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[maxcok]

Are you thick or what?

Is that Brit speak for retarded, I mean, mentally challenged?

 

[D_Gunther Snotpole]

Is that Brit speak for retarded, I mean, mentally challenged?

If I may just break in ... yup.

 

[AlteredEgo]

Well, AE, I do know what your name is.
I've never known anyone else by that name, but I'm astonished that you're the only person who has it. The U.S. is a big place.
More than that, for privacy's sake, I won't say.

I think you misunderstand me. There are two others in the US with my given name. No one else world-wide has my full name, that is, first, middle, and my two surnames. It might be conceivable if my name were something like, Susan Emma Brown Johnson, that there were a few others with that exact combination, but not mine. This is partially because my middle name was invented by my mother, and partially because it's just not a common first name, and neither is my maiden name very commonly spelled.

There was a census website that used to give numbers of how many people in the US had either a particular first name, or a particular last name, or the combination of the two. I found it following a link from LPSG a few years ago. I can't find it now (maybe someone else can?) but that's where I get the number from. There are three of us. There may be four of us. I remember thinking when I first saw the site, that I had not yet been counted by name in a census. According to the SSA, my first name is not among the 1,000 most popular names in any of the last 100 years in the US.

I looked for, and very easily found one of the others with my first name. And he is a dude! This is not a name which should be spread around carelessly. We're pretty easy to find by first name alone. Now when I Google myself I am REALLY findable, and finding me leads swiftly to my maiden name, my hobbies, and my city of origin.

 

[badgirl22]

Some people here have children and would understandably be concerned that being identifiable could put themselves in awkward circumstances. e.g. A divorced parent going through a custody issue with their ex. Considering the nature of this site, their ex's lawyer could paint membership to this site as "deviant sexual activity" and unsuitable parent factor. Okay I'm probably exaggerating a bit with that example but still...

Congratulations for posting your pic, but don't criticise those who haven't.

I have photos of my body but even those have come off from time to time because of exactly what Willow posted - nasty divorce and being painted as an unfit mother. Sad but it does happen. I'm not embarrassed or ashamed of posting photos without my face - but, if my kids were to ever see my photos all hell would break loose and it's not worth the risk. The real reason I come to LPSG is because I love the forums - asking and answering questions. I don't look through the galleries and at the photos unless I'm speaking with someone specifically or responding to a friend request or PM.

I completely understand why some woudn't post any sort of photo on here. Like others have said, anonymity is what makes a site like this work.

 

[rob_]

Badgirl22, you just made my night.
For reasons you might not know.

 

[badgirl22]

Badgirl22, you just made my night.
For reasons you might not know.

Nope I have no idea but sure am glad I made your night!:smile: