April 14th, 2020
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I am Jerrick Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadams, the man who legally added a lot of A's to my name at age 18 so I would appear first on any alphabetized list. Ask me anything!
Did a ama on casualama and they recommended I post here. Ask me anything!
From that Ama, on why I changed my name:
"At the time, I was living in Slovakian Scholastic Commune. The cohorts were alphabetized and there were 41 people in my commune with names with at least 2 a's in front. The longest was Aaaaaawencelclovynski.
This meant that at dinner time, I had to wait at least 30 minutes to eat, since people were called up alphabetically. Well, I got sick of it. I asked the dining director if there was any way I could get my food earlier, but he said rules are rules. So I changed my name. That's the kind of guy I am.
Could have changed it back, but I think it's funnier this way, plus I always get to go first in alphabetized settings."
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April 14th, 2020
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howareya79
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Just in alphabetized settings
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SolidPoint
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LuciusDickusMaximus
:( it'll be sad
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Not yet
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MaceoPresc
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Depends on who is saying it. To me, a second.
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seb69420
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Don't use checks
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AHCretin
Credit/debit card?
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2cats2hats
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mcknightrider
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DTWings12
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Ficalos
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AegonThaConqueror
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Norgeroff
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VehicularManOtter
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ImHereTemporarily
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RaymundosConsulting
ArchieBunkersGhost
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I did in the beginning. Now I've got my print name down to a rhythm.
I usually opt for a signature, though. Much easier.
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Jerrcik A^24Dams
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ThePracticalDad
You win my admiration today sir. Well done.
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VehicularManOtter
BRB legally changing my name to this.
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JeremySquirrel
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Still Adams. I kept the pronunciation the same
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JeremySquirrel
Yeah...still gonna want to hear that.
ElJacinto
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LuciusDickusMaximus
As SysInt highlights, it seems to only have been a benefit so far
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Ghost_touched
I’ve been in HR for years. We would throw this resume out in an instant.
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CjNorec
Then*
thatdudelarry
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LuciusDickusMaximus
BLT. Sadly no a's in the acronym
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jawnlobotomy
Do you like baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacon or tomaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaato more?
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Exeunter
How bout Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaass aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavocados?
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halfveela
Are you telling me you don't put avocado on your BLTs?
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dingos8mybaby2
But then doesn't it become a BLAT?
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officemaximus69
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam and cheese
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anotheruser30
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LuciusDickusMaximus
If I was still in the commune, you know I would.
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zoinks
Is your original surname "Adams" a traditional Slovak name? What's your background?
Also...what is "Slovakian Scholastic Commune"? Googling for that brings up your AMA as the first hit. Is it a private boarding school I guess?
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I'm not from Slovakia. I'm actually Polish on my mom's side, but my dad is an American. SSC is a Eastern European commune for mainly for people who graduated high school and are taking a gap year before college. The closest comparison would be a monastery, though it is areligious.
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n0mad187
The closest comparison would be a monastery, though it is areligious.
WAT?
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n0mad187
I know the definition of areligous.... I just mean the primary purpose of a Monastery is for religious retreat and mediation.... so the concept of an areligous monastery is somewhat perplexing to me.
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Exeunter
It's just like a Hamas training camp, but without all the radicalism.
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n0mad187
This isn't helping....
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maybe_pm_me
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Can't sleep knowing this person exists. They must be eliminated
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thebacooneatahh
That sucks if you end up in the same room who’s African
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Liked the commune a bit too much besides the dining situation
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[deleted]
Hm
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BionicCreeper15
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LuciusDickusMaximus
28
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AHCretin
Was there a reason for 28 rather than 25 or 30?
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LuciusDickusMaximus
A, squiggle squiggle squiggle, dams
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ThePracticalDad
Jerrcik A^24Dams
You really should sign it this way as /u/MasterScrewdriver suggested.
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Ameisen
But it isn't to the 24th power, it's multiplied by 24. (24*A)dams.
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[deleted]
Naw, 24th power. The A's multiply by each other, not add. Most accurately, though, it would be Aa28dms
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ThePracticalDad
Ah... Right. Should be like Jerrick Ae24dams
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LuciusDickusMaximus
It was more of a "fuck you" to the director rather than a pragmatic choice.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Mainly the situation in the OP
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lookingrightone
cruisin5268d
Wasn’t all of that answered in the OP?
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LuciusDickusMaximus
The idea just came to me. There are 28 a's. I didn't really care about things like length of last name or whatever, since i was in a commune and there was no legal paperwork to fill out. Now it's only a minor inconvenience at best
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