❓ PLP Inquires❓

[AngelicaS1780]

Mine is a bit long, but I'm happy with it. It reflects several things I love...history, musical theatre, strong women. AngelicaS was already taken so I added the year.

While I have had only one Lit account, this is actually my second username. I started as Sassenach16 (a nod to the Outlander books and show) before I ever considered even looking at the forums. Within the first weeks of posting on the forums, I had a couple English folks mention that the term could be considered derogatory towards the English...something I had forgotten in the context of Outlander. Not wanting to unintentionally offend anyone, I requested a name change.

I like usernames that are clever or tell me something about the person's interests.

 

[inkandiridiumnibs]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

Mine was done more as a Pen Name as I had no real intention of being part of the forums. However, I saw no reason to create a new one when I did decide to venture here. I have been referred to as "Ink" "Inky" and "Nibs" so far in DMs and in some threads.

AS to what I think makes a good one? The one that you as the creator feel comfortable with and happily use. It matters not what I think of your user name, but what your posts add to the conversation. That is what I pay more attention to.

That being said, there are some very creative user names out there that elicit interesting avenues of thought.

 

[hotwords229_A]

My favorite name is AssFuckBrenda.

My name is meh. I settled on it after a million other names I tried were already used. The 229 was added because hotwords was also used and I got tired of trying to think of something clever and it was probably 2:29 in the afternoon so I said, “okay, fine, whatever”

The _A was added when I couldn’t log in so I created a new version of me with _A at the end.

Best name ever? It’s hard to do better than AssFuckBrenda. I don’t know her, but that name is awesome!

 

[BadAmy]

When I dropped off the planet for that short time....I dumped my account.

When I came back,because this place is indeed the hotel California, I got my name back.*Runs and hides*
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[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

My favorite types of user names are those that contain words and can easily be shortened. Those that seem to be random consonants and numbers are hard for me, as I struggle with remembering them. I will also admit to side eyeing most user names that contain "Dom", "Master", and more recently added "Daddy", especially if it is the first word of the user name. That is just me being a judgy bitch though, and wasn't always so. It is more of an assumed typecast I assign that has come with experience, and now I eye roll simply in preparation for the reasons they will likely provide for the eye rolls. Some prove me wrong, however overall, I appreciate the giant red flag right up front.

Mine is ok. Knowing what I know now, I would have likely done something different. I have mentioned how I chose my user name before, and that I was never intending to be on the forums. I wanted to write. I thought it was relevant to see immediately the point of view my stories were coming from. I wanted to rapidly impart the cliche of the everyday middle aged woman who threw herself into the mainstream middle class family life, so much so, that she forgot the things she enjoyed, the things that make her unique, and now, when everything is quiet, and there is nothing to be done, is often feeling painfully bored, unsure what to do with herself, and is reminiscing to a time pre-responsibilities. My stories were going to be non-fiction events from my life presented as the memories they are, always beginning with the moments of quiet in the ordinary life where I start to reminisce about the times that were not ordinary. I just came to the forum for tips, because I had never written erotica, and obviously, I got very sidetracked. If I had known people would actually be interacting with me, and not just reading a story that I had written, I would have picked something shorter. Also, I quickly learned while I thought I had picked a unmistakable name to impart that cliche on anyone seeing it, that was really only the case for women. Even without a profile, on day one, women seemed to see exactly what I was trying to display, but most men did not. Very quickly my inbox was rapidly filled with men asking what I looked like and what was I desperate for, with sprinklings of women saying they get it and they relate because they are there too. I have no idea what I would pick though, if I knew I was going to an active forum participant. I also have no better idea of what I could have picked to better portray my perspective if I had moved toward writing as intended.

Initially seeing the whose user name question, I drew a complete blank...just too many choices, but seeing Fara's answer reminded me that I did love the name AssFuckBrenda as soon as I saw it. Yes, I think that is the best that I have seen.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

I like usernames that are somehow memorable to me. Creative, unique, funny, something that makes me think. I like names that sound good when you say them aloud.

I don't like names that are crass or graphic unless they are also somehow funny. If I cringe every time I see them, they go on iggy.

I like my name! I like that it often gets shortened to Honey (a happy accident and not something I planned). The only thing I would change is the 66 at the end, but whatever.

Hm... I can't think of any at the moment... I'll have to get back to you on that.

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

Mine is a bit long, but I'm happy with it. It reflects several things I love...history, musical theatre, strong women. AngelicaS was already taken so I added the year.

