True Embarrassment Lies in the Midst of Your First Email Address

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Moment of Silence for our adolescent internet presence

Moment of Silence for our adolescent internet presence

 

Let’s take a moment to mourn a part of our childhood that our adult professional-self regrets.

Do you remember when creating your online existence was a rite of passage for your prepubescent middle school identity? Maybe that was just me.  Regardless, it was understood that before signing up for any online account for any internet account, a creative username needed to be generated. I vividly recall myself sitting in front of my desktop glaring at my email set up screen trying to find the most innovative, imaginative name that I could.

Rolls so many eyes **

Rolls so many eyes **

After all, this was a handle that would define our middle school social status, right? Dramatic, I know. 

I mean, this was going to be my username for pretty much everything from Neopets and Club Penguin to AIM messenger and the Internets... it had to be good right?? 

Oh, life was indeed hard back then.

Email addresses could be presented in many different formats, but the most common that I saw were:

(Insert favorite sport) chick (insert birth year here) @ hotmail.com

Or the;

(Insert favorite color or adjective) (Insert favorite animal) (Insert nonspecific number or birth year) @ aol.com

Or the;

(Insert favorite phrase, amended with random digits and letters) (Birth year) @ whateverserver.com

 

My email address took a similar form of the second example.

But, Really

But, Really

 
 

Before I share my own, I must disclaim dramatically, , that I already felt inadequate because I did not encompass that coveted “Hotmail” address so don’t judge me too hard. Also, I would like you to know that I, very much, loved my email address and really thought I…. was pushing political and… was a badass for defying the boundaries of common grammatical idiosyncrasies.

 

 

funniebunny95 - 

OKURRRRRRRRR. Hold it right there. 

 

I know what you are going to say, I spelled Funny wrong. It was a creative decision; like I said, "badass for defying the boundaries of common grammatical idiosyncrasies." Alright, Looking back, it’s not cool at all and to be honest, it was embarrassing  when I figured out what sexual innuendos stemmed from bunnies.

Roast me or don't roast me, but I know you had an embarrassing username at one point.

What was yours? Comment in the section below. 

 Please, I know I am not alone!