# What's YOUR cyborg name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184 "2005-08-08T21:16:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/21 "2005-08-08T23:07:44Z")

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I LOOVE my username:

A.N.A.A.M.I.K.A.:  
Artificial  
Networked  
Android  
Assembled for  
Mathematics/  
Intelligent  
Killing  
Android

and Ok, my real name, since it’s so cool too:

M.E.E.N.A.:  
Machine  
Engineered for  
Exploration and  
Nocturnal  
Assassination

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/22 "2005-08-08T23:31:05Z")

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You’re right, **Anaamika** : your real name _is_ cool 🙂

As for Sunspace:

Synthetic Unit Normally for Sabotage and Peacekeeping/Android Calibrated for Exploration

Hmm. Sabotage _and_ peacekeeping? With esploration on the side?  
I’m not sure whether that’s a fatal conflict, or just an unusually-large range of career options…

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**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:** [August 8, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/23 "2005-08-08T23:35:03Z")

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J.I.M.: Journeying Intelligent Machine  
I like that, but my Journeying is a lot less than it used to be.

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/24 "2005-08-08T23:38:31Z")

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L.E.A.H.: Lifeform Engineered for Assassination and Harm

or

A.V.A.R.I.E.: Artificial Vigilant Android Responsible for Infiltration and Exploration

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/25 "2005-08-08T23:39:32Z")

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**D** evice  
**O** ptimized for  
**U** ltimate  
**G** ratification

Ladies…I’m here for you.

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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/26 "2005-08-08T23:42:08Z")

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D.E.T.O.P.:  
Device  
Engineered for  
Troubleshooting and  
Online  
Peacekeeping

I’m the electronic equivalent of UN peacekeepers :eek:

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/27 "2005-08-08T23:58:59Z")

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P.A.D.E.Y.E.:  
**P** ositronic  
**A** ndroid  
**D** esigned for  
**E** fficient  
**Y** elling and  
**E** xploration  
Efficient yelling? WTF?

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/28 "2005-08-09T00:18:34Z")

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R.E.G.A.L.L.A.G.: Robotic Electronic Galactic Assassination Lifeform/Lifeform Assembled for Gratification

Yeah… gratification by DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!

**Destroy**  
**Kill**  
**All meatbags rendered disfunctional**  
**Returning to base point**

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/29 "2005-08-09T00:26:29Z")

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> [@Padeye](#):
>
> P.A.D.E.Y.E.:  
> **P** ositronic  
> **A** ndroid  
> **D** esigned for  
> **E** fficient  
> **Y** elling and  
> **E** xploration  
> Efficient yelling? WTF?

I’ve sent back many an android that couldn’t yell efficiently. I paid for efficient yelling and, dammit it all, I DEMAND EFFICIENT YELLING!

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/30 "2005-08-09T00:37:56Z")

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Q.U.I.C.K.S.I.L.V.E.R.:  
Quantum  
Unit  
Intended for  
Calculation and  
Killing  
/  
Synthetic  
Individual  
Limited to  
Violence and  
Efficient  
Repair  
Damn, I’m hard core. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/31 "2005-08-09T00:52:01Z")

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WHOA! I’m an -

**P** ositronic  
**O** bedient  
**R** epair and  
**T** erran  
**I** nfiltration  
**A** ndroid

However, lacking the knowledge of what a ‘terran’ is, I don’t know if I’ve repaired or infiltrated it first. But whatever the order, I did it obediently.

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/32 "2005-08-09T01:06:24Z")

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I did my real name too,  
**L** ifelike  
**A** ndroid  
**R** esponsible  
for  
**R** epair  
and  
**Y** elling

which I think is cooler than this one:

Mechanical  
Robotic  
Being  
Used  
for  
Sabotage  
/General  
Upgraded  
Youth

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/33 "2005-08-09T01:36:46Z")

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S.D.M.B.: Synthetic Device Manufactured for Battle  
C.E.C.I.L.: Cybernetic Electronic Calculation and Infiltration Lifeform  
Z.O.T.T.I.: Zombie Optimized for Troubleshooting and Terran Infiltration  
W.O.L.F.S.T.U.: Wireless Obedient Lifeform Fabricated for Sabotage and Terran Utility

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**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/34 "2005-08-09T01:45:45Z")

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> [@wolfstu](#):
>
> ```
> S.D.M.B.: Synthetic Device Manufactured for Battle
> 
> ```
> 
> C.E.C.I.L.: Cybernetic Electronic Calculation and Infiltration Lifeform  
> Z.O.T.T.I.: Zombie Optimized for Troubleshooting and Terran Infiltration

Aha! I always suspected that the SDMB and Cecil and Ed Zotti were robots in a secret conspiracy to take over the world!  
Mine is:

**V** igilant  
**I** ntelligent  
**C** onstruct  
**T** rained [sub]for[/sub]  
**O** bservation [sub]and[/sub]  
**R** epair

Not nearly as exciting as some of y’alls’, but if you need anything observed or repaired … I’m your bot.

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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/35 "2005-08-09T01:49:22Z")

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A.N.G.E.L.I.Q.U.E.:  
Artificial  
Networked  
Galactic  
Exploration  
Lifeform/  
Individual  
Qualified for  
Ultimate  
Exploration

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/36 "2005-08-09T02:28:11Z")

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> [@Portia](#):
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> WHOA! I’m an -
> 
> **P** ositronic  
> **O** bedient  
> **R** epair and  
> **T** erran  
> **I** nfiltration  
> **A** ndroid
> 
> However, lacking the knowledge of what a ‘terran’ is, I don’t know if I’ve repaired or infiltrated it first. But whatever the order, I did it obediently.

A Terran is an Earthman, or Terra is Earth. So if you infiltrated Terra, you infiltrated Earth.

You’re an alien too! :mad:

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**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/37 "2005-08-09T02:39:16Z")

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**A** ndroid  
**N** ormally for  
**N** octurnal  
**E** xploration  
C’est moi.

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**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/38 "2005-08-09T02:43:08Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
>
> A Terran is an Earthman, or Terra is Earth. So if you infiltrated Terra, you infiltrated Earth.
> 
> You’re an alien too! :mad:

A-ha! A target for my xenocide! But first, I must observe!

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**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/39 "2005-08-09T04:02:02Z")

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WooHoo!

Guardian  
Engineered for  
Exploration and  
Killing  
Since I explore, then kill, but I’m a guardian, I must believe in “the best defense…”

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**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cyborg-name/316184/40 "2005-08-09T04:24:20Z")

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The factory that made **QuickSilver** has stamped out another model:

B.R.A.H.E.S.I.L.V.E.R.:  
Biomechanical  
Robotic  
Android  
Hardwired for  
Exploration/  
Synthetic  
Individual  
Limited to  
Violence and  
Efficient  
Repair  
“Biomechanical Robotic Android”? I must have the power of triple redundancy. Although I boldly go where no-one has gone before, then I destroy it.

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