Naturalization interview today

[Lansbury 19]

Congratulations Alan, once you have taken the oath you will truly be part of the dark side.

[Captain Oates 911]

Congratulations Alan, once you have taken the oath you will truly be part of the dark side.

Cheers Dave - I am morphing into a Thomas Jefferson fan. He was objectionable too but he wrote the Declaration of Independence and so he got away with it. I reckon I will hide behind his coat tails !

[NickD 202]

Alan the Red was the richest man who ever lived !! He was an immigrant and lived in Yorkshire. Saywhat is neither at the moment - but working on it while drinking nescafe instant!

http://www.timesonli...icle2603983.ece

So you dumped Saywhat as your handle and adopted Alan the Red instead? Can I do that too? Since I have a real nickname, "Nick", just use that as my handle, but some of these handles selected are weird.

[Captain Oates 911]

So you dumped Saywhat as your handle and adopted Alan the Red instead? Can I do that too? Since I have a real nickname, "Nick", just use that as my handle, but some of these handles selected are weird.

yes you are allowed to change your screen name once per year. But you cant register again and they trace ip numbers etc to make sure you don't

I worked on the theory that using a real name should bring people to treat me as another human. It doesn't work on off topic where the haters hide under every stone.

'Red' means Conservative in the US and commie everywhere else. I like Alan the Red as I am familiar with his castle in Richmond, Yorkshire and wiki describes him as an immigrant who was the richest man who ever lived. As I am called Alan and I am from Yorkshire, and an immigrant who spends 5 hours per day doing financial dealings trying to get ahead, I thought it would give me something to live up to.

How's about just 'Nick' if you fancy a change. I might go for 'Brittney' next year just to confuse the neanderthals.

Edited October 28, 2010 by Alan the Red