I am a long-time DUer with a new user name. Ask me anything!

[Der Engel der Katzen]

:evilgrin:

[Misunderestimator]

1. Ok, what was your old name?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

4. Hah!

You think it's going to be that easy?

This is 20 (or however many I can stretch it out to) Questions!

[terrya]

2. Well, the obvious question: who are you?

:-)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

7. Heh heh . . . see # 4

[terrya]

9. Ok...are you a man or woman?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

19. let the temporary av give you a clue

:)

[terrya]

21. I feel like Dorothy Kilgallen on "I've Got a Secret"

I'll just read the various questions and answers at this point. :-)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

23. LOL

Loved her. :)

[scarletlib]

3. how and why did you get a new name?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

10. Good questions.

1. Just picked something fully in character, which also has a double meaning.

2. Let's just say I finally reconsidered the old one.

[Misunderestimator]

38. Cat Angel?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

43. that's the rough translation... more accurately,

the angel of the cats

[Misunderestimator]

49. Well, yes, but German sentence structure is different, so we would say

The Cat Angel... just sayin' :)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

52. I'm glad you're just sayin'

because although my ancestors are mostly German types, I don't speak the language. :)

[Misunderestimator]

58. Well, I'm glad you're glad...

and I speak the language a bit myself :)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

63. Great!

Help me convince skinner to change my name from "der engel der katzen" to "katzenengel!"

edit: because I don't want to re-register again!

[Misunderestimator]

75. Unfortunately, I think you have to re-register...

sorry... :(

[Kellanved]

56. Katzenengel -

As compound nouns are one of the cooler features of the German language, why not use 'em ?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

60. Because I don't know German.

I used Google Translator.

Dammit! I like Katzenengel much better. :(

[madison2000]

5. were you very bad

and now you're reformed? :bounce:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

11. No, and no.

;)

[DS1]

6. Angel of cats?

/Got a D in German

[Der Engel der Katzen]

13. Even with a D

You learned something. :)

[Pirate Smile]

26. Are you going to avenge the victims of the cat killer?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

30. Nope.

No vengeance here. Can't seek revenge when you're anti-death penalty.

(Who killed cats?!)

(Did you marry a music man? :))

[Pirate Smile]

45. Yes, I'm a blue jean baby.

Frist is the Cat-Killer.

[Der Engel der Katzen]

62. Oh, him. How could I forget?

If I lived in his state, then yes, of course, I'd take vengeance by voting him out. But I don't. :(

[Renew Deal]

8. Seventhson is back.

:party::bounce::yourock:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

14. Nnnnnnnnnnnnope!

So sorry to disappoint.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

15. or Ductape Fatwa

:D

[Der Engel der Katzen]

17. Nope, neither... but I always loved that name.

:)

[SarahB]

12. Dunno but...

:hi: anyway!

[Der Engel der Katzen]

16. Hi there.

Found your space yet? :)

[SarahB]

20. Nope, but I'm still workin' on it.

Thanks. :D

[Der Engel der Katzen]

25. Been thinking of you ...

and I love your new tag line. (New? first time I've seen it.)

[SarahB]

33. Ok, now I'm curious too.

Thanks. It's the truth, both in terms of my philosophies in a more universal aspect on the Democratic party and my own life. 'Nice' gets a bit old and ineffectual after awhile.

[Der Engel der Katzen]

35. "ineffectual" . . . Yep.

It's hard not to be nice, though, isn't it? It is for me.

[Blue-Jay]

18. Here's a question:

Do I care?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

22. Being Blue-Jay, the answer is

nope. ;)

[Dogmudgeon]

24. This will take some expertise in German

"The Communist of Cats".

Nope, I haven't got a clue.

--p!

[Der Engel der Katzen]

27. "Communist?"

Then Google Translator lied to me. :(

:7

[Dogmudgeon]

40. Engel

That is, the singular of Engels.

--p!

[Der Engel der Katzen]

44. Okay. Big fat "duh."

:dunce:

Thank you for edumacating me.

[Wickerman]

28. why did you change your name?

I liked the old one

[Der Engel der Katzen]

32. I re-thought it.

I've used it in many places for years, but . . .

(Do you have the old one figured out?)

[Wickerman]

66. yes

and I must say, I had a conversation once with a now inactive member who said he thought your username was the best chosen name on the board.

Oh well, the new one is cool

:thumbsup:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

29. were you banned?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

31. Nope.

Looked in on ATA a few days ago, to see if anyone had recently asked how to get a new user name. The answer was "re-register." (If no one had asked, I would've.) I was hoping I could keep my post count, but, oh, well.

[Pirate Smile]

39. I had to do that too. It was during the campaign - waayy before the

amnesty period to change names and keep your post counts so I also had to re-register and go back to zero.

