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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

I'm married to Comrade Doll, who is charming to such an extent that people who have known me for years have been known to start referring to me as "[Comrade Doll]'s husband" after meeting her.

My username comes from the song, "Dirty Old Town," my favorite version of which is by The Mountain Goats.

On any given day, I am 100% convinced that the only worse person than me in the entire world is me from a few months or years ago. I'm trying, though.