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Topic: It's back! It's back! It's back!
katharina
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posted April 05, 2005 11:19 AM
Yay! I'm katharina again! </llama voice> I decided it was time to return to katharina after two things happened: 1. I kept getting identified as Lady Jane at BobnDanaCon, and that felt wrong, 2. There's a Jane_Lane around who is comfortable and eloquent, and I didn't anyone to get confused. So, time to return to katharina, still safely in a distant third place. I didn't have her before, though, so I wrote to the mods and they determined that while my e-mail had been changed back to me, it wasn't exactly my e-mail, so it needed to be changed again. All is normal again. [ April 06, 2005, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
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Jay
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posted April 05, 2005 11:20 AM
Congratulations!
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Portabello
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posted April 05, 2005 11:22 AM
So how inappropriate is it to start calling you LJ now?
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Kama
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posted April 05, 2005 11:22 AM
Yeah, I was worried about the possible confusion with Jane Lane Welcome back, kat!
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ElJay
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posted April 05, 2005 11:25 AM
Yay! And not just 'cause this way we'll get confused less.
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Hobbes
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posted April 05, 2005 11:26 AM
(((((((((((Kat))))))))))) Hobbes
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twinky
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posted April 05, 2005 11:28 AM
So kat is LJ and LJ is LJ, and there's OJ who's AJ, and JL is... new? What a tonguetwister.
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Icarus
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posted April 05, 2005 11:28 AM
quote: and I didn't anyone to get confused. Clearly. I noticed that too at BobNDanaCon. I would never have called you Lady Jane myself, because my brain automatically filters new names out when I recognize them, so when I see Lady Jane or Javert Hugo, I just read "Kat."
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katharina
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posted April 05, 2005 11:30 AM
Like this . ElJay, it was fun for a while, though. I think I need to introduce myself to Jane_Lane. Hmm... [ April 05, 2005, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: katharina ]
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Erik Slaine
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posted April 05, 2005 11:33 AM
So, would that be: (Lady Jane)=(Kat) or Sub LadyJane if Lady Jane then katharina sub LJ if LJ then Lady Jane goto LadyJane
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Icarus
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posted April 05, 2005 11:34 AM
Exactly like that!
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 05, 2005 11:34 AM
Hee, hee. Eric Slaine rhymes with Lady Jane! (Nice to have katharina back. ) [ April 05, 2005, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
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ElJay
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posted April 05, 2005 11:35 AM
Yes, it was. Please note, I am not LJ. I am ElJay, or ljw. Never LJ or LJW. Not like I won't answer to the others, if I'm sure you're talking about me, but that is my stated preference.
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fiazko
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posted April 05, 2005 11:35 AM
Count me as one of the confused. I'm glad you're back to your "normal" self.
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ElJay
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posted April 05, 2005 11:37 AM
Nope. Although TMedina sometimes calls me El, and I seem to be okay with that.
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quidscribis
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posted April 05, 2005 11:40 AM
Kat, welcome back! It's good to have you in a less confuzzled state!
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Dagonee
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posted April 05, 2005 11:49 AM
As the stranger rode into town, the townspeople looked up in hope. Was this the woman who could save them from their plight? Was this the legendary El J? *cue whistling western music*
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Erik Slaine
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posted April 05, 2005 11:51 AM
So were you thinking of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" or "For a Few Dollars More"? 'cuz I immediately started whistling the latter. *whip crack* "We can Fight!"...
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twinky
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posted April 05, 2005 11:52 AM
I was thinking Once Upon A Time In The West . Edit: though I guess that was a harmonica... [ April 05, 2005, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: twinky ]
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Megan
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posted April 05, 2005 11:57 AM
ElJay, it should be noted that Trevor abbreviates EVEYONE'S name. I finally persuaded him, though, I think, that my name is really not one that should be abbreviated. I hope. And welcome "back," kat!
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fugu13
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posted April 05, 2005 12:16 PM
I bet its Frisco again.
