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Why don't Americans have proper names?

Started by Sam, January 27, 2017, 12:04:16 AM

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Quote from: checkoutgirl on January 27, 2017, 02:09:39 PM
The name "Jamie" annoys me inordinately.

Agreed. Suitable only for precocious little shitbags or Scottish people. There's no such thing as an adult Jamie.

New page James.

Jockice

Minty Stimpson. A woman I met on my trip to Miami around 20 years ago. Probably my favourite name of all time.

I have an English cousin who has named her son Maverick. For fuck's sake. He also has a comedy surname as well (something that you suck on) but I'm not putting that here on the offchance that the poor sod ever puts his name into Google.

Attila

Quote from: Phoenix Lazarus on January 27, 2017, 02:06:46 PM
There's a lot of several-barrelled surnames reflecting diverse European immigration.  Thus you might get someone called John Calvin Von-Ginkel-Walstein-Murray-Duffy-Jones of Ulm.

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This guy:




Morph:  I get it.  I get why you're called Morph.

Chas:  WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU CALLED THAT ARE YOU AMERICAN OR SOMETHING.


If he isn't an American a dick he sure behaves like one.

Noodle Lizard

Quote from: Sam on January 27, 2017, 12:04:16 AM
After the nickleback discussion in Oscillations, I was thinking:

Why are American (men, usually) called things like Chad and Skip? Even when they have a name like David, their second name is Krutunkleson. Silly.

Chad off Nickelback is Canadian.  Him and his girlfriend Avril.

George Carlin has a good routine about "goofy boy's names" though:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk

Howj Begg

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Chas:  WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU CALLED THAT ARE YOU AMERICAN OR SOMETHING.


r u kidding me




Attila


Twed

Good old British "Chas" is short for Charlie though, not a name on its own.

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Still an absolute blister though.

Imagine somebody introducing himself to you, his hand out to shake yours, his gums all showing from his grinning:  "Alright Bros, ma name's Chas."

Considering your name isn't even Bros you'd shit in his drink later, wouldn't you.  Something wrong with him.

Dex Sawash


amnesiac

Not even fucking about, I saw an American in some article the other day, his surname? DALEK

Sam


Uncle TechTip

Cool interactive map of Most popular US baby names 1910-2015

https://msbarry.github.io/babymap/#M1910

Most people not very wacky, the most popular girl's name today seems to be Emma.

Blue Jam

Barron Trump's name annoys me immensely because I can imagine how it came about:

QuoteDONALD TRUMP: I want him to have a name that sounds powerful, but also classy. Maybe, like, kinda British?
MELANIA TRUMP: How about "Baron"?
DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, I like that... [writes down B-A-R-R-O-N]

It's like that time Fergie from out of the Black Eyed Peas did an album called Dutchess [sic], as if people needed any more reasons to hate the Black Eyed Peas.

Attila


marquis_de_sad

Topher Grace. I know it's short for Christopher but still come on now really.

Blue Jam


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Quote from: Uncle TechTip on January 27, 2017, 11:26:10 PM
Cool interactive map of Most popular US baby names 1910-2015

https://msbarry.github.io/babymap/#M1910

Most people not very wacky, the most popular girl's name today seems to be Emma.

Yeah but in America 'Emma' is short for a misspelling of 'Ambassador'.

Attila


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Attila


Twed

In a diner right now.

"Come on River, get out from under the table."

Twed


spamwangler


Attila


buttgammon


Attila

Punch Side-Iron

Trunk SlamChest

Bob Johnson



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