this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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[–] Zaros@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

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

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] kamehameherp@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

That would've been superior

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you call him Swiss Chard?

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] DarkDiamondK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a dick

[–] Wage_Slave@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

Thomas could go by Omas!

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 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

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

Hiding their love of Lamp.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cindy could be Indy

Michael can be Chael.

Hmm 🤔

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cindy is already short for Cynthia

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

Thia then. 😂

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Only a Cynth deals in absolutes.

[–] 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.

[–] Getallen@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] codapine@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago
[–] regalia@literature.cafe 4 points 2 years ago

Lmao chard was funnier

[–] 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.