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Original poster

I'm being so unreasonable, you'll laugh.

193 replies

BumpAndGrind · 26/02/2014 12:29

Someone has stolen my username.

I'm quite upset, I shouldn't be really.

I wouldn't be to bothered but they seem to post a lot more than me so are effectively making me the 'second' BumpandGrind.

Why would you pick a name of another member but just change the spelling slightly :(

Waves at BumpNGrind you arse Grin

OP posts:
MamaPingu · 26/02/2014 13:13

Hello MostlyMama Smile

I've seen loads of Mama's around!

laregina · 26/02/2014 13:13

I used to be something else on here - then over the years there were so many crap versions of my something else that I changed completely to what I am now.

But now nobody knows me anymore. Maybe I should join the nobodies Sad

Original poster
BumpAndGrind · 26/02/2014 13:15

Grin @ bumpygrindy

OP posts:
MamaPingu · 26/02/2014 13:18

Laregina, don't worry it's not too bad being a nobody Smile (it is awful really, I'm sad cause nobody loves me booo Sad)

notso · 26/02/2014 13:18

I seem to remember another poster has started a couple of threads saying they have a similar username. I know in one case the other poster changed because she was on the same antenatal group as me.

I think there are a few posters with notso in the name maybe there is a Notso I've never 'met' them though!

puds11isNAUGHTYnotNAICE · 26/02/2014 13:22

Bump I've also just seen a BumpButAlsoGrind on another thread. There are loads of you Shock

MoominsYonisAreScary · 26/02/2014 13:27

Ive just seen a bumpandalsogrind, tbh unless they have seen you post how are they to know.

There were no moomins about when I joined now I see them all the time, doesnt bother me not a lot you can do about it

tethersend · 26/02/2014 13:29

There used to be a poster called tethersendtoo.

I threw ALL of my toys out of the pram.

puds11isNAUGHTYnotNAICE · 26/02/2014 13:32

Grin thethersend

Innogen · 26/02/2014 13:33

I wanted Acradia when I first joined, but couldn't (Hi Arcadia!) and so wasn't satisfied with any similar alternatives.

Understand where you are coming from OP!

Littlefish · 26/02/2014 13:33

I've seen a Littlefishie on here. I don't post a huge amount, and nor do they, so we sort of co-exist in happy ignorance.

DramaAlpaca · 26/02/2014 13:40

There's also been an influx of alpacas & llamas recently, and at least one thread about it where we talked about all things camelid Smile

AlpacaPicnic has been around a good while, and I've been DramaAlpaca since last June, but I've been here under other names for a couple of years. I chose my name before I saw AlpacaPicnic & I'm not sure who was first. In the last couple of months a lot more have come along, some with very clever names.

They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Grin

enriquetheringbearinglizard · 26/02/2014 13:41

Is there anyone else in the lizard family?

GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/02/2014 13:57

There's another Gwen around who gets shortened to Gwen as do I. And then I read the thread and don't remember commenting on something.

shechameleon · 26/02/2014 14:32

I'm in the lizard family enrique but rarely rarely post! :)

TheDoctorsNewKidneys · 26/02/2014 14:39

There are a few other Doctors and a few other with Doctor Who related names. I've never seen another Kidney though Grin

AlpacaLypse · 26/02/2014 14:50

Hello again DramaAlpaca!

I haven't had this one very long, I don't think any of the older Alpaca's mind. The only time it's a pita is when as Gwen and Ineed say upthread, it gets shortened to just Alpaca. At one point on the FYF threads I was getting seriously confused.

My very first nn was randommoment, and there was also RandomMess around a lot at the time, so I found myself confused by replies to her comments occasionally. I've also had a nn with Imperial in it, and been on threads at the same time as ImperialBlether, which had the same effect. But usually one can sort it out pretty quickly.

Since I'm a serial namechanger, I probably won't be causing South American camelid confusion issues for very long!

Trinpy · 26/02/2014 14:50

Before mn I was on another forum for a couple of years. Posted lots and never changed usernames. I went on holiday for a couple of weeks and when I came back some bastard had namechanged to a name one letter different to my established username Angry . And regulars had given her the same nn as me! So I stormed off in a sulk and joined mn Grin .

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 26/02/2014 14:51

There is another Pobble on here. Confused the life out of me when I thought I'd written something I hadn't.

kungfupannda · 26/02/2014 14:57

There are a couple of other pandas around. I quite often read a thread and see someone replying to "Panda" and then I get confused.

But I'm easily confused.

FadBook · 26/02/2014 15:00

There is a fakebook and Facebook but I was here first Grin

Lovecat · 26/02/2014 15:03

There's a (very nice) poster called Lovescatsanddogs who people reply to as Lovescats, which confuses my tiny mind when I think they're talking to me... Blush

Imsosorryalan · 26/02/2014 15:06

No way will anyone have the same or similar name as me Grin

LtEveDallas · 26/02/2014 15:13

I had a start the first time I saw 'Eve' post, and then when she said she'd been here for years I was very confused, because I hadn't come across her before. I don't think you could tweak my name really though, so it's all good.

Cakeismymaster · 26/02/2014 15:24

There are literally hundreds of cake names (blends into the background nicely)