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Do you say "john" for toilet when talking to a person named John?
I was speaking with a customer whom I've known for many years the other day. When I met him, everyone called him Dick. Since then, he has been using Richard mostly. I still call him Dick.
So, I'm telling a story and out pops the expression, "The guy was a dick." Now, I have a terrible poker face. You can read me like a book. I'm sure I flashed as the word left my mouth. Nothing to do but carry on. So, how many people's names get invoked in nouns? Cup of joe, peter, jerrybuilt, even harry and gay. What happens when you're talking to Harry and something about hairy comes up? Can't get around that one too easily.  A little more obscure, when I write to someone named Jack, I never start with "Hi Jack,...." |
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No, but if Jack has the day off I make sure to ask guys if he's off today.
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Call it what it is, "The Shltter"!
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My little brother's name is john. I used to call him "toilet" growing up. Told him he was named after the ****ter.
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Yeah,my name is John.
Yes,you can refer to the ****ter as "John" The next time we are in a room with some people though, I am going to stand up and declare,"JEEZUs I have to take a huge,"your first nameHere", and I am going to wipe my"lastname here" with plenty of toilet paper.!!!! Your play. |
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What about dick?
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I refer to the 'John' as 'the head', and any guy named Dick I may have known I never refered to his cock...so the topic never came up so to speak...
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I'll say "what a dick' when I'm around my friend Dick, even better, so does he!
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All my friends that go by the name, "Dick," are well adjusted and make fun of it themselves. Those that can't handle it call themselves, Richard. I've never known a Dick who was a dick, but I know lots of Richards that are dicks.
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Of of my friends is named Guy. It always feels strange when I call him and say "hi Guy, this is Glen"
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I had a guy working for me whose name was Jim Dick. He was not only a dick, but an ******* to boot.
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One of my mentor's was named Dick but he wasn't. He was a great boss. I think his wife and mother are the only ones that called him Richard. We used to tell people that our boss was a Dick and not be lying.
 One of the other manager's kids about taking a poop but he refers to it as taking a ******(name of a not so nice employee in a different region that we work with somtimes).
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No but I do so say loo when I'm talking to a guy named Lew.
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My GF's son is named Leonardo, he goes by Leo. Yesterday the boy and his buddy were helping me with a project at my brother's place and she was coming over to pick them up/help out. On one stretch of road to get there, there are always several cops on radar. I told her to pay attention to her speed because the Leo is everywhere.
She said, "he's what"
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