Name meme...

[jay]

By the way, lemmings look a lot like miniature guinea pigs, except white and brown...

If you call me brian1789, you know me only from LJ or maybe alt.poly.
If you call me brian-with-numbers, you probably know me from alt.poly.
If you call me Mr. Glass, you're almost certainly a telemarketer.
If you call me Jay , you are either an intimate -- chosen or biological family, or else you know me from high school or at MIT.
If you call me Brian, you've probably met me in person either at work, or socially, and you either aren't close enough yet to use Jay, or could but like this better...
If you call me Brian-with-an-I , you're one of the N of them ;-).
If you call me BJ , you're either an uncle or my best friend in college, or you're on thin ice ;-)
If you call me Red, you're one of my male cousins in Kansas.
If you call me Dr. Glass, you're either my mother, Pascal, Lori, Tony, an airline agent (the travel office uses it), a would-be contractor at work, or someone from a technical society trying to sign me up for some volunteer work. Or my Ph.D advisor. Or a reporter.
If you call me Jaybird , you're my grandmother.
If you call me bri-bri, you're Nancy.
If you call me son, you're one of my parents.
If you call me Dad, you're James, David or Kevin.
If you call me Brain, you're either teasing me (watch it!) or you're the perpetually clueless California DMV, who keeps making this mistake on my license.

Comments

[who-is-she.livejournal.com]

I did not know you preferred Jay for those close to you.
obviously.. I haven't gotten close enough yet.
:)

I've been enjoying reading these.. but I dont think I'm known as that many different names except Lisa or Shisa.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

It isn't a strong preference, more of a habit... I'll answer unconsciously to either. This has caused momentary confusion at gatherings when, say, Jay Wiseman was present and no one expected me to respond...

I still don't understand where "Shisa" comes from, on your part.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

And even those who could call me Jay... may not always choose to do so. Long story ;-).

[who-is-she.livejournal.com]

yea?
I'm all ears.
why would someone choose to NOT call you something you enjoy being called?
What deep meaning does this name hold?
now I need to hear the whole story!!!

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

Does your driver's license *really* say "Brain"? Heeeee!

This reminds me of a friend of mine from Ann Arbor whose name was Eric John, and the way he wrote his name once made a DMV give him a voter registration card with "Evil John" on it. *giggling*

-J

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

The current license doesn't -- I had it corrected -- but three of the four previous 4-year licenses had that transposition.

But, hey, if I were your friend John, I wouldn't get it corrected ;-).

[firecat]

But who's Pinky?

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

All I know is it's not me :)

I guess I am the dmv

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

I guess I am the dmv. Because late at night when I am tired I tend to transpose letters. I have written Brainand had to re type it more times then I can count. Hugs T

Re: I guess I am the dmv

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Ah, but *you*, dear, have noticed and corrected it! (hug)

[kai-ta-loipa.livejournal.com]

Dr. Brain Glass sounds like a Bond villain. Sexy. ;)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(gleam) while he twirls the end of his red mustache...