Case of mistaken identity

[SydneyCarton]

It has come to my attention, twice now, that my name here is a little misleading. How do I know this? Well, two guys have tried to hit on me, one asking me if I played. I realize that the first name may cause one to wonder as to my gender, but when you combine it with the second name, there is a rather obvious reference to the antagonist in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities that suggests what my true gender is. This misunderstanding underscores the application of the law of unintended consequences to not paying attention in school, a rather unfortunate application at that.

Mind you, I'm flattered. Truly I am. It's nice to be wanted. But at my size, I wouldn't even make a decent trannie.

So for future reference, be it known to all present that I am indeed a man who does not swing both ways (that was suggested, too, although at that time it was still thought, hopefully, that I was a woman). Not that there's anything wrong with it. I just stay on my side of the fence, which is where most women prefer me to stay anyway.

[FeIsTy FaV]

LOL so answer the question.......

DO YOU PLAY?

[angelis]

Hmm, I saw the name and instantly thought you were a man, but coming from the U.K, I don't think Sydney is a common female name. Alas I didn't connect your full name with the Dickens novel, and I did pay attention at school, I guess we read different classics!!

You can ask to have a gender indicator against your name to avoid further offers though!!! :ok

[1sxymama]

nice to meet you and i did not think you were a femail

[Brink]

Welcome Sydney…

Well, I got the reference…interesting why you picked him! Similarities? Are you going to quote him as your sig? Isn't this a far, far better thing that you have done?

At least you’re getting noticed! Perhaps the people who made the mistake were new and couldn’t look at your profile to see your gender….or maybe they were just so overwhelmed to meet you that they didn’t bother! Does “Sydney” mean female to some, as “Sidney” means male?

Maybe now you can see why 150 posts are required for some of the features here. Wait around for longer and it might become more apparent. Jumpy people can assume too much. Imagine what else gets assumed. No, not everyone’s thinking with their brains!

[Cotties]

well do ya play or not???...no worries Syd..keep it your secret

[tiger50]

gday mate and welcome.. hell wen i 1st saw ur name , thought u mite have been another sydney ozzie wanker like cotties...

[Cotties]

hey I thought he was a Sydney sider who drank cartons of beer......guess I should read more booksgday mate and welcome.. hell wen i 1st saw ur name , thought u mite have been another sydney ozzie wanker like cotties...

[tiger50]

hey I thought he was a Sydney sider who drank cartons of beer......guess I should read more books

yeh here ya can borrow my playboy mag... uh wanna crakkatinnie???:sc

[SydneyCarton]

Welcome Sydney…

Are you going to quote him as your sig? Isn't this a far, far better thing that you have done?



I hadn't given much thought to signatures, actually.

And lately, given what's gone on, this is not only a far better thing than I've been doing, it's been essential for what little sanity I have left.

[UltimateNaneki]

Hey Sydney....Nice to see you here!!! :wa:

[learman3]

Hell, I've been asked by men and you would tend to think with a name like mine they would have a clue.

[JonJon62]

Sorry Syndey .. I didn't mean to hit on you. Really I didn't. :lmao:

Seriously, as people get to know you you will find less and less of that problem here. It is good to see literate and articulate members joining our ranks. You will fit in well.

Welcome, salutations ... and ANSWER THE DARN QUESTION!!

[magscribe]

First rule of the Internet:

Don't make it too complicated, or your life will suffer.

Second rule of the Internet:

Distract people with LOL Cats if rule 1 fails.

[SydneyCarton]

First rule of the Internet:

Don't make it too complicated, or your life will suffer.



I realize what you're saying, but at our ages, is it really that difficult to ask first if you're unsure?

[dixiechiknga]

Get use to it honey, when I'm in chat sometimes they ask if I'm female.
Hello what part of chik do you not understand?? It takes all kinds I suppose.

