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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
The only person I've ever met in real life after meeting them first on the internet was an author who talked WAYYYYYY too much about himself and was 30 times more obnoxious than I'd imagined. He seemed much more clever and humble on the internet. That's one reason I don't attend TFP get-togethers.
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It works the opposite way also. I thought the meetup in Chicago had a high probability of being lame, and it wasn't at all. I was very worried I was going to hate Shesus - I thought our real life personalities could clash horrifically. As it turns out, she is even more awesome in person.
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