I got my name changed by deed poll last Friday :)

[PoolCleaningRobot]

Good for you bro! More people need to make changes when it comes to things they don't like about themselves. Also, if you thought your name was too British you should have used something like "Captain Eagle Freedom". Actually, I think I'll save that name for myself

 

[FFP2]

Props to you. I doubt that most people will know who Guybrush is so it'll be a nice way to weed out fellow gamers

 

[BlindTom]

It's funny because if anyone had laughed at you and called you an asshole for your previous name it would be their problem, but now if people laugh at you and call you an asshole it will be completely your fault. I hope the extra attention is worth it.

 

[Dr. Doomsduck]

Whatever rocks your boat, I guess. Are you okay with the nickname 'guy'? because that might come up a lot.

 

[Carrots_macduff]

Ive never really liked my name but the thing with names is no matter how silly or stupid or rediculous it may sound, its ok because you didnt choose it. You sir, have no such excuse.

Also im very dubious about the truth of this claim , your reasoning seems to have a sort of zany sitcom logic to it

 

[Flamezdudes]

"Look at me i'm a special snowflake with a different name than everyone else. I'M SO UNIQUE."

Yep. Remember, kids: being different is wrong. Conform. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmPC91OoOf4&feature=player_detailpage]

I never said that. You don't have to conform, it's okay to be different.

But forcing yourself to do different things, look different etc to make yourself stand out and feel special because you "aren't like the rest" is silly.

 

[Trivun]

Ramsden was "far too British", so you change it to Threepwood, the name of the 9th Earl of Emsworth and his quintessentially British upper class family from P.G. Wodehouse novels?

That's like someone called Andrew Munro deciding his name is far too Scottish and changing it to Bagpipe McSporran.

Yes but Threepwood, while British. Isn't as common at Ramsden. I will no longer have to explain that I am no relation to Fish and Chips. Before everyone start saying "Oh you're gonna need to explain Guybrush Threepwood"

Most people, more everyday in fact, don't know who he is so wont even ask.

Plus, I wouldn't change my name if I wasn't prepared to explain it at least a bit.

The very fact that most people don't know his name is the exact reason people will ask. If somebody at my workplace saw a guy on our books called Guybrush Threepwood everyone would be asking the question as soon as they stopped laughing. I'm not going to criticise your decision, because I don't have the right, however my opinion is that it was rather stupid and that you've basically done this for the sole reason that you want to stand out. That's just what it seems like to me, regardless of what you say. No offence meant, of course, but that's my two pence. And I'm no stranger to weird names - I'm British like you, yet my full name is Trivun Luzaic. My dad was born in the UK to Serbian immigrants and I was named after my grandfather, and I wouldn't change my name for anything. I have to explain it all the time, whereas I can't think of many people I know who would make the association between you and Harry the fish dude.

For the record, my workplace is one of the local offices of a nationwide construction firm's repairs and maintenance division (specifically working on a contract with a housing association), and one of the tenants we have changed his name by deed poll to Darth Vader. We literally have a Darth Vader on our tenant list who seems to have an unusually large number of problems with his drainage systems...

 

[Ednoshoes]

Ramsden was "far too British", so you change it to Threepwood, the name of the 9th Earl of Emsworth and his quintessentially British upper class family from P.G. Wodehouse novels?

That's like someone called Andrew Munro deciding his name is far too Scottish and changing it to Bagpipe McSporran.

Yes but Threepwood, while British. Isn't as common at Ramsden. I will no longer have to explain that I am no relation to Fish and Chips. Before everyone start saying "Oh you're gonna need to explain Guybrush Threepwood"

Most people, more everyday in fact, don't know who he is so wont even ask.

Plus, I wouldn't change my name if I wasn't prepared to explain it at least a bit.

The very fact that most people don't know his name is the exact reason people will ask. If somebody at my workplace saw a guy on our books called Guybrush Threepwood everyone would be asking the question as soon as they stopped laughing. I'm not going to criticise your decision, because I don't have the right, however my opinion is that it was rather stupid and that you've basically done this for the sole reason that you want to stand out. That's just what it seems like to me, regardless of what you say. No offence meant, of course, but that's my two pence. And I'm no stranger to weird names - I'm British like you, yet my full name is Trivun Luzaic. My dad was born in the UK to Serbian immigrants and I was named after my grandfather, and I wouldn't change my name for anything. I have to explain it all the time, whereas I can't think of many people I know who would make the association between you and Harry the fish dude.

For the record, my workplace is one of the local offices of a nationwide construction firm's repairs and maintenance division (specifically working on a contract with a housing association), and one of the tenants we have changed his name by deed poll to Darth Vader. We literally have a Darth Vader on our tenant list who seems to have an unusually large number of problems with his drainage systems...

Lol, Darth Vader!

I understand why everyone would think its a cry for attention but in reality I choose to keep a small, close knit group of friends. It doesn't matter what people think of my name and it never will. I've always wanted to get rid of Edward and finally I have.

All my close friends don't even know who GuyBrush Threepwood is and probably never will. I don't have Facebook and as involved with the games industry as I am, I very rarely post in forums. I play a lot of games at work and at home and its my homage to Lucasarts Games, who we all know doesn't exist anymore. When I think of all the games they released in the point and click series alone, It saddens me to have to watch Disney take control.

