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   BubbaLove, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 2:47pm

   
   

   You better believe if I played online bingo, my name would be Agnes... then again, you can't get much worse than BubbaLove... gotta get a new screen name...

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   INIQuity68, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:02pm

   
   

   I play bingo at times and with a name like mine, its pretty apparent I'm male, but what is there to be ashamed off? If anybody cares what people think of them no matter what they are playing, thats pretty pathetic.

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   INIQuity68, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:03pm

   
   

   Besides, if I were single, it'd be a good way to meet kadies.

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   INIQuity68, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:03pm

   
   

   ladies that is.

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   Protoplasm, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:05pm

   
   

   I like playing Battlefield 2 under the name of Margaret.
   
   Of course my real name is Gertrude.

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   Re: INIQuity 68

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:06pm

   
   

   based on your name I would think your male, but have doubts that you would be in to the ladies. YAG.

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   Monarch, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:11pm

   
   

   I think the guys who play as female, have a full blown fantasy of being female. Who knows, maybe they are closet transvestites or even transsexuals who haven't come clean with themselves yet.

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   Jim Day, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:17pm

   
   

   I have to agree with INIQuity - someone who actually has the nerve to comment on or ridicule another person's choice of entertainment really needs to get a life.

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   Or Vice Versa

   

   bluesubno.6, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:26pm

   
   

   I am a female, and whenever I game, I usually use a male name (my favorite being Derek Crow) so as not to attract the prepubescent males trying to "cyber" with me. It really worked well for me when I was a preteen myself, I could play Starcraft without getting harassed with messages. It's a good idea, really is.

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    Re: Or Vice Versa

    

    SexyMan, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:42pm

    
    

    Hey bluesubno.6 Instant Message me for a little fun. BTW what are you wearing?

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:58pm

    
    

    SexyMan- you were supposed to ask if she has pics...

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    Re: Re: Or Vice Versa

    

    what? i have a name?! woots, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 3:58pm

    
    

    LOL!! poor person..
    i usely use my real name when playing games.. or my nick name.. with numbers for some one els took it >.

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    Re: Re: Re: Or Vice Versa

    

    what? i have a name!? woots, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 4:00pm

    
    

    weird not all of meh message was posted.. oh well

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    Re: Re: Re: Re: Or Vice Versa

    

    booyah, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 4:43pm

    
    

    Not all of your message was posted because techdirt has a retard detector. It's pretty obvious by your spelling that you are retarded....therefore you were truncated.

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    Sex Chats And Online Bingo

    

    J.H, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 5:58pm

    
    

    Yeah, I know this game...
    Except I usually pretend to be a man to avoid all the rude come ons from other male players.

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    Or...

    

    BunniPaws, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 6:45pm

    
    

    if you're going to be spending days looking at the ass end of a toon on a 3rd person 3D view, it might as well be a female's ass...

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    ronde, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 6:52pm

    
    

    Playing games pretending to be a girl could be someone trying to get in touch with their feminine side. I mean girl names and playing games that are considered to be for girls could easily be a way to get in touch with the feminine side.

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    Topic for Springer

    

    Pat, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 7:07pm

    
    

    Maybe Dr Phil or Jerry could do a show on this?

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    Yeah...

    

    Sil_Ver.Dra_Gon, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 7:19pm

    
    

    wouldn't that be nice....then maybe it would be worth watching :P

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    Re: Re: INIQuity 68

    

    Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 8:18pm

    
    

    Based on your grammar, I'd think that you have a myspace page.

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    My Motives

    

    Kratos, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 8:43pm

    
    

    The only reason I use a female character for Guild Wars (Yes, I'm a perfectly straight 17 year-old male.) is because of a basic job class descrimination. The character I made is an Elementalist, a class usually associated with female characters. Granted, it is sexist to choose the gender of your character based on the pre-concieved idea of what jobs are reserved for what gender. However, it also presents the same scenario as described in the article above; MMORPG players who appear to be female will be treated differently by other players. Many male players will pass up the better items for a female player. Of course, when asked, I make it clear that there is a man behind the keyboard. ;P

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    Re: Or...

    

    Anonymous Coward, Aug 10th, 2006 @ 10:27pm

    
    

    Totally! I do this for Tiger Woods Golf!
    
    Lara Croft was very successful for young men.

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    fag boy, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 1:45am

    
    

    You're all queer.

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    fag boy, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 1:45am

    
    

    You're all queer.

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    It depends on perspective

    

    Anonymous Coward, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 5:44am

    
    

    If its a First person view, I play as my own sex (male).
    
    But if I have to stare at the character for hours and hours of gameplay, I would MUCH rather look at a skinny little hotty things body than some strapping male.
    
    I'm just not gay enough to want to play a guy.

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    uh-oh

    

    JaneWithersteen, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 6:36am

    
    

    Is this something I should be worried about?

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    Re: Re: Re: INIQuity 68

    

    INIQuity68, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 6:47am

    
    

    What does my name have anything to do with MySpace? No, I don't have a MySpace page nor do I even approve of the site. Making that comment of yours about my name just shows how immature YOU are.

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    double uh-oh

    

    JaneWithersteen, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 8:56am

    
    

    Now I am worried, 'cause I do have a MySpace page!

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    I do it all the time

    

    ronniep, Aug 11th, 2006 @ 9:00am

    
    

    I play online bingo @ bingodiner.com all the time. Yes, I pretend I am a woman (can't tell you my screen name - don't want my girls to find out). It's not just to avoid embarrassment. Some of the ladies in there are beyond bored. I've heard stories about webcam sex and stuff that would phreak you out. You should spent some time in the chat rooms at bingodiner.com it gets interesting...

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    gaming

    

    ti2d, Aug 13th, 2006 @ 5:25pm

    
    

    I personnally go for the girls in games the most, they tend to piss me off more

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    World of Warcraft

    

    Marvadot, Aug 19th, 2006 @ 8:35pm

    
    

    I am a real woman who plays WoW and I love the attention and flirtiness of male players.. I often get pretty flirty and bold back. But.. I wish I could figure out a way to tell who is really an adult and who is not! Since I can't tell, I never cross the line. I will say that most of the other female characters I've met in the game are actually males in real life. All of them reveal it to me though and act very male. I don't understand it.

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    phukdis

    

    random hero, Aug 27th, 2006 @ 6:14am

    
    

    I personally think the whole whos male or female thing along with cyber sex is joke. there is nothing too disturbing or revolting I won't say on the inter net. because your untracable and you can act as tough as you want and there nothing they can do about it. unless you're stupid and you give your adress out or masterbate on a web cam P.S. which my friend did - what a dumbass. plus 96% of the time people are on the computer they got one hand on the keyboard. matter of fact i'm stroken it right now to some slut nooooooooo i'm just joking ha ha he he ...............................well i got no point to this so fuck it.................................................................................................. ...............................................
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    Re:

    

    chelgood, Oct 26th, 2007 @ 11:57am

    
    

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