girl with 'unusual' name made fun of shock!

Sassafras

If it's pronounced Absidee, why not call her that instead of making her name into a 'clever' joke?
They shouldn't be too surprised if people find it ridiculous. You shouldn't impose your stupid sense of humour on someone who'll have to live with it.

axisus

Sassafras said:

If it's pronounced Absidee, why not call her that instead of making her name into a 'clever' joke?

I think that's a good point!

matdotcodot

Sassafras

I know how she feels, I had to change my name from Dick Head to Hugh Jarse to overcome the bullying.

57Deluxe

..maybe just maybe, the gate agent was sniggering to/at themselves for not getting it..??

DefaultM

Its pronounced Ab-City. Like a city full of abs. The parents are absolute fuckwits.

RandallFlagg

  At least she wasn't called @Bridgehouse now that would have been cruel

HAL9000

And remember, if your name’s Andre - don’t sign off with a kiss...

proggy

Her parents must be a right couple of C U Next Tuesdays.

Emp_Fab

Parent gives child stupid name that draws attention then gets annoyed when people pay attention to it.

kaypeejay

The girl and her parents need to grow a pair. My first name's Kevin so imagine to stick I've had to put up with!!

Bridgehouse

RandallFlagg said:

  At least she wasn't called @Bridgehouse now that would have been cruel

My next offspring will be called dr1v3l in your honour

JAYJO

Can somebody please put  up the clip of Bradley Walsh and Fanny Schmeller (sp) on the chase?

Sassafras

strtdv said:

I wouldn't laugh at the child, that's just mean. The parents are fair game though.
I have a difficult to pronounce/spell surname which causes all sorts of issues, but it's not likely my parents deliberately picked it, and they gave my brother and I both very straightforward Christian names to keep things as simple as possible.

Abcde is up there with "Semaj" in terms of parental stupidity

I wouldn't call Strtdv a straightforward Christian name. In my opinion it's up there with Abcde.
  

Sassafras

Maybe the parents suffer terribly from dyslexia and they genuinely don't know how to spell Absidee.

pigface

Sassafras said:

Maybe the parents suffer terribly from dyslexia and they genuinely don't know how to spell Absidee.

One of my ex-wives has the middle name 'Sharleen' because her dad went (alone) to register the birth and in his tired and emotional state thought that it would be a good idea to give her the name of one of his ex- GFs. He couldn't spell 'Charlene' :-)

Maynehead

Thank god for deed polls...

Guitar_Slinger

Her brother Nbshcdlmts was next in the queue - apparently it's pronounced Nutbush-sidee-limits. TAXI!

Sassafras

The story was broadcast by ABC7 or Ab-bee-sees-heaven as it's written.

beed84

https://youtu.be/u5CVsCnxyXg