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sweeperbravo posted:I'm less surprised that her name is a state and more surprised that the parents didn't (at least obviously) try to give their twins some sort of matching/go-together names. I wonder if there was a mixup and the girls were named after Arizona and Callie from Grey's Anatomy, since naming twin girls after lesbian lovers is a wise choice.
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The worst name I've witnessed at work has to be Preciousgift Ikea
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My wife's oldest known ancestor had the first name Testament.
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Lotish posted:My wife's oldest known ancestor had the first name Testament. That's pretty metal.
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Saw this in the D&D image thread. http://www.circlevilletoday.com/news/hitlers-were-county-pioneers/article_2a6487b2-a34a-55f4-83f4-dfcf116d15d5.html Dr. Gay Hitler.
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So I just met a girl named Renegade. Showed me her ID and everything. Her brother's name is Michael. For the record, she goes by "Ren".
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I know a guy from Mississippi named Robin Hood. No, he doesn't particularly like that his parents didn't decide on another one. I know an Arwen, whose parents admit it's from the Lord of the Rings. I know a guy named John Smith -- no middle name. In itself not a bad name but no one believes him. Funniest name is Oktay Atabay. My mother knows him, and I thought she was kidding. Like a Pig Latin like. Couple years later he's in the paper for 25 years of loyal service blah blah. Fat white dude. Nice guy, though. Couple names I don't understand. Girl named Chia, but not like the weed things. She says it's pronounced "shay."
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Feb 13, 2014 17:34
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Dubh posted:Couple names I don't understand. Girl named Chia, but not like the weed things. She says it's pronounced "shay." This reminds me I have a coworker named Leigh, but she pronounces it "lee-uh."
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Silly Hippie posted:So I just met a girl named Renegade. Showed me her ID and everything. Her brother's name is Michael. I just remembered that years ago my dad had a TA named Rebel. He was every bit the redneck you would expect of a man with such a name.
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stubblyhead posted:I just remembered that years ago my dad had a TA named Rebel. He was every bit the redneck you would expect of a man with such a name. My mom had a friend, and her husband was named Rebel. He was also a redneck abusive rear end in a top hat.
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LeJackal posted:My mom had a friend, and her husband was named Rebel. He was also a redneck abusive rear end in a top hat. Was this in Florida by any chance? The guy that worked with my dad was a decent enough guy as I recall, but this was close to 20 years ago probably.
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Feb 13, 2014 19:10
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It's not a terrible name, necessarily, but for work I'm in contact with a guy whose last name is "Kablaoui". I'm just sitting here really hoping it's pronounced like "ka-blooey"
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My ex-girlfriend was named Jane Smith. Not a particularly common name anymore, but it meant it was used frequently as 'generic female name' in advertising. My favourite was an advert for a PC magazine entitled "What the internet knows about YOU" with close-ups of binders labelled 'Jane Smith - Likely Passwords' and 'Jane Smith - Embarassing Photos'. She wasn't happy about that.
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There was a tech writer long ago named Orville Fudpucker. Every time I mentioned him, I had to pause or else I'd get the F and P mixed up.
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Dubh posted:There was a tech writer long ago named Orville Fudpucker. Every time I mentioned him, I had to pause or else I'd get the F and P mixed up. That's the last thing you expect somebody into technology to be called.
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My name is Jazz. Full name, not short for anything. No middle name.
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skrapp mettle posted:My name is Jazz. Full name, not short for anything. No middle name. Thank you for actually telling us your name instead of just popping in and saying "I've got a pretty unusual name  " like so many have before you.
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GIANT OUIJA BOARD posted:Thank you for actually telling us your name instead of just popping in and saying "I've got a pretty unusual name Yeah, that was cool. Jazz, you're the best.
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Knew a girl called Annaleah, not pronounced anna-LEE or anna-LEE-uh, but uh-NAY-lee-uh.
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My mom is a Lawyer in Venezuela, and once drafted a document for a guy named Jack Nicholson Pérez. Jack Nicholson were his first and second namme, Pérez last name. (I thought it was awesome)
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Lotish posted:This reminds me I have a coworker named Leigh, but she pronounces it "lee-uh." I knew a girl in elementary school whose name was Leigha, and pronounced 'lee-uh'. There was also a Chevelle, who proudly announced she was named after the car. Both were blonde white girls whose other siblings had semi-normal names, so we just kinda collectively shrugged.
