# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/81 "2009-11-21T08:09:09Z")
I think my name speaks for itself. ---
**Author:** ![TheGraemeGardenGoodie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@TheGraemeGardenGoodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGraemeGardenGoodie)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/82 "2009-11-21T09:38:28Z")
I wanted something that kept me fairly anonymous and I was remembering how in every tv program me and my two sisters watched when we were young we each had to be a character. I 'm the youngest and always got the least popular, most geeky character assigned to me. Since my first question (only one so far) was computer related (Oracle) I decided to use Graeme from the [Goodies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goodies) because he famously fell in love with his computer. Also, I can’t remember which of the Banana Splits I was or whether I was Ann or Julian in the Famous Five but I was definitely Graeme. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/83 "2009-11-21T09:38:58Z")
My vocation is a water/wastewater treatment engineer (occupation) and have been doing it for 40 years! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/84 "2009-11-21T10:29:05Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > Is that line not in the book? I haven’t read it, but Depardieu says “mon panache” at the end of the film. One English translation ends with “My panache.” Another translation (which I prefer) ends with “My white plume.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/85 "2009-11-21T11:00:53Z")
My username says more about me than is in fact true - although I am somewhat driven to consume a diverse range of foods, it is not quite as near universal as the name suggests. I guess mentioning this means we have to do that discussion again where people thought it was Man Get Out. It’s not - it’s Mange Tout - _Eat All_ in French (although I myself am not French, and as mentioned above, don’t really eat \*quite \*everything, ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/86 "2009-11-21T14:40:56Z")
My user name is a combination of my 2 dog breeds of choice- **PAP** illons and Gordon **SETT** ers. ---
**Author:** ![trupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/87 "2009-11-21T14:51:06Z")
I wanted a short handle that said a lot about who I am. Not being the creative type, I asked my wife. Since being a Dad is something I take very seriously, and I try very hard to be reliable and “just get the job done”, she suggested trupa, as a double meaning: 1. true Pa (as in 'Ma) 2. troupah, as in trouper with a southern accent. Knowing I could never come up with anything as brilliant, I snatched it up right away. ---
**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 21, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/88 "2009-11-21T15:03:08Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > And here I was thinking that Juliana was a fan of the old (and now departed) Dutch [Queen-Mom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands). Me too. I love the Princess’ airport, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/89 "2009-11-21T16:43:52Z")
That I’m a Tolkien fan with delusions of grandeur: [Tuckborough - The Thain's Book](http://www.tuckborough.net/elendil.html) ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/90 "2009-11-21T18:17:41Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I like random useless bits of trivia. Like the names of the three smallest bones in the human body. OK for the osteonyms. What bothers me is the exclamation mark.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/91 "2009-11-21T19:05:02Z")
This was the fisrt MB I’d encountered that wanted a made-up name. I was in a hurry to post a reply to a thead I was interested in, so I applied my mighty powers of creativity … And came up with nothing. I decided I wanted something which indicated my gender, since there had just been a flurry of threads where folks were embarassed / miffed / surprised to learn another poster’s gender was not as assumed. The LSL part? The town I live in. Pretty exciting isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/92 "2009-11-21T19:14:43Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The LSL part? The town I live in. Pretty exciting isn’t it? Better than mine. I’m a large person whose name starts with a T. I just picked it because a few people call me that in real life, so I would instinctively realize it was my name. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/93 "2009-11-21T19:20:38Z")
Mine just says that I’m easily amused by jokes that get less and less funny every time you encounter them. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/94 "2009-11-21T19:30:42Z")
don’t ask ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/95 "2009-11-21T19:37:33Z")
From my user name you may infer that I [enjoy music](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYbChDfgLk) that would bug the livin’ crap out of Cartman. …yes, yes, I know, Cartman and you, too. I’ll just go turn that down, 'kay? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/96 "2009-11-21T20:06:02Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > From my user name you may infer that I [enjoy music](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYbChDfgLk) that would bug the livin’ crap out of Cartman. _blink blink_ I didn’t know anyone even -knew- ISB anymore! I was a big fan back in the late 80’s. I think my name is pretty straightforward. Fan of pirates. Long before that disney jazz became mega-popular. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/97 "2009-11-21T20:47:32Z")
Mine says that I’m silly and was born on March 4th. When I was a kid I always said ‘‘olives’’ to mean ‘‘I love you’’ (olive you…) and one day my best friend was helping me pick an AIM screen name and olivesmarch4th was born. I like the idea of marching olives. Now everyone close to me associates me with olives and I get olive oven mits and olive pillow cases and all sorts of olivey things. (I actually hate how olives taste. Oh, the ironing is [not so] delicious!) ---
**Author:** ![mauxlicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@mauxlicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mauxlicious)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/98 "2009-11-21T21:10:52Z")
Mine is a play on the name of an old girlfriend of mine (Maureen) who was, in fact, quite delicious. It’s also never taken should I need a username for any handy thing I might happen upon. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheField](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/99 "2009-11-22T02:12:10Z")
> [@Johnny\_Angel](#): > > My username says that I have something that you can’t resist. Unfortunately, I don’t even know that you exist. well…that explains why i tingle every time you post… I was laid off from my job of 22 years just before I signed up here. Therefore, I 'toil not, neither do I spin…" stop reading before you get to the ‘clothed in splendor’ part… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287/100 "2009-11-22T07:34:49Z")
Mine came from a MASH episode. Frank Burns was teaching Koreans to speak english, and Hawkeye came in to relieve him. There was some argument between Frank and Hawkeye, and Frank called him “Stink Fish Pot!” (and the Koreans repeated it). I still have no idea what it is supposed to refer to, unless there were stinky fish pots in Korea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-say-about-you/518287.md?page=6)