What's in a name? - Democratic Underground

nomaco-10

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Sat Oct-11-03 01:51 AM
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What's in a name?

I see usernames and get a picture and a gender in my head, only to find out after reading a post that I was dead wrong. Most names are generic so I don't know why I have preconceived notions about gender. Peeps I thought were fem are male, peeps I thought for sure were male are women. Go figure.
Who on here turned out to be a shock to you when you found out they were of a different gender than you thought?

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Booberdawg

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Sat Oct-11-03 01:52 AM
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1. I check profile, so not often surprised

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nomaco-10

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Sat Oct-11-03 01:55 AM
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2. I thought you were a male

when I first came here, now I'm pretty sure you're a fem from reading your posts. Am I right?

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Booberdawg

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Sat Oct-11-03 01:58 AM
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3. Yes

:D If you check my profile, it's clearly listed.

Boober is my faithful pooch. I didn't think about the confusion it would cause when I picked the name.

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Kenneth ken

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Sat Oct-11-03 02:02 AM
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4. you for one

surprised me. I generally don't pay a lot of attention to matching names/gender, mostly because I have a hard time keeping track.

If I read 40-50 posts where somone makes reference to their gender - in a short period of time - then I eventually form the connection.

In your pareticular case, I am aware of matcom as being male, and the maco part of your name, I (apparently) connect with that. I checked your profile before posting this, and voila! I were wrong.

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