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Feb 17, 2014 03:41
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I was a telemarketer for a while there and at one point, the person I called was named Carstairs Jackson. Yes, Carstairs. The people around me and I had a field day with that name. CARS DO NOT GO UP STAIRS.
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Elfface posted:I'm assuming it's for the biblical reference rather than Chrono Trigger, but you never know... meiram posted:Supposedly one of my earliest ancestors in the States on my dad's side had this name. Came over from Germany in the mid-1700s. He definitely existed, there's just some disagreement on the genealogy once we hit the Civil War era. I had to google it, but yeah an extremely archaic biblical name. Probably the only way they got away with it, but they probably got the idea from some source. Could have also been Evangelion.
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I used to work at a daycare and a mother brought her children i to check out the place. Her children were both from different fEathers one was something normal, but the youngest was and a quote "This one is all about the money, his name is Damoney Cash Bank." Poor kid.
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The Moon Monster posted:Saw this in the D&D image thread. Found something even better: Private Christ Hitler, 1st Regiment, US Reserve Corps, Missouri Infantry.
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stubblyhead posted:Was this in Florida by any chance? The guy that worked with my dad was a decent enough guy as I recall, but this was close to 20 years ago probably. You say that like there are only two people named "Rebel" in a place like Florida. FrumpleOrz posted:I was a telemarketer for a while there and at one point, the person I called was named Carstairs Jackson. Yes, Carstairs. The people around me and I had a field day with that name. That is a dumb name, but I hate to break it to you, they do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLckeYdbeQ
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Amoeba102 posted:I had to google it, but yeah an extremely archaic biblical name. Probably the only way they got away with it, but they probably got the idea from some source. Could have also been Evangelion. My grandfather-in-law was named Melchior as well. Apparently it was a not completely uncommon name in Poland in the early 1900s.
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kastein posted:You say that like there are only two people named "Rebel" in a place like Florida. That looks like a real good way to pop a tire or two and then be stuck on some stairs!
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CJacobs posted:That looks like a real good way to pop a tire or two and then be stuck on some stairs! Someone named Carstairs can't afford to play it safe.
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stubblyhead posted:I just remembered that years ago my dad had a TA named Rebel. I know a set of quintuplets (in their mid-20s now) called Rebel (female), Rocket (female), Riley (female), Rider (male), and Racer (male). They're all really nice, and (despite apparently having ludicrously poor taste) so are their parents. Edit: Rebel, Rocket, and Racer are also the names of 3 of Robert Rodriguez's children. skrapp mettle posted:My name is Jazz. I went to school with a boy called Jayz (or possibly Jayze), pronounced Jazz. Lady Disdain has a new favorite as of 12:45 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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kastein posted:That is a dumb name, but I hate to break it to you, they do. Well, now I feel like I've been living a lie. Edit for content: I also called someone with the name Sunny Bright on the job. I'd be convinced it was fake if it weren't the name that was associated with her credit card account. FrumpleOrz has a new favorite as of 18:58 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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Say Nothing posted:This thread will never end. Living Jesse Ventura's dream, man.
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Whilst doing some telemarketing work in college, my wife's friend pulled one Mr. Fuk Yu out of the pile. She took a few minutes to compose herself, called the fellow and did a valiant job of trying not to insult him. He let her stammer through a few attempts before letting her off the hook with "Yeah, I just go by Frank now."
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Just helped a customer. Her name was Nykee. Pronounced "Nicky". Excuse me while I put my brain back together.
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I saw a baby on Facebook named Gatsby. Ugh.
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1-800-DOG-LAW posted:I saw a baby on Facebook named Gatsby. Ugh. That is horrible. Not only is it a stupid, pretentious name for a kid, but I feel like people read that book/watch one of the movies and somehow completely miss the message. I've seen loving Gatsby wedding idea boards on Pinterest. actually Gatsby would be a pretty solid fish name.
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