Life Your name - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 11:23 PM

Poll 4thcoming.

Examples of full formal names: William, Elizabeth, Timothy

Common shortened/informal versions of same: Bill, Beth, Tim

Examples of nicknames: Weasel, Tipper, Brewster

trndobrd · 02-22-2009, 12:19 AM

How do those with 'the' as a middle name fit into the poll? (i.e. "Jimmy the Hand" or "Tony the Shiv")

Crush · 02-22-2009, 12:38 AM

I actually expect people to call me by my shortened first name. Nick rolls off the tongue a lot better than Nicholas.

ClevelandBronco · 02-22-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Crush

I actually expect people to call me by my shortened first name. Nick rolls off the tongue a lot better than Nicholas.

I know a good guy with that name. I prefer Nicholas to Nick, and he's open to either.

aturnis · 02-22-2009, 12:48 AM

I have a couple of buddies, first names Kenny and Billy. They went by these names until they hit about 23. At this point in time, apparently, their wives/fiances decided to shorten their names to "Ken" and "Bill". I'm guessing they thought it was time for these guys to think about getting ahead in life and to be taken seriously.

One night, out drinking, I said my buddies name "Kenny" in order to get his attention. His Wife/Fiance looked at me and said "It's Ken..." fairly rudely. I just said..."You can make everyone else call him whatever you want, that's cool...but we grew up together...so it's Kenny to me". Luckily she just said, "ok" and shut up as she can be pretty ruthless at times.

I just thought this was a really weird thing to do. Has anyone here just up and changed their name on their friends b/c "it's time to grow up"?

**banyon** · 02-22-2009, 12:56 AM

The males in my fathers family have gone by our middle name since my great-great grandfather. My mom goes by her middle name too, as did my paternal grandmother. Weird, huh?

ClevelandBronco · 02-22-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by aturnis

I have a couple of buddies, first names Kenny and Billy. They went by these names until they hit about 23. At this point in time, apparently, their wives/fiances decided to shorten their names to "Ken" and "Bill". I'm guessing they thought it was time for these guys to think about getting ahead in life and to be taken seriously.

One night, out drinking, I said my buddies name "Kenny" in order to get his attention. His Wife/Fiance looked at me and said "It's Ken..." fairly rudely. I just said..."You can make everyone else call him whatever you want, that's cool...but we grew up together...so it's Kenny to me". Luckily she just said, "ok" and shut up as she can be pretty ruthless at times.

I just thought this was a really weird thing to do. Has anyone here just up and changed their name on their friends b/c "it's time to grow up"?

Didn't work that way in Cleveland.

My cousins were Johnny, Frankie, Timmy, Eddie, Tony, Ernie, Jimmy (There were another dozen or so names like that. I had 30-some first cousins on my father's side.)...

All of their friends would have called them by their last name.

kc rush · 02-22-2009, 07:02 AM

I used to go by my full formal first name, but now I only respond to "kc rush", or "Mr. kc rush" if FAX is addressing me. If anyone calls me by my birth name I ignore them or give them the finger. Even my wife and kids must address me in this manner.

The negative to this is that my 6 year old has now demanded that we call him "Captain Transformers Rock" and we are getting reports from school that he is flipping people off who don't call him by his chosen name.

I suppose my wife will want to be known as Queen Hawaii Vacation and my 2 year old will want to be called Backhoe Loader Snoopy.

Anyway, just know that you don't cross the kc rush, Queen Hawaii Vacation, Captain Transformers Rock, Backhoe Loader Snoopy family.

Katipan · 02-22-2009, 07:23 AM

You can't shorten my name (Karen)... I had some friends try "Kare-bear" in high school, but after I killed them, they stopped. Sometimes my ex-husbands friends would call me Chyna. But that was usually because I beat them at something. Most of the time it was "Coconut Chucker."

My middle name is a construct of a Flip woman that couldn't speak English and the holiday around my birthday.

I never changed my name when I got married, and since I have no... loyalty... to my current surname, I'm going to legally change my name. Making my middle name my surname.

Then Google will never be able to find me! And I'll have a porn star name.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 02-22-2009, 08:09 AM

In personal relationships, I use a shortened version of my full name. In bylines and professionally, I use my full first and last.

JuicesFlowing · 02-22-2009, 08:40 AM

My name isn't a name, but rather a subtraction symbol. -

Jilly · 02-22-2009, 08:50 AM

Jill, it's boring, but it is what it was...

Although, it rhymes with WAY too much and I almost always get people calling me Jilly or Jill pickle.

JuicesFlowing · 02-22-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jilly

Jill, it's boring, but it is what it was...

Although, it rhymes with WAY too much and I almost always get people calling me Jilly or Jill pickle.

I wouldn't have mentioned that here if I were you.

Jilly · 02-22-2009, 08:53 AM

I'm So tired!

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Originally Posted by JuicesFlowing

I wouldn't have mentioned that here if I were you.

**cdcox** · 02-22-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aturnis

I have a couple of buddies, first names Kenny and Billy. They went by these names until they hit about 23. At this point in time, apparently, their wives/fiances decided to shorten their names to "Ken" and "Bill". I'm guessing they thought it was time for these guys to think about getting ahead in life and to be taken seriously.

One night, out drinking, I said my buddies name "Kenny" in order to get his attention. His Wife/Fiance looked at me and said "It's Ken..." fairly rudely. I just said..."You can make everyone else call him whatever you want, that's cool...but we grew up together...so it's Kenny to me". Luckily she just said, "ok" and shut up as she can be pretty ruthless at times.

I just thought this was a really weird thing to do. Has anyone here just up and changed their name on their friends b/c "it's time to grow up"?

