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   Cris Aposted 14 years ago

   That is, if you're not ashamed of your hubs or on the run from God knows what! Mine is:
   Cris Advincula

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      compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Cris,
      
      If that IS your real name!
      
      Im NOT ashanmed of my hubs OR on the run!
      
      regards.
      
      Comp;)

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         Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         That is my real name and  I won't force you to reveal yours. Besides you have already obliged to my request on the profile pic (remember the 'let's jazz up our pics for Christmas'?)

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            compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Hey Cris,
            
            You can force me if you like!
            
            My new image is a real cracker and extreamly  jolly! how Christmassy is that!

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               Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Okay I'm forcing you!

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   HelpingGuyposted 14 years ago

   Nice thread Cris ...

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      Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I hope you're not being sarcastic! LOL   I'm starting to wonder why on earth did I start this knowing how painstakingly most people tried to come up with aliases for very obvious reasons that I must admit I am aware of? I hope this does not make me look stupid! Or should I start pleading temporary loss of sanity   So should I take that you wouldn't share yours?  LOL

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   rockinjoeposted 14 years ago

   You won't get mine, but I'm on the run...

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      Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      well you look it! (just to get even! LOL )

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   Dorsiposted 14 years ago

   Dorsi Diaz  (and not after the latimmus dorsi muscle Mr. Mark Knowles!!) lol.............

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      Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      that's my girl right there! Now i don't feel like the stupid schmuck i felt an hour ago or so! Thanks Dorsi (NOT the muscle!)

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   Maddie Ruudposted 14 years ago

   My real name is.... wait for it.... Maddie Ruud!  My full first name is Madeleine, but nobody cares to pronounce it correctly (the French way).  Actually, people have a hard time with the last name too.  Nobody wants to say "rude" for fear of being so.

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   AEvansposted 14 years ago

   My real name is Julianna Annette Evans so my name on hubpages is my middle and last name.

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   Cris Aposted 14 years ago

   Maddie, i wouldn't have guessed your name in a million years! Specially your first name! LOL Should I say it like they say Madeline in that cartoon series (Ma-de-LINE as in a straight line)?
   
   Thanks, Julianna

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      Maddie Ruudposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      No, they say it that way to make it rhyme with "two straight lines."  Mine is pronounced, roughly, mad-LEN.
      
      Maybe people are just confused by the French first name and Norwegian last name.

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   Amanda Severnposted 14 years ago

   My name is, surprise surprise, 'Amanda Severn' Really truly, would I make up a name like that? Friends like to call me Mandy, and it was once suggested to me that I change my name to Mandy Lifeboats, but I managed to resist!

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   Shalini Kagalposted 14 years ago

   Surprise surprise again! Shalini Kagal!
   
   Mandy and Juilanna - nice!

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    I think this is a very legitimate and interesting question. There seem to be four general categories of hubbers:
    1. The convicted felons or chronically shy -- user name and avatar give no clue to their real identity. Hmmm. What are they hiding?
    Examples: Spryte, Shadesbreath
    2. The recently parolled -- their name is identifiable (in case their PA needs to find them) but they employ an avatar that hides their actual features. I mean, why should the rest of HP know they recently got out of the slammer:-)? Examples: William F. Torpey, Christoph Reilly, Shalini Kagal
    3. The probation set -- These hubbers are self-confident enough to show their true faces to the rest of the hubber world. But they employ a clever user name because they're just ust to being, uh, shady. Examples: Gamergirl, Gwendymom, MistyHorizon, Countrywomen, Goldentoad, Sixtyorso, Oh, and me:-)!
    4. The upright HP citizens -- These hubbers have nothing whatsoever to hide. They are proud of their hubs, have clean records and don't care who knows their true identities. Many examples here include Maddie Ruud, Dorsi, PGrundy (who I believe is off parole now as she changed her avatar from an baby pic of herself to a current pic), Eric Graudins, etc. etc.
    
    Again, thanks for bringing this social stratification issue to light. MM

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       Dorsiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ROTFL......
       I'm an upstanding hubber...hehehehe.......you might think twice about that when you read my book chapter about my bad girl syndrome.............

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       ASHWINSPGAposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Might Mum If you do an hub in this vein it will really be fun. Add a bit more titles and stick hubbers who best connect with the title. Just an idea Mighty Mum. Hope you give it a thought.

