I think I knew Trey but not Trip. Which, as James Redd said, is a class marker, at least in the US.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 17 April 2021 12:48 (three years ago) link
Class marker in what way?
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 12:55 (three years ago) link
woah had no idea about Trey or Trip, but makes total sense now in a "i feel dumb for not working it out by myself" waysimilarly Ichiro is Japanese for "first son"
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:01 (three years ago) link
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:05 (three years ago) link
In elementary school it was all JR and Johnny Boy and such.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:06 (three years ago) link
There are also those upper class baby talk nicknames.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:08 (three years ago) link
You mean people with III or IV at the end of their names?
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:08 (three years ago) link
That's definitely one for the American Things thread.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:09 (three years ago) link
I believe having a III in your name was a prerequisite for being a Trip/Trey kind of guy.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:13 (three years ago) link
was/is
Trey and Trip are news to me.
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:13 (three years ago) link
Where do you live, OL?
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:16 (three years ago) link
IL, US. Don't mix much with the upper crust tho. Never met a Trip or Trey irl.
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:29 (three years ago) link
So no Chip either then.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:31 (three years ago) link
I once met a guy who's a IV and went by Ivy.
Which was weird for me because at the time, my daughter was named Ivy.
― Jurassic parkour (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:51 (three years ago) link
Never knew a Chip, never met a Muffy, never ran into a Thurston or a Lovey
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link
Y'all know I'm a Tre. I'm also a III. But trust me, we don't have any class.
I did recently mention something to a co-worker about my actual government name, and she was all like "Waaahhh? Tre's not your real name?" And I was all, Why would anyone name their kid "three" in the first place?
It's kinda like being named Junior, Jr. I dunno. You all can just keep calling me plains, if you like.
― pplains, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:13 (three years ago) link
Heh, was trying to remember if there was somebody with that name on the borad but couldn’t. Another Senior Service moment!
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
I have met people literally named Junior before, so there's also that.
― pplains, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:17 (three years ago) link
Technically I'm a III (at least), so am considering a name change to Trip D.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:18 (three years ago) link
Wait, so Trey Cool from Green Day is actually Trey Cool III?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:19 (three years ago) link
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:20 (three years ago) link
I was one acquainted with a Quint. And yes this was in Virginia.
― Canon in Deez (silby), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:22 (three years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/816XJe-jzZL._SL1500_.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:22 (three years ago) link
Wait, so is Quint the nickname for someone who is Something Something the V?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:23 (three years ago) link
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:24 (three years ago) link
Keep going until you get a Sext or just don't even bother
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:26 (three years ago) link
Tré Cool = Frank Edwin Wright III
Picturing a version of the Pixies led by a guy named Ivy Thompson.
― pplains, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
I've also mentioned this before: most of the other Tre's I've run into have been African-American. Not sure how much of a class marker those dudes are pulling.
― pplains, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link
My paternal grandparents started a thing that I don't know is an actual thing outside of my family where the first-born sons inherit the initials of their father, so I guess I'm sort of a Trey in a way that no one else would ever consider valid.
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:37 (three years ago) link
My initials share my father's (obv.), but so does my sister's!
Also knew these two brothers back in the woods who had the same middle name — their dad's first name.
― pplains, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link
I knew that pplains was a Tre but I didn't realise that was a nickname!
You really don't want to get into Sixtus territory, mind you.
― emil.y, Saturday, 17 April 2021 14:58 (three years ago) link
Wow condolences to the baby.
― Canon in Deez (silby), Saturday, 17 April 2021 15:03 (three years ago) link
I had never heard the Tre thing before either! But, yeah, Trey Anastasio = Ernest Joseph Anastasio III. I knew his full name, but never put that together.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Saturday, 17 April 2021 15:04 (three years ago) link
two r&b singers from different eras came to mind: Trey Lorenz - real name Lloyd, so maybe; and Trey Songz - he’s a Tremaine
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 17 April 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
Randolph Severn Parker III
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 15:36 (three years ago) link
Trey Azagthoth's real name is George Michel Emmanuel III
― P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Saturday, 17 April 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
in the US “Trace” and indeed “Tracer” also means III, fact fans
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 17 April 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
Oooh
― Alba, Saturday, 17 April 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
Tracer Wainwright.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 April 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEil2e_bUvg
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 April 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
Tre Mccartney
― P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Sunday, 18 April 2021 01:51 (three years ago) link
Name your kid something different, jeez
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 18 April 2021 04:54 (three years ago) link
a popular UK politician called one of his many kids Sixtus, which shows a lack of imagination (similarly my current laptop appears on the network as 'six')
― koogs, Sunday, 18 April 2021 07:21 (three years ago) link
Isn't Una the absolute lack of imagination though, you'd think that at least the first would get a name specific to themselves.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 18 April 2021 07:24 (three years ago) link
not if you're aiming for the Paloma and Blanca follow ups
― Call of Scampi: Slack Nephrops (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 18 April 2021 07:26 (three years ago) link
sixtus and septimius/septimus are REAL old school names which i associate with Romans, Popes, and also really large Victorian families running out of name ideas for the nth son.
― sgt. pepper's one-and-only bobo honkin' band (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 18 April 2021 11:53 (three years ago) link
You've just very accurately described the family of the current Leader of the House of Commons.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:08 (three years ago) link
Although he is more Catholic than most Popes.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:09 (three years ago) link
kathleen hanna and ad-rock from the beastie boys are married
― voodoo chili, Sunday, 18 April 2021 15:01 (three years ago) link