# You can call me ellen-oh, or you can call me noem **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564 "2002-05-23T22:02:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/21 "2002-05-24T04:18:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > PPPPHHHHBBBLLLLTTT!!! TAG! You’re it! ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/22 "2002-05-24T05:58:41Z")
Oy, Guin? Don’t they have any “eeeviiillll” where you are? ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/23 "2002-05-24T06:08:37Z")
I wonder if Jerry Iee Iewls has the same problems… ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/24 "2002-05-24T12:51:10Z")
ellen-oh, it doesn’t matter what I call you. I’m still gonna bite you on the boy parts. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/25 "2002-05-24T13:37:56Z")
I’ve played a few online games where the opposite of this problem has occurred to people who take usernames that start with a capital I. In these particular games, you can’t create a name that starts with a lower-case letter, yet people still frequently try to send messages to, say, “lena” rather than “Iena”, and then get all frustrated when the message won’t go through. Stop and think about it for a minute, folks, sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/26 "2003-02-28T19:30:40Z")
:: lights dim, curtains draw back :: In a post-apocalyptic world, only one man remains to fight against the gathering forces of darkness. Only one man stands against the overwhelming tide of evil. Only one man can save us all. **Only lno** , a palindromic adventure coming soon to theaters near you. :: massive applause. All spell **lno** correctly. :: The above brought to you by lno’s burning hatred of all who call him Ino. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/27 "2003-02-28T19:43:59Z")
**lno** , you seem to not be alone in this. Just yesterday or the day before, I stumbled upon a thread originated by someone whose handle I didn’t recognize. Hers, like yours, began with a lower case L. It was something like “lorelei” or whatever. Someone replied to her and called her “Iorelei”. I chuckled, groaned, and thought of you. Damn, I wish I could remember what that thread was about. I’d link it here to try and lift your spirits. Buck up, little camper. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/28 "2003-02-28T19:50:37Z")
Ah . . . Nothing like a **Ray Jay Johnson** reference to brighten up an otherwise dreary day! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/29 "2003-02-28T20:56:04Z")
Could you perhaps have the mods change your name to LNO? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/30 "2003-02-28T21:04:08Z")
He used to be LNO. Why he changed it, I have no idea. I’ve always wondered. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/31 "2003-02-28T21:06:06Z")
He’s a bit fuzzy… ---
**Author:** ![B.Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@B.Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Pants)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/32 "2003-02-28T21:14:19Z")
Why he changed it I can’t say People just liked it better that way ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/33 "2003-02-28T21:39:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*He used to be LNO. Why he changed it, I have no idea. I’ve always wondered. \*\* He changed awhile back when he got caught up in the frenzy of others changing their user names. Thus LNO became Ino. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/34 "2003-02-28T21:48:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*He’s a bit fuzzy… \*\* … about the face. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/35 "2003-02-28T21:53:56Z")
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam… I always call you leh-no. Is that acceptable? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/36 "2003-02-28T21:58:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by imthjckaz \* > \*\*He changed awhile back when he got caught up in the frenzy of others changing their user names. > > Thus LNO became Ino. > > 😃 \*\* Could it have been an attempt to hide from Jerry Lewis singing Goodness Gracious Great Balls of. . . Hey Laaady to him? The Doper Witness Protection Program? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/37 "2003-02-28T22:07:38Z")
I call you Elen-o. And I call Elenfair ln-fair. AH HAHAHA. I am so funny. Have a good time in Ottawa, whatever-your-name-is! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/38 "2003-02-28T22:16:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ino \* > \*\*This doesn’t quite make my rage burn with the fires of a miIIion suns, nor even simmer with the rage of overcooked pasta. > \*\* IOIOIOIOIOIOI!!!11!!1!! ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564/39 "2003-02-28T22:31:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*Could it have been an attempt to hide from Jerry Lewis singing Goodness Gracious Great Balls of. . . Hey Laaady to him? The Doper Witness Protection Program? \*\* lno’s involvement with the DWPP may have actually come from a stupor induced by the consumption of mass quanities of White Castle hamburgers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-call-me-ellen-oh-or-you-can-call-me-noem/110564.md?page=1)