Do You Personally Know Anyone Named "Dick"?

[arwalden]

[billyskank]

1. Technically, you all do

My name is Richard.

[Richardo]

17. No, MY name is Richard.

:)

But I stopped being called "Dick" (at least to my face) when I was 6 years old.

[billyskank]

18. We are not mutually exclusive, you and I

It is, in fact, possible to have two Richards in the Lounge at once. The common belief is untrue that the presence of more than one Richard in the Lounge would exceed critical mass, causing an event that would destroy DU and much of the surrounding internets. In fact it is quite possible for the Lounge to accommodate three, four or even five Richards at one time without exceeding safe levels.

I have never been called Dick, except by one guy who did it to take the piss. My piano teacher used to call me Rick, which is the closest I have come. Everyone else always calls me Rich or Richard.

[Richardo]

27. Good thing the Lounge specs can handle multiple Richards

'Cause Lord knows there are enough dicks around here at any given moment. ;-)

[billyskank]

29. Ain't that the truth

:(

[crispini]

46. SNORK!

:rofl:

[Bunny]

43. I think of you as Rich rather than Richard.

When I was pregnant with Baby Bunny, I considered the name Richard (had she been a boy). But I was adamant that he would be called Richard, not Rich, or Richie, or Rick/Ricky, and certainly not Dick!

How are you today, Richardo? :hi:

[Richardo]

45. Hey Bunny!

Yes - I go by 'Rich' these days, except for my Mom, who still calls me "Richard'.

Nice story - so how is little Richardina's (for that MUST be her name) tailbone?

[Bunny]

50. Well, "Richardina's" tailbone is broken, and sore as hell.

But I'm being nominated by her for Mother of the Year - she was scheduled to go on a class trip to Washington DC this weekend, and I had to break the news to her that she can't go (on doctor's orders). Boy, is she PISSED!!!!! HAHAHAHA!

[trof]

2. yep

[terrya]

3. I worked with a guy named Dick.

That's pretty much it.

[livetohike]

4. My neighbor's name is Richard but everyone calls him "Dick"

He is in his 70's. Maybe it's a generational thing. I have a cousin who is "Rick" and a friend "Rich".

[AlCzervik]

5. Yes, my Father and it suits him.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Yes

However - I call him Richard because he likes it way too much when someone calls him Dick.

[billyskank]

10. Hmmm

:)

[eyesroll]

7. My boss.

That's about it -- most Richards my own age stay Richards, or Richs.

[Shell Beau]

8. Fortunately, no. I would have to call him Richard if I did.

I feel silly calling someone Dick for real.

[LaurenG]

9. I don't know any one with that name

but I have referred to a few by that name. Does that count?

[nickinSTL]

11. my uncle

that's it.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Same here.

[Ivan Sputnik]

12. Yes

My father-in-law's name is Richard, and he is called Dick.

"Get your mind out of the gutter," as people of his generation say.

[Cannikin]

13. Dick Trickle

http://www.dicktricklefanclub.com/

Ok....so I dont KNOW him.

[Arugula Latte]

25. Oh my god. I never heard of him. That is the funniest name ever!

Poor guy!

[kick-ass-bob]

15. my next door neighbor is.

[LeftyMom]

16. My late grandmother's husband

He's a nice guy but I haven't seen him since he moved to Arizona.

[kwassa]

19. Dick Seamen, no joke, a citizen of the town I used to live in ....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

30. Also the name of a famous racecar driver of the 30's

What IS it with race drivers and double entendre names?

Short Dick Seaman story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Seaman
Long Dick Seaman story: http://8w.forix.com/seaman.html

[Divameow77]

20. Yes my father-in-law

and it suits him, my mother-in-law should be named Bitch, but she's not.

[toey]

21. dick bond, dick dohner

one is my step-dad and the other a previous co-worker

[gmoney]

22. My stepfather was named Dick ...and a Zappa memory.

But he was such a nice guy, I could never bring myself to call him that... I always called him Richard.

His son, Little Dickie Jr., on the other hand, fully lived up to the name DICK...

Reminds me of an old tonight show with Frank Zappa in the Johnny Carson days. I will paraphrase from memory...

JC: You've given your children some unusual names... Moon Unit, Dweezil...

