# what do you think my name means? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610 "2002-07-24T17:50:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/1 "2002-07-24T17:50:14Z")
I ‘carefully’ selected my user name here. and since then have discovered: 1. Many folks assume I’m male (I’m female) 2. No one (so far) has independently figured out the basis of it. 3. Most people express some level of surprise when they find out. So, I’m wondering - what image am I projecting w/the screen name? (for those who know, no fair telling, ok?? 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/2 "2002-07-24T17:55:28Z")
Someone who does a ton af laundry, but your dryer is always mysteriously broken. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/3 "2002-07-24T17:56:29Z")
I know! I know! (But I aint tellin’!) I always read your user name as a verb, as in “I’ll wring everything I can out of this subject”. (Can’t remember if the first post I saw from you reinforced that perception. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/4 "2002-07-24T18:01:53Z")
I always think of **wring** someone’s neck. One of my mother’s favorite sayings when I was growing up. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/5 "2002-07-24T18:05:02Z")
Just a dumba\*\* guess: [ul] **wedding ring** ☹ [sup]Well I warned you, didn’t I?[/sup][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/6 "2002-07-24T18:24:22Z")
One other thought. A fearsome deathrow killer who strangled all the victims to death! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/7 "2002-07-24T18:26:43Z")
I wreally have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/8 "2002-07-24T18:32:14Z")
I too initially thought of “to wring someone’s neck.” Then I thought, “maybe it has to do with wiring, or perhaps a warring faction of some primitive tribe of females that specializes in being mistaken for males.” ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/9 "2002-07-24T18:37:49Z")
Hmm… **wring** … **wring**. Hello? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/10 "2002-07-24T18:38:24Z")
I always think of someone squeezing the water out of a towel when I see your username. I also always assumed you were male. The username just has a masculine feel to it. I don’t know why. Somehow the phrase “ **wring** has testicles” just sounds more plausible to me than “ **wring** has a vagina”. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/11 "2002-07-24T18:40:21Z")
I thought of hand wringing. Like you’re worried. About what, I can only guess. The baggage retrieval system they’ve got at Heathrow, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/12 "2002-07-24T18:45:08Z")
Ditto on what **MachV** said. A hand wringer usually comes to mind, although **Mr. Visible’s** answer cracked me up. [ScoobyDoo voice] Hewro? [/ScoobyDoo voice] And yes, I thought you were female. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/13 "2002-07-24T18:46:04Z")
“web” ring? “with” ring? (like you’re married) Wynona Ring? Ringworm? “Wow, look at the rings around her?” ---
**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/14 "2002-07-24T18:49:03Z")
D’oh! I was thinking wedding ring too… I just didn’t know it was stupid— 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/15 "2002-07-24T18:49:10Z")
**w** ascally **r** abbit **ing**? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/16 "2002-07-24T18:50:43Z")
My best guess would be that you really liked that YA book \*\* Wringer\*\* by Jerry Spinelli. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/17 "2002-07-24T18:53:33Z")
Do you have a collar fetish? ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/18 "2002-07-24T18:55:43Z")
I must admit I thought you were male as well, and for some reason I would think of a bird. I’m not sure why, since it’s nothing like “wring a bird’s neck” or anything, but I see a little sparrow-like bird. Hey, can I use your idea for this thread as a start of another, since I wanted to do this with my username, but didn’t want to hijack your thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/19 "2002-07-24T18:59:04Z")
**zweisamkeit** , are you thinking about a wren? **wring** , is your name Rosie? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-my-name-means/120610/20 "2002-07-24T19:20:18Z")
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