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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: "pretend" names and aliases
Message-ID: <1150@burl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 13:52:24 EST
Article-I.D.: burl.1150
Posted: Fri Mar 21 13:52:24 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 22-Mar-86 04:21:24 EST
References: <712@osiris.UUCP> <1447@ames.UUCP>
Reply-To: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson)
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Organization: AT&T Technologies, Burlington NC
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In article <1447@ames.UUCP> barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry) writes:
>	It seems like a pretty harmless affectation to me. Immature?
>I don't think so. If "handles" are more common among younger netters
>than older, I'd attribute that to the greater timidity and conservatism
>of older people. Gotta maintain that businesslike, serious image,
>and impress the boss. If anything, I'd consider the use of famous
>fantasy characters' names as a sign of imagination and playfulness,
>both positive qualities in my book.
>	"Mature" is what you are the day before you begin rotting
>:-).

When I was a teenager in college, we could put up to a 12-character string
on the bottom of the banner sheet of printouts.  Since I was in the comp.
center a lot playing, I came up with the handle MAD PROGRAMR because I was
once compared to a mad scientist by a friend.  I have not dropped it since
simply because people remember me.  When I am introduced to someone new on
the project at Bell Labs, they say, "Curtis Jackson?  [knowing smile]  Oh, The
MAD Programmer!"  Of course, sometimes I wish they wouldn't remember so well...
-- 

The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3313 (Cornet 291)
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