OT: Was: Re: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

Patton Echols p.echols at comcast.net
Sat Feb 21 17:35:20 UTC 2009


On 02/21/2009 07:32 AM, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Saturday 21 February 2009 15:28, Brian McKee wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Res <res at ausics.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Rashkae wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Ok... this is odd. Paige or Trevor????
>>>>>           
>>>> Odd to use a pseudonym when socializing on Internet?  Back in my day, it
>>>> was SOP.. (I suppose I should get rid of mine, but somehow never get
>>>> around to it.)
>>>>         
>>> guys who masqurade as women are normally those which law enforcment
>>> agencies are generally interested in
>>>       
>> Bah - some guys do it just to get people to be polite to them.
>>
>> And I read that the other way around - she likes to use Trevor online.
>>  And a woman using a man's name on line to me is more than acceptable.
>>  Just to many jerks out there.
>>
>> Quoting the old Mad Cow joke - I sure am glad I'm a helicopter :-)
>>
>> Brian
>>     
>
> I suppose it's possible that Trevor has had a sex change procedure, hence the 
> new name.
>
> Darn!  Now I've really done it. He/she will probably spam me directly now,

Nah, Linkedin is trying to be the facebook of business professionals.  
It offers new users to reveal their addressbooks to that their computers 
can look for "friends" or whatever they call them.  Unlikely that 
Paige/Trevor would do it again.
>  if 
> either are reading the list.
>   

> Nigel.
>
>
>   





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