I could have been anyone from those games, I love the name Manny Calevera.

As for the name oblong? I already posted that I let the people where I work choose my name. T chose 8 out of hundreds and I was happy with all of them. No matter what they picked, i knew I would adopt it with joy. It was also a homage to the people i work with, the bread and butter of the industry i love so much.

I probably will post some proof but only here I think. I did post a shit copy somewhere else but it did look fucking terrible because I took it with my webcam. Don't have a phone with a camera so that's all I had. Ill wait till i get some proper ID before I upload anything.

You want to laugh? I considered calling myself Larry Laffer, HA HA, that would have definitely been a mistake.

 

[Vale]

I wanted to change my name to JERICHO SWAIN, MASTER SWAGTICIAN! (italics and exclamation mark included) but my family wouldn't let me.

 

[Ednoshoes]

I wanted to change my name to JERICHO SWAIN, MASTER SWAGTICIAN! (italics and exclamation mark included) but my family wouldn't let me.

No reason you cant be who you want to be. Most law firms will tell you to change your name, you need only call yourself by it. The legal side is for tax forms, bank accounts and other life controlling things.

Don't ever let negativity stop you. Its not easy but its possible and totally worth it.

 

[Boba Frag]

TO each their own, I guess - there have been more unusual monikers, though Banjo Ulysses would have been a nice steam punk sounding name

Best of luck, dude.

 

[Malty Milk Whistle]

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HAH. My name is Harry Trotter.
You can imagine my pain throughout the entire of my life.

Sux2bu I guess.
Edit: bugger, sorry Daystar, was meant to be to the other bloke

And isn't Ramsden a really nice chippie?

 

[elvor0]

What. The. Hell. Seriously, just call yourself Ed! or Edd! Or Eddy if you don't like Edward. The real Guybrush Threepwood gets away with it because he's essentially a cartoon character in a video game. I mean yeah... it may be funny now, but I guarantee you'll totally get the piss ripped out of you otherwise. You don't even have the defence that that's childish to take the piss out of someone's name, because you bloody well chose it!

Plus your workmates must be boring as hell that they didn't pick "Throbbing Mountain" as the extra, because if you're going to go for a silly ass name, there's no sense dicking about, might as well go the whole hog. Yeah, this is a serious cry for attention regardless of what you might say *raises eyebrow*

That...actually sounded /incredibly/ angry. ehhh I get worked up too easily.

 

[Longstreet]

First i thought you were that guy that asked us for imput last month. Anyone has seen his proof btw?

And I am calling bullshit until you post proof.

 

[Vale]

I wanted to change my name to JERICHO SWAIN, MASTER SWAGTICIAN! (italics and exclamation mark included) but my family wouldn't let me.

No reason you cant be who you want to be. Most law firms will tell you to change your name, you need only call yourself by it. The legal side is for tax forms, bank accounts and other life controlling things.

Don't ever let negativity stop you. Its not easy but its possible and totally worth it.

I don't live in an English-speaking country. It would be awkward, to say the least. And I wasn't "seriously" considering it.
Even if Jericho Swain is the coolest name ever.

 

[Ren_Li]

That's like someone called Andrew Munro deciding his name is far too Scottish and changing it to Bagpipe McSporran.

...Aaand now I need to find a nice remote place in Scotland where the family won't drive to see me, develop a Scottish accent (or at least learn to hide my upper class English one) and change my name to that.

Because that. Is awesome.

Anyway, I changed my name via deed poll for reasons I won't get into beyond having to change it. Assuming the OP genuinely changed his... Good for him. There's something liberating about being able to choose your name- you just have to hope you don't regret it down the line.
Me, I chose my last name inspired by a video game character set in a notably not-English fantasy culture who I really admired. Several years down the line, I'm sort of tired of spelling it, evasively not-explaining it when people ask, and realising that I have maybe fifty more years of this- and one day, so will my fiance and our potential kids. Wouldn't say that I really regret it though. Fingers crossed, neither does the OP, no matter how many comments he gets.

 

[Muspelheim]

*Is the Passport Inspector.*

Papers, please.

Guybrush Threepwood. Name is silly, must be crude forgery.

*Pushes down the Denied-stamp and reaches for the Detain-button.*

Glory to Arstotzka.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Wouldn't that doom you to a lifelong cavalcade of snickers and mockery? If not from the people who know who the real Guybrush Threepwood is, then from everybody else, because it's a pretty ridiculous name to begin with?

 

[Leemaster777]

For some reason Guybrush Threepwood just sounds waaaaaay more British to me than your slave name, in a stereotypical type of way.
Anyway, good on ya Guy!

If I ever migrate to some English speaking country I'd have to change my name, as my Dutch name is somewhat racist-y/fascist-y in it's pronunciation. I figured I'd change my name to Dutch then, just for the comedic effect that I'm sure won't get old within a fuckin' week.

"So Dutch, where're you from?"

'Oh, I'm dutch.'

"Yeah I know, but where are you from?!"

Followed by mirthful laughter.

Dude, that's awesome. Like seriously, I found that WAAAY funnier that I probably should have.

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Good on you man. Don't let the man hold you down, name yourself whatever the hell you please! Although, if you were gonna change your name, I say you should have changed it to Long Dick Johnson.