bigbear Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Why do Internet threads come to a crashing halt whenever I mention Wayne County? What exit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I think you should talk about Wayne County all you want. _mSExLSGB4w Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prasantrin Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GalPalJoan Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . I get Sarah, Susan, Stacy, etc., etc. all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! If someone calls me the wrong name but it's a cool name, I'll just answer to it. If it makes them happy and it's a nice name, what's the big deal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! If someone calls me the wrong name but it's a cool name, I'll just answer to it. If it makes them happy and it's a nice name, what's the big deal Conversely, if it makes them look stupid, why should I try to change their ways? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GalPalJoan Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! If someone calls me the wrong name but it's a cool name, I'll just answer to it. If it makes them happy and it's a nice name, what's the big deal Sure. You've got a pony. EVERYTHING'S cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Is it reasonable to buy $200 worth of my favorite dental floss because it's been discontinued? Should I buy even more? How much = a lifetime supply? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squeat Mungry Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! My name is Neil and people often call me Ian, for reasons I cannot fathom. I used to work with a guy named Ian McNeil, which apparently confused everyone else in the office to the point that they all just operated on the assumption that we had the same name. Eventually we both just started responding whenever anyone used either name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Is it reasonable to buy $200 worth of my favorite dental floss because it's been discontinued? Should I buy even more? How much = a lifetime supply? I don't know, but if you think you bought one and then run out . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyfish Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark!My name is Neil and people often call me Ian, for reasons I cannot fathom. I used to work with a guy named Ian McNeil, which apparently confused everyone else in the office to the point that they all just operated on the assumption that we had the same name. Eventually we both just started responding whenever anyone used either name. My name is Brenda and I get either Linda or Barbara all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 How much = a lifetime supply? Isn't that the question that EVERYBODY wants answered? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Is it reasonable to buy $200 worth of my favorite dental floss because it's been discontinued? Should I buy even more? How much = a lifetime supply? depends how many teeth you still have Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 My name is Rona. Why do people who don't really know me want to call me Ruth when they write to me? Other than beginning with the same letter, having a vowel as the second letter and a consonant as the third letter, and having the same number of letters, there's really no similarity. . . My name is Joan yet people routinely call me Helen or Karen. You're going from a 2 syllable name to people mistaking it for a 1 syllable name. I'm going from 1 to 2. At least your people get the first letter right. Mine aren't even in the ballpark! If someone calls me the wrong name but it's a cool name, I'll just answer to it. If it makes them happy and it's a nice name, what's the big deal Sure. You've got a pony. EVERYTHING'S cool. when my nephew was in that kid phase where every sentence begins and ends with your name, i'd sometimes foul him up by not answering, no matter how many times he repeated my name and when he got really annoyed, i'd tell him that i'd changed my name earlier and didn't know that he was speaking to me. when he asked what my new name was, i'd refused to tell him or make it something so ridiculous that he'd refuse to use it. and then we'd laugh and laugh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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