Comments on: Ragged Old Flag

By: Patrick28Rosemarie

Patrick28Rosemarie — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:00:20 +0000

Some time ago, I needed to buy a car for my organization but I did not have enough money and couldn't order something. Thank God my sister adviced to take the loan from reliable bank. Thence, I acted that and used to be happy with my consolidation loan.

By: Anonymous for Today

Anonymous for Today — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:37:27 +0000

Caitlin – yes, yes. YES! I am familiar with your pain.

My name is Siobhan (pronounced She-von with a short ‘e’ sound) which is Gaelic for Joan, and although I love my name, it is an absolute nightmare when other people encounter it for the first time.

The most commonly mistake is a phonetic pronounciation that is roughly Cy-oh-ba-han or Cy-oh-bahn, and points were awarded for the most creative with See-bone. Even after I pronounce it (multiple times) people mistake it for She-bon, Chi-ffon, Chev-ron. Those who can say it but have never seen it on paper attempt everything from Shevaughan to Shevonne and can’t seem to resist an “oh, that’s weird” when I spell it. I grit my teeth, smile and say “actually, it’s the PROPER Gaelic spelling.” Thank goodness my last name is simple.

Then people ask why I didn’t take my husband’s Egyptian surname . . .

By: cady

cady — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:05:24 +0000

i can NEVER get people to say my name right. it’s cady (pronounced katie) and i always get cad (like tad)-ee. my full name is cadence, and everyone says ka-dense (emphasis on the dense). in school, my teachers would just stop when they came to my name during roll call, and i would just raise my hand and say, “here”.

By: ali

ali — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:53:18 +0000

i have the SMALLEST little pea head around. i bet mine’s smaller. i challenge you!!

By: H

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:18:49 +0000

I forgot about a funny story from one of my coworkers. He was on a business trip with another male coworker and when they were checking in at the hotel, the person at the front desk called him “DWON” (he’s really Duane) and the coworker was “DWIGOT” (he’s really Dwight.)

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:09:56 +0000

I’m not without fault on other names though… I remember reading a book when I was young and one of the characters was named Janine. I sounded it out and thought “Jay-nine” -I thought it was weird, but I had never known a Janine, so I had no idea. Another that gave me trouble was Sean, which I thought was “seen” instead of Shawn (or Shaun)- only now there’s an NBC weatherman named Sean who pronounces it “seen.” Arghh!!

What about Dana? Lana?

By: Danielle-lee

Danielle-lee — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:36:57 +0000

I don’t think you have a small head, I swear! I like the pants; they look cute. But I don’t think I could wear them, just because of how you described them. I hate when pants hold up my saggy-ass boobs. I also hate when they show everyone my junk b/c they are so low. Why can’t they JUST BE NORMAL????? Ack!

By: She Likes Purple

She Likes Purple — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:20:26 +0000

And, LORD, if the mispronunciations of my last name don’t piss me off on a daily basis. IT’S JUST AS IT’S SPELLED. SOUND IT OUT.

(In my head, I’ve always called you JOHN-a.)

By: She Likes Purple

She Likes Purple — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:18:55 +0000

I wish you were here too. Also, give Weeds a shot. It’s so good.

By: New Duck

New Duck — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:45:27 +0000

This cracks me up. I have to tell my mom about the Old Navy pants because she loves those waistbands that go up around your neck.

Also, I’m not going to disclose my real name on the internets, but it starts with an M and ends with an N and for reasons I can’t fathom people always think it’s “Laurie.” Ugh.