What Irked You Today?

[Rob Hall]

I just keep the ringer off on the home phone and turn off the ringer on my cell phones in the evening.

[Harry P.]

Political robo-calls.

We just had a primary election here to choose the candidates for the fall general election (or in Illinois-speak, to elect the next politicians that will wind up in jail!)...

I was getting several calls every day from all sorts of political campaigns. I have caller ID, so if it's a number I don't recognize I never pick up anyway (I let it go to voicemail and then decide if I want to call the person back)... but the constant ringing of phone calls I have absolutely no interest in picking up got a little annoying after several weeks.

[Tom Geiger]

I just keep the ringer off on the home phone and turn off the ringer on my cell phones in the evening.

When we moved to PA we decided that we'd just use our cell phones since everyone important to us called us there anyway. The only calls we were getting on our home phone were from solicitors and other pests.

We had a phone installed, that was necessary for our home security system, but never attached a phone to it. Last year when I was unemployed, I hooked up a phone so I wouldn't waste my cell minutes (PA unemployment is notorious for 1 hour wait times). Instantly, this phone that had never been listed anywhere, lit up with anywhere from 5-10 pest calls a day. Now that I'm working from home much of the time, I use the speaker phone for conference calls, but don't have a ringer hooked up to it.

[Harry P.]

Changing the subject... I get irked by the names people are giving to kids!

I wonder what Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa's opinions on this subject are...

[Tom Geiger]

I wonder what Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa's opinions on this subject are...

One that got me a while back was on one of the court shows... there was a girl named Latrina. I started laughing and my daughter didn't understand why. I guess the younger generation isn't familiar with the word "Latrine". Even spell check wanted to change Latrina to Latrine!

Maybe I can make up some names... it could work! Bit-0-trivia... the name "Wendy" was invented by the author of Peter Pan for a character in the book. And from that it became a popular girls name.

[Rob Hall]

When we moved to PA we decided that we'd just use our cell phones since everyone important to us called us there anyway. The only calls we were getting on our home phone were from solicitors and other pests.

The only reason I still have the land line is for the home security system. And also to have a local number (my personal cell is still a Denver area code). I work from home quite a bit and do a lot of conference calls, but those are VOIP using Google Hangouts and Skype...

[Agent G]

Actual first names that I have encountered in my career:

Men

McWillie (gimme a mcwillie, fries and a large coke please), Lemonjello (pronounced Lamonjayllo), Lavoris (I believe he had a brother named Scope), Gray, Tiberous and Male (pronounced Mallee).

Women

Lexus, Mercedes (and most high end rides), Female (pronounced Feemallee), Fence (?), Tyanot.

There are many others, but you got me started.

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[Harry P.]

Don't know if this is true or an urban legend, but somewhere (don't remember where) I heard about a woman who named her daughter...

Vagina.

"Because that's where she came from."

[Danno]

A friend was a nurse in a hospital obstetrics unit. One of her personal favorites was the young genius who saw "female" on the birth certificate and thought the hospital already named the baby girl for her. She answered 'fee-mall-ee' when asked the baby's name and she spelled it out 'F...E...M...A...L...E.'

The birth certificate was recorded as she wished. That 'Female' could well be a relative of the one G encountered.

Sometimes those screwball names are remarkably predictive. I once encountered a guy whose parents had named him "Felon." He was.

[Rob Hall]

I used to work with a Jhon. He said his parents thought John or Jon were too mainstream. I have friends that named their 3 kids all names beginning w/ 'Z'-- Zoe, Zach, and Zolton. I used to work with a Richard Head.

[Harry P.]

I used to work with a Jhon. He said his parents thought John or Jon were too mainstream. I have friends that named their 3 kids all names beginning w/ 'Z'-- Zoe, Zach, and Zolton. I used to work with a Richard Head.

There's a pro baseball player named Jhonny Peralta.

[Guest]

My wife has a client named Chlamydia. I don't think anyone needs help figuring out that story. Probably along these lines:

"Miss Jones, how did you come up with your daughter's name?"

Miss Jones, "well, my vagina was burning and itching and it hurt when I peed. When I went to the doctor,I found out that I had chlamydia and was pregnant too! It just seemed like a natural choice."

[Tom Geiger]

Sometimes those screwball names are remarkably predictive. I once encountered a guy whose parents had named him "Felon." He was.

I'm sure you ran into him professionally!

And yes I understand those weird spelling folks looking to be different... at one of my old companies I knew four women named Karen, all spelt differently... and they'd get upset if you didn't know it was Carin or Karyn... thene there was Caron... she'd get upset if you didn't know to pronounce it "Corrine"

Edited April 11, 2014 by Tom Geiger

[Danno]

I'm sure you ran into him professionally!

