# yet another Doper name game! give it a shot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2001, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438 "2001-11-04T16:25:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Skippman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skippman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skippman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/261 "2002-04-17T18:39:09Z")
☹ \ I have no catagory. \ ☹ \*\* \ I KNOW! \ \*\* I belong under food! Skippy Peanut Butter! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/262 "2002-04-17T18:39:42Z")
Category 8d: Teutonic Deities [ul] [li]Thor [/li][li]Odin [/li][li]Loki [/li]**[\*]Freyr**[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/263 "2002-04-17T18:51:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skippman \* > **☹ \ I have no catagory. \ ☹** Hey, I revel in my categorylessness 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/264 "2002-04-17T18:53:36Z")
Cat. #25 - Under the Sea!! **Tiburon** Tiburon means Shark in Spanish. _chomp_ ---
**Author:** ![Skippman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skippman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skippman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/265 "2002-04-17T19:01:53Z")
I thought Tiburon was Japanese. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/266 "2002-04-17T19:08:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \* > \*\*New! Category 25 **Under the Sea** > > TruePisces > The Mermaid \*\* **Manatee** ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/267 "2002-04-17T20:06:36Z")
A New category: The Elements: · Big Iron · BraheSilver · Coppertears · Gold1 · Jcarbon · Kryptonite2 · Neon Frying Pan · Niobium Knight · Sn-man ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/268 "2002-04-17T20:08:32Z")
Category 20: Literary Characters Holden Caulfield Hamlet Mercutio algernon Doc Daneeka alice\_in\_wonderland Qadgop the Mercotan Arden Ranger GrandfatherTrout Gunslinger Muad’dib Podkayne Hazel Kinsey The Scrivener Chauncey the Gardener Fenris Ender## Speaker for the Dead JubilationTCornpone CalMeacham smeghead Fiver **the nerd** Category 3: Sci Fi Zaphrod Beeblebrox Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor dentarthurdent Mnementh Qadgop the Mercotan Psi Cop John Carter Tars Tarkas Dal Timgar Speaker for the Dead Enderw24 ObiWan **Hoopy Frood** Category 18: Jargon ultrafilter GIGObuster **Hoopy Frood** (galactic jargon) ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/269 "2002-04-17T20:23:22Z")
Category 20: Literary Characters Holden Caulfield Hamlet Mercutio algernon Doc Daneeka alice\_in\_wonderland Qadgop the Mercotan Arden Ranger GrandfatherTrout Gunslinger Muad’dib Podkayne Hazel Kinsey The Scrivener Chauncey the Gardener Fenris Ender## Speaker for the Dead JubilationTCornpone CalMeacham smeghead Fiver Aguecheek hazel-rah? **auntie em Scylla** Category 14: Family Member UncleBeer UncleBill MamaHen FairyChatMom Rysdad AuntiePam Notthemama GrandfatherTrout Jarbabyj Medea’s Child Oncle Biere **auntie em** Category 28: Derived from RL names Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor bouv waterj2 matt\_mcl David B Lynn Bodoni John Corrado BooBoo316 dono cmkeller Eve Osiris Gartog Jill Gat Ellen tomndeb justinh Gartog Diane Strainger WeirdDave Ed Zotti Jodi JimB Kyla KelliBelli pldennison Deb2World Zette Francesca Alex B Kinsey MGibson PhiloVance Rico jayjay Brynda **Doubting Robert** ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/270 "2002-04-17T20:31:37Z")
Well, if I had paid more attention when I previewed, I would have picked up **Hoopy Frood** ’s addition to Literary Characters, making the revised list be: Category 20: Literary Characters Holden Caulfield Hamlet Mercutio algernon Doc Daneeka alice\_in\_wonderland Qadgop the Mercotan Arden Ranger GrandfatherTrout Gunslinger Muad’dib Podkayne Hazel Kinsey The Scrivener Chauncey the Gardener Fenris Ender## Speaker for the Dead JubilationTCornpone CalMeacham smeghead Fiver Aguecheek hazel-rah? auntie em Scylla the nerd ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/271 "2002-04-17T20:58:12Z")
