Cruel or Just Unusual - Page 2

Crapshoot · 03-26-2007, 03:42 PM

My math teacher in high school was Mr Fagg.

Ryan S · 03-26-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I think it's kind of a cool name, and would be easily rememberable for possible buisiness dealings when he's older. Nobody is going to forget his name, so it should work out well for him.

He needs to survive High School first.....

terpkristin · 03-26-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

I kind of like Otto Pilot. Sounds like a college sports star to me

If you knew my brother and his wife (and the genetics they both bring to the table), you'd quickly abandon that theory.

I'm the abberation in the family that I like sports. I guess my sister does, too, but didn't play to the extent that I did. My brother had other nicknames in school when he tried to play. I'll just leave it that kids are cruel.

/tk

Karlifornia · 03-26-2007, 06:13 PM

Not too many kids named Otto nowadays...I dig it. And the humor of it is good...not like naming your daughter "Anita" if your last name is Dick.

Maple Leafs · 03-26-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

<--- Votes for Cockpit.

No, that would be for a girl.

terpkristin · 06-25-2007, 12:06 PM

Originally posted in the "4 Real" thread, I figured I should put the real update here, where it belongs...

My nephew was born on June 8, Sorrell Michel Otto Maddock Pilotte.

The last name is pronounced "pilot." My newphew's last 3 names said together are automatic pilot. I hope that when he comes into his own personality (whenever babies/kids do that, he's only 24 days old right now), he goes by Sorrell, because right now my brother and his wife are calling him Otto.

Of course, when you see the mom and my brother, it might make sense...
Flickr set of Sorrell/Otto (his mom is in a few of them): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7600394595247/

Flickr picture of my brother (he's the one on the right in the photo): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7594322197870/

I swear, my sister and I are normal.

/tk

Glengoyne · 06-25-2007, 11:31 PM

I once did some work for a woman with the last name of Suckett. Pronounced "suckit". I was very careful when I returned the call, I went all around the Suckit pronunciation, but they didn't have a problem with it.

I then met her husband. His name was Richard...When I grinned, he said "It's allright...I was in the army."

Now that was cruel.

digamma · 06-25-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

Originally posted in the "4 Real" thread, I figured I should put the real update here, where it belongs...

My nephew was born on June 8, Sorrell Michel Otto Maddock Pilotte.

The last name is pronounced "pilot." My newphew's last 3 names said together are automatic pilot. I hope that when he comes into his own personality (whenever babies/kids do that, he's only 24 days old right now), he goes by Sorrell, because right now my brother and his wife are calling him Otto.

Of course, when you see the mom and my brother, it might make sense...
Flickr set of Sorrell/Otto (his mom is in a few of them): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7600394595247/

Flickr picture of my brother (he's the one on the right in the photo): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7594322197870/

I swear, my sister and I are normal.

/tk

The kid has four names? 4 real?

cthomer5000 · 06-25-2007, 11:50 PM

definitely cruel

daedalus · 06-26-2007, 01:29 AM

Cruel but highly humerous.

From a 3rd person perspective.

Groundhog · 06-26-2007, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by oliegirl

I went to High School with a girl named Jennifer Krapp...she was tortured daily.

My year 8 math teachers was Mrs Krapp, and that was her married name. It must be true love when you take on a surname like that.

To make it worse she was badly cross-eyed. That lady had no place being a teacher IMO...

cuervo72 · 06-26-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by daedalus

Cruel but highly humerous.

Bah...spelled incorrectly, but not incorrectly enough...

cthomer5000 · 06-26-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

The kid has four names? 4 real?

Im counting 5... why are there so many names there?

larrymcg421 · 06-26-2007, 01:24 PM

I had a high school gym teacher named Jack Goff.

LoneStarGirl · 06-26-2007, 01:37 PM

My uncle's name is Beaver

Everybody in my family's middle name is Lee. My dad used to tease me and tell me that he wanted to name me Home. Instead I was named after my mom's favorite alcohol.

