Back when I first got online, it eas a pretty common practice to use some other handle so I did too......I was learning. That was still going on when I first came here in '98 and I noticed it was a pretty even split around here so I went with the nick-name. By the time I got to thinking about it I was so well known as "Spaw" that changing to Pat Patterson from catspaw made less sense than changing to Spaw.

When I talk to other 'Catters on the phone or in person or go to races with friends over on a racing board, everyone calls me Spaw. I can't think of any online friend friend who calls me Pat. Gawd knows I don't do it anymore for anonymity....LOL....All the details of my life are spread across these threads including arteriograms and even a few shots of the inside of my colon!!! Thoses asshole shots are for folks who like to poke their nose into things............like CH...(;<))

Matter of fact I tend to call 'Catters by their screen names as well........who really particularly gives a turkey?

Spaw.....or whatever.......