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An inmate with a normal everyday name, we'll give an example...

McLaury, Antwan (false name to protect the stupid)

Had his name changed today legally. His new facecard reads...

Supreme, Metafizik Electromatic (mispelled to protect the galactically stupid)

Amazed, while feeding today, I asked him..."I dont mean to insult you dude, but, how did you come up with THAT name?"

"Yo man, I changed from my slave name. Stronger name makes me stronger!", all the while looking at me in a menacing manner as if to confront me if I had anything disrespectful to say.

"Did you say a dumber name makes you dumber?" I asked him laughing. "What?!", "Nothing dude...keep moving."

I wonder if the guy even knows what Metaphysics are.

Shane McSuperb signing out!

That name is cooler then Max Power!

Yea, you know its a cool name when people hear it and look at you in amazement.

That's like me changing my name to SuperNeedle Doctormaster

Hmm. Me thinks I need to change my name to Sparky McSprinklepants. No middle name to enforce the awesomeness.

the only way I'd change my name is to get on J-date and marry a nice Jewish heiress.

Polonius wrote:the only way I'd change my name is to get on J-date and marry a nice Jewish heiress.

This one's for you, Polonius:

I'll change my name to Hans Job now due to this thread.

Call me Lance Uppercut.

What do his friends think of it? Lets be real here, he's not trying to get your support for it.

I would totally be Jack Package.

It french. Sounding.

Pack-Age. Stress the "E"

LOL the "slave name" his momma gave him?

Ask Kunta Kinte to pick out a cotton plant from a line-up.

SlaveToDorkness wrote:LOL the "slave name" his momma gave him?

Ask Kunta Kinte to pick out a cotton plant from a line-up.

Coming from a dude with a nazi in his avatar and that post takes on what is likely a different tone than your intention.

Tom Cruise is a Nazi??!!

Actually it's a picture of a portrayal of a German who tried to assassinate Hitler.

SlaveToDorkness wrote:Tom Cruise is a Nazi??!!

Actually it's a picture of a portrayal of a German who tried to assassinate Hitler.

Yes, we all saw Valkyrie. And by we all I mean very few people went to see valkyrie. Regardless though, not everyones gonna draw the connection. you're better off with a better movie and a more successful hitler assassination attempt in your avatar.

Shuma, are you somehow attempting to suggest that the idea of changing your name into a monstrosity like that is anything less than wildly stupid?

We're not talking about a rapper taking a stage name. We're talking about a guy that works for a roofing company when not in jail(an equivalent job to what he actually does), was born in the united states, and has a family. In fact, the ACTUAL reasoning behind his name change, since its this name doesnt appear to have any religious value as some that change their names to Islamic oriented names do, is more than likely to HIDE his identity from others...he simply "flaired it up" for his own personal taste....which happenst to be very bad.

Normal people DO NOT, change their name for essentially no reason (as in this case) to ridiculous strings of words.

It isnt normal. It IS stupid, regardless if he's looking for my blessing on the matter or not.

Shuma, are you somehow attempting to suggest that the idea of changing your name into a monstrosity like that is anything less than wildly stupid?

Dude lives in a jail. I don't really think he's worried about how it's going to look on a resume.

We're not talking about a rapper taking a stage name. We're talking about a guy that works for a roofing company when not in jail(an equivalent job to what he actually does), was born in the united states, and has a family. In fact, the ACTUAL reasoning behind his name change, since its this name doesnt appear to have any religious value as some that change their names to Islamic oriented names do, is more than likely to HIDE his identity from others...he simply "flaired it up" for his own personal taste....which happenst to be very bad.

You didn't answer my original question though.

Normal people DO NOT, change their name for essentially no reason (as in this case) to ridiculous strings of words.

normal people (I use the word in the loosest sense) are also not in jail.

It isnt normal. It IS stupid, regardless if he's looking for my blessing on the matter or not.

I think the point of my original post was to note the fact that he doesn't give a gak what you think and is more concerned in what his peers within the prison think.

Again. What do they think of it?

ShumaGorath wrote:
Dude lives in a jail. I don't really think he's worried about how it's going to look on a resume.

Maybe he SHOULD be. For, you know, when he gets out?

You didn't answer my original question though.

No he isnt looking for my acceptance, doesnt change the fact that this action he's taken is slowed.

normal people (I use the word in the loosest sense) are also not in jail.

Actually, there are quite a few NORMAL people in jail. Anyone can wind up here. Jail is peopled by much more than just ganstas and illegals shuma. There are many normal people who are inmates in here too...they just arent interesting to talk about.

Again. What do they think of it?

If they have an iota of sense...probably the same as I/we others in this thread do.

Maybe he SHOULD be. For, you know, when he gets out?

