I always saw the username as “so lost”.
My wife knows I post here and it wouldn’t be hard for her to figure out who I am, she knows what usernames I usually go by and even my avatar. I also don’t think she’d care, nor would my kids.
I also read it as soloist.
My wife, my friends, everyone knows I post here. My wife calls it “Talkin’ to LaFawnduh.” None of them seem to care. I know my brother has stalked my posts here, but I figure he finds it pretty boring, since he only mentioned it once.
I actually had a discussion via PM with TubaDiva about that, over 2 decades ago. I’d wanted to bring up a few issues here that I didn’t want associated with my posting name, and was lamenting that it wasn’t allowed, rather than requesting to do so. She sympathized but had a list of quite good reasons why that wasn’t going to be allowed; more work for the mods, difficulty distinguishing between malignant socks and ‘respectable’ ones, the PITA involved in keeping a list of ‘allowed socks’ etc. I agreed with her. But it would have been nice if it could have worked.
Also an issue, where despite using an Anon Sock, it is difficult for some posters to hide the style of their writing. So it can backfire on the person trying to be anonymous.
I’m sure I would be awful at it. A few of our Trocks are so obvious, that the recognition is almost immediate.
Yeah, I think those were some of her other reasons too. She was wise.
Man get out.
Are you me? I also thought it was “soloist”, “puzz legal” and laughed at any interpretation of peedin.
Sorry you’ve been found. I can understand your feelings on this.
It was just last week that I learned that was the incorrect reading of his username.
It took me over a decade to realize that the late great Equipoise was not Equiporpoise.
My parents gifted me the first Straight Dope book in 1988 as something to read when I happened to be in the hospital (gallstones). I bought the later books as they each came out. Somewhere along the way I started lurking on the board, and eventually joined in 2017. My family has tolerated me yammering on about the Dope for decades. My wife, kids, and some of my friends know I post on the Dope. They could figure out my username easily. No one gives a rat’s behind. I can detect their psychic eyerolls when I show them posts about Roman dodecahedrons or whatever. I can’t get them interested in whatever books I read, games I play, or currently whatever k-dramas I happen to be watching, either. 
My GF is the only person who knows my username on the SDMB. She has read some of my posts but, mostly, I don’t think she has any interest in following my every move. She likes the SDMB but she is averse to any message board on the internet as a general principle so she mostly steers clear.
I am sure if she dug hard enough she’d find things I wrote I am not proud about and would disappoint her but mostly I think it is ok and I think she’d get that. We all have our moments when we say stupid stuff.
That said, I don’t think I would share it with anyone else (family/friends). I like having a place I can talk about whatever without worrying what people I know might think and have to explain it. E.G. Talking about a family problem or an issue with a friend, or politics, etc.
So just change your name to soloist since that’s who we all thought you were and start over. 
I would hate to see you post less. I always look forward to anything you have to say.
I understand how you feel about being outed. I know I have said a thing or two here that I would hate to have a loved one read. I’d actually feel like they were reading my diary or something.
Could you ask them not to read your stuff?
Or just click the link icon at the bottom of the thread you want to share (just to the left of the Reply to post icon).
My wife knows that I post here, but I don’t think I’ve mentioned my username. I’d be astonished if she went looking, as we respect each others’ privacy.
But that doesn’t take you to the specific post. Everything I wrote was about going to a specific post. I’m pretty sure that link is for the OP in fact.
It is Mange tout, not Man get out. I mentioned once that I assumed it was “Man get out” and he chimed in and corrected me. It is French and literally means “eat all”.
I’m pretty sure the recommendation was 6 platters. If each one is roughly 30 minutes, that gives you 3 hours. If THAT’s not enough, then congrats to you!!!
My son has never really asked though we don’t hide posting here. There are certainly things I’m not eager for him to read but nothing too embarassing, I think. My daughter, ditto; she definitely knows we post here (hell, I sent her a thread or two from time to time).
And my husband is also on the board, so there’s no hiding.
Honestly, I would have no problem with anyone here knowing my real life identity, nor anyone in real life, including my employer, knowing my SDMB identity. I am not in the least concerned about maintaining anonymity, as I just don’t think anyone would care. Perhaps that’s a reflection of my boring life or boring posting history!
No, it’s the same link. I mean the link at the end of the post where you’d reply to that post. Just to the left of the 3 dots where we report spam. The pop-up tip states “share a link to this post”
OK, that makes sense. I never used that one.
My wife rolls her eyes whenever I try to win an argument by saying “But my Doper friends said so!” or “But I read it on the Dope!” (and even the occasional “But Cecil Adams himself said so!”).
Perhaps that should be another logical fallacy: rather than argumentum ab auctoriate, argumentum ab medicāmentō rectō