# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![PlanMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@PlanMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlanMan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/81 "2001-11-05T00:54:12Z")
Category 7: Burnin’ Hot Coldfire Ladyfoxfyre FireUnderpantsBoobs firefoxgrrl Silver Fire **FireTiger** category 21: belonging to the family Felidae Cougarfang Bobkitty Kat Tomcat Tygr OpalCat Tommy the Cat Musicat Zumba The Cat bagkitty Kat **FireTiger** New Category 27: One of the Guys Astroboy Superdude **PlanMan** \*\*New Category 36?: Job-Related Names PlanMan plnnr Northern Piper (you do play the bagpipes professionally, or perhaps a plumber from up nawth?) \*\* ---
**Author:** ![PlanMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@PlanMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlanMan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/82 "2001-11-05T01:07:29Z")
Category 17: Birds MsRobyn Wood Thrush Corvus Colibri brachyrhynocus (Apologies for mangling the spelling) robinh screech-owl **Darwin’s Finch** ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/83 "2001-11-05T01:09:23Z")
Category 17: Birds MsRobyn Wood Thrush Corvus Colibri brachyrhynocus (Apologies for mangling the spelling) robinh screech-owl Darwin’s Finch **woodstockbirdybird** ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/84 "2001-11-05T01:13:22Z")
**Book of Saints** Saint Zero StGermain **Eutychus55** Am I the only one who’s getting an overwhelming urge to categorize these by the Dewey Decimal System? The life of a frustrated librarian is a hard one. Shh! ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/85 "2001-11-05T01:16:33Z")
What about me? Perhaps a new category called “Edibles”??? ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/86 "2001-11-05T01:18:46Z")
Or better yet, a category called “Allusions to JFK” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/87 "2001-11-05T01:26:20Z")
Edibles: **Jelly Donut mmm forbidden donut GingerOfTheNorth** ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/88 "2001-11-05T01:27:45Z")
Category 31: Fantasy FairyPrincessKitty FairyChatMom elfkin477 dragonlady HamaDryad **Maeglin** Book of Saints\*\* Saint Zero StGermain Eutychus55 **magdalene** Category 4: Wordplay Sue Duhnym Tequila Mockingbird Sofa King G. Nome Billy Rubin Payne N. Diaz Mona Lott Sue Deaunim Shirley Ujest KneadtoKnow Darkscyde justwannano Jane D’oh! Rue DeDay Sir Rhosis AV8R jr8 Oicu812 Czarcasm Miss Creant **OttoDaFe** Category 13: Simpsons References Superdude Hail Ants Kyijibo **Moe** ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/89 "2001-11-05T01:32:24Z")
**Category 19.5 - Super Heroes** Infectious Lass green lantern Kamandi **Shera** ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/90 "2001-11-05T01:48:23Z")
Category 20: Literary Characters [li]Holden Caulfield[/li][li]Hamlet[/li][li]Mercutio[/li][li]algernon[/li][li]Doc Daneeka[/li][li]alice\_in\_wonderland[/li][li]**milo\_minderbinder[/li][li]Milossarian**[/li] Category 27: One of the Guys [li]Astroboy[/li][li]Superdude[/li] **mangeorge** ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/91 "2001-11-05T02:03:44Z")
**Category 17: A Flock of Birds** [li]MsRobyn[/li][li]Wood Thrush[/li][li]Corvus[/li][li]Colibri[/li][li]brachyrhynchos (spelling corrected ;))[/li][li]robinh[/li][li]screech-owl[/li][li]Darwin’s Finch[/li][li]woodstockbirdybird[/li][li] **Duck Duck Goose** [/li][li] **Many Crows** [/li][li] **Corvidae** [/li][li] **The Raven** [/li][li] **Lark** [/li][li] **JBirdman12** [/li][li] **hesredbird** [/li][li] **Birdie** [/li][li] **Ma Parrot** [/li] **sandpiper** ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/92 "2001-11-05T02:06:26Z")
category 20: Literary Characters [li]Holden Caulfield[/li][li]Hamlet[/li][li]Mercutio[/li][li]algernon[/li][li]Doc Daneeka[/li][li]alice\_in\_wonderland[/li]**[li]Milossarian[/li][li]milo\_minderbinder[/li][li]Hastur**[/li] Category 8: Deities [li]Persephone[/li][li]pluto[/li][li]Gawd[/li][li]Osiris[/li][li]Imthecowgodmoo[/li][li]Anubis[/li][li]Athena[/li]**[li]Chronos**[/li] New category: **Yum!** (or **Food** ) **[li]JellyDonut[/li][li]Nacho4Sara[/li][li]tatertot[/li][li]Cabbage**[/li] So where do I fit in? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/93 "2001-11-05T02:11:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*Edibles: > > **Jelly Donut > mmm forbidden donut > GingerOfTheNorth** \*\* Whoops! Ginger beat me to it. Please disregard my new category. Edibles: [li]Jelly Donut[/li][li]mmm forbidden donut[/li][li]GingerOfTheNorth[/li][li]**Nacho4Sara[/li][li]tatertot[/li][\*]Cabbage** ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/94 "2001-11-05T02:11:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*So where do I fit in? \*\* If your name means a light for a submarine, I would guess “Under the Sea.” But since it probably doesn’t, maybe a new category like “Enlightened” ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/95 "2001-11-05T02:12:25Z")
**It’s in the Stars:** Astro The Bad Astronomer Sublight PsiCop ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/96 "2001-11-05T02:13:09Z")
Or, if your name is a play on words (=‘sublime’?) then obviously in the “Play on Words” category. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/97 "2001-11-05T02:14:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JellyDonut \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > > \*\*So where do I fit in? \*\* > > If your name means a light for a submarine, I would guess “Under the Sea.” But since it probably doesn’t, maybe a new category like “Enlightened” \*\* Actually, you were right the first time (undersea fiber optics). I guess this should go with “job related”. Category 36?: Job-Related Names PlanMan plnnr Northern Piper **Sublight** ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/98 "2001-11-05T02:17:32Z")
OK. In that case, Category 25 (Under The Sea) would probably be more appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/99 "2001-11-05T02:18:20Z")
Beatles: Ringo pepperlandgirl Foreign words: Zyada (Hindi - it’s the only way I’ll get in a list) Le Sang Schnitte? Heavenly bodies: Deimos Chronos Phobos BlueMoonofKentucky Diane - well, some people probably think so. 😃 **Category 3: Sci Fi** [li]Zaphrod Beeblebrox[/li][li]Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor[/li][li]dentarthurdent[/li][li]Mnementh[/li]**[li]Qadcop the Mercotan** (Did I get that right?)[/li] **Category 10: Poultry** [li]Chickenhead[/li][li]Pollo Boyo[/li]**[li]Duck Duck Goose[/li][li]Why a duck**[/li] **Category 13: Simpsons References** [li]Superdude[/li][li]Hail Ants[/li][li]Kyijibo[/li]**[li]mmmmmmm… donuts** (Another is that right?)[/li] **Category 1: Rocks** [li]Geobabe[/li][li]Anthracite[/li][li] **OpalCat, of course!** (you missed that one)[/li][li]Pantellerite[/li][\*] **Obsidian Butterfly** ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438/100 "2001-11-05T02:25:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zyada \* > **Zyada (Hindi - it’s the only way I’ll get in a list)** Unless you add a new category like “Words That Sound Hazy When Spelled Backwards” 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-name-game-give-it-a-shot/91438.md?page=6)