how do you refer to macrumors people?

[jelloshotsrule]

how do you refer to other macrumors folks when talking to friends/family?

for instance, do you say "this guy/gal from macrumors said that itunes 3...." etc etc... or do you say "this guy/gal (insert screen name here) said blah blah"... or is it "my friend robbie said blah blah"...


just curious. i think it's an interesting thing with the idea of online friends....

i used to say "this guy from macrumors". i still say it for most folks

for the others i know better. some i say "my friend such and such"... "oh, who's that?" "ahh, i met him/her on macrumors"....

kinda goofy. but alas, that's how it goes.

and ya'all?

[mac15]

I say , 'ah this guy on the net I was talking to, or I say this guy from canada', or if I know there names I usually say it

but its kinda weird make you feel really nerdish

[MacAztec]

I say "this guy from my site"

Or "people say..."

[krossfyter]

este vato on macrumors

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by krossfyter
este vato on macrumors

cabrón

"the guys on MacRumors"

My girlfriend has gotten to know of a few of you, just because she's always curious who I'm talking to...;)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


cabrón

"the guys on MacRumors"

My girlfriend has gotten to know of a few of you, just because she's always curious who I'm talking to...;)

I simply say this person I know on the Mac board I spend all my time at said.....

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


cabrón

"the guys on MacRumors"

My girlfriend has gotten to know of a few of you, just because she's always curious who I'm talking to...;)

haha. i had to explain to jo about "my friend robin" or whatever..

awww.

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
haha. i had to explain to jo about "my friend robin" or whatever..

awww.

Yeah...my name always get me into trouble

There's a girl in my apartment building with almost the exact same name as me...like down to the middle name...freaky

[jelloshotsrule]

is said person a stalker who changed his/her name to match yours? ha

i'll just keep saying "robbie" from here on out.... ha!

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


cabrón



Im que va a golpear en la pista con mi zapato.

:D

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by krossfyter
Im que va a golpear en la pista con mi zapato.

:D

¿Como se dice "dig it" en español? ;)

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


¿Como se dice "dig it" en español? ;)

digito! ;)

[jelloshotsrule]

ha. and when i tried to explain to my girlfriend that i was gonna get some art from "a guy on macrumors"... that wsa just weird

right kross? ;)

[pretentious]

Hows about "G5/iPDA/iPhone Zealots"
I use a different variations everyday

[Moxiemike]

Originally posted by pretentious
Hows about "G5/iPDA/iPhone Zealots"
I use a different variations everyday

Cute. So cute.

Anyway, i know that I refer to "eye" as n'awlins to my pgh brick and mortar friends.

Mostly though its "this guy from this website...."

m

[eyelikeart]

I still cannot help but to refer to dukestreet as "duke" rather than his name...

BacktotheMac is Chuck...shorter is easier...

I call Moxiemike Moxie to differentiate between a buddy of mine...

Mischief I refer to as Cal...

jello....rower...teabgs...jef...cleo...etc...etc...

hell...sometimes I refer to any of u guys as "one of the macrumors geeks" :D ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

Well, some of the guys and girls here, I refer to as friends. Sometimes I'll say names and the wife pretty much knows about everybody anyway.

I've started using real names outside of MR, but its tough some times.

D

[Dignan]

Im shocked you actually talk about people here to other people.

If put in a different context, I would slap someone if they said "hey, this guy from the ______.com forum online said that..."

[Mr. Anderson]

Well, I've mentioned you to my wife, and she even went in and replied to your short film thread after she say the UNC movie.

What's the hangup - just because you 'met' all of us in a different context doesn't make it all that crazy. Times are a changin' - realize that its only going to be more common that you'll get involved with something/one on line.

Sheesh!

D

[ejb190]

As a closet geek, I try my best not to use names (or specifically mention the boards) as it might tip my hand as to just how much free time I waste...er...spend here!

