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sr71blackbird

02-19-2007, 07:50 AM

Do you keep your message board life quiet?  Are you reluctant to tell other people of your posting, for concern that co-workers or friends will "find out" about you?  Have you ever had difficulty explaining to people that you are a board member?   

This message was edited by sr71blackbird on 2-19-07 @ 11:50 AM

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 07:54 AM

well, regina is all for it.  My parents do not really understand.  my friends dont really understand it and a few dont know or learned the hard way, like Mike did on Friday night after we sang Eternal Flame together.  he was like "why is everyone cheering for you?"  "i'll tell you later."  at least he didnt run out of the place like Horsepants' gumara.

Team_Ramrod

02-19-2007, 07:59 AM

I keep Ramrod under tight wraps. I think he's on a 'need to know' basis, if I were to loosely throw out his existence then I could be persecuted unrelentlesly for his opinions.His posts might be held against me in the 'real world', therefore I find it best to just share my board life with my chick and my bro.

cupcakelove

02-19-2007, 08:08 AM

My girlfriend loves this message board stuff.  She likes to pop on and see what I've been posting.  My friends think its weird, especially when I went to the DC bar night.  I don't really bring up the things I do on the internet to my family.

Fat_Sunny

02-19-2007, 08:14 AM

The Midnight Ramrod wrote: I keep Ramrod under tight wraps. I think he's on a 'need to know' basis, if I were to loosely throw out his existence then I could be persecuted unrelentlesly for his opinions.His posts might be held against me in the 'real world', therefore I find it best to just share my board life with my chick and my bro.Fat Thinks That Is Two People Too Many!  He Likes To Keep His Internet Life 100% Private.  It Is The One Thing He Doesn't Share.  When Things Are In Writing, They Are Out There Forever, And They Can Be Copied And Presented In Court (Like In A Divorce Case).  Call F_S Paranoid!

lleeder

02-19-2007, 08:23 AM

They know and they dont really mind. It beats getting wasted and passing out all over the place, my other hobby.

Death Metal Moe

02-19-2007, 08:26 AM

Everyone I know knows I post here and on Wackbag.  I mean my parents don't give 2 shits but I've mentioned a few things about "The messageboards associated with the radio shows I like" and that's about it.  My bandmates know about it but just aren't fans of either show.  Them my pal Grim Sanity I met through this board.Most of the people I know in the Metal scene know me as Death Metal Moe so if they know of the boards they know of me.  That's about it.

led37zep

02-19-2007, 08:28 AM

I think its one of those things my girl is eventually going to get pissed at.  I haven't told the rest of the world.

Knowledged_one

02-19-2007, 08:30 AM

It's not a lifestyle its a choice

ChimneyFish

02-19-2007, 08:42 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: The Midnight Ramrod wrote: I keep Ramrod under tight wraps. I think he's on a 'need to know' basis, if I were to loosely throw out his existence then I could be persecuted unrelentlesly for his opinions.His posts might be held against me in the 'real world', therefore I find it best to just share my board life with my chick and my bro.Fat Thinks That Is Two People Too Many!  He Likes To Keep His Internet Life 100% Private.  It Is The One Thing He Doesn't Share.  When Things Are In Writing, They Are Out There Forever, And They Can Be Copied And Presented In Court (Like In A Divorce Case).  Call F_S Paranoid!Are you that insane that you're going to respond to your own post, trying to make Us believe Fat Sunny and Team Ramrod are two different people????                   I think I'll try to see how many threads I can use this tired, old gag in. Aaaaaaaaand, we got two.<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" width="46" height="20" />

Marc with a c

02-19-2007, 08:45 AM

touchy subject.

Cleophus James

02-19-2007, 08:45 AM

I tell them.  They just don't care.

Fat_Sunny

02-19-2007, 09:18 AM

ChimneyFish wrote: Are you that insane that you're going to respond to your own post, trying to make Us believe Fat Sunny and Team Ramrod are two different people????_____________________________________________  Geez, Yesterday Fat Was Accused Of Being R. B.  Today, Ramrod.  What Next?                 I think I'll try to see how many threads I can use this tired, old gag in. Aaaaaaaaand, we got two.<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" width="46" height="20" />

ChimneyFish

02-19-2007, 09:23 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: ChimneyFish wrote: Are you that insane that you're going to respond to your own post, trying to make Us believe Fat Sunny and Team Ramrod are two different people????_____________________________________________  Geez, Yesterday Fat Was Accused Of Being R. B.  Today, Ramrod.  What Next?Are you my father????

