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Radar 05-06-2008 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451591)
I guess you're schooling didn't include sarcasm. Have you ever been diagnosed with social interaction problems?

Oh I admit it alright, but I believe my approach of challenging stereotypes and discrimination is better and more likely to improve the situation than your approach of buckling down and saying yessir. But then it appears you don't want the situation to change. Because you are racist and sexist, and the status quo suits you just fine.
I'm neither racist, nor sexist. Discrimination based on names I find stupid is neither of these. On the contrary, I support meritocracy in all areas. I want TRUE equality for women.

For instance, if I had a company where people had to move bags of cement all day. If Bob can lift and move ten 50 lb bags of cement per minute, and Sally can only move 5, Sally should earn half of what Bob does. If the opposite is true, Bob should earn half of what Sally earns.

If Bob can be drafted in the military and sent to the front line to fight, Sally should have the same chances of this happening to her. I expect a woman to open her own door just as I'd expect any man to do. I expect a woman to pay for her own dinner or drinks as any man would do.

I am against any affirmative action programs to put more women or minorities in colleges. I would go purely based on standardized test scores, and nothing else.

Radar 05-06-2008 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud (Post 451596)
so, you are afraid they'll laugh at you.

Perhaps you need a little more humor in your life.

and compassion.
I'm not afraid of anyone laughing at me. I want to make sure those we do business with will take us seriously. I do have compassion, and I want others to have compassion for their children instead of being cruel and naming them something freaky. Love your kids enough not to do this.

Radar 05-06-2008 08:40 PM
I'll give an example. I've had guys join the team who had a decent skill set and job experience. But after getting the job, they thought they were too important to open computer boxes, or climb under desks to check cabling, or load servers onto racks.

They don't fit in well with the team. I expect everyone to put in a full day of work for a full day of pay. When I pay someone, I'm renting their labor for the day. It doesn't matter if I tell them to fix the mail server or sweep the floor. They do what needs to be done. This is the attitude I've always had, and the attitude I expect from those who work for me.

My team likes to joke around with each other. I've seen people come here who couldn't take a joke, or who wanted a meeting every time someone was kidding around with them. They also don't fit in...plus they are a lawsuit waiting to happen. I don't want 'em.

jinx 05-06-2008 08:41 PM
What were their names?

monster 05-06-2008 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451593)
The best person for the job isn't always the most qualified or best educated. You can have someone who knows pretty much everything, but if he can't get along with others, or doesn't fit in with the rest of the team, he's worthless to me.
not arguing with that, but you can really tell all this from the person's name? They won't get along with you team because they will bully them based on the name? or is there a secret naming code?

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I went through a lot of people at my last job. I've hired people and told them to pack up their things and leave before lunchtime came around. I've gone through 3 or 4 people in a week until I get someone who has skills and who can actually get along well.
and you don't htink that says anything about your hiring skills?

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I've met more techs with padded resumes claiming to have skills when they don't know shit about I.T. (like you perhaps)





I could care less about whether or not you're female, but I wouldn't hire a bitch like you. Minimum wage would be too much for your ilk.

As far as your qualifications and earnings go, congrats on making more money than me. Good for you. If I were you, I wouldn't bet your qualifications were better than mine, but it's nice that you can find work for that much money....assuming you don't really live in a trailer somewhere collecting welfare, with 2 kids that have freaky names, making up lies about being in I.T.
right. I can live with that if it makes you feel better. But at least allow me a double-wide. Did I graduate High school? I guess not. Can i please have 3 kids? Thor may be a handful, but he's pretty cute and he might keep me in my old age. I'd miss him

monster 05-06-2008 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451600)
I'm not afraid of anyone laughing at me.
That is so good to hear.

Radar 05-06-2008 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451603)
not arguing with that, but you can really tell all this from the person's name? They won't get along with you team because they will bully them based on the name? or is there a secret naming code?
It's just how I feel. I want people on the team I can count on, who will work hard for me, who actually have the skills they put on their resume, and who won't make themselves or the rest of the team targets for ridicule.



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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451603)
and you don't htink that says anything about your hiring skills?
All of the candidates were supposed to have been screened by the H.R. department. Most of those I got rid of had padded resumes. Most of them lied about certifications or degrees. I know they were lying because when I put them in front of real computers, printers, etc. they stood there with a blank look on their faces. Many couldn't figure out how to answer the phone. When I hired them, I told them they had a maximum of 3 days to show me they could hit the ground running. I didn't lie to any of them.


