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Just to be annoying, kind of like I return all the time....
Or a miss the company, but I am not sure how as yet...
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Just ensure your son's future as a gay man by naming him Butch, Bobby, Brad, Ken or Lawerence.
Whatever you decide, dont saddle your child with an idiotic spelling of a traditional name. I just ran a print order for someone who's name was spelled "Jascen". I've also seen "Jaycen" and even "Jaysin".
Fuck's sake people! The name loses all meaning when butchered. (before anyone brings it up, I'm spelling "Abbadon" with one "d" to avoid people pronouncing it like Mushmouth from the Fat Albert Show.)
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That bloke from Baywatch spelt it "Jaason".
People who spell their names in stupid ways should be killed by having pianos dropped on their heads. It's only fair.
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Actually, I'm not sure. "Sean" is the Irish spelling of the name. Isn't "Shawn" (or maybe "Shaun") the English spelling of it?
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Well, technically, the English spelling is "John". I'm sure "Shawn" and such are just the result of English speakers trying to spell an Irish name without knowing anything about Irish.
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Um... I posted something here. Something about whether Stephen is an incorrect spelling or a legitimate spelling with a corrupted pronunciation. Why is not here? Grr.
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You wanna talk about being saddled with a hard name to live with, at least through middle school? Try mine on for size. Thankfully most of those jokes didn't last too long past puberty.
(BTW Jason, my father-in-law's nickname is Butch, and he's one of the last people I'd call gay.)
B.J. (Yes, that's my real name.)
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Omega: "Stephen" comes from the Greek "Stephanos". Or, I suppose, "Stefanos". "Στεφανος", at any rate. So, the 'ph' spelling would seem appropriate. I don't know about the pronunciation. Has phi always had an 'f' sound, or was it once an aspirated 'p'?
B.J.: Surely those are initials? I went to grade school with a girl whose brother was called "B.J.". When he ended up going to the same high school as I did, I noticed that he had started being called "Brian". A wise choice, I've no doubt.
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quote:Originally posted by B.J.: You wanna talk about being saddled with a hard name to live with, at least through middle school? Try mine on for size. Thankfully most of those jokes didn't last too long past puberty.
B.J. (Yes, that's my real name.)
You should go with something less controversial.
Like "Cocksucker".
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: B.J.: Surely those are initials? I went to grade school with a girl whose brother was called "B.J.". When he ended up going to the same high school as I did, I noticed that he had started being called "Brian". A wise choice, I've no doubt.
Indeed. Although being stuck with a "junior" name always struck me as being either very egomaniacal of the father, or indicated a complete lack of imagination.
Although when Americans start putting roman numerals after their names, it really is getting stupid. You are not royalty, Mr William Gates The Third.
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"Try mine on for size."
Get told that a lot, do you? B)
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I can assure you I've heard it all before, thankfully many years ago now. If my initials stood for something like Brian, I might go by that, but they stand for Bernard Jr. Going by Bernard or Bernie (as my dad is called) is even less appealing to me. The only time recently I've had to grin and bear it was when my son started talking about B.J. from Barney the stupid purple dinosaur. Ick.
And my dad is one of the last people you would call an egomaniac, nor are my parents lacking in creativity, so I'm really not sure why I got stuck with a Junior. Actually, the worst part of it is when my dad's credit information and mine got screwed up somehow. Took months to resolve that. Not all forms allow you to enter a suffix for your name. Since I moved to another state and have a different address, we haven't had that problem.
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I think we're going to try to avoid the sure-to-get-your-butt-kicked-at-some-point names.
Although with teenagers being who they are, they are bound to find something to go after the little one about.
And pardon my lateness to the subject.... Congratulations Saiyanman!!
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