What would be your new DU handle if Skinner gives out another amnesty?

[Bossy Monkey]

For those who weren't around in '04, admins allowed DUers to change usernames while keeping their post counts, donor status, etc. I had really really drunk the Kool-Aid and was absolutely convinced that Kerry would win (come to think of it, I'm still drinking it as I'm not convinced that he didn't, but still) and was sure I'd be changing my Cheney-inspired moniker. This time, of course, I'll really be changing it, assuming there's another amnesty. I wanted to make it a joke on myself by clearly disclosing my location. There's one great quote each for my home town (Columbia) and my home state (SC), but neither boil down to username form easily. ("They took a damned fine plantation and turned it into a damned poor town" and "Poor South Carolina! Too small to be a sovereign nation and too large to be an insane asylum," respectively.) I can of course just go with ColaSC, which isn't funny but is at least straightforward. Or I could just make it disclosedlocation. Or throw out the disclosure idea entirely; somebody earlier mentioned the phrase "tastes like chicken," which struck me as a good handle so I checked. Somebody registered as tasteslikechicken in '05, but never posted. Presumably Tastes Like Chicken is still available, though. Decisions, decisions!

And you?

[Deja Q]

1. Keeping mine a secret so nobody else can take it

:D

[mcctatas]

2. There are those un-named Jackasses who call me...

McCBoobies, so maybe I would try that ;)

[Deja Q]

4. But 'McCCantaloupes' has a nicer ring to it!

:yoiks:

[mcctatas]

30. elshiva could be...

McCWatermelons then :evilgrin:

[flvegan]

5. Hey, I have a name dammit!

[mcctatas]

24. I was trying to be nice!

Jackass! :)

[Dr. Strange]

18. Welcome to my BuDDy list!

:patriot:

[Generic Brad]

3. I already have a new name picked out for when I retire

I will be called "Geriatric Brad"

[Aristus]

6. I'm keeping mine. But if I changed it, it would be "Jamessir Bensonmum."

:+

[flvegan]

9. Murder By Death, correct?

22 Twain. Still cracks me up.

[Aristus]

12. I love that movie.

"This is the room in which Mrs. Twain murdered herself twelve years ago."

"'Murdered herself'? Don't you mean "committed suicide"?

"Oh no! It was murder, all right. Mrs. Twain HATED herself!"

[flvegan]

17. "IS the. IS the. Say your godamned pronouns!"

I love that movie too.

[KamaAina]

7. The only reason I would need to do this is if I moved back to the Continent

the North American one, and it's looking increasingly less likely that I could pull that off before the amnesty happens, if it ever does.

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. I'd be happy if I could just drop the damned '04'

I didn't really ponder the long term effects of my handle when I signed up. I also didn't think I would be a big poster. :rofl:

[jeff30997]

34. "the long term effects of my handle "

Well it will be accurate again in 2104.So that's very good long term planning I would say.:)

[reyd reid reed]

10. I thought I was going to have to at one point...

so I came up with one but then never used it. I'd tell you what it is but then I'd have to kill you.

Or at least maim you a little bit.

:P

:hi:

[Systematic Chaos]

11. I'd probably just go with the name of another band I love as much as I do Gentle Giant

Music is my most favoritest thing. :P

[DS1]

13. MonkeyFlunk

[harmonicon]

22. that might be too subtle

If you really want to poke fun, go with "unsubtle, clueless idiot".

[peruban]

14. How about:

SuperAwesomeMegaHyperDynamoBadass?

What, too many letters?

[BlueIris]

15. I've decided to keep mine, but if I were going to change it, I'd be torn between "crazypants" and

"Manhater."

If you saw my poll, you'll remember those were the most popular choices.

[Gormy Cuss]

16. Gourmet Curse. n/t

[Lucian]

19. SecretHidingSpot

[martymar64]

20. Ricky

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

21. Haruka Rises From The Grave

[grannylib]

23. I'd probably go with the handle I use on other sites -

GammaRae

Just to be consistent!

[NMDemDist2]

25. I am so boring (in spite for posting the thread and getting 200+ recs about that very subject)

my new Username would either be WestofthePecos

or (more likely) NMDemDist2 :hide:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

26. mccjackass

:wtf:

[mcctatas]

27. Dude!

that is totally you! :rofl:

[Richard Steele]

28. I'd add caps and a space: "dicksteele" would become "Dick Steele".

Back when I first wandered into DU, I signed up under my real name
as a temporary measure, expecting to have a great idea for an
awesome DU-username in a day or two.

