# What color is your username? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649 "2002-05-18T01:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/1 "2002-05-18T01:23:40Z")
As was discovered in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115230), you can use any old sequence of characters to specify a color. Naturally, most people tried their usernames. ultrafilter So how 'bout it? The code is [**color=“your name here”]your name here[**/color], where “your name here” really is your name. Give it a try! ---
**Author:** ![Melandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/2 "2002-05-18T01:28:31Z")
why not? Melandry Or is it Melandry ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/3 "2002-05-18T01:30:14Z")
LolaBaby I hope I did that right. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/4 "2002-05-18T01:38:42Z")
hillbilly queen ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/5 "2002-05-18T01:39:45Z")
Mr. Blue Sky What else? ---
**Author:** ![Vaioman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Vaioman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaioman)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/6 "2002-05-18T01:39:58Z")
Vaioman ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/7 "2002-05-18T01:41:20Z")
Squish Gods, I hope it’s not pink or blue… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/8 "2002-05-18T01:42:08Z")
vivalostwages ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/9 "2002-05-18T01:44:31Z")
It’s blue! Aaaargghghgh! ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/10 "2002-05-18T01:47:06Z")
smashed ice cream whee!! ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/11 "2002-05-18T01:47:25Z")
fizzestothetop Ladeda… ---
**Author:** ![Melandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/12 "2002-05-18T01:47:29Z")
Squish- I’ll trade you. I love blue. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/13 "2002-05-18T01:48:54Z")
Lsura Hmmm…what could it be? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/14 "2002-05-18T01:50:10Z")
oooh…blue. I like that. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/15 "2002-05-18T01:51:03Z")
Loopus ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/16 "2002-05-18T01:53:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Mr. Blue Sky > > What else? \*\* Uh huh. I believe you. Mr. Blue Sky. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/17 "2002-05-18T01:53:02Z")
arisu hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/18 "2002-05-18T01:53:07Z")
[spoiler] pravnik is color blind [/spoler] ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/19 "2002-05-18T01:53:22Z")
Uh… Did I do that wrong, or is my name black? Black… how dull… -Loopus ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649/20 "2002-05-18T01:54:16Z")
pravnik is color blind, and can’t type for shit [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649.md?page=2)