# What is the origin of your SDMB name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810 "2020-09-04T14:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/182 "2020-09-10T18:15:54Z")
Mine is an homage to my beloved dog “Skunk” who lived from 1997 (the year I first discovered the Straight Dope) until 2017. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/183 "2020-09-10T19:00:11Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Well, _duh._ And you really felt the need to post that, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/184 "2020-09-10T19:06:14Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > And you really felt the need to post that, huh? Well, _I_ thought it was a funny response to **Qadgop** ’s post. ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/185 "2020-09-10T19:29:22Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > Well, _duh._ > > And you really felt the need to post that, huh? Well, yes. In a mild attempt at humor. Which @Kron, if no one else, got. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/186 "2020-09-10T19:45:13Z")
okey doke. Ignore my post. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/187 "2020-09-10T19:47:21Z")
If any of y’all have read one of my posts, you probably know how I chose my username. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/188 "2020-09-10T19:50:36Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > If any of y’all have read one of my posts, you probably know how I chose my username. - Could you go into a bit more detail? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/189 "2020-09-10T19:54:15Z")
Goddamn! - you have to be quick round here. j ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/190 "2020-09-10T21:56:15Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > In a mild attempt at humor. Which @Kron, if no one else, got. Hey, I got it first time through (I was going to add ‘duh’ but I thought better of it). ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/191 "2020-09-10T21:58:20Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Goddamn! - you have to be quick round here. Is this the first time you’ve noticed this?.. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/192 "2020-09-10T22:02:25Z")
My original was seal\_clubber. Tubadiva offered me $1.89 and a bag of Skittles to change it. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/193 "2020-09-11T01:29:39Z")
Huh. I thought it was because of your profession, and your usual ride being a 757 (which upside down is LSL, sort of). Or did I somehow misconstrue your profession, too? I am the dad of Kayla, who was all of three years old when I chose my handle (her nickname was bestowed upon her by her compatriots in daycare, and she no longer prefers it). ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/194 "2020-09-11T01:38:10Z")
No, you got the profession right. I hadn’t thought of that interpretation of LSL before; very creative of you. Over the years several folks have asked me via PM with the usual guess being I was an alumni of some college usually abbreviated as “LSL” which they couldn’t think of. And, sadly, with the demise of the 757 I’ve been reduced to the definitely unstylish 737. The Checker Cab of big jets: funny looking, awkward to drive, but takes a beating. Maybe I should change my handle to **LELGuy**? 😉 I’d always figured Kayla was born in 99 and would therefore be about 21 now. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/195 "2020-09-11T01:39:38Z")
Mmm, chocolate… ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/196 "2020-09-11T01:41:58Z")
But their chocolate is too milky. The flavors are fun but can’t get past the milkiness. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/197 "2020-09-11T01:51:48Z")
I’m a dude. I’m super. Actually, it’s an amalgam of two different sources. I’m a Superman fan, and it’s the name of the gerbil in the 4th grade class of _The Simpsons_. He made one appearance, I think. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/198 "2020-09-11T01:51:51Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > No, you got the profession right. I hadn’t thought of that interpretation of LSL before; very creative of you. Over the years several folks have asked me via PM with the usual guess being I was an alumni of some college usually abbreviated as “LSL” which they couldn’t think of. > > And, sadly, with the demise of the 757 I’ve been reduced to the definitely unstylish 737. The Checker Cab of big jets: funny looking, awkward to drive, but takes a beating. Maybe I should change my handle to **LELGuy**? 😉 > > I’d always figured Kayla was born in 99 and would therefore be about 21 now. Nope, the Yahoo account generator made me add a number, so after three unsuccessful attempts, I went with the current year. The handle has served me well. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/199 "2020-09-11T01:51:56Z")
Even the dark chocolate with marzipan? Or, the 60% dark? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/200 "2020-09-11T01:58:22Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > dark chocolate with marzipan? Or, the 60% dark? I’m in the boring wasteland of chocolate choices. Store managers seem to stock only the milk varieties, you know, for the philistines. I would love marzipan dark or several more of the dark chocolate ones on the Ritter website (which I pulled up as soon as I whined to you). Just made it worse. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/201 "2020-09-11T02:02:58Z")
I’m not a huge fan of dark chocolate normally, but they seem to get it just right. I think my favorite version is the dark with marzipan, so try that if you ever get a chance! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810.md?page=11)