# What was your former username? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358 "2003-03-31T03:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/1 "2003-03-31T03:42:00Z")
It appears there’s been a proliferation of newly changed usernames out here lately, and keeping track of them seems quite a difficult task. So, what was your former username? To begin, I used to be panchitaville, but had it changed after probably less than 50 posts to lel and have been lel ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/2 "2003-03-31T03:46:38Z")
**lobley** ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/3 "2003-03-31T04:37:26Z")
Ballybay ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Barber_s_Underwear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/4 "2003-03-31T05:12:56Z")
**foxyboxer** ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/5 "2003-03-31T05:17:58Z")
**Tony Barber’s Underwear** Today I’ve been browsing [www.whatsbetter.com](http://www.whatsbetter.com) and found ‘Tony Barber’s Underwear’. Then I see your name for the first time. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/6 "2003-03-31T05:42:55Z")
[ul][li] **Judge** : I understand you want to change your name. It is the policy of this court not to entertain frivilous requests in such cases. If you do not have a good reason for the change it will not be granted. Understood?[/li][li] **Man** : Yes, your honor.[/li][li] **Judge** : What is your present name?[/li][li] **Man** : Joe Shit, your honor.[/li][li] **Judge** : Well, in that case I believe you have sufficent reason to change your name. What do you want to change your name to?[/li][li] **Man** : Pete, your honor[/ul][/li] [ul]😃 [sup] **If the shoe fits, wear it.** [/sup][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/7 "2003-03-31T06:32:00Z")
My former username is my current realname. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/8 "2003-03-31T06:54:41Z")
YappingPoodle ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/9 "2003-03-31T08:42:46Z")
jjtm Also, through the ages, Troy\_\_McClure, Troy\_\_McC, and JJTMsfg. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/10 "2003-03-31T11:37:43Z")
Brother Rat -\> Jinxie -\> Osiris -\> Fern Forest I thought about going back to my very first username from some interschool network in 1991. **The Pecos Kid**. Unfortunately I’m not entirely certain it was Pecos. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/11 "2003-03-31T12:33:38Z")
Chrome Spot ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/12 "2003-03-31T16:22:11Z")
I used to be TopazAntares… been debating changing my name again though. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/13 "2003-03-31T17:06:20Z")
Check my .sig for mine: ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/14 "2003-03-31T18:34:59Z")
**Mullinator** Oh come on, you knew someone would do this. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/15 "2003-03-31T19:59:38Z")
**stv** ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/16 "2003-04-01T01:55:00Z")
No fair! **Mullinator** stole my idea! _pouts_ ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/17 "2003-04-01T02:12:54Z")
**ishmintingas** — Lithuanian for ‘wise guy’. Should have been spelled išmintingas. Changed it on January 1, 2001. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/18 "2003-04-01T02:20:12Z")
Until the last month or so, I was **Mjollnir**. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/19 "2003-04-01T02:30:19Z")
**superbee** But I’m still an old Mopar product… ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358/20 "2003-04-01T06:45:29Z")
I like your old name better, **Earl Snake-Hips Tucker**. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-former-username/165358.md?page=2)