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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451603)
right. I can live with that if it makes you feel better. But at least allow me a double-wide. Did I graduate High school? I guess not. Can i please have 3 kids? Thor may be a handful, but he's pretty cute and he might keep me in my old age. I'd miss him
:)

You can have the best trailer in the whole trailer park. You can have a penthouse in New York. You could have several PhD's or a GED. It wouldn't matter to me unless you were applying to work for me and I think the chances of that are pretty slim.

I will tell you this, if your name was actually "monster", you wouldn't get hired.

Cloud 05-06-2008 08:52 PM
I agree that names can be a burden and should be chosen carefully. That's about all I can agree with you on this topic, however.

monster 05-06-2008 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451601)
I'll give an example. I've had guys join the team who had a decent skill set and job experience. But after getting the job, they thought they were too important to open computer boxes, or climb under desks to check cabling, or load servers onto racks.

They don't fit in well with the team. I expect everyone to put in a full day of work for a full day of pay. When I pay someone, I'm renting their labor for the day. It doesn't matter if I tell them to fix the mail server or sweep the floor. They do what needs to be done. This is the attitude I've always had, and the attitude I expect from those who work for me.

My team likes to joke around with each other. I've seen people come here who couldn't take a joke, or who wanted a meeting every time someone was kidding around with them. They also don't fit in...plus they are a lawsuit waiting to happen. I don't want 'em.
This is why you only make $85. And I'm not suprised it's a fortune worth bragging about to you. And no wonder you get new jobs so easily. But a quick heads-up -the going rate for what you claim to do in where you claim to live is at least twice if not three times that. :)

Maybe a wake-up call?

Of course, what would I know about such things when I scrub it out collecting cans off the edge of the freeway to get the recycling deposit to pay my rent.... giving the odd blowjob to a hobo for a buck a piece (if I'm lucky...)

sweetwater 05-06-2008 08:59 PM
Radar, are you arguing against unusual names because you think the name was given by usual parents who probably raised the child in an unusual way and that way would be incompatible with the more traditionally named and reared employees? And would it matter if parents named the person or the person changed names when reaching legal age? I'm curious.
Check my post count, I'm new here, be gentle. I'm curious, not confrontational.

monster 05-06-2008 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451605)
It's just how I feel. I want people on the team I can count on, who will work hard for me, who actually have the skills they put on their resume, and who won't make themselves or the rest of the team targets for ridicule.
So it's based on your name prejudice. period.


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All of the candidates were supposed to have been screened by the H.R. department. Most of those I got rid of had padded resumes. Most of them lied about certifications or degrees. I know they were lying because when I put them in front of real computers, printers, etc. they stood there with a blank look on their faces. Many couldn't figure out how to answer the phone. When I hired them, I told them they had a maximum of 3 days to show me they could hit the ground running. I didn't lie to any of them.
Would you accept this excuse from a potential employee?
really/

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unless you were applying to work for me and I think the chances of that are pretty slim.
Oh so do I, hon, so do I.

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I will tell you this, if your name was actually "monster", you wouldn't get hired.
note to self: have another kid (need different babypapa) and name it monster.

Do your employers ever see what you post here? I find it hard to believe they could support this crap. Especially the bit about rejecting resumes on the basis of first name not being racist. No wonder you were so touchy when i brought up your job.

monster 05-06-2008 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451501)
may even effect his ability to get work later in life.

btw, it's affect. I would have said something earlier, but I didn't want to make you look stupid until you'd done it for yourself.... ;)

Radar 05-06-2008 09:06 PM
I make $85,000 per year and I wasn't bragging. I did get new contracts very easily, but I don't do that anymore. I've taken a permanent job as the I.T. Director for a movie company so I can have something with a bit more stability for my wife and daughter.

Since taking this job, I've been getting a lot of calls (some for a lot more money) to go back to doing contract consulting, but I won't take it. The going rate for a network manager in this part of California averages less than what I earn. Some people make a lot more money doing this, and some make less. I make enough. I took the job for it's growth potential and because I'll get to build the network from the bottom up because the last guys they had didn't know shit.

I've historically worked for very large companies where I was one cog in a giant machine. I've seen how bureaucracy kept them from doing what was best for their networks and how resistant they were to change.