I had a cousin growing up that everyone called "Ricky". Once we got into junior HS most everyone started calling him "Rick", which I believe is a good thing. "Ricky" is not a good name for a man. His wife calls him Richard, but doesn't make a big deal about it. He may even go by Richard at work. I'll always call him Rick.

My mom never liked any names for boys that you could tack a "Y" onto: John, Bill, etc. She thought it was too easy to do when the kid was little and too hard to break when they got older, so all 4 of us brothers have names that are not susceptible to that.

tmax63 · 02-22-2009, 09:00 AM

no initial choices?? Most of the time I go by Terry but I'm also Uncle T or Tmax. Usually it's hey T etc, etc

View Poll Results: Do you go by...
...my full formal first name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	40	39.60%
...my full formal first name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	3	2.97%
...a shortened/informal version of my first name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	33	32.67%
...a shortened/informal version of my first name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	10	9.90%
...my full formal middle name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	4	3.96%
...my full formal middle name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	1	0.99%
...a shortened/informal version of my middle name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	1	0.99%
...a shortened/informal version of my middle name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	0	0%
...a nickname, and it's what my parents/family gave to me.	2	1.98%
...a nickname, and it's what friends or other nonrelatives gave to me.	5	4.95%
...a nickname, and it's a name I gave myself.	1	0.99%
I have no name, and why did that guy ride me through the desert?	1	0.99%
Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

02-21-2009, 11:12 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 VARSITY	Your name Poll 4thcoming. Examples of full formal names: William, Elizabeth, Timothy Common shortened/informal versions of same: Bill, Beth, Tim Examples of nicknames: Weasel, Tipper, Brewster Last edited by Rain Man; 02-21-2009 at 11:23 PM..
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02-22-2009, 12:19 AM	#31
trndobrd 'Stachecicle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Tolerance Box Casino cash: $2275087	How do those with 'the' as a middle name fit into the poll? (i.e. "Jimmy the Hand" or "Tony the Shiv") __________________
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02-22-2009, 12:38 AM	#32
Crush Amateur Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Casino cash: $2227091	I actually expect people to call me by my shortened first name. Nick rolls off the tongue a lot better than Nicholas.
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02-22-2009, 12:48 AM	#34
aturnis MVP Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Iowa Casino cash: $9975811	I have a couple of buddies, first names Kenny and Billy. They went by these names until they hit about 23. At this point in time, apparently, their wives/fiances decided to shorten their names to "Ken" and "Bill". I'm guessing they thought it was time for these guys to think about getting ahead in life and to be taken seriously. One night, out drinking, I said my buddies name "Kenny" in order to get his attention. His Wife/Fiance looked at me and said "It's Ken..." fairly rudely. I just said..."You can make everyone else call him whatever you want, that's cool...but we grew up together...so it's Kenny to me". Luckily she just said, "ok" and shut up as she can be pretty ruthless at times. I just thought this was a really weird thing to do. Has anyone here just up and changed their name on their friends b/c "it's time to grow up"?
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02-22-2009, 12:56 AM	#35
banyon Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hermosa, SD Casino cash: $10176551	The males in my fathers family have gone by our middle name since my great-great grandfather. My mom goes by her middle name too, as did my paternal grandmother. Weird, huh? __________________ “When war breaks out people say: 'It won't last, it's too stupid.' And war is certainly too stupid, but that doesn't prevent It from lasting.” ~Albert Camus, The Plague.
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02-22-2009, 07:02 AM	#37
kc rush Blah Blah Blah Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In front of the computer. Casino cash: $1989559	I used to go by my full formal first name, but now I only respond to "kc rush", or "Mr. kc rush" if FAX is addressing me. If anyone calls me by my birth name I ignore them or give them the finger. Even my wife and kids must address me in this manner. The negative to this is that my 6 year old has now demanded that we call him "Captain Transformers Rock" and we are getting reports from school that he is flipping people off who don't call him by his chosen name. I suppose my wife will want to be known as Queen Hawaii Vacation and my 2 year old will want to be called Backhoe Loader Snoopy. Anyway, just know that you don't cross the kc rush, Queen Hawaii Vacation, Captain Transformers Rock, Backhoe Loader Snoopy family.
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02-22-2009, 07:23 AM	#38
Katipan MER Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $-1009649	You can't shorten my name (Karen)... I had some friends try "Kare-bear" in high school, but after I killed them, they stopped. Sometimes my ex-husbands friends would call me Chyna. But that was usually because I beat them at something. Most of the time it was "Coconut Chucker." My middle name is a construct of a Flip woman that couldn't speak English and the holiday around my birthday. I never changed my name when I got married, and since I have no... loyalty... to my current surname, I'm going to legally change my name. Making my middle name my surname. Then Google will never be able to find me! And I'll have a porn star name.
Posts: 23,682

02-22-2009, 08:09 AM	#39
Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $9999900 VARSITY	In personal relationships, I use a shortened version of my full name. In bylines and professionally, I use my full first and last.
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02-22-2009, 08:40 AM	#40
JuicesFlowing Losing with passion. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oblivion Casino cash: $10004925	My name isn't a name, but rather a subtraction symbol. -
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02-22-2009, 08:50 AM	#41
Jilly MVP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lee's Summit Casino cash: $9984925	Jill, it's boring, but it is what it was... Although, it rhymes with WAY too much and I almost always get people calling me Jilly or Jill pickle. __________________ "In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight." — Ram Dass
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02-22-2009, 09:00 AM	#45
tmax63 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $453600	no initial choices?? Most of the time I go by Terry but I'm also Uncle T or Tmax. Usually it's hey T etc, etc __________________ An armed member of society is a citizen, an unarmed member is a subject.
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