Tickletext usefully explained that his–or her (we still don’t know that)–handle came from Parson Tickletext, a character in Henry Fielding’s satirical novel “Shamela.” I’m glad to learn that at least one of my readers is a fan of 18th century novels (are there others?), which is almost as good as being a fan of John Milton and George Herbert. That means I can blog about “Tristram Shandy”!
Tickletext, in return, asked Michael the Little Boot, our resident atheist (every village needs one), about HIS nickname. Longtime commenter Organshoes finally appended the name “Susan” to her moniker, clearing up the mystery of HER gender. We have tODD, which is self-explanatory, but what accounts for his website, Cockahoop? Some of us, like me, just use our names, but I know some of you, like Carl Vehse, use names that are not really your names.
As a break from some of the heated though light-bringing discussion on this blog, would any of you be so kind as to explain the source of your secret online identity?
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