Make fun of my name. Please.

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Oh boy, can I relate. If I hear one more joke about a snake, Adam, Eve, apples, East of, garden of, etc., I will probably actually just grit my teeth instead of SLASHING OFF THE HEAD of the poor sap who thinks he’s the VERY FIRST PERSON to ever utter it.

In addition, my whole name is Eden Sommerville. Please, tell me I should write romance novels! Please! I never hear that. Also, ask me if it’s my real name! Because I routinely make up names when asked.

(Hmm, does that sound excessively bitter?) I should say that I love my name; I have met only a handful of Edens and I’m glad my name is different. Now if only I could get it across without saying, “Yes, just like the Garden of.” sigh

-Eden
aka Eve Erin Enid Edna Evie Edith Eva Erica et al.

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I have a semi-common Indian name that is shared by a very famous cricket player. I like when people point that out. That means they know how to pronounce my name.
Most people can’t pronounce my name, though. In my opinion, my name is very EASY to prounounce.
The pronunciation of my name should be a higher end question on WWTBAM.
I once had a P.E. teacher call me Saccharine.

Anyone know my name?

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Sachin?

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Jiminy? ;p
Ok, onto my favorite Bitch session: My Name.

My maiden name is Dei ( pronounced like Die) I cannot tell you how many times I heard every day from about 6th grade until graduating " Joan Please Dei" Yeah. It was funny once.

It is actually latin for God, pronounced Day-E. In all my years of having this name, about 5 people/strangers have pronounced it correctly and only two have known the exact origin of it.

ANDshe says boldly, her last name use to be on old canadian pennies. Pre 1963ish. You know the little print around the edges of the penny that say something like:
Flux Capacitor Dei ad nauseam Maganotiram (whatever, I can’t think of one latin phrase right now if a gun was held to my head. sue me.) BUt, you get my drift and understand my remote claim to fame.

Once when I teacher asked me what the F stood for in Joan F. Dei, I calmly said, " Joan Fuckovann Dei" Remarkably, I was not sent down to the Office for that because 1) I was a shy unnassuming kid then and 2) my teacher knew just how tortured I was with the Please Dei crap every fucking day. (The F is for Florence, BTW.)

I made up alot of variables to the Please Dei : Fuckovann, Eat Shit…etc.

I vowed I would never marry a man with a one syllable last name. Naturally, this doomed me for all eternity and I married an Arndt. (Like: Are Not) I have hit the comstock lode of bad puns with this moniker. It blows my little brain that my inlaws have never made fun of such a prime name ever before in their lives. Now I answer the phone: Arndt Home. My return address labels read: Arndt Home as does my email. I’m thinking of getting a personalized front door mat that says that or my favorite: Go Away.

When I was working for pay and had voice mail, my message was: You’ve reached the desk of Joan Arndt. I Arndt on the phone and I Arndt at my desk. In fact, I Arndt working either, ha ha. Leave your name and number and I’ll get back to you ASAP." I got more business from that message than the usual " I’m either on the phone or away from my desk…" because people remembered it and it was short and to the point.

I still wax poetic about wanting to name our son Otto. Otto Arndt. It would sound like a car that wouldn’t start.

Or the discussion with hubby (shortly before and after our wedding) of “we could combine our last names to create a new one.” Dei - Arndt…to Darn. Think of the fun we could have with it!! THAT Darn Family. Another Darn Vacation. Those Darn Kids.

But, if there is one area where Mr. Wonderful has a stick up his rectum, it’s in the " I’m PROUD of my name." area. I swear, he poops splinters on this issue.

Thank you for allowing me to vent. Have a nice day.

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ROFL ROFL
Shirley, I have to say, that’s Priceless! Absolutely Priceless!

That’s much worse than my maiden name. It was Hammack. And, NO, I don’t want to be strung between two trees, thank you very much!!! THAT hammock is spelled with an o,not an a, anyway. Get a life!

Life is teaching you some painful lessons. But it is from adversity that strength is born. You may have lost the inning, but I know you’ll win the game.

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How 'bout a cousin?

< Ducks and runs like hell… :slight_smile: >

My last name is Lutz.

The two I’ve gotten the most have been Klutz and Slutz. Mostly from real knuckle-dragger types. Sigh.

VB

Cowabunga Buffalo Bob!

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Okay, the weird thing is that before I logged on tonight, I was thinking of posting the same question.

I have heard everything in the book:

“I Dream of Jeannie”

“Can I have three wishes?”

“Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair”

People constantly humming the “I Dream of Jeannie” theme song at me.

“Were you named after the TV show?” (No, after my late grandmother)

Nothing clever, nothing original.

Until college, I wouldn’t let people call me by that nickname. I insisted on being called by my given name, Jeanne (pronounced “gene”). When I grew up, I decided I liked “Jeannie.”

My favorite thing anyone ever said about my name? My brother-in-law calls me “Jeannie, Jeannie eats zucchini” behind my back. I guess he thinks I’d be pissed. I think it’s hilarious.

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I’ve been called Sandy Panda, and when I moved to Pittsburgh from Santa Fe, I was Sandy Bandana, briefly. My childhood nickname was Sardine (a play on my maiden name). Mr. Rilch’s name is John Thomas _____. Don’t ask.

Rilchiam, who turns 30 on Thursday the 2nd of March. Tick…tick…tick…

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Congratulations eden! You guessed correctly. Your prize: a card that will get you 10% off every time you shop at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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Hey, Liz’bet, I’ll let you know when the next telemarketer asks the ‘W’ question and I answer her in my best Elmer Fudd voice,
‘ov course, you wascally wabbit you!’. Maybe they will STILL hang up, but I’ll still be giggling about it! Thanks for the idea.

“I only use 10% or less of what I study. It’s a waist. sined, Dropout” Up The Down Stair Case

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Does anyone reeeeeally think I’ve never heard a Jack and Jill rhyme or joke?

I like my name though, and wouldn’t change it for anything in the world (although I once changed the spelling to Jyl - long story). I wish I’d used it as my screen name here, but oh well.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank

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TechChick68:
I had a friend when I was in high school (she went to a different hs.) whose name is Elizabeth Michal. We called her lil’bit. Kind of a nickname that a couple of us gave her. She liked it… Her last name was fairly common for that area, but sounds like something that you toke. Like that group… the Doobie brothers.

Hey, anyone think that naming my boy Roy Elroy McElroy is a bad idea? Everyone I talk to does. I think it would be cool. I could help him fight, so he could beat the crap out of anyone who made fun of him…

Oh, another one of my faves when I was a kid was ‘Tony Macaroni’ Switch a few letters and pow you have the Italian version of my name, I guess. Maybe that should anger me because I’m Irish… I dunno.

“What the dilly yo?”
-Busta Rhymes

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Name: Michelle
Nickname: Shelly

Smelly Shelly all through elementary school. Wait, wait, stop! You’re killing me! I’ve NEVER heard that one before. Of course, sounds like some of you have been more traumatized than I was - I had a mild case. My maiden name was Kennedy so I always got the “are you related to THEM” question. My answer was, “God I hope not. I’m a Republican.”