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[-] teft@startrek.website 31 points 2 years ago

Because then you'll sound like a dipshit like Christophers who go by Toph.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'm more on the side of Isto

[-] Zaros@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

"There are some who call me... Tim."

[-] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago

No joke, I knew a guy named Richard who went by Chard!

[-] kamehameherp@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago
[-] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

That would've been superior

[-] DarkDiamondK@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a dick

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Did you call him Swiss Chard?

[-] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I opted not to since I lived with him at the time

[-] Wage_Slave@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago
[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] Godric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I like to call my buddy Christopher 'Topher'

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I like Topher the zombie on What We Do In the Shadows

[-] Christopher@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago
[-] Franzia 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Samantha could go by Salmon... or even, Anthems?

Danielle could go be Yell

Richard could be Itch

Joshua could be Shoe

Gary could be Air

Logan could go by Lo

Mikayle could be Kayle

Dylan could be LAN

Megan could be Egg

Jessica could be Sicka

Anthony could be Honey

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Thomas could go by Omas!

My dad has a friend named Timo (teemoe), it took us many years to find out his first name was actually just Timothy.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Omigod. That's hilarious

[-] 73rdnemesio@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago

Hiding their love of Lamp.

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mothra could be the Sun God yet opted for an ugly butterfly.

[-] GreenMario@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Cindy could be Indy

Michael can be Chael.

Hmm ๐Ÿค”

[-] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

Cindy is already short for Cynthia

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Only a Cynth deals in absolutes.

[-] GreenMario@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thia then. ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] codapine@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago
[-] Getallen@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago
[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Names Muhammad, but everyone just calls me 'Ham'. Its extremely insensitive.

[-] ShouldIHaveFun@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago

You mean like this ETHZ professor? https://people.inf.ethz.ch/troscoe/

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I have often wondered this myself.

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