I am always putting my foot in it, in Cyberspace, by referring to
she's as he's, etc.

I propose that an Identification Code could be introduced to reduce
misunderstandings and embarrassments.

A four digit code should be sufficient to get the show on the road and
here's my proposal:

First Digit (Sex):

1 Male
2 Female
3 Not sure
4 Too Young to Know
5 Too Old to Care

Second Digit (Country of Residence):

1 The Greatest Place on Earth (England)
2 Any of the Colonies as they were in 1920
3 Any Colony who had left the Empire before 1920
4 Babylon
5 Greece
6 Mongolia
7 Tibet
8 Absurdistan
9 France

Third Digit (Animal Orientation):

1 Dog
2 Hamster
3 Guinea Pig
4 Ferret
5 Horse
6 Donkey
7 Bird
8 Snake
9 None worth mentioning.

Fourth Digit (Age):

1 Just Right
2 Too Young
3 Too Old

As an example, my ID Code will be '1111'

What's yours?

PB (1111)

Dear 1111, 

We have reviewed your file and saw no reason not to incarcerate you
with 2222.

Of course, your coding system has to consider the real location - in
*the village* - as a fifth number (6). You number is thus 11116.

There are no cats in our village. Prisoner no. 9 (see picture:
http://www.global-merchandise.com/images/posters/24099.jpg) is
responsible. Therefore, there is no need for cat codification.

No. 6 once said ``I am not a number...I am a free man!''  <hollow
laugh>,

Greetings, 
28116 (you could call me no. 2)

Hi, #2

Many thanks for your illuminating answer.

The fact that it was answered by someone who described herself as
'Political Guru' says it all.

There IS more to this than meets the eye.

Now, how about a Supplementary for the REAL answer?

Kindest regards

PB 1111

1WalesCat1 :)

errol.

2811

S

18howdareyouleaveoutcat1

1Jock71

I'm female. 
I live in the USA. 
I like cats. 
I'm 34. 
I hate cryptic ID codes.

- Hammer

Saved from further howlers ...

Thanks Hammer, I would never have figured that you rode your horse
side saddle.

Or that Errol lived in Wales. Why would anyone choose to live in
Wales? Shirley Bassey moved out didn't she?

Or that anyone would actually like cats. Is everyone ignoring the SARS
scare?

The Code works! 

Another success.

PB (1111)

A minor point, is the third number eating or mating preferences ?
Please reply in confidence
Regd, KEMLO

3954

2811

tlspiegel

Hi, Psimon

Thanks for your ID data: everything is now explained.

Here's my reply in confidence ...

In confidence, NEITHER!

Rgds

PB

Y(es please)1C(ats again)1

tehuti

Hi, Tehuti

Are you being naughty?

Or should that be a supplementary?

Daisy likes cats ... she had one for her dinner last night.

KR
Bryan

2241
the ever "feminine" chellphill (with an H!)
:-)~

2-8-1-1 of course! 

Actually, that dop thing was a problem. I never ate a dog (unless you
consider the occasional hot dog, or currywurst, as the Absurdistani
like to call it) , and if we are to rank animals by taste, I'd
probably be a duck (with orange and cherry sauce).

Since TLSpiegel also claims to be of Absurdistan (although she
actually belongs to 3, a former colony), I would like to meet her in
our lovely capital city, Absurdia for a chat, cat and cafe.

What a great question! :)

Mine would be 10(c)01.

I, too, propose modifications to the system:

Second Digit (Country of Residence):

0     The New Roman Empire (The United States of America)

(which I propose as different from "3", because there are only 13
United States which fit the 3-criterion.  The rest of us are from
areas that were not part of the Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets)

0(c)  California (which is really its own Facist Nation)
0(t)  Texas (which is the moral counterweight to 0(c) and
      functions as its own country)

Animal Orientation:

0     Cat

Great ... Thanks everyone ... Can we now make this official?

But, please NO CATS! 

PB 1111

Bryan,

My cats cordially invite you over for tea, so that they can have you
for a cat snack.

ace

Hi, Ace

Invitation accepted with the greatest pleasure.

How could I resist and invite from a gorgeous side-saddle type person?

Cats, I can deal with, it's female humans that scare me.

KR
Bryan 1111

... And rightly we should. ;-)

There's always Robert A Hayden's "Geek Code" which characterizes
appearance, clothing, food, lifestyle, politics etc (plus a whole lot
of nerdy computer stuff which you can ignore):

The Code of the Geeks v3.12
http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html

Regards,
eiffel-ga

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GIT/d-s:a+PS+PEtv--b++e++h----r+++z++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Hi, Many thanks Eiffel,

Your comment has towered over several others.

I had never heard of the Geek Code before.

Could you please quantify your own Geekiness?

Regards

Bryan

Quantify my own geekiness?

Just take the "Geek Code Block" from the end of my previous comment,
and use the referenced page to decipher it :-)

Or have I misunderstood your request?