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Jun 29

The Eternal Shame of Your First Online Handle

ceasaigh:

This is a fun and somewhat cringe-inducing piece.

A friend recently reminded me of my first AOL screen name: beachebumm85. Cheeseball for sure, but when I was 14, I thought it was so clever. Because I lived at the Jersey Shore and loved the beach and all.

What was yours?

I hate to admit but my nicknames were pretty damn hipstery:

  • JTGreat/James the Great
    So chosen because my middle name is Alexander, and because I wasn’t “great”
  • newjoiseyboy
    So chosen because I did not have a New Jersey accent.
  • eques
    So chosen because I couldn’t think of a nickname other than “X” but needed more letters.

Reblogged 11 months ago from ceasaigh

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