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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Are we our names? #144431 06/29/05 12:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York in whatever order or idea Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Are we our names? #144432 06/29/05 03:09 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome aBoard, Felix, and thanks for the info. Tell me, if you don't mind--do you realize immediately that if someone behind you calls out "Felix", they mean you? About how long did that take, to become natural for you? Is there anyone who still calls you by your former name, and do you still respond as easily to that? I have to say, the idea of a whole new start is appealing. But I don't think I could ever stop thinking of (say I chose) Eve as me: I think I'd be thinking, "Who is this person?" Though perhaps age has something to do with it; perhaps I'd have had an easier time thinking of doing it in my 20's, whereas now I've been Jackie for five decades. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Say what? #144433 06/29/05 03:53 PM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Rainmaker member Rainmaker member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 In reply to: Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. Huh? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Say what? #144434 06/29/05 03:55 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > Huh? Her point I think that is! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Say what? #144435 06/29/05 04:00 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I would have used coffee, should, book, garbage quickly... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Say what? #144436 06/29/05 04:07 PM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Rainmaker member Rainmaker member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 I never book my garbage coffee quickly (or shouldn't) and my colorless green ideas don't sleep, so obviously I got confused. Got it! Thanks again... Rm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Say what? #144437 07/01/05 09:07 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I like my name so I can't imagine changing it, but I do shorten it to Gin for my English friends. That said, say you want to crash an embassy party or some such, being able to be comfortable with an assumed name could be quite useful. I'm just saying. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Say what? #144438 07/01/05 09:12 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast V Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ >That said, say you want to crash an embassy party or some such, being able to be comfortable with an assumed name could be quite useful. Yes, I can see that having a long-established alias might be useful. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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