Do you think I should reveal my real name (thanks for the idea, Magic Rat)

[liberalhistorian]

Thanks to Magic Rat's seemingly endless creativity, I've decided to reveal my real name if enough of you wanna know it! And no, it's not something like Jane or Mary Smith, either!

[GAspnes]

1. yes, but

anomynity is a powerful weapon.

[liberalhistorian]

2. Very, very true,

but I'm a firm believer in democracy and giving the people what they want if enough of them want it, lol!

[Robb]

3. Ya know,

I've been reading the news and stuff lately, I dunno. This might not be the best time, what with everything and all.

:)

[liberalhistorian]

4. That may be true, Robb,

but the beauty of it is that I live with my mom and stepdad, whose last name is different from mine, and I don't have my own listing in the phone book so it would be a lot harder to find my address and phone number. And when people call information, they can't get it, either, because I'm not in the phone book and there aren't any others with my last name locally.

[Snow]

13. So you're not Jenna Bush? Dang! Thought I had it figured out!

[liberalhistorian]

26. LOL!

Thank GOD I'm not her, I think I'd rather be a dirt-poor nobody than to have to look at THAT as my father, and his family as my gene pool!

[bearfartinthewoods]

28. do you really want everything you have ever said and will ever say

connected to your real name for as long as you live. that is the question, because that is what can happen. remember, it isn't just ascroft that we should think about. it's every wacked out freeper with time to kill.

i'd tell you a story that would convince you not to, but to tell the story i'd be identifing myself again and i'll never do that.

the wonders of the internet..........

[liberalhistorian]

5. Okay, who's the wise guy

who wants me to be a millionaire looking for a boy toy??????? Well, ahem, I may want a boy toy, but I'm not sure I'm a millionaire, at least my bank account says otherwise!

[interceptor]

10. Couldn't help it...

Sorry! :D

[liberalhistorian]

25. Oh, you bad boy,

you!

[liberalhistorian]

6. Okay, I gotta go get some shut-eye

now so I can function at least minimally at work tomorrow, but, since at this point it looks like the yeas are winning, I will leave a little hint, my initials are L.A.L., the A is for my middle name, which is Ann! And my first name was very popular for girls my age (almost 39), and even now.

[dofus]

11. Hmmmm,

you're too young for the first name to be Linda. About every fourth girl was named Linda the year I was born (1948) and I always had at least two or three best friends named Linda growing up.

Lauren? Laurel? Oh, I know! Lisa! Although that name was even more popular about two years later when my niece Lisa was born.

[SheilaT]

12. Yep still good.

Maybe I'll start posting more under SheilaT

[liberalhistorian]

24. DING DING DING!

We have a winner, my first name is, indeed, Lisa, just like every third woman my age, lol! At least I missed being a Jennifer by about 5 minutes, thanks to my father's lateness in arriving after my mom had filled out my birth certificate.

BTW, you'll NEVER guess my last name on your own, it's too unusual! But I'll give you a hint if you're really, really nice to me today!

[BurntIceCubeTray]

40. Does it rhyme with "try not"?

It's from a Simpson episode.

[liberalhistorian]

41. HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT??????????

Yes, actually, it DOES rhyme with "try not" and "why not." Okay, I'll give a hint which may or may not be obscure to you, depending on your musical likes and knowledge. My last name is the same as the Irish lead singer and songwriter of Thin Lizzy, who died of a drug overdose in the 80's. In fact, I've been told that he's a very, very, very distant cousin to the family. Now, put your thinking cap on!

[FarLeftRage]

44. I am listening to Thin Lizzy now

and Phil Lynott was the their lead singer and bass player.

I am listening to the "Dedication" cd...

[liberalhistorian]

45. DING! DING! DING!

Bingo, you got it! Good job, because a lot of people have no idea what I'm talking about when I give that hint, lol!

[FarLeftRage]

46. So you are Irish

or partly of Irish heritage?

I have relatives from County Limerick.

[liberalhistorian]

47. I am, indeed, very proudly Irish,

with some English, Scottish, French and German thrown in for good measure. My ancestors are from County Mayo and County Limerick. My dream is to travel to Ireland one of these years, hopefully before I'm 90! My aunts and some cousins have already gone, leaving me "green" (of course!) with envy!

[FarLeftRage]

48. That's cool!

As for myself, I am of Italian, French, German, English, Scottish and Irish heritage.

I may visit Italy next year.

[liberalhistorian]

52. Wow, almost the same as me, except for

the Italian! Lucky you, I'm sure you'll love Italy. We have family friends who've been there (always seems to be someone ELSE doing all the overseas traveling, SIGH!) and they loved it.

[flamingyouth]

16. Lisa?

It's my name - there were always about five or six Lisas in my classes all through school. Just call it an educated guess!

[liberalhistorian]

43. I know!

I went to a private girl's school for high school, and out of forty girls in my class, there were TEN Lisas! The teachers, administrators and staff about went nuts, they finally assigned us nicknames so they could distinguish among all of us, lol!