King Hippos Bandaid

02-19-2007, 09:28 AM

My  wife Loves  R&F  . But is indifferent to the MessageBoard,  She was indifferent  to myspace, now is addicted.  So ya Neverknow My friends know I post,     like the show , but not as much as myself to jojna Board My Twin Bro  Randy Calls Alot (Big Ass 307 Buddies) is his call line.  He goes to the events,  Calls alot, but  Rarely posts on the Board because, he is blocked from Sites at Work.

Team_Ramrod

02-19-2007, 09:49 AM

lleeder wrote: They know and they dont really mind. It beats getting wasted and passing out all over the place, my other hobby. Does it really though? I mean getting knock down wasted is one thing you can tell EVERYBODY about.

A.J.

02-19-2007, 09:55 AM

Nope.

Tenbatsuzen

02-19-2007, 09:59 AM

When I explained to my parents how exactly Liz and I met, I think I gave them the wrong impression. "OK, it's a radio show about the internet.  Which started a website.  But it stopped being about the internet but the website was very big.  Then Opie and Anthony had the church sex thing...."

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 09:59 AM

Marc with a c wrote: touchy subject. really?  i wonder why?  oh yeah, dont forget, Chiller theater is coming soon.

EffMeBoobs

02-19-2007, 10:04 AM

Telling friends and family about how I met my husband through a talk radio show in nyc and that we met on a fan-based message board about the talk show, always looks great.

MHasegawa

02-19-2007, 10:06 AM

many of them get confused when i try to explain, theyre so uninterested it aint worth it.

reillyluck

02-19-2007, 10:12 AM

my friends think you are all freaks.  so they dont care.

sr71blackbird

02-19-2007, 12:09 PM

I was at my sisters house yesterday and was checking out the board on her computer and she sees me and wants to know what I am doing and I explain it is a message board..  Shes like.."Is it like a chat room?.."  I didnt tell her I am a member

ChimneyFish

02-19-2007, 12:11 PM

reillyluck wrote: my friends think you are all freaks.  so they dont care. "Let me know, 'cause I'm gonna whip smack their cheeks, c'mon!!!!"

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 12:12 PM

reillyluck wrote: my friends think you are all freaks. so they dont care.  same here.

sr71blackbird

02-19-2007, 02:41 PM

With some people I find it awkward to start a conversation about a topic I saw on here.  Like, if I say "I saw this discussion on this message board I am on.." and then they start asking questions about the board...

IamPixie

02-19-2007, 02:45 PM

I tell my coworkers about the board and they think I'm a loser/dork. and maybe I am.

Bob Impact

02-19-2007, 02:45 PM

Obviously Sarah knows about the board, outside of that it's like everything else in my life, if it comes up I'll talk about it, if not I don't go out of my way to mention it, but I don't hide anything in my life.

Tenbatsuzen

02-19-2007, 02:51 PM

EffMeBoobs wrote: Telling friends and family about how I met my husband through a talk radio show in nyc and that we met on a fan-based message board about the talk show, always looks great. QFT.  At least you don't have to explain the brother component.

FezPaul

02-19-2007, 03:06 PM

A.J. wrote: Nope. What he said.

RoseBlood

02-19-2007, 03:07 PM

The Midnight Ramrod wrote: lleeder wrote: They know and they dont really mind. It beats getting wasted and passing out all over the place, my other hobby. Does it really though? I mean getting knock down wasted is one thing you can tell EVERYBODY about. wingdings ramrod... wingdings

J.Clints

02-19-2007, 03:11 PM

I tell my wife all about the show and the board but she really dont care.

sr71blackbird

02-19-2007, 03:11 PM

mendyweiss

02-19-2007, 03:39 PM

My wife thinks this is an Italian cooking messageboard

Fallon

02-19-2007, 04:30 PM

Since I'm taking Friday off my co-workers know I'm going to NYC, but I told them to see friends. Which is true, but I've never met a single person I'll see Friday.

MrPink

02-19-2007, 08:05 PM

I mentioned this place in passing. I try to keep this place pretty much secret unlike my conspiracy theory messageboard.

