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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I had a client named Mike Cox. Rad dude, but I giggle to myself every time he answers the phone "Hello this is Mike Cox.."

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You gotta wonder what Mr. and Mrs. Cox were thinking naming their son Michael. Or Holden…

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They were thinking lol, wouldn't it be funny if he went by Mike?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

i went to grade school (through grade 9) with a mike hunt.

teachers got quite proficient at enunciation and pacing when calling his name.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

His parents, Chase Cox and Mary Cox?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Captain Mike Hawke Sir! 😆🙄

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I knew a Michael Hunt growing up. His life in our rural Texas school went about as well as you could imagine.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Literally knew a Richard Holder.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Dick Hayter (given name Richard) was the mayor of Manhattan, Kansas and my dad's boss at KSU.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Had a buddy who's last name was Richards, his dad's name was Harry.

Harry Richards... it had to be on purpose right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I went to high school with a Rusty Woody.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How can you be mayor of an island, a state and a person?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Elections, how do they work?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

His parents must be a hoot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Knew a man who's last name was Weiner. Parents named him Seymour. Maybe his parents first language wasn't English.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that’s a Bart Simpson phone prank

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Nah, this was an actual government name (could be coincidentally the same) he was an elderly student a very large university at the time. Decided to go back to college for fun at 75 or so for whatever his reasons were. I was working at the service desk so we would help people get signed in and change their passwords when they forgot them and such.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An ex girlfriend of mine had the last name of Pierce-Cox.

I'm in danger...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was her first name Chastity?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, but even if it was, I ain't here to share anyone's identity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was a joke yo.

Chastity Pierce-Cox

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I know LOL!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Oh man, you're getting rare enough with that name that there's probably not a lot of options. Nothing to gain and kinda weird, but that's unique enough that it's probably 5 minutes of google to figure out.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

What if your LAST name was holden and your FIRST name was berries?

You would B.Holden to that name.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Reminds me of the classic cricket commentary - "The bowler's Holding the batsman's Willey".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My dad works with a guy whose name is Paul Hiscock. I didn't believe it until I heard his voicemail greeting.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I knew a guy named Richard Odar, pronounced odor. He didn't go by Dick.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

There used to be a U.S. senator (fittingly, a homophobic Republican) named Dick Armey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Armey

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reminds me of that one movie...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surely you can't be serious

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

holdenators hooooo!