[BlueJazz]

34. CatWomen?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

36. Nope.

Good guess, though.

[On the Road]

37. Were You Responsible for Multiple Cat Threads?

and did you post pics?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

41. Magic 8 ball says . . .

. . . excellent chance. ;)

[Misunderestimator]

42. Miss Kitty aka Mlle_chatte?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

46. No, ma'am.

But it's a good guess. :hi:

[SarahB]

47. I'm just hoping it's not...

Corarose, Lady Democratc, Lost Message or Gingersnaps again. :scared:

[Misunderestimator]

48. I'm sure we won't find that out if it is... something tells me it isn't

though...

[Der Engel der Katzen]

57. Now, would that individual draw attention to herself so shamelessly?

Uh . . . never mind.

But no. I'm not that one.

[miss_kitty]

72. thank you for thinking of me!

:hi:

[Misunderestimator]

76. Whew... glad it isn't you...

:hi:

[terrya]

50. Do you live in the United States? If so, where?

2 questions...and I decided to re-join. :-)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

53. US? Yes.

I live on the eastern side of the continent, somewhat near water.

[7th_Sephiroth]

51. Catwoman?

[Der Engel der Katzen]

54. Nope.

:)

[7th_Sephiroth]

55. oh just tell us

please

[Der Engel der Katzen]

59. soon

soon

[7th_Sephiroth]

61. dun make me get the whip

or the ball-gag

[Der Engel der Katzen]

77. don't whip me . . . see # 64

[Der Engel der Katzen]

64. THE ANSWER IS HERE

I am Bertha Venation.

[terrya]

65. Hey, Bertha!

I ALMOST was going to put down Bertha Venation. I think I was clued in when you mentioned you lived in the eastern United States, near water. :-)

:hi:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

67. Hi, Terry!

I so wanted to say :loveya: and :bounce: but figured those would give me away.

:bounce: :loveya:

[flamingyouth]

68. Hey there!

Cool new username! I'll miss the old one, though! :hi:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

70. Hi, FY

I'll probably sign "Bertha" for a while. I really like "Bertha."

[Misunderestimator]

79. Aw, come on... why'd you change it? I like the old name...

there are still some people here who I swear I can't remember who they were before they changed their names during the amnesty. Though, I do have to say that your new name is appropriate for you. :hi:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

83. It's like this.

I sat down and thought about the D.W. Griffith film. I've never seen it and as I thought "maybe I should see it," I realized that I'd never get through it. It would make me too mad.

Now, the drag queen name "Bertha Venation" is all in fun, and I'm not really distancing myself from the fun. I'm still going to use Bertha. I swear I wish that were my real first name.

I just don't want to be associated w/ the film anymore. :shrug:

[alwynsw]

69. Sure. Give my tired old brain another name to remember.

Hiya, kiddo! (I'm older than you, so I get to call you kiddo whether you like it or not. Argue with me and I'll beat you with my cane and douse you with Geritol.)

How's Mrs. V uh Mrs. D uh, Mrs. VD???????? :evilgrin:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

71. LOL I could use the Geritol.

She's sick as a dog, still. But thanks for asking. And Mrs. A.?

[alwynsw]

73. Fine yesterday. Sore throat today.

I think the bug has gotten her. Gonna be a long weekend.

Oh well. It's that time of year. At least she doesn't have every 13-year-old in the community sneezing and hacking on her since she retired, so the frequency of the bugs is far less.

Every little bug gets bigger with her because of the fibro.

I'm cooking Jewish penicillin as we speak.

[Der Engel der Katzen]

74. Mmmm

:9 cheechen soup.

You're a good man.

And I'll have to tell Mrs. V. that "Every little bug gets bigger with her because of the fibro." I didn't know that and wonder if she did. She got that dx last year. :(

[tigereye]

78. hey we like you

no matter what your name is. :hi:

:thumbsup:

[Der Engel der Katzen]

81. Hi, tigereye

:bounce: Thanks! :hi:

[tigereye]

84. how's the garden?

and Mrs. V or is she Mrs. D.E.D.K. now? :)

[Der Engel der Katzen]

87. I think she'll remain Mrs. V.

She's sick, Tiger. Garden is waiting for her! :D

[tigereye]

88. hope things improve!

the garden does have healing properties of it's own.

[alwynsw]

80. Yup.

It's the auto immune component of the fibro.

Watch the fibro points! It can take years to get used to dodging them, then - and always at the most inopportune moment - you forget and squeeze or tap one. When you do that, remember to duck!

[Der Engel der Katzen]

82. I have so much to learn.

Sigh.

Our poor babies. :(

[Skittles]

85. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH BERTHA

I WILL KICK YOUR ASS

[Der Engel der Katzen]

86. No... I will kick YOUR ass!

Says BABY SKITTLES!