Otta

It's the beard, it's where he gets his power!

I could have done with some time in bed though, my neck and back are very much telling me that I am too old to sleep on the floor!

You ran out of Stella with half hour left. That is poor planning! I went the other way, and bought enough cans to guarantee I'd wake up on the living room floor at 5am with an open, but untouched can next to me. Still have 3 in the fridge too :-)

That's the good thing about England, even if they get battered now, they do tend to give you an exciting match along the way. Match of the tournament so far. Fair play Walcott, I really felt worried he'd come off with a hamstring, and that would've been so cruel!

is it not just A LOT of fake tan?

Oddly though, Keef seemed a lot more popular than Otta :-/

I had Keef deactivated because I was just pissed off with arguments and stuff, and thought I needed and enforced break. Created Otta just to use for the sometimes useful Family Room sections, but quickly got drawn back in. Never tried to be a different persona though.

Ahh, everything was so innocent then.

BBC suggesting that Carroll will start alongside Welbeck tonight.

I like facebook for sharing pics of my kids with family and friends who live far away. I do use it quite a lot, but refuse to get involved in any of the stupid apps. I've never bothered with Twitter, although it's great that it gives the likes of Joey Barton unlimited rope with which to hang himself.

I'm not sure any team has really set the world on fire yet.

You put the 4 wheels on the main body in order to create the transforma in vehicle mode.

HAHA, see UDT, that's more like it. Funny.

That's a good point about wording Jeremy, although you don't come across as rude, just direct and honest both on and off line.

They stopped being 10p a long time ago, and they are disgusting when stale. I quite like them when "fresh" though.

Whenever I think Huguenot is being a bit harsh on here, I just remember singing "Birdhouse in your soul" with him, quite loudly in The Market Porter some years ago.

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also you are pretty much you if that helps. > > Is your old skool forumite an drunken ranter in > his occasional posts? In which case that's EXACTLY > what he's like in real life ;) Ha ha, who could you possibly mean? ;-) No, not him, a lovely lady who has become a top mate.

I was out for a beer a few weeks ago with an old skool forumite, who doesn't really post very often these days, and we got to talking about people we'd met, who came over very differently online compared to "real life". As a result, I've been meaning to start this thread on online personas, but kept forgetting to do it until now. So, do you feel that you are basically yourself on here / facebook / twitter etc, or do you act differently? I'm not talking about trolls, who are just weird little people who get thrills from just trying to stir up trouble online, because they have no life. They are a separate group who are probably beyond help. I am talking about your average person who uses online forums, or social networks. Personally, I'd like to say that I am totally myself, and don't try to be different. I am honest about my opinions on things, and I try to be fair, as I would in the real world. HOWEVER By the very nature of being online, you are operating in the written word, and everything is there in black and white to go back and double check. As a result, I admit that I probably do edit before posting at times, in order to sound more concise. Also, things that people say which I may not pick up on, or may let slide in the real world, are there in black and white, and so I may reread them, and think on them, and get angered by them. As a result, I think I allow myself to get wound up by things that really wouldn't bother me in real life. And I admit, I rise to them, and get involved in arguments. So, that is me, on me. Do people feel the same sort of way, or are most people totally themselves when online? There are some people online who I just can't imagine getting by in the real world without getting themselves beaten up, because they are so abrasive and rude. Do these people act this way because they feel brave behind the anonymity of the internet, or are they just like that? I am hoping this will be an interesting thread of discussion rather than a slagging match...

It's okay, fazer and UDT can start a support group for the bullied.

I quite like Harry, but in this, I'm glad someone has called his bluff. I don't like the way he acts the victim to the media.

There is a poster on here who, if I remember correctly, got married at hornimans, then decamped to the upstairs of the EDT until late. That was a few years ago though, so not sure it would still be an option.

So, Holland eh. Lots of people's pre tournament favourites.

That proves it then. UDT is actually a more knowledgeable player than England's captain. If only you were out there with the team.

Of course UDT, whatever you say.

UDT blames Liverpool player. What a massive shock.