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**Rain Man** · 05-17-2018, 11:50 AM

When you introduce yourself to someone, what do you want them to call you? Is it the name that's on your birth certificate? A nickname? A shortened version or your formal name? Do you just make up different names on the spur of the moment, leading to a web of deceit where you can never see more than one acquaintance at a time?

Poll coming as soon as I can properly introduce it.

Kman34 · 05-17-2018, 05:59 PM

I have a unusual first name... it was a source of dread and embarrassment in grade school because it was similar to a local restaurants name I was made fun of till High School.. Then girls discovered they liked the “unusualness” of it and I took full advantage of that

Now it gets miss pronounced or mistaken for another name... I have only met one other person with my first name and unfortunately he has passed away...
There are times I wish I was named Tom or Bob or something simple...

Passepartout · 05-17-2018, 06:02 PM

I go by my first name Shelby! As it is the name of the late Chad Everett's wife. Who also passed away. Born in Vietnam and adopted. Plus my middle name is Thuy Linh a Vietnamese name.

**digger** · 05-17-2018, 06:17 PM

People are always trying to shorten my name. I hate that...

**lewdog** · 05-17-2018, 06:51 PM

I'm. Gay.

**Rain Man** · 05-17-2018, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passepartout

I go by my first name Shelby! As it is the name of the late Chad Everett's wife. Who also passed away. Born in Vietnam and adopted. Plus my middle name is Thuy Linh a Vietnamese name.

Did Chad Everett's wife save your mom's life, or was she just a really big fan?

**Rain Man** · 05-17-2018, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lewdog

I'm. Gay.

Have you considered going by your middle name instead?

**Fire Me Boy!** · 05-17-2018, 07:33 PM

Kinda depends on who they are. If I expect to have some kind of at least passing relationship of any sort, it’s the common shortened version of my name. If I don’t know them or expect to really get to know them better, it’s my formal name.

In print, it’s always my full first name.

**Perineum Ripper** · 05-17-2018, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

What’s 459?

It was my number when I was a kid racing dirt bikes, then turned into part of my call sign later in life

**Shaid** · 05-17-2018, 08:19 PM

I always introduce myself with my first name. My family and wife, commonly use a couple nicknames I have based on my middle name. I really have no preference.

**Rain Man** · 05-17-2018, 08:39 PM

Middle name usage is much less common than I expected. For some reason, I thought that more than 5 percent of people would go by their middle name.

BucEyedPea · 05-17-2018, 08:45 PM

I go by a nickname.

**Indian Chief** · 05-17-2018, 09:36 PM

Who told you about Sparkleberry Manor?

Shag · 05-17-2018, 09:39 PM

Every time I see this thread, I read it as "tell me about your first time", which would probably be a much more interesting poll...

BucEyedPea · 05-17-2018, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Shag

Every time I see this thread, I read it as "tell me about your first time", which would probably be a much more interesting poll...

Well with a screen name like "Shag" is there any wonder why you'd say that?

Pepe Silvia · 05-17-2018, 09:41 PM

I was named after Frankie Carbone, the guy who was frozen in Goodfellas.

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%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll

05-17-2018, 11:50 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Rain Man's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house	Tell me about your first name. When you introduce yourself to someone, what do you want them to call you? Is it the name that's on your birth certificate? A nickname? A shortened version or your formal name? Do you just make up different names on the spur of the moment, leading to a web of deceit where you can never see more than one acquaintance at a time? Poll coming as soon as I can properly introduce it.
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05-17-2018, 05:59 PM	#61
Kman34 My Mamma Says Kman34's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Glass Cage Of Emotion	I have a unusual first name... it was a source of dread and embarrassment in grade school because it was similar to a local restaurants name I was made fun of till High School.. Then girls discovered they liked the “unusualness” of it and I took full advantage of that Now it gets miss pronounced or mistaken for another name... I have only met one other person with my first name and unfortunately he has passed away... There are times I wish I was named Tom or Bob or something simple...
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05-17-2018, 06:02 PM	#62
Passepartout May Day and Spring 2024! Passepartout's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seymour TN	I go by my first name Shelby! As it is the name of the late Chad Everett's wife. Who also passed away. Born in Vietnam and adopted. Plus my middle name is Thuy Linh a Vietnamese name.
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05-17-2018, 06:17 PM	#63
digger Thread I will end you....... digger's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City, KS	People are always trying to shorten my name. I hate that...
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05-17-2018, 06:51 PM	#64
lewdog Mod Team lewdog's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Valley of the hot as ****	I'm. Gay.
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05-17-2018, 07:33 PM	#67
Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Fire Me Boy!'s Avatar Join Date: Nov 2004	Kinda depends on who they are. If I expect to have some kind of at least passing relationship of any sort, it’s the common shortened version of my name. If I don’t know them or expect to really get to know them better, it’s my formal name. In print, it’s always my full first name.
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05-17-2018, 08:19 PM	#69
Shaid Supporter Shaid's Avatar Join Date: Nov 2006	I always introduce myself with my first name. My family and wife, commonly use a couple nicknames I have based on my middle name. I really have no preference.
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05-17-2018, 08:39 PM	#70
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Rain Man's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house	Middle name usage is much less common than I expected. For some reason, I thought that more than 5 percent of people would go by their middle name.
Posts: 141,265

05-17-2018, 08:45 PM	#71
BucEyedPea Gimme My Berries Back! BucEyedPea's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business	I go by a nickname.
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05-17-2018, 09:36 PM	#72
Indian Chief Supporter Indian Chief's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2014	Who told you about Sparkleberry Manor?
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05-17-2018, 09:39 PM	#73
Shag MVP Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, CA	Every time I see this thread, I read it as "tell me about your first time", which would probably be a much more interesting poll...
Posts: 5,138

05-17-2018, 09:41 PM	#75
Pepe Silvia MVP Pepe Silvia's Avatar Join Date: Oct 2012	I was named after Frankie Carbone, the guy who was frozen in Goodfellas.
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