Sublime 2 · 06-26-2007, 01:56 PM

A girl in high school a grade or two below me had the awesome name of Kimmy Head

nilodor · 06-26-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

I mean, I've been known to joke around and say "I'm on auto-kristin pilot" which is kind of a joke, but a kid having to grow up with the name otto pilot....kids can be so horrible, and this kid is already going to be a bit of an oddball (given my brother and his wife).

/tk

If they really want to use Otto, they should use it as a middle name, then the kid can choose to use it or not. Kids are going to tease kids regardless, if they choose to name him Otto, at least they will know what alot of the teasing is about.

bulletsponge · 06-26-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

My uncle's name is Beaver

Everybody in my family's middle name is Lee. My dad used to tease me and tell me that he wanted to name me Home. Instead I was named after my mom's favorite alcohol.

Wild Turkey?!?!?!

stevew · 06-26-2007, 03:31 PM

Courvoisier?

JeeberD · 06-26-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublime 2

A girl in high school a grade or two below me had the awesome name of Kimmy Head

A woman came into Olive Garden today with the unfortunate last name of Greathead...

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 07:05 PM

As an avid vintage card collector, I get a kick out of names like Dick Pole and Rusty Kuntz.

Now I really feel old if some here does not remember the Seattle Pilots or the old Brewers logo.

sterlingice · 06-26-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

As an avid vintage card collector, I get a kick out of names like Dick Pole and Rusty Kuntz.

Now I really feel old if some here does not remember the Seattle Pilots or the old Brewers logo.

Is this the old Brewers logo with the MB glove or an older one?

SI

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Is this the old Brewers logo with the MB glove or an older one?

SI

No, there was an older one.

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 07:30 PM

I had to pull out my 1971 set to see what it was. It was the same color as the Pilots hat but instead of a gold 'S', it was a gold 'M'. I think they had this until the mid-1970s.

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 07:39 PM

I pulled this card out, which shows the hat and uniform quite nicely:

sterlingice · 06-26-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I pulled this card out, which shows the hat and uniform quite nicely:

I've always thought that one of the greatest sports memoribilia chases one could have across a lifetime was a quest for a near-mint or mint 1971 Topps set.

SI

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I've always thought that one of the greatest sports memoribilia chases one could have across a lifetime was a quest for a near-mint or mint 1971 Topps set.

SI

You are definitely right about that, SI. As far as completed graded sets, there are only 18 that are near-mint or higher. Compared to, say 1968, where there are 14 completed graded sets that at least nearmint-mint (a full-grade higher). Statistically, only 55% of 1971s graded are 8 (nearmint-mint) or above, while for 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972, those come in at 75%.

My set is 95% complete but it is in raw condition ranging from mid- to high-grade. I started this back in 1971 and I'm glad I didn't have to chase after the high grade cards.

path12 · 06-26-2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

You are definitely right about that, SI. As far as completed graded sets, there are only 18 that are near-mint or higher. Compared to, say 1968, where there are 14 completed graded sets that at least nearmint-mint (a full-grade higher). Statistically, only 55% of 1971s graded are 8 (nearmint-mint) or above, while for 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972, those come in at 75%.

My set is 95% complete but it is in raw condition ranging from mid- to high-grade. I started this back in 1971 and I'm glad I didn't have to chase after the high grade cards.

When I think of how many cards I had from 68-72 and just lost or put in the spokes of my bike it just kills me.

path12 · 06-26-2007, 09:32 PM

Oh, and don't talk to me about the fucking Milwaukee Brewers. They stole my Pilots.

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by path12

Oh, and don't talk to me about the fucking Milwaukee Brewers. They stole my Pilots.

I always had a soft spot for the Pilots for two reasons. First, the first year I collected (1970) had a bunch of Pilots cards and always thought they were cool; and second, I read Ball Four when I was a teen and he certainly made the Pilots sound like a frickin' nuthouse. Besides, that's one more thing you can blame Selig for.

path12 · 06-26-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I always had a soft spot for the Pilots for two reasons. First, the first year I collected (1970) had a bunch of Pilots cards and always thought they were cool; and second, I read Ball Four when I was a teen and he certainly made the Pilots sound like a frickin' nuthouse. Besides, that's one more thing you can blame Selig for.

I know. My Selig hate goes back a long ways.