While I have had only one Lit account, this is actually my second username. I started as Sassenach16 (a nod to the Outlander books and show) before I ever considered even looking at the forums. Within the first weeks of posting on the forums, I had a couple English folks mention that the term could be considered derogatory towards the English...something I had forgotten in the context of Outlander. Not wanting to unintentionally offend anyone, I requested a name change.

I like usernames that are clever or tell me something about the person's interests.

And I learned something new today. I totally had to google the origin and implications of sassenach. I had no idea.

 

[tnman03]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

As to a good user name. How about something original and clever? How many variations of sexual kinks aren't already in use here?

My user names alright, my original one was Tin Man 03, but I killed the e-mail account to it before thinking that through so that killed the user name.

User names I like? That would take at least a long paragraph and I'd still end up leaving names off. But none of them involve any variation of kink or trying to be vulgar.

 

[AbsintheFather]

I like usernames that are a play on words like Absinthefather’s name.

Hey, how YOU doin' ?

ICT I'm less than enamored by my own moniker. The story is that I was drinking absinthe the night before I impulsively signed up for an account. I wanted AbsintheMinded, but it was taken, as well as a couple variants. Sometimes I'll post Absinthe Minded in the describe yourself ABC thread as a result.

I do like clever ones. Especially new clever ones, since there are now about 2.5 million registered users. It's a lot harder to be clever and original these days.

And yes, SB, your name is somewhat ionic because I don't think I've ever seen you in a pair of britches. Not that I'm suggesting you start now either

 

[Orchidea73]

I like usernames that are somehow memorable to me. Creative, unique, funny, something that makes me think. I like names that sound good when you say them aloud.

I don't like names that are crass or graphic unless they are also somehow funny. If I cringe every time I see them, they go on iggy.

I like my name! I like that it often gets shortened to Honey (a happy accident and not something I planned). The only thing I would change is the 66 at the end, but whatever.

Hm... I can't think of any at the moment... I'll have to get back to you on that.

Yeah, I don't like that I had to add the number after mine either. This was not my first choice, but apparently I was not the only Tolkien fan, so the first choice was taken. But I like this one because it's my favorite flower and the only tattoo I have is an Orchid.

I love when Fara call me O. I think she's the only one who does it.

 

[Orchidea73]

I’m trying to start a trend.

I hope they follow you.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Or Hiney.

Another happy accident!

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Like Elvish. That still makes me laugh.

That was my first day! . He was so much fun.

 

[Mei5ter]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

I think that Lit usernames demonstrate the axiom that 'one never names, one classes.' If you want someone to discuss the Oxford comma in your latest story, you may find that a name like GagOnMyFatRod or FilthyCumDumpCreamPieAnalBitchCunt doesn't accurately reflect your intentions.

With hindsight, I'd have chosen something different. It does actually mean something, but it's too obscure without knowing things I don't reveal on Lit.

I do like BadAmy's name. Though I keep reading it as Bigamy.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

GagOnMyFatRod or FilthyCumDumpCreamPieAnalBitchCunt

*Iggy*

 

[Polranny]

06.30.20

Username Appreciation

What makes a good Lit username? Do you like yours? What do you wish you'd done differently?
Whose username do you like, find clever, or find intriguing?

Mine was totally unimaginative, just named after a place BUT My good friends on Lit now call me Pol which I quite like. Would I change it ? Possibly ...Should I change it ? Not sure.... perhaps there should be a Pol poll!

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

 

[AlpineFresco]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

Ruin is a bit difficult to consider... people being loudly rude to serving staff, people fighting in the restaurant?

I'm put off by a few things, though - I've had incompetent servers, that's irksome; very limited veggie options (unless it's something like a steakhouse, in which case... why am I there?!); uninspiring menus; bad basics (chips, for example, or a terrible salad - these aren't complex, no reason to fuck 'em up); dining companions who season before they even taste the food; people (anywhere nearby) who lip smack or chew loudly or slurp (but then these should be shooting offences).

 

[Whiskeyjack]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

I can only remember two times I've really been upset with a restaurant. I can put up with mediocre food or less-than-stellar service. But both times I had to make complaints involved bad tables. Not just less-than-ideal tables, but one was right next to a drink station that turned out to have a leak - the floor under our table was soaked. We got up and left and watched them seat another party there right after us - while the drink station was still trickling water. The other time we were sat at a table right next to the kitchen door. Normally that's a nuisance, but not a deal-breaker. Except this table was so close that the staff would bump into our chairs half the time they went into or out of the kitchen. I don't know why they thought a table would work there, unless they really hated the patrons they seated there. Those are the only two times I've complained and left a restaurant before we had our meals.

