Is having a second first name very common in general?

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wdb1124

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Well, what effort did you make to help them win?.....did you paint your nails Carolina Blue like I did?
No?.....well then it's YOUR fault!

I wore a UNC t-shirt and drank my Cherry Dr. Pepper out of an official UNC stadium cup. For the love of my Aunt Kitty*, what more do you want, woman???

*I don't have an Aunt Kitty.
 

ghost19

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Let me rephrase......what's your first name?
James...it usually sounded something like this...

"JAMES SHANNON IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR A$$ OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, SO HELP ME!" (mom)

"James, come here for a second"........(dad, in low conversational tone that scared the hell out of me much more than mom's yelling did any day)...lol

Example. "James, why did you find it necessary to put the battery powered Tonka truck in your sister's hair and turn it on? You know her hair is caught in the wheels now, right?"
"Yes sir. It seemed funny at the time."
Dad trying not to smirk..."I'm sure it did, we'll talk about this after your mom cuts the truck out of her hair. You understand that was wrong don't you."
"Yes sir."(both of us trying not to laugh as my sister continues to whine in the background).

I may or may not have been the best role model as an older brother, it's debatable.....lol

One way or the other, being called by my first name was usually followed by consequences of some sort that were not enjoyable...lol
 

wdb1124

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James...it usually sounded something like this...

"JAMES SHANNON IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR A$$ OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, SO HELP ME!" (mom)

"James, come here for a second"........(dad, in low conversational tone that scared the hell out of me much more than mom's yelling did any day)...lol

Example. "James, why did you find it necessary to put the battery powered Tonka truck in your sister's hair and turn it on? You know her hair is caught in the wheels now, right?"
"Yes sir. It seemed funny at the time."
Dad trying not to smirk..."I'm sure it did, we'll talk about this after your mom cuts the truck out of her hair. You understand that was wrong don't you."
"Yes sir."(both of us trying not to laugh as my sister continues to whine in the background).

I may or may not have been the best role model as an older brother, it's debatable.....lol

One way or the other, being called by my first name was usually followed by consequences of some sort that were not enjoyable...lol

"William Donald...WHY did you give your cousin a pile-driver (it's a rasslin' move :0:) on the bedroom floor? Don't you realize you could have broken her neck?"
What can I say, Ric Flair was my hero growing up! :lol:
 

ghost19

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Or sufficiently traumatized where they could never trust another human being as long as they live.

mo fo.

:lee:
Is still is enjoyable to watch my sister stare at me intently after I tell her something trying to figure out if I'm being honest or messing with her. Usually it's the latter and you'd think she'd know that by now, but there's still that spark of "He's my older brother" in her eye....lol
 

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Is still is enjoyable to watch my sister stare at me intently after I tell her something trying to figure out if I'm being honest or messing with her. Usually it's the latter and you'd think she'd know that by now, but there's still that spark of "He's my older brother" in her eye....lol
So, she is right to keep a third eye squarely zeroed in on you. Hey! You better be good to that kid sister -- you may need her to give you a kidney -- or uvula.
 

ghost19

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So, she is right to keep a third eye squarely zeroed in on you. Hey! You better be good to that kid sister -- you may need her to give you a kidney -- or uvula.
Hmmm I may try telling her next time I see her that I'm having kidney issues and may need a donor...that's a good one DJ, thanks....lol..I'll give you full credit....:lol:
 

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I'm an only child, myself. Guess I'm out of luck if I ever need a uvula transplant...
Aw hell no. You are in for a world of hurt if you need a uvula and no proper donor. They'll have to put you on a donor list and you'll have to have garage sales. Maybe David Hasselhoff will do a benefit concert for you.
 

Dana Jean

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Aw hell no. You are in for a world of hurt if you need a uvula and no proper donor. They'll have to put you on a donor list and you'll have to have garage sales. Maybe David Hasselhoff will do a benefit concert for you.
Oh my god wdb1124 ! You may have to go somewhere for some experimental treatment where they inject you with some uvula growing compound, or maybe they will steal some guy's uvula and leave him in a bathtub of ice with a note pinned to him, "Thanks for the uvula, you better get to a hospital, NOW!"
 

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Usage of middle names is common in the media with infamous characters (assassins, etc.) to avoid causing unnecessary problems (and unwanted defamation lawsuits) for the many innocent people who have the same first and last name. Hence, James Earl Ray, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald.

In Hollywood, to register with the Screen Actor's Guild, you must have a unique name, which is why so many had to begin using their middle names. This is why it seems like so many young new actors have triple names, it's because their names were already taken in the S.A.G. registry.
 

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Example. "James, why did you find it necessary to put the battery powered Tonka truck in your sister's hair and turn it on? You know her hair is caught in the wheels now, right?"
"Yes sir. It seemed funny at the time."
Dad trying not to smirk..."I'm sure it did, we'll talk about this after your mom cuts the truck out of her hair. You understand that was wrong don't you."
"Yes sir."(both of us trying not to laugh as my sister continues to whine in the background).
This never gets old.
;-D:biggrin2:
 

wdb1124

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Oh my god wdb1124 ! You may have to go somewhere for some experimental treatment where they inject you with some uvula growing compound, or maybe they will steal some guy's uvula and leave him in a bathtub of ice with a note pinned to him, "Thanks for the uvula, you better get to a hospital, NOW!"

I heard the black market value for a good uvula is pretty high. Like, somewhere in the $3.75 range. Canadian. :look_down: