# READ Fuckers! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293 "2008-09-06T04:05:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/101 "2008-09-09T14:14:56Z")
Yes, I have a Boston accent. No, I am not **Ambah** , however funny you might think it. Apparently I look like a **Heather** , as I get that one a lot too. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/102 "2008-09-09T14:45:20Z")
-My name is Neil. … -No, not Dale. Neil. N-e-i-l. … -Like Armstrong. … -The guy who walked on the moon? … -No, it wasn’t fake. … … … -Fuck it. Call me Steve. ---
**Author:** ![Finally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@Finally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finally)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/103 "2008-09-09T16:29:51Z")
My name is Sally. Most of my work day is spent on the phone. I understand Sally is not too common but BALLY?? I get it all the time and my coworkers crack up when when I say “no S like Sam not B like boy. Sally!” Bally?? WTF ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/104 "2008-09-09T17:38:46Z")
I’m “Joanna” – while I don’t like it, I can deal with “Joann.” The following list, I cannot deal with, especially as I enunciate very well and it’s just lazy asshattery that results in morons calling me: Joni Janna Diana Diane Dottie (WTF? Seriously, WTGDF?) Anna Annie Miranda (excuse me? where the fuck did that come from?) and the best of all times – Jeff!!! Honestly, and people wonder why when I make reservations, I make them under the name Bob Smith. ---
**Author:** ![RoniaBorkason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RoniaBorkason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoniaBorkason)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/105 "2008-09-09T19:00:01Z")
Ah, my kindred people. My name is Rebekah, not C-C-A, not Becca, NOT **Ree** -bekah, and my husband’s name it Garret, one T, two R’s. We put our name in as Jeff at restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/106 "2008-09-09T22:45:51Z")
> [@RoniaBorkason](#): > > Ah, my kindred people. > > My name is Rebekah, not C-C-A, not Becca, NOT **Ree** -bekah, and my husband’s name it Garret, one T, two R’s. > > We put our name in as Jeff at restaurants. If I had a male child I would name him Garret. Nah, probably Wyatt unless my pesky wife had something to say about it. Love those names. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/107 "2008-09-09T22:57:17Z")
[QUOTE=Kytheria] Is there anyone in the world, at all, who pronounces “Gillian” with a hard G? Seriously? [/QUOTE] I can imagine it being somewhat tricky for Americans. AFAICT, “Gill” (like Grissom) is more common here (among males, obviously) than “Gillian”, at least Gillian with a G. [QUOTE=Omegaman] If I had a male child I would name him Garret. Nah, probably Wyatt unless my pesky wife had something to say about it. Love those names. [/QUOTE] I’ve often wondered why people name their kids after the [highest room in a building](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/garret). ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/108 "2008-09-10T00:11:36Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > My husband gets this all the time, too! He will introduce himself to people as ‘Thomas’, and people promptly reply, “Nice to meet you, Tom.” > > Wha??? > > That’s a whole different name from what yo were just told! I think it’s utterly rude, but bless my sweet husband’s heart, he says it really doesn’t bother him. This happens to me as well. Me: “Hi, I’m Trevor” Them: “Hi, Trev” Uh, no… my friends and family call me that… you call me Trevor. I think it is rude as well but I don’t get that bent out of shape. But if you do it, I’ve lost a little respect for you. ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/109 "2008-09-10T00:13:30Z")
> [@Hyperelastic](#): > > That rhymes with “boys see us”, right? 😛 > > I knew a kid named Brad, and one of our teachers called him Bread for a couple of days. > > A friend’s mom was Candace, but she once got a piece of junk mail addressed to “Candle”. > > Then there was the kid named Geoff, who was solemnly addressed by a teacher as “Jee-off”. Yes, it was a gym teacher. Why do you ask? I have a friend named Geoff. We call him Geee-offff all the time, but we’ve earned that right. ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/110 "2008-09-10T00:43:18Z")
Oh, jeez, you just had to get me started, dincha?😉 My nutjob parents had one rebellious, demerol induced moment of creativity in their lives, which caused them to mispell my name. They named me Dawna. Dawn-with-an-A-on-the-end, say it just like Donna. If you really want to, say it “dow-na”, I’m good with that, it’s not quite right, but you’re paying attention and trying, so I thank you. Because of this, I go by my initial socially (“Just call me Dee!”) and long ago learned to swallow my annoyance at being called “Dawn” by people who have seen my name, and receiving mail addressed to “Donna” from people who have spoken to me. Anyone who calls me Debra, Dionne, Diane, or Dana gets a forehead spraining eyeroll and a polite correction. It starts with a D, people are inattentive at best, I’ll cope. At this point, it’s almost a compliment! So why the hell do people keep calling me Karen? WTF? The A and the N are the only sounds that registered in their sorry little brains? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293/111 "2008-09-10T01:07:29Z")
My name is Elizabeth. It’s common. Very common. There’s even a queen with the same name. I cannot begin to tell how many times I’ve been called… **Melissa**. They aren’t even close. WTF?!?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293.md?page=5)