Hello fellow UM lovers,

Ever thought of a nickname we should give ourselves? My boyfriend came up with the term "Stackies". A Stackie is to Unsolved Mysteries as a Trekkie is to Star Treck.

Any ideas? :wave:

Stackie(s)

Definition:
Person or group of persons that have an unabashed and never-ending enthusiasm about the reality-based series Unsolved Mysteries, despite the fact that show is no longer on the air and its rerun time-slot kept getting reshuffled on Lifetime. Also thinks that Robert Stack was the bomb and keeps scratching their heads on who should replace him.

Hobbies include:
-surfing websites of doenetwork.org and charleyproject.org
-constantly trying to find clips of the show on THAT unmentionable website
-scouring the web to find updates on cases previously featured on show to get some kind of closure
-complaining to Lifetime about pulling the show off its schedule
-hoping that Spike TV won't muck up the remake version.
-constant debating on which police sketch was creepiest:happyface

Interesting... Might I suggest:

UMers
Ummies
Nerds :lol:

I like Stackies. Robert Stack just ruled - not only as the host of UM, but in the movie Airplane as well. :lol:

How about UnMy's?? :rofl:

Mummies...:lol:

Robert Stack also did a funny cameo in the unfortunate film BASEketball.
Was the only time in the movie where I laughed out loud. He seems like a real sport who did not take himself too seriously and had a sense of humor about his role in UM.

Mysties? :)

Stackies + Mysteries = MACKIES;)

I like Stackies, it is appropriate and funny too (sounds like a reference to a womans body, doesnt it??):lol:

As long the the girls dont mind...im for it!!

As long as people don't mistake us for, gawd forbid, fans of Pamela Anderson's sit-com (cough, cough), STACKED...

As long as people don't mistake us for, gawd forbid, fans of Pamela Anderson's sit-com (cough, cough), STACKED...
I didn't know that so-called show HAD fans!!

Nerds :lol:

:o

Nerds :lol:

Lambda Lambda Lambda for life!

Unsolvies?

Ever thought of a nickname we should give ourselves? My boyfriend came up with the term "Stackies". A Stackie is to Unsolved Mysteries as a Trekkie is to Star Treck.

Trek! :lol:

They're also called Trekkers and there is this whole possible Trekkie vs. Trekker thing...its so weird.

It's a good thing you're trying to establish a nickname now to avoid possible nickname wars later on. :lol:

I like UMers...............

I like UMers...............

I would have to second that. Whenever I refer to the show in writing (like on here or in an email) I always type "UM" rather than typing out the whole title. It's become second nature for me. So, to call us "UMers" isn't that much of a stretch, at least for me.

Another thing that just came to mind: do you guys tell people (like co-workers, friends, family etc.) you watch or are a fan of this show? I don't.

Another thing that just came to mind: do you guys tell people (like co-workers, friends, family etc.) you watch or are a fan of this show? I don't.

Yes, I do.. All the time :lol:. Nobody seems to mind though, I've shown both my parents and friends a lot of episodes and they all seem to like it, well not as much as me of course ;). But my best friend really enjoyed the Alcatraz special :)

Another thing that just came to mind: do you guys tell people (like co-workers, friends, family etc.) you watch or are a fan of this show? I don't.

:lol: :lol: :lol: that's awesome. I tell alot of my co-workers that I like UM. At first, they don't say anything, then they're like "oh, that's nice.", faking a little enthusiasm, and I should know, because I've had plenty of experience faking enthusiasm in terms of opening Christmas presents. :lol:

Another thing that just came to mind: do you guys tell people (like co-workers, friends, family etc.) you watch or are a fan of this show? I don't.

:lol:

I do. Itell my family, friends and associates and they don't seem to mind. In fact, my brother is really supportive. lol Yes, I've come out of the closet. I'm a total UMer.........and darn proud of it too.

"To thine own self, be true........."

Itell my family, friends and associates and they don't seem to mind. In fact, my brother is really supportive. lol Yes, I've come out of the closet. I'm a total UMer.........and darn proud of it too.

Believe it or not, I am NOT making the following story up.

A long-lost friend from high school tracked me down through my posts on this website. My first name is Tom, she knew that I was born in 1966 (because she was a year younger than me), and she knew that I had earned my doctorate. The last thing that she remembered about me was that I was a big UM fan! :lol:

So she tracked me down through this website and registered here, just to send me a private message! We had our own little "Lost Loves" reunion as a result!

See, it pays for people to know that you're a Stackie/UM'er!

Who needs crackbook (err ... Facebook) when you have the UM message boards!
:bouncers