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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 come from Sheffield in the UK. I've spent about 8 years (on and off) living in the United States and currently reside in Edinburgh, Scotland - probably my favourite city in the world (so far), and a place that offers great inspiration for stuff to post on MetaFilter!