On Sunday, July 13, 2014 2:47:30 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:30:42 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
> > Ophelia wrote:

> > > Well s/he responded and didn't seem to mind. Even made a wee bit joke about
> > > it ))
>
> > please call me "it" or "they" and stop with the slashed personal pronouns
>
> That's what happens with a name like "tert". You'd be an "it" if you
> were a machine. They know you're a mammal, so s/he fits - and don't
> expect everyone to remember your gender. Everyone knows mine because
> swishy publishes it on a regular basis.

I will give youse guys a hint, because I have been bantering with tert
online for well over a decade:

Jul qvq tert pebff gur ebnq?
To get to the other side!

Also, tert is married to a lady with attractive legs.