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Who is Anon E. Mouse anyway?
| September 28th, 2011 at 8:45:00 PM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | Not to totally derail this thread, but... Michael Shackleford, a.k.a. Wizard of Vegas, a.k.a. Wizard of Odds, a.k.a. Wizard of Macau, has picked up another alias. Or I never knew this other alias. It seems that this question has earned insertion in the latest Ask The Wizard - 276.
"Anon E. Mouse"? Really? I mean, like, really? For the Record, this Ask The Wizard also included the Tower of Hanoi question, and a lottery question, both posed by Anon E. Mouse, but the Tower was more of a rant, where here, the Wiz was really asking a question, so I made mention of it here. Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| September 28th, 2011 at 10:30:38 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6783 |
Is it that bad? I've discussed this before, but I am having the hardest time getting good questions for the column. So, every question asked by Anon I actually made up myself. Now, please do not start flooding this thread with bad questions. Make new threads for them. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| September 29th, 2011 at 5:38:12 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | Yeah. It's a major groaner. I see no reason that such questions can't indicate that you initiated it without the alias. If it makes you feel better, include a disclaimer such as "Asked to get alternate viewpoints" etc. But Anon E. Mouse? Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| September 29th, 2011 at 7:12:30 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6783 |
For what it's worth, Anon has been asking questions for about a year now, and you're the first to complain about the name. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| September 29th, 2011 at 7:23:42 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7281 |
Why not? It's a fine tradition in literary circles to use pseudonyms. In Hollywood there was, until 2000, an official pseudonym for directors who wished to disown a film: Alan Smithee. I woudln't be surprised if "advice" columnists also do something similar, albeit with different pseudonyms. In the "Ask the Wizard" case, though, as he does use interesting questions psoted here by other members, and soes answer interesting questions posed to him elsewhere, the pseudonym for his own questions is fine; it's also an in-joke for this site. But if the Wizard ever tires of that pseudonym, or it gets to be too much of a joke, I freely submit one I'm not using any more: Marina Brooke (you're free to guess which two TV actresses that name references). I'm working on a new one, should I need it. This space is closed for remodeling |
| September 29th, 2011 at 8:22:20 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | Complain? Nah. I was mostly making an observation (apparently, a late one). I thought you're doing it because you feel weird answering your own questions. If so, there's no reason to feel that way. If you PREFER the pseudonym, that's different. No reason you can't have fun if you want. Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| September 29th, 2011 at 8:28:52 AM permalink | |
| Doc Member since: Feb 27, 2010 Threads: 21 Posts: 2824 |
Fields used several when he was a writer on his films. I always liked his alias: Mahatma Kane Jeeves. |
| September 29th, 2011 at 9:33:32 AM permalink | |
| kp Member since: Feb 28, 2011 Threads: 7 Posts: 422 | I like the Mouse. Keep the Mouse. But should it be Moose? |
| September 29th, 2011 at 10:08:13 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2047 | The next one can be from, "Ted E. Bear" |
| September 29th, 2011 at 10:28:25 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | LOL When I used to work bars, if a drunk girl asked my real name, my initial answer was often, "Theodore Edward Baer; B-A-E-R". Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
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