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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #175 on: May 28, 2015, 01:08:48 PM »
The Wamego Smoke Signal recently had a special insert showing the local towns' recent high school graduates.  Obviously there were plenty of shameful names but oddly enough it seemed like Wamego had a much higher percentage of white-shamey names than the other towns did.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #176 on: May 28, 2015, 01:18:15 PM »
My downstairs neighbors got a dog and wanted to name it a super old white dude name.

They went with Walter.

Very solid choice IMO.
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #177 on: May 28, 2015, 01:19:48 PM »
My downstairs neighbors got a dog and wanted to name it a super old white dude name.

They went with Walter.

Very solid choice IMO.

I have a friend who did the same thing.  Went with Gary.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #178 on: May 28, 2015, 01:20:50 PM »
My downstairs neighbors got a dog and wanted to name it a super old white dude name.

They went with Walter.

Very solid choice IMO.

I have a friend who did the same thing.  Went with Gary.

Not nearly as solid, or old.
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #179 on: May 28, 2015, 01:24:22 PM »
Alright, Gary  :thumbsup:

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #180 on: May 28, 2015, 01:24:34 PM »
I had a dog named gus, he was a teacup poodle
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #181 on: May 28, 2015, 01:35:30 PM »
Barney and Otto are great names. My neighbor has a four year old named Otto.


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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #182 on: May 28, 2015, 02:12:05 PM »
Gary is a fantastic dog name

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #183 on: June 04, 2015, 01:09:00 PM »
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #184 on: June 04, 2015, 02:23:53 PM »
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #186 on: June 05, 2015, 12:25:07 AM »
Gary is a fantastic dog name


I met a dog a few weeks ago whose name was Mr. Hotel.  wtf?
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #187 on: June 05, 2015, 12:37:39 AM »
Gary is a fantastic dog name


I met a dog a few weeks ago whose name was Mr. Hotel.  wtf?

I don't know if the name Mr. Hotel is weirder than you saying you "met" a dog. Like, I obviously know what you meant, it just sounds weird. Although if he's good at tricks I suppose you could have shaken his hand and exchanged names, but I doubt he retained yours.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #188 on: June 16, 2015, 09:42:39 AM »
I feel really stupid when I am talking in my normal midwesterny voice and then I have to change mid-sentence to pronounce a name with a heavy Mexican accent because of how is it pronounced....Is that just me or do other people feel the same way?

There's this kid name Aurel which I thought was named Alron from the way it was pronounced to me until I saw it written out.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #189 on: June 16, 2015, 09:47:35 AM »
one of my great joys is listening to NPR folk on the radio when they say "nicolas sarkozy".  you can just feel it coming.  "blah blah blah blah NICOLAS SAR-KO-ZEE blah blah blah"

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #190 on: June 16, 2015, 10:15:15 AM »
Admin at my office who insists on being called rrrrrroxawna instead of just Roxana.


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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #191 on: June 16, 2015, 10:52:51 AM »
I feel really stupid when I am talking in my normal midwesterny voice and then I have to change mid-sentence to pronounce a name with a heavy Mexican accent because of how is it pronounced....Is that just me or do other people feel the same way?

There's this kid name Aurel which I thought was named Alron from the way it was pronounced to me until I saw it written out.

You could just do what most white midwesterners do which is butcher the crap out out of Hispanic names while continuing to use your normal midwesterny voice.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #192 on: June 16, 2015, 10:54:38 AM »
It should surprise none of you that I Trebek the crap out of any/every ethnic word I have the opportunity to pronounce. 

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« Reply #193 on: June 16, 2015, 11:02:07 AM »
I feel really stupid when I am talking in my normal midwesterny voice and then I have to change mid-sentence to pronounce a name with a heavy Mexican accent because of how is it pronounced....Is that just me or do other people feel the same way?

There's this kid name Aurel which I thought was named Alron from the way it was pronounced to me until I saw it written out.

You could just do what most white midwesterners do which is butcher the crap out out of Hispanic names while continuing to use your normal midwesterny voice.

One kid already gave me a hard time when I pronounced Jesús...He said, "It sounds like you are saying Hey to someone named Seuss."

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #194 on: June 16, 2015, 11:10:35 AM »
Tell that kid to watch die hard 3
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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #195 on: June 16, 2015, 11:13:09 AM »
I feel really stupid when I am talking in my normal midwesterny voice and then I have to change mid-sentence to pronounce a name with a heavy Mexican accent because of how is it pronounced....Is that just me or do other people feel the same way?

There's this kid name Aurel which I thought was named Alron from the way it was pronounced to me until I saw it written out.

Actually I thought the kid could be named "L. Ron"....like maybe the family is big into Scientology.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #196 on: June 16, 2015, 11:15:00 AM »
A Mexican Scientologist?  What would be the chances of that?

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #197 on: June 16, 2015, 11:18:22 AM »
A Mexican Scientologist?  What would be the chances of that?

I don't know but there is a Scientology center (church?) in Wichita so it could happen.

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Re: White people name, White people shame
« Reply #198 on: June 16, 2015, 11:19:58 AM »
A Mexican Scientologist?  What would be the chances of that?

I don't know but there is a Scientology center (church?) in Wichita so it could happen.

Still though... like, juan in a million?






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