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[–] teft@startrek.website 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because then you'll sound like a dipshit like Christophers who go by Toph.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] teft@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

She is the one exception.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm more on the side of Isto

[–] Zaros@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

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

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] kamehameherp@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That would've been superior

[–] DarkDiamondK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a dick

[–] Wage_Slave@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Steve could go by Teve

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 4 points 1 year ago

Hiding their love of Lamp.

My dad has a friend named Timo (teemoe), it took us many years to find out his first name was actually just Timothy.

[–] ShouldIHaveFun@feddit.ch 3 points 1 year ago

You mean like this ETHZ professor? https://people.inf.ethz.ch/troscoe/

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

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

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

Cindy could be Indy

Michael can be Chael.

Hmm 🤔

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cindy is already short for Cynthia

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Thia then. 😂

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

Only a Cynth deals in absolutes.

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mothra could be the Sun God yet opted for an ugly butterfly.

[–] regalia@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

Lmao chard was funnier

[–] codapine@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago