The internet scares the shit out of me sometimes

[Thtwudbeme]

My entire life I have never managed to learn how to deal with game players-- Never understood the point; never learned how to deal with them in a mature, thoughtful manner.

Reading through the PMs I have from this morning, I gotta tell ya...I can probably count about 25 DUers that I am pretty sure are on the up and up about who they are; and about 12 that I am completely positive about.

[kick-ass-bob]

1. I'm who I say I am, I promise.

Even though no one has met me (at least and put DU and RL together)

[sniffa]

2. i am me

my avatar is proof.

[Misunderestimator]

13. LMAO

I'm gonna laugh everytime I see you post! Hilarious!

[Pithlet]

3. I know

It reminds me not to give too much away about myself on the internet. I stopped posting pics of my kids or talking too much about where I live and what I do. It really is scary.

[Debi]

4. My name is Debi and I live in Iowa and I am a Democrat

:hi:

[lenidog]

5. I am who I am and thats all that I am

You wont get any supsrises from me

[Misunderestimator]

6. I'm with you there...

and you're on my positive list... :)

Unbelievable, but a valuable lesson.

In fact... I've decided to remove myself from the gallery.

[JanMichael]

8. I hope we are on your list!

Considering you have talked to us, listened to Michael on the radio, know the cat's name, know what we both like to drink.....

Wait a minute!! You all DO know a lot about us, don't you????

;)

[Misunderestimator]

10. You KNOW you are...

I have the advantage of knowing you're already on nsma's list. ;)

What was your mailing address again? :evilgrin:

[MuseRider]

7. Me too.

I am the worlds most gullible person so it really scares me too. I can't count the people here I have PMed with who have turned out to be freepers. It always makes me feel totally stupid and very dirty. ICK.

[bertha katzenengel]

9. Small comfort, but, I'm for real.

I am exactly who I say I am. I do understand your worries. Mrs. V. and I met on the internet. My sisters were scared to death that she was an axe murderer. Once they met her they were fine, and five years later, although they'll probably never get over my leaving home, they still love her like a sister and always will.

[BR_Parkway]

11. Same with my partner and I, we didn't meet in person until about

2 months worth of PMing and phone conversations (and I wouldn't even give him my phone number for several weeks)

[Misunderestimator]

12. Some of my friends were concerned for me too...

when I met nsma last year. Had to call one from the airport after meeting her. Never a bad idea to be cautious.... apparently!

[Worst Username Ever]

14. Could you fill me in?

Has there been an issue with identity theft or something?

[kick-ass-bob]

17. check your inbox.

[Hugin]

25. Gossip monger that I am...

Would it be too much to ask for a hint?

[tjdee]

44. Yeah, me too...did I miss something?

This doesn't sound like a general...oh hey, the internet is weird thing...

Maybe I'm just being nosy like Prag.
:silly:

[SarahB]

45. Add me too.

I've been too busy and otherwise pooped out with DU for my own reasons lately that I'm clueless to this whole thing.

[underpants]

15. To add: Google safe search is OFF -will give you some scares

I have looked for images of the most mundane sounding things and WOW are their some freaky people out there.

:eyes:
:silly:


Actually I used to be a consortium of underground waste pipe manufacturers and a car wash employees union trying to corner the world #2 plastic industry through a complicated money laundering scheme involving Marlboro miles and scratch lottery tickets but I gave that up and got a Social Security card.

We are composed of beams of laser light DO NOT TOUCH US!!!

[Beetwasher]

That Was YOU!

Damn you!

[jukes]

16. jukes

is too annoying in a petty way, & too boring generally, to be his own sockpuppet. my onanism is private...


i have to admit, i was COMPLETELY fooled; bought the whole fucking bagel.

so much for my pretense of cynicism...

[kick-ass-bob]

18. to be honest, I didn't have a clue either. But strangely

I never really posted much when concerning them. Maybe subconciously I knew something was weird there.

And I post a pretty damn good bit.