[jelloshotsrule]

yeah, i told my bro about your films and showed him some

and if one has computer savvy friends, then it's common to be talking about computer stuff with them.... "guy from macrumors said that fcp 3 has such and such"..

or even just "i heard that..." and then "where'd you find that out?" "oh, some guy from macrumors"


i have yet to find a lover on here though...... though i'm guessing some will dispute that.

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
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i have yet to find a lover on here though...... though i'm guessing some will dispute that.

I'm deeply shocked and offended...such betrayal...I thought we shared something special...

...I'm never speaking to you again...:mad:

[big]

>...I'm never speaking to you again...

your so lucky...Now I just need to piss him off.

I always say this guy from my Mac site

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by big
>...I'm never speaking to you again...

your so lucky...Now I just need to piss him off.

I always say this guy from my Mac site

ahh. why the lack of love??


row-boz.... i thought we agreed to keep things a bit more hush hush for a bit......


take me back!

[Mr. Anderson]

lets not see you sabotage your own thread here jello.....:rolleyes:

and someone once said there should be a Dating Forum

SMG looking for SFG......

that would be pretty damn funny, since there are only a handful of females on the site. I think the SMG looking for SMG might do better.....

But being married, I'd only be able to watch and laugh...:D

D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by dukestreet
and someone once said there should be a Dating Forum


ha ha ha....I'll laugh the day we see a Dating Forum here... :D

and in response to jello...I've dated a few people I've met through the net...one for 2.5 years & another for 1.5 years...and yes they were good looking...

I can speak for myself and someone else around here who's had much better luck than I...there is luck to be found on the net... ;)

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by dukestreet
lets not see you sabotage your own thread here jello.....:rolleyes:


joking around != sabotage. but anyways


yeah eye, i kinda, sorta met my g/f through the net. not really. but i first talked to her online after my friend telling me to im her friend. ie, my girlfriend... so yes, weirder things happen eh? ;)

[kiwi_the_iwik]

How would I refer to you guys?

"Geeks" - but in a good way...



Well - you don't see me going anywhere else, do you? ;)



(Anyway - my wife doesn't understand. She calls me a "geek" for coming to this site so frequently. So I guess that's what I am too...)

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by kiwi_the_iwik
(Anyway - my wife doesn't understand. She calls me a "geek" for coming to this site so frequently. So I guess that's what I am too...)

I convinced my wife to go to geekfest this year and she actually met some of the members and realized that they were actually normal people and a lot of fun. So now she's a member.......

So an a good question be - Will our children grow up wary of the internet and meeting people online?

I don't think so. I think its going to be a huge part of your social life - what we have here is only a start.

D

[eyelikeart]

yeah...we're normal guys....well...almost... ;)

I think by the time any children we have are dating & such...this internet thing won't be so much of a big deal. Honestly, it's not that big of a deal to me, as I've been meeting people & dating from the internet for close to 6 years now. I've had 2 long term relationships (1 major) and made a few really close friends from all of this. I'm looking forward to seeing what the "next" thing is gonna be. ;)

[kiwi_the_iwik]

It rings of John Hurt in "The Elephant Man"...



"...I am not an ANIMAL..."



"...I am a Mac Enthusiast."

[Beej]

I try to aviod the geekiness of "x from mac rumors dot com said..."

I usually just say "a guy I know said..." or
"I read that..." or
"a friend on the Internet said..."

[Tiauguinho]

Originally posted by Beej
I try to aviod the geekiness of "x from mac rumors dot com said..."

I usually just say "a guy I know said..." or
"I read that..." or
"a friend on the Internet said..."


Me too Beej... It's better that way, because I avoid a lot of questions about you guys and what I read here... But when I mention macrumors.com ( when I'm explaining something about Macs) people get excited with the idea of a bunch of Mac Fans, helping and sharing information with eachother!

[Royal Pineapple]

i just say "my friend" or "this guy/girl i know"
you are all my friends

[vniow]

Originally posted by Royal Pineapple
i just say "my friend" or "this guy/girl i know"
you are all my friends Hey, nice to see you back!
On vacation from boarding school? ;)