Hmmm. They DO sound pretentious. But oh so cool. Personally I find middle names kind of pointless on a normal person, because when you see some guy on a daily basis, are you really thinking about his third name?
On a celebrity, I like them, though. I thought of one - John Walker Lindh. Well, he was a non famous (er…non-infamous) guy once. But come on, if you’re going to forsake your country to go off and fight for the Taliban, why not have a cool ass recognizable name, particularly one that people associate with alcohol?
Funnily enough, I was going to suggest Andrew Lloyd Webber as proof that Redboss was right.
I’ve also wanted to suggest Frank Lloyd Wright. Lots of people make ugly buildings, I don’t see why he gets so much attention. Lousy middle-name using jerk.
I use mine because my first and last names together are a mere eight letters, which looks pathetic and unimpressive. If I use my middle name, however, it’s a far more formidable sixteen letters.
Of course, I only do that on papers and in theatrical programs. It’s not like I use all three names when I introduce myself. OTOH, I do tend to be pretentious…
[sup]Actually I don’t agree, but might for those one name dudes![/sup][/ul]