[jmsmith12345]

Sorry that I hit on you, but it was your size the first led me to think you were a woman. It must have been cold that day. Again, my apologies. :D

[newhere]

Sorry that I hit on you, but it was your size the first led me to think you were a woman. It must have been cold that day. Again, my apologies. :D
:lmao

[SydneyCarton]

Sorry that I hit on you, but it was your size the first led me to think you were a woman. It must have been cold that day. Again, my apologies. :D

Heh, I intentionally left the names of the men who hit on me off to protect the guilty, but if you want to out yourself, fine by me. I took no offense, really, and it wasn't until the second guy did it that I realized there might actually be a problem with my name.

[jmsmith12345]

Heh, I intentionally left the names of the men who hit on me off to protect the guilty, but if you want to out yourself, fine by me. I took no offense, really, and it wasn't until the second guy did it that I realized there might actually be a problem with my name.

Oh, trust me...I always use protection so that I am never guilty.

[magscribe]

Sorry that I hit on you, but it was your size the first led me to think you were a woman. It must have been cold that day. Again, my apologies. :D

Oh man, I was going to insert an image...of a LOL cat (to prove my point)...but realized that's been disabled. Must be a lock out for us newbies.

Here's a link: meow (http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-kitten-and-puppy-watch-a-scary-movie-together.jpg)

[Dragon_lady]

Well Sydney, welcome to the world of women in the chatroom... we get "assaulted" quite regularly in there and some men as well when their names are not so clear.

It was clear to me that you were a man, but i've "met" you in the forum, in the chatroom, its not as obvious sometimes.

As for your reference, I payed a whole lot of attention in the classroom and I must say, my classics are more of the Victor Hugo or Simone de Beauvoir... don't assume everyone here has the same background as you do ;)

[redcat]

Syd...like tiger I thought you were from Sydney, Aus. Never thought you were female though. :))):

2 questions:
Do you play?
Just how big are ya?

Kidding, Syd.....that's another thread altogether. :lmao

[SydneyCarton]

Well Sydney, welcome to the world of women in the chatroom... we get "assaulted" quite regularly in there and some men as well when their names are not so clear.

It was clear to me that you were a man, but i've "met" you in the forum, in the chatroom, its not as obvious sometimes.

As for your reference, I payed a whole lot of attention in the classroom and I must say, my classics are more of the Victor Hugo or Simone de Beauvoir... don't assume everyone here has the same background as you do ;)

As I said, I took no offense. I thought it was funny. I do recognize that women are assaulted, to use your term, and try not to do that myself. But I thought that at a bare minimum, when in doubt one would ask. So I just posted this to avoid any confusion in the future.

[SydneyCarton]

2 questions:
Do you play?
Just how big are ya?

Kidding, Syd.....that's another thread altogether. :lmao


Yes, and that information is given out on a need-to-know basis...

[redcat]

Yes, and that information is given out on a need-to-know basis...

You said you wouldn't make a decent trannie, so you know where my thoughts went...yep, height. Did I forget to said height? :sc

[Dragon_lady]

As I said, I took no offense. I thought it was funny. I do recognize that women are assaulted, to use your term, and try not to do that myself. But I thought that at a bare minimum, when in doubt one would ask. So I just posted this to avoid any confusion in the future.

I would tend to agree... but those that usually perpetrate the crime (lol) rarely come in the threads.

[SydneyCarton]

You said you wouldn't make a decent trannie, so you know where my thoughts went...yep, height. Did I forget to said height? :sc

Yes, well, that allusion was to other things.

And the height issue is easy on one count: 6'2"

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

SO basically you are getting hit on by JM after 3 days??!!.... hell I hate to break it to ya.. but you are not really in the minority... just wait till Jimmy surfaces :D

[jmsmith12345]

SO basically you are getting hit on by JM after 3 days??!!.... hell I hate to break it to ya.. but you are not really in the minority... just wait till Jimmy surfaces :D

Shawn, you are just jealous that I waited until day 5 to hit on you. Please forgive me, I was so new and shy back then.

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

Shawn, you are just jealous that I waited until day 5 to hit on you. Please forgive me, I was so new and shy back then.

New.. yeah , shy?... you should get into the politic ring with that one :ok

[jmsmith12345]

New.. yeah , shy?... you should get into the politic ring with that one :ok

comes from living in DC for so long

[SydneyCarton]

Would you two like to get a room for yourselves?

