Which DUer's name did you misread the first time you saw it?

[Maddy McCall]

There is one DUer whose handle I misread everytime I see it.

"blondeatlast"

The first time I saw her name, I thought she was a blonde whose family made her sup after all others had finished:

"Blond eats last" :-)

Still, when I read her name I feel pity for the poor dear. Someone give that golden haired woman a sandwich!

Whose name do you consistently misread or assign images to?

[lovedems]

1. LOL! You are cracking me up.

I never saw it like that but now, I will think sandwich whenever I see the name. It will be like having song lyrics stuck in my head.

That is too funny!

[JohnKleeb]

2. I thought of it as blonde at least

My eyes are really screwy. BTW how do you all pronounce Kleeb out of curiousity. I wonder if any pronouces it wrong,

[Eureka]

5. for me, it's like Kleeeeeeeebbbbb

But then English is my second language, I speak Australian at home :-)

[blondeatlast]

17. I still think you like like our dear DK, even though

I've seen your picture!

Long E. Of course, I've only thought it, I said it out loud for the first time just now (my 7 yo thinks I lost my mind, too!).

[JohnKleeb]

25. lol

I swear, I guess I sorta do. My hair is thick tho like Kerry's. I share ethnic background with Kucinich more so.

[dolo amber]

26. My friend

says John Kerry has "lego hair". I have no idea what that means but it made me laugh really hard. :D

[blondeatlast]

29. LOL! She's right; I just looked at one of my son's Lego people

I can't really find a decent picture, but they have impossibly "thick" hair that stays put, of course.

No offense, Kerry supporters.

[JohnKleeb]

30. none taken

I dont wanna go bald. I have to get a hair cut so often because of this.

[Wonk]

3. ibegurpard

The first time I saw it I read it as I Be Gurpard, instead of I Beg Ur Pard

:shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

6. LMFAO! I did too!!!

:silly:

[blondeatlast]

20. I never got it until now! Sheesh.

[KCDem]

41. me too!

lol, fun thread!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. TXLib

Sounds like some programming library for data transmission.

[Blue-Jay]

7. I have several that my head wants to mis-read

ih8thegop = "I ate the goop"

Bertha Venation = "Bertha Venetion" (like the city of Venice)

terrya = "terry-ya", which evolved into "terrier" (no offense intended)

Whitacre D_WI = "butthead" (That's self-explanatory)

[Blue-Jay]

8. One more.

punkingal = "puking-gal".

[Whitacre D_WI]

10. Blue-Jay = "Braying-Jackass"

Two can play at this game, good sir.

[Blue-Jay]

11. hahaha!

Well met, sir!

When are you gonna be in town again?

[Whitacre D_WI]

13. Who knows when and where the wind may blow?

Well, one of three things could happen:

1) Next Christmas, I will likely be in town.
2) A dear friend or close family member could die, in which case I would attend the funeral.
3) I could just decide to drop by.

In cases 1 and 3, I will likely drop you a line for beers. In the event of case 2, I may be preoccupied.

[Blue-Jay]

19. Fair enough.

Although, option 2 was a bit of a buzzkill. If you want me to knock someone off, you should ask in person. No E-trail that way.

note to Mr Ashcroft: the above was a failed, poorly-worded attempt at humor, and should not be interpreted as an actual business transaction. By the way, you suck monkey ass.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

22. I thought Terrya's name was someone saying Terror in a Texas drawl.

A really bad Texas drawl, mind.

[terrya]

38. Ewwwwwww....

That's getting dangerously close to Dubyaspeak, my friend.

:-)

Terry

[Screaming Lord Byron]

39. I thought it was irony, Terry. That's the problem with irony

sometimes it isn't there. My sincere apologies!

[terrya]

40. Just kidding, SLB...

I was mock offended!

:-)

Terry

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. The first time I saw short bus president's name...

...I thought it said "WhataBildeberger."

[Maddy McCall]

12. Ok, my naivity/stupidity is going to be evident, but isn't that what it

says?

:shrug:

[Whitacre D_WI]

15. Hm.

*waiting for the penny to drop*

[blondeatlast]

21. You too?! And I thought "Whata.." was with Dolo Amber...

:evilgrin:

[Blue-Jay]

14. Another one:

HEyHEY = "Hey Hey"

[blondeatlast]

16. Rest assured, my parents fed me well, and at the same time as

my older sisters!

Of course, the CATS ate first...

I was "born again" as a blonde at 43 and I have to admit I love it.

[Maddy McCall]

18. Whew...that's good to know!

LOL!

:toast:

[dolo amber]

23. Areschild

ARSEchild. :D

[Whitacre D_WI]

24. All you ever think about is arse.

[dolo amber]

28. Well, no...

but to add insult to injury, after I see the name and read 'arsechild', I inevitably get Aerosmith's "Last Child" (arguably one of their best songs, IMO) stuck in my head for HOURS. :crazy:

added on edit: Dude, you should REALLY be watching this Puffinstuff thingy on TV land... :D

[Rasmodia]

27. My vote is for "Usonavich" and Petsmart

[Zomby Woof]

31. even after 2 1/2 years

People still call me ZombyWOLF. :wtf:

[Maddy McCall]

33. *raises hand* guilty as charged...

lol! :-)

[Zomby Woof]

36. LOL

Actually, I didn't even have you in mind... I never recall you doing that. :-)

Check your inbox. :hi:

[starroute]

32. I kept reading silverhair as silverchair

Thought he was a big C.S. Lewis fan. :shrug:

[nuxvomica]

34. The blond eats last but left people finish first

When I read the latter name I think of people pushing away from the table while other, more conservative diners remain.

[Lizz612]

35. I think of left handed marathon runners!

Breaking throught the tape at the end. How do i know they're left handed? Dunno, they just are.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

37. I think of left-handed race car drivers

They have an advantage -- they steer with the "good" hand while shifting gears.

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is Ayrton Senna's qualifying lap at Monaco 1991:

http://www.f1gallery.ca/f1_movies/1991/monacolap.mpeg

Edit: typo

[KCDem]

42. scantiGOP

I was like "scanty GOP"? :shrug:

My husband, TXLib, was confused, too.

[geniph]

43. Everyone seems to think I'm "gunniff"

when they first meet me. No, gunniff would be... odd. It's Geni (pronounced like I Dream Of) P. H.!

[BurtWorm]

44. I learned something.

I thought Geniph was some Celtic heroine. I don't know why.

[pmbryant]

45. Thtwudbeme

For ages I thought this was virtually unpronounceable (Th-twood-beam?), but finally it hit me that it is meant to be shorthand for "That would be me".

Of course, about that time, this person abandoned that name in favor of a completely different one.

--Peter

[notadmblnd]

46. Underpants

I don't mis-pronounce the name, but it makes me think of Cap'n Underpants. I always envision a little round bald man with a cape floating across the screen.