I was 7 years old in 1969. The Pilots were the coolest thing in the world. I went to three games and still remember them all vividly. Reggie Jackson (a rookie then?) hit two balls completely out of the stadium on my birthday.

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 10:03 PM

For you path12, from my 1970 set:

RendeR · 06-26-2007, 10:18 PM

No name could be worse than Richard Trickle.....

Buccaneer · 06-26-2007, 10:34 PM

Took me a little while to find but scanned this so I can keep the posts in spirit of the thread

Vinatieri for Prez · 06-26-2007, 11:59 PM

High school teacher whose last name was Hole, first initial A. It got so bad he eventually changed his name to Holme.

And I once interviewed for a job with an HR person whose name was Kandi Cotton. And no, I was not interviewing for a porn job.

path12 · 06-27-2007, 12:19 AM

Thanks for those, Bucc. I had some of those cards, great memories.

Don Mincher and Segui were favorites. I also remember Ray Oyler being quite popular. And Gus Gil, but that's probably because of his great name.

daedalus · 06-27-2007, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Bah...spelled incorrectly, but not incorrectly enough...

Oops. Sleepy posting is bad.

sterlingice · 06-27-2007, 08:10 AM

Diego Segui, iirc, was in KC for the Negro Leagues games signing autographs. Speaking of which, this year's Negro League game is this Sunday but it'll be a much sadder place with Buck gone

SI

03-26-2007, 06:13 PM	#54
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Not too many kids named Otto nowadays...I dig it. And the humor of it is good...not like naming your daughter "Anita" if your last name is Dick. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

06-25-2007, 12:06 PM	#56
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Originally posted in the "4 Real" thread, I figured I should put the real update here, where it belongs... My nephew was born on June 8, Sorrell Michel Otto Maddock Pilotte. The last name is pronounced "pilot." My newphew's last 3 names said together are automatic pilot. I hope that when he comes into his own personality (whenever babies/kids do that, he's only 24 days old right now), he goes by Sorrell, because right now my brother and his wife are calling him Otto. Of course, when you see the mom and my brother, it might make sense... Flickr set of Sorrell/Otto (his mom is in a few of them): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7600394595247/ Flickr picture of my brother (he's the one on the right in the photo): http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkri...7594322197870/ I swear, my sister and I are normal. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

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06-26-2007, 01:29 AM	#60
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Cruel but highly humerous. From a 3rd person perspective.

06-26-2007, 01:37 PM	#65
LoneStarGirl College Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR	My uncle's name is Beaver Everybody in my family's middle name is Lee. My dad used to tease me and tell me that he wanted to name me Home. Instead I was named after my mom's favorite alcohol.

06-26-2007, 01:56 PM	#66
Sublime 2 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Hampshire	A girl in high school a grade or two below me had the awesome name of Kimmy Head

06-26-2007, 03:31 PM	#69
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Courvoisier?

06-26-2007, 07:05 PM	#71
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	As an avid vintage card collector, I get a kick out of names like Dick Pole and Rusty Kuntz. Now I really feel old if some here does not remember the Seattle Pilots or the old Brewers logo.

06-26-2007, 07:30 PM	#74
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	I had to pull out my 1971 set to see what it was. It was the same color as the Pilots hat but instead of a gold 'S', it was a gold 'M'. I think they had this until the mid-1970s.

06-26-2007, 07:39 PM	#75
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	I pulled this card out, which shows the hat and uniform quite nicely:

06-26-2007, 10:03 PM	#82
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	For you path12, from my 1970 set:

06-26-2007, 10:34 PM	#84
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Took me a little while to find but scanned this so I can keep the posts in spirit of the thread

06-26-2007, 11:59 PM	#85
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	High school teacher whose last name was Hole, first initial A. It got so bad he eventually changed his name to Holme. And I once interviewed for a job with an HR person whose name was Kandi Cotton. And no, I was not interviewing for a porn job.

06-27-2007, 12:19 AM	#86
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Thanks for those, Bucc. I had some of those cards, great memories. Don Mincher and Segui were favorites. I also remember Ray Oyler being quite popular. And Gus Gil, but that's probably because of his great name. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

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