# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 334
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7050 "2026-04-12T22:19:56Z")
No shit… _Sherlock_? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7051 "2026-04-12T22:22:01Z")
I don’t drink. Don’t drink Beck’s beer. But I love my avatar. My nick is Beck. My Daddy called me Beckdawrek for my whole life. Would not be happy if someone swiped it. I can’t believe the software doesn’t ding you for an member ID that is too similar to one in use. I guess that’s asking a lot of host. So we must police this ourselves. I say. You see “beekdareek” posting lemme know. 🫣 I don’t know, maybe they’re fun. Nah, oust 'em!! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7052 "2026-04-12T22:45:12Z")
Imho, it helps that their user icon is totally different from yours. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7053 "2026-04-12T23:13:53Z")
And they don’t smell like clamato and vodka! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7054 "2026-04-12T23:20:04Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Sure, and I’m an obsolete qualification badge of the Army. [Wrong thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-me-with-your-avatarl/1029226) 😎 ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7055 "2026-04-13T00:35:11Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Med school there. International House. Met my now wife there! So … well … 😊 Whoa, me too! What year? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7056 "2026-04-13T01:09:41Z")
Graduated ‘85. You? ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7057 "2026-04-13T01:20:57Z")
Class of 1994. I had a few classmates in I House but I was in apartments all 4 years. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7058 "2026-04-13T03:00:13Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > And they don’t smell like clamato and vodka! Were it not for my tremendous affinity and loyalty to the canine, I would change my avatar to a Caesar! [![](https://foodduchess.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Caesar01177.jpg) ](https://foodduchess.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Caesar01177.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7059 "2026-04-13T04:35:40Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Mods have asked users to change names when they’re close enough to cause confusion. Back in 2011, someone joined with the handle @commonsense. I think I asked a mod to ask the user to change it, but the person was suspended a day later, after making several posts insulting the SDMB and arguing with mods. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7060 "2026-04-13T05:00:26Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Were it not for my tremendous affinity and loyalty to the canine, I would change my avatar to a Caesar! Maybe a dog drinking a Caesar? [![](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-853hJen_IE3Y8EgiSSvyXoqjB288pGW02iOVOopvW3rMKh2_6p6d3N48bA7mOpKRrnHjCyIZu59oV2we_kMG9A?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1776056199) ](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-853hJen_IE3Y8EgiSSvyXoqjB288pGW02iOVOopvW3rMKh2_6p6d3N48bA7mOpKRrnHjCyIZu59oV2we_kMG9A?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1776056199) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7061 "2026-04-13T05:03:59Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Were it not for my tremendous affinity and loyalty to the canine, I would change my avatar to a Caesar! Migosh, that’s not just a drink, it’s also lunch! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7062 "2026-04-13T06:29:55Z")
There are Wolves of Wall street. Wolves in sheeps clothing, Wolves who are Were. Wolves who whistle. Wolves who are spiders. Wolves with bane. Wolves who are hair cuts. Only one @wolfpup . Notice not plural. This Doppelganger should figure it out. Don’t piss beekdareek off. (She sounds slightly crazy to me) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7063 "2026-04-13T06:55:57Z")
There is only one **Beckdawrek**. And if there wasn’t, we’d have to invent her. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7064 "2026-04-13T06:57:50Z")
And you’re the shiny spoon in the drawer. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7065 "2026-04-13T06:58:54Z")
😀 [Discourse.] ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7066 "2026-04-13T12:18:09Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > they don’t smell like clamato and vodka! _snerk_ 😄 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7067 "2026-04-13T12:50:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > Were it not for my tremendous affinity and loyalty to the canine, I would change my avatar to a Caesar! > > Migosh, that’s not just a drink, it’s also lunch! You want a Caesar that eats like a meal? Check out the [Caesar competition in this Letterkenny clip](https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorth905/video/7426522960334179590?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc). Some truly epic Caesars are featured. Can’t see a Caesar and not want a Caesar. (Warning: the above link is a TikTok video, but which I am able to watch on my PC without having a TikTok subscription). ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7068 "2026-04-13T13:09:09Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > Were it not for my tremendous affinity and loyalty to the canine, I would change my avatar to a Caesar! > > Maybe a dog drinking a Caesar? That’s not how we do it. And also, with all respect to @Chronos and his nudge to get my unwelcome Doppelganger to change his user name, I am **not** a Saint Bernard. I am a Bernese Mountain Dog. We are related, but are much cuter, with a much more elegant snout. And this is how we drink Caesars (picture of me at a recent party): [![](https://i.imgur.com/ZTgwAtI.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ZTgwAtI.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7069 "2026-04-13T13:14:08Z")
For pure visual appeal, i don’t think any bread of dog beats the Bernese mountain dog. I have a friend who has had a lot of Swiss mountain dogs (she started by buying them, but then adopted a lot of rescues) which is pretty similar, but with a shorter coat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=333) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=335)