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There's a Dwayne Wayne joke in there somewhere.

Ok, so if he'd been named Ja'syn Wa'yn'e Phillips, things would have been fine. Right?

How about instead of names everyone is simply assigned a number, problem solved. Goddam government full of idiots

With their unwillingness to admit they're wrong, he's lucky they didn't just go ahead and and prosecute him anyway. I can hear the prosecutor now. "We're 100% confident we have the correct man in jail". And they will never admit otherwise.

Pextor: There's a Dwayne Wayne joke in there somewhere.

Well, so far at least it doesn't sound like either of them are serial killers in spite of their middle names.

I have an incredibly common name, so I'm really going to get a kick out of these replies...

/wait.. wut?
//best part of having a common name: the fact that if one dude in your city with your name doesn't pay his bills on time, the bill collections Terminators will hunt you all down and kill your roomate and whoever she's sleeping with.
////No more land lines for me.
//2nd best part: One of the four guys with your name who works for your employer is in hr, so every once in a while you get an email asking you to confirm the employment of some manager type at a yearly salary range in the mid six figures.
//Are you sure you should have sent that to me instead of your boss who has the same name as me, foolish HR drone?
//csb

Yea. That's why I'm glad I have an uncommon Finnish first name and a rare German last name. People may not be able to spell or pronounce either, but at least I don't have to worry about stuff like this.

/knock on wood

My parents spelled my name J-U-S-T-I-N

but they pronounce it

Yoowr-nawt-mi-sun. I think it means were Polish-Jew/Chinese.

Tuttle...Buttle...

But having a common name would be helpful if you want to live a life of crime. Then, when they come to arrest you, you can blame it on one of the other Costantine Aurelio McGuilicuddys in your town.

Gerry Dorsey, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone.

qwertypoo: How about instead of names everyone is simply assigned a number, problem solved. Goddam government full of idiots

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They got the wrong SS# on the arrest warrant.

pete1729: qwertypoo: How about instead of names everyone is simply assigned a number, problem solved. Goddam government full of idiots

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They got the wrong SS# on the arrest warrant.

Be that as it may #104474, the original problem that caused it was a mixup because of a similar name.

And no i'm not really all that serious about replacing peoples names with numbers.

/or am I

qwertypoo: How about instead of names everyone is simply assigned a number, problem solved. Goddam government full of idiots

You shouldn't have been pooing on your brain. 1/10

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The problem with "unique" names is that they are usually from "soap opera" characters and immediately indicate your age. So no matter how much hair colouring and make up you can't disguise your age.

I'm sure the kid would have been fine if his name was deewyanne instead.

And Jason W wouldn't have had much of a problem if he hadn't had a record that put him in the system in the first place. Not excusing the dept but the similar names is only a small part of the problem.

/ has a common name.
// not worried

The ones with common names might suffer the accidental incarceration, but the ones with "special" names are usually there for a good reason.

ShaniquaJaniqua and Dalejr (pronounced: Dayljer) are not there by mistake.

"It was basically a clerical error on the department's computerized records management system," said Kerrville police spokesman Paul Gonzales. "We apologize for any undue hardship that (Jason W.) Phillips may have suffered from this misidentification."

Police went on to say Mr. Phillips may keep the complimentary tazing and beating with our best wishes.

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I had a friend in High School named Daniel Boone, any time a cop asked his name, he was in trouble for "lying"...

Lets see...

Jason Philips, 40, construction worker.
vs
Jason Philips, 24, construction worker.

Now, what's the first thing you notice differentiating the two people? That's right, the second man is a Freemason.

Mad-n-FL: I had a friend in High School named Daniel Boone, any time a cop asked his name, he was in trouble for "lying"...

Knew a guy named Michael Hunt in high school, went by "Mike." he had a similar problem, though I imagine the cops got a bit angrier in his case. I have no idea why the guy wouldn't go by Michael. Whenever I asked he said he just felt "like a Mike."

Private Ryan is not amused.

Quasar: The mix-up was rooted in name similarities, officials said, noting the wrongfully detained man is Jason Wayne Phillips and the correct investigation subject is Jason Dwayne Phillips.

J'sin Wayne Phillips laughs at your incarceration.

Buttle Tuttle... what's the difference? Now please explain where the three personnel carriers have gone.

EnochEmery

Tuttle...Buttle...


You win!!

My son may accidentally be arrested for bringing the Duke of Conté back to life.

