# With this thread, I will further ruin my username

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 2, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167 "2014-04-02T14:32:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167/1 "2014-04-02T14:32:20Z")

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Because apparently, in the last 2 or 3 years, “steronz” has come to be a synonym, euphemism, or clever misspelling of “steroids” on some body building forums. Why, I don’t know. This has been my username for very nearly 20 years now, since the AOL days, when I randomly chose a string of characters because everything else was taken. For my entire juvenile and adult life, I’ve been able to register as “steronz” on every forum/website/service without fear of it being taken, because it means nothing and, frankly, sounds stupid.

Which, I guess, is why roided out jocks have stolen it. This has been my identity for nearly 60% of the time I’ve spent on this planet; it was my college nickname for a while. And now, people will start associating it with tiny rage-filled testicles.

Oy.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167/2 "2014-04-02T15:13:23Z")

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Dude . . . do you even lift?

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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167/3 "2014-04-02T15:40:40Z")

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I might have to start; I’m inappropriately skinny to be able to pull this off.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167/4 "2014-04-02T17:00:35Z")

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Whatever you say, Secret Roger Clemens.

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-this-thread-i-will-further-ruin-my-username/685167/5 "2014-04-05T00:55:28Z")

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To be honest, I was surprised to discover you weren’t from New Zealand - because of the “NZ” constructrion at the end.