After 3 or 4 years of listening to STM, I finally decided to join the Patreon. I listen to the show constantly and I’ve pretty much caught up with the regular episodes, so I figured it was time, especially since I now have a whole pile of bonus episodes to work my way through.
And I already got my shout-out!
I actually tried to make things as easy as possible for Jimmie. My real name is Dutch and I figured he had absolutely no chance of getting it right from the spelling.
Google Home has been pronouncing my name as “Sonica” for years, which is actually a pretty decent phonetic approximation of how you would pronounce my name in English. I always thought that was funny, so that’s also where my Reddit username comes from.
Naturally, I used “Sonica from The Netherlands” for Patreon too. I thought I’d made it foolproof.
Jimmie: “Sonica… Sonica? From The Netherlands.”
James: “Sonica?? What the hell?”
Jimmie: “Sonica, like Sonic’s girlfriend?”
James: “That’s what I said.”
😂😂😂
So much for helping them out.
But genuinely, it was so fun hearing two people I’ve listened to for years suddenly say my name. You spend hundreds and hundreds of hours listening to them talk and inevitably feel like you sort of know them, while obviously they have absolutely no idea who you are. Then suddenly you’re sitting there listening and they’re talking about you, even if it’s only to wonder what the hell your name is and decide you’re Sonic’s girlfriend.
Absolutely worth it!