That great username never popped into my head.
25 thousand posts down the road, I'm still 'dicksteele',
and it would be kinda confusing to change names now.

But adding caps and a space would be helpful for that
once-every-three-months thing where I have to explain
to some Noob that "Richard Steele" is my real name,
and my friends call me 'Dick', knowhutImean?.

[Fire Walk With Me]

29. Mr. Manfrangensenden.

[Fire Walk With Me]

38. ...sen...den.

[UndertheOcean]

31. OverTheAtmosphere !

[MilesColtrane]

32. "Dr.Spaceman"

Pronounced... spah-SHEH-men by everyone but Tracy Morgan.

Because Tina Fey is a genius.

[SarahB]

33. SarahB

Not exactly imaginative, but I'm done with the "Belle". It was from a childhood nickname.

[jeff30997]

35. CheneyzinJail would be great...

If I live long enough to see this really happening.

[Bossy Monkey]

40. The Hague is available (the DU handle, not the city)

which might be a possibility for me. I was just going to post an update to the effect that my first inclination had been right and that I was going to be Asylum in the future, but of course somebody nailed that one down in '06 and then never posted. Maybe we ought to petition admins to clear out all the registered but never posted DU accounts...

[RetroLounge]

36. Radio Lady

eom

RL

[madinmaryland]

37. Audio Al???

[RetroLounge]

57. Hee

:hi:

RL

[LostinVA]

42. Jesus, I KNEW she was your sockpuppet

[RetroLounge]

55. There is only one RL

:rofl:

RL

[Midlodemocrat]

45. Midlodemocrat reviews: RetroLounge's post.

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

56. Wanna see my tattoo of an asian woodcarver?

:rofl:

RL

[flvegan]

50. Tamales!

[RetroLounge]

58. Hee

:spank:

RL

[BarenakedLady]

39. FullyClothedMan

Naaaaahhhhh.

;)

[Fire Walk With Me]

67. BarenakedLady is lovely.

BarenakedMan is just uncomfortable.

[TheMightyFavog]

41. I'm thinking of changing to TheMightyFavog

Cookie to whomever gets the reference.

[Shell Beau]

43. I'd keep mine. Because then I'd be telling everyone I used to be

Shell Beau and then what would be the point?

[Bossy Monkey]

51. The way it worked was that everybody who changed their ID also automatically got

a red signature line saying "DUer formerly known as (old userid)." So if it works the same way this time, you could change and you wouldn't need to explain. I think the red sig lines stuck around for 6 months or so.

[Symarip]

44. FukenTurducken

Yum.

[mcctatas]

49. I want to know if the make a tofuturducken...

I've had Tofurkey and loved it, but I suppose a tofurducken is too much to ask for ;)

[AirmensMom]

46. AsYouWish.

:D

[datasuspect]

47. HarryHorseCock

[Bunny]

48. PaulaDeen'sButter

[crim son]

52. I'd like to change mine back to the one I had before

some fool was stalking me on here and I changed it. Ptah still calls me "kiraboo" and I like it. On the other hand, have I not established an identity as crim son? Tough call.

[jeff30997]

61. kiraboo ?

That's cute.I hope the stalker is not around anymore.

[crim son]

63. He was booted from DU after

pretending to be somebody else. I don't know if he ever returned as a sock puppet but I doubt it. His wife monitors his online activities very, very closely now.

[Bake]

53. Bake

that's what everybody calls me anyway!

:hi:

Oh Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Pretty please?

Bake

[Fire Walk With Me]

54. MrCoffee hit it out of the ballpark with this one. I must have it.

"Shovel lukewarm tater tot casserole into their pie holes."

[terrya]

59. Padraig 18

That should REALLY make me a pariah around here...

:-)

[Skittles]

60. I'd never give up Skittles but

I remember when I first registered it was a tossup between Skittles (my fat black feline kitty at the time) and Ruffian (filly who would not be defeated)

[Mojambo]

62. Not saying. Don't want to risk it being snatched by someone else.

But it's a gooooooood one.

[graywarrior]

64. Boudicca

[RFKHumphreyObama]

65. I'll keep you guessing just in case it happens

But let's just say it will pay tribute to both Paul Wellstone and Barack Obama

[insanity]

66. TenaciousB