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		<title>What&#8217;s in a funny name?</title>
		<link>http://www.nurdle.net/2009/03/whats-in-a-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Chase</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People think they&#8217;re being tolerant  of unusual names and being  multicultural by having enough spaces on the form and making a desperate attempt to sound things out without creating swear words inadvertently.  But what about people with well, funny names?  Legitimate, multi-generational family names like Pancake or Six? Turns out the discrimination is rampant and [...]]]></description>
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<p>People think they&#8217;re being tolerant  of unusual names and being  multicultural by having enough spaces on the form and making a desperate attempt to sound things out without creating swear words inadvertently.  But what about people with well, funny names?  Legitimate, multi-generational family names like Pancake or Six? Turns out the discrimination is rampant and the jokes unending.  Being on Facebook is getting to be like having a social security number &#8211; hard to function in the modern world without it, but Facebook assumes these are fraudulent applications and makes the appeal process extremely unappealing.  Read the article in the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/03/05/ST2009030501385.html">Washington Post</a> and if you are lucky enough to have a funny name, revel in it!</p>
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