Nate The Surveyor, post: 332707, member: 291 wrote: I once new somebody whose name was Missy. For real. I used to watch others call her "Missy", and those who did not know it was her name, would raise their eyebrows. It did not matter to me at the time, because Missy was a very lady like person, who was very able to handle herself. But it was my introduction to the concept of "Missy".
Some folks are funny about their name. "Junior" is an acceptable name in the south, but in Calif, was very derogatory.
I even know somebody who goes by "Scooter". If you called him by his name, he would think you were talking to somebody else!
Context is everything!
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I had a supervisor during summer work, when I was in college, that was called Scooter, but his actual name was Rick. I didn't find that out until I worked for him for over 2 summers.
I had a brother-in-law (now deceased) whom everyone called by just his last name.
He was Hawaiian so I thought his first and last name were the same, like Mahi Mahi.
Nobody knew his first name. After he died his wife told me it was Ambrosia.
