# You can take your name-dropping and shove it right up your rectum. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269 "2006-08-18T19:44:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/21 "2006-08-18T22:56:30Z")
> [@Roonwit](#): > > If your power goes out, it’s _really_ not necessary for you to tell me that you know the GM of my company before I’ll send someone out to your house to fix it. > > One day, the GM stops by my office and says “Hey Roon, how’s it goin’?” ('Cause we’re tight like that.) > > I said “Y’know, it must be cool to have as many ‘friends’ as you do. Do they all send you Christmas gifts?” > > He just rolled his eyes and sighed. “They’re probably those same people who call me and tell me that they’re friends with the Commissioners…” > > Honestly people, I’m not the least bit impressed. You know my boss? Big fuckin’ whoop. So do I…and he’s not impressed, either. My favorite caller ever was the guy who threatened to tell his good friend Sheriff Bob Jones all about how unhelpful his deputies were being. He’s been good friends with Sheriff Bob Jones for years, you see, and when he told Sheriff Bob Jones about what was going on Sheriff Bob Jones was going to see that something got done, dagnabbit! “The sheriff’s first name is Dennis,” I told him. He hung up on me. It was a sweet, sweet moment in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/22 "2006-08-18T22:59:01Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Back when I was slaving in retail, one of by jobs was at Frank’s Nursery and Crafts. When I was at the store in _nouveau riche_ Birmingham, (MI, not AL), I had frequent encounters with irate customers threatening to tell their good friend. Mr. Frank, about my boorish behavior in not refunding their money for items returned without a receipt that had been clearly trampled in their driveways. > I never quite had the heart to tell them that Frank (first name, not family name) had died many years before I joined the company. My father-in-law does that at restaurants. Yeah, maybe he knew the owner a decade or two ago when he worked in the food business, but it’s been a while. The last time I heard him try it, he was asking the manager if “(Name in Restaurant Name)” was in because he thought he saw his car in the lot. I was impressed at how well the manager avoided openly sneering when he corrected my FIL as to the owner’s name (nothing related to the restaurant’s name) and said that no, he was not in. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/23 "2006-08-18T23:08:15Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > My father-in-law does that at restaurants. Yeah, maybe he knew the owner a decade or two ago when he worked in the food business, but it’s been a while. The last time I heard him try it, he was asking the manager if “(Name in Restaurant Name)” was in because he thought he saw his car in the lot. I was impressed at how well the manager avoided openly sneering when he corrected my FIL as to the owner’s name (nothing related to the restaurant’s name) and said that no, he was not in. Not quite the same, but in a similar vein: I once went to a very good, but very small restaurant an was patiently waiting in line to put my name on the list for a seat. A very pushy woman pushed her way up to the hostess (pushy people do that, you know) and proclaimed loudly: We have a reservation! The hostess looked up and, very politely, said: Uhm, we don’t take reservations. The pushy woman didn’t even blush, but we all got a great laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/24 "2006-08-18T23:10:06Z")
Just yesterfay I was talking to the **Godster** … ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/25 "2006-08-19T00:11:11Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > Did your husband go to a party **with** Alice Cooper, or did he attend a party independent of Alice Cooper, who just happened to be there? He attended a party at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at which Alice Cooper was also present. (He says they exchanged a few lines of small-talk.) Lemmy from Motorhead was there, too. (I wonder, if Hubby wants to drop his name if he should call him “The Lem-ster”?) ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/26 "2006-08-19T06:50:38Z")
> [@Lissa](#): > > My Hubby was once at a party with Alice Cooper. I’m going to tell him to start mentioning it randomly and refering to Cooper as “Allie.” Nope, referring to him as “Coop” would be proper. 😉 Can I hang around your husband? Just to, you know, _absorb_? ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/27 "2006-08-19T12:25:06Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Back when I was slaving in retail, one of by jobs was at Frank’s Nursery and Crafts. When I was at the store in _nouveau riche_ Birmingham, (MI, not AL), I had frequent encounters with irate customers threatening to tell their good friend. Mr. Frank, about my boorish behavior in not refunding their money for items returned without a receipt that had been clearly trampled in their driveways. > I never quite had the heart to tell them that Frank (first name, not family name) had died many years before I joined the company. Part of my job description involves occasionally handling irate customers who have managed to ratchet up the totem pole. I get to stop them before they get any further up 😃 Anyway - my compan is privately owned by a pretty decent guy who’s name is well-known in the area. If I had a nickel for everyone who says “I know XYZ PDQ and I’m going to call him!”, I could retire. I am always so tempted to say “I know him too - he signs my paycheck every week”. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Roonwit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Roonwit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roonwit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/28 "2006-08-19T12:44:58Z")
I’ve heard a lot of newbies here complain that no one ever talks to them. I’d just like to point out that both **tomndebb** and **Marlitharn** replied to my post above. Henceforth, I shall refer to them as _my buddy_ **tomndebb** and _my good friend_ **Marlitharn**. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/29 "2006-08-19T14:07:29Z")
> [@Roonwit](#): > > I’ve heard a lot of newbies here complain that no one ever talks to them. I’d just like to point out that both **tomndebb** and **Marlitharn** replied to my post above. > > Henceforth, I shall refer to them as _my buddy_ **tomndebb** and _my good friend_ **Marlitharn**. No, no, you’ve got it backwards, silly! A mod is your _good friend_ and another mere Doper is your _buddy_. Please make a note of this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/30 "2006-08-19T14:35:43Z")
You know who really hates name dropping? Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Roonwit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Roonwit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roonwit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/31 "2006-08-19T14:51:28Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > No, no, you’ve got it backwards, silly! A mod is your _good friend_ and another mere Doper is your _buddy_. Please make a note of this. 😃 Well, I didn’t want to make it look like I was sucking up, you know. Hey, didn’t we go to high school together? ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/32 "2006-08-19T14:53:31Z")
> [@zoogirl](#): > > Can I hang around your husband? Just to, you know, _absorb_? Why do you think I married him? He’s actually met quite a few rock stars. He used to work for a company which oversaw the security for concerts. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/33 "2006-08-19T17:34:21Z")
The point isn’t that I call him Billy. The point is that he calls me Sir. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/34 "2006-08-19T18:02:56Z")
So I was discussing this thread with **Cecil** over breakfast, and… ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/35 "2006-08-19T18:05:19Z")
So I was discussing this thread with **Cec** over breakfast, and… ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/36 "2006-08-19T18:34:36Z")
Meryl Streep once told me that one of the things she hates most about Hollywood is the name dropping. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/37 "2006-08-19T21:07:38Z")
So the other Day, Meryl Streep was all like, how she hung out with P-Lizzy all weekend and I was like… whateva! ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/38 "2006-08-19T22:13:39Z")
_snort_ Well, Meryl and I… that is to say, “Mer”, as I call her, were talking about the whole name dropping thing, which is why I posted about it in the first place. I’m totally telling Stevie about this, too. (you know… Spielberg.) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/39 "2006-08-19T22:24:51Z")
There’s an online poet who does this, but it’s so much more pathetic when you’re name-dropping other poets. At least if you drop a name, make it be a name! I could drop poet names and none of you would even know who the hell I was dropping. That makes it just sad. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269/40 "2006-08-20T00:18:59Z")
Thanks **Vibrotronica**! That was brilliant and hilarious. Oh, **Elvis** sez to tell you that’s kinda like the parties at Graceland were like, back in the day, and that lactating makes him HunkaHunka hot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-your-name-dropping-and-shove-it-right-up-your-rectum/369269.md?page=3)