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Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
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I laughed so hard I spilled coffee on myself and paper work on my desk.
I don't care what anybody names their baby or changes their name to but the comedy in this article is priceless !
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/10/09/raven-symone-ripped-for-being-discriminatory-against-names/?intcmp=hpff

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  • callencallen Posts: 6,388
    Yeah get how some get humor from the misgivings of the poor and uneducated.

    As to discriminating against a person due to their name, well it's the parents not the off spring. Ravens a dick.

    Course I could see discriminating against person named Clayton or Toby.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Eddie :how_interesting:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxqCGTkV5wg
  • PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    ^^^
    That is a great capture.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    I have a bias toward goofy spellings of otherwise common names or unusual names that are difficult to spell or pronounce. But having a bias is not the same as judging someone based on that bias. The thing to with a bias is to admit it, figure out if it is your own hang up or is there a real reason for it and treat others with due courtesy and respect regardless.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I saw one on FB the other day...
    Airwrecka.
    Pronounced Erika.

    :minus_one:
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  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,061
    I have seen "Cereal" pronounced "Surreal". Then there's "Le-a". Yup, that's pronounced "Ledasha".
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Scout salute, just saw a young girl on one of those Scared Straight things.

    Her name is Ty'Lexus.

    Why?!!
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Oh for fuck's sake.

    Ty'Lexus' sister is named Ty'Chelle.

    And while I'm incredulous and am apt to poke fun, ultimately I just don't get it and pretty much align with this train of thought.
    brianlux said:

    I have a bias toward goofy spellings of otherwise common names or unusual names that are difficult to spell or pronounce. But having a bias is not the same as judging someone based on that bias. The thing to with a bias is to admit it, figure out if it is your own hang up or is there a real reason for it and treat others with due courtesy and respect regardless.

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    I was almost named "David" but that would have made me D-Lux. Thank heavens for my thoughtful parents! :smiley:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • xhausted1xhausted1 Posts: 126
    brianlux said:

    I was almost named "David" but that would have made me D-Lux. Thank heavens for my thoughtful parents! :smiley:

    A rapper name before it's time. You missed out, man!
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    xhausted1 said:

    brianlux said:

    I was almost named "David" but that would have made me D-Lux. Thank heavens for my thoughtful parents! :smiley:

    A rapper name before it's time. You missed out, man!
    :lol:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,061
    He could still throw a "Lil" in front of his current name and pursue his destiny as a rapper. Just sayin'.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    Or we could change our names to rapper style.
    Godfaddah-huh
    Lucid C Callen Nugget
    Hedon-Ice-T
    PJmahn No Leave
    R Gambyz
    Outlaw E-Z Dudeman
    X-Ozz Dah-one
    Lil Brianluxe

    But ya gotta post this thread tah catch yo rapper name, yo!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    HAHHAHHAHHAHA !!!! had it not been for my Mother I'd have been named Duffy.....yes, dad was a farm boy redneck LOL !!!!!

    Godfather.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    brianlux said:

    Or we could change our names to rapper style.
    Godfaddah-huh
    Lucid C Callen Nugget
    Hedon-Ice-T
    PJmahn No Leave
    R Gambyz
    Outlaw E-Z Dudeman
    X-Ozz Dah-one
    Lil Brianluxe

    But ya gotta post this thread tah catch yo rapper name, yo!

    HAHHAHHHAHAHHAHAHHA !!!!! a very close friend, a black guy, calls me G-Pops but Godfaddah-huh sounds more MTVish

    Godfather.
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    G-pops !!
    Ha,you should use that name
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    rr165892 said:

    G-pops !!
    Ha,you should use that name

    LOL !!!!!! he's the guy that started calling me Godfather because I hooked him up with a great job where I work.

    Godfather.

  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    Here's one for you and I swear it's real....

    L-ah

    Pronounced.... luh dash uh
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Bentleyspop said:

    Here's one for you and I swear it's real....

    L-ah

    Pronounced.... luh dash uh

    la'pranca , la'bixxon and la'rudolfia ? LOL !!!!!!

    Godfather.

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    Bently Pappa Z
    rr Badd Boyy
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

    Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
    Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
    If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
    Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
    Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
    Has-descendents
    Wrestling
    Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
    Fly-fornication
    Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
    Thanks
    What-God-will
    Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
    Remember
    Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
    Experience
    Anger
    Abuse-not
    Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
    Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

    (and now I get my own rapper name :smiley: )
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    oftenreading said:

    Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

    Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
    Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
    If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
    Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
    Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
    Has-descendents
    Wrestling
    Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
    Fly-fornication
    Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
    Thanks
    What-God-will
    Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
    Remember
    Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
    Experience
    Anger
    Abuse-not
    Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
    Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

    (and now I get my own rapper name :smiley: )

    You got it!
    Lil' Reedz O'Lot
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    brianlux said:

    oftenreading said:

    Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

    Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
    Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
    If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
    Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
    Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
    Has-descendents
    Wrestling
    Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
    Fly-fornication
    Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
    Thanks
    What-God-will
    Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
    Remember
    Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
    Experience
    Anger
    Abuse-not
    Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
    Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

    (and now I get my own rapper name :smiley: )

    You got it!
    Lil' Reedz O'Lot
    Thanks brian. Be on the lookout for my debut single, Baby Got Book.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Well done, often!
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    oftenreading said:

    brianlux said:

    oftenreading said:

    Hey, modern names have nothing on historical names for strangeness, and Americans top the list. These are all historically documented Puritan names (list copied from Slate):

    Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
    Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
    If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
    Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
    Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
    Has-descendents
    Wrestling
    Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
    Fly-fornication
    Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of "Damned Barebone". I can only imagine this name shortened to "Save."
    Thanks
    What-God-will
    Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
    Remember
    Fear-not. His/her surname was "Helly", born 1589.
    Experience
    Anger
    Abuse-not
    Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
    Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

    (and now I get my own rapper name :smiley: )

    You got it!
    Lil' Reedz O'Lot
    Thanks brian. Be on the lookout for my debut single, Baby Got Book.
    Boom!!! That just happened.
    Very well done Often.
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    a girl I work with has a friend name Ashley Hole.

    Ash Hole for short.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    HughFreakingDillon said:

    a girl I work with has a friend name Ashley Hole.

    Ash Hole for short.

    HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH !
    A close friend of mine has a funny last name "nicewonger" in German it's pronounced NiceVonger
    so we called him "RottonPeter" back in the 80's....but never to his face LOL !!

    Godfather.

  • CH156378CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    I always thought Conquering Bull was a nice name.
  • CH156378CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    I always thought Stone was a great name. I always told my wife, if we had had a son, I would have named him Stone.
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    hedonist said:

    Eddie :how_interesting:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxqCGTkV5wg

    Did anyone else get the feeling he was using that rhythm of naming the reindeer when he rattled off that list of 'acceptable' names?
    I gotta say I usually agree with Carlin's crap or can at least laugh at it but I'm not feelin this. I think maybe he didn't realize all the names he likes are names of saints? Or whatever biblical type names?
    I mean I've got the most common name so I can't speak from experience but I would imagine having a weird name or an unusually spelled name is just a shitty thing to deal with.


    And fwiw, names are used for discrimination in things like resumes. I read a thing a while ago where they sent in resumes with the same qualifications and the names that are more typically black or any kind of ethnic or minority were less likely to get called back than "white" names.
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