 

[BongoGal]

It’s usually the other patrons. If they are loudly rude, If they are date-rapey wirh their dates, if they are bombed... bla bla bla. I think I don’t like other people.

How about when parents let their brats run around?

 

[BadAmy]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

I think the only pet peeve I've ever had with restaurants is dealing with obnoxious people around me. I've never really had bad interaction that I can remember with wait staff. But having people just drunk in debaucherous chaos around me when I'm just trying to have a meal that really is stressful. But other than that I don't quite remember because it was in the before time right? Right? The before time.

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

I am easy going, so it is near impossible for someone to ruin anything. Wrong food, no problem, I usually ordered randomly based on what they recommended anyway. Mediocre food, no problem, would be the same in my house. A hair, remove it. A waiter spilled a little sauce on me while putting down my plate, not problem for me. Though it was spilled on my wedding dress, at my reception. I ended up being glad he did. I told it him it was fine, the wedding already happened, but for the rest of the night, they kept bring out way more and better quality alcohol than what I had booked in my package. I am fairly certain they did that because spilling things on the bride tends to be frowned upon. I was hoping he'd do it again and they'd bring out the top shelf whiskey. I once had the rudest waiter ever and that left me laughing so hard I couldn't stop. It is still a fond memory. From him not wanting to acknowledge me, to eye rolling and scoffing when I spoke, to refusing to refill my drink, to calling me a bitch, to throwing my plate at me, knocking over my drink, and then storming away, leaving me to deal with it. I still laugh. There was a backstory, though. My date frequented this place, alone, for lunch, for months. Not because of the food, but because their amazing, rave worthy customer service, delivered by most specifically this waiter. When I walk in with him, the waiter was clearly not my fan. It rather quickly became obvious the waiter was gay, had spent the last few months flirting with him, probably thinking by him coming alone all the time that he was flirting back, and he now shows up with his arm around this random bitch. This is then made worse by me, who instead of getting annoyed with his temper tantrums and storming away, just can't make herself stop laughing. I tried, I really did but dude dealt the most catty display of jealousy that I have ever been privy to. He really put all the other women before, and after him, to shame. I am just glad I was able to experience that once in a lifetime situation. I swear it could have been a "What Would You Do?" and apparently what I would do is cackle like a hyena.

I can only recall being annoyed in a restaurant two times in my like. Both had to do with slow service. One, was maybe 12 years ago, and I still go to, it was a one time thing. The waiter knew I always came in on my lunch break, thus always ordered salads so I didn't have to worry about getting back to work on time. That day, my salad took an hour due to a short staff. The waiter was apologetic and ready with a to go box as soon as it came out. The other was 4 years ago and was awful because I had my son, who was young at the time. For 3 years, we only went to places with enclosed outdoor play area sitting. We finally brave IHOP a few times, and while he wasn't perfect, he was overall really well behaved. Maybe not the best with the inside voice, but I was able to keep him in his seat and calm. I considered them successful outings. We were in the mall, so I thought Red Robin would work for lunch. It is Red Robin, middle of the day, in a mall, that is kid friendly, right? It wasn't really busy but it took over an hour and a half to get burgers and fries. Trying to keep a preschooler in their seat and quiet for 2 hours was pure torture. It was the most miserable situation I have experienced in a long time.

So yeah, I guess poor food, poor service, and poor environment are all ok as long as they are time efficient about it. lol.

 

[Mei5ter]

07.01.20

Let's talk restaurant pet peeves! (If you don't remember restaurants from the "before time" let me know and I'll refresh your memory.)

From the servers to the pateons, what will ruin a dining out experience for you?

Pretentious menus.

What the actual fuck is 'jus'? (Rhetorical).

 

[BadAmy]

Pretentious menus.

What the actual fuck is 'jus'? (Rhetorical).

Awwww jus.


It's Fronch....for the squeezies of meat ya drizzle on ya bread.


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[Mei5ter]

Awwww jus.


It's Fronch....for the squeezies of meat ya drizzle on ya bread.


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...which is why I was nonplussed when it turned up three times in a dessert menu.

Jus' sayin'...