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katharina
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posted April 05, 2005 12:18 PM
No, it's me - I think we weathered the sharing of computers reasonably unscathed. He did alter the sig on my e-mail to something slightly too revealing, but then caved and told me about it before I sent anything out. He's such a softie.
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TMedina
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posted April 05, 2005 12:23 PM
Sorry Eljay - I will, in future, make more of an effort not to abbreviate. I suppose I should apologize to Beverly too. -Trevor
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Intelligence3
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posted April 05, 2005 12:24 PM
And now no one will get you confused with a Lady.
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Intelligence3
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posted April 05, 2005 12:30 PM
quote: How about El "J"? Or "Le J" for the French contingent. I think Germans should refrain from translating it. And Russians are out of luck, no articles.
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ElJay
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posted April 05, 2005 12:38 PM
Actually, Trevor, I'm okay with it when you abbreviate. No worries. 'Sides, I've kinda gotten in the habit of calling you T, so it would be silly of me to object to you calling me El. *twinkles* The rest of you are being remarkably silly. [ April 05, 2005, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
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T_Smith
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posted April 05, 2005 12:49 PM
I still can't believe Kat named my computer My Little Pony.
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CaySedai
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posted April 05, 2005 01:01 PM
Anyone else thinking of this? "you can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay ... " quote: Ahh, ya doesn't has to call me Johnson! You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me Johnny or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me RayJay, or you can call me RJ... but ya doesn't hafta call me Johnson
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Raia
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posted April 05, 2005 01:57 PM
Oh, good! I missed you! Welcome back, Kat!!!
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Dagonee
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posted April 05, 2005 01:59 PM
quote: So were you thinking of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" or "For a Few Dollars More"? 'cuz I immediately started whistling the latter. *whip crack* "We can Fight!"... It doesn't matter which one I start with, it always morphs into TGtBatU.
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Erik Slaine
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posted April 05, 2005 02:11 PM
That's okay. After Twink's post, I started whistling Stan Ridgeway songs.... It's a natural.
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katharina
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posted April 05, 2005 02:15 PM
quote: I still can't believe Kat named my computer My Little Pony. I had forgotten I did that. I had to, to get on the network. I was going to change it back.
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 05, 2005 02:16 PM
*note to self: keep Katie away from computer*
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BannaOj
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posted April 05, 2005 02:16 PM
Yeah, I could have been Lady Jane so frequently this weekend... but I was Nice. AJ
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Noemon
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posted April 05, 2005 02:20 PM
Nice try Frisco.
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punwit
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posted April 05, 2005 04:31 PM
A Kat by any other name would still be just as sweet.
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BannaOj
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posted April 05, 2005 04:39 PM
Hey Noemon I heard you wanted to see David Sidaris? AJ
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rivka
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posted April 05, 2005 05:49 PM
Cool! And with the lag, I might actually catch up to your post count this year.
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Susie Derkins
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posted April 05, 2005 06:24 PM
I think we should have a test to see if this is really Kat.
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JonnyNotSoBravo
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posted April 05, 2005 06:48 PM
Are we talking about DNA or a kat (not Frisco) litmus test?
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Susie Derkins
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posted April 05, 2005 06:55 PM
Maybe we should test the Alleged Kat's knowledge of juicy secrets.
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ElJay
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posted April 05, 2005 06:59 PM
David Sedaris? I dunno about Noemon, but I would like to see David Sedaris.
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BannaOj
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posted April 05, 2005 07:00 PM
I believe David Sidaris will be somewhere in the midwest sometime in the near future. AJ [ April 05, 2005, 07:01 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
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lucy hummer
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posted April 05, 2005 07:02 PM
he'll be in bloomington quite soon, ask stryker, he knows.
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lucy hummer
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posted April 05, 2005 07:27 PM
David Sedaris is at the Indiana University auditorium April 19th, so I'm guessing he's going to be several places in the midwest around then too.
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