Irrelevant. Clearly he isn't that concerned. What's his sentence?

No he isnt looking for my acceptance, doesnt change the fact that this action he's taken is slowed.

That wasn't my question.

Actually, there are quite a few NORMAL people in jail. Anyone can wind up here. Jail is peopled by much more than just ganstas and illegals shuma. There are many normal people who are inmates in here too...they just arent interesting to talk about.

What the feth is a normal person? That concept is so loaded it's ridiculous. You're discussing this on a toy website about tiny plastic men with a rob zombie avatar. How many people would consider you or me abnormal? As it is the vast majority of the population isn't in jail. So by that metric it's not normal.

If they have an iota of sense...probably the same as I/we others in this thread do.

You could have saved yourself several posts and just said 'I don't know'.

I would change from my 'slave name' also, but Carlos Spicyweiner is already taken.

Didn't one guy change his name to Supermanfasterthanflashstrongerthanhulk Coolerthanwolverineanddeadpoolcombined? I swear I read that somewhere.....

Some guy changed his name to 'Stormhammer Deathclaw Firebrand'.

I bet the chap mentioned in the OP just wanted a weird name to make himself stand out a bit more. After all, being a roofer and spending some time in jail is hardly going to break a lot of ice at social functions.

J.Black wrote:Some guy changed his name to 'Stormhammer Deathclaw Firebrand'.

I bet the chap mentioned in the OP just wanted a weird name to make himself stand out a bit more. After all, being a roofer and spending some time in jail is hardly going to break a lot of ice at social functions.

His name has a reference to Fallout in it, this renders your point void.

ShumaGorath wrote:



you're better off with a better movie and a more successful hitler assassination attempt in your avatar.

Like most things in life, I like it and could really not care less if you do or not.

SlaveToDorkness wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:



you're better off with a better movie and a more successful hitler assassination attempt in your avatar.

Like most things in life, I like it and could really not care less if you do or not.

If thats how you feel.

I knew a man who changed his surname to Shaw. He had the misfortune to be born into a family with an unusual hyphenated surname.

His original surname was Shaw-Twilley. No joke, he was a teacher at our school and we were expressly warned before he came never to tease him on it. we were a well behaved school in a better behaved age so noone ever did.

ShumaGorath wrote:
Irrelevant. Clearly he isn't that concerned. What's his sentence?

Not that long.

That wasn't my question.

You asked if he was looking for my acceptance of his name, I indicated that he probably was not.

What the feth is a normal person?

You tell me. You're the one that used the term in the first place by saying that NORMAL people dont go to jail. So Shuma, tell us, what IS a normal person.

You could have saved yourself several posts and just said 'I don't know'.

You could save yourself some posts, defending people whom are so imbalanced (as this name suggests) that YOU couldnt possibly have the faintest idea what goes thru their heads.

....I do.

But then he wouldn't get to be an argumentative asshat, Shane!

You asked if he was looking for my acceptance of his name, I indicated that he probably was not.

What do his friends think of it? Lets be real here, he's not trying to get your support for it.

No, actually it appears that I didn't ask that. In fact I asked the opposite.

You tell me. You're the one that used the term in the first place by saying that NORMAL people dont go to jail. So Shuma, tell us, what IS a normal person.

Normal people DO NOT, change their name for essentially no reason (as in this case) to ridiculous strings of words.

No, actually it appears that I didn't say that first. You did. Strike two!

You could save yourself some posts, defending people whom are so imbalanced (as this name suggests) that YOU couldnt possibly have the faintest idea what goes thru their heads.

....I do.

Yeah, I'm sure being a prison guard comes with a complimentary PhD in psychology. Aaaaaaaaaaaand your off the field. 0 for three!

But then he wouldn't get to be an argumentative asshat, Shane!

I thought I told you to go see the better movie?

ShumaGorath wrote:

You asked if he was looking for my acceptance of his name, I indicated that he probably was not.

What do his friends think of it? Lets be real here, he's not trying to get your support for it.

No, actually it appears that I didn't ask that. In fact I asked the opposite.

You tell me. You're the one that used the term in the first place by saying that NORMAL people dont go to jail. So Shuma, tell us, what IS a normal person.

Normal people DO NOT, change their name for essentially no reason (as in this case) to ridiculous strings of words.

No, actually it appears that I didn't say that first. You did. Strike two!

You could save yourself some posts, defending people whom are so imbalanced (as this name suggests) that YOU couldnt possibly have the faintest idea what goes thru their heads.

....I do.

Yeah, I'm sure being a prison guard comes with a complimentary PhD in psychology. Aaaaaaaaaaaand your off the field. 0 for three!

But then he wouldn't get to be an argumentative asshat, Shane!

I thought I told you to go see the better movie?

How about "Inglorious Bastards"?