FZ: And my youngest son we called Ahmet... when he got to junior high school the kids were all calling him Ahmet Vomit, so he told me he wanted to change his name to Rick. That was fine with me, but soon the kids were calling him Rick the Dick. So, he went back to Ahmet. Now they call him Ahmet the Dick...

[miss_kitty]

33. I immediately thought of the Zappa story

I saw him tell it on a talk show. It was hilarious-also Ahmet was the only one with a real name to begin with...

[Burma Jones]

23. I worked with a guy named Dick Sugg

Really. He was a great co-worker and very smart and reliable, so we left the whole name thing alone......

[Arugula Latte]

24. My father in law.

He's a Dick but not at all a dick!

[trackfan]

26. There was a local businessman, Dick Post

and Dick Moore

Dick, my grandparents' tenant who tossed coins to make the kids scramble for the money.

There used to be a lot of Dicks, but it seems most of them are dead.

[meganmonkey]

28. My grandfather, or as we kids call him, "Pop-pop"

My late Nana (rest her soul) caleld him Dick. And he is pretty deaf so she would say it LOUD.

It scared us :scared:

BUt now she is gone, so he is just Pop-pop again :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. I used to work with a programmer named Dick.

I was looking for him one day (I was testing some of his code), and ran into him in the men's room. Said, "so, this is where Dick's been hanging out."

Silence.

[Reciprocity]

32. Sorry I don't know Dick.

[Pool Hall Ace]

34. I have a hard time calling a man "Dick" unless

he (a) is older, or (b) actually is one.

About twenty years ago, I worked with a young Dick. I remember asking one of his closest colleagues, "Does he, um, go by another nickname?" He laughed and said, "Yes, some people call him Rich."

I just found him too nice to be a Dick.

[miss_kitty]

35. yes. And he took credit for a solution to a

huge mainframe computer fuck up I figured out. He got a big fat cash reward. He, after all, was the programmer who had been up for HOURS trying to figure the shit out, while I just looked at the first longer-than usual number on the brazillion page report (the report should have been 5 pages-maybe 10).

I said "There-is that check-digitable?" and it was. Problem solved. I was just a part time bookkeeper though.

Ahhhh Nordstrom. Don't miss those Dicks one bit.

[Left Is Write]

36. Yes.

[Midlodemocrat]

37. I knew someone whose last name was Dick.

They had twin boys....Terry and









Wait for it....










Harry.




Not kidding. They finally changed their name to Smith or Jones or whatever the hell the dad's mom's name was.

[AngryAmish]

38. A friend of mine from college

He introduces himself around as "Rich". Instantly, everyone called him Dick.

It is funny when we are around his work buddies. They are always asking why we call him Dick. They don't call him Dick because he is the boss.

[StellaBlue]

39. My boss

seriously

[Lilyhoney]

40. My father in law. nt

[Jed Dilligan]

41. Yes

But only through e-mail so far. We're supposed to meet next week. And no, it's a professional thing. I don't date Dicks.

[meegbear]

42. Yep, he calls me Mickey and I call him Dickey

[MN ChimpH8R]

44. One of my law school profs went by Dick

He seemed much more like a Rich or Rick, though - he was only a bit older than me. I had a friend whose father went by Dick as well. It seems more fitting with older men of the WWII generation.

[Reciprocity]

47. Dick seems to be a popular name on DU today.

[auburngrad82]

48. No, but I don't associate with Republicans nt

[usedtobesick]

49. Yes an old neighbor

but... I call most people "dick" or the more political correct term "richard cranium" all the time. Kind of a term of endearment. No offence to anyone named Rich, Richard, or Dick was meant.

[astonamous]

51. My husband goes by 'Dick'...His name is Larry. eom

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

52. Yup. Best guy ever in the whole world, too.

[PittPoliSci]

53. i was almost named dick.

not richard, just dick.

[donheld]

54. Yes I do

Father and son. Yes the go by big Dick and Little Dick :crazy:

[Ramsey]

55. Yes- two

One is a dick. The other one is a sweetheart.

[MrSlayer]

56. Sure. One guy's last name is Dick.

Very cool dude, take the abuse really well.

[Inspired]

57. Dick Rasch

No kidding! A former insurance agent of mine. With a last name of Rasch, why would any parent name their kid Richard and call him Dick?

[seemunkee]

58. My uncle Dickson

and my father was Richard, so yeah I know 1, and knew one.
And I also know a Harry Bally.