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Do you have an on-line sock?

 
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I have a sock on Dave's
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False
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I used to, but it's retired now.
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What's a "sock"?
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:22 pm    Post subject: Do you have an on-line sock? Reply with quote

This was inspired by the thread "A thought..." I don't have a sock, btw. First, I wouldn't be good at disguising myself. Second, to me, it seems.... less authentic, I guess (sorry for the Oprah-ism, but "dishonest" was my other word choice, and that seems too strong). I can't smell socks, either.^^ I can't figure out how some of you guys spot them. Maybe some of y'all are more intuitive. Dunno. Anyway, just curious.
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Zark



Joined: 12 May 2003
Location: Phuket, Thailand: Look into my eyes . . .

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Of course I have a "sock" - but I'm not going to tell you what it is . . .

It's not like "periwinkle" is your real name, is it?

Socks are usually used by people who serve other functions and wish to keep personal from business or other functions private.

What IS your name?
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Zark



Joined: 12 May 2003
Location: Phuket, Thailand: Look into my eyes . . .

PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uh . . . how have three people voted, but only two of us have posted?
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zark wrote:
Of course I have a "sock" - but I'm not going to tell you what it is . . .

It's not like "periwinkle" is your real name, is it?

Socks are usually used by people who serve other functions and wish to keep personal from business or other functions private.

What IS your name?


I use ������ at the bank and for other business purposes and it actually works, so I can say with some confidence that I am who I am. My sock's quite the opposite to me - the most kind, innocent, and least belligerant poster on Dave's.
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zark wrote:
Of course I have a "sock" - but I'm not going to tell you what it is . . .

It's not like "periwinkle" is your real name, is it?

Socks are usually used by people who serve other functions and wish to keep personal from business or other functions private.

What IS your name?


I think you misunderstood me. Or else my writing sucks. I'm talking about having different monikers on on-line discussion boards. I'm not talking about e-mail addresses. For example, one guy mentioned that he had 9 different socks on Dave's. Meaning he used 9 different names, such as "periwinkle", "p", "p- girl", etc., etc., etc. Different names, same poster.

"Periwinkle" could be my real name. I worked with a woman named Sparkle once. Gwenyth Paltrow's daughter's name is Apple. My real name is Alpha Mike Yankee, btw. Wink
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shortskirt_longjacket



Joined: 06 Jun 2004
Location: fitz and ernie are my raison d'etre

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zark wrote:
Uh . . . how have three people voted, but only two of us have posted?


because you can vote without posting.
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pet lover



Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pet lover IS my sock. I go by an entirely different name in real life. It makes stalking Ya-ta Boy easier.....he doesn't know when I'm around this way. Laughing
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I kind of wish I did have a sock for each of the different kinds of posts I make. It would also make it easier to hide from you-know-who.
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spotting socks is easy- much like spotting plagiarism in papers by high school students
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Years ago I had anotehr name on here but it was... expired.

For the last two years this has remained my one and only.

Who has time for more than one? Rolling Eyes
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, but I have a brown sock for sale on the buy & sell forum, cheap.

(The question isn't really whether we have a sock but rather whether we have a PAIR.)
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Zoidberg



Joined: 29 Mar 2006
Location: Somewhere too hot for my delicate marine constitution

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Corea wrote:
Years ago I had anotehr name on here but it was... expired.


I too had another name which expired, but only a month or two ago. It became inactive and despite several emails would not be reactivated. Must have been too busy dealing with the php critical error.

Now I am Zoidberg.
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Zyzyfer



Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No socks on Dave's. How can anyone manage it when you have to submit a resume to get an account here?
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