# Using initials for names.  A petty, and yet small-minded rant.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-initials-for-names-a-petty-and-yet-small-minded-rant/258189>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 3, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-initials-for-names-a-petty-and-yet-small-minded-rant/258189 "2004-08-03T20:33:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-initials-for-names-a-petty-and-yet-small-minded-rant/258189/21 "2004-08-04T10:51:38Z")

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I’m in if it means we can assassinate "G"s Kenny and Mc (I think we should spare Warren). In fact all film directors with just one name should go. “Pitof”, “Kaos” … sheesh. If your name is Derek, just get the fuck over it.

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-initials-for-names-a-petty-and-yet-small-minded-rant/258189/22 "2004-08-04T20:42:51Z")

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I don’t even really mind the initial thing so much as the whole “cast of characters.” You all know what I mean, posts that start out like this:

Okay, so this involves my sister “Lisa”, and her best friend “Janie”, and Janie’s cousin “Michael”, and Michael’s girlfriend “Liz” (who used to be Lisa’s best friend but now they hate each other), and Micheal and Liz’s roommate “Jake” (who dumped Janie to go out with Lisa before announcing he’s gay), and Jake’s dog “Skipper”, and Skipper’s buddy from doggie daycare “Butch”…

I used to try to keep the cast straight, but it usually turns iinto a big nasty mess, so I just pop right back out of the thread and go see if **Eve** ’s coworkers are doing anything fun.

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-initials-for-names-a-petty-and-yet-small-minded-rant/258189/23 "2004-08-04T20:52:32Z")

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> [@porcupine](#):
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> I agree with this. When I see a “my friend A told my other friend B that he thinks our friend C has weeping genital sores,” my eyes glaze over and I click the “back” button.

Add in a brow furrowing and you could be me!

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