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Tue Apr-11-06 11:38 AM
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Sometimes I Instantly Dislike Someone Just Because Of Their FIRST NAME... |
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... because it happens to be the same name of someone that I *already* dislike (but for GOOD and JUSTIFIABLE reasons). I get a negative reaction to the name, and I associate that innocent person with the guilty person that is the TRUE object of my derision and hostility.
It's unfair, but I can't help it.
So, if your name is Don, or Joan, or Benny, or Mark... and if I act cold to you when we meet, now you know why.
Sorry.
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:39 AM
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1. Whew! Shelley wasn't on that list! |
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:40 AM
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2. Me too-Adolph really pisses me off |
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:42 AM
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3. I dislike guys named George, for some reason. |
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Well, there is one...no, two...reasons, actually.
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:03 PM
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8. My contractor's name is George |
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and unfortunately he likes the other George. :scared: But at least the contractor does good work....
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:26 PM
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10. I have a hard time with the name George. |
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I lay that squarely on the shoulders of the Chimp In Chief.
Fortunately, George Clooney redeems the name somewhat.
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:28 PM
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11. Clooney does redeem it a bit. |
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But besides asshole and his father...there's also George Will. Another asshole.
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:00 PM
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4. Back before my son was born |
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when I was choosing names for him, my mother used to say, "oh you can't name him (insert name here) because of this other guy had the same name and I hate that other guy"
Used to drive me nuts.
I picked the name Tim.
My cousin, who is as close to me as a sister, never said a word, despite the fact that her abusive ex-husband was a "Tim" (something I managed to forget).
Years later, when she was looking for a name for her soon-to-be-born child, we talked about it, and she said, "Well, at first it seemed funny to me, but then it got to be that when I heard the name Tim, I automatically thought of your Tim, and not my ex-husband."
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:01 PM
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5. Aww, my name happens to be "Don Joan Benny Mark Jr." |
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Edited on Tue Apr-11-06 01:01 PM by Guy Fawkes
oops.
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:02 PM
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6. I See Your Parents Have A Sense Of Humor... |
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... if not a rather cruel streak.
:rofl: :hi:
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:03 PM
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:04 PM
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9. this can affect your whole life |
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It's even hard to do spring planting - Shrubs! Bushes! We need a support group. :grouphug:
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:41 PM
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12. I have the same problem....for some odd reason, I do not get along well |
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Edited on Tue Apr-11-06 01:47 PM by TK421
with guys named Mike, Robert, John, Steve, Dave, Chris, Richard, Thomas, Randy, Dan, William, Scott, Greg, Rick, Ted,.....I think that about covers it! :nuke:
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Tue Apr-11-06 01:45 PM
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13. no...wait, theres more |
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Sam, Andrew, Ryan, Dylan, Joshua, Jason, Kevin, Jake, ....
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Tue Apr-11-06 03:19 PM
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14. I've known three rogers in my life |
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and everyone of them has been a flaming asshole, it kind of tars others with the same name, but these guys were and are dickheads.
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Tue Apr-11-06 03:19 PM
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x(
I know, I know, that was cheesy!! :silly:
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Tue Apr-11-06 03:35 PM
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16. Girls named Tracy and guys named Dennis |
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Tue Apr-11-06 04:44 PM
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17. I forgot to add Dennis to my list...my bad |
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Tue Apr-11-06 04:49 PM
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19. I have a problem with guys named Dennis,too... |
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also guys named Don,Dale,Ted, and Paul.
females named Carol and Joy..especially Joy:(
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Tue Apr-11-06 04:49 PM
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18. Girls named Megan.... |
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If I had seen the offending Megan at my high school reunion I may have punched her. Never did growing up, but, hey, what are reunions for if not to say/do what you've always wanted? :shrug:
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