Hi all! I'm new to the sub and some of the debates surrounding the potential annoyances that "younique" names might bring to a child have reminded me of my own (admittedly hilarious) struggles with government documents and employment background checks.
29 years ago, my parents bestowed me with a timeless, easy, ordinary first name. For the sake of my anonymity, let's call me "Jane." It's not my real first name, but it captures the general spirit.
My mom decided to give me two middle names: the first is a pretty name that flowed well with my first name. The second was my mom's maiden name so some legacy of her family could live on. Again, for anonymity's sake, let's call me Jane Ellen Doe Smith, with "Ellen" and "Doe" being my two fictitious middle names.
Growing up, I always dropped my second middle name and just went by Jane Ellen Smith. I knew about the second middle name, but it was too wordy to use in my daily life. I continued this way in blissful ignorance until I went to file for my learner's permit at age 16. As part of the application process, I had to supply them with my birth certificate to prove my identity. This was the first time I had ever seen my birth certificate.
Friends, I was horrified. Everything I knew was a lie. My own *identity* was a lie.
You see, someone at the hospital made a mistake 29 years ago. I don't know how it happened, but the hospital clerk decided the only way to fill in two middle names on the document was to abbreviate them.
Ed.
My legal middle name is fucking ED.
Jane Ed Smith.
It's easy enough to forget about, most of the time. I still just go by Jane Ellen. But I do have to disclose my *true* name to potential employers, and just last week I was denied the new enhanced driver's license because I had no documents that matched the name on my now expired driver's license (my birth certificate is still at my parents' house out of state.. I know, I need to get it).
The lady at the DMV said I surely must have SOME evidence of my real middle name... Bills? Lease? But I just use Ellen for everything because ED IS A RIDICULOUS NAME FOR A 29-YEAR OLD WOMAN.
I've learned to laugh about it, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't cause annoyances every one in a while. My most recent experience at the DMV has inspired me to finally legally change it to my "true" middle name.
Moral of the story: proof read your child's birth certificate before you leave the hospital!
Hello everyone!! My name is Muneesh Jain and I work in baseball.
I cleared this with tensaibaka before posting. I’m working on a fun project that I hope I can get you all involved with. This might be a bit of a long read, so thank you in advance for making it through to the end. And to those of you who are about to click away, have a wonderful season!
If you’ll bear with me, just a tiny bit of backstory…In 2013 I drove 17,000 miles in 95 days to see a ballgame at all 30 MLB stadiums. SUPER long story short, that tour saved my life. Since then, I usually do 20-25 parks every season where I talk to fans about why they love the game. I host a podcast with a friend where we interview celebrities about why they love the game. But that podcast is on a temporary hiatus while my co-host is on some fancy TV show.
Which leads me to why in the world I am posting all of this in here. I have always wanted to see a NPB game in Japan. But because I’m a lunatic, I figured, if I’m going to see one, I may as well see a game at all 12. And I am going to launch a limited series podcast where I interview the everyday fans this time around. Which is where all of you come in!
Couple of issues 1) I am a Japanese baseball neophyte. So I am hoping that you folks can help me learn as much as I can before I head out this spring. 2) My usual work includes talking to random fans in and around the ballpark to tell me their baseball stories and why their ballpark is special. Unfortunately, I don’t speak Japanese (I’m trying to learn some key phrases before I go), and I’ve also heard that Japanese culture isn’t as amenable to strangers randomly striking up conversations. So I was hoping that I could connect with any of you who have gone to NPB games, or even just watch on TV. No matter what your level of NPB knowledge is, the fact that you are on this subreddit means enough for me to want to hear your story.
And just to be clear once again, I am not here to promote anything. I’m not great at Reddit, I’m still learning, so please be patient with me. I really just want to learn from you and hopefully include you all in this journey. I’m not entirely sure what this project is going to end up being. It may turn into a book, or a documentary, or simply live as a podcast. But I am incredibly excited to dive deep into your world!
So I guess, what I am asking for is just to hear from everyone here what their experience
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Pretty much what the title says. I bought the game for my husband for Christmas and ended up buying him a different present because I fell in love with the game. The kids are little, and we play together. Pokémon has been an amazing bonding experience. The kids have started collecting the cards and we all watch Pokémon on Netflix. This game has introduced my family into a new, fun way to bond. Our dex has (almost) every shield exclusive and the kiddos and I just recently started online so that we can increase our collection and keep the fun of the game going. I just downloaded the Discord app, but have no idea how to use it. I tried reading up, but there are a lot of abbreviations and talk I am too new to understand. I didn’t even know what a shiny Pokémon was until a few weeks ago.
Anyway... can someone super simply explain how to get started in this? I see people commenting that they have max raids to join, but I have no idea how. Do we need to be Nintendo friends or something? Where do I find this? My kiddos are super pumped to keep the adventure going!
Michael: Attention, everyone, I have a new marketing plan that will rock the socks off of ALL of our clients. Now, I’m sure you all know about iHOP changing its name to iHOb to promote its new line of burgers...
Pam: Oh yeah, I heard about that.
Kevin: I hear the burgers are pretty good, but when I go to iHOP I always end up getting pancakes. iHOP puts me in the mood for pancakes. If I want burgers, I’m going to go to McDonald’s.
Dwight: (scoff) Weak. A beef burger is nothing compared to a beet burger. Have you ever had a burger made entirely of beets? You’ll never go back.
Michael: The point is, I thought, if they could do it, why can’t we? Announcing...drumroll please...badadadadadadadaaaaa! (Brings out a Dunder Mifflin cover paper with a black line drawn under the blue D to make it look like a P) Punder Mifflin!!
(Nobody seems very enthused. Stanley is doing his crossword.)
Pam: Um...what does the P stand for?
Michael: Duh, paper!
Pam: So we’re promoting...paper.
Michael: We—
Phyllis: We’re already a paper company.
Oscar: It’s pretty redundant.
Michael: Uh, if you would let me finish. Haha. Uh, we are promoting a fun-loving atmosphere...
Jim: And puns? You know. “Pun”-der Mifflin.
Michael: (points at Jim) Aha! Yes! Good one!
Jim: (grins at Pam)
Pam: (smirks at Jim)
Michael: So, uh, let’s get the warehouse guys on this!
Toby: Michael, you can’t just change the name of the company...a publicity stunt like this would need a lot of cooperation, and corporate would have to approve—
Michael: Uhhh, why don’t you just zip it? Toby? Wow, can you ever have any fun, ever? Ahaha. This is not a “publicity stunt.” It’s a marketing plan. It’s gonna blow the roof off this company.
Toby: (gives up and walks off)
(The camera zooms in on Jim, who makes the “Jim face.” In the background, Michael is telling Dwight to go get the warehouse guys to make his new change. The theme song starts)
