How did you choose your screen name? - Page 9

lumberjim · 09-29-2005, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Shannon's a chick name here in the states ... primarily anyway. There are a small number of guys with that name, but they get the shit kicked out of them a lot.

i wonder how much a name can shape you. guys named 'Leslie' tend to be hard asses because it's either you get fucked with, or you get scary enough that people just don't. there was a boy in my high school named Stacey. he was a skin head. he was little, but people were scared of him. If your name is 'Leopold' or Alouicious', i wonder if you tend to be brainy. Kids named 'Max' are usually hyper. is it self fulfilling, or can a parent sense what kind of a kid they have growing in the womb somehow? My kids' names fit purt dern well, i think, as unusual as they are.

footfootfoot · 10-05-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Shannon's a chick name here in the states ... primarily anyway. There are a small number of guys with that name, but they get the shit kicked out of them a lot.

Wolf is the funniest. Everyone else, thank you for playing.

wolf · 09-29-2005, 01:34 AM

Not if you change it to "Sycamore."

That you'd remember.

Tonchi · 09-29-2005, 03:37 AM

"Terry" is not a bad name at all! In the south, the boys are always getting named "Leslie", that would be much harder to live down.

And "Claudia" is not so terrible, Maude or Agatha would be MUCH worse. But no matter what name they give us we don't like it anyway. Everybody I grew up with wanted to change their name, my cousin actually changed hers twice and now 40 years later she has gone back to the one she was given at birth! Go figure

Trilby · 09-29-2005, 07:17 AM

Ah, but my name is not Claudia! It's the way more French and way more disturbing Claudette! Think of the possibilities! Clod-hopper, Clod; and the rednecks have an amusing way of attempting to spell it---Klaw-det. As in, "You know that Klaw-det girl?" Sigh. But, I'm stuck with it. Thanks for the support, though, ya'll. It's just that 'Jenny' would've been so much easier!

PS--thanks, footfootfoot! That really made my day today!

Tonchi · 09-29-2005, 07:21 AM

no no no no nooooo! A jenny is a female donkey, and don't think all the other kids would not have known that. What sounds great at the time might turn out to be even worse

bluecuracao · 09-30-2005, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

It's just that 'Jenny' would've been so much easier!

My younger sis would not agree! She had to listen to guys sing "Jenny, I got your numbah!" all through the 80s.

Claudette is a lovely name. I think of Claudette Colbert.

Trilby · 10-01-2005, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

My younger sis would not agree! She had to listen to guys sing "Jenny, I got your numbah!" all through the 80s.

Claudette is a lovely name. I think of Claudette Colbert.

I loved that Jenny song! It's so catchy!

Claudette Colbert is disturbingly close to my real whole name. But, you're too young to know Claudette Colbert, no?

bluecuracao · 10-01-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

But, you're too young to know Claudette Colbert, no?

Nope, never knew her...she and I ran in different circles!

richlevy · 10-01-2005, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I loved that Jenny song! It's so catchy!

Claudette Colbert is disturbingly close to my real whole name. But, you're too young to know Claudette Colbert, no?

That was the first person who came to mind when I first saw it. Actually, Claudette was her middle name, just like it is Celine Dion's middle name (but I won't hold that against you).

She played the smart, spirited babe back in the 30's and 40's. "It Happened One Night" is a classic 'guy meets girl' movie.

elSicomoro · 09-29-2005, 08:16 AM

I like Claudette better than Brianna. Then again, I'm retarded. ;-)

SmartAZ · 09-29-2005, 09:14 AM

I spent some time in Georgia. I met a man named Geoffrey and his sister Claudia. But it's not what you think. His name was pronounced "Goffry" and hers was "Clay-uda". The parents found the names in a book, but had never heard anyone speak them!

capnhowdy · 09-29-2005, 05:50 PM

...told ya!....

Hobbs · 09-29-2005, 07:01 PM

I hate to point out the obvious, but why don't you just use you middle name. Sometimes middle names are more desireable than first names. Not that Claudette isn't bad, I'm just saying...

In all honesty, you can use any name you want. And a name change is frieghteningly easy, at least in AZ. I had a stalker-ex-girlfriend who had changed her name several times within a couple of years span. Yeah, first she took my last name, then she changed her first name, then she changed her whole name to [first name] [middle name] Kendedy Clinton. She also swore her address was 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....yeah you heard me.

wolf · 09-30-2005, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hobbs

... I had a stalker-ex-girlfriend who had changed her name several times within a couple of years span. Yeah, first she took my last name, then she changed her first name, then she changed her whole name to [first name] [middle name] Kendedy Clinton. She also swore her address was 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....yeah you heard me.

Do I know her, by any chance? A surprising number of Arizona's crazy people relocate to my county.

The ones we try to swap come back here. The foreigners tend to stay, which is very, very frustrating.

09-29-2005, 01:34 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not if you change it to "Sycamore." That you'd remember. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-29-2005, 03:37 AM	#4
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	"Terry" is not a bad name at all! In the south, the boys are always getting named "Leslie", that would be much harder to live down. And "Claudia" is not so terrible, Maude or Agatha would be MUCH worse. But no matter what name they give us we don't like it anyway. Everybody I grew up with wanted to change their name, my cousin actually changed hers twice and now 40 years later she has gone back to the one she was given at birth! Go figure __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

09-29-2005, 07:17 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ah, but my name is not Claudia! It's the way more French and way more disturbing Claudette! Think of the possibilities! Clod-hopper, Clod; and the rednecks have an amusing way of attempting to spell it---Klaw-det. As in, "You know that Klaw-det girl?" Sigh. But, I'm stuck with it. Thanks for the support, though, ya'll. It's just that 'Jenny' would've been so much easier! PS--thanks, footfootfoot! That really made my day today! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum Last edited by Trilby; 09-29-2005 at 07:19 AM. Reason: to thank footfootfoot

09-29-2005, 07:21 AM	#6
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	no no no no nooooo! A jenny is a female donkey, and don't think all the other kids would not have known that. What sounds great at the time might turn out to be even worse __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

09-29-2005, 05:50 PM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	...told ya!.... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-29-2005, 08:16 AM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I like Claudette better than Brianna. Then again, I'm retarded. ;-)

09-29-2005, 09:14 AM	#12
SmartAZ Confounded Conjuror Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	I spent some time in Georgia. I met a man named Geoffrey and his sister Claudia. But it's not what you think. His name was pronounced "Goffry" and hers was "Clay-uda". The parents found the names in a book, but had never heard anyone speak them!

09-29-2005, 07:01 PM	#14
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	I hate to point out the obvious, but why don't you just use you middle name. Sometimes middle names are more desireable than first names. Not that Claudette isn't bad, I'm just saying... In all honesty, you can use any name you want. And a name change is frieghteningly easy, at least in AZ. I had a stalker-ex-girlfriend who had changed her name several times within a couple of years span. Yeah, first she took my last name, then she changed her first name, then she changed her whole name to [first name] [middle name] Kendedy Clinton. She also swore her address was 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....yeah you heard me. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

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