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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 3:37am
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I found:

my mission

my pad

my buds

my stalker

and alas
*cough* *cough* *gasp!*

my demise
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Reply to: #610805 by SpyCat
Jun 1, 2011 3:59am
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BTW, you might have to skip a very long and outrageously obnoxious commercial before being able to see "my stalker"!
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Reply to: #610761 by Dizzy
Jun 1, 2011 5:17am
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Well, if you wanted to change your trail name, you might consider then
CERTIFIABLE. Hugs...your Granny Butterfly
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Reply to: #610739 by Goofy girl
Jun 1, 2011 5:18am
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Umm... I don't remember the cutting incident

You might not remember it, but you look amazing. Keep up the great work at weight watchers. =)

SFF
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 5:37am
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What a fun thread!! Oh, and when I Google "florida sunsets" I get lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of pretty pictures. Shocker.
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Reply to: #610747 by Captain Slick Kitty
Jun 1, 2011 5:38am
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Haha! Ditto.
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 5:51am
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So for me... the images are the best and the "Fluffy Cow" on FB is not me.
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Reply to: #610718 by Outdoor Adventurer
Jun 1, 2011 6:43am
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Our trail name--Waltzing Pigs--refers to guinea pigs, not regular pigs. When I googled our name, I was very surprised to find out that "waltzing guinea pigs" have been the object of scientific research. Apparently, waltzing guinea pigs have a genetic disorder which causes them to be deaf and to run in circles!

BirdWoman/WP
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 7:06am
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I get a bunch of really crazy puzzles...

I also found a geocache named after me.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=be3d0e86-9f54-4511-a584-37d9a96c599b
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Reply to: #610741 by Head Girl
Jun 1, 2011 7:14am
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When I tell muggles (in this case, people who've never read Harry Potter) what my trail name is, I get a lot of long, awkward pauses.....

Now I love Harry Potter, but I didn't associate your trail name with HP (until now). Context is everything. :)

TG
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 7:15am
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I picked my name because I love alliteration, and I collect Russ troll dolls. It sounded cute to me, but then I realized that most people do not have such fondness for trolls.
The definitions I intended:
- toy popular in the 1960’s, a ‘troll’ is a cute little androgynous doll with fluffy, colored hair.
- anyone who lives "below the bridge" in Michigan. Contrast with yooper - people who live in the Upper Peninsula, or U.P.

The definitions most people are familiar with:
- one who posts a deliberately provocative message to a message board with the intention of causing disruption and argument.
- a creature of Scandinavian folklore, lives under bridges. They are stupid, large, brutish, hairy, long-nosed, and bug-eyed, and may also have multiple heads or horns. Trolls love to eat people, especially small children. The females of the species are generally kinder and more intelligent, but still fairly hideous.

I considered changing my trailname, but I had already built a little bit of an identity as TrailTroll. So I kept my name, and try to make it my mission to spread the positive image of trolls! That being said, if you want to change your name, we'll all catch on eventually. AQ does a nice job of reminding people who you used to be by listing your old name with your new one.
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Reply to: #610741 by Head Girl
Jun 1, 2011 7:16am
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I actually immediately thought of Harry Potter and never considered anything else until now. I guess that means my mind is in the right place. :)
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 7:22am
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Is it too late in the game to change my name now??

To Alittlebitoff: You've done it before, why is it any different than it was then? Curious, and curiouser....you are. ;-)
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Reply to: #610852 by TrailTroll
Jun 1, 2011 7:45am
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you should keep it!

I think of the dolls first
but ya know there are some boxes hiding under bridges so it fits that way too = )

GG
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Reply to: #610852 by TrailTroll
Jun 1, 2011 7:51am
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MI "trolls" b/c they live "below the bridge"... lol that's great!
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Reply to: #610714 by Raven
Jun 1, 2011 8:09am
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People are very creative when it comes for uses for green jello.....
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Reply to: #610853 by Dizzy
Jun 1, 2011 8:11am
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Good, because I didn't think anything of it either until my friends started teasing me!
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Reply to: #610853 by Dizzy
Jun 1, 2011 12:01pm
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I actually immediately thought of Harry Potter

I didn't. I live in a country where every high school class has a head boy and head girl, though, so my associations with the name were very close.
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Reply to: #610901 by 55 Steps
Jun 1, 2011 12:42pm
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uummm.... HEAD GIRL is from the one with the girl ghost in the bathroom? I don't really know I didn't read the books, I have seen the movies do I have the right idea or am I way off??

GG
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Reply to: #610918 by Goofy girl
Jun 1, 2011 12:44pm
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Pssst....GG....read this. ;)

TG
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Reply to: #610919 by Trekkie Gal
Jun 1, 2011 12:47pm
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Thank you so much!!

GG
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Reply to: #610901 by 55 Steps
Jun 1, 2011 1:24pm
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That's very interesting! I am so neive because when I first read HP I thought that prefects and head boys/girls were something that JKR made up. It was a few years later I found out it's a rather normal thing for European schools. Is that right?
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Reply to: #610934 by Head Girl
Jun 1, 2011 1:46pm
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I don't know about European schools, but it is very normal for British schools (where Rowling is from), and for former British colonies like here in New Zealand.

Here, the schools are not only very British, but sort of British from 100 years ago. Recently, influenced by American TV and movies, the schools here have tried to introduce some American roles, such as Valedictorian, but they don't really understand what it means, and the result is rather odd.
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Reply to: #610747 by Captain Slick Kitty
Jun 1, 2011 4:57pm
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Reply to: #610853 by Dizzy
Jun 1, 2011 9:25pm
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I actually immediately thought of Harry Potter and never considered anything else until now. I guess that means my mind is in the right place. :)

Some people might not think so. ;o)

-- Ryan