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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because then you'll sound like a dipshit like Christophers who go by Toph.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got it. Toph is only an acceptable name if you're prepared to rock it hard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm more on the side of Isto

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

"There are some who call me... Tim."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No joke, I knew a guy named Richard who went by Chard!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That would've been superior

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you call him Swiss Chard?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I opted not to since I lived with him at the time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a dick

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like to call my buddy Christopher 'Topher'

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I like Topher the zombie on What We Do In the Shadows

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Thomas could go by Omas!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Samantha could go by Salmon... or even, Anthems?

Danielle could go be Yell

Richard could be Itch

Joshua could be Shoe

Gary could be Air

Logan could go by Lo

Mikayle could be Kayle

Dylan could be LAN

Megan could be Egg

Jessica could be Sicka

Anthony could be Honey

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hiding their love of Lamp.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mothra could be the Sun God yet opted for an ugly butterfly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cindy could be Indy

Michael can be Chael.

Hmm 🤔

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cindy is already short for Cynthia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thia then. 😂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Only a Cynth deals in absolutes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Names Muhammad, but everyone just calls me 'Ham'. Its extremely insensitive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My dad has a friend named Timo (teemoe), it took us many years to find out his first name was actually just Timothy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Omigod. That's hilarious

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Lmao chard was funnier

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You mean like this ETHZ professor? https://people.inf.ethz.ch/troscoe/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have often wondered this myself.