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What's sad is how many people have commented on that site, taking it as a serious news item.

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Okay - true story.

My wife used to work in staffing and had many of these types of names come across her desk on job applications. A woman of African-American descent hands her an application with the first name "C'mon". My wife, a middle class caucasian woman - looked at the applicant quizzically and said (pronouncing the name in accordance with accepted english phonetics) "uhhh, 'Come on'?" .... The woman heaves a heavy, aggrieved sigh (complete with eye-roll and neck movement) and with LARGE amounts of attitude looks at her and says "simone".

As a friend of ours says: Sorry - those letters in that order DO NOT make those sounds.

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;699026]What's sad is how many people have commented on that site, taking it as a serious news item.[/quote]

I know it's not real. A federal judge can't tell you what to name your children.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;699048]Okay - true story.

My wife used to work in staffing and had many of these types of names come across her desk on job applications. A woman of African-American descent hands her an application with the first name "C'mon". My wife, a middle class caucasian woman - looked at the applicant quizzically and said (pronouncing the name in accordance with accepted english phonetics) "uhhh, 'Come on'?" .... [B]The woman heaves a heavy, aggrieved sigh (complete with eye-roll and neck movement) and with LARGE amounts of attitude looks at her and says "simone".[/B]
[B]
As a friend of ours says: Sorry - those letters in that order DO NOT make those sounds.[/B][/quote]

LOL. Some of these names really are pretty ridiculous sometimes. I called a restaurant the other day to make a reservation, and the woman who answered the phone said "thank you for calling ___, this is Ikea, how may I help you?" IKEA?? Why would her parents do that to her?

Re: Federal Judge: Enough With the Stupid Names
 

[quote=JoeRedskin;699048]Okay - true story.

My wife used to work in staffing and had many of these types of names come across her desk on job applications. A woman of African-American descent hands her an application with the first name "C'mon". My wife, a middle class caucasian woman - looked at the applicant quizzically and said (pronouncing the name in accordance with accepted english phonetics) "uhhh, 'Come on'?" .... The woman heaves a heavy, aggrieved sigh (complete with eye-roll and neck movement) and with LARGE amounts of attitude looks at her and says "simone".

As a friend of ours says: Sorry - those letters in that order DO NOT make those sounds.[/quote]

My name's Di'Andra. Take a stab at it.

I hate people butchering it so bad, my name tag at work just says D. Simple enough.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;699104]My name's Di'Andra. Take a stab at it.

I hate people butchering it so bad, my name tag at work just says D. Simple enough.[/quote]

I would imagine - Diane dra.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;699112]I would imagine - Diane dra.[/quote]

It's actually Lisa

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[quote=SmootSmack;699113]It's actually Lisa[/quote]

LOL

I would have thought Dee ahn dra

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[quote=SmootSmack;699113]It's actually Lisa[/quote]

Mona?

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[quote=DynamiteRave;698900]My first name is pretty different. And yes, there is an apostrophe in it. And yes, I'm black. Fuck I'm screwed![/quote]
Dy'namiqua Raven

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[quote=GMScud;699089]LOL. Some of these names really are pretty ridiculous sometimes. I called a restaurant the other day to make a reservation, and the woman who answered the phone said "thank you for calling ___, this is Ikea, how may I help you?" IKEA?? Why would her parents do that to her?[/quote]
in their defense the meatballs are pretty good at the cafe

Re: Federal Judge: Enough With the Stupid Names
 

[quote=DynamiteRave;699104]My name's Di'Andra. Take a stab at it.

I hate people butchering it so bad, my name tag at work just says D. Simple enough.[/quote]
sounds pretty straight forward

dee ahn druh or dee ann druh right? I guess it could be a long i, I don't know.. also the last part could be "dray"

I worked with a girl who spelled hers the same, called her D or dang for short.. but hers was dee ahn druh, I think

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[quote=SmootSmack;699113]It's actually Lisa[/quote]
ahahaha

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My friend met a person named La-a

pronounced Ladasha

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;699116]LOL

I would have thought Dee ahn dra[/quote]

Ding ding. You and Try are correct.

I've had people call me Andrea. Really? You just missed the whole damn D and added an e?

Sigh. My parents are so cruel.