# 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:** 15
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/281 "2002-04-18T04:20:21Z")
Category 9. Royalty/Nobility HerMajestyLorna Princess Serendipity Fairy Princess Kitty king of spain Sofa King[ ladyfoxfyre Lady Ice Dark Lord Davidson Czarcasm **hillbilly queen** ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/282 "2002-04-18T05:44:07Z")
**Category 1: Rocks and Minerals** Geobabe Anthracite Pantellerite Ferrous PoalCat Obsidian Butterfly **Ruby** ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/283 "2002-04-18T05:52:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skippman \* > \*\*I thought Tiburon was Japanese. \*\* What made you think it was Japanese? If it’s the car company, the Hyundai Tiburon is a Korean car company. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/284 "2002-04-18T05:58:49Z")
Oh, and I may make myself clearer that that does not mean Tiburon is Korean, either. Remember what happened when Chevrolet named their Nova, and how sales flopped in the Latin areas (No va=“no go”) But I digress, so I’ll shut up. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/285 "2002-04-18T06:21:32Z")
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 **stv** stv ---
**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 18, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/286 "2002-04-18T07:48:23Z")
You know, I no longer feel the title of this thread is completely relavent anymore. Rather I think this is now **The** Doper Name Game. ---
**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 18, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/287 "2002-04-18T14:02:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaBaby \* > \*\*Remember what happened when Chevrolet named their Nova, and how sales flopped in the Latin areas (No va=“no go”) But I digress, so I’ll shut up. \*\* Nope. Not true. Urban legend. [http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.htm](http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.htm) ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/288 "2002-04-18T14:15:37Z")
Add me to literary characters - DirkGntly, as in “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” Or maybe we should start a new category - Douglas Adams references… Any takers for that? ---
**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 18, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/289 "2002-04-18T14:50:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DirkGntly \* > \*\*Or maybe we should start a new category - Douglas Adams references… > > Any takers for that? \*\* Me! Me! Me! _Waves arms and jumps up and down_ Me! Zaphod Beeblebrox and dentarthurdent would probably go for that too, though, I won’t speak for them. ---
**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 18, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/290 "2002-04-18T14:53:15Z")
[hijack] Hey I just noticed that my post above was number 42. Heh, heh. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/291 "2002-04-18T15:10:38Z")
Edibles: Jelly Donut mmm forbidden donut GingerOfTheNorth Nacho4Sara tatertot Cabbage broccoli! **mangetout** ---
**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 18, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/292 "2002-04-18T15:28:07Z")
Category 11: By the Numbers Enderw24 waterj2 elfkin477 Oicu812 JBirdman12 Nacho4Sara maidenunicorn41 Booker57 mrblue92 \*\*Parameter Π² (Parameter в) ---
**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 18, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/293 "2002-04-18T15:30:34Z")
Odd, I copied Parameter’s name from his profile and it actually showed up as Pi ^ 2 when I posted (It shows up as garbage in his profile.) I then tried to post my own Pi and I got that odd symbol you see above. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/294 "2002-04-18T16:29:34Z")
I could fit into chill, category 29, or sports. Am I? I haven’t gone far enough into the post. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/295 "2002-04-18T16:36:54Z")
I guess I did go far enough. How about a new category: Category ## (I don’t know how many there are) Sports references **The Great Zamboni** **Racer72** Many will argue car racing is not a real sport, but racer72 doesn’t imply cars. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/296 "2002-04-18T17:41:10Z")
Category\* N\*: Death-type things gallowsfodder thegrimspectreofreddeath throatshot Speaker for the Dead ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/297 "2002-04-18T17:45:59Z")
Add to Potential Super Heros: **The Great Zamboni** Add to Foreign Languages: Spanish: **Tiburon Encinitas** Add to Location/Places: **Encinitas** ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/298 "2002-04-18T17:53:18Z")
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 stv **Rysdad** ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/299 "2002-04-18T18:01:59Z")
Category _N_: Death-type things gallowsfodder thegrimspectreofreddeath throatshot Speaker for the Dead **threadkiller** ---
**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 18, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/300 "2002-04-18T18:21:16Z")
I have just seen **hazel-rah** ’s name as one of the posters in another thread, so we can take the question mark off her name. (However, I can’t swear that we have the capitalization or puctuation (- or \_) correct.) **DirkGntly** , we seem to be putting names into as many categories as possible, so I’m adding you here, along with Zaphod Beeblebrox and dentarthurdent. It’s been too long since I read my Adam’s books - is Hoopy Frood a specific character or just a descriptive phrase, like “cool guy”? 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 **DirkGntly Zaphod Beeblebrox dentarthurdent** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=16)