Now I'm in a job where I get to make 100% of the decisions and where the network will be exactly the way it should be. That alone is worth taking a hit in the wallet. Besides, once the job is done, I'll be getting a very big bump.

LOL @ blowing hobos for a buck. That was actually very funny. :)

Radar 05-06-2008 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetwater (Post 451610)
Radar, are you arguing against unusual names because you think the name was given by usual parents who probably raised the child in an unusual way and that way would be incompatible with the more traditionally named and reared employees? And would it matter if parents named the person or the person changed names when reaching legal age? I'm curious.
Check my post count, I'm new here, be gentle. I'm curious, not confrontational.
This is a pretty accurate way of describing my feelings toward these unusual names. The job thing was only part of it, though the discussion seems to have gravitated toward it. I genuinely feel for kids getting picked on for something like that.

If a person changed their legal name, I'd have no way of knowing. I might be surprised and have a great employee I can depend on. I might also find someone who comes to work with a green mohawk, tatoos a swastika on their forehead, and pierces their cheek after a month on the job and who shows up late everyday.

All I'm saying is it's wrong for parents to do this to their kids. Have a little compassion and understanding. Don't pretend that they won't be picked on because that's the kind of world you WISH it would be. Don't let your kids get beaten up because you want to be Rosa Parks.

monster 05-06-2008 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451599)

For instance, if I had a company where people had to move bags of cement all day. If Bob can lift and move ten 50 lb bags of cement per minute, and Sally can only move 5, Sally should earn half of what Bob does. If the opposite is true, Bob should earn half of what Sally earns.

But if you could only interview one of them? Which one would you choose?

monster 05-06-2008 09:43 PM
...and what if they were called Ocean and Mary and you could only interview one?.......

Radar 05-06-2008 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451616)
But if you could only interview one of them? Which one would you choose?
I'd interview the one who has the most experience....unless that person was named Moonbeam.

Radar 05-06-2008 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 451617)
...and what if they were called Ocean and Mary and you could only interview one?.......
If they were named Ocean and Mary, we'd have another freaky name in the unemployment line.

lookout123 05-07-2008 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451615)
might also find someone who comes to work with a green mohawk, tatoos a swastika on their forehead, and pierces their cheek after a month on the job and who shows up late everyday.
True. That kind of behavior certainly wouldn't happen with guys named Charles, Sid, Ted, or Mike.

Trilby 05-07-2008 10:40 AM
I wrote a poem titled Needius Worse than Ever based on a real man named Needius Grubb.

I have taken care of a woman named Tequila.

HungLikeJesus 05-07-2008 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Brianna (Post 451693)
...
I have taken care of a woman named Tequila.
Taken care of?

:shotgun::dead3:

Rexmons 05-07-2008 11:15 AM
you should also throw away half the resumes without even looking at them to eliminate all the unlucky candidates.

glatt 05-07-2008 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Rexmons (Post 451702)
you should also throw away half the resumes without even looking at them to eliminate all the unlucky candidates.
:lol: Awesome! :lol:

Cloud 05-07-2008 12:37 PM
so, I guess if you name your kid "Barack" he'll never get anywhere in life, huh? Like, say, becoming a Senator?

lookout123 05-07-2008 12:46 PM
The name issue is a valid discussion if everyone drops the knee jerk sensitivity for a minute. I've long held the belief that names DO matter. They aren't the end all be all ingredient in a person's fate, but they do matter, with boys especially. I have always said that some names will either lead the boy to be a super stud that everyone flocks around or a nerd that is left out and picked on. Evidence is only anecdotal but it is interesting.

I went to school with two guys named Doyle. Physically they were built about the same, dad's worked in the same factory so same money, pretty much everything about them was at least similar. Except Doyle S was made fun of for his girlie dork name from the time we were in first grade. People would pick on him and he'd shuffle his feet and had no way to respond. Funny thing is that the other Doyle didn't get picked on for his name very often. He became a stereotypical badass. The girls swooned for him, the guys surrounded him, the football team caught his passes.

The name matters only to the degree that the kid is able to define his personality. Unfortunately, it can cause a kid some disadvantage early on that can carry into adult life.

