Misinterpreted GFY Nicks

**jimthefiend** · 12-02-2005, 10:35 AM

I knew a guy once who called himself "Pedo" on Yahoo.

Turns out he was an Italian bootmaker.

**Fletch XXX** · 12-02-2005, 10:35 AM

Feltch XXX

**luv$** · 12-02-2005, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by jimthefiend

I knew a guy once who called himself "Pedo" on Yahoo.

Turns out he was an Italian bootmaker.

I'm always worried people will think my nick =

**MetaMan** · 12-02-2005, 10:37 AM

meta man "correct"

met a man "not correct"

mine is the best by far.

**StuartD** · 12-02-2005, 10:37 AM

HighOnAcid was one misinterpreted nick... but he's changed it now.

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by jimthefiend

I knew a guy once who called himself "Pedo" on Yahoo.

Turns out he was an Italian bootmaker.

The Chevrolet Nova didn't sell to well in South America when they interpreted the name to be No Va or translated. No Go.

**Harmon** · 12-02-2005, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by EroticySteve

The Chevrolet Nova didn't sell to well in South America when they interpreted the name to be No Va or translated. No Go.

bullshit
PROOF

**pornguy** · 12-02-2005, 10:38 AM

No problems with mine.

Tala pronounces hers Talla

like the word tall with an a at the end. I pronounce it a different way.

**sicone** · 12-02-2005, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by EroticySteve

sicone = Sic One

However i thought at first maybe he was Italian and he name might be something like Salvatore Sicone.

Are there any others that are often mispronounced or misinterpreted?

yeah, I think I need have my name fixed. When I signed up I didnt know you could have spaces, didnt want to use underscores and didnt even think about making the O a capital letter.

At shows I get asked all the time about it

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by sicone

yeah, I think I need have my name fixed. When I signed up I didnt know you could have spaces, didnt want to use underscores and didnt even think about making the O a capital letter.

At shows I get asked all the time about it

Until a post you made just a little bit ago introducing yourself on someone's introduction thread I really thought you'd be a Salvatore or Vito Sicone.

**seeric** · 12-02-2005, 10:55 AM

heres my favorite one from that snopes site

Pepsi's "Come Alive With Pepsi!" was understood by the Chinese to mean "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead."

kinda explains this

**tranza** · 12-02-2005, 10:57 AM

People always think I'm a girl or a tranny...

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by A1R3K

heres my favorite one from that snopes site

Pepsi's "Come Alive With Pepsi!" was understood by the Chinese to mean "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead."

kinda explains this

It's probably the Cocaine that they put in it over there. They say it's a hell of a stimulant.

**sickkittens** · 12-02-2005, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by pornguy

No problems with mine.

Tala pronounces hers Talla

like the word tall with an a at the end. I pronounce it a different way.

I thought she pronounces it "Tay-La"?

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by tranza

People always think I'm a girl or a tranny...

tranzo would have been the masculine version in Spanish. But we mostly speak english here, I figured you were a guy.

Tranza is that an Italian last name?

**nofx** · 12-02-2005, 10:58 AM

nofx = noahfex, noe ef eckz

**Tom_PM** · 12-02-2005, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by sickkittens

I thought she pronounces it "Tay-La"?

Thats how my brain has always interpreted it. I'm not changing it! lol

**Project-Shadow** · 12-02-2005, 11:02 AM

Toodamnfli for some reason I always read it as Tod Am Infli .. till one day I actually bothered to read it

**bjjb** · 12-02-2005, 11:03 AM

Some think mine means Blow Job something or other. Its actually a bastardized version of an old chat name... BillyJoeJimBob lol

**jawanda** · 12-02-2005, 11:05 AM

People always think I'm a girl as well ... probably because my name contains the word "wanda" ... lol ...

**jawanda** · 12-02-2005, 11:06 AM

btw, great thread, clearing up a lot of confusion here

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by Harmon

bullshit
PROOF

Yeah i thought maybe it was BS but it's a good story anyway.

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by jawanda

btw, great thread, clearing up a lot of confusion here

Jawanda from the movie "Jawanda Man"

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by PR_Tom

Thats how my brain has always interpreted it. I'm not changing it! lol

PR Tom = Puerto Rican Tom.

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by MetaMan

meta man "correct"

met a man "not correct"

mine is the best by far.

I read it as MegaMan.

Great Video Game.

Especially with your sig pic. I thought it was MegaMan at first glance.

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by nofx

nofx = noahfex, noe ef eckz

NOFX = My Hero. That's the common translation.

**jawanda** · 12-02-2005, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by EroticySteve

Jawanda from the movie "Jawanda Man"

Fuck that ... had this nick way before that stupid movie came out lol ... and besides wasn't it caled ""juwanna man"?

**EroticySteve** · 12-02-2005, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by jawanda

Fuck that ... had this nick way before that stupid movie came out lol ... and besides wasn't it caled ""juwanna man"?

I know i'm just playing.

**gornyhuy** · 12-02-2005, 11:33 AM

Gorny Huy... its a first letter reversal. It sucks, i know. but i'm stuck with it.

**Basic_man** · 12-02-2005, 11:34 AM

Basic_man doesn't mean I'm lazy ;)

**seeric** · 12-02-2005, 11:38 AM

i tell people my nick was the character driod in star wars that was left on the cutting room floor.

**bangman** · 12-02-2005, 11:41 AM

bangman :-/

**jawanda** · 12-02-2005, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by EroticySteve

I know i'm just playing.

lol just making sure

Originally posted by A1R3K

i tell people my nick was the character driod in star wars that was left on the cutting room floor.

you mean it's NOT???

-P

**SykkBoy** · 12-02-2005, 11:48 AM

people always see/type my name as skyboy or pronounce it psyche boy, when it's pronounced sick boy

Misinterpreted GFY Nicks

Misinterpreted GFY Nicks

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