Lani (2014-09-14 23:31:09)

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What are your thoughts when parents give their child a name such as "Robert" or "Elizabeth", just to end up calling them "Bob" or "Lizzy" all the time?

Do you prefer the original name or the nickname?
And if you have one of these sorts of names, how do you introduce yourself?

Even if it's just shortened:
Josh < Joshua
Ally < Alissa
Do you like it or nah?

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Mephistopheles (2014-09-14 23:35:25)

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I have a nickname. I don't tell people to call me it though.

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carlos11 (2014-09-14 23:59:20)

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There's nothing wrong with it. Are you trying to incite negative opinions?

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little5 (2014-09-15 00:03:27)

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What Kishy said, except I allow people online to call me it.

This post has been edited one or more times, the last time was:
2014-09-15 07:03:53

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carlos11 (2014-09-15 00:14:08)

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Cdog? Our military consists of very bright men.

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carlos11 (2014-09-15 00:19:31)

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Don't tell me what to do, Corn.

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Jason2k14 (2014-09-15 00:20:50)

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I'd prefer the original as long as the name's not too long, nor too original or boring.

Like Jason.
Or Zack.
Or Joshua.

But not carlos, or Carter.

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carlos11 (2014-09-15 00:24:25)

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Please don't use words you don't understand in sentences that lack punctuation.

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Jason2k14 (2014-09-15 00:34:40)

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Inb4 the Infliction9 vs carlos11 drama thread.

I'm so making it.

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SPCOxion (2014-09-15 01:53:17)

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While my grandmother was still healthy enough to visit me, she would tell me stories about one of her relatives who had a bone to pick about this topic.
If she wanted to call her kid "Bob", then she wouldn't name him "Robert", she would just name him "Bob".

As for me, no, not really. Benjamin is a mouthful, and I'm glad people don't call me by it.
some people call me "bengerman"

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Nutsy (2014-09-15 03:16:37)

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Any nickname I get won't make calling me any shorter.

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jdrelicharz (2014-09-16 03:21:59)

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uh

My name is John, though I've always been Jack.

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TwilightWinter (2014-09-16 09:20:43)

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Many, many... I don't like them except the cute ones. ;-;

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AntiChrist (2014-09-16 10:31:05)

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In real life I have been given more nicknames than any of you ever will comvined. I have the worst lucky ever when it comes to getting nicknames.

Freshman year of high school, these two big guys that looked like senior football players even though they were in my grade pretty much started worshipping me and watching everything I do just because I made them laugh a few times. One day I was stretching and the two guys were freaking out about how flexible I was. Suddenly one of them said

"I'm gonna call you SirMasterFlex from now on."

They say the whole name like it's one word. SirMasterFlex. They freaking call me that in public. One GOOD thing about the nickname is that the black people at my school think I'm really strong now even though I'm a toothpick.


Tl dr: I'm flexible, so a couple of dudes call me "sirmasterflex"

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Nutsy (2014-09-16 10:52:25)

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This girl in art class started calling me Seanathon. (Like Jonathon) I call her Jambalaya.

I get called Kaiba at church. It started with my friend that I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh with then it escalated further. They should stop.

My name in Spanish class is Alfonso.

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