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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

My nickname has no story, well, it does... a long sordid story that I'm uncomfortable bringing up here for fear that I will be judged harshly, or at least encourage odd looks from the crowd. Maybe after I have wandered about a bit, posted once or twice, or received some encouragement from the crowd, I'll be forthcoming. Then again, maybe I'll just be over here...