# Three people using "CalMeacham" is the same as one person having multiple socks. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134 "2008-02-25T23:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/141 "2008-02-27T05:05:59Z")
“Dear Husband.” ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/142 "2008-02-27T05:40:02Z")
[QUOTE=susan] As long an nobody refers to their husband as “DH” as on some of my other boards, I’m thrilled. [/QUOTE] How do you feel when someone refers to herself (seems that guys don’t do this) only as “Mommy of two adorable little girls” and suchlike? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/143 "2008-02-27T05:47:20Z")
Nothing is as horrible as DH. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/144 "2008-02-27T06:03:12Z")
[QUOTE=TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW] I hate it. HATE it hate it hate it. Not only is it overly cutesy and irritating like you said, but it’s off-putting to newcomers and reinforces a cliquish mentality around this place. If I was a new member and I saw this guy referencing all these other people with made-up names, I’d have no idea what he was talking about. Who?! [/QUOTE] You think my real name is **Hockey Monkey**? Dude we all have made up names. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/145 "2008-02-27T06:31:46Z")
[QUOTE=susan] Nothing is as horrible as DH. [/QUOTE] Agreed. But I didn’t think we were discussing baseball. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/146 "2008-02-27T07:31:07Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] How do you feel when someone refers to herself (seems that guys don’t do this) only as “Mommy of two adorable little girls” and suchlike? 😃 [/QUOTE] Pet peeve alert! You’ve hit on one of mine. I’ve noticed on messageboards and on livejournal there are a lot of women who identify themselves that way as a screen name: briansmommy jennysmomma ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/147 "2008-02-27T07:50:56Z")
[QUOTE=TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW] I don’t want anyone to think I’m being a jerk - I’m just concerned for the integrity of the board, and for the safety of minors that might be tempted to post here. [/QUOTE] Oh fuck you. No seriously. In one breath you feign compassion and caring for the protection of those too young to post here and in the next you casually single one out for those who may have not known. No she wasn’t “too young to post here” and it wasn’t really a secret what her age and sex were, but you don’t need to dole out that info do you? If you believe there are predators here online why on Earth would you be so stupid? We have a member here, a silly young fellow whom I like, once posted something that contained his name here. I didn’t jump into the thread and say “You shouldn’t post stuff here that could link you to your IRL name!”, I merely sent him a PM. And it wasn’t anything like “you gonna get raped”, just a short and polite message with a few suggestions on what you should and should not post publicly. I wrestle back and forth with whether or not you are an authentic troll, but you are an idiot and a jerk sometimes. And also now a little bit creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/148 "2008-02-27T12:44:26Z")
[QUOTE=Sleeps With Butterflies] Pet peeve alert! You’ve hit on one of mine. I’ve noticed on messageboards and on livejournal there are a lot of women who identify themselves that way as a screen name: briansmommy jennysmomma ::shudder:: [/QUOTE] You mean like those Viking names in Iceland’s phonebooks: -dóttir -son? ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/149 "2008-02-27T14:21:28Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] I kinda like the cutesy “Chloedaughter” designations, myself. I refer to mine as “Pepper Mill” and “MilliCal” (a combination of “CalMeacham” and “Pepper Mill”) to be original. And I figure that, if I use 'em enough, people will know who they are. [/QUOTE] You should use “The poster formally known as Pepper Mill” and “The poster not yet known as MilliCal”; that would alleviate the confusion in the peanut gallery. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/150 "2008-02-27T14:36:29Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Designated Hitter? [/QUOTE] “Dear Hitler,” the controversial relationship-advice column that was very popular in Germany in the mid-1930s. A scandal erupted and the column was brought to an end when it was revealed that several columns were in fact written by Eva Braun. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/151 "2008-02-27T14:40:12Z")
Or give them appropriate names such as **TLDRIKDJKLOLFTW** and **TLDRIDKJKLOFLTW**. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/152 "2008-02-27T14:48:13Z")
[QUOTE=Muffin] Or give them appropriate names such as **TLDRIKDJKLOLFTW** and **TLDRIDKJKLOFLTW**. [/QUOTE] There are plenty of options available. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/153 "2008-02-27T15:08:46Z")
[QUOTE=The Weird One] “Dear Hitler,” the controversial relationship-advice column that was very popular in Germany in the mid-1930s. A scandal erupted and the column was brought to an end when it was revealed that several columns were in fact written by Eva Braun. [/QUOTE] 😃 Good one. ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/154 "2008-02-27T16:16:22Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] You think my real name is **Hockey Monkey**? [/QUOTE] It’s not? Next thing I know, you’ll be telling me you’re not a real monkey, either. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/155 "2008-02-28T00:31:40Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] How do you feel when someone refers to herself (seems that guys don’t do this) only as “Mommy of two adorable little girls” and suchlike? 😃 [/QUOTE] Yup. Sure is a good thing guys don’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/156 "2008-02-28T00:34:44Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] Yup. Sure is a good thing guys don’t do that. [/QUOTE] yea, I immediately thought of you. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/157 "2008-02-28T00:44:17Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] Well! That settles that. Never again will I allow my ferret to post directly to the SDMB, lest the practice attract unsavory attention! Potential ferret molesters, take note! Your freaked-out ferret fondling fantasies have been foiled! Dingus is less than pleased by the restriction (I can only paraphrase the response here, of course, but in essence: “errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr4aqrggggeaee9999999”). However, safety first. **kaylasdad99** , your earlier response was suspiciously avuncular. I’m watching you. [/QUOTE] And here I was worried that he might think I was being patronizing… ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/158 "2008-02-28T01:28:48Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Designated Hitter? [/QUOTE] What does it say about me that I originally read it as “Designated Hitler”? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/159 "2008-02-28T01:35:57Z")
That you’re a true Doper, I guess. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134/160 "2008-02-28T02:55:03Z")
The SDMB doesn’t allow subscriptions from users under 13 because it’s illegal to give Internet memberships to people under 13 if your servers are in the United States. Don’t be stupid, **IDK**. I know that will be a challenge. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134.md?page=9)