My middle name is Trouble - Page 2

Aliantha · 09-01-2012, 10:20 PM

My middle name is actually Maree, and I don't mind it. I never have to use it for anything, so it just kinda hangs around waiting for a form that requires a middle name.

If I could choose my middle name, I'd probably just not have one. What's the point anyway? It's just a waste of ink.

lumberjim · 09-01-2012, 11:26 PM

your face is a waste of ink.
and you spell your middle name rong

Aliantha · 09-02-2012, 04:16 AM

You're such a meany bo beany Jim.

Undertoad · 09-02-2012, 07:55 AM

My comedy hero says you may choose your own middle name if one is not provided for you.

Sundae · 09-02-2012, 03:41 PM

I like having a middle name. If I have to sign my initials I always insert it. I started this at 16 because there was someone in the office with the same initials (I worked in life assurance - yawn) and I just got to like the way it looked. I practiced my new initials before I got married, moreso than my signature, as I have a special scrawly way of writing them, whereas my sig is pretty much just a handwritten name.

And my middle name is the same as my Mum's, which makes me feel special (because she didn't use it up on my older sister).

So I guess I'll keep mine for now.
I had cool ones for the children I never had though.
I think it builds character to have an unusual middle name, without being outre.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-02-2012, 10:10 PM

Life assurance?

Patient - "Am I dead?"
Sundae - "No deary, you're still talking so I assure you you're alive."
Patient - "Oh, thanks! I was worried there for a second."

When I was a kid my parents switched my middle name to Macaroni-and-Cheese, even when they yelled at me... so there's that.

Sundae · 09-03-2012, 06:23 AM

You insure against something that might happen.
You're going to die at some point, so it's assurance.

Trilby · 09-03-2012, 07:01 AM

I was brought up Catholic so naturally my middle name is Marie. Catholic girls always have a Mary or Marie or similar in their name. I knew an entire family whose girls names all started with Mary - MaryGrace, MaryCatherine, MaryBeyonce, you get the drift.

If I could pick my name I would pick Lilly. Because I would change my first name to Tiger and Tiger Lilly is a fabulously cool name even if Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence did it before.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-03-2012, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

You insure against something that might happen.
You're going to die at some point, so it's assurance.

Gotcha.
(I'm still picturing you doing my version, I think it would suit your cheery personality...y'know, convincing people they're not dead yet.)

Sundae · 09-03-2012, 03:03 PM

Bri - my sister got landed with Mary.
They had an old-school priest when she was baptised, who was infamous locally for refusing to baptise a child Hazel. "That's not a name, that's a nut!"

Razz, I moved on from life assurance to being a barmaid. I performed a similar community service, going out collecting the glasses and leaning over the old boys.
"Well there Mr Jenkins, life in the old dog yet!"

I never went home sober on a Sunday afternoon; two different pubs, ten years apart but Sunday is always a morning treat while the wife has the roast in the oven. Make sure they can reach the cheese and crackers/ roast potatoes amd keep smiling.
"One for yourself darling?"
"Don't mind if I do."

09-01-2012, 10:20 PM	#16
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My middle name is actually Maree, and I don't mind it. I never have to use it for anything, so it just kinda hangs around waiting for a form that requires a middle name. If I could choose my middle name, I'd probably just not have one. What's the point anyway? It's just a waste of ink. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-01-2012, 11:26 PM	#17
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	your face is a waste of ink. and you spell your middle name rong __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-02-2012, 04:16 AM	#18
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You're such a meany bo beany Jim. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-02-2012, 03:41 PM	#20
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I like having a middle name. If I have to sign my initials I always insert it. I started this at 16 because there was someone in the office with the same initials (I worked in life assurance - yawn) and I just got to like the way it looked. I practiced my new initials before I got married, moreso than my signature, as I have a special scrawly way of writing them, whereas my sig is pretty much just a handwritten name. And my middle name is the same as my Mum's, which makes me feel special (because she didn't use it up on my older sister). So I guess I'll keep mine for now. I had cool ones for the children I never had though. I think it builds character to have an unusual middle name, without being outre. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-02-2012, 10:10 PM	#21
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Life assurance? Patient - "Am I dead?" Sundae - "No deary, you're still talking so I assure you you're alive." Patient - "Oh, thanks! I was worried there for a second." When I was a kid my parents switched my middle name to Macaroni-and-Cheese, even when they yelled at me... so there's that. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

09-02-2012, 07:55 AM	#19
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	My comedy hero says you may choose your own middle name if one is not provided for you.

09-03-2012, 06:23 AM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	You insure against something that might happen. You're going to die at some point, so it's assurance. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-03-2012, 07:01 AM	#23
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I was brought up Catholic so naturally my middle name is Marie. Catholic girls always have a Mary or Marie or similar in their name. I knew an entire family whose girls names all started with Mary - MaryGrace, MaryCatherine, MaryBeyonce, you get the drift. If I could pick my name I would pick Lilly. Because I would change my first name to Tiger and Tiger Lilly is a fabulously cool name even if Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence did it before. __________________ 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

09-03-2012, 03:03 PM	#25
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bri - my sister got landed with Mary. They had an old-school priest when she was baptised, who was infamous locally for refusing to baptise a child Hazel. "That's not a name, that's a nut!" Razz, I moved on from life assurance to being a barmaid. I performed a similar community service, going out collecting the glasses and leaning over the old boys. "Well there Mr Jenkins, life in the old dog yet!" I never went home sober on a Sunday afternoon; two different pubs, ten years apart but Sunday is always a morning treat while the wife has the roast in the oven. Make sure they can reach the cheese and crackers/ roast potatoes amd keep smiling. "One for yourself darling?" "Don't mind if I do." __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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