Aug22

is it time for a name tag or tattoo?

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yesterday i replied to my funny blogging friend from wisconsin

midwest mark at mark my words

https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/132543474/posts/5777286675

who wrote about using funny fake names when making reservations

he asked if anyone else did this

which reminded me that i sometimes

use other names when ordering coffee

because for some reason

people often seem to get my name wrong

‘beth’ becomes: ben, seth, beck, bet, betty, etc.

am I not articulating well?

is it my fault that my parents

gave me such a complicated name?

with so many letters?

sometimes they ask me to spell it

B. E. T. H.

 then they say

‘oh, just like it sounds.’

yes.

one time

 I was with my teaching partner

whose name is judy

we each ordered a drink to go

with our own specifications

we each gave our names

when we got our drinks

they read:

‘judy 1’ and ‘judy 2.’

—

‘i’ve had my name mispronounced so many times, i’m not even sure i’m saying it correctly.’

-author unknown

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  18. Of course I had to go over to Mark’s post – too funny.
    Seriously, why were your parents so mean? Four letters causing such grief.
    Imagine being a Dale in a French province where the only time they heard that name was because of hockey players (Dales Hunter and Hawerchuk, come to mind). They look at me accusingly. But you’re a woman! Ummm… yeah? And then I’ll lilst off a bunch of gender neutral names. Maybe I’ll start using my mother’s name – Monique. Should cause me less grief!

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  21. There’s a VERY popular ice cream and hamburger place in Buena Vista, Colorado that always has a crowd of people waiting for their order to be called. No inside seating, but a city park adjacent. They put a famous person’s name on your order and that’s the name they call with your order. When we were last there, we had lunch with Madonna, George Bush, and Martha Stewart. We were Dusty Springfield. Such fun!!

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  28. “Just like it sounds.” 🤣

    I told Mark that when I’m in a playful mood, sometimes I’ll give myself a non-English name like Raoul or Humberto when making a dinner reservation over the phone. You can imagine the looks from the host when they see me in person.

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