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          countrywomenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          MightyMom- Thank God I was spared from being a convicted felon (but feel sad for Shades/Spryte). Btw what is this double meaning body parts hubs floating around these days? Is the recession causing us to bare our soul (or rather body) so much

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             ASHWINSPGAposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Miss CW
             I got a shock yesterday i think when i got a mail saying Miss Cindy had published a hub titled I want to show my ******....
             Damn was i badly disappointed. Really cracked me up. You know the way she writes. and today something about titties. Got to go over and have a look. (Fingers tightly crossed)

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       Just_Rodneyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Firstly Rodney Fagan, no not of Dickens's Oliver twist, although I have been known to lift an occasional piece of silver or ash trays, seriously, I am the type of person who is a plain and simple just.me.
       
       Mighty Mom They could also be sneaking around on the Witness Protection Program, examples Constantwalker, Paraglider and our favourite Jericho. I think Sixtyorso could also be on the WPP list.

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    Shalini Kagalposted 14 years ago

    MM!!!! now how on earth did you guess?? *rolls eyes and wonders*

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    Shalini -- You are in good company, my dear:-)!

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    compu-smartposted 14 years ago

    Cris, If i told you, you would never believe me!

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I would I promise!

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          compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Arnold Schwarzenegger

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             Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             So I guess the explains the cat and the fellar on your pic then? Try again

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                compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Im just messing with you! as if you cant tell! lol..
                
                comp

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                   Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   I've had it with you miss! So I settled for being your fan and left you a fan mail!

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                      compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Settled, thanks and ditto!

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             quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hi Arnie! Good lord, all these days I used to think you were actually Compuzenschaft Smartenovich Zagainov-Martinez. I would never have guessed!

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                compu-smartposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                lmao! thats quite a mouthful, and what a coincidence if it WAS that name!! lol
                
                

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    relacheposted 14 years ago

    Anyone who's ever read my profile knows my name is Rae. 
    
    What I think would be a lot more telling than real names is real pictures.  I think a lot of Hub authors would be shocked to find out how many women on this site are really men, i.e. all those "ladies" from India who do nothing but post Hubs of pictures filtched from Bollywood sites.

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Okay, that clarifies things.  I thought something was amiss. Thanks for sharing.
       
       compu-smart: i'm waiting

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       rockinjoeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       you mean there is dishonesty on the internet?

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    gamergirlposted 14 years ago

    My real name is Charlotte - and yes, the picture I use really is me!

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    waynetposted 14 years ago

    I go by my real name archiebald montgomery cliffton charles not much these days.
    So I go for Wayne Tully as it sounds like my real name when I was born!

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       You lost me there. Why is that?
       
       compu smart: i'm still waiting...

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          waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well you see Archiebald....I'm just jerking the chains boyo
          I only have one name and that is buffalo bill.

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             Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             LOL @ myself! Sheesh, i'm kinda slow today

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    gwendymomposted 14 years ago

    MM, how did you know? btw, it's actually parole, I've done my time now and even got out early on good behavior. So I shall spend some time being good and keeping my nose clean and stuff like that, for awhile, at least the next year or two. But I will probably revert back to my normal bad behavior, because it's just so much fun.

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    Princessaposted 14 years ago

    Do you really want to know?

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yes yes yes

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          Princessaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Let's say I was a friend of Peter Pan
          

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             Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             You got me there, Tinkerbell! Nice

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    Christoph Reillyposted 14 years ago

    MM: You've got me all wrong. Christoph Reilly isn't my name at all. It's Poindexter Heisenpopper. That's German. Ya Voll, fraulien!

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       quicksandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Sehr angenehm Ihnen kennenzulernen!

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    jimmythejockposted 14 years ago

    My Name is Drum Roll.............James Harrison Paterson and I am a Hubbaholic....oops wrong thread lol.....jimmy

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 14 years ago

    No alias here.
    
    ...but, I just may be one of those men posing as a woman...hm...

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    ripplemakerposted 14 years ago

    I discovered (after I signed up) that your username will be all over the place   My real name is Michelle Simtoco But I guess ripplemaker is ok too!

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    darksideposted 14 years ago

    My first name is Dark and my surname is Side.

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       darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Just kidding.
       
       My first name is Glen.

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          Rochelle Frankposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I like you even better now. My firstborn is named Glenn-- and he insists on both of this n's.

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    mdvaldostaposted 14 years ago

    Joe Hayes - nice to meet everyone!

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    Rochelle Frankposted 14 years ago

    Mine is also a French first name-- though I'm not really sure how the French pronounce it, beause no one in our family is French.
    I say "Row-shell".  My mom wanted to call me Shelly, but thought that sounded like a nickname.  A neighbor, couldn't get the hang of Shelly and called me Shella-- and that's the one that stuck.
    I was always Rochelle in school and real life-- Shella in the family.
    No felonies (so far).

