I've never had a YouTube account. My inclination to shoot video is so negligible that, for example, the game-changing Flip camera was released, became insanely popular, gradually cooled off, and was eventually discontinued — all before I ever thought about getting one.
I recently felt like posting a comment on someone else's video, which required me to register a username on the site. I tried to choose the name "benbass" and here's what happened:
As you can see, YouTube replied that the name "benbass" was unavailable, surely due to my many imitators, but suggested various other options:
- MsBenbass: Do they know something about me that I don't?
- benbassful: I suppose I am if anyone is, but is that something I want to make into an Internet username? (On a related note, Megan F. and Maria K. in the 3212 Clifton Crew used to refer to me as "benbasstic.")
- benbassify and benbassification: Although I am generally in favor of the benbassification of this country (and, indeed, world), all right-thinking people vehemently disagree with me. Again, who would go this route when choosing a YouTube username?
- SuperBenbass: Thanks for the compliment, but the shameless suckupery is off-putting, and even among people vain enough to name blogs after themselves, this seems obnoxious and preposterous to the extreme.
Apparently, YouTube really is all about you.
2 comments:
How about benboss?
I have a really nice shot of a bass I caught on my blog....
Bass-hook?
Landed Bass?
Bass-o-profundo?
Hmm, there are some directions one shouldn't go, however.
MrBenBass?
BenBassEsq?
This was how I felt when I found out 'Mean Old Lady' was taken as a blogspot registration. Not in use, just reserved! So unfair.
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