[RetroLounge]

41. Can someone fill me in via PM?

THanks

RL

[rockymountaindem]

19. Just don't tell anyone else that I'm Batman, ok?

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. I am actually a 12 year old male...typing this in computer lab.

The pictures I post are of my Mom and Dad....


Actually PassingFair can vouch for who I am...

....if you believe she is who she says she is...


...........that is. ;)


Seriously, I'm meeting progmom tomorrow. She'll vouch for me too!!!! :bounce:

[Bunny]

21. I'm a 48 year old balding heavy-set guy, posting from Mommy's

basement. Seriously.

[redqueen]

22. I don't take it too seriously.

Just don't give out too much info that could be used to find me IRL unless I think I can trust the person.

As for the recent situation... I had seen things that made me go "hmmmmm" but never really bothered to care too much either way.

[Hugin]

24. Likewise.

I made the mistake of getting too wrapped up in
these online spoofs many years ago.

Now, I'm just me.

It's better that way.

[underpants]

23. Okay time for the truth-This is a Matrix of Skinner's creation

he has sucked you in. Hows the pod these days?

[nini]

26. I am who you think I am

:-)


nothing to exciting, but honest about who I am. I don't need to play games on the internet. Real life is challenging enough.

:hug:

[Zomby Woof]

43. I can vouch for your utter reality!

And you can vouch that I am indeed a dork! :D :loveya:

[nini]

46. LOL

but a sweet dork

:loveya:

[Beetwasher]

27. I'm An Asshole, That's All You Need To Know About Me!

I've also met numerous DUers in real life who can vouch for my realness AND assholishness! :evilgrin:

[jonnyblitz]

28. I am fortunate. I have had good luck with people online mostly..

meeting them and becoming friends, etc., real good luck. :)

[havocmom]

29. After teh freep attacks after the election, I started using the buddy list

function to keep track of people I suspected were not really DUers in their hearts. ;) Helped me to hone my skill at noticing patterens and nuances with some posters. Many of the people I added in that excersize are long gone. I recommend the method to help get good at spotting troble.

Oh, and anybody asking for info which would make it easy to identify people should be looked at carefully IMHO.

[crispini]

30. I am my own sockpuppet.

[crispini]

31. No you're not. I'm the sockpuppet!

[crispini]

32. NO! I'm the sockpuppet!

[crispini]

33. No, no, no. I'm the sockpuppet!

[crispini]

34. Well, I know I'm real so you must be imaginary.

(Nobody else thinks this is funny, do they? Ok, I'll stop.)

[Bok_Tukalo]

36. Roses are red

Violets are blue
I'm a schizophrenic
And so am I

[Telly Savalas]

35. Is someone trying to insinuate that I'm not really Telly Savalas?

I'm offended. :o

[Lex]

37. I'm not *really* named Lex. There, I said it.

What's going on, anyway?

Wuz we had? :shrug:

PM me anyone?

[last_texas_dem]

38. I'm not really the last Texas Dem

That's just hyperbole. At least, I think so...

I don't pretend to be someone I'm not, but am paranoid enough to not want to reveal too much personal information about myself. Knowing where to draw the line is the tough part.

I guess people who have read enough of my posts know that I am in my early twenties, I'm pretty shy, into politics, and like a lot of music considered to be crap by most.

Besides that, what more is there to know? That's the essence of my being! haha

[Left Is Write]

39. I can be certain some are real because I know them elsewhere.

Most people are who they say they are. But one bad apple can spoil an otherwise good bunch.

[nuxvomica]

40. You can trust me

I swear my persona of a boomer IT drone who sleeps on an airbed and studies homeopathy and has one orange cat who bites him periodically is the God's honest truth. Yes, you probably all envy me but I can't help it cuz that's who I really am. :-)

[uppityperson]

42. In real life I am uppity. I'm also late with the latest

Did I miss something, again, this morning or is this just random? If anyone has meetings near me, I'd love to meet you too. Too bad I'm out in the country. Did I miss something this am? Thanks.