# Ochocinco finished? \[Name change\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 26, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998 "2011-01-26T00:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/1 "2011-01-26T00:53:48Z")
[Chad Johnson says so](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81de9b72/article/ochocinco-vows-to-switch-last-name-back-to-johnson?module=HP_headlines). ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/2 "2011-01-26T01:58:58Z")
I hate link dump threads. Even more than that, I hate link dump threads with deceptive titles, as this one is. Chad Ochocinco is changing his name back to Chad Johnson, not retiring. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/3 "2011-01-26T02:38:50Z")
Agreed. Regarding the topic: I’m legally changing my name to “Chad Johnson is an idiot.” ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/4 "2011-01-26T03:33:14Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I hate link dump threads. Even more than that, I hate link dump threads with deceptive titles, as this one is. Chad Ochocinco is changing his name back to Chad Johnson, not retiring. Agreed. Nobody should have to click the link to get an accurate impression of the thread. **Xema** , please use descriptive thread titles, or if it’s a play on words, at least explain it in your OP in future. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/5 "2011-01-26T03:35:46Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I hate link dump threads. Even more than that, I hate link dump threads with deceptive titles, as this one is. Chad Ochocinco is changing his name back to Chad Johnson, not retiring. So 85 has been 86’ed. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/6 "2011-01-26T06:30:00Z")
I think Chad still believes he has a shot at the Hall of Fame, and since he hasn’t been putting up great stats, he needs to start appearing like he’s focusing on the game more, and less on himself. Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/7 "2011-01-26T07:08:39Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > please use descriptive thread titles, or if it’s a play on words, at least explain it in your OP in future. Very sorry. (I actually thought my reference to his new [old] name was a sort of explanation.) Here’s the lead of the linked article: > [@](#): > > Chad Ochocinco is no more. Welcome back, Chad Johnson. > The outspoken Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver made the name-change announcement Tuesday on ESPN’s “NFL Live,” saying: “I’ve done enough with this Ocho thing. It was fun.” ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/8 "2011-01-26T12:43:25Z")
Fuck Chad whatever-his-name-is. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/9 "2011-01-26T16:40:03Z")
Hey, it’s brilliant from an NFL perspective - three times the number of jerseys sold! He’s a marketing genius. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/10 "2011-01-26T16:47:10Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Hey, it’s brilliant from an NFL perspective - three times the number of jerseys sold! He’s a marketing genius. Actually, no. The loss on the now-nearly-worthless inventory of unsold jerseys with the old name is probably greater than the profit on the new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/11 "2011-01-26T17:51:48Z")
> [@furt](#): > > … the now-nearly-worthless inventory of unsold jerseys with the old name… Hey, maybe these become rare collector’s items. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/12 "2011-01-26T18:58:27Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Actually, no. The loss on the now-nearly-worthless inventory of unsold jerseys with the old name is probably greater than the profit on the new ones. No loss - if Chad stays with the Bengals, he has to buy the unsold jerseys. If he leaves to go elsewhere, they would have been surplus anyway. ---
**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ochocinco-finished-name-change/568998/13 "2011-01-26T20:31:20Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Fuck Chad whatever-his-name-is. What he said!