On Jan 10, 11:41*am, "Larry L" wrote:
A few years ago at a shop I'd never been to before the owner
recognized my name on the credit slip and asked if I "was on the Internet a
lot." * *Turns out he was a ROFF lurker. * *I felt thoroughly embarrassed to
be associated with this place g *... as the only thing known about me..

My only such experience was the opposite. I introduced myself to
another ffer on a stream as I was giving him a couple shad flies. He
recognized my name from ROFF as the guy who had posted the recipe &
pix (on abpf). It was actually kinda cool.

Joe F.