# What short version of your username do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 30, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216 "2008-12-30T15:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/101 "2009-01-02T00:52:48Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Cloth. Not Clot, not Hump. I’ve seen Humpy too. Is it safe to assume you would rather not see that one either? > [@MrDibble](#): > > I’m OK with just **Dibble**. > > Not so OK with **Dribble**. Wasn’t someone following you around for a little while calling you MrDribble? I can’t remember who but I remember some juvenile doing it. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Or any of his descendants. I know I’m not Aragorn. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/102 "2009-01-03T08:28:35Z")
Tyrone. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/103 "2009-01-03T15:49:05Z")
A-and why “Tyrone”? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/104 "2009-01-03T16:00:49Z")
In the MMP we get nicks, and my favorite is **Ivory**. But I keep telling them, I’m not that pure… ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/105 "2009-01-03T16:01:28Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > A-and why “Tyrone”? I wouldn’t want to put words in **Tyrone** ’s mouth, but I’m assuming it has to do with [this](http://www.hyperarts.com/thomas-pynchon/gravitys-rainbow/extra/slothrop-t.html). ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/106 "2009-01-03T16:08:02Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I wouldn’t want to put words in **Tyrone** ’s mouth, but I’m assuming it has to do with [this](http://www.hyperarts.com/thomas-pynchon/gravitys-rainbow/extra/slothrop-t.html). I didn’t see an entry there for “Slight stuttering at the beginning of words, particularly ‘and’” though. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/107 "2009-01-03T16:16:20Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > In the MMP we get nicks, and my favorite is **Ivory**. But I keep telling them, I’m not that pure.. Don’t they also call you **soapy** in there? Took me a while to figure that one out. > [@MrDibble](#): > > I’m OK with just **Dibble**. > > Not so OK with **Dribble**. I’d be tempted to use **MrDibs** , or just **Dibs**. My name doesn’t seem to lend itself to shortening, but if folks do so they usually use **Ninety** or **Wt**. In that context I think the former makes more sense but I’ll answer to either. In chat rooms sometimes it’s **90** , which I’m also cool with. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/108 "2009-01-03T16:17:03Z")
**Ludo**. “Lud” can be pronounced two ways, one of which sounds like I’m a pervert, which is true but impolite, and the other sounds like I’m something heavy and dull, which is also impolite (and I’m not heavy :)) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/109 "2009-01-03T16:29:41Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Don’t they also call you **soapy** in there? Took me a while to figure that one out. Yup, and **Prof Rapunzel** and **99 44/100**. They are a creative bunch, those Mumpers… ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/110 "2009-01-03T16:56:35Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > I didn’t see an entry there for “Slight stuttering at the beginning of words, particularly ‘and’” though. My mistake. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/111 "2009-01-04T04:55:55Z")
Originally Posted by pseudotriton ruber ruber "A-and why “Tyrone”? " Originally Posted by KneadToKnow “I wouldn’t want to put words in Tyrone’s mouth, but I’m assuming it has to do with this.” Of course KneadToKnow is correct. I took my username from the main character of the book Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. My sense of humor is such that I attempt to make myself appear dumber than I actually am. sometimes that is really difficult. I knew this thread wanted searchable diminutives of usernames. So the OP’s “what short version of your username do you prefer ?” naturally yielded my first (user)name because you already had my last (user)name. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/112 "2009-01-04T05:01:54Z")
I don’t think there’s an obvious abbreviation of Mama Zappa. Guess I could be referred to as “MZ”. “Mama” wouldn’t work too well as people might confuse me with **Mama Tiger** (hell, I get the two of us mixed up ;)). I often refer to **Typo Knig** as just “Typo”, and to our family as the ZappaKnig (or Zappa-Knig) family. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/113 "2009-01-04T07:39:35Z")
I think “Czarcasm” got shortened to “Czar” within two days of the name change. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216/114 "2009-01-04T08:19:15Z")
Mostly I’m **kam** on the boards, but have also been nicked as **Bucky** on occasion which is cool too. As my wise old mum used to say, “You can call me anything, but just don’t call me late for dinner”. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-version-of-your-username-do-you-prefer/479216.md?page=5)