I’ll go first. Based solely on the name, I think Shodan is a warrior, or Shogun, with much integrity. Male, and a snappy dresser. He bothered to capitalize the name, so he cares about grammar. The one word, two syllable name also tells me that he is precise, to the point, but overall, brief.
Hmmmm. Next we have Guinastasia. Female. Also capitalized, but four syllables, so she is complicated. She obviously is witty enough to incorporate a little word play. Intelligent, yet delicate, like a porceline ballet dancer in a music box.
And, finally, xtisme. Not capitalized. Ooooo, that’s gonna hurt. Young, male, with unkempt hair. Glasses are optional. The “x” reminds me of Christmas, so he lives in a colder climate. The “tis me” says, “Here I am.” Humble and unassuming.
Chicago Faucet reminds me of a picture in OMNI magazine (IIRC) from several years back. It showed a great big faucet in an outdoor nature scene, and the caption read “cleanliness is next to godliness.”
Well, I can sometimes tell if I’m going to have to ban someone shortly after s/he begins posting. For instance, I had a bad feeling about pimpdaddylongstroke, and I soon had ample justification to ban him. If he’d had some decent posts, I would have required him to change his name.
I don’t believe that I’ll go into detail about my impression of him, except that it wasn’t favorable. And I’d give long odds that he wasn’t more than 19.
I tend to see posters as attractive 20-somethings until they post personal information that shatters that illusion. Well, except for those who I have met - I visualize them as they were the last time I saw them. Thankfully, I’ve never seen a Doper in a ratty bathrobe sitting on a tattered recliner watching Cops and swilling cheap beer. I couldn’t live with such a scruffy mental image.
Although that’s how I always see swampbear in my mind’s eye…
Tanookie - brilliantly sweety, deep, mom. Maureen - like my ‘Oh so loving motherly lawyer’ - wonderful woman! Fairychatmom - a slightly shorter Darrel Hannah with wings… Shirley Ujest - I picture as Shirley from Lavern and Shirley… Philster - A stay at home Dad contractor buddy I know… Mangetout - a 30 something arthur c clarke. Toadspittle - birkenstocks and hawaiin shirt grad student…
danceswithcats–Not being familiar with many of this user’s posts, I for some reason surmised that the user would be a gangly, thin teenage girl. Having met HIM at several Dopefests, I now realize how wrong I was.
As for my username, I know that odieman once said it made him think of Ms. Piggy. If any others of you have that image, please rinse it from your brains.
I always figured CrankyAsAnOldMan probably isn’t cranky at al but in fact rather well reasoned and delightfully pleasant, much in the same way WeirdDave is probably much more normal than most people, at least brother-in-laws. Seriously, how wrong could **Ginger **be?
I always picture FairyChatMom sitting on the edge of the bed talking with her daughter and she’s always dressed in pink and is clutching a little wand with a star on top.
I picture JuanitaTech as yelling funny stuff from a convertible who’s front end is bouncing up and down.
I always picture Eve as flowing when she walks, in posession of the unique ability to never trip.
Chicago Faucet reminds me of my grandmother. We used to drive into the city from the 'burbs when I was a kid, and there was a big “Chicago Faucet” sign just off the tollway. Heh. She was short, stout, and kinda crabby. I’m sure Our Chicago Faucet is none of these things, but the memory pops up every time I read one of his/her posts.