[Divernan]

7. Sure-if you want your mail opened; your phone tapped & taxes audited

Can you say Patriot Act, boys and girls?

If you have a social security number, Ashcroft can track you down in minutes whether you have a phone number listed under your name or not.

[liberalhistorian]

32. Hell, ASSkroft can already

track me down if he wants to regardless of whether I reveal my name or not, I know that much for sure.

[Myra]

8. None of the above

It's strictly your decision.

Just curious about why you're going
thru the "real name" soul searching though.

Care to share?

[NightTrain]

9. I already know your real name, but...

...your secret is safe with me! ;)

[liberalhistorian]

27. LOL!

Thanks, Dean, I knew I could count on ya! That tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is ready and waiting when you want it.

[prolesunited]

14. Honestly

I don't think it's a good idea considering all of the tons of very personal information that you have posted about yourself here. I think it opens you up to a lot of potential problems. Do you really need more drama in your life? Also, it's not just you. You have to think about your son.

I vote an emphatic NO!

[Rowdyboy]

15. Its not a good move...I wish you wouldn't

You're opening yourself up too much and I've had friends hurt by doing just that. Please: BE CAREFUL!

[WoodrowFan]

17. Not unless you want freeper hate mail!! (NT)

[MaineDem]

18. You didn't give an option for a plain "not a good idea"

I say no.

[chaska]

19. How about this?

Maybe you could just tell us your first name, and then if you wanted to go further you could tell us you last name in another thread at a later date.

Tell us why you are considering doing this. Personally, I wish we all had pronounceable real-ish names. It's easier to relate to someone when they have a name rather than a title, for instance.

It's kind of frustrating, this virtual friendship thing. I think we all know people here we'd like to be real friends with. I understand the need to want to break down the barriers that this format imposes.

Whatever you decide, we're here for ya.

[liberalhistorian]

34. That's a good idea.

I think because I have gotten to be virtual friends with so many on here, and I want to be able to stand up for what I believe in no matter what, it sometimes gets frustrating that I'm not known for who I really am, especially since I know the real names of many posters here whom I've gotten to know pretty well (virtually, at least)!

Also, after two glasses of wine and a hot bath, certain ideas just seem to pop into your head and you post them before you can stop yourself, lol!

[commander bunnypants]

20. How are you feeling today?

Sounds like yesterday was pretty rough.


DDQM

[VermontDem2004]

21. It's up too you

[Booberdawg]

22. I think you are pulling our legs!

:D

[Aristus]

23. Don't do it, sweetie.

It's a really bad idea. Did you think the freepers were kidding when they said that all liberals should be shot for the good of the country?

We're not dealing with balanced people here.

We don't want to lose you.

[SheilaT]

29. Considering that several

posters are already using their real names on this board, I really doubt that Lisa I mean Liberalhistorian will really get any additional hate mail or any such thing just by posting her real name. I'm sure that a dedicated hacker could get into the DU database and find out who we all are, so why worry about it?

I've decided to become SheilaT for the present and see what it's like being a newcomer once again, although I'll have my same old attitude. I think maybe a lot of people have me on ignore under my old name, seeing as how rarely anyone seemed to respond to my comments lately. This should be interesting.

[liberalhistorian]

30. Why would anyone have had you on ignore?

Personally, I never use the ignore function because I think we miss things that way. But I can understand why people wouldn't want to be bothered with certain posters who are, indeed, very annoying!

[GOPisEvil]

31. Who were you before?

:shrug: I don't have anyone on real ignore, but there's plenty of people I read with ENORMOUS grains of salt. ;-)

[WilliamPitt]

33. There is NOTHING SCARY about revealing your real name.

Hi, my name's Steve. :)

[liberalhistorian]

36. LOLOLOL!

Yeah, right, we believe that, right people? RIGHT?

BTW, Will, I'll reveal my real name just for you anytime you want!

[never cry wolf]

49. Hey,

that's MY turf. Back off slowly now....

[liberalhistorian]

53. LOL!

n/t

[liberalhistorian]

35. Okay, who are the

"gentlemen" who voted for the "boy toy" option? Come hither, I won't bite, I promise (unless you want me to, of course, lol!)

[THUNDER HANDS]

37. You shouldn't be listening to ANY idea that comes from Magic Rat

he's one sick mo-fo, if you ask me. :evilgrin:

[liberalhistorian]

39. I guess you would know,

since you're such good friends with that sicko who's always coming up with stuff like this! At least we got rid of his sex threads!!!!!!!!!

[Don_G]

38. Only If

You're looking for a boy toy AND not part of Dimbo's gene pool.

[liberalhistorian]

42. Ditto on the first one,

and I am NOT NOT NOT (thank GOD!) part of Dimbo's gene pool. At least, I better goddamn well not be!

[Khephra]

50. Sure!

I'll be doing the same thing on Dec.10, even though I've never hid my real name, to tell you the truth.

[liberalhistorian]

51. Good for you!

n/t