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    SweetiePieposted 14 years ago

    I am an introvert and work with public, so I do not feel comfortable putting my name online.  If I publish a book one day that may change, but for now I do not need any more stalkers to google my every move.  It happened a few times and I would never want to compromise myself again.  I share my name with people I talk to on the email, but in most cases they are level headed people .

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       countrywomenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I am glad you consider me level headed and haven't disclosed my name too. Btw let me congratulate you in advance for the upcoming book which I hope would become a No.1 Best seller. Yes even I feel once we know a person well then we can communicate by emails but until then privacy should be protected.

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       Rochelle Frankposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I totally understand that... and I think more women are conscious of this.  Since I have a book published in my name, I figure I might as well use it.  My picture is real-- sort of. Has a 'drawing' overlay  and shadows which works better than antiaging cream for hiding wrinkles.

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          SweetiePieposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I like your picture and it is very classy .

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    dineaneposted 14 years ago

    I am Dineane. Maybe I should write a hub about my name. You'll find me quickly in a google search, although in the last couple of years I have noticed a few other people showing up with that name. I don't think my maiden name (Smith) is on the internet, but I'm out there as "Buttram" and now "Whitaker".

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    KT pdxposted 14 years ago

    My real name's Karen Thompson.  I mostly go by my initials on the internet, though.  I did in school as well, because there was another classmate with a similar sounding name but different initials.

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    William F. Torpeyposted 14 years ago

    If you scan through my 149 hubs, Mighty Mom, you'll find my parole is up and a photo of yours truly appears on two of my hubs. Bing Crosby's postage stamp appears as my avatar for the obvious reason that he is far better looking than I -- and a whole lot more talented. If Bing's image prompts anybody to listen to at least one of his songs (besides "White Christmas") or one of his movies (besides "Going My Way") then I'll be a very happy jailbird.

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    rmrposted 14 years ago

    My real name has been on my profile page, for a while now. But today, I finally put my face on there.

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Now that didn't take much, did it? The face behind the name! Nice to meet you

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          rmrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          It took more than you would think! Nice to meet you, too!

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             agvulpesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hi Robert my name is Peter nice to meet you!

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                rmrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Ah, but we have met, Peter. My other name is B.T.!  Nice to see you, none the less.

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                   Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   See now, I was talking in code before so you didn't have to blow your cover.

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                   agvulpesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   You actually only met my alter-ego Ag, who I might add is over sulking behind Chi Chi's door . I'm the poor smuck who has to do all the typing and only allowed out every Halloween to scare the kids away!

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       Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       OMG!  I almost went right by this post, didn't realize it was you until the rmr caught my eye.  Nice to put a face to the dragons and you know - their friend!
       
       I feel like I'm talking to somebody new.

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          agvulpesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah, like I'm having a conversation with a Christmas Tree. "Hi Mr.Tree what is Santa bringing you for Christmas"

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             Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Smarty-pants!  This is just festive Shirley.  My pic will go back up after the holidays.  If I ever get someone to take a current pic of me, I'll replace it.  The one I've been using is almost 2 years old.  Time and the wrinkle faerie have been around since then.

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             agvulpesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             But I might add Shirley, it is a beeaautiful Christmas Tree.

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                Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Aww gosh, thanks.
                
                Just out of curiosity, do you often talk to trees?  You a tree hugger type?

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                   Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   I just have the idea that might do the trick! Why dontcha incorporate your pic somewhere in your current pic! Like instead of a star, you can have your pretty smiling face up there! Besides, it's befitting of a star hubber

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                      Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Aren't you just the sweetest thing ever!
                      
                      Pull a Compu-Smart....not sure if I can do that, but just maybe I can.  I'll work on that tomorrow.  Thx for the idea, Cris.  I just figured everybody knew what I look like.

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          rmrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well thanks for noticing! That pic, was just taken today. Ironically, it was taken in Hell, which is frozen over at the moment.

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             Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hey!  A lot of things will happen now!  You know, all those things over the years that people said would only happen when Hell freezes over?  Oh, goody!

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    Shirley Andersonposted 14 years ago

    By the way, my real name's Shirley.  Shirley Anderson (nee Bates)

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    Benson Yeungposted 14 years ago

    My real name is Benson Kwok Fai Yeung. I once used the pen name Walt McCarthy, a nice guy I know of living in Chicago. Why did I do it? I guess I didn't want my English and American readers to get distracted by my race and heritage. After a while, I thought putting my real name down will make me write more responsibly. I had to write slower though. Does it mean anything to any fellow hubbers reading this?

