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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:50 AM
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Poll question: Do you say things to people on DU you would never say to someone's face?
"Yeah, why don't you come over here and say that?"
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:51 AM
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1. I keep it real...:)
Its the only way to ride....;)
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:53 AM
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3. When "keepin' it real"... goes wrong...
:)
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LadyoftheRabbits Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:52 AM
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2. Only ever tell the truth...
And "keep it real" :D
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:59 AM
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4. Yes, but for different reasons.
I say things about how nice some women look and how great they are on DU, but in real life, I'd get punched. Yeah, I should have just voted for the punching option. Anyhow, I'm more outgoing on DU than in real life.
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 01:09 AM
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5. I'm Much Nicer Here
Posts can't get deleted in Real Life. I also swear more in Real Life.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 01:12 AM
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6. I definitely keep it real here.......
Ask anyone who's met me after knowing me online.....

:hi:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 01:51 AM
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7. I've always been kinda proud of being WYSIWYG
Ever since I've been on the internets — it's been about 13 years now — I haven't really understood the need for pretention. I may be a bit more flirtatious online than IRL, but that'd be it.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 02:09 AM
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8. A little of both
I'm much more open about being a lesbian and an atheist on DU than I am IRL. Being open about those two things around here could make me the brunt of discrimination or get me attacked/killed.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 08:20 AM
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9. I am myself and yet so much more...it is a freeing experience to
be brutally honest, outrageuosly silly, totally teasing, gently loving and finding new friends along the way. sometimes the devil gets in me but he does that IRL too:evilgrin:
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 08:24 AM
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10. Nah, I'm essentially the same IRL.
I might be a little more shy, but once I get to know ya a little I'm the same mutley. :evilgrin:

:P
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 09:36 AM
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11. Since I value consistency, I'm the same here as I am in real life.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 09:52 AM
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12. I'm cuter in real life...
:D

RL
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 09:55 AM
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13. Nope!
This is me. Always me, anytime, anywhere!
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 09:56 AM
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14. I am far more Flirty on Du then i would ever be in real life
:)
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 10:12 AM
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15. Same here
In a roomful of people, I tend to blend into the wallpaper. And I like it that way.

:shrug:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 10:14 AM
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16. Well I'm nice to everyone
Always :)
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Jade Fox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 10:33 AM
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17. I try not to......
In the early days of the Internet(s) I posted some things I deeply regretted, and realized I had allowed myself to be seduced by the anonymous nature of the net into giving my lesser self free reign.
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 10:40 AM
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18. The difference is that
when I'm posting sometime I can think it over first, so a lot of what I say here isn't said in my typical day to day conversation but not because I'm "not keeping it real" I would say the same things I'm just not quick enough to think of them usually in the midsts of a real time conversation.

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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:05 PM
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19. Real.
I used to be far more flirtatious and open on the Internet than IRL, but this summer I realized I'm now like this in real life, too.

So, yeah. This is me. :)
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:08 PM
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20. I keep it real
I have a longtime policy of not saying anything about anyone that I wouldn't say to their face (keeps me out of a lot of trouble) and it kind of carries over into my online life.

At the same time, I'm not afraid to be honest in person or otherwise.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:09 PM
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21. I keep it real, but...
Edited on Sat Aug-12-06 12:09 PM by NewWaveChick1981
:) I say things on here that I would say to people I knew well. I wouldn't say a lot of that stuff to complete strangers, though. That means you people are pretty special to me. :P

:*
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 12:10 PM
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22. What you see is what you get
And you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Okay...truth be told, I'm probably a little mousier IRL. I tend to blend into the wallpaper a bit. But I'm workin' on it.

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