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I *USED* to Hate My Last Name Ryan on Aug 23, 2006 1:11pm

...but over the past few years I've had the privilege of working with many people. Among thse many people, there have been a few last names and firt name/last name combo's that have stood out in my memory, and furthermore, have made me realize that "Headley" isn't so bad, if people use to call me "Gimme Headley", or other creative names.

The hard part here is being able to tell you people whilst still protecting the innocent. I will try my best in my descriptions to keep things somewhat confidential. And I swear on my life, these are all true:

If you don't understand any of these, maybe a thesaurus would help you translate.

There's been someone whose name would translate to "furry rear ends" I'm pretty sure its a pretty common last name, but to give them the first name that they did was just wrong.

Howzabout someone with a last name they would only ever spell, never actually "say." Lets just say that I'd be pretty tweaked if I had this last name to. Not only that, she married into it. Suffice it to say, that if my "tweaked" clue wasn't close enough, I ought to give you a "purple nurple??" Does that help. If you still don't know it...ask. and I may tell you. Anyway at least the first name wasn't anything like "Huge", or "Fleshy", or "Cold", etc.

Perhaps one of my favorites is is the name that is something a hungry dog, (or sexually focused person might say: "I need a bone." It was pronounce very close to that, honest.

The newest one on my list is very similar to "tweaked" name above, but covers an area that is a bit larger. There's no "real" way to hint an this one, other than saying its the proper name for the area surrounding the above "tweaked" last name. I could spell it phonetically maybe: air-ee-oh-la. I'm telling you, I don't make this stuff up! And do you realize how hard it is for a childish person like me not to bust a guy everytime I hear this person get paged over the intercom system???

Finally, once again, no word of a lie, my last entry is my all time favorite, but only ever works when it shows up on a call center phone line, last name followed by first name. This person called the helpdesk at my first job and the 30-something lady that worked with me made me answer because she was laughing so hard that she couldn't breathe. Suffice it to say, that if this were my name I'd force people to call me Richard, and not its shortened version...which, for some reason, this man didn't want to be called Richard...ever. I don't think I need to go on here, but because this is fun, I will. His last name was another word for small...so the phone basically read, "small member" in slang...

All that being said, I'm glad to have my name...I don't feel so bad about it anymore. Its not like my name is Richard Cranium...

comments:
Tim Johnson on 2006-09-16 16:17:48
I met some real crazily named folks in my travels as well. The following are true names, all of which were teachers, I encountered as a help desk person for a educational software company: Woody Harwood, Aileen Hamm, a teacher named Mr. Fuchs (yes its pronounced like America's favorite pasttime), and Harry Wong. Do you know how hard it is to maintain a professional demeanor on the phone while talking to a guy named HArry Wong? I am glad it was a phone services job. I had tears streaming down my face on many occasions desperately praying, "Please God don't let me bust up laughing!" My last name has had its connotations as well. However, I take it all in stride and have fun with it.

Ryan on 2006-10-05 13:11:56
Harry Wong reminds me of a nick name we once gave a kid in high school, (at least I wasn't the *ONLY* one being picked on for my name). I will leave out his real name and just suffice it to give you his nickname: "Snotty Wang." 8th graders are relentless pervs...


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