What name would you have preferred?
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What name would you have preferred?
There's an oft repeated story in my family that my father wanted to call me Fergus.
I am so glad he failed to convince my mother and I now have an absolutely awesome name.
But having just got taken away with Spring Awakening... like I'm thinking Melchoir would be a good name.
Melchoir... it's a great name...
So what names would you have preferred?
I am so glad he failed to convince my mother and I now have an absolutely awesome name.
But having just got taken away with Spring Awakening... like I'm thinking Melchoir would be a good name.
Melchoir... it's a great name...
So what names would you have preferred?
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Anything other than Wayne. It's a terrible name. I'm just lucky I rarely get called it as I am known more as Lucy now than anything.
I have also only met 5 other Wayne's under the age of 60. It really is a **** horrible name.
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I have also only met 5 other Wayne's under the age of 60. It really is a **** horrible name.
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I think Captain Punish suits.
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Dwanye could be better. Add a D and it is all hairdresser!
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Derrrrr Wayne, suits perfectgreeneyed wrote:Dwanye could be better. Add a D and it is all hairdresser!
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I personally love my name, Nickman... just rolls off the tongue.
On another note, I have never called Lucy Wayne, and never will, and I prefer Fergus to Steve, so that's what I'll be calling GE from now on.
On another note, I have never called Lucy Wayne, and never will, and I prefer Fergus to Steve, so that's what I'll be calling GE from now on.
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Good ol’ Fergus McCannon
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It really does.greeneyed wrote:I think Captain Punish suits.
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I feel we need to start a poll to change GE's name to Fergus.The Nickman wrote:I personally love my name, Nickman... just rolls off the tongue.
On another note, I have never called Lucy Wayne, and never will, and I prefer Fergus to Steve, so that's what I'll be calling GE from now on.
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My mum had Brad picked as a name since she was a kid. Dad hated it, but compromised with Bradley. Growing up, I’ve always been called Brad, to my old mans annoyance.
I remember in Primary school when we brought our recorders home, the teacher stuck some masking tape on my recorder cover and wrote “Brad” on it. When dad saw it, he went to the shed, got some masking tape, stuck it to the end and wrote “ley” on it.
That said, neither are my legal name. It’s Irwin
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I remember in Primary school when we brought our recorders home, the teacher stuck some masking tape on my recorder cover and wrote “Brad” on it. When dad saw it, he went to the shed, got some masking tape, stuck it to the end and wrote “ley” on it.
That said, neither are my legal name. It’s Irwin
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Bradley is my sons name.
He was born in 1994. Named him after Mr Clyde.
My parents named me Pete.
He was born in 1994. Named him after Mr Clyde.
My parents named me Pete.
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your son has the greatest name Peej-PJ- wrote:Bradley is my sons name.
He was born in 1994. Named him after Mr Clyde.
My parents named me Pete.
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Yep..Brads everywhere...bonehead wrote: ↑March 29, 2018, 6:11 pmyour son has the greatest name Peej-PJ- wrote:Bradley is my sons name.
He was born in 1994. Named him after Mr Clyde.
My parents named me Pete.
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I’m another Brad (technically Bradley but mums the only one that calls me it).
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yeah bushy only when im in trouble
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I'm David. Not really a fan of it. Hated being called Dave-o.
Mum wanted to call me Elijah. My grandad had some stern words about that.
And I too will be calling GE Fergus.
Mum wanted to call me Elijah. My grandad had some stern words about that.
And I too will be calling GE Fergus.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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There were 2 Wayne's in my class at high school. Had a boss named Wayne too. He was really ugly, had green and black things on his teeth, and got sacked for stealing
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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I was the last person in the country, and possibly the world, to be named Ian. It became horrendously unfashionable at around mid-afternoon on November 21, 1974, and has never made a come back.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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I don't know or have I met anyone named Wayne.
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What name would you have preferred?
I think your parents did it to help us other guys out.
Good looking rooster like yourself needed to have something odd to Level the playing field for us.
That said... Irwin
Good looking rooster like yourself needed to have something odd to Level the playing field for us.
That said... Irwin
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Just read an article on names facing extinction in 2018. Wayne was on the listinterestinglyCaptain Punish wrote:Anything other than Wayne. It's a terrible name. I'm just lucky I rarely get called it as I am known more as Lucy now than anything.
I have also only met 5 other Wayne's under the age of 60. It really is a **** horrible name.
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The Nickman wrote:I personally love my name, Nickman... just rolls off the tongue.
On another note, I have never called Lucy Wayne, and never will, and I prefer Fergus to Steve, so that's what I'll be calling GE from now on.
Hey you can’t deny that my name rolls of the tongue much better than any other.
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What about Alan?
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Good morning Wayne, all the Brads, David, Alan, Ian and let's not forget Fergus...
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So you could say you were given the perfect name?T_R wrote:I was the last person in the country, and possibly the world, to be named Ian. It became horrendously unfashionable at around mid-afternoon on November 21, 1974, and has never made a come back.
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Good afternoon Pete.
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How's Fergus today?
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Super confident of a Raiders victory I'm guessing.
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I'm not old mate.
It'll either be Manly 30+, or raiders 12+
It'll either be Manly 30+, or raiders 12+
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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That’s my middle name.T_R wrote: ↑March 30, 2018, 8:15 am I was the last person in the country, and possibly the world, to be named Ian. It became horrendously unfashionable at around mid-afternoon on November 21, 1974, and has never made a come back.
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When my parents had us they wanted names that couldn’t be made fun of with initials etc. Brother was going be Wayne but WC would be outhouse so they made him Jason and used Wayne as middle name, they thought Bradley Ian would be safe but when grandpa visited mum in hospital the first thing he said was how’s ballpoint, parents didn’t even think about BIC, least I’m named after the two most stolen things, pens and lighters.
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I just wish I was given a really vanilla name to match my really vanilla appearance and personality.
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You’d make a really good Malcolm, SodssySossman wrote:I just wish I was given a really vanilla name to match my really vanilla appearance and personality.
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I think he'd make a really good "Michael".The Nickman wrote:You’d make a really good Malcolm, SodssySossman wrote:I just wish I was given a really vanilla name to match my really vanilla appearance and personality.
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HahahahahahahahaCaptain Punish wrote:I think he'd make a really good "Michael".The Nickman wrote:You’d make a really good Malcolm, SodssySossman wrote:I just wish I was given a really vanilla name to match my really vanilla appearance and personality.
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