Medusans, who have you met?

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Post Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:36 am

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TOSCS wrote:Missed? no. Failed? probably. Your fault? Sounds good enough to me.


Thought we were mates! :cry:

Isn't that what friends are for? To take the blame :D

Ah well, I also failed both my exams today and that was nowt to do with you...


and you seem so proud of the fact
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Post Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:46 am

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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:12 am

Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:23 am

Ioana wrote:Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?

I have typically introduced myself as "Your Humble Janitor" and "Dee-Zed-Em." Neither of these typically seem to register with people. After around ten minutes with people "Dee-Zed-Em" seems to get reduced to "D" as in:

"Well, why don't you pick up some tequila? D said he's a tequila guy."
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:05 am

Ioana wrote:Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?


Yepppp, comes with the secret handshake You have to learn that otherwise no one will talk to you :wink:

Or was it just me no one would talk to? :roll: :shock:
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:10 am

Johan From Sweden wrote:
Ioana wrote:Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?


Yepppp, comes with the secret handshake You have to learn that otherwise no one will talk to you :wink:


And of course the secret code number that each Medusan is given. Just to make sure we don't get mixed up with people from the "real" world. :wink:
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:19 am

Ioana wrote:I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona

Nah, don‘t cherish hopes. We remain the same old forum bastards, whatever name you use. ;)
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:26 am

I've never met someone known on the internet that was not speaking italian. In italian "left" works very well as nickname, easy to pronounce and remember... in english i guess that it should sound a little bit odd :lol:
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:00 pm

DzM wrote:
Ioana wrote:Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?

I have typically introduced myself as "Your Humble Janitor" and "Dee-Zed-Em." Neither of these typically seem to register with people. After around ten minutes with people "Dee-Zed-Em" seems to get reduced to "D" as in:

"Well, why don't you pick up some tequila? D said he's a tequila guy."


But then again, in San Francisco, while leaning against the bar ordering drinks, I overheard a conversation behind me...
"you run the pogues website?"
"yeah, my name is ..... ......"
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:29 pm

derelict81 wrote:But then again, in San Francisco, while leaning against the bar ordering drinks, I overheard a conversation behind me...
"you run the pogues website?"
"yeah, my name is ..... ......"
:) :)

"Spar Tacus."

Surely the rest of you introduce yourselves as Spartacus when in bars?
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:34 pm

Ioana wrote:Hey, so, I've been wondering this for a while, when you meet each other, do you use your forum names (except for those who use real names here)? Some of them look hard to pronounce and I wonder if in person one would switch to their everyday persona. Is there some protocol for that?


Well I use my forum name, but then again I've no choice as it happens to be my real name. :wink:
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Post Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:27 pm

DzM wrote:
Surely the rest of you introduce yourselves as Spartacus when in bars?


... or MacRua?
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Post Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:01 am

I've met Fintan and we drank whiskey and I am still yet to purchase a cd off him
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Post Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:43 am

If I remember correctly,you're even immortalized on film in Fintans' thread..
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Post Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:30 pm

Well spotted mate. Where abouts?
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