Yes, they generally do. This one cat, however, didn't have a nickname. One of my co-worker's husband's was the kid's band director. I'm having a really rough time saying Adolf's name this year. His parents are African immigrants. Is it possible they don't know about the name?
I almost said in the gerry sandusky thread yesterday its the only name worse than adolph. unless youre a college basketball fan from ky.
True, but they usually only call him Rupp. It's five weeks in, I just take a deep breath and call on "Adolf" now. Inward cringe be damned.
When in doubt, shorten it. There was a really funny guy from Iran in one of my freshman college classes. He didn't take anything seriously including his name, Mohammed. He went by Moe. Call him 'Dolf. I bet Dolf Lundgren was once an Adolf.
My next door neighbor is Mohammed. My children don't even say anything at all about that--there are so many international types where we live and a mosque a mile away, to boot.
So was Dolph Shayes, an NBA player in the 60s. He had a son who also played in the NBA. He named him Danny
Really? What's the big deal? It's just a name. Does he have a bowl cut with a little tiny moustache? Hell when I was a D.I. every Asian kid that came through was known as "hop-sing" regardless of what his name was.
