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lastfmuser
imagine if people still took last names from their trade like fisher, smith and fletcher. imagine some guy introducing himself to you as jonathan podcaster
scribblestheunicorn
It’s him,
Ted Talker
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Imagine being the actual John Gamer.
John Fallout
war doesnt change
Etymology nerd on YouTube has a video on this! It’s basically how we put people in our phones now, such as Alex (neighbor) and Alex (work), two names I actually have saved in my phone. They’re more based on relationship than occupation now.
Edit: (neighbor) not (phone)
That makes sense considering in the past knowing who your town’s baker or other role was mattered. Now a days you don’t really know the names of the people you get food and things from so it’s shifted now to more relationship based.
Especially, since you may not know their last name if it’s a casual relationship.
Hi my name is Colin Support
María Tiktoker
John Uberdriver
Sam Gamereviewer
John Oovoojaver
Shorten them and it works
Maria Toker
John Uber
Sam Vèiwer
In the case of coppers it would be pretty convenient since they all go by their surname so they would all be, “Officer Pig”, “Sergeant Pig”, “Inspector Pig”, “Detective Pig”
I’d be Jimbo Bomber.
A lot cooler sounding than my real name.
I’m an industrial radiographer and usually called bombers.Dang it and I was hoping you were What Bombs At Midnight.
Surf’s up, space ponies! I’m making gravy without the lumps!
Elon Nepobabyoligarchson.
The names Trent, Trent Shippinrecieven.
can someone help me make “janitor” sound like a fancy French name pls
Custodienne
L’engienier du’sanitaccion
a bit long but i could make it work
Jaques Concierge?
The Management clan is huge.
And in 2027 there was a mass culling of the Private-Equity clan, when the revolution declared the entire family outlaw and they were hunted to the last junior.
It was ordained that the name of Private-Equity should be altogether abolished, and that the whole persons of that clan should renounce their name and take them some other name, and that they nor none of their posterity should call themselves Private-Equity or Investor under pain of death
Imagine Tony Head of Sales and Managment
That’s Dr. Theodore Talker. I didn’t receive a 2-hour Cambodian doctorate for nothing.
It is not a last name but it is not at all uncommun to mention your trade when introducting yourself.
James Corbett of the Corbett Report has been referring to Johnny Youtuber for years already.
Thanks for a lovely thread. Scrollering and hollering XD
Oh, you guys are thinking small.
Peter Executive (a vassal of Andy CEO). Mary Anesthesiologist. Alice S. Theorist. William Credit Authorizer. James M. Researcher.
The worst part is that, fun as this is, I’m having flashbacks of every time I’ve said something along the lines of “Matt from HR” and realizing that’s how that has always worked.
David Searchengineoptimizer, Mary Marykaycosmeticssales, Oleg Disinformationandpropagandabotprogrammer.
Nobody thought Disinformationandpropagandabotprogrammer would be a good governor of California, but he ended up being more moderate than expected.
Renouned negotiator Matt Fromeichar
"The prefix “from” is how you know a family comes from the old middle class. Rich families used “the”, as in “Jane TheCeo or Peter TheChairman.”
“Working class families just don’t get a prefix. That’s why there are so many James Burgerkings out there”.
I see Jack TheRipper in a whole new light now
That’s excellent
The Scottish way of Mc, ie Peter McChairman flows better, imo
The Arabic Ibn works as well, unless I’m mistaken. Like McMurphy, IbnRasshad.
Correct me if I’m wrong as I’d like to know!
That’s how I always refer to my sysadmin colleagues when talking to others. Chris and Steve Classrooms, Bill Proxmox (née Vmware), and I’m Jack Networks-Linux. Not real names of course.