[jmsmith12345]

Would you two like to get a room for yourselves?

nah, he snores

[SydneyCarton]

nah, he snores

So, apparently you've already slept together...

[jmsmith12345]

So, apparently you've already slept together...

more like passed out drunk behind the same bar

[Curiousoneonly]

Hi, Sydney. I agree with Dragon Lady. Some of the perps do not post in the forum, they just use the chat room. I knew you were a male by some of the posts you made. :)

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

So, apparently you've already slept together...

Now Skidknees don't get all jealous... you actually have to be here longer to start tossing out the who is sleeping with whom accusations.... threads get closed fast.

[SydneyCarton]

Hi, Sydney. I agree with Dragon Lady. Some of the perps do not post in the forum, they just use the chat room. I knew you were a male by some of the posts you made. :)

Thank you. The art of reading context clues is not dead after all.

[SydneyCarton]

Now Skidknees don't get all jealous... you actually have to be here longer to start tossing out the who is sleeping with whom accusations.... threads get closed fast.

Is that another perk that comes with 500 posts?

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

Is that another perk that comes with 500 posts?

No its a time thing (hard to read all 500 of anyones posts in 4 days).... at your rate you'll hit 500 by late today/tomorrow.. I have not checked the pool to see whom the winner is going to be... if ya could hold out for another 3 days I think I win a night with Barkiss :ok

[jmsmith12345]

No its a time thing (hard to read all 500 of anyones posts in 4 days).... at your rate you'll hit 500 by late today/tomorrow.. I have not checked the pool to see whom the winner is going to be... if ya could hold out for another 3 days I think I win a night with Barkiss :ok

I that really winning though?

[SydneyCarton]

No its a time thing (hard to read all 500 of anyones posts in 4 days).... at your rate you'll hit 500 by late today/tomorrow.. I have not checked the pool to see whom the winner is going to be... if ya could hold out for another 3 days I think I win a night with Barkiss :ok

Do you really want that...? What's more, do I really want to be the cause of that?

[Curiousoneonly]

Is that another perk that comes with 500 posts?
You guys are killing me.

:rofl1:

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

I that really winning though?

Do you really want that...? What's more, do I really want to be the cause of that?

I have 5 lbs of bacon in the freezer, a nice shiny fire hydrant, and 3 hours of doggie style porn.. I am just dying to see what he jumps toward first... its kinda like the 2009 Pavlov Experiment

[jmsmith12345]

I have 5 lbs of bacon in the freezer, a nice shiny fire hydrant, and 3 hours of doggie style porn.. I am just dying to see what he jumps toward first... its kinda like the 2009 Pavlov Experiment

Check the rumor thread...I think he is already jumping

[magscribe]

This thread makes me fear that I'm closing in on 150 posts — and God knows what horrors that might lead to.

Oh crap. I just got closer.

D'oh.

[SydneyCarton]

There's nothing quite like a thread that's been hijacked hysterically.

[FeIsTy FaV]

Syd.... I see my friends are giving you a warm welcome!:rofl1::rofl1:

[SydneyCarton]

Syd.... I see my friends are giving you a warm welcome!:rofl1::rofl1:

Yes, that red carpet will need cleaning though after this.

[FeIsTy FaV]

I bet you feel loved :)

[jmsmith12345]

Doesn't Sydney Carton die at the end of that novel giving Charles Darnay the sweet spoils of banging the woman he lusted after...now the poor bastard is without tail or head.

[Han Solo]

"A Tale of Two Cities"???................Ummmm, I'm guessin' that one didn't have pictures in it huh?? :sg

If you had gone with something from say.......Ace Venture, Pet Detective....then I would have figured it out right from the jump

[SydneyCarton]

"A Tale of Two Cities"???................Ummmm, I'm guessin' that one didn't have pictures in it huh?? :sg

If you had gone with something from say.......Ace Venture, Pet Detective....then I would have figured it out right from the jump

Yeah, I haven't gotten around to Ace Ventura yet...sorry...although Jim Carrey and I do share the same birthday...