Kevin

02-19-2007, 08:08 PM

Don' ask.... Don't tell......

mikeyboy

02-19-2007, 08:08 PM

I used to be kind of low key about it all, but now pretty much everyone knows.

Tenbatsuzen

02-19-2007, 08:10 PM

PapaBear

02-19-2007, 08:12 PM

I constantly tell friends/family/co workers about things I heard on the show or read on the board. They're all used to it.

Marc with a c

02-19-2007, 08:18 PM

i tried very hard to hide it, but one night i got a "why are you typing so much?"  3 days later she was invited to an event, and was not understanding why pee in my butt was funny, and she has a crush on another board member.

sr71blackbird

02-20-2007, 01:55 AM

She doesnt even know what I look like!

Thebazile78

02-20-2007, 07:16 AM

Yes, yes they do.Dad yelled at me once for posting because it was embarrassing Sheepy. I got pissed and stopped posting.I re-started posting in drips and drabs after the Big Ass Night of Frights 2002, but also had another reason to use the board. . .PM's make things so EASY when someone gives you the wrong e-mail address and you want copies of the pics you took together.  Now I think Dad has reconciled himself to having two kids who post on this board, Mom doesn't care, Gerlad is banned and the sister thinks we're all losers. As for my "real life" friends, well, they're mature enough not to care what I do.

Thebazile78

02-20-2007, 07:18 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: When I explained to my parents how exactly Liz and I met, I think I gave them the wrong impression.  That's because you told them the WHOLE story. Totally aside from that. . . would they have been happier if you'd lied and told them we met through eHarmony or somesuch?  (ewwwww.)

Tenbatsuzen

02-20-2007, 07:21 AM

Thebazile78 wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: When I explained to my parents how exactly Liz and I met, I think I gave them the wrong impression.  That's because you told them the WHOLE story. Totally aside from that. . . would they have been happier if you'd lied and told them we met through eHarmony or somesuch?  (ewwwww.) You were in the car for that conversation.  You could tell how uncomfortable I was getting the deeper I got into the conversation.

Furtherman

02-20-2007, 08:06 AM

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/evanatduke/Digital%20Camera%20Pics/castro.jpg" border="0" width="113" height="88" />What messageboard?

Aggie

02-20-2007, 08:13 AM

A.J. wrote: Nope. So who did you tell people I was when you were taking me around the Pentagon? Or did you hide me cuz you were ashamed? <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/sleep.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" />

Aggie

02-20-2007, 08:25 AM

Fallon wrote: Since I'm taking Friday off my co-workers know I'm going to NYC, but I told them to see friends. Which is true, but I've never met a single person I'll see Friday. Don't worry Fallon. I talked to these nuts online for almost a year before I met them but it's wasn't weird at all. I felt like I'd known them for years. I'm glad you're finally going to meet everyone!!It was a little weird explaining to my mom how the heck I knew everyone I kept going into the city to meet but she didn't mind.

TheGameHHH

02-20-2007, 09:17 AM

Aggie wrote: Fallon wrote: Since I'm taking Friday off my co-workers know I'm going to NYC, but I told them to see friends. Which is true, but I've never met a single person I'll see Friday.ÿDon't worry Fallon. I talked to these nuts online for almost a year before I met them but it's wasn't weird at all. I felt like I'd known them for years. I'm glad you're finally going to meet everyone!!It was a little weird explaining to my mom how the heck I knew everyone I kept going into the city to meet but she didn't mind.  maybe your mom just thought you were stripping on the side and that i was your pimp

Aggie

02-20-2007, 09:36 AM

TheGameHHH wrote: Aggie wrote: Fallon wrote: Since I'm taking Friday off my co-workers know I'm going to NYC, but I told them to see friends. Which is true, but I've never met a single person I'll see Friday. Don't worry Fallon. I talked to these nuts online for almost a year before I met them but it's wasn't weird at all. I felt like I'd known them for years. I'm glad you're finally going to meet everyone!!It was a little weird explaining to my mom how the heck I knew everyone I kept going into the city to meet but she didn't mind.  maybe your mom just thought you were stripping on the side and that i was your pimpWell, getting me high should have been my first hint. I couldn't escape after that. Someone please help me.