Many people don’t get my name… It’s pretty simple
GEE-WHY-TEE
(then you add in the ‘Ef-Ex’ if you want to say my Whole name)
But I would prolly have recognized your name as Laina F, which the F would most likely be short for your last name… I dunno, maybe having an unusual name helps you understand other ones… 
Flamsterette_X: I don’t recall seeing the explanation of your name. And please instruct how to get on the birthday list.
gyt_fx: I still don’t get it – Gee, Whitey?
laina_f just seemed to know real early,
what her user name would always be
first then last
and she won’t have to worry
people on the net will always see
At the Dope her name is somewhat confusing
I guess sometimes consistency has it’s price
And it breaks her heart that people call her “liana”
This makes her say words that aren’t nice
So she posts a thread to explain her name to us
And why getting it wrong makes her frown
But we keep mis-spellin’ and mis-sayin’
If we keep it up she might just end up down
Please don’t call her Lyin’ Elf
And there’s only one “f” in laina_f
If it weren’t for lamia she just be laina
But really please don’t call her Lyin’ Elf
*With apologies to the Eagles, and laina_f and well, pretty much everyone.
Yeah, that’s why whenever I see elenia28 I just think “mmmmmm…”
The real problem with laina_f is when I see “laina” I always flash back to Arlo Guthrie singing “Tzena, tzena” (rhymes with “laina”), then I’m hearing “Lay, lady lay” and my brain is stuck in the 60’s and I can’t figure out how the mouse works…
See below. 
Found it by doing a search on my posts, since I’ve linked to the thread in multiple “explain your username” threads around here. A brief explanation of my handle. 
A couple of years ago, dreamer started the Straight Dope Birthday List. I decided to team up with her in a monthly birthday thread for Dopers. In March 2003, she said that I could do it all the time if I wished… so I gladly did. When the “paid subscription” thing first became a reality, I didn’t know if I could do it anymore… so I posted a thread saying that someone else could do it if they wished. cityboy916 gladly stepped up to the plate… as things turned out, I was able to stay on, so we became a crack team.
Getting on the birthday list is very simple. Just post your birthday here, and I’ll make a note of it. (anyone who’s posted their birthday anywhere on these boards is fair game, although I think the list is getting outdated… but it’s still good if people lurk, haha!)
Hope that helps!
Hey, speak for yourself! Some of us might be psychic (I, for one, knew you were gonna post this before you did ).
Oh, and I got your username right off. Possibly because I’m psychic ( 
), or maybe because I’m in a similar username situation.
Sorry, I keep getting it mixed up with “All for Laina” (or is it Layna) by Billy Joel.
Vlad/Igor
Thanks for the song, Zog_10. I’ve never had a song or poem about me before (although I gotta check into that Billy Joel thing that Vlad/Igor mentioned).
I had a real d’oh moment when I realized that norinew was not nor-i-new. Yours, I think, would be perfectly clear if it were norine_w, but probably most people have it figured out by now.
Ethilrist, if I’d known I was going to cause so many problems for you, I would’ve chosen something like user58435. On the other hand, I have no idea what your name means, and I feel embarrassed to admit that because I suspect it’s something intellectual that everyone except me knows.
My birthday is April 2.
I have to be extremely careful now about spelling everyone else’s name correctly. I misspelled twickster in another thread, and she was all over me.
All over you? Puh-leeze. I indulged in a little gentle teasing.
I think most of the people who already have it figured out, it’s because I’ve explained it in other threads, or actually met them in person at DopeFests. Probably, it would have been crystal clear if it had been norine_w or NorineW. But, as I said, norinew is just as it’s always been. Actually, I did have a different username in mind when I joined, but it was already in use, so I feel back on good ol’ norinew.
Yeah, that twickster, she’s a real hardcase.
Great. Now I’ve got Glenn Miller running through my head (“Pennsylvania 6-5000!”).
liana_f, I don’t believe I’ve ever had the need or opportunity to address you directly before, but I assure you that I will give your name the respect that it deserves.
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I mean, “latina_f”…how freakin’ hard is that people. Say it with me, ivana_f. There, I think you all should have it by now.
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ivana_f would be a good name for a porn star.
Elaine Fung, is that you?
IANALIANA (I am not a liana).
I like it, although some people might interpret it as “One Anal Liana”.
Great. Bungee enemas. Thank you so very much for that image. Where’s lieu when you need him?
It’s just three letters… G-Y-T
similar to… X-Y-Z. You don’t say Xyze to try and pronounce XYZ, you just say X-Y-Z.
LOL - that was cool.
Many apologies to laina_f if people do indeed start calling her Lyin’ Elf. :eek:
In the bathroom?
That reminds me… I think **18"DHIBJD :eek: :eek: ** is still available as a username.