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IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
August 04 2008 02:51 GMT
#21
Cause it's a odd form of slang where no one entirely knows wth went though the creators minds but it too common not to know it now.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
Terranator
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada286 Posts
August 04 2008 04:52 GMT
#22
I wonder what R1ch have to say about this?
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
August 04 2008 05:08 GMT
#23
Maybe some guy named Richard had a big dick. So they started calling him dick, then it just sorta caught on?
...
iNCuBuS_
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States905 Posts
August 04 2008 05:13 GMT
#24
On August 04 2008 11:29 ieatkids5 wrote:
hmmmm

richard
rich
rick
dick

I think


william
will
bill
billiam??

billiam would be a kickass name.



People always say "can I call you Billiam?" and I always answer "yes" but they never continue calling me that after like the first few times lol
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-04 05:15:52
August 04 2008 05:15 GMT
#25
If you're name is Richard it really sucks if it is your dads name too because of the Richard -> Dick thing.

People will start calling you 'little dick'. o.o;

Usually this stops shortly after like 8th grade though.
drug_vict1m
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
844 Posts
August 04 2008 05:40 GMT
#26
On August 04 2008 14:15 SnowFantasy wrote:
If you're name is Richard it really sucks if it is your dads name too because of the Richard -> Dick thing.

People will start calling you 'little dick'. o.o;

Usually this stops shortly after like 8th grade though.

wanna share your childhood story?
One must feel chaos within, to give birth to a dancing star.
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
August 04 2008 05:57 GMT
#27
It's true. ^_^
crazie-penguin
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States1253 Posts
August 04 2008 05:57 GMT
#28
On August 04 2008 14:15 SnowFantasy wrote:
If you're name is Richard it really sucks if it is your dads name too because of the Richard -> Dick thing.

People will start calling you 'little dick'. o.o;

Usually this stops shortly after like 8th grade though.

ahahahahahahahaha
prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
August 04 2008 06:17 GMT
#29
My uncle John gets called Jack all the time, and it's stupid. I mean Jack is just as short as John... wtf
Oh no
nemY
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States3119 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-04 06:56:32
August 04 2008 06:55 GMT
#30
I think having a name like Bill Jr or B-anything Jr is somewhat worse. Then your nickname is BJ and your dad's is BS. Luckily I think your dad has to at least be an alcoholic to proceed with this "genius" idea.
Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
August 04 2008 07:04 GMT
#31
On August 04 2008 15:17 prOxi.swAMi wrote:
My uncle John gets called Jack all the time, and it's stupid. I mean Jack is just as short as John... wtf

haha that reminds me of http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=aliens
jingXD
Profile Joined May 2007
United States283 Posts
August 04 2008 07:17 GMT
#32
I think Margaret -> Peggy is even harder to comprehend.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_268.html
{ToT}Strafe
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Thailand7026 Posts
August 04 2008 09:40 GMT
#33
My name is Robbie, but sometimes people call me Rob cuz it's shorter. Makes no sense at all imo.

Margeret-> Peggy? Richard-> Dick? William-> Bill? What the hell is wrong with u guys lol.
antiq
Profile Joined June 2008
Slovakia191 Posts
August 04 2008 09:46 GMT
#34
Ever heard of Alexander/Alexandra -> Sasha? Russian diminutives ftw.
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
August 04 2008 11:04 GMT
#35
Aussie nicknames get lazy.

Darren/Darryl/Daniel -> Daz

And you end up with names like. Baz/Bazza, Azza, Graz/Grazza
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
BlackStar
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Netherlands3029 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-04 12:42:04
August 04 2008 12:40 GMT
#36
What about Alexander & Sasha? Does that have something to do with the Cyrillic alphabet?

[edit]

On August 04 2008 18:46 antiq wrote:
Ever heard of Alexander/Alexandra -> Sasha? Russian diminutives ftw.


I guess I should read all the post first....
Tiger-
Profile Joined October 2002
Mexico190 Posts
August 04 2008 13:36 GMT
#37
Spanish ones are worse

Francisco -> Paco
Ignacio -> Nacho
Sergio -> Chuy
Eduardo -> Lalo
Alfonso -> Poncho
Federico -> Quico
José -> Pepe
Alere Flammam Veritatis
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
August 04 2008 14:04 GMT
#38
I'm guessing Rich, as in the shortened for Richard rhymes with Dick.
kemoryan
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Spain1506 Posts
August 04 2008 14:04 GMT
#39
On August 04 2008 22:36 Tiger- wrote:
Spanish ones are worse

Francisco -> Paco
Ignacio -> Nacho
Sergio -> Chuy
Eduardo -> Lalo
Alfonso -> Poncho
Federico -> Quico
José -> Pepe


Sorry but those are mexican, not spanish. I've never heard of Nacho, Chuy, Lalo and Poncho in my whole life in Spain.

Francisco (Francesc) -> Cesc.
Eduardo -> Edu
etc.
Freedom is a stranger
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
August 04 2008 14:31 GMT
#40
On August 04 2008 11:29 ieatkids5 wrote:
hmmmm

richard
rich
rick
dick

I think


william
will
bill
billiam??

billiam would be a kickass name.





Robert
Rob
Bob
Bobert!
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
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