good.  
That was from Click and Clack, and his full name was Euripides Imendides.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/55 "2018-03-27T14:41:03Z")

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Ancient Athenian advertises his liquor stores.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/56 "2018-03-27T23:37:15Z")

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Maybe I went a bit obscure with that one. Here’s another…

Goddess charges by the hour.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/57 "2018-03-27T23:56:11Z")

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> [@Thin\_Ice](#):
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> I couldn’t find one still to be solved, so I’ll add a new one.
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> A chicken coin
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> What am I named?

Henny Penny?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/58 "2018-03-27T23:57:18Z")

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> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#):
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> Maybe I went a bit obscure with that one. Here’s another…
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> Goddess charges by the hour.

Demeter?

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/59 "2018-03-28T00:02:20Z")

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> [@](#):
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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Demeter?

=b

(thumbs up)

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/60 "2018-03-28T00:09:19Z")

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I feel so smart, 2 in a row. I am trying to come up with a riddle. My smarts may be tired again.

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