# What does your username mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069 "2018-09-09T21:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/141 "2018-09-11T16:13:15Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > …but on the upside, you’ve always got a good parking spot? 😃 No because I live in a shitty, crime-ridden area where police take hours to respond to fucking murder calls, so people feel brazenly entitled to park wherever the fuck they want. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/142 "2018-09-11T16:34:55Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Love your avatar, **Shoeless** (for anyone that doesn’t recognize it, it’s Joe Jackson’s \* Look Sharp \* album cover). Thanks **WOOKINPANUB** :). When they first turned on avatars, mine was originally a photo of Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe from “Field of Dreams”. But it seemed too obvious, and was also dark and hard to see. Then I thought “I should use a picture of the _other_ Joe Jackson”, then I remembered the Look Sharp album, with _the shoes_… and it all just sort of came together. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/143 "2018-09-11T16:41:48Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > [If only someone had made one earlier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21197424&postcount=4) Department of Redundancy Department? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/144 "2018-09-11T16:44:12Z")
Camping nickname bestowed on me by girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/145 "2018-09-11T16:53:50Z")
I don’t fear those furry little nut hoarders. I just wanted a name that was both pretentious and ridiculous. You know, something appropriate for The Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/146 "2018-09-11T17:10:02Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > You are much closer. Good job. And i havent decided for sure if im gonna ask for another change or not. Thanks for the feedback. > > ETA: as far as Ambivalid: think “ambivalent” and “invalid” and “valid” as well as the already mention prefix “ambi-”. Its a combination of all those terms. Just to add to the Ambihijack - your username is almost Joycean in its layers of subtext and connotation. I wouldn’t change it, if I were you. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/147 "2018-09-11T18:22:48Z")
Zimaane is the evening greeting in the Dagaare language of Ghana and Burkina Faso. It is actually a short phrase that runs together as one word: zie maa ne - place cool is - the place is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Modesty\_Blaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Modesty\_Blaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modesty_Blaise)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/148 "2018-09-11T18:25:11Z")
Mine is form Pulp Fiction: It’s the title of the book Vincent Vega is reading while on the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/149 "2018-09-11T18:48:12Z")
S. N. Faulkner was taken and it wasn’t. So I thought, “Why not?”. ---
**Author:** ![ArdRi5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@ArdRi5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArdRi5)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/150 "2018-09-11T18:52:25Z")
Mine is Irish Gaelic for High King…I am descended from Irish royalty…the 5 means that I guess I’m not the only one, since the first numbers were taken! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/151 "2018-09-11T18:55:15Z")
Two boards or one? How about both? I am thankful for, well, you know… ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/152 "2018-09-11T18:55:48Z")
Mine is primarily a computer reference, Control-Z is “undo” in many programs. I also sort of paralleled it with the infinite wisdom of “there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there’s still time to change the road you’re on” from Stairway to Heaven. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/153 "2018-09-11T18:57:48Z")
> [@ioioio](#): > > My username is **ioioio** because **io** is not searchable, and \*\*ioio \*\*just seems stupid. Yours is also one of the stupidest lines/recurring jokes from one of the stupidest movies I’ve ever seen, Kung Pow. Mine is the name of a guitar I like, but can never afford. And a dessert I’ve never tried. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/154 "2018-09-11T18:59:47Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Just to add to the Ambihijack - your username is almost Joycean in its layers of subtext and connotation. I wouldn’t change it, if I were you. Yeah I think I’m not gonna try to fix what isnt broke. But that’s not to say “A trophy guy” isnt without appeal. It’s also very personally apt; the specific nature of my paralysis gives me significant atrophy, for one. Two, I also compete in wheelchair bodybuilding, which the “trophy” part gives a nod to. Plus, in the vein of “trophy wife”, yeah I’m that male counterpart (obviously im being very tongue-in-cheek with this) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/155 "2018-09-11T19:07:20Z")
I’m an ex-musician. In jazz slang, that’s a “cat,” like, “that cat can swing, man.” Also I used to have cats. “Musicat” just seemed a natural concatenation, and the alternative interpretation of music-at (where’s the band at, man?) is a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/156 "2018-09-11T19:19:41Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > S. N. Faulkner was taken and it wasn’t. So I thought, “Why not?”. But “Why Not” was already taken, so you went with MikeF? Mine is derived from a high school nickname. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/157 "2018-09-11T19:31:58Z")
i am ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/158 "2018-09-11T19:32:48Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > But “Why Not” was already taken… But already taken is not already taken, so if Why Not is already taken, why is Why Not Why Not and not already taken? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/159 "2018-09-11T19:37:44Z")
Mine is also an anagram of my actual name. Of all the options the anagram-arranging webpage I used gave me, I choose the one with the Spider on it because my favorite superhero is the Amazing S.N.Faulkner. ---
**Author:** ![Map\_Ylow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/map_ylow/32/85_2.png) [@Map\_Ylow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Map_Ylow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069/160 "2018-09-11T21:55:44Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > But already taken is not already taken, so if Why Not is already taken, why is Why Not Why Not and not already taken? Why not? Also, I’ll admit it. I was not entirely forthcoming. While my name may be Welsh for “Son of Music”, it is also Hurgleburglese for S.N. Faulkner. Mea culpa. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069.md?page=9)