Ooh, score for him, Raq.
I'm always amazed how many people are confused by my last name. It's just ... an Irish name, and it's spelled exactly like it sounds. But I get Gravy and Garver and all kinds of stuff.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
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Amy - Sep 28, 2011 11:15:36 am PDT #395 of 30001
Because books.
Ginger - Sep 28, 2011 11:17:53 am PDT #396 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Beverly's last name is much harder than mine. Mine at least has enough vowels.
SuziQ - Sep 28, 2011 11:19:04 am PDT #397 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I used to try "As in a light bulb" but that confuses some people even more.
Cass - Sep 28, 2011 11:23:24 am PDT #398 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Well, of course, V as in Vampire. That's just logic.
I think, out of the six letters in my last name, I only consistantly spell out the first three. Like some character from another realm who thinks that the spy is named Bondjamesbond. But more like BondBeeOhhEnn. Ish.
Names is weird.
And I really only changed mine so it wouldn't be the same as my sister's. She should have had her bad marriage first. I'd have had more options.
Scrappy - Sep 28, 2011 11:25:10 am PDT #399 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
People pronounce "Fogelson" as "Ferguson" more often than not. Or "Fah-jel-son." I don't know how they get the latter from the former, but the poor checkout clerks who have to chirp "Thank you, Ms.[name on credit card]" have a terrible time of it.
sj - Sep 28, 2011 11:26:48 am PDT #400 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I meant to marry John Smith, I swear, so as to A. get into the first half of the alphabet, and B. have an easily recognized and spelled last name.
Then you get a lot of, "oh there are hundreds of people with your name in our system, can you give us more information".
Toddson - Sep 28, 2011 11:28:56 am PDT #401 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I once worked with a woman who had married John Smith. Checking into hotels and motels was always interesting.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2011 11:31:46 am PDT #402 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
One of my sisters dated a John Smith in high school (technically John Smith, Jr.). Another married a Tom Jones.
erikaj - Sep 28, 2011 11:31:49 am PDT #403 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
My anthropology instructor was Dr. Linda Smith. She said she'd give her name and get lots of "Yeah, right!" type responses.
JenP - Sep 28, 2011 11:32:39 am PDT #404 of 30001
Before SPN, I probably would have said, "As in guns?" but now I would say, "As in Sam & Dean?" just to see whether X Winchester was a fan. But guns aren't actually an interest of mine. Good thing I found SPN.
Continued healing to you, Daniel.
I just get the occasional, "Any relation to Richard?" brilliant comedian whose last name is the same as mine, only he spells his with a y. But, actually, that was more common in the previous century when he was at the height of his fame, I guess. And people are less likely (I hope) to think it's hysterical to ask whether I'm related to someone who's ethnicity I do not seem to share. Although, maybe that's unfair. I guess if my last name were Pitt, people might ask me if I were related to Brad. Who knows.