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View Poll Results: The name that I use on an everyday basis is based on the following system: | |||
I go by the exact first name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Michael, James, Catherine) | 60 | 44.44% | |
I go by a common shortened version of the name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Mike, Jim, Cathy) | 51 | 37.78% | |
I go by a nickname that is based on the name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Mikey, Jimbo, Cat) | 4 | 2.96% | |
I go by the middle name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Delano, Milhous, Hussein) | 8 | 5.93% | |
I go by a nickname that is based on my last name (e.g., Jonesy, Gonzo) | 1 | 0.74% | |
I go by some variant of my first and middle name combined (e.g., Jim Bob, Billy Joe, Peggy Sue) | 0 | 0% | |
I go by a nickname that is unrelated to any name on my birth certificate and is based on physical attributes (e.g., Red, Shorty, Chesty) | 1 | 0.74% | |
I go by a nickname that is unrelated to my birth certificate and is not physically descriptive (e.g., Scooter, Glitter, Hacksaw) | 3 | 2.22% | |
I go by an alias that has nothing to do with my birth name (e.g., John Doe, Lord Fantasius of Sparkleberry Manor) | 0 | 0% | |
My name fits none of these categories. I will explain below. | 6 | 4.44% | |
I don’t have a name. I live in a dystopian future world where we are referred to by number. | 1 | 0.74% | |
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05-17-2018, 01:20 PM | #31 |
Tre Right, Three Jet Chip Wasp
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Parents gave me a pussy French name and I got the shit kicked out of me in elementary school because of it. Started using my middle name in the 5th grade, which is a Native Hawaiian name that ends in a vowel. Now people think I am female. I'd rather people think I am female than I am a frog.
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05-17-2018, 01:20 PM | #32 |
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05-17-2018, 01:22 PM | #33 | |
Resident Glue Sniffer
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05-17-2018, 01:23 PM | #34 | |
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05-17-2018, 01:24 PM | #35 |
No Keys, No Problem
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Short common name that is NOT on my BC. WTF puts a short common name on BC? If that is the case then it's your name and not a short common name.
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05-17-2018, 01:27 PM | #36 |
Tre Right, Three Jet Chip Wasp
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05-17-2018, 01:29 PM | #37 |
Tre Right, Three Jet Chip Wasp
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No, names are gender neutral in Hawaiian. There are also no masculine or feminine nouns in Hawaiian like in other languages. People assume because it ends in a vowel that I am female (especially in emails).
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05-17-2018, 01:36 PM | #38 |
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05-17-2018, 01:44 PM | #39 | |
Blame it on the Henne
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Irony is hilarious to me, plus you can sort of tell when someone was given a name that no longer fits as an adult introduces themselves in somewhat sheepish fashion. My first love was a Shanna, and immediately I said I can't work with that so called her by her middle name which probably led to my indifference towards names in general. A good litmus test is imagine the name in a sexual situation: "oh Tammy yeah just like that, oh Shanna". Just terrible names in my opinion, generally the longer the name, the more variations (James/John), and syllables the more I like them. Vanessa, Melissa, Elizabeth are great female names in my opinion. |
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05-17-2018, 01:57 PM | #40 | |
Blame it on the Henne
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Rainman is a great example, if he sat at the bar next to me and we bullshitted for 20 minutes the last thing in the world that would stand out to me would be "Kevin", but I would be enthralled by his unique taste in women's cars, various quirky traits, and propensity to imprison himself and call it vacation. To answer your question directly, yes it always starts with "hey" but then quickly delve into questions about their daily life or something I found interesting about them during our previous interactions. I also occasionally mix in some crudeness/absurdity, like if the Rainman scenario happened again and I saw him a week later. "Hey, my favorite seaman is back again" would be a strong opening possibility. Hard to get angry when I tell you at first meeting I devalue names and then remember virtually everything about you and am generally curious to know more. Weird to some but normal to me. |
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05-17-2018, 02:04 PM | #41 | |
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05-17-2018, 02:11 PM | #42 |
Blame it on the Henne
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Life's too short for that bullshit, plus if you remember things about them that is more important than forcing yourself to memorize some arbitrary title assigned the second they entered the world. Or use nicknames, know what I mean poolboy. Totally kidding on that btw
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05-17-2018, 02:12 PM | #43 |
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If anyone asks me if I prefer Dave or David, I say David. I never reference myself as Dave. Being called Dave is weird for me for some reason.
I'm terrible with remembering names so I usually tell them that right up front when I meet them. |
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05-17-2018, 02:20 PM | #44 |
bite me
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Windsor, Mo.
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They call me Mr. Geezer. (with apologies to Sidney Poitier)
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05-17-2018, 02:26 PM | #45 |
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