I've never had any of the "As in...?" last name issues. As far as I have ever been able to tell, every person in the world who shares my last name is related to me.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Hil R. - Sep 28, 2011 5:57:15 pm PDT #444 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2011 6:24:24 pm PDT #445 of 30001
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Apparently a lot of people hear "Tommy" over the phone when I say my name. This is probably contributing to the ongoing phenomenon of people thinking they're talking to a guy. I rarely correct them, because it's not worth flustering them.
smonster - Sep 29, 2011 2:31:21 am PDT #446 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
L'shana tova!!
People frequently think my name is Sam on the phone, due to the elision of my first and last names.
Strix - Sep 29, 2011 3:30:18 am PDT #447 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I used to get a lot of "Karen?" "Anne?" but Erin is a heck of a lot more common than it used to be.
Toddson - Sep 29, 2011 3:50:03 am PDT #448 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Happy National Coffee Day, people!
sj - Sep 29, 2011 4:04:45 am PDT #449 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am babysitting this morning! I have really missed G.
Toddson - Sep 29, 2011 4:06:32 am PDT #450 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In "I don't have to make this stuff up," Exploding toilets injure 2 federal workers.
Fred Pete - Sep 29, 2011 4:39:45 am PDT #451 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
We're moving very close to that building next year. Our building has recently been remodeled. I think that's a good thing.
I'm occasionally mistaken for Frank on the phone, and very rarely Bret. Nothing wrong with either name, but I'm a Fred. You know, like the second or third male lead in every forgettable movie from the '30s, as well as some memorable ones.
My last name is unusual enough that I automatically go to the spelling. And if I had a dollar for every time someone pronounced it wrong at first reading (it's a long "e," not a short one), I could probably put a down payment on Buffista Island. At least a starter island.
SailAweigh - Sep 29, 2011 5:01:12 am PDT #452 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I often get mistaken for Erin or Helen. It peeves only minorly, except in the cases where someone has known me for years and still gets the name wrong. On first hearing, I give it a pass.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2011 5:04:44 am PDT #453 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't give anyone a pass. I'm old and bitter and it's really easy to pronounce and I spelt it for you to boot.
The people I whip the pass back from most irritably are those that wrote it down themselves, without me spelling it. Yeah, you heard what I said (I mean, for those that don't promptly call me Rita or Edith), you transliterated it, yet you're reading back gibberish? That's all on you.
My sister's name, I give them more of a pass. But it's one letter longer, and people tend to confuse it more readily with existing names. It does kinda sound like it could be other stuff.