So, the day is upon us, and as I promised, I shall reveal my true identity.
My real name is Alvin Meyer, and I have worked at Intertrode, LLC in the cubicle in the corner for the past 2 years. I live in the Marshy Grove neighborhood of Baltimore, my address is 214 Pratt Street, and my phone number is 410 936 1212 (go ahead, give me a call). You can find a picture of me at any of the links below.
This was way too easy. The words hook, line, and sinker come to mind when I think about you guys. Abe Lincoln once said, “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” Well, ol’ Honest Abe didn’t live to see the internet, did he?
But, you all did, and you should have read this. At least the first part of it anyway.
As a way to make up for making you all quite the April Fools, I’ll at least let you know where I got my screen-name from.* Granted, some of the details will have to be removed, but the gist will be there.
I was working in a department as a part-time employee with a buddy, J, of my youger brother. Eventually, I got a full time job in a different department, but by that time I had been featured numerous times on J’s website. Pictures of me goofing off, acting the fool, misbehaving, and generally, not acting at all professional. Given that fact, he changed any instances of my name to Anonymous Coworker at my request.
You could still find the pictures of me “giving it” to an inflatable pool shaped like a whale from behind, but at least my name wasn’t under the picture anymore.
I didn’t use Anonymous Coworker at all for about 3 years, and then I needed a screenname so I could comment on Blogger. So I thought I’d stop being a lurker, and let my voice be heard.
It may not be a very good story, but at least I’m not an April Fool.
*I’ll also still be sending out the batch of Berger Cookies to whoever gets closest in describing me and I’ll accept entries no later than Saturday at noon. And, as a final gesture of appreciation for being good sports, you can make almost any request of me, and I will do my darndest to honor it. Consider it like an online version of Truth or Dare, but I’m the only one who is playing.)
