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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat if your name was Gerry Sandusky?
Just saw a bit on the Daily Show (from July, yeah, I'm behind!) where people with unfortunate names talked about the hate they get on their social media.
I felt worst for the Gerry Sandusky guy. That must be horrible!
There was also a:
Mike Pence
Sara Sanders
Eric Snowden
A few others I can't remember now.
Just another reason why I'm glad that I'm not on social media. I share a somewhat uncommon first name with a horrible person. At least I'm not "out there" to take any heat for it.
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...times he is not related.
Coventina
(27,223 posts)I really, really felt sorry for him.
What that must be like? To be forever confused with a child rapist?!!?
Ugh!!
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...that my family still makes. Everyone thinks I can get them free cookies!
Talk about having a sweet last name, instead of what Jerry has to put up with!
Coventina
(27,223 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...not ask for cookies!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)He seemed to take it pretty well, though it must have been really annoying.
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)LisaL
(44,980 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)Not so easy to just change your name and still have people know who you are.
Super sad.
Polybius
(15,518 posts)Poor guy goes by the name Dave now to avoid confusion. He still gets made fun of, and he's about 50.
dalton99a
(81,673 posts)Nice guy
RockRaven
(15,062 posts)which probably makes the confusion worse.
Coventina
(27,223 posts)Poor guy.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)changed their name and the males all had vasectomies.
Solly Mack
(90,798 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)but, some creep over here had to destroy it.
Solly Mack
(90,798 posts)I've only met three others in all my years. Two in the U.S. and one in France.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)This is exactly why I hide behind ProudLib72.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)His little muffler business was shuttered.
Ironically my UN office almost certainly resettled him in the 80s.
Wonder where he went