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picardsbeard
Mustache? Or teeth?
AlexDice2
His site:http://www.safelyendangered.com/ or Webtoon:http://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/safely-endangered/list?title_no=352
TheGreatestAndBestUsernameInTheWorld
https://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2015/06/11/63569647018789796475119297_a-knight-s-tale-o.gif
songriverflow
anyone else read the last line in a British accent?
Midgarmerc
I bet wisdom teeth are really pretentious
Gianttesticlemonster
Modification
JohnWlck
Those teeth have teeth
nsxbill
I'm 70 and family still call me Billy.
dublet
A juvenile mind is a joy forever.
hellifiknowwhatsgoingon
Goodness, and I cant get my 45 year old dad to get an email address. Not to sound patronizing, but good on you for being active online.
LannistersSendTheirRetards
My cousin went by Mickey his whole life now as an adult he wants to be known as Mike. Fuck that and fuck you Mickey, you'll always be Mickey
DraxusBane
He went by Mickey (as in Mouse) or Mikey (as in Sean Astin in Goonies)?
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
I'd settle for Mick, but that's as far as I'd go for letting him change it.
scottandbarb
But is he so fine?
LannistersSendTheirRetards
"Oh mike youre so fine you're so fine you blow my mind hey mike" just doesn't sound right
andtwozigzags
Friend of mine was always known as Donnie, he graduated college and expects us to call him Don. The fuck dude, no
smashpro1
He's out of his element.
Mithi
Always call him "My Don"
keeniemccormick
How does somebody get the nickname "Billy" from "William"? It doesn't make sense to me
Omni1234
The weirdest one for me is Peggy from Margaret... that's a thing.
NakedByTheComputer
http://files.explosm.net/comics/Rob/robert.png
lucillemaximus
Edward and Ted. John and Jack. Who knows?
LewdSomnambulist
The etemology is Billiam.
AfterDinnerBurrito
"To be fair, Jimothy..."
fluortanten
because willy means penis
Thereshallbewings
Also an example: Alexander -> Sascha (Russia), Georg -> Joerg and Shorsh (Germany. And no idea how to spell it correctly)
BitchButcher
*Jörg and Schorsch
MrKristy
I hope to one day name my children Billiam, Bobert, Fredward, or something similar
MrKristy
Also I had forgotten Jimothy and Brettolomew
Igotbannedforpoliticalposting
How does somebody get Dick from Richard? They ask nicely.
AweYissMuthaFuckinPajamaPants
anvilon
Brits and their love of rhyming names: http://mentalfloss.com/article/24761/origins-10-nicknames
coolguy4206969
I've always heard this but wasn't sure
DarthSedition
Same process that got us phrases like put up your dukes, and the word raspberry meaning fart noises
jaysfootballfriend
As someone who has to explain this every time people find out my name is William. I wish there was a short and logical answer
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
just start telling people your name is Billiam.
Apocallama
I think it was war time. It's easier to yell out and hear "Bill" than "Will", same with "Bob - Rob", "Dick - Richard" etc.
ManPretendingToBeAWomanPretendingToBeAManPretendingToBeAWoman
Very common, like Robert and Bob
NirvanaNik
Bobert.
ManPretendingToBeAWomanPretendingToBeAManPretendingToBeAWoman
That's what I call all the Roberts I know
rhz1181
I went by Bobby as a kid, but now go by Robert.
bradleylibralesso11
Jonathan can be both shortened to Jon or Nathan
ToTheBeeMobile
Richard -> Dick. Margaret -> Peg. Inquiring minds want to know
GuyNamedSean
Margaret -> Marge -> Maggie -> Meggie -> Peggy
pokebug666
TIL Meggie is a name.
JonSnowsFather
You forgot Madge
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
How does one get Dick from Richard or Peg from Margaret? Ask nicely?
ToTheBeeMobile
SexySmexyTurtle
someone call the meme police, weve got a meme thief over here
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
I added pegging. I didn't see that one anywhere.
grammarfairy
Exactly, how do you get dick from Richard?
grammarfairy
You ask nicely.
grammarfairy
https://imgur.com/YF9fDvP
KobeBurger
Moofinmahn
The baby tooth (Billy) is lost and the new tooth is an adult tooth (William) and doesn't use his childish nickname
mascaralvb
John and Jack
phdinhorribleness
Also Liam. Which makes more sense but less people realize it
sirelurksalot
You ask him nicely.
skruttet
English is a stupid language.
johneventually1
Glenjamin, is that you?
Faggotcity
This might be false, but i read somewhere online that in the olden days after they shortened your name they would rhyme it with something1/
Faggotcity
William can be shorted down to Will which was rhymed Bill. It's the same for names like Richard, which is shorted to Dick (2/2)
ShitMyBrainSays
Robert and Bob, Richard and Dick, James and Jim
patotheduck
Trump > Drumpf
mentallychallengeaccepted
BILL AND BILLIAM
PamelaSplooshPoovey
Jack from John
shadycoulady
Harry from Henry
Veggisaurus
Shouldn't Jonathan have another variation as well?
shhep
William - Willy - Billy. Robert - Rob - Bob. Linguistics basically describes what us lazy humans do in order to make speech less of a bother
custardgod
Robert - Rob - Bob, Richard - Rick - Dick, I've never heard James - Jim
BaconOnARock
How do you get dick from richard?
BaconOnARock
You ask him nicely
BaconOnARock
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I stole this from a tumblr post i'm a fucking failure.
M4rt1nV
No, you're a failure for answering your own joke.
TheHeathLedger
Robert shortened to Rob, which overtime changed to Bob. Same thing for Richard. Richard to Rick to Dick... No idea about James tho
RoseFaery
Well 'Jam' & 'Mes' & 'Ames' all sound silly
TobyCheng
Bobbert
highdjinn
Stems from Jimothy
fartalert
Jimes
4EyedTinyFists
I figured it went James Jamie Jimmy Jim
IntergalacticCinematic
My granpa went jimmy, Jim, James.
Jbot300
Then there's Jimbo
keeniemccormick
Dick from Richard also doesn't make too much sense to me either. Names are a fickle thing
Fuzzywuff
not if you ask nicely~
Procrastinatress
I thought it was Richard -> Hardy -> Dick
NoughtyByNurture
On the Large Hadron Collider docu on Netflix there's a plaque devoted to a Richard Long. He missed an opportunity there.
DrSuperTaco
Richard, Richey, Ricky, Rick, Dick. It makes more sense if you show the steps
Monkeybolo4231
Richard to Ricky to Dicky to Dick. William to Willy to Billy. Old English is weird.
purpurguin
Rick from richard, and people liked to give nicknames that rhymed. So rick became dick.
caseythefacey
Well if you have a shitty name you change it significantly
BaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaBATMAN
To get Dick from Richard, you just have to ask.
FenyxKnight
icescream
GuyNamedSean
William>>Will>>Bill. Same as Robert>>Rob>>Bob, or Richard>>Rich>>Rick>>Dick.
CarpetShark
If Rob is short for Robert, the shouldn't Bob short for Bobert?
drunkbs
I named my son Bobert Billiam Dichard.
NerfAriel
How do you get Dick from Richard?
SoupIsNotAMealVera
Ask him nicely?
MarylandViking
Buy him a couple drinks
Woshmistro
Ask politely?
JokeDestroyer
Ask politely.
restlessinchicago
Joke Creator
JokeDestroyer
I am not the first person to make that joke.