# Why did you choose your dopername? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821 "2004-09-30T09:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/41 "2004-09-30T21:32:51Z")
> [@kelly5078](#): > > My name is Kelly, and I was born on **May 0** , 1978. :dubious: Guess you don’t get many parties or presents on your birthday, then. Is that anything like April 31? ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/42 "2004-09-30T21:37:04Z")
I don’t like to run. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/43 "2004-10-01T00:05:30Z")
I’m the Queen of Damar, bearer of Gonturan, the Blue Sword that only women can wield. Or I’d like to be. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/44 "2004-10-01T00:49:11Z")
Self explanatory. 35 years and retired. Kinda proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/45 "2004-10-01T04:32:00Z")
I like Norse mythology. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/46 "2004-10-01T04:50:37Z")
It’s a nickname from when I was a boat captain. I always wore a shark’s tooth around my neck, because it’s a seafaring tradition that, should you fall overboard, sharks will not eat you if you are in possession of a shark’s tooth. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/47 "2004-10-01T05:09:21Z")
Mine’s really boring. Years ago, I was involved in a clique that referred to itself as “ACE,” an acronym for “Alliance of Championship Excellence.” It was a lame junior high thing, but we thought it was clever and I definitely liked the way it sounded. So, when I needed my first screenname for something or other, I picked “Ace” and three numbers that rolled off the tongue nicely - “Three-oh-nine.” I’m debating whether I still like it. ---
**Author:** ![Joools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Joools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joools)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/48 "2004-10-01T05:11:28Z")
It sounds just like my real name. But it seemed weird to use my real name. ---
**Author:** ![lynxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lynxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynxie)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/49 "2004-10-01T12:08:24Z")
I like cats and Lynne is my second name… ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/50 "2004-10-01T23:15:36Z")
Lulu is a nickname given by an ex-boyfriend. He used to call me Val-la-lee-lee-lululu and sooner or later it was shortened to Lulu. And my favorite place on the entire Earth is Bahrain. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/51 "2004-10-01T23:24:06Z")
ggurl is short for my original handle (on another site), “grandaddygurl”. One of my favorite bands is Grandaddy. It’s pronounced gee girl. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/52 "2004-10-01T23:30:56Z")
> [@luluBahrain](#): > > He used to call me Val-la-lee-lee-lululu That kinda just rolls off the tongue. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/53 "2004-10-02T02:15:03Z")
Because I am. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/54 "2004-10-02T02:50:13Z")
\*\*Why did you choose your dopername? \*\* Because it wasn’t taken. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/55 "2004-10-02T03:59:13Z")
Mine is from an early nineties, low-budget horror movie which no one except me has ever seen (and for good reason). ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/56 "2004-10-02T04:27:01Z")
For the benefit of the two people out there who don’t already know… What? Aw, damn. Who told you? Well screw it, I’m saying it anyway. **[Tears For Fears, baby!](http://www.tearsforfearsfans.com/) Woooo!**🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/57 "2004-10-02T04:44:02Z")
\ You know, I hear Tears for Fears songs _everywhere_ now. I blame you for that, **Roland Orzabal**. \ ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/58 "2004-10-02T05:01:17Z")
tee hee. You said jack off. 😃 Yeah, I’m 9. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/59 "2004-10-02T05:03:26Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > That kinda just rolls off the tongue. I like it. Thanks! He was strange but came up with good nicknames. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821/60 "2004-10-02T05:08:18Z")
> [@foxymoron](#): > > tee hee. > You said jack off. > 😃 > > Yeah, I’m 9. Me too. I left it that way on purpose. I just love being immature. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-choose-your-dopername/266821.md?page=4)