Phone tards....

[chromenewt]

So folks, what's so difficult about my last name? Why can't anyone outside of my department get my name right? Anyone else get the same problems?

Comments

[evil_heat]

whats yr last name?

[crazymeandave]

chuckle

[chromenewt]

Stfu, DJ Piemaster Phat. ;)

[chromenewt]

Bridges. It's not difficult but it seems that the vast majority of people can't grasp it.

Me: "Yes, like over water but more than one"
Tard: "Ahh, I see Mr. Bilges"
ME: "BRIDGES! B.R.I.D.G.E.S!!!"
Tard: "Oh, I'm sorry Mr. Breeches..."

[djvext]

I got booked into a hotel for a conference and when I turned up the reservation was for "Mr Onchion".

They managed to get two letters correct :/

[chromenewt]

I am having the same problem. It goes ok up to the first two letters...

[djvext]

Oh, my problem is totally different. It is the *last* two letters which are ok ;p

[shiftplusone]

Mark Eagles.

Mayak Earls.

Mark Ales.

IT'S NOT THAT HARD PEOPLE!!! MYKE...EALES!

[emmelinemay]

Constantly.

I get called combinations of Emma, Emily, Amy, Tanya(!), and Emma-line; and Bar-thirst or Bat-hurst all the time.

It's Emma-leen or Emmie Ba-thurst. Even after I've said it back to them.

[sinibar]

People seem to fall into three camps with me, people who conclude that as my name contains a common euphemism for the penis, I probably just say it right how it's spelt. These people tend to get my name right and remember it.

The second group seem to think that I've spelt my own name incorrectly. It gets changed to one of the more common variants.

Lastly, and most amusingly, are the people who fear the penis... they start to read my name and then blind panic takes over them as they try to decide whether or not I would be more offended by them mentioning said penis euphemism or mispronouncing the name. If this happens face to face you can often watch the colour drain from the face in a moment of sheer panic.