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       Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Walt McCarthy on Helium?

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          Benson Yeungposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          My dear Shirley,
          it warms my heart to know that Walt McCarthy does get read.
          Yes, that's me. My apologies to the real Walt McCarthy, in case he is also on hubpages.

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Good thing you realized that race or color or creed have nothing to do with good literature. A good reading is a good reading. I think using your real name, considering the reasons why you did not use it the first time, only means you have more confidence in and respect to your writing. And they say what you give, you get back. Respect begets respect.
       
       PS I don't have anything against those who refuse to use/give their names. I respect their reasons for standing by their decision not to. To each his own. (I think I'm running out of cliches to dish out!) LOL

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    Shirley Andersonposted 14 years ago

    Yes, but they were good cliches, Cris!
    
    I am a big Benson fan, I always really enjoy his hubs and he's a lot of fun and a sweetie.  I don't know where he finds the time and energy to write after performing surgeries all day.
    
    Listen to me, talking about Benson like he's not here.  Sorry, Benson!

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       Benson Yeungposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hi, Shirley,
       thanks for the kind words. I was out saving the world's economy (dropping my kids at McDonald's and my wife at a jewellery exhibition). By now I should be at least hundreds of HK dollars poorer, if not tens of thousands. So I write to soothe the pain and hope it doesn't show in between the lines. So they were right in saying that writing is therapeutic. Glad that someone likes it.

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    crashcromwellposted 14 years ago

    I'm not sure where I fit into Mighty Mom's scheme of things. While it is true that Crash Cromwell is not the name my mom and dad gave me, it was an important part of my image in college. It was the air name I used in my radio show "Crash's Clambake." Many people didn't realize that James Henry, editor of the college newspaper, was Crash Cromwell, the insane radio guy, and there are people to this day who still call me Crash or Mr. Cromwell.
    
    Then there's the issue of my picture. The picture I use is about 10 years old, and my wife tells me I should change it because I don't look like that any more....gained weight, lost the glasses, no goatee. I use it, though, because I think it's the best picture ever taken of me. Plus, the eye doctor tells me that one of these days I'll probably need glasses again due to advancing age, I could grow the goatee back pretty easily, and I'm losing weight like a banshee, since finding out I have Type II diabetes. My goal is to be off insulin by spring, and I've lost 30 pounds, so I'm well on my way there! So maybe that picture will wind up looking pretty accurate!
    
    Jim Henry, aka Crashcromwell.......

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    imadorkposted 14 years ago

    My name is Legion, for we are many.

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    Pam Robersonposted 14 years ago

    First I have to LOL at MM! That was a great post.
    
    I must admit that it was terribly difficult coming up with the alias of Pam Roberson, and I suppose this is the right time to reveal my real name...ChiChi Chamois.
    
    I'm joking, kinda, ok...my real name is Pam Roberson, and the only problem I have with using my real name is that I'm finding myself wanting to share more personal things in hubs and comments, but I can't. It wouldn't be right to expose certain personal things that involve other people, like my family, and current situations for the whole world to see. I have been sharing a great deal already, but I also feel a responsibility to not share more sensitive things. So I see the real value in also having an alias, and I'm in the process of figuring out who or what that will be.

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       B.T. Evilpantsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       After a recent hub that I published, the title of "Mrs. Evil-Tightpants" could very well be open. Use it in good health!

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          imadorkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          What a coincidence!  My real name is Cha Cha ShamWow!  I'm from Germany.  We make good stuff in Germany!
          
          Just kidding about that.  My name is Janet... Ms. Jackson if you're nasty!

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       Ardieposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Pam
       I didnt use my real name for the reason you are going to make an alias.  Sometime I may want to put private information in hubs about people close to me and I dont want anyone to be able to figure them out, just in case : )  But maybe I should make hubs with my real name, too!

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       Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, that's exactly why I chose to use a pen name - it gave me freedom to share things I couldn't otherwise.  I started out with just "Marisa", which is a play on my real name.  Then Helium (where I was writing at the time) starting insisting on a "real name" so I added Wright (Wright - writer - geddit?). 
       
       My decision was reinforced when an acquaintance had her identity stolen off Facebook.  All she had on there was her head-and-shoulders photo, full name and date of birth - but that's all you need to fake a driver's licence.  That convinced me to stick with the pen name!
       
       BTW Rochelle - the French would pronounce your name "Raw-shell" with the emphasis on the "shell".

