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Black Dragon · 03-01-2002, 10:43 AM

What if your name was Peter Licken Phun, how would you feel when some one asks for your full name, middle included. I would be pretty embarresed if I had a name like that, but how about you, would you take advantage of the name and use it to make yourself some money as a comedian or would you be ashamed of it and live in fear of everybody around you?

khazadman · 03-01-2002, 11:31 AM

i would've changed it the second i was old enough.AND sued my parents for givin' me that name.lol.it would take a twisted sense of humor to name a kid that.now if the first name had been something else,you know,like poosee.....

Scholarcs · 03-02-2002, 01:40 AM

This is a true story about my school:

There is a kid at my school name Phil McCracken. We recently had a new headmaster, so when the kid gets an award in assembly, the headmaster looked at the teachers behind him as if to say "is this a joke?". The whole school cracked up laughing!

Downunda · 03-02-2002, 03:27 AM

My mum used to do desktop publishing for a school photographer (putting the names in and stuff) and some of the names would make you wonder what the parents were on when they named their kids eh!
Crystal Clearwater was one that came up and there was this one class that had twins in it - one named Benson the other Hedges! Shane Paine was another. These are all I can remember off the top of my head but believe me, this is the tip of the iceberg.

Glorfindel · 03-02-2002, 03:56 AM

Well I saw this name in the credits of a movie once: Richard Wanker

Now wouldnt that just SLIGHTLY get you payed out at school

Scholarcs · 03-02-2002, 04:10 AM

When we were doing a debate, one of my friends was using some statistics about athletes, so he said "Li Ning"...at which point eveyone took it as "leaning"!

Grojlach · 03-02-2002, 07:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Black Dragon:
What if your name was Peter Licken Phun, how would you feel when some one asks for your full name, middle included. I would be pretty embarresed if I had a name like that, but how about you, would you take advantage of the name and use it to make yourself some money as a comedian or would you be ashamed of it and live in fear of everybody around you?

...But do you honestly think someone is really called Peter Licken Phun? This is the kind of hypothetical situations that doesn't even make sense... On the other hand, what if someone has about a dozen middle name? That when he/she has to recite their full name, it takes them a minute to introduce themselves?

Lord of Alcohol · 03-02-2002, 08:52 AM

Theres a lawyer here (I've seen the sign) named Richard Peniston. The nickname for Richard is Dick lol, although somehow I doubt he goes by that

Galadria · 03-02-2002, 09:53 AM

The consumer Affairs columnist for The Dallas Morning News is Benjamin Dover, I kid you not. Think of the nickname. Also, there is a town in my part of Texas named Forney, and whenever our High School plays them, they do a cheer that refers to their team as the Gators, get it? They are really the Jackrabbits. In my high school class, there were three kids, last name Hawk. I was in English class with Holly. Her brother was Tommy, and her sister was Kitty. I actually have two patients whose names are Bluebird Noble, and Moonshadow Johnson.

03-02-2002, 10:31 AM

I honestly know a couple of guys named Mike Hunt.
[img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

There was even an older man where I grew up named Harry Buttz and another named Harry Shurtz.

Is this thread appropriate?

[ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: Moni ]

03-01-2002, 10:43 AM	#1
Black Dragon Zhentarim Guard Join Date: November 11, 2001 Location: Virginia Age: 37 Posts: 352	What if your name was Peter Licken Phun, how would you feel when some one asks for your full name, middle included. I would be pretty embarresed if I had a name like that, but how about you, would you take advantage of the name and use it to make yourself some money as a comedian or would you be ashamed of it and live in fear of everybody around you? __________________ Black owns!<br />Dragons rule!!<br /> [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/blackdragonpic.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br /> <b>If the media decided that breathing wasn\'t \"cool\" anymore, half the teenage population would be gone.</b> --Someguy

03-02-2002, 01:40 AM	#3
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	This is a true story about my school: There is a kid at my school name Phil McCracken. We recently had a new headmaster, so when the kid gets an award in assembly, the headmaster looked at the teachers behind him as if to say "is this a joke?". The whole school cracked up laughing! __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

03-02-2002, 03:27 AM	#4
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	My mum used to do desktop publishing for a school photographer (putting the names in and stuff) and some of the names would make you wonder what the parents were on when they named their kids eh! Crystal Clearwater was one that came up and there was this one class that had twins in it - one named Benson the other Hedges! Shane Paine was another. These are all I can remember off the top of my head but believe me, this is the tip of the iceberg. __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

03-02-2002, 04:10 AM	#6
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	When we were doing a debate, one of my friends was using some statistics about athletes, so he said "Li Ning"...at which point eveyone took it as "leaning"! __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

03-02-2002, 07:18 AM	#7
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	quote: Originally posted by Black Dragon: What if your name was Peter Licken Phun, how would you feel when some one asks for your full name, middle included. I would be pretty embarresed if I had a name like that, but how about you, would you take advantage of the name and use it to make yourself some money as a comedian or would you be ashamed of it and live in fear of everybody around you? ...But do you honestly think someone is really called Peter Licken Phun? This is the kind of hypothetical situations that doesn't even make sense... On the other hand, what if someone has about a dozen middle name? That when he/she has to recite their full name, it takes them a minute to introduce themselves? __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

03-01-2002, 11:31 AM	#2
khazadman User suspended until [Feb13] Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: the south side of ol virginny Age: 62 Posts: 1,172	i would've changed it the second i was old enough.AND sued my parents for givin' me that name.lol.it would take a twisted sense of humor to name a kid that.now if the first name had been something else,you know,like poosee.....

03-02-2002, 03:56 AM	#5
Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 3,337	Well I saw this name in the credits of a movie once: Richard Wanker Now wouldnt that just SLIGHTLY get you payed out at school

03-02-2002, 08:52 AM	#8
Lord of Alcohol Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Charlotte,NC Age: 60 Posts: 4,570	Theres a lawyer here (I've seen the sign) named Richard Peniston. The nickname for Richard is Dick lol, although somehow I doubt he goes by that __________________ No

03-02-2002, 09:53 AM	#9
Galadria 20th Level Warrior Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 54 Posts: 2,830	The consumer Affairs columnist for The Dallas Morning News is Benjamin Dover, I kid you not. Think of the nickname. Also, there is a town in my part of Texas named Forney, and whenever our High School plays them, they do a cheer that refers to their team as the Gators, get it? They are really the Jackrabbits. In my high school class, there were three kids, last name Hawk. I was in English class with Holly. Her brother was Tommy, and her sister was Kitty. I actually have two patients whose names are Bluebird Noble, and Moonshadow Johnson. __________________ Lady Galadria,Goddess\' Equal of the O.R.T.; [img]\"http://havak.db-forge.com/portraits/bitmaps/wlf180L.bmp\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"Romance at short notice was her specialty.\" - Saki <br />Founder of the IW Branch of the Anti-Anomen Society

03-02-2002, 10:31 AM	#10
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	I honestly know a couple of guys named Mike Hunt. [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] There was even an older man where I grew up named Harry Buttz and another named Harry Shurtz. Is this thread appropriate? [ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: Moni ]

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