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There has been some issue as to who is whom on this board. Part of this confusion is because there are few of us openly gay men on the board and two of us are named "Karl". This isn't necessarily a critical issue, but I've already encountered more than one person attributing things to me that actually should be attributed to "Telperion the Silver", and I've been asked if I'm JohnKeats, too. This guide is to clear up any confusion.
NOTE: In the interest of not assuming too much, I'll leave it to the other homosexual men on the board to flesh out their own entries.
KarlEd: Large, homosexual, somewhat bearish man. Brownish hair with reddish highlights. Baltimore resident. Agnostic former-Mormon who served mission to Brazil. Currently in the early stages of what is hoped to be a long-term relationship with a super guy named "Chris". (Recently-about a year ago-ended a 9 year relationship with a nice but increasingly incompatible guy named "Douglas") Works in IT. Likes movies, books, science, technology, art, crafts, food, astronomy and has some interest in most other things. Can be found sporadically posting on a large variety of threads. Inexplicably disappears for weeks at a time but is always accessible via the email address in his profile.
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But don't feel bad... I used to have people confuse me with Belle and other Hatrack Southern Moms. I think I actually did a post something like this in which I explained our differences ("Belle is married to a Firefighter. I'm married to a hunk o' burning love" etc. )
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KarlEd has a landmark that should be in the archives that I remember reading one of the first things when I got here. Telperion is the subject of "Ask a 27 year old male homosexual". Caleb participated in some gay marriage threads back in November.
Frisco, are you just really sexually repressed? Rhetorical, this thread isn't about you. I just think that remark about mooselet is unfunny. P.S. and I just saw some innuendo you made on the OSC side.
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Jim-Me, a bird from Mac is like an "I love you", meaning that it doesn't mean anything if you have to ask for it.
And for the record, I can't believe I'm the only gay male to post here so far. I mean, I put "gay" in the title and everything.
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Well, Karl, there is some mesoappellative evidence that I'm bi, even if my behavior and conscious inclinations don't support it!
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Not a Karl or Carl in my name or within 200 yards of me. Last name is Varns, though, not VarnEs (honestly, does it *sound* like there's an E in there? Or do people just think about Varnes & Noble booksellers?).
I answer to Caleb, Keats and John. Usually in that order. I had a landmark thread @ 4,000 in which I decided to put the Keats screenname away for good, only to later pull it back out of the closet.
<buh-duhm ching>
Mostly because people had learned to start calling me Caleb again and this one had most of my posting history on it, even though 'Caleb Varns' registered first.
Mack only wishes see was me.
Conversely, FlyingCow does NOT wish for Mack to be me, even though the two of us made quite a team at the Trivial Pursuit Game of the Century, which makes up for about 1/3 of my Hatrack fame.
As far as the Field Guide goes, I generally defy description and am not quite ready to put myself down in 200 or fewer words. I'll give it some thought. Maybe.
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Can I say, Caleb, that I'm glad you pulled the JK screenname out of retirement. Not that I minded the other one at all -- I just missed seeing JohnKeats on the board.
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You're welcome. I like it well enough. It lets me think I'm popular every time somebody says "j/k".
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Mooselet's legal name is Carl (his real name is Mooselet, of course), and when Mama was pregnant with Superstation her OB was Dr. John Keats. A pattern? A coincidence? Hmmm....
--Pop
[Edit to remove vague wording, and silly Jatraqueros (94% of them) would make note of such.]
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Well, my real name is Karl J. Wolf. Live in Detroit, Mi. I'm a GWM, 6' tall, long blond hair, hazel eyes, thin/average build. Was raised Catholic and went to Catholic grade and high schools. Became agnostic around 18 (after I was Confirmed no less). Heroes are Carl Sagan, King Jr., Steven Hawkins, Abe Lincoln, and others. Studied at Alma College, Mi. A student of history, culture, philosophy, communications, and the fine arts (especially singing). Work a day job as a corporate security officer and then run off to play music and hang out in the Goth subculture. A self proclaimed Tolkien scholar and fanatic. Rocky Horror fan (seen it over 200 times and acted on stage 5 times). I usually post to Hatrack from about noon to 5pm. Lovin every minute of it.
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I'm really really confused now. I don't get it. So then Gay people are supposed to post here? ~.~;; Well I guess I just let everyone know that I'm 17, straight, a very pretty girl, and I've got brown curly hair. Its not like anyone cares, but I just felt like saying it... Posts: 3389 | Registered: Apr 2004
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I think that is what originally confused me -- Telperion at one point was posting in some thread, and someone, in their reply to him, said something like, Well, Karl....etc and called him by name.
Thusly, I thought it was the same person as KarlEd (although I guess I wasn't absolutely sure at that point that his real name was Karl).
Whenever people start using someone's IRL name in a thread, it can sometimes be confusing to those who haven't met them yet or got it all figured out.
Things will be much better after Chicago -- put more names with faces.
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Welcome to Hatrack, Altįriėl of Dorthonion.
I think that there was just some confusion as to who was who, now that Hatrack is getting bigger and bigger. It's fine to post wherever you want, regardless of gender/race/sexual preference/political persuasion/religious status or whatever.
I'll bump the latest FAQ, just in case it could be of some use. Meanwhile, I hope you stick around and let us get to know you.
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In case you are really new, while the 27 year old homosexual thread is hosted by Telperion, it was started by beverly who is not any sort of gay male as far as I am aware.
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Frisco's probably just not had much attention, pooka. That, or Spring is making him feel frisky.
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Knowing that Mooselet's legal name is "Carl", I don't think there was anything out of line at all about Frisco's joke.
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I didn't realize that. I guess I'm not "with it" enough to appreciate Frisco's sense of humor. P.S. I didn't say I was offended, I said it was unfunny. Why are you offended by me saying it was unfunny?
Hi, A of D! Anyone can post here. I was just trying to be cute about clearing up the issue that I am not, in fact, either T the S, or JohnKeats/CalebVarns, who are also gay men and one is named "Karl".
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I figured that if remarking on something indicates offense, the people who said I was offended must feel offended. Sorry for the distraction from the thread. So does that mean I can't name my garage band "frisky Frisco"?
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