And yes, JJ, that's what happened to the original Sydney Carton, and given my straits, I'm feeling like I'll end up in much the same way.

[gdgrlgnbd]

Welcome!!! As hard as I have made my id, those who have some smarts get it and it does mention "girl", but I still get asked. Well at least they asked and not flat out assumed as in your case. Funny as that is.

You are quite a popular man to have his thread hijacked by some of the best I see and funniest to boot. Quite the welcoming committee!

Hope u are enjoying your time here.

[gdgrlgnbd]

BTW, u mentioned a need to know basis, well we ladies need to know! 6'2" is a good start. lol

[SydneyCarton]

I bet you feel loved :)

Well, if the carpet had feelings, it might tell you it felt loved...

[FeIsTy FaV]

Well, if the carpet had feelings, it might tell you it felt loved...

hmmmm, so your saying you don't believe in a lil trimming?

[Shawn_N_Sandiego]

BTW, u mentioned a need to know basis, well we ladies need to know! 6'2" is a good start. lol

So 4'6" is'nt good??... women can be so shallow

[gdgrlgnbd]

So 4'6" is'nt good??... women can be so shallow

It depends. What is it that you have that is 4'6"??? You know if that is your height, you are at the boob line. How does that work for ya? lol

[SydneyCarton]

So 4'6" is'nt good??... women can be so shallow

Well, now that they're both gone, perhaps you can entice Hollyweird to revive Fantasy Island and suggest yourself for the Herve Villechaize role...

[MarriedQt]

Welcome Sydney.......Hope the guys haven't scared ya too much!!!! Now how big are you??

[SydneyCarton]

Welcome Sydney.......Hope the guys haven't scared ya too much!!!! Now how big are you??

Someone's feeling cheeky today...

[Atrebla Rose]

It has come to my attention, twice now, that my name here is a little misleading. How do I know this? Well, two guys have tried to hit on me, one asking me if I played. I realize that the first name may cause one to wonder as to my gender, but when you combine it with the second name, there is a rather obvious reference to the antagonist in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities that suggests what my true gender is. This misunderstanding underscores the application of the law of unintended consequences to not paying attention in school, a rather unfortunate application at that.

Mind you, I'm flattered. Truly I am. It's nice to be wanted. But at my size, I wouldn't even make a decent trannie.

So for future reference, be it known to all present that I am indeed a man who does not swing both ways (that was suggested, too, although at that time it was still thought, hopefully, that I was a woman). Not that there's anything wrong with it. I just stay on my side of the fence, which is where most women prefer me to stay anyway.

Well, I hitted on ya right away,,,I knew you were male, I can read!!!! I am e d u c a t e d, and know how to use my brain!!!!!! and damn size doesn't matter,,,at my age anyways!!! Welcome and I have enjoyed flirting with ya!
sure you dont want to come to the wrong side of the tracks....hmmm hmmm hmmmm:sc

[jmsmith12345]

If you think her cheeks are awesome, ask her to turn around. She makes quite a pair all by herself.

[SydneyCarton]

Well, I hitted on ya right away,,,I knew you were male, I can read!!!! I am e d u c a t e d, and know how to use my brain!!!!!! and damn size doesn't matter,,,at my age anyways!!! Welcome and I have enjoyed flirting with ya!
sure you dont want to come to the wrong side of the tracks....hmmm hmmm hmmmm:sc

Thank you, Atrebla. This thread was in no way directed at you.

And irrespective of what JJ says about your cheeks, I am sure they are fine in every conceivable way.

[leighm]

hey I thought he was a Sydney sider who drank cartons of beer......guess I should read more books

To be honest, I thought the same as Cotties. Great minds think alike? Probably not.
But ....... It was the best of times, it was the worst of times and that is pretty much what you will find here. There will still be guys pming you thinking you or hoping you are female. I see it constantly and it happens to the same guys over and over again by the same guys. So just be polite and say 'I'm a man' and they will either apologise and leave or just leave you hanging.
Then there is the other option of heaven forbid actually starting a conversation (not of a sexual nature) and maybe even becoming friends!!!
But guys don't do that, in general anyway. Good luck.

