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New secret code: if you see someone irl you think might be on Mastodon, nonchalantly ask them if they know Nicole from Toronto.
@the_etrain Someone asked me this today, and I said, “I call her the Fediverse Chick.”
We’re like the new Freemasons.
@maxleibman
Perfect response 
@maxleibman @the_etrain yes, but can I see your shoelaces
The comparison checks out.
Historical freemasons: political radicals
Fediverse: yep
Historical freemasons: discuss technical arcana as a social bonding activity
Fediverse: yep
Historical freemasons: proud of their famous authors (Rudyard Kipling)
Fediverse: proud of our famous authors (Charles Stross)
Historical freemasons: constantly bickering and schisming
Fediverse: hey that's a little unfair it's not constant okay
Historical freemasons: later became feared for their political power
Fediverse: we're working on that one
Historical freemasons: borderline cult
Fediverse: uh, we've got beige?
@passenger @the_etrain Spot on except for the Beige thing.
@passenger @maxleibman @the_etrain Beige Bless 
@passenger @maxleibman @the_etrain
Do we get a secret handshake?
@passenger @maxleibman @the_etrain
The beige Fediverse chick 
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Δρakakiς
The proud Polish girl?
@drakakis
That's the one 
@the_etrain you could probably ask for their git too... think either would work.. though I'm too little of a presence on here to have my own git or to have been visited by the nicole from toronto
@the_etrain Know her? I *am* her.
Oh shit, there goes my cover.
@the_etrain
Two strangers share a park bench.
S1: Proud Polish.
S2: From Toronto.
Without another word they exchange knowing glances before moving off to commit more confusing Mastodon antics in the dimension known as, the real world.
Rob? I think I know him, isn't he a friend of Nicole?
@Daveography @the_etrain
Oh yes! We can ask people, "are you a 'friend of Nicole'?" (wink, wink 
)
@jonathankoren @huxley @the_etrain
You got the assignment. 
@the_etrain “oh, THE fediverse chick‽ yeah we go way back!”
@the_etrain don’t forget to tap the right side of your nose as you say that. It’s two-factor authentication.
@the_etrain is this gonna be fedi's version of the old tumblr "I like your shoelaces?" thing?
@the_etrain Ah ha ha ha this is fantastic.
About 10 years back, a couple of guys in one of my affinity communities created a handshake for us.
It air-mimicked typing on a typewriter and then hitting the return lever, at which point both participants' right hands would slap each other in the air.
It was glorious! It was very Bill and Ted.
@the_etrain Nicole? Oh yes I know her. The fediverse chick, a friend of John Mastodon, right?
@ruari
*touches side of my nose*
@the_etrain meet the better Nicole. not sure if from Toronto though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdjWDllKPo
@the_etrain BTW: Using a phrase like this to identify members of a group is called a shibboleth.
@the_etrain I don't, I still haven't got that spam.
@the_etrain this is way better than asking when the narwhal bacons
@the_etrain is that a "Jake, from State Farm" thing?
@the_etrain "Thanks. I stole her from the president."
@the_etrain The Cult of Karens are unsure how to proceed.
@the_etrain We should have a meetup with her in Toronto. :)
@the_etrain laughed more than I should
@the_etrain this reads like the shoelace post from tumblr
@the_etrain “are you a ‘friend of Nicole’?” *receives slap across face*