And yes I understand those weird spelling folks looking to be different... at one of my old companies I knew four women named Karen, all spelt differently... and they'd get upset if you didn't know it was Carin or Karyn... thene there was Caron... she'd get upset if you didn't know to pronounce it "Corrine"

And I knew one that spelled it Krin. Wanted it pronounced care-inn. ??

[Danno]

My wife has a client named Chlamydia. I don't think anyone needs help figuring out that story. Probably along these lines:

"Miss Jones, how did you come up with your daughter's name?"

Miss Jones, "well, my vagina was burning and itching and it hurt when I peed. When I went to the doctor,I found out that I had chlamydia and was pregnant too! It just seemed like a natural choice."

She probably thought the doctor was telling her she was pregnant with a baby named chlamydia. Don't they all come from the factory with a name? Just like the Cabbage Patch dolls?

[Tom Geiger]

Just like the Cabbage Patch dolls?

I was thinking that we should just let the government issue everyone names. Then we'd all have names like Cabbage Patch dolls!

[Pete J.]

I was the exec at a military processing station(AKA)induct you into your chosen military service and had three names stick out when they came through. The first was pronounced Absidee and spelled(no kidding) Abcde. The second was a young lady, well person, who joined the Marines who had legally(as in went before a judge) changed her last name to Belladonna. My all time favorite and I would have loved to be at boot camp to watch this one, was a young native American whose family naming tradition was very traditional and his last name was ........wait for it....... Every body talks about Rodger. I actually felt sorry for him. I can just imagine the DI having a go at that one.

Edited April 11, 2014 by Pete J.

[Joe Handley]

My wife has a client named Chlamydia. I don't think anyone needs help figuring out that story. Probably along these lines:

"Miss Jones, how did you come up with your daughter's name?"

Miss Jones, "well, my vagina was burning and itching and it hurt when I peed. When I went to the doctor,I found out that I had chlamydia and was pregnant too! It just seemed like a natural choice."

My high school American History teacher told us once that her Mom was a nurse in rural Wisconson in the late 60's and early 70's. They started getting couples coming in from some really rural areas to her hospital and as the expecting parents hear the official medical names of different male or female specific reproductive parts, some of the new parents decided to name their children after these organs and such because of how beautiful these new and wonderous names sounded..............She then stated she would hate to have to do the roll call for that class room

[Guest]

I saw a name, La-ah, in case you do not get it, it is pronounced ladasha.

[Austin T]

Pronounced "Ladasha" spelled La-a. 'Nuff said.

[Dawson]

What IRKED me today=The limp dweeb that my daughter is married to. He was spoiled by his mommy and daddy now he mooches off my daughter.

He's proud to be a 'Stay at Home Dad'

It's a sad thing when a grown man can't earn more than a baby sitter or day care provider.

I think he likes being the feminine one in the relationship.

[jrherald420]

What IRKED me today=The limp dweeb that my daughter is married to. He was spoiled by his mommy and daddy now he mooches off my daughter.

He's proud to be a 'Stay at Home Dad'

It's a sad thing when a grown man can't earn more than a baby sitter or day care provider.

I think he likes being the feminine one in the relationship.

Being a stay at home dad since my son was born (2 1/2 years now) I can say that i am BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH proud to say i am one. When you price out a day care and find out that your looking at 1200-1400 a month for a child under 1 year old and when they hit 1 year old it went down to 1000-1200 a month. Now that we moved from Louisville KY to Smyrna TN the rates dropped a little Down to 200.00 a week for full time so we are looking at 800-1000 a month. Most jobs around here pay about 10.00 an hour. so your looking at 400.00 a week, now deduct lets say 25% for taxes and the other fun stuff and your looking at 300.00 a week. Oh yeah then gas to drive to work. Roughly another 50.00 a week if your driving any distance. So after all that your looking to make a whopping 50.00 a week to pay someone to raise your kid. No thanks. Now that my son needs that play time with other kids i am trying to find work again but only to help my son grow.

[High octane]

I really don't see anything wrong with some guys being "Mr. Mom" as it does work in some households. There are NO set rules on who in the family should bring in the most bread to pay the family's expenses. Remember the saying: "whatever works?"

[Ridge Rider]

Irked at myself. After 25 years of framing homes and businesses, I introduced hand to circular saw today. Received 4 inch laceration on left index finger, 22 stitches but seem to have good nerve response. I guess no foiling this weekend but mabey get some pictures of builds I started when I got back in the hobby (2008) and finally have finished this year. I have learned so much here as well as just my own skill improvement. I almost didn't finish them, but thought they would be a good record of my hobby and progression the second time around.

[forthlin]

I was going out my front door yesterday & the wind knocked the storm door back into my elbow busting the glass & putting a long nasty gash that ended up needing 8 stitches. My arm isn't feeling to good this morning.

Edited April 12, 2014 by forthlin