# What's your Wu-Name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109 "2011-11-16T12:16:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/61 "2011-11-16T20:32:36Z")

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Radiophonic Oddity

I like it because it kinda makes sense, but not really.

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/62 "2011-11-16T21:21:58Z")

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The site asks for “First Name” and “Second Name”. When they say “second name”, are they referring to “last name” or “middle name” (which is my \*second \*name)?

It’s quite important, because I don’t know if I’m ‘Illegitimate Muslim Fundamentalist’ or ‘Pre-Raphaelite Shaolin’.

Actually, I think I’ll go with what I get when I plug my Dope Name in:

**Grand Moff Puppeteer**

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/63 "2011-11-16T21:22:23Z")

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Half-Cut Skeleton

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/64 "2011-11-16T21:30:49Z")

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Ready for this?

**Well-Liked Assman**  
ETA: Dang, just saw somebody already got it.

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**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/65 "2011-11-16T21:50:34Z")

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Real me: Excitable Misunderstood Genius – same as **Yllaria** (I think it is on to something… about me that is, I can’t speak for Yllaria)  
SDMB me: Eight-Legged DJ – The same as **dangermom**

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/66 "2011-11-16T21:58:37Z")

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Real name: Radiophonic oddity

Dope name: The Eurythmic King of Nowhere

I think its doper name change time. 😃 EKoN is kinda cool.

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/67 "2011-11-16T22:14:47Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Fiendish Observational Comedian  
> Sweaty Butcher  
> :rolleyes:

Wait a second - **I’M** Sweaty Butcher!

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/68 "2011-11-16T22:50:54Z")

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> [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](#):
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> Using my Doper name, however, I am Monolithic Fishmonger-X. Which is the most awesome name ever. You guys can stop trying, I’ve already got the best name. 😃

Must be something to do with “Lord” because Lord Mondegreen results in Monolithic Fishmonger-X as well.

My real name results in World-Class Programmah. Well I was a software developer for the first decade of my working life, but I’m not sure about the “world-class” bit.

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**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:** [November 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/69 "2011-11-16T23:04:42Z")

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Ivory as first name, towerdenizen as second:

Bastard, BASTARD HarbourMastah

Love it!

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/70 "2011-11-16T23:11:05Z")

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My first and last name got me “ **Erratic Assassin** ”. Using the nickname of my first name plus last name got me “ **Flailing Fanatical Killer** ”. Interesting theme we have going on, must be my last name.

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/71 "2011-11-16T23:27:23Z")

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Cheeky Delinquent

I might just have to use that.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/72 "2011-11-16T23:39:18Z")

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Sheepish Lord of Chaos

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**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/73 "2011-11-16T23:40:52Z")

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Real name: Pre-Raphaelite Shaolin (there’s already others here)

Doper name: Pragmatic

My daughter is Sweaty Butcher, and my niece is Dependable Skeleton.

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**Author:** ![Vimp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vimp/32/4186_2.png) [@Vimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vimp)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/74 "2011-11-16T23:49:07Z")

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Action Packed Mentalist!!!

I love it!

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/75 "2011-11-16T23:53:04Z")

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dope: Well Liked Assman

real: Contagious Specialist

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**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/76 "2011-11-16T23:53:34Z")

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Action-Packed Mentallist! That’s awesome.

That might actually replace my pro-wrestler name, El Fuego Del Muerte.

THE FIRE OF DEATH!

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/77 "2011-11-16T23:54:56Z")

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Mine (actual) = Bellowing Rap Machine

Mrs Labtrash = Loose-Lipped Controller

Labtrash Jr = Lazy-Assed Destroyer

My Username / Lastname = Touchy-Feely Unpublished Poet (think I’ll keep my actual one)

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**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/78 "2011-11-17T00:27:44Z")

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Real me: Inebriated Assistant

Dope me (seperated): Greasy Choirboy

My doper name got the gender wrong. ☹

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/79 "2011-11-17T00:28:54Z")

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Real name-Radiophonic Oddity  
Dope name-Flippant She-Creature

I think I’ll go with the second one.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wu-name/603109/80 "2011-11-17T00:30:13Z")

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…but…but…I don’t Wanna be a “Contagious Specialist”.

It sounds like the only Dr in the Northeastern United States who couldn’t get laid…

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