# Yo, Chefguy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405 "2008-02-05T17:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/1 "2008-02-05T17:47:14Z")
I was thinking about words that consecutively use three consecutive letters of the alphabet (like cr **abc** akes, **hij** ack, and ca **lmn** ess), and realized that your username belongs on that list. Dunno if you did that on purpose or not, but a tip of the ol’ propellered beanie to you regardless! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/2 "2008-02-05T18:17:06Z")
I. will not. be _categorized_! From here on out, I shall be known as Chezguy, pronounced “cheeze-gooey”. And by the way, you might want to look into different hobbies, like, say, crayon nibbling or something. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/3 "2008-02-05T18:32:41Z")
[QUOTE=Chefguy] From here on out, I shall be known as Chezguy, pronounced “cheeze-gooey”. [/QUOTE] May I suggest **Ch_yza_guy**? ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/4 "2008-02-05T18:37:22Z")
stupid hijack definition ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/5 "2008-02-05T18:39:51Z")
**twickster** , nope. I can’t think of a single one. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/6 "2008-02-05T18:48:27Z")
Perhaps you should take up throat singing. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/7 "2008-02-05T18:50:03Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] **twickster** , nope. I can’t think of a single one. Nope. [/QUOTE] 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/8 "2008-02-05T18:55:22Z")
What about words that use consecutive letters of the alphabet in _reverse_, like **fed** eral? Ah? Eh? Nevermind. \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/9 "2008-02-05T19:01:28Z")
Someone who is particularly deft in wordplay might offer oddballs like dabchick and limnology. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/10 "2008-02-05T19:19:28Z")
i’m not that astute. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/11 "2008-02-05T19:33:23Z")
I can think of a bunch. There’s abcus (those Chinese adding machines), def (can’t hear), and efg (as in “burn Chairman Mao in efg”). I’m sure there are more that I can’t think of right now. What? ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/12 "2008-02-05T20:03:08Z")
I bet your default auto of choice would be a Karmann Ghia. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/13 "2008-02-05T20:16:33Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Someone who is particularly deft in wordplay might offer oddballs like … limnology. [/QUOTE] And a limnophile would thus be overstuffed with gratitude. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/14 "2008-02-05T20:17:03Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] I bet your default auto of choice would be a Karmann Ghia. [/QUOTE] Brilliant! I was trying to come up with a “ghi”, and despite my love of the Ghia, I couldn’t get to that one. My brain nearly bu **rst** over it. It seems like there ought to be a “stuv” word out there, but I’m not able to come up with one. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/15 "2008-02-05T20:23:52Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] And a limnophile would thus be overstuffed with gratitude. [/QUOTE] Show-off! ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/16 "2008-02-05T20:40:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] And a limnophile would thus be overstuffed with gratitude. [/QUOTE] I wish I’d said that first. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/17 "2008-02-05T21:39:13Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Brilliant! I was trying to come up with a “ghi”, and despite my love of the Ghia, I couldn’t get to that one. My brain nearly bu **rst** over it. It seems like there ought to be a “stuv” word out there, but I’m not able to come up with one. [/QUOTE] Yes, the Stuvabaker Golven Hawk comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/18 "2008-02-05T21:53:36Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] It seems like there ought to be a “stuv” word out there, but I’m not able to come up with one. [/QUOTE] What, you’ve never heard of [Russell Stuvaints](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Stuvaints)? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/19 "2008-02-05T22:21:04Z")
Sometimes I make pancakes on a wud cuk stuv. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-chefguy/436405/20 "2008-02-05T23:59:31Z")
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