This thread isn't about identity theft, that is an entirely different thing that I don't want to see brought up in this thread.
To the best of my knowlege, and 5 minutes of searching, this thread hasn't been done before. If I am wrong though, I am sorry.
Now, on to the actual topic: how do you react when you see someone with the same name as you?
The context can be anything: a real person, an npc, a player's chosen name, etc. I am really not picky. Please say what the context is though, since that is somewhat important.
Confused? Well here are some examples of what I mean:
1. When I still played WoW, picking a name was sometimes a hastle. I'd have a name in mind, enter it, but it'd be taken. Sometimes I'd have to resort to my third or sixth choice, or be a bastard and use alt-code characters. I always found it slightly weird that there was another person(s) in the world who thought of naming their toon Torrasque, or Gargauth. I guess they interact with the same media I do.
2. Whenever I do a google search of my IRL name, it always weirds me out to find someone that has the exact same name as me. First names are pretty damn common, especially when your name is shared by >5% of European royalty. Last names are slightly less common, but considering I went to elementary with a girl with my last name, who had absolutely no relation to me, I am not so weirded out by it. Combinations of the two are exceedingly rare, but they exist =|. I have seen one person on facebook who literally has the exact same name as me... Thats super weird o_o
3. Its not often to see an NPC with a last name, but they do exist; usually in RPGs. A friend of mine shares his first and last name with a character from a popular RPG, Final Fantasy IIV. No, his name isn't Cloud Strife, that'd be hilarious. His name is Vincent Valentine, lol. The best part: he's a lanky blonde haired guy that listens to underground rap, and hates RPGs.
So my fellow Escapists, whats it like to share your name(s) with someone else?
Please list any and all examples
Also, if this has never happened to you, don't worry. It will.
To the best of my knowlege, and 5 minutes of searching, this thread hasn't been done before. If I am wrong though, I am sorry.
Now, on to the actual topic: how do you react when you see someone with the same name as you?
The context can be anything: a real person, an npc, a player's chosen name, etc. I am really not picky. Please say what the context is though, since that is somewhat important.
Confused? Well here are some examples of what I mean:
1. When I still played WoW, picking a name was sometimes a hastle. I'd have a name in mind, enter it, but it'd be taken. Sometimes I'd have to resort to my third or sixth choice, or be a bastard and use alt-code characters. I always found it slightly weird that there was another person(s) in the world who thought of naming their toon Torrasque, or Gargauth. I guess they interact with the same media I do.
2. Whenever I do a google search of my IRL name, it always weirds me out to find someone that has the exact same name as me. First names are pretty damn common, especially when your name is shared by >5% of European royalty. Last names are slightly less common, but considering I went to elementary with a girl with my last name, who had absolutely no relation to me, I am not so weirded out by it. Combinations of the two are exceedingly rare, but they exist =|. I have seen one person on facebook who literally has the exact same name as me... Thats super weird o_o
3. Its not often to see an NPC with a last name, but they do exist; usually in RPGs. A friend of mine shares his first and last name with a character from a popular RPG, Final Fantasy IIV. No, his name isn't Cloud Strife, that'd be hilarious. His name is Vincent Valentine, lol. The best part: he's a lanky blonde haired guy that listens to underground rap, and hates RPGs.
So my fellow Escapists, whats it like to share your name(s) with someone else?
Please list any and all examples
Also, if this has never happened to you, don't worry. It will.
