I think they were originally Hero Turtles, but became Ninjas when the producers realised how cool and marketable they were.

I think they were originally Hero Turtles, but became Ninjas when the producers realised how cool and marketable they were.

I dunno about that. I remember reading the comic book(I think) the show was based on in the library in elementary school. It traumatized me.

what, is your name Jeremy Crow?

Nope, just a Gaelicized version of a name already synonymous with the Irish, and an Irish surname people manage to mangle into a Polish name, even though it is also belongs to a county in TX and a major jazz musician.

Takes a stab Padraig?

o_O

Off by one letter.

Which is undoubtedly a cool name.

Yer, my last name’s extremely Irish. It could only be made more stereotypical if one added an O’ on the front of it. Hmm.

My name is Italian all the way.

Yeah. And no one says it right.

I get that, I don’t have a cool Italian name, but an obscure one.

@SWQ: Me toooooo, but rather, no one ever spells it right because it’s similar to an English one, so they spell it that way instead. D:

Reading this thread just makes me want to know what these names are…

My middle and last names be Italian, and my first name be French.

Definitely Remorse. Then I’ll name my kid Regret, and he’ll name his kid Shame, and on and on will run the tradition of bad parenting.

Oh, I dunno. Choose your own adventure.

Okay fine, be boring, you. It’s Joy. Hooray.

Stephanie Bella… Viani. Er. First French-Italian-Italian names that popped into my head. >>

ha ha, I thought you were psychic for a second, and then I realised… it’s my username.
Actually, my middle name sounds Italian, but I just realised it’s probably not. facepalm

@ Spanny: You’re not Destiny Hope Cyrus are you? >.<

Is hope an emotion?

@ hmyd.nightmare: shut up. It’s Miley Cyrus’s birth name.

She got nicknamed ‘Smiley’ because she smiled all the time. But she was so young she couldn’t say it properly. Hence, Miley.

I decline to reply. And yet, I do. Oh, the irony.

I h8 u sut up u h8r

u cnt even rite prpli lyk wif enuff ajektivs n stuf so sut up u h8r

i dun need ajectifs cus heyr 4 pp,l who cant rite gd

no u sut up cz u11! dunt ctrl me

I had way too much fun doing that.

Heh heh.

Ha. Deduction and cleverness always looks like magic to the uninformed. looks dashing and brilliant in a snappy smoking jacket

...You win this round. shakes fist.

I swear I could count the number of people I’ve encountered who were already familiar with my variation of the name with one hand. I still think it would look like a made-up name to people who aren’t, though.

I should just use my nick and a random last name.

Sansafro Jones.

And how the heck to they mispronounce Padraic?

Lots of “Pa-DRAY-ic” and “Pad-REE-ack” and such. It makes first days of semesters not so much fun. TBH I prefer the professors who wouldn’t even take a stab at it. One TA that mangled it during the initial roll-call didn’t look up when I raised my hand, and followed it up with “Is she here?” There was really no valid response that didn’t somehow incorporate a facepalm.

Also, I give fake names at restaurants to avoid having to explain it. Thanks, dad. At least the English will know I’m not one of them, right? – _ –

I feel ashamed, because I thought it was ‘Pa-DRAY-ic’. Sorry. I do like it though. Sounds…unusual.

This is a dead giveaway for anyone who bothers to research it, but Skye Sweetnam had a song that described me perfectly, plus the title of the song was my name. The only problems were that a. it was a very annoying song and b. SHE SAID IT WRONG!

Not so very shocking, but irritating when it’s butchered like ten times in a row. Long A, is that SO HARD TO PRONOUNCE?!

(Rant over.)

She got nicknamed ‘Smiley’ because she smiled all the time. But she was so young she couldn’t say it properly. Hence, Miley.

I am slightly concerned that you know this, Steph.

However, I will now look good when I profess to already know this info when talking to my Hannah Montana-mad friend.

I am slightly concerned that you know this, Steph.

I do watch it sometimes, you know. Saturday mornings are when you forget everything you hate and just settle down to watch Disney cartoons. Or live action, as the case may be. The presenters had that little tidbit.

What I don’t get is why sheep dip is advertised at the same time they run Saturday Disney…

What is this ‘sheep dip’?

Why is it called dip? Sounds like a side dish for lamb. :D

Blue, huh?

@sansafro: one of those is right.

XD

No prizes for guessing which one.

No prizes for guessing which one.

Don’t be so stingy, Billy S. I deserve something for the ten seconds I spent googling.

I will join the ranks of The Shameful Who Know Too Much About Miley Cyrus.

Sadly, I knew this all before hand.

I know it because I am a connoisseur of data, be it trivia, gossip, actually useful information, and/or all or none of the above.

I actually know a lot of people who enjoyed Twilight but are very conscious of its flaws.

Same.

Thanks, because I = teen.

Same again.

Yeah, pen names. I’ve got a really common surname that which most people do not associate with Spain. Not that I’m Spanish, but that’s the origin of the name. I’ve been toying with the idea of using my full name, but that would just be a hassle. After all, are you going to remember the writer of the book when their pen name is “T. Erica V. Madrid?”

Pure example, by the way. My name’s initials are “HMYD.”

Holy pineapples, you actually got the first and third ones right! :D

Ew, pumpkins.

What is there redeeming quality, other than their overall usefulness and funny name?

Give me a mango any day.

Mangoes last longer. Doesn’t that mean I’d get to keep the carriage even after midnight?

Very sticky, though.

Who cares? You’d be too busy choking.

And I hate honey, anyway.

What do you think of “bleep?”

I personally think it sounds too “Danielle Steel”-ish.

@ hmyd: I know where you found that name…. I agree with Moldorm, sorry to say.

I’m thinking of Olivia Carmine Craig for mine. It’s a play on my real name. I told it to a friend and she was like, “Yeah, it sounds all strong and stuff” and I personally like it, but I’m worried it’s a bit too slippery.

(I’m paranoid, so don’t mention the name in any further posts because I’ll come back later some time and delete it.)

And I can shorten it to O.C. Craig or something, because people always think that initials=guys and more people would read a guy’s book than a girl’s.

Steph should be a rapper.