So last night I was IMed by someone wanting to purchase my treehouse build. We started chatting, since I had my RL location in my 1st life section on my profile....
...well, it turns out she works about 15 minutes from where I live!
It made me laugh, that out of ALL the users in SL (that span across the globe), I run into someone I might have actually seen in the grocery store. Considering this is a relatively podunk town, it made the coincidence that much more....coincidental.
Has anyone else experienced this "shrunken world" syndrome in SL now that the user base is increasing by leaps and bounds?
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Azazel Czukor
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04-20-2005 13:18
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David Valentino
Nicely Wicked
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04-20-2005 13:44
Turns out Beryl and I live in the same very small city. First time I've ever met anyone from an online game that lived that close.
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Loki Pico
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04-20-2005 14:30
I met a guy awhile back and after some talking we learned we both lived in the same city. We asked each other where and, at the same time, we both named the same intersection. It turns out we live one block away from each other!
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Lance Hedges
Brian Peppers!!
Join date: 23 May 2004
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04-20-2005 18:00
Hey....you're that lady that spilled the Frootloops on Isle 5! Hah I remember you!
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Siggy Romulus
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04-20-2005 19:29
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Baba Yamamoto
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04-20-2005 21:29
;0 I met someone recently who grew up in the same town only about 2.5 miles from me. It kinda floored me for a second..
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Gary Bukowski
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04-21-2005 17:32
I have the weirdest of all: I moved-in about 100m from this guy and we never talked much utnil I was about to move out. We found out that while we'd been living next to each other in SL, we'd also been living only a few hundred yards apart in RL ! In the SAME apartment complex even!
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Beryl Greenacre
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04-21-2005 17:49
Turns out Beryl and I live in the same very small city. First time I've ever met anyone from an online game that lived that close.  There seems to be a number of SL people in the Portland area, though, so it's not really that surprising to me that there's at least a few of us on the Washington State side of the Columbia River. What would be really surprising to me is if I met somebody who grew up in the same tiny southeastern WA town I did. Imagine someday having your high school or college reunions in SL! _____________________
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David Valentino
Nicely Wicked
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04-21-2005 18:05
Believe it or not, David, I know of another player here in Vancouver and also one who lives in Battle Ground... though of course, I can't say the names since the information is not part of the first life profile. There seems to be a number of SL people in the Portland area, though, so it's not really that surprising to me that there's at least a few of us on the Washington State side of the Columbia River. What would be really surprising to me is if I met somebody who grew up in the same tiny southeastern WA town I did. Imagine someday having your high school or college reunions in SL! Oh! That's very cool! I wouldn't have thought there would be more of us in Vancouver. Though I do know of a few from Portland. _____________________
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Brace Coral
Basic Account Crew
Join date: 11 May 2004
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04-21-2005 18:11
Couple two three years ago when I met Ariel Monde (my current SL partner) we were chatting (in another online venue) and it turns out she was in the same school program as my cousin
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Azazel Czukor
Deep-fried & sanctified
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04-22-2005 06:11
I have the weirdest of all: I moved-in about 100m from this guy and we never talked much utnil I was about to move out. We found out that while we'd been living next to each other in SL, we'd also been living only a few hundred yards apart in RL ! In the SAME apartment complex even! I know, it's impossible. I take it as proof beyond doubt that Reality is a Dream, and my dreams seem to have a funny sense of humor. Now THAT would have scared the socks off of me. Or else I would have leaned out the window yelling "Hey! HEY! Is this better than text chat? ELL OH ELL!" |
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
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04-22-2005 06:21
I know Chip Midnight's gender, profession, and the town he (or she) lives in, and if he (or she) doesn't back off his (or her) crusade, I will reveal that information right here on the forums!
(I used to live within - I think - about a mile of Chip, but I've never met him (or her)) _____________________
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doug Donovan
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04-22-2005 07:06
i dunno...i live in san diego...anybody else?
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Pol Tabla
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04-22-2005 07:39
Besides myself there seem to be a number of Boston-area Second Lifers...including Pathfinder Linden.
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
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04-22-2005 08:24
I know Chip Midnight's gender, profession, and the town he (or she) lives in, and if he (or she) doesn't back off his (or her) crusade, I will reveal that information right here on the forums! (I used to live within - I think - about a mile of Chip, but I've never met him (or her)) lol Cadroe. It's HE damnit! Did you move somewhere? I know someone else who lives in Germantown though I've never seen them in RL (unless in the grocery store or at starbucks without knowing it). My fingers are still crossed that I'll meet a fabulously gorgeous and intelligent single woman who lives nearby and is single  _____________________
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pandastrong Fairplay
all bout the BANG POW NOW
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04-22-2005 08:25
My fingers are still crossed that I'll meet a fabulously gorgeous and intelligent single woman who lives nearby and is single Sorry dude, I am in Jersey! _____________________
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Chris Wilde
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04-22-2005 08:28
My fingers are still crossed that I'll meet a fabulously gorgeous and intelligent single woman who lives nearby and is single If RL is anything like SL, then she'll be wanting the same thing. |
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pandastrong Fairplay
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04-22-2005 08:28
If RL is anything like SL, then she'll be wanting the same thing. HA!!! _____________________
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
Join date: 1 May 2003
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04-22-2005 09:00
LOL, that's way too true. Either that or I'll get the speech about what a "nice" guy I am and how much she values our "friendship"
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Cadroe Murphy
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04-22-2005 10:44
lol Cadroe. It's HE damnit! Did you move somewhere? I know someone else who lives in Germantown though I've never seen them in RL (unless in the grocery store or at starbucks without knowing it). My fingers are still crossed that I'll meet a fabulously gorgeous and intelligent single woman who lives nearby and is single Yup, I moved to Rockville. Oh no, now the consipracy knows where I live! If there's ever an open D.C. SLifer get together I'd probably try to attend, so maybe I'd see you there. As far as women go, allow me to share a hypothesis based on personal observation; there are no celibate salsa dancers. _____________________
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Elle Pollack
Takes internets seriously
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04-22-2005 14:08
I discovered a few days ago that I went to the same small university as one of the QA Lindens.
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Ginny Martini
Registered User
Join date: 9 Feb 2005
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04-22-2005 14:29
i dunno...i live in san diego...anybody else? San Diego? Did you have dinner with anyone special Wednesday night at about 8:30 pm pst and were they running late that night? |
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David Cartier
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04-22-2005 17:12
If RL is anything like SL, then she'll be wanting the same thing. Or, just as likely, she'd be the one and only transexual in Germantown. _____________________
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David Cartier
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04-22-2005 17:15
Yup, I moved to Rockville. Oh no, now the consipracy knows where I live! If there's ever an open D.C. SLifer get together I'd probably try to attend, so maybe I'd see you there. As far as women go, allow me to share a hypothesis based on personal observation; there are no celibate salsa dancers. Ha, one of my best friends in SL lives in Rockville and I'm there alla time, either shopping at Joe Banks or eating at the diner. _____________________
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doug Donovan
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Join date: 22 Apr 2004
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04-22-2005 22:59
San Diego? Did you have dinner with anyone special Wednesday night at about 8:30 pm pst and were they running late that night? umm...no that wasnt me...sorry _____________________
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