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Ralph Hurley posted:What happened to that Name of the Year bracket tournament? We need some more of the likes of Mathdaniel Squirrel and Jizyah Shorts. Last I checked they let their website's hosting lapse and had only a crappy twitter account. RIP
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HopperUK posted:Are good names allowed? Because my niece has a cousin named Brandon Steele and that's an astonishing name for a toddler to have. He's the coolest person in any room he's in by default. Hell yeah I think good names should be posted. I will never forget Lucas Dark and Demon Slaughter, who are absolutely perfect for a series of trashy but fun supernatural thriller novels.
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HopperUK posted:Are good names allowed? Because my niece has a cousin named Brandon Steele and that's an astonishing name for a toddler to have. He's the coolest person in any room he's in by default. I know a Dustin Steele, who absolutely increases the cool factor of any room he's in. I've also credentialed Doctors Slaughter and Splatter. Splatter is Slaughter's anaesthetist. And I work with a Purification, who, much to my disapointment, prefers to go by Josie.
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My brother in law used to play hockey with a Blade Lahache (french for The Axe) and later a Blade Two-Axe. It might have been the same kid evolving like a Pokemon.
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I propose that we put this thread to rest and open a more obviously general and less potentially exclusionary one for just PYF Cool, weird, or inexplicable names. All in favor?
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Growing up I knew a guy with the last name Slaughter. He eventually joined the military and ended up Sergeant Slaughter. I always thought that was pretty metal.
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As someone who has a pop culture name, I feel bad for him for all the jokes he's had to endure about it.
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subpar anachronism posted:Growing up I knew a guy with the last name Slaughter. He eventually joined the military and ended up Sergeant Slaughter. I always thought that was pretty metal. Nominative determinism is pretty cool. I know of an allergist here named Dr. Rash. (I suspect it's pronounced Rosh, given his first name.)
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I propose that we put this thread to rest and open a more obviously general and less potentially exclusionary one for just PYF Cool, weird, or inexplicable names. All in favor? I read far more often than posting here but that sounds good.
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I propose that we put this thread to rest and open a more obviously general and less potentially exclusionary one for just PYF Cool, weird, or inexplicable names. All in favor? I'm not sure that's necessary. People have been posting cool and interesting names itt for as long as it's existed. Just change the title, and whack a note in the OP.
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Lady Disdain posted:I'm not sure that's necessary. People have been posting cool and interesting names itt for as long as it's existed. Just change the title, and whack a note in the OP. Yeah, that’s the simplest option and makes the most sense to me.
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Phy posted:Nominative determinism is pretty cool. I know of an allergist here named Dr. Rash. My grandmother used to swear she knew a dentist named Dr. Toothaker. He would say “well, what else was I going to do for a living?” I never totally believed her but that really is a last name.
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My mum sometimes sees a neurologist called Doctor Axon. I find that very satisfying because it's so specific.
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Lady Disdain posted:I'm not sure that's necessary. People have been posting cool and interesting names itt for as long as it's existed. Just change the title, and whack a note in the OP. New title suggestions, in that case?
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No idea. But something like PYF Noteworthy Names could be a place to start.
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I once met this alt-right weirdo who, in the one conversation I had with him, was defending Franco and Pinochet. I later found out his last name was “Junta” and could not believe how prophetic that was. (It was actually spelled “Giunta,” which Wikipedia tells me is Italian for “junta.”) Laocius has a new favorite as of 01:24 on Aug 4, 2021 |
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In the spirit of including names that are cool and good: Poshkant and Loveleen
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I worked for T-Mobile for a while and talked to a hundred people a day. My favorites: German Bastard (firstname, can't remember) McDangdang Lil Flip SO MANY GIRLS NAMED PRINCESS So many people whose name was Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Million Heir
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I worked at a place that, among other things, trained high schoolers to work in airplane manufacturing, and one of the students was named Storm Ironwing.
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Iamyourking posted:I worked at a place that, among other things, trained high schoolers to work in airplane manufacturing, and one of the students was named Storm Ironwing. Well yeah it's that or try to beat Baloo and the Sea Duck in an air race, and that's not happening
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:New title suggestions, in that case? PYF Interesting, Cool, and Weird Names?
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Mechanical Pencil posted:In the spirit of including names that are cool and good: Poshkant and Loveleen Back in the '70s, my father was involved in a motorbike accident, because some cravat-wearing tosser in a Jag cut him off. On the insurance claim form, under "Who was responsible?" he wrote "the Posh oval office." A few weeks later, he got a letter from the insurance company that basically said "your claim form only provided the details for yourself and Mr Cravat-wearer. Did you happen to get the details of Mr Poshcant?"