I think the real problem in this thread is that Radar, as usual, takes a valid point, takes an extreme stance on it, and uses his usual tactics from How to Win Friends and Influence People to convince everyone of his superior viewpoint.

lookout123 05-07-2008 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud (Post 451715)
so, I guess if you name your kid "Barack" he'll never get anywhere in life, huh? Like, say, becoming a Senator?
Barack? huh? OOOh, you mean Barry? Barry that guy from school? yeah I remember him.

Seems like Barack wasn't a such convenient name for a kid.

glatt 05-07-2008 01:12 PM
Monster has already said this but we can't use our childhood experiences to guide us here on this one. Times have changed, and kids today are much more tolerant of "different" names than when we were younger. Since Columbine, the schools have gone to great lengths to teach kids not to bully each other and it appears to be working, based on what I've seen in my town.

lookout123 05-07-2008 01:17 PM
Fair enough. I'm not overly concerned about either way. I named both my boys John so they're safe.


OK, not really. One of my boys has an older out of favor name, the other has a name that is ambiguous.

kerosene 05-07-2008 01:22 PM
I grew up with a somewhat unusual name...I think what caused people to pick on my name was its existence in so many stories and commercial avenues..."Casey at the Bat", "Casey Jones", "KC and the Sunshine Band", "Kacey Fine Furniture", and "Casey the talking Robot" were all terms I was expected to answer to. I won't even begin to relay the slaughterings my 13 letter German last name got. I go by "Case" now, because it is more unique than "Casey" which seems to have grown in popularity since I was a kid. Also, my family always called me "Case." I find it odd when people call me Casey, now. What is even worse, though, is my brother's name is Justin.

lookout123 05-07-2008 01:24 PM
I went to school with two casey's. They were both HAAAWWWT! They only got picked on until boys figured out how to get their attention in more appropriate ways.

Drax 05-07-2008 02:20 PM
Radar, it seems to me that your more concerned about how people look and what their names are, rather than how they do their job.

classicman 05-07-2008 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451625)
I hire my share of people. I've hired a hundred or so over the years. But there are thousands if not millions of other people like me who don't want to hire someone with tattoos on their face, or names like "Moonbeam" etc.

The bottom line is if you name your kid Rainbow and they get the shit beaten out of them, or they get picked on, or they hate you, or they have a hard time finding a job... it's YOUR FAULT.

Unlike the Chinese, I didn't name my child by dropping a drawer full of silverware down the stairs.... PING .... ZHAO... SUM... TING.... WONG

But there are thousands if not millions of other people like me who don't want to hire someone with tattoos on their face, or names like "Moonbeam" etc.

Neither is oranjello, lemonjello, Shaqueefa, Shaquanda, Monifa, Sharhonda, Ebony, Lexus, Mercedes, Alize, etc.

I don't care what someone's racial origin, religion, gender, age, etc. happens to be as long as they can communicate effectively and work well with others.

If they've got an oddball name, I read no further. If someone's name is Claud Balls, I laugh and toss the resume in the garbage and I judge the other candidates based on their level of skill, education, and experience.

I'm neither racist, nor sexist. Discrimination based on names I find stupid is neither of these. On the contrary, I support meritocracy in all areas. I want TRUE equality for women.

I will tell you this, if your name was actually "monster", you wouldn't get hired.

I'd interview the one who has the most experience....unless that person was named Moonbeam.
Very telling indeed - - - From one who supports the "there are no illegal immigrants position," yet you still wouldn't hire a Chiquita, Bonita, Filiberto, Esmeralda, Placenta or Quique....

....LOFL - - - you are priceless dude - effin' priceless!

HungLikeJesus 05-07-2008 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451501)
...

They acted like I was a big jerk for saying it. It's the truth. ...

That's what I'd call an ambiguous statement.

Drax 05-07-2008 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by classicman (Post 451757)
Very telling indeed - - - From one who supports the "there are no illegal immigrants position," yet you still wouldn't hire a Chiquita, Bonita, Filiberto, Esmeralda, Placenta or Quique....

....LOFL - - - you are priceless dude - effin' priceless!
Seems to me he's also got a double standard, and a rather unusual fixation on the name "Moonbeam."

Pie 05-07-2008 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by case (Post 451730)
What is even worse, though, is my brother's name is Justin.
Oddly enough, I knew a guy named Justin Case. And to make it even worse, he was the food-service manager at... wait for it... Case Western Reserve University.:eyebrow:



But, back to the topic at hand: Radar, couldn't you have made your daughter's life considerably easier by giving her a WHITE mamma? Can you imagine how badly she'll be picked on for being a half-breed?

