He’s not anonymous; he’s Bryan Ekers. Meanwhile, you’re a menu item in a Mexican restaurant.
So if someone says “lol” they can’t possibly be a grad student? Despite the SDMB’s intense loathing of “lol” it is really extremely common among normal people of all walks of life who find themselves on the Internet.
And you’re a vegetable, turnip.
I hadn’t thought you were an idiot when I wrote that last post, but I do now. Kudos.
I used to be more annoyed by “lol” until I realized it was context specific. I have no problem with this:
Poster A: [some witticism]
Poster B: lol
…but this gets on my nerves:
Poster A: [some witticism] lol
I have no problem with laughing at someone else’s joke; it’s the overuse of “lol” at one’s own jokes that tends to get me to view the person dismissively, much like a person in conventional conversation who constantly laughs at their own jokes, and even more so when the jokes aren’t funny or clever.
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Yep. In more ways than just a handle on a message board.
By the way, look up “anonymity” when you get a chance. I’m not sure it applies to people using their real names.
Excuse me, but how the fuck am I supposed to know that’s your “real” name?
Internet+asshole = you.
Better, asshole?
I’m actually a grad student, lol.
Not really, because it still demonstrates that you didn’t get the point of my original post but are determined to react to it anyway.
It never occured to me to have to prove my name is actually Bryan Ekers (who, other than my parents, would ever choose such a name?), but if it’ll help, I authorize any administrator type who has access to the paid members list to confirm that “Bryan Ekers” is the name on the credit card I used to pay for my membership a few years back.
Anyway, I’m also googlable.
Oh shit. I knew that but I forgot. I make a lot of bad jokes, but that…shit. I’m an idiot. What the fuck was I thinking?
Vinyl Turnip, I’ve read your posts enough to know that you have a sense of humor, and probably didn’t take offense, but I apologize anyway.
What am I supposed to get when you called me out like you did?
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You don’t have to prove anything. I just don’t assume just because someone has a “regular” name as a handle that it is their actual name.
Am I missing something? I think Mr. Ekers was agreeing with you that ivn is an ass.
I didn’t, but thanks nonetheless.
I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
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I just googled Bryan Ekers, and it sent me to wikipedia.org saying it was some fake name, just like John Doe, or Jane Doe.
Not really, I am just amusing myself. lol.
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Normally, that would irritate me, but since the joke was (sort-of) about me and I love attention, it’s okay.
You post too much.
You know it, baby. {winks}