[newhere]

Oh, trust me...I always use protection so that I am never guilty.:lmao:lmao

[SydneyCarton]

Then there is the other option of heaven forbid actually starting a conversation (not of a sexual nature) and maybe even becoming friends!!!
But guys don't do that, in general anyway. Good luck.

I think you'll find that I may be one of the exceptions to this rule.

[leighm]

I think you'll find that I may be one of the exceptions to this rule.


Well I'm very pleased to hear that for a change.

[Sofia]

Hello Sydney, I already knew you were a male by your posts…..
Now, did you say 6’2?

[SydneyCarton]

Hello Sydney, I already knew you were a male by your posts…..
Now, did you say 6’2?

Yes ma'am, 6'2".

And I'm glad to see yet another person who can follow context clues. I was beginning to worry...

[Cotties]

it could have something to do with the mo :scHell, I've been asked by men and you would tend to think with a name like mine they would have a clue.

[SydneyCarton]

welcome

Thank you.

And as a public service, I am bumping this thread because yet again, I was hit on by an unsuspecting male, this time in the Would you have sex with thread. I appreciate the warm wishes, but people with XY chromosomes just don't do it for me.

[magscribe]

Thank you.

And as a public service, I am bumping this thread because yet again, I was hit on by an unsuspecting male, this time in the Would you have sex with thread. I appreciate the warm wishes, but people with XY chromosomes just don't do it for me.

Geez, Syd. I dunno. Maybe you shouldn't wear the dress and the FM pumps around the forum. That might lessen the confusion.:)

[running and ducking]

[SydneyCarton]

Geez, Syd. I dunno. Maybe you shouldn't wear the dress and the FM pumps around the forum. That might lessen the confusion.:)

[running and ducking]

FM pumps? You seem to be more in tune with your feminine side than I am.

Nah, I wouldn't look good as a crossdresser. Besides, I doubt they have my sizes.

[magscribe]

FM pumps? You seem to be more in tune with your feminine side than I am.

Nah, I wouldn't look good as a crossdresser. Besides, I doubt they have my sizes.

I just happen to have an appreciation for using the proper terminology. And trust me, based on things I've seen in both New York and San Francisco, size doesn't seem to be an issue for crossdressers.:yks

[SydneyCarton]

I just happen to have an appreciation for using the proper terminology. And trust me, based on things I've seen in both New York and San Francisco, size doesn't seem to be an issue for crossdressers.:yks

Well, as long as this keeps floating where people will see it, I have hope that unsuspecting males will think twice before propositioning me, FM pumps or no FM pumps.

[magscribe]

Well, as long as this keeps floating where people will see it, I have hope that unsuspecting males will think twice before propositioning me, FM pumps or no FM pumps.

Leaving you to us males who actually know better.:)

Kidding, really.

Anyone know the lyrics to "I'm a lumberjack...."?

[jmsmith12345]

Well, as long as this keeps floating where people will see it, I have hope that unsuspecting males will think twice before propositioning me, FM pumps or no FM pumps.

Take it as a compliment, or just change your avatar to something more like http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/products/a1032/a1032_bm.gif

That should help clarify things a bit.

[DAISY]

nice to meet u SIR! LOL

[dashslow]

I never read Dickens, so I had to google it. Anyway, I just finished jury duty at the Dirksen Federal Building. Might I have bumped into you there last week?

[ManNotWastingTime]

Welcome Sydney and enjoy. I've sensed that I may run into some of the same problems... Given I didn't use my "name" in my username, ( a city) and much worse, Charlotte is definitely a female name so I sense I may be runnign into some of the same things.... hmmm, is there a way to just change my username...

[Lena]

........
... is there a way to just change my username...
Yes if you really want to!
Let me know what you would like to change it to!

[cherokeered]

so, are they really hitting on u or just missing the posting spot they were aiming for???
I tend to check someone's profile if I am not sure....or ya can always ask before you leap into that ever so embarrasing arena....of course women don't have such a worry...we don't care who hits on us....we just like it....:crs