Do you sign your name “Use a different account”?

I do. It’s the “in” thing around the blogosphere at the moment.

Want to join in? It goes like this.

You visit a blogger um, blog.

You read something really serious and sad and feel like crying for the poor woman.

You write a heartfelt response and sign it “take care of you”.

Then you enter the kfhdfhd word verification code and hope you read it correctly this time.

Underneath, your blogger account name is on display, but you choose the option where you can enter your name & URL instead.

Now, instead of copying and pasting your username (displayed above), carefully highlight the words “Use a different account”.

Paste it into the name field without bothering to read it.

Enter your URL, taking care that it is correct.

Check the URL again.

Click on the “PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT” button. No one ever uses the “PREVIEW” button.

Then discover, to your horror, that your name reads somewhat differently to how it normally does.

And you did enter the code right, for the first time ever, so you have no way of changing anything.

Dissolve in giggles and just hope the distraught blogger at the other end gets a laugh about it too.

Now, you have two choices.

You can change your name legally, or blog about it.

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19 Responses to “Do you sign your name “Use a different account”?”

Trish, on June 1st, 2008 at 12:16 pm Said:

oh no !
I digress but sometimes my grammar is terrible and I feel like a nitwit for not previewing … where did you do it ?

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Maggie's Mind, on June 1st, 2008 at 2:34 pm Said:

I do, but I’ve been lucky so far not to botch my own name - not that this couldn’t happen to me, too, because I’m exactly the kind of person it likely will happen to. For now I just have that habit of proofreading *after* hitting submit. Similar results. I can relate more than I wish
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pauline, on June 1st, 2008 at 4:33 pm Said:

thx for stopping by mom blog.
and you are right…preview? what’s that?

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Jane, on June 1st, 2008 at 8:32 pm Said:

Not telling, Trish
Preview is for dorks…lol
Melisa Sriwulandari, on June 1st, 2008 at 8:53 pm Said:

Hi, thanks for visiting my site!
I really like your blog header btw. And your blog template.

Crocheting is really easy actually. I have some links to tutorials that teaches crocheting in the early posts of my blog. Maybe you can join us in the crocheting world?
Melisa

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CARRIE, on June 1st, 2008 at 11:16 pm Said:

I am laughing my butt off because I am delighted that I am not the only one that does that. I am often ‘Carroe’ instead of ‘Carrie’. Lovely.

Thnx for stopping by my blog! I’m looking forward to browsing yours!

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Jane, on June 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm Said:

Melisa, I’m heading over to a new sewing supplies place (hopefully) tomorrow to look for some bits of quilting fabric. ~No, I don’t quilt, I just like the fabrics. I’ll find a use for them someday…

Anyway, what I was going to say was that I’ll look for a couple of crochet needles & some yarn.

Then you’d better prepare yourself for some *seriously* stupid questions.

Remember, you brought it on yourself!
Jane, on June 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm Said:

Carrie, I notice you got it right this time
Carrie Stuckmann, on June 2nd, 2008 at 3:43 am Said:

I can’t believe there is another carroe out there! That’s funny.

Any by the way, you won
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Jan Bay, on June 2nd, 2008 at 7:41 am Said:

My husband calls those codes “puzzles”. He doesn’t get on the computer, but that I hear him mumbling something about those “blasted puzzles”. He says he can’t ever get them right. I told him that NOBODY gets them right the first time.

Your blog is really cute! Jan

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Michelle at Scribbit, on June 2nd, 2008 at 9:01 am Said:

Haven’t come across that particular problem but I’ll chuckle while you deal with it
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Jane, on June 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am Said:

lol@Carrie/Carroe… Hey! I just read that again ~ I WON???

WOW EVERYONE, I WON A BLOG MAKEOVER AT CARRIE’S BLOG FROM SHAUNA!!!

Sorry about shouting, I got all excitered
Jane, on June 2nd, 2008 at 10:46 am Said:

Hi Jan, and welcome My hubby is just setting up a blog about inventory control (it’s his job), and I’m expecting him to be the same when it comes to networking by leaving comments.

@Michelle ~well, there’s always a first time…
Melisa Sriwulandari, on June 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm Said:

Well, bring it on! I’ll try my best and am always glad to be of help. But I’m warning you, I might not have the answer to everything. But I’ll look for it and maybe it can be something I can write a post about.
Melisa

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Iris, on June 2nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm Said:

really, haven’t tried that yet. but what irritates me is that some blogs (hehe) in blogger don’t allow you to change profiles, so even if i don’t want to sign in using my google account, there’s really nothing else.
Jane, on June 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm Said:

Melisa, I will be supplying you with material for several posts…
Iris, you simply must try it (she gushes), it’s just the *best*!
Melisa Sriwulandari, on June 4th, 2008 at 11:26 am Said:

I’ll be looking forward to it.
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Jane, on June 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm Said:

Haven’t made it to the store yet… been a bit run down this week. ~Again.
Maybe on the weekend.
Vivienne, on June 6th, 2008 at 5:20 pm Said:

Ha! I haven’t had so much trouble with my name as I have with my email address. I repeatedly enter my work mail out of habit. When some questionable messages from some even more questionable email accounts land in my inbox at work, I hold my breath a little because we have weekly random audits of our email content. Gasp.

*Thanks for participating in my BC discussion about ends. That was fun!

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