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Those of you who share a name with a celebrity, how do you deal with it?
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Yeah, it could be worse. I used to work with a guy who shared a name with some random executive that went on a racist tirade that went public. He had to lock down his social media because of all of the death threats.
Father Johnathan?
A friend of my brother has the same name as a Muppet. Used to haul his ID out in bars and use it as an ice breaker. I mean he could have used "me like you" as an ice breaker, given his physical appearance, so not sure how much of an advantage this gave him.
Edit: just realized I inadvertently imitated Cookie Monster, but it was a different Muppet.
Definitely Elmo
My money's on Guy Smiley
Wasn't there an American president named Elmo something?
Well there was president Grover Cleveland; and president Teddy Roosevelt had a son named Kermit. Jim Henson liked to use historical names occasionally for Muppet characters. No Elmos in the White House yet though.
Bunsen Honeydew
.... Floyd Pepper?
Bobby Benson