## Hah! I still defy catagorization! I guess I wind-up in the non-catagory catagory! category 29: names that don’t fit into a catergory psychogumby mancunian **flodnak Tranquilis** ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/272 "2002-04-17T22:14:37Z")
Category 20: Literary Characters Holden Caulfield Hamlet Mercutio algernon Doc Daneeka alice\_in\_wonderland Qadgop the Mercotan Arden Ranger GrandfatherTrout Gunslinger Muad’dib Podkayne Hazel Kinsey The Scrivener Chauncey the Gardener Fenris Ender## Speaker for the Dead JubilationTCornpone CalMeacham smeghead Fiver Aguecheek hazel-rah? auntie em Scylla the nerd **Atreyu** ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/273 "2002-04-17T23:41:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Another Primate \* > \*\* > > Osiris – I have a present for you, thanks to **SoulFrost’s** link! (See [this thread about an archive](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109034) ) > > Here 'tis! > … > Osiris > Member > > Registered: Mar 2001 > Posts: 1744 > _Osiris’s favorite post edited out but found on an earlier page._\*\* Holy Hotcakes!!! ah … ah … ah … I … umm … speachless … happy … and … and how can this be? For you are the Kwizatz Haderach! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osiris \* > \*\*And yes, I would make them a constellation and give them the power to tell time by buying them a reasonably priced watch in the $20-$25 range. \*\* e-mail me Another Primate ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/274 "2002-04-17T23:58:45Z")
Category 28: Derived from RL names Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor bouv waterj2 matt\_mcl David B Lynn Bodoni John Corrado BooBoo316 dono cmkeller Eve Osiris Gartog Jill Gat Ellen tomndeb justinh Gartog Diane Strainger WeirdDave Ed Zotti Jodi JimB Kyla KelliBelli pldennison Deb2World Zette Francesca Alex B Kinsey MGibson PhiloVance Rico jayjay Brynda Doubting Robert **HerMajestyLorna** ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/275 "2002-04-18T01:12:04Z")
Wouldn’t **mancunian** belong in category 24, “places”? Exclamations rowrrbazzle Jane D’oh Palindromes Eve Otto aha ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/276 "2002-04-18T01:15:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ellen Cherry \* > \*\*Category 12: Edibles \*\* > mmm forbidden donut > GingerOfTheNorth > Nacho4Sara > tatertot > Cabbage > broccoli! > pezpunk > BarBQSauce > Green Bean > Smashed Ice Cream > oreo > cheezit > bean\_shadow > Watermelon Man > **Ellen Cherry** \*\* _Ahem_ \*\*Category 12: Edibles \*\* mmm forbidden donut GingerOfTheNorth Nacho4Sara tatertot Cabbage broccoli! pezpunk BarBQSauce Green Bean Smashed Ice Cream oreo cheezit bean\_shadow Watermelon Man **Big Kahuna Burger Ellen Cherry** ---
**Author:** ![tangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@tangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tangirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/277 "2002-04-18T02:53:35Z")
Category 15: Girl’s Club [li]Mighty\_girl[/li][li]Andygirl[/li][li]rfsgrl[/li][li]quietgirldownthehall[/li][li]dlgirl[/li][li]hardygrrl[/li][li]beegirl13[/li][li]Infectious Lass[/li]**[li]tangirl**[/li]Hi all! 😃 And infectious lass would certainly fit into the list as far as I’m concerned, but who the hell am I? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/278 "2002-04-18T02:56:51Z")
Canines Dire wolf Fenris Ice Wolf flickerwolf ladyfoxfire Wolfy TheLoadedDog **dogbutler** ---
**Author:** ![tangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@tangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tangirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/279 "2002-04-18T03:00:01Z")
Uh, looks like I missed a couple threads. :rolleyes: Let’s try again… 😉 Category 15: Girl’s Club Mighty\_girl Andygirl rfsgrl quietgirldownthehall dlgirl hardygrrl beegirl13 Infectious Lass pepperlandgirl Biggirl Joyfulgirl slackergirl BunnyGirl Bratgirl zoogirl ThisYearsGirl EJsGirl bubble girl irishgirl Just A Girl zoogirl **tangirl** ---
**Author:** ![tangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@tangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tangirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/280 "2002-04-18T03:04:07Z")
Category 25 Under the sea TruePisces The mermaid tiburon manatee tangirl Guess I fit in there too. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=15)