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:PYF Interesting, Cool, and Weird Names? Sure, I'm in favour
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Dr. Dick Miller
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Thank you crispy shellfish croissant
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Iamyourking posted:I worked at a place that, among other things, trained high schoolers to work in airplane manufacturing, and one of the students was named Storm Ironwing. That sounds like a power metal band.
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The girl’s gym teacher at my school was Mrs. Firehammer 
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Rhett Thomas, which is unremarkable except there is a country singer named Thomas Rhett. Unique Haire, which sounds like a salon. Edit: gonna clear out the name list on my phone. These are all children under 10. Onyx Moon (Lastname) Centurian Max Coke (Firstname) Sky Walker Cashleigh Kyngstun Blessen And then the last names Wimp, Dolt, and Mister. HelloIAmYourHeart has a new favorite as of 01:44 on Aug 6, 2021 |
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This probably wasn't a very effective protest since the law remained in place until some point in the 2000s, but the law in question was the bane of trans folks here. The basic idea of the law was that you can't have a name that may cause offense, but the established interpretation of it meant that you couldn't have a name that wasn't in line with your legal gender. So all the trans people who wanted to get rid of their deadname before having their gender marker changed (which is An Ordeal here) had to pick androgynous names at best. I know a lot of Robins, Kims and Alex:es because of this dumbshit ruling. It's thankfully not like this any more, but it sure took a while.
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Woebin posted:This probably wasn't a very effective protest since the law remained in place until some point in the 2000s, but the law in question was the bane of trans folks here. The basic idea of the law was that you can't have a name that may cause offense, but the established interpretation of it meant that you couldn't have a name that wasn't in line with your legal gender. So all the trans people who wanted to get rid of their deadname before having their gender marker changed (which is An Ordeal here) had to pick androgynous names at best. I know a lot of Robins, Kims and Alex:es because of this dumbshit ruling. Wow, that is a problem I hadn't even thought about! Thanks for the information, Woebin, it's good to know. Is it okay that I leave the photo up, since the name itself is quite funny, or would you recommend I remove it?
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Woebin posted:This probably wasn't a very effective protest since the law remained in place until some point in the 2000s, but the law in question was the bane of trans folks here. The basic idea of the law was that you can't have a name that may cause offense, but the established interpretation of it meant that you couldn't have a name that wasn't in line with your legal gender. So all the trans people who wanted to get rid of their deadname before having their gender marker changed (which is An Ordeal here) had to pick androgynous names at best. I know a lot of Robins, Kims and Alex:es because of this dumbshit ruling. I looked up the name law that we have and 2§* says first names have to be "established for the same gender/sex**" but 3§ states that an exception can be made if the name is used by at least five living persons in the Population Information System, and also if there's - and I'm trying to get the nuance right here but it's basically impossible - considered to be some other special reason. That's vague enough for the law to allow for a person who is a woman to change their name to one generally considered to be a woman's name for the reason "well I'm a woman despite the fact that the state considers me a man" and vice versa but I bet it isn't! It was probably written extra vaguely on purpose. All the names that fit 2§ for both genders/sexes are either super old-fashioned or what are generally considered to be  -inducing*** hippie names. Kaino and Vieno are the ones that come to mind first, and it's rather telling vis-à-vis the old-fashionedess that the "official" Finnish name for Grandma Duck is Kaino-Vieno Ankka. Also the names mean "Bashful" and "Twee", respectively.*) I keep typing ½ because my muscle memory is geared towards always using the §-key with the shift key. **) The distinction doesn't really exist in the language, or at least not in a generally established way. I don't know what the legal definition here is, if indeed it's defined. ***) Being called "Mist" or "Poem" will elicit certain reactions from a majority of people regardless of what one personally thinks of the names. e: Or hippies. tl;dr: Our name law is extremely vague and relies heavily on terms that have no and can have no legal definition, e.g. "obvious".
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:Wow, that is a problem I hadn't even thought about! Thanks for the information, Woebin, it's good to know.
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I'm really worried about Dick Champion being greeted by the sound of his lathe. Does he leave the lathe on overnight or is someone else in his workshop operating it ? Or does it just squeal even when it's not on ? Lady Disdain has a new favorite as of 11:13 on Aug 6, 2021 |
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I also was wondering about the ghost of elvis haunting dick champion's wood shop overnight.
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zomyllia zamender vinicius chrisbery perleapha moody kewaii (my long-buried weebness read this as kawaii) steely celebrity dizzy III last names: swamp plump bougie daleness
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Not a person's name, but there's a Cow Patty Lane in Billings, MO.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Not a person's name, but there's a Cow Patty Lane in Billings, MO. I am 100% happy about the thread expanding to the names of places, because there are some absolutely bonkers ones.
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