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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.

Mefi has been in my life since the late '90s. I lurked for awhile and then after the incredibly informative 9/11 post I finally joined. This site gives me so many fascinating things to read about, listen to and think about. Everything I know about relationships I learned by binge reading the Human Relations tag. Meetups have been a great source of meeting people and drinking beer with them. Whereever I go, I know that a Mefi meetup is going to be a great experience.