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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:27 PM
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How many Duers are emboldened by the flashiness of their usernames to
behave wilder and crazier than if they had to used their regular everday names?
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:28 PM
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1. Mike Hunt here
i don't notice any real difference
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:29 PM
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2. Consideing that my username is essentially my real name....
Terry is my real first name, a is the first letter of my last name...

My wild and craziness wouldn't depend on that. :-)

T
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:30 PM
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3. I don't know how flashy my user name is, but I will admit to being
more outrageous online than off.
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:31 PM
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4. Let it all out girl.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:43 PM
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11. I do non serious flirting online
In person, I don't want to send messages I don't mean.
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CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:34 PM
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5. My username is my pet name for my horse! n/t
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:35 PM
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6. Other than throwing my computer across the room when I kill posts
I don't really see a difference
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:35 PM
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7. the screen name
is an excuse to make more radical arguments than I might make in everyday conversation in the real world.
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the Princess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:37 PM
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8. You mean
I'm NOT the Princess???
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:38 PM
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9. Pretty much the same here as there
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motely36 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:41 PM
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10. my username is boring,
but I do flirt a lot more here than in real life. ;)
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:45 PM
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12. I really am this uncouth.
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 05:45 PM by Beware the Beast Man
And you should beware of me.
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:46 PM
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13. Flashy?
I keep getting mistaken for a State. And its not even a particularly flashy State.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:46 PM
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14. sarcastic, snide, cynical? about the same
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:47 PM
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15. Mine's not flashy
but people feel safer behind a keyboard to behave poorly.

I call'em internet heros.
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:49 PM
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16. I'm hoping somebody thought I was
either drugged or Valerie Pringle.
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