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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.

The nickname. I've no idea really, and MeFi is the only place I use this nickname. At the time I wanted something that was a little playful, and not terribly substantial. I lurked on MeFi long before I decided to post a comment or a link.

What does licorice bring to mind? Sticky stuff. A taste that makes me turn up my nose. The black jellybeans that no one likes to eat. Perhaps this says more about my personality than I care to admit.