I've never been more glad to be named Zingelbert Bembledack

BurnShrike: I've never been more glad to be named Zingelbert Bembledack

How unfortunate. I am known as Zingelbert Bembledack Jr., and I have the death sentence in twelve systems.

qwertypoo: pete1729: qwertypoo: How about instead of names everyone is simply assigned a number, problem solved. Goddam government full of idiots

notsureifserious.jpeg

They got the wrong SS# on the arrest warrant.

Be that as it may #104474, the original problem that caused it was a mixup because of a similar name.

And no i'm not really all that serious about replacing peoples names with numbers.

/or am I 1

FTF2

aagrajag: BurnShrike: I've never been more glad to be named Zingelbert Bembledack

How unfortunate. I am known as Zingelbert Bembledack Jr., and I have the death sentence in twelve systems.

Yes, but in addition to my unique name, my mother gave me a unique birth date as well: February 31st

BurnShrike: aagrajag: BurnShrike: I've never been more glad to be named Zingelbert Bembledack

How unfortunate. I am known as Zingelbert Bembledack Jr., and I have the death sentence in twelve systems.

Yes, but in addition to my unique name, my mother gave me a unique birth date as well: February 31st

Well, I was born on the 30th, so you see the potential for confusion is great. Don't worry; if you commit any minor infractions, such as drunk driving, I shall accept them as mine, and as mitigating circumstances for my major ones.

These are not the tards you are looking for.

"Epiphany is not just something black people name their children."

-Stan Smith "American Dad"

Allyoop: Dacron, Propecia, Sinutab.

I laughed.

EnochEmery: Tuttle...Buttle...

Came here for this. Not leaving disappointed.

/and here's YOUR receipt for MY receipt
//but liked Baron Von Munchausen better
///Young Uma as Aphrodite.......mmmmm.

It's spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht, but it's pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.

Aulus: Never happens to me, as I have an not real common, but normal, first name and a rather distinctive German last name and other than my son daughter and one granddaughter, no one else in the state has that last name. However, when I was a young man, it did get confusing to some every now and then as both my father and his father and I all had the same first name and Dad and I had the same middle name, as well. They have both been dead for almost forty years, so it is no longer a problem.

Years ago, when I was handling workers comp claims for an employer which needs to remain nameless, there was constant confusion over two brothers who worked there, Darold and Harold. They would keep mixing up their paychecks and workwers comp checks when hurt on the job.

Even further back, when I was living in Miami, the guy across the courtyard in my apartment building was named John Jones, with no middle name. It was pure hell for him trying to get motel rooms or rent a car when he and his wife traveled---"Mr. & Mrs. John Jones? Riiiight. *wink wink*"

This sounds like a joke, yet there's no punchline...

Don't make a name which is only one letter away from someone else, either.

Time and/or History does operate on some simple rules. And though they may have only a subtle influence on the choices a person makes, mainly through the accretion of related, distinct events. As an unrelated example, a person's horoscope also has the a similar subtle influence. Not in any way due to the magic gravitational pull of distant stars, but through sheer socialization. If you are born a Scorpio, as the evilest example, there is a generalized myth that people born under that sign are sexually deviant, morally empty, and just all-around bad people. And though there is no reason to consider any of it true, it still leads to self-reinforcing prophetic effect. The scorpio then, during their life will constantly be given the subtle pre-determined choice scenarios that come with it. The gullible believers in astrology (who are not just an insignificant minority), will vehemently react upon discovering that someone is a Scorpio, and will quickly reformulate their opinion of a person to match the preconceived notions. The net effect will be that the person is quickly reduced to a position where they must either defend themselves against or fully embrace the myth, even if only for that one moment with that particular person. But, even though it is only a small effect with little consequence, the overall trend emerges through constant repetition of the same scenario. One person's response is just an unimportant bigotry, but after 50, 100, 400 people have run the same moment of choice on you, your response will reaffirm itself continually, conditioning you into the role through the obsessive obligation to consider whether you fit the role or not.

The same scenario happens with naming, though the tremendous variability makes it harder to spot trends. But, one can still find easy examples nevertheless. If you are today a young girl named Britney, you will repeatedly be exposed to questions along the line of "did you move love Britney Spears?" again and again, probably, obliging you to form an opinion on Ms Spears, relative to whether you're proud to follow in her great example, or hideously embarrassed at how shallow and stupid your parents are.

It does not conclusively define your character, by any means. But, the string of events it sets you up for helps define a small part of who you are forced to consider yourself to be. Will it drive you toward certain fates? Probably not, but yes it can contribute a small amount.

/Cognitive Science - how does fargin' it work?

I ended up in jail
... but just for a day
Seems the police had made a computer mistake
Said there must be thousands like me with the
Same name
Anyway

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