if you weren't named what you were... |
 Nov 19 2008, 03:07 AM
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would you be the same person you are now?
You've been going by your name, or a variation of your name, for your entire life. If you were called Frank or Gertrude your entire life... do you think you'd end up any differently than how you are now? |
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Nov 19 2008, 03:08 AM
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No, not at all. A name is what you make it.
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Nov 19 2008, 03:12 AM
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But say your name was Buffy and you were made fun of in kindergarten because of it and therefore developed a complex ... you don't think your outlook on life would be different?
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Nov 19 2008, 03:17 AM
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I wanted to be Leonidas or Maximus. My last name would be Slaughterhouse or McLovin.
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Nov 19 2008, 03:39 AM
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I would probably be different, somehow...
I mean I grew up with a pretty unique name, I can't for the life of me imagine how I'd be like if I was named Michelle or Jennifer or something. |
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Nov 19 2008, 11:17 AM
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I quite like Steven. Didn't always, but now it's cool. I guess it would also be cool to be named something like, idk, Max Powers.
Kevin, avatar wars w/ Evan? |
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Nov 19 2008, 11:34 AM
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i'd totally be a different person. while growing up, i got a lot of attention from teachers, deans, counselors, instructors, professors, etc due to my name, both first and last. it's what made them remember who i am for the most part. i also think it's the reason why i get callbacks for interviews. just my name on the resume is already an attention getter. i don't know if i'd be better or worse off, but i'd definitely be different.
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Nov 19 2008, 11:40 AM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Nov 19 2008, 10:17 AM)  Kevin, avatar wars w/ Evan? bullshit. jusunfag removed my avatar. |
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Nov 19 2008, 12:06 PM
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I might be a different person...but sometimes, it's true that a name is just a name.
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Nov 19 2008, 02:04 PM
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QUOTE(Deetard @ Nov 19 2008, 10:40 AM) bullshit. jusunfag removed my avatar. Like, all together, or can you repost it? It's not like he'll come back or anything. |
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Nov 19 2008, 02:07 PM
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A name is just a name. Don't get all deep about it.
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Nov 19 2008, 02:13 PM
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can i delete posts that i find stupid?
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Nov 19 2008, 02:16 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
So long as you don't get deep about it.
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Nov 19 2008, 02:26 PM
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 delete this
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Nov 19 2008, 03:20 PM
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meh. unless i was named something thoroughly retarded, i don't think it would have changed anything. considering i grew up around people named ji young, gun woo, seung hoon ... all doubled up w. english names ... i highly doubt things would have changed if i was a kim instead.
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Nov 19 2008, 04:42 PM
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I can't say. I don't like my real name, so I go by Lei.
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Nov 19 2008, 04:46 PM
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BRING IT STEVEN!
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Nov 19 2008, 04:47 PM
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i can't stop staring.
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Nov 19 2008, 04:49 PM
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at yours or mine?
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Nov 19 2008, 04:49 PM
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both.
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Nov 19 2008, 04:59 PM
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Actually...I'd probably be better off. It's kind of a long and stupid story why, but yeah.
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Nov 19 2008, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(Krisaweanie @ Nov 19 2008, 03:14 PM) If i was named differently - perhaps an easier pronouncable name; my first days of the new school year, and or meeting new people would not be a burden to me. and i can actually go to a souvenir shop and find my name on a keychain. i'd definitely be a less irritable person. lol. I'm a lucky one since my name is Michael.  Anyways, yeah, I don't think my life would be different unless maybe I'd have a really wierd name.
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Nov 19 2008, 06:34 PM
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QUOTE(cakedout @ Nov 19 2008, 03:46 PM) BRING IT STEVEN! Hey I'm not partaking in these wars, just watching. |
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Nov 19 2008, 06:51 PM
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i want to be named after a musical instrument! maybe then i could have an excuse for when people look at me weird.
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Nov 19 2008, 06:59 PM
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yeah im watching too
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Nov 21 2008, 03:50 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Nov 19 2008, 01:04 PM) Like, all together, or can you repost it? It's not like he'll come back or anything. i don't remember where i got it.  |
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Nov 21 2008, 04:29 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
What a dildo.
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Nov 21 2008, 08:26 PM
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I have a really simple name, but I like it. No one says my birthname correctly, which is why I'm glad that I go by Dee. I don't think Carlos Mencia's "deedeedee" or "deez nuts" have ever bothered me, haha.
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Nov 21 2008, 09:31 PM
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rawr? Group: Official Member Posts: 2,705 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 285,858 |
i think i would definitely not be the person i am now. my name and how i am gives a totally different persepective of me if my name was different. i'm pretty sure if it was another name, it would be very different.. but i would never know. lol
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Nov 21 2008, 11:45 PM
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I certainly think I would be different.
My name isn't hideous, it's just plain and boring...as well as a popular dog name (which was just more amunition for bullies). I have always hated saying it and ended up hating to say other people's names unless I'm referring to them indirectly. For the entire 20 years of my existence, I never called my brother by his name. It wasn't until recently that I began calling people by thier name which is only because my job calls for that. 
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Nov 22 2008, 12:56 AM
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QUOTE(heartquasm @ Nov 19 2008, 01:12 AM) But say your name was Buffy and you were made fun of in kindergarten because of it and therefore developed a complex ... you don't think your outlook on life would be different? Hm, good point. |
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Nov 22 2008, 04:05 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Nov 21 2008, 03:29 PM) What a dildo. it was nice without him here. |
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Nov 22 2008, 04:29 PM
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I'm sure something would be different. Technically, you wouldn't be who you if you were named something different. I also take into consideration that many of us are named after someone, as I am named after my grandfather, and there is a certain expectation within yourself to live up to the name of a great person you were given.
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Nov 23 2008, 07:58 PM
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Absolutely. Both my ex's were named Jon.
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Nov 23 2008, 09:52 PM
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i no a guy named frank hes pretty chill. but yea my name gets me dem girlies.
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Nov 23 2008, 10:06 PM
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I think I should have been name Lolita because I attract so many dirty old men and I still look like I'm underage for being 23.
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Nov 23 2008, 10:18 PM
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QUOTE(JonHMChan @ Nov 23 2008, 04:58 PM) Absolutely. Both my ex's were named Jon. Wait, so... your name is Jon, and both of their names are Jon? Didn't it get confusing? |
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Nov 23 2008, 10:24 PM
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ICE CREAM ♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 405 Joined: Nov 2008 Member No: 699,617 |
^ Yeah, you have absolutely no idea. That, and it was hard - because for a while whenever I heard my own name, it broke my heart.
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Nov 23 2008, 10:42 PM
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Probably not. There'd be no Markster.
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Nov 23 2008, 10:45 PM
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QUOTE(Chii @ Nov 21 2008, 11:45 PM) I certainly think I would be different. You know, I've always wondered what your name really is.
My name isn't hideous, it's just plain and boring...as well as a popular dog name (which was just more amunition for bullies). I have always hated saying it and ended up hating to say other people's names unless I'm referring to them indirectly. For the entire 20 years of my existence, I never called my brother by his name. It wasn't until recently that I began calling people by thier name which is only because my job calls for that. |
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Nov 23 2008, 10:47 PM
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hey wasnt she that one girl with the anime avatar and no one knew her name
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Nov 23 2008, 11:11 PM
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If my name were a little more interesting, maybe I wouldn't be so introverted.
*wishes her name were Guinevere* |
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