People who choose to call themselves three glorious names, as opposed to all us ignorant joes who think two names will do. I constantly find exceptions, but the non-exceptions are so annoying.
Like Michael C---- G-----, the local child psychologist/ media sound-bite provider, who has stated that it’s okay to put professional surveillance onto your child to find out if they are taking drugs (Ecstasy was the drug in question). After all, you’re protecting them from themselves. And the question of how you ever regain your teenager’s trust when he finds out somehow didn’t come up in that interview.
Or Patricia C---- H------ , whose stupid video I just watched (hence this agonised thread), and who reckons Humour dissolves Stress, and decorating your briefcase, or having a wheelbarrow race during work meetings will take away stress. Well, perhaps looking at workplace practices, goals,business plans and the goal-setting process might actually make a lasting difference, dear.
Besides the scary Farrah Fawcett Major There are thirty or forty Hollywood three-namers, most of 'em in Daytime Soaps, none of whom is exactly of an endearing nature.
Frances Ford Copolla made good movies, sure, but would you want to marry into his family? Unless you were hoping for a small role in The Godfather Episode One?
See, I have a problem with the people you can recognize by a single name- your Chers, Madonnas, Jackees, Oprahs, Rosies, Celines, etc… Doubly so if they’ve ben dubbed a “diva” by People magazine or VH1.
[sub]What about Charles Nelson Reilly or World B. Free?[/sub]
Hilary Rodham Clinton seemed much more human when she was referred to as Hilary Clinton…when she started insisting on the 3 names, she got a lot scarier.
For three years, I’ve left my name and research interests all over the internet. Now I’ve married and taken my husband’s surname, I don’t want to offend him by continuing to post under my maiden name, yet I don’t want to confuse people by suddenly appearing under a new name, so I’ve compromised by posting using my three names I’ll be sure to slap my wrist on your behalf, Redbuddy. This is the only aspect of my life where I’ve used the three barrelled name - in real life, I can stop and explain that I’m the same person as before, it’s only difficult on the internet.
