# What does your username say about you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287 "2009-11-20T14:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/21 "2009-11-20T17:22:31Z")
In 2002 I joined an on-line fantasy NASCAR league. Baseball is my #1 sport, though, so in an effort to combine my affinity for both Baseball and Racing, I chose as my user name “Diamond Wheels.” I got some ribbing that the name sounded like a pimp and/or gay; hence the “Diamond” part only lasted one season. But I kept the “Wheels” part, which – I don’t recall exactly when or why – morphed into “Wheelz” at some point. (This year my team name is “World of Wheelz.”) So now, whenever I join something new, I just use “Wheelz” because it’s easy to remember, if not all that creative. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/22 "2009-11-20T17:30:44Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > In 2002 I joined an on-line fantasy NASCAR league. Baseball is my #1 sport, though, so in an effort to combine my affinity for both Baseball and Racing, I chose as my user name “Diamond Wheels.” I got some ribbing that the name sounded like a pimp and/or gay; hence the “Diamond” part only lasted one season. But I kept the “Wheels” part, which – I don’t recall exactly when or why – morphed into “Wheelz” at some point. (This year my team name is “World of Wheelz.”) > > So now, whenever I join something new, I just use “Wheelz” because it’s easy to remember, if not all that creative. I have a friend named Wheels, but it’s because he’s in a wheelchair. . . .LOL. So I’m glad you clarified. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/23 "2009-11-20T17:32:26Z")
Anaamika means “anonymous” in Hindi, and when I changed my username, I wanted something that I came up with myself. It didn’t have to be original or anything, just something that wasn’t a pun or a joke stolen from elsewhere. So I took it. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/24 "2009-11-20T17:48:18Z")
Mine goes back to the first time I logged into an IRC service and needed to pick a name on the spot. I guess there was an R.E.M. CD next to me at the time … ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/25 "2009-11-20T17:54:29Z")
> [@glee](#): > > You are not alone… Well, I’ve been reading your name “wrong” for quite a while… My name says I have no imagination. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/26 "2009-11-20T18:04:27Z")
> [@glee](#): > > You are not alone… Wait, you’re actually G. Lee? I had no idea, all these years. I always assumed your named was simply an expression of happiness. I’m one of the boring ones. Aside from a brief foray into creative handles in the BBS days, I’ve been JSexton on the internet since 1993. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/27 "2009-11-20T18:05:11Z")
I spend as much time as possible floating in a boat, usually a kayak. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/28 "2009-11-20T18:31:27Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Wait, you’re actually G. Lee? I had no idea, all these years. I always assumed your named was simply an expression of happiness. First name Geddy by any chance? If so, then, yeah, I’d use an expression of happiness. Who wouldn’t be happy to be Geddy Lee? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/29 "2009-11-20T18:34:47Z")
I like random useless bits of trivia. Like the names of the three smallest bones in the human body. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/30 "2009-11-20T18:37:42Z")
Well, I use my real name. I’ve never seen another one, so its as unique as any made up ones. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/31 "2009-11-20T18:41:25Z")
Juliana was my handle on an adult BBS: she was a character I created for a BDSM storyline. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/32 "2009-11-20T19:01:38Z")
My username says that I have something that you can’t resist. Unfortunately, I don’t even know that you exist. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/33 "2009-11-20T19:03:15Z")
That I’m a Star Wars geek, and that I was born in 1965. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/34 "2009-11-20T19:05:36Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > I have a friend named Wheels, but it’s because he’s in a wheelchair. . . .LOL. > > So I’m glad you clarified. I didn’t mean to misrepresent myself; in fact, I admit to being dense enough that this never even occured to me! :smack: 'Course, I’ve used it as a “name” for long enough now that I don’t even see the literal meaning of the word anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/35 "2009-11-20T19:07:58Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I like random useless bits of trivia. Like the names of the three smallest bones in the human body. I had theorized that you worked in an office supply store, selling ink and staples. Hadn’t worked out “Malleus” though… maybe the store was in a mall? Funny how very wrong I was. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/36 "2009-11-20T19:31:14Z")
I guess my unsername is more of a title really. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/37 "2009-11-20T19:36:40Z")
I don’t know, you tell me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/38 "2009-11-20T19:52:01Z")
I’m on the [right](http://analogmedium.com/blog/2007/08/toejam_and_earl.gif). I changed my name to this one because he’s my fav. video game [character](http://www.gixxer.com/forums/customavatars/avatar58446_9.gif). It’s also how I met my college roommate but that’s another story. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/39 "2009-11-20T20:00:50Z")
You’d think that my username means that I’m a big Dave Sim fan. Actually, my husband is the fan. I was just struck by the silliness of a venerable hotel having its own floaty, glowing resident elf who looks like Debbie Harry and advises an angry aardvark. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/40 "2009-11-20T20:09:39Z")
There is no question that I am lazy and [username]. About the time I was subscribing I was also realizing that my son takes after me in the regard, in spades, and so the point was driven home to me. Shows that it’s genetic I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287.md?page=3)