By old-timey names, I mean ones that you don’t typically associate with anyone alive or younger than like 70.

Examples being:

  • Burl
  • Mildred
  • Herbert
  • Agnes
  • Evelyn (not as rare at the others, but getting there)

I’ve always liked the name “Opal” but I’ve only ever known two in my life. I was like 10-12 at the time, and they were both pushing 90.

  • all-knight-party
    18•20 days ago

    I want people to go by their first two initials, and then the entire last name. Y’know, “H. G. Wells, J.G. Wentworth”.

    It just makes everyone sound more fancy and serious.

    • Admiral PatrickOPEnglish
      9•20 days ago

      My boss does that, and for that reason. I do like it. Unfortunately, he cannot help me get cash now from my structured settlement.

      • palordrolap
        2•20 days ago

        Funny. I had a boss who thought that use of initials was pretentious. Or maybe I’m putting words in his mouth and it was specifically my use of a middle initial he didn’t like. Harry S Truman’s name would presumably have given him a headache.

        Either way, I countered that having a customised number plate on a car was surely just as bad, to which he had no answer.

    • edric
      9•20 days ago

      I have 2 first names and I prefer to go by their initials. I’m so used to it that I sometimes don’t notice when someone calls me by my actual first name.

      • palordrolap
        -1•19 days ago

        I’m imagining that your first name is something like Vijay and your middle initial is J, and so no wonder you wouldn’t notice.

    • BizzleEnglish
      4•20 days ago

      I’m about to heavily doxx myself so please be cool, but I go by B.E. Moore professionally on account of the fact that those are my initials and last name