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The AnswerMug Challenge Series, You Gave Me A Bad Name Edition: Cain, Chester, Jack, Jezebel, John, Judas, Mark . . .


What are some first names that potentially carry with them a negative connotation, either because of an infamous person or persons having had those names in the past, or because of an expression/adage/saying/colloquialism associated with the name?


EXAMPLES:

  Father didn't return home on time, it turns out he was involved in a police raid at a cathouse and was arrested for being one of the johns. 

  You dirty coppers ain't hangin' dis bum rap on me; I may be a crook, but I ain't nobody's patsy. I don't never take the fall for somethin' somebody else done, only for what I done myself, see?

  She'll go out with just about any and every Tom, Dick and Harry off the streets, but she's too good to go out with me?

  Listen, I know it's your first time on an airplane, but you don't have to be such a nervous Nellie.

RULES:

1. As shown in the first two examples, lowercase words that correspond with names can be used.

2. Slang terms may be used. 

3. Names and/or name-words from any language may be used, but if you use a foreign expression that might be unfamiliar to the average English-speaker, please include a translation or a brief explanation.

4. Keep it as clean as possible: this is a family show. 

5. Have fun!
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Posted - December 24, 2017
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  • 53490


    (hales from hails from)
    (23-year-old)
      December 25, 2017 2:07 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I am letting this flow.  It feels good to just sit here and let the thoughts flow.  Without any external reason whatsoever, to worry about how much time I have to be in this state.  I long to be like this more often and I never allow myself to be this free mentally. 

    I am so glad my roommate left for a few days.  I really like the man and I enjoy his presence. But we are really together every day.   I needed this experience and I called it right to me.  It has been so much work, Randy.  And this man is a friend.  Just a friend.  An incredible friend.   A good man.  It takes all one's energy to co-exist this closely with another.  I won't even know how much I have given up of my energy, quite willingly, in order to experience some relationship, other than my brother and what was left of my family.  If not for this man, I would probably me much the worse for wear.  He helped me alot. 

    But I need to stand on my own. I need to let him go when he needs to move on. That year I spent with him was rough. GOD.  Rough.  But, I think we respect one another and for my part, we are good friends.  That is all I wanted for him.  To give him a soft spot to land and let us have an experience where we can perhaps help one another.

    I am humbled by what I have discovered about myself.  Much of it needed to go. He helped me with that.  That was my gift out of this. That is what I sought. I needed to go within and I was forced to do so.

    My my my.  Sharonna.  LOL.  I killed a lot of her this last year.  I'm different now.  It is terrifying until I watch myself being terrified, then it dissolves. 

    You read this stuff, huh? 
    wow.  I AM sorry.  LOL

      December 25, 2017 2:28 PM MST
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  • 53490


      Imagine if I were your roommate instead of he, LOL!  Daily hilarity, my friend, DAILY!  Which one of us do you think would be dead first, right?



      December 25, 2017 3:13 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Gypsy
    Trixie
      December 25, 2017 8:57 PM MST
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  • 16732
    Then there's first names which by themselves are fine, but when paired with the wrong surname ...
    Wayne Kerr
    Jenny Talia
    Phil E. Buster
    Mike Hunt
    Hugh Jass
    Amanda Huggenkiss
    Seymour Butz
      December 28, 2017 8:18 PM MST
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