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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Morning, Ident.

    Now that you mention the rhythm, I can see it. Had no idea of the saints thing (was there a St. Eddie?!). As someone with an unusual / uncommon name (first, middle and last), I can say it's far from shitty but occasionally a pain in the ass when others fuck it up :)

    I also read that article; if I recall correctly, it also applied to those with gender-neutral names...? Interesting stuff for sure.
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2015
    hedonist said:

    Morning, Ident.

    Now that you mention the rhythm, I can see it. Had no idea of the saints thing (was there a St. Eddie?!). As someone with an unusual / uncommon name (first, middle and last), I can say it's far from shitty but occasionally a pain in the ass when others fuck it up :)

    I also read that article; if I recall correctly, it also applied to those with gender-neutral names...? Interesting stuff for sure.

    Yea they did they same thing with male/female/gender neutral names to demonstrate gender bias. Male names were most likely to get called back for supervisory or management positions, while black female names were least likely to get called back at all

    There were two saint Edwards according to Wikipedia.
    Going off of him saying like "Tony, Nick and Vinnie could kick Tyler Taylor and Todd's ass" (or whatever) there's definitely St Anthony, St Vincent, & of course St Nick is everyone's favorite (the fat dude with the reindeer and presents).
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I have watched all the commercially available material that Carlin has done, and this is the one monologue with which I truly and wholeheartedly disagree...the names he lists as "tough" sound like pansy names to me. They almost all end in a Y with a hard E sound, which is perfectly suited to a whiny, pansy, Nancy, sissy.
    Nick is tougher than Todd? Todd is a more agressive sound.
    He was just off base on this one.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Vinny is a tough guy name? It is one letter off from being ninny...
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Carlin's from Brooklyn though right?
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    I thought so too, but he was from the Bronx. I can totally see the tough Vinny thing.

    :nuh_uh: to gambo!
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Back in the days of his youth though it's almost like same difference. Like I'm hearing old school Italian tough guys "Nicky Vinny & Tony"
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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,440
    edited October 2015
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    CH156378 said:

    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.

    That's my son's name. :smile:
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  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    brianlux said:

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

    or drian lux a bit too hard
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    ldent42 said:

    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.

    I have a jewish last name these days. should I change it back to get more job offers? Back to the polish and more whitish, dya think?
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    dankind said:

    CH156378 said:

    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.

    That's my son's name. :smile:
    Stonekind :)
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    rollings said:

    ldent42 said:

    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.

    I have a jewish last name these days. should I change it back to get more job offers? Back to the polish and more whitish, dya think?
    I have no idea.
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