Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Alternative Multiply relationships
This is a conversation I've had with various people, but I can't find
where it's been discussed more generally. I did try searching Multiply
for "alternative relationships", but realized pretty quickly the
potential for misunderstanding there...
Anyway.
Instead of being an 'internet buddy', a 'colleague', or a 'father' (just one of many), what would you like to see where it says:
"Elephant_in_the_room205 is..."
...your pet's nemesis.
...your friendly sceptic.
...your secret shame.
...your idiot halfbrother who you keep in the attic.
...Mrs Norris.
...your own secret identity which you forgot about.
...your favourite meal reinterpreted as modern dance.
...your hero.
...a random hanger-on.
Any more suggestions? I'm sure we've done this, but
I can't find it anywhere. I'm also sure I came up with some really good
ones which are now tragically lost.
P.S. if there really is a user 'Elephant_in_the_room205', then I can only say, 'oops'....
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Your floozy
...Imaginary Friend (I'm sure this one came up a while ago...)
your bête noire
...your conscience.
...your evil twin.
...distantly related to your socks.
...your windup toy.
...your own, personal, Jesus.
...your favourite sweater.
...your punchbag.
...your fine wine at the end of a long day (this is starting to sound like a list of endearments)
...your petit choufleur. (which I believe is an endearment, if you're French)
...your minion. (hah, yeah, you wish)
...the fly in your ointment.
oh yeah, and:
...the elephant in the room.
your beer froth
definitely!!
doppleganger
backstabbing ratbastard I once slept with. (and no, no one in my contact list has that distinction, at least not yet....;-)
There you go - how could they have missed
- one night stand
...and...
- alter ego
- secret crush
- former colleague
- wingman/woman
"I'm halfsure, bitch!"
" ... yet another lickspittle"
"barbarian at the gates"
"<<tag that inserts stars>> pain in the nads"
...plaything.
...stalker/stalkee.
...nemesis/nemisee
...familiar.
...postman.
...headmistress.
...mistress.
...underground bishop vendor.
...your route to other, more interesting people.
...your guru.
...your friendly local Spiderman.
...your very own banana republic (pop:1)
...a peanut butter jelly sandwich
...your Rasputin.
...your worst nightmare re-enacted with sock puppets.
Clearly, we need a free text entry option.
...your echo from a previous life.
...your internationally renowned toast arranger.
...your casual acquaintance
...your nodding acquaintance.
...someone else's acquaintance you seem to have picked up.
And then there's Rimmer's quote from Red Dwarf: "Over the years, I've come to regard you all as people I met."
...likely drunk again.
...the albatross around your neck.
XXX is "your idea of someone who is only here to fart around".
And, um, is there anyone here who doesn't fall into that category?
Refrigerator looks pretty serious.
Is that a person, or an appliance?
An appliance. But don't tell Curtis - appliances are explicitly not allowed to have accounts here.
From the Terms link (below):
//Your profile must describe you, an individual person. Examples of inappropriate profiles include, but are not limited to, profiles that purport to represent an animal, place, inanimate object, fictional character, or real individual who is not you. //
Seems rather appliance-ist.
Sorry, Peter. A good Vonnegut reference that shouldn't go to waste.
Remember, "Life is no way to treat an animal".
Day-um. I guess the "Multipowers-that-be" don't want a repeat of the chaos that is M#Spac#.
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