What is your first name?
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This reminds me of someone I know - when I first started interacting with him, it was only over email (he's been a panelist at the convention for a few years), and I knew him as David. Then his gf (now fiancee) joined our committee in my department, so I started to socialize with him a bit, and discovered that he usually goes by Andy. Then, this year, I heard a few people calling him Dave. So I have no idea what to call him half the time - I don't know if there's a rule about when to call him David, when to call him Andy, and when to call him Dave.
Oh, and I've had a few nicknames over the years as well - two of them are actual names, which has confused people. One of them I got about the time TNG premiered, when I was 19 and holding a couple of fairly prominent positions on various committees. You can guess what that nickname was, I'm sure. It's gotten to the point now where only one or two people still use it, though, and when they do, they just use it as though it were my actual name, with no inflection to indicate that it's a nickname, or that it might have once been construed as insulting.
The other nickname I had came from a shirt I wore one day in grade 9 - it had green and red stripes around the collar, in the shape of the letter V, which resembled the logo of a pizza chain called Frank Vetere's. So all through high school, everyone - including several of my teachers - called me Frank. One day we had a substitute teacher in one of my classes who got extremely annoyed trying to figure out what my name really was.
Brian
Mine's John. 
That’s odd, because when someone’s first name is Stacey or Stacy, I assume they’re female.I'm Stacey.
The first time I recall having to say “I'm a GIRL” was getting my first library card at 4 or 5 years old. I was standing right there in pigtails and a dress.
That’s odd, because when someone’s first name is Stacey or Stacy, I assume they’re female.I'm Stacey.
The first time I recall having to say “I'm a GIRL” was getting my first library card at 4 or 5 years old. I was standing right there in pigtails and a dress.
Stacy Keach
Okay, that’s one dude named Stacy. The name usually makes me think of Jennifer Jason Leigh in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Damn, she was cute back then.
Definition of “marina”: A small port used for pleasure.Very pretty.
“Hi-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho” was a nonsense phrase popularized by musician Cab Calloway. I hope no one’s ever called you “Heidi the ho”!
Not for me. In Italian, it simply means "pertaining to the sea". As I said, a very a pretty name.Definition of “marina”: A small port used for pleasure.
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Nah... however, it is not a very common name here so, when I was little, I was very excited that Sirtis was also named Marina.Marina ... located in greece ... I don't suppose your last name is Sirtis, is it?
I wish you hadn't brought that up. So to speak.
Another Richard here too. Most folks who know me call me Rich. I only hear Richard in formal situations or when I'm in trouble with Mrs.Q2, then I run for the basement.
Hope there are more "Richards" on the BBS; we're being over run with Daves.
My middle name is Richard. Or does it not count when there's a Dick in the middle?
When I was a kid, my nickname was "Hutch." Which suddenly became cool when I was in 9th Grade.
One thing with being called Joel, I don't remember going through school with any other people called Joel. I love the uniqueness of the name. I remember there are few people here with that (including one person who didn't like it - and changed it)
Jordan.
What annoys me about it is that when I got the name, in 1979, it was widely considered a boys-only name. Now, when most people learn my name they think it's a girl's name. *sigh*
But I mostly go by "Hey, you!" anyway.
What annoys me about it is that when I got the name, in 1979, it was widely considered a boys-only name. Now, when most people learn my name they think it's a girl's name. *sigh*
But I mostly go by "Hey, you!" anyway.
Quelle surprise, je m'appelle Candide!
Quelle coïncidence curieuse. Je m'appelle David, mais mon nom de famille est Pangloss, et j'enseigne la métaphysico-théologo-cosmolonigologie.
Pourquoi je ne suis pas surpris?
Heidi ~ (german, Noble one! ~ oh get me!)
I respond to; Heid, Heids, but never, ever 'Heidi Hi'. For those of you not familiar with a dreadful British tv show 'Hi-di-Hi' which was set in a holiday camp ~ consider yourself lucky. I worked briefly at a holiday camp and switched name badges with another girl before I had to kill someone
For those who wish to get an education as to what K's on about...
(Please don't hurt me K'Ehleyr..it's strictly educational)
MANT! Today is a good day to die.
None that lived Scotpens
I knew I should have kept my fake name... or perhaps I should just be K'
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