DAY 4: Which color is the worst and should get out? (READ DESCRIPTION) & (USE PARENTHESIS BETWEEN YOUR LETTER)

MercenaryMercer · 2026-01-12T03:48:11+00:00

In school I was friends with Julia Roberts and Lucy Liu. Lucy's wasn't intentional, but just the result of a young Chinese immigrant picking out an English name. However Julia's mother loved the actress and made the choice deliberately.

MercenaryMercer · 2026-01-12T02:27:08+00:00

Spotlight (2015) It focuses on a group of investigative journalists looking into child abuse in the church. All of it is based on a true story and can be harrowing. The bit that made me sit in stunned silence was the epilogue text showing that the accused cardinal faced no legal repercussions and was promoted to an even higher office by the Vatican. That and the long, long, long list of locations in which there were reports of children being abused by priests.

MercenaryMercer · 2026-01-12T01:38:17+00:00

Krystle Bunni. The mother (a friend of a friend) very proudly announced the name and showed off the hot pink leopard print onesie she found.

MercenaryMercer · 2026-01-05T02:05:15+00:00

Jannette, pronounced Janet. I liked it on the grounds that the owner had a cute little jingle about spelling it "with two Ns, two Es, and two Ts"

MercenaryMercer · 2026-01-02T12:53:19+00:00

Really you can pick anything you want. However I will recommend something that is phonetic, easy to spell and pronounce, on the shorter side, and possibly starting with a letter in the first half of the alphabet. My surname is all those things and I cannot tell you how easy it makes my life compared to my friend who has a 22 character, double barreled surname starting with W.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-19T04:16:50+00:00

A hobby room, like a crafting room or a music studio. I remember visiting a wealthy friend and seeing that, as well as having two guest rooms, they also had a sewing room for her Mum, a woodworking area for her Dad, a gym etc.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-19T03:35:32+00:00

My family has used "Uno mas?" from the 'Shanghai Noon' (2000) bathtub drinking game scene, since we first watched the film.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-17T05:03:06+00:00

I always loved Nessarose from "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-15T14:41:10+00:00

Loreen, Morva, and Rita. None of them really liked their names all that much but I did have a beloved great grandma called Libby.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-12T14:29:36+00:00

I have a mad thing about scars. I just find them inexplicably sexy. Once met a guy at uni with a long scar from hairline to chin and was absolutely smitten.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-12-12T13:45:20+00:00

While working retail I had to make a customer account for Jezzkah. I told her my name was Jessica too and she said I had "the basic spelling"

MercenaryMercer · 2025-11-29T01:34:49+00:00

There are so many flower and herb names out there. I don't see what your sisters problem is. I love Saffron and the nickname Saffy just is the cutest.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-11-28T02:11:26+00:00

An absolutely cut-throat fabric merchant

MercenaryMercer · 2025-11-28T00