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    Pam Robersonposted 14 years ago

    Mrs. Evil-Tightpants - ROFLMAO!!! Did I miss that hub? I'm gonna have to go look. That one goes straight to the top of the list, and I'm totally throwing out Ram Poberson. lol!
    
    Ardie, I wish I would have thought of doing an alias first, but either way, it would be good to have both.

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       B.T. Evilpantsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       If you're looking, she made her debut in my golf hub. I suspect that she may make a hasty exit, upon reading my ass hub, though!

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       agvulpesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Mrs Evil (Chi-Chi)Pants, if you did assume the mantle of Evil's wife (I shudder at the thought)fancy Evil (bob) having to contend with two Mrs Evils (Roberts) . We would still know who you were , so you still could not spill any skeletons , or drag any dead beans out of the cupboard.
       Just a suggestion why not "Pam Robertson"?

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          Pam Robersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Agvulpes! You're back! Nice to see you.
          
          Alas, I doubt I could fill the evil pants of Mrs. Evil and do her justice, but I sure do like the name. I'm giving it tons of thought, but I know I'd have to go through some kind of 12-step program first to stop dragging out dead beans and rattling skeletons.
          
          *rubbing chin* Hmmm, Pam Robertson...how brilliant...nobody would ever know who I was. LOL! Good one! That opens an entire realm of possibilities.

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    RGrafposted 14 years ago

    I didn't want to be too open with my whole name but a few hubbers found out and it got out there .  I'm Rebecca, or Becky if my husband gets in the conversation.

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    Cris Aposted 14 years ago

    Since I started this thread, would it be okay if i collate all the names herein revealed into a single hub sort of like a database? What do you think?

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    jimmythejockposted 14 years ago

    Fine with me Chris.....jimmy

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       Cris Aposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       okay, that makes two of us. we'll wait for the others' opinion

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          RGrafposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Since it is already out there on me, ok by me, too.

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    Mathi Pposted 14 years ago

    selva  ...  look good one  ..?
    
    what you thinking ?  why not ?
    
    
    am selva

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    Cris Aposted 14 years ago

    ok what the heck. since they've put it out there, maybe it means it's okay LOL

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    Teresa McGurkposted 14 years ago

    Hey Cris -- yeah, a Hub-directory with everyone's names might be nice.  I like some people's nicknames, but it's interesting to put names with faces (or avatars).
    
    My real name is Sheila Tombe, not Teresa McGurk, but I'm commonly known as "McGurk" by some of my family members. 
    
    I didn't choose the name at random, nor is it an attempt to be anonymous.  I've published some stuff under the name Tombe, and used to write for a local weekly under the name McGurk.  So I kinda answer to both.
    
    The name Tombe was originally Tomb, French, Huguenot.  My grandfather put the "e" on the end, but it didn't stop the jokes, and I was often referred to as a grave little girl in my childhood. 
    
    In my teens, I tried to convince my father we should change the family name to "Biscuit-barrel" but he refused.  Huh.
    
    If you are any way familiar with politics and religion in Northern Ireland, where I grew up, you'll recognize that Sheila Tombe sounds kinda Protestant and Teresa McGurk sounds kinda Catholic.  In a bid to resolve sectarian violence in the province by procreative means, my family (traditionally Protestant, but as we know there have been many Republican rebels who were Protestant -- an ancestor, Henry Joy McCracken, was hanged in Corn Market in Belfast) has tended to marry Catholics; hence I was raised to understand that religious differences were sources of connubial and domestic bliss, not paramilitary maneuvers. 
    
    My mother actually came up with the name Teresa McGurk, it being the most Catholic-sounding name she could think of on the spur of the moment when quizzed by her mother-in-law (who used intermittent senility as a cover for general insolence)  (my mother's name was Phyllis Maud Conn).  Teresa McGurk then became the family avatar and perpetrator of any misdeeds no one wanted to own up to.  She even had a brother, Sammy, for a while. 
    
    My mother's father worked in the shipyard, and was a gregarious and generous man who would entertain the friendship of anyone he pleased, "be they Protestant or Catholic, Hottentot or Jew," a statement that would be an amazing lack of political correctness today, but back then illustrated his true openness to ideas.
    
    It's easier to type Teresa than it is to type Sheila.  I'm lazy.  It stuck.

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    AEvansposted 14 years ago

    You are a SICKO and a stalker you have sent things to my e-mail and iI do
    not know who you are, believe me the authorities will be contacting you , you
    Fruitcake!!

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