My middle name is John. Just John. Pretty boring.
In high school my nickname was Tommy John.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
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tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 8:16:28 pm PDT #4513 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 8:18:02 pm PDT #4514 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wait--is women dropping their middle name what usually happens if you keep your last name and take his?
How odd, if so. I mean...I guess it's one of those things that's normal if you knew the whole time but looks strange in isolation when you're 38.
I just figured you'd have the same first and middle names, and just more surnames. Then again, my mother is named Norma Delores Delrio MaidenName MarriedName. Losing names is not in our family tradition unless you're running away from it. Just ask Wentworth Harry Hugent Sylvester Constantine George Augustus St Elmer Mundle.
Liese S. - Sep 06, 2007 8:19:19 pm PDT #4515 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Isn't it? If not maybe that explains why they were so upset. Hee.
NoiseDesign - Sep 06, 2007 8:21:13 pm PDT #4516 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
are you for hire?
You couldn't afford me.
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 8:24:43 pm PDT #4517 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am now finding that hyphenating is considered outre or weird most of the time.
It's a bitch to fit onto a personnel label. Consequently, I hate hyphenated names, and tend to mutter "I don't care about your love and commitment! Choose something shorter!"
But that's only when I'm making labels. Sometimes I do push for hiring Koreans though, simply on the basis of short surnames.
Burrell - Sep 06, 2007 8:24:59 pm PDT #4518 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I didn't drop my middle name, I'm still legally FirstName MiddleName Last-LastName, but I don't include it in my signature.
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 8:25:52 pm PDT #4519 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What happens when two people who already have their parents' hyphenated names get married and want to combine names?
Hil R. - Sep 06, 2007 8:27:23 pm PDT #4520 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I like the idea of hyphenated or two last names in general, but I'd have to marry someone with a last name somewhere around three letters in order to make a name hyphenated with mine not be ridiculously long.
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 8:28:19 pm PDT #4521 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What happens when two people who already have their parents' hyphenated names get married and want to combine names?
See what I'm sayin'?
Burrell - Sep 06, 2007 8:28:44 pm PDT #4522 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's why ours works, Hil. My name is one syllable. It combines well.