No? That's racist, huh? Then lay off the name game. I've been picked on for my name at the grade school playground. I also have a gender-ambiguous name (as far as many Americans are concerned) -- and it hasn't harmed me worth a damn.

I'm proud of my name, and proud of my parent's determination to give me at least one thing from my heritage that will stay with me throughout my life. I appreciated it so much that I did not change my name when I got married. I am successful, well-educated, well-respected by my colleagues, and most importantly, I am happy with who I am.

Why would I pander to an idiot such as yourself?

euphoriatheory 05-07-2008 04:48 PM
On the topic of funny names... Oh, I see a lot. I work for state government, dealing with child care and child care providers, and you wouldn't believe some of the names. A few of my favorites:

Sparkle Ware (I think it sounds like the next Rubbermaid/Tupperware product.)
Terry Berry (Really?)
Daniel Daniels (REALLY?!?!)


and last but not least.....


Harold Butts. That kid is going to be called "Harry Butts." I don't imagine he'll make it out of 3rd grade alive.

binky 05-07-2008 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by euphoriatheory (Post 451776)
On the topic of funny names... Oh, I see a lot. I work for state government, dealing with child care and child care providers, and you wouldn't believe some of the names. A few of my favorites:

Sparkle Ware (I think it sounds like the next Rubbermaid/Tupperware product.)
Terry Berry (Really?)
Daniel Daniels (REALLY?!?!)


and last but not least.....


Harold Butts. That kid is going to be called "Harry Butts." I don't imagine he'll make it out of 3rd grade alive.
There was a kid in my junior high school Named Terry, with the last name Derryberry - now that is cruel, not to mention a girl named Gay Laughter

Sheldonrs 05-07-2008 05:41 PM
I had a client at the law office I used to work for who was "blessed" with the first name Delight. It wouldn't have been so bad if her last name hadn't been Cox.
Another client was named Lucky Wang.
(and yes, these were their real, birth names. We had copies of all their IDs on file.)

When I worked in a library, we had a student who's 1st name was Ufuk. I never had the guts to ask him how he pronounced it.

Buffalo Bill 05-07-2008 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud (Post 451715)
so, I guess if you name your kid "Barack" he'll never get anywhere in life, huh? Like, say, becoming a Senator?
Do you know what a Barack is in french?
A shack, a decrepit old house. Still I think that he will be your next president.

Has for me, you would'nt believe my name. I'm a Mohawk and I go by my indian name and nobody ever laught at me and I do quite good moneywise. I got hired because I'm really good at what I do and they did'nt care about my name.

To bad that everybody can't have the same chance I had.


As usual, sorry for the bad spelling and bad English

Happy Monkey 05-07-2008 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 451627)
If they were named Ocean and Mary, we'd have another freaky name in the unemployment line.
And you'd have half the productivity you would otherwise have had.

Urbane Guerrilla 05-07-2008 11:19 PM
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Also, my family always called me "Case." I find it odd when people call me Casey, now. What is even worse, though, is my brother's name is Justin.
MAD magazine is of the view that he should sell insurance.

And you get called after a rather veteran knife manufacturer.

My idea of a decline-of-the-West homegrown country name is the possibly inevitable little girl named "Apostrophe." Perhaps this is a name that should never appear IRL but only as a character name in a satirical work.

Alize, I think, is real -- in Francophone countries. Haiti, for one.

Urbane Guerrilla 05-07-2008 11:32 PM
I did, however, have to explain to the wife that a girl-child would better be named "Elizabeth Enterprise R_______ than "Enterprise Elizabeth R_____" with school systems' penchant for first name, middle initial registration and record keeping. I had to cite my own experience with going by my middle name and not the first name I share with Pater.

Such a daughter could go through life knowing "Enterprise is my middle name!" and always feel ready to attempt mighty deeds. And if she thinks it a little too corny or seventeenth-century New England -- where my ancestry and numerous of my ancestors both lie -- she could discreetly veil it behind a middle initial.

Urbane Guerrilla 05-07-2008 11:35 PM
I'm beginning to get the overall impression that Radar has a wide and ill-concealed streak of xenophobia. It explains much of the attitude set forth in his posts.

Radar 05-07-2008 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by euphoriatheory (Post 451776)
On the topic of funny names... Oh, I see a lot. I work for state government, dealing with child care and child care providers, and you wouldn't believe some of the names. A few of my favorites:

Sparkle Ware (I think it sounds like the next Rubbermaid/Tupperware product.)
Terry Berry (Really?)
Daniel Daniels (REALLY?!?!)


and last but not least.....


Harold Butts. That kid is going to be called "Harry Butts." I don't imagine he'll make it out of 3rd grade alive.
I knew a woman named Brandy Wine in Las Vegas and a guy named Long Dong (tough name for most Asians to live up to), and a guy named Phuc Vu (Pronounced "Fuck You" in Vietnamese).


I have a serious question I'd like to ask. I've known a lot of people named Richard. To me the natural shortening of this name is Rick or Rich. Why would anyone with the name Richard choose to be called "Dick"?

jinx 05-07-2008 11:48 PM
Especially if your last name was Trickle! :speechls:

xoxoxoBruce 05-08-2008 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by lookout123 (Post 451719)
The name issue is a valid discussion if everyone drops the knee jerk sensitivity for a minute. I've long held the belief that names DO matter.
This from a guy that named his son Li'l Lookout.:lol2:

Sundae 05-08-2008 03:22 AM
I spent a couple of months being teased about my surname. Which was Robinson FFS. Children will pick on anything, it doesn't have to make sense.

Cloud 05-08-2008 09:00 AM
I know someone named Mike Hunt. I keep thinking, "why, would they do it?"

Radar 05-08-2008 10:21 AM
My cousin was seriously considering naming his son Michael Hawk....

Similar to Mike Hunt

sweetwater 05-08-2008 10:32 AM
Perhaps one of these days parents will learn to follow the Internet practice of letting kids choose their own names and change them at will. Would I have picked sweetwater? Probably not. I do have another name I use in most other sites and have been seriously considering making it my legal name. My parents would hate it, but it would make a nice turnabout.

Dingleschmutz 05-08-2008 02:33 PM
Yeah, I knew a girl in high school named Amanda Touch. That ended up being great fun when my friends started dating her.

I guess this one's hearsay, but one of my friends works in delivery rooms. One woman had twins and hadn't thought of names for them yet. So she looked over at her dinner tray and brilliantly came up with the names LeMonjelo and Oronjelo (I'm guessing at the spelling, I'm sure there's probably at least three apostrophes in each name).

euphoriatheory 05-08-2008 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs (Post 451792)
When I worked in a library, we had a student who's 1st name was Ufuk. I never had the guts to ask him how he pronounced it.


That totally reminds me of being in the Army... there was this MSG who was African-American, and his last name was "Negrow".... I just called him by title whenever I had to address him.... most terrifying time of my LIFE.

Sheldonrs 05-08-2008 06:18 PM
And did I mention my HS principals' name was Seymor Hyman?
True! And no, his parents were NOT Gynocologists.

monster 05-09-2008 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Dingleschmutz (Post 452075)
Yeah, I knew a girl in high school named Amanda Touch. That ended up being great fun when my friends started dating her.

I guess this one's hearsay, but one of my friends works in delivery rooms. One woman had twins and hadn't thought of names for them yet. So she looked over at her dinner tray and brilliantly came up with the names LeMonjelo and Oronjelo (I'm guessing at the spelling, I'm sure there's probably at least three apostrophes in each name).

Really? Your friend? Take a dekko at Snopes for that one

Dingleschmutz 05-09-2008 08:00 AM
Yes, my actual friend. Want her number?

monster 05-09-2008 08:04 AM
oooh, tempting... but I'm taken.... ;)

monster 05-09-2008 08:12 AM
http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/urbanlegends.html

Dingleschmutz 05-09-2008 09:26 AM
So either she was lying, or as usual, people put everything they can think of on Snopes. Either way, I don't really care. I said it was hearsay, so congratulations on making me look like an idiot or whatever, I'll go put myself in the corner now.

Radar 05-09-2008 09:57 AM
They show Long Dong as an urban Legend. I really knew someone with that name.

Shawnee123 05-09-2008 10:41 AM
[Mo]I went to school with Amanda Huginkiss. [/Mo] :rolleyes:


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