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Offline bijou

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What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« on: March 18, 2010, 12:37:32 PM »
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MARCH 17--In light of recent high-profile name changes (see ACORN  and Bernard Madoff's daughter-in-law), here is a collection of court applications filed by individuals desperate to ditch their given surnames. In most cases, the plaintiffs were saddled with unfortunate names that likely prompted ridicule from friends, coworkers, classmates, and clergy. Really, nobody needs to be known as Mr. Doody or Ms. Porn. Included in the court records are applications filed on behalf of a young Ralph Lauren (nee Lifshitz), and Chad Ochocinco, the NFL star formerly known as Chad Johnson, and Jon Stewart, who settled on a variation of his given middle name. (12 pages)  

Check out the names here.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 03:11:12 PM »
I knew a girl named Robin Feathers when I was stationed in Orlando.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 03:37:59 PM »
I have known the following:

Mary Christmas
Candy Cane
Gator Butts
Mike Hunt
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 04:09:46 PM »
I went to school with a Christine Seaman ~ that can't be a fun name.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 09:01:30 PM »
I went to high school with Candy Apple, her brother, Pippin, went to Jr High with my brother.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 01:23:08 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on March 18, 2010, 03:37:59 PM
I have known the following:

Mike Hunt
We got one of those at work. Goes by Micky.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 05:37:34 AM »
I went to school with a girl named May Blow and her brother was William Blow went by Will and the only normal one was Holly
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 08:51:36 AM »
YMCA camp.  Two sets of twins.  Don't remember their last names, but their first names were:

Burgandy and Bordeaux.

Stormy and Sunny. 
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2010, 11:07:32 AM »
Had a girlfriend once whose last name was Blewett.  It really didn't matter what first name her parents gave her.

There was also a Lois Lane in my grade school.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applic
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010, 11:25:57 AM »
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 08:36:28 PM »
You know, I hate my last name and am considering changing it, but I've got nothing on those people.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2010, 09:58:04 AM »
A cello holder that Mrs E used to gig with had 4 daughters. He fancied himself as such a gifted musician that he named them:

1.  Timbre
2.  Tenor
3.  Treble
4.  Tetra (presumably from "tetrachord")
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2010, 12:20:08 AM »
I used to work with a guy named Dung
Now I work with Ron Kuntz, he has a brother named Mike.
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Re: What's In A Name? Ridicule, embarrassment, shame according to change applicants
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2010, 08:43:18 AM »
 Knew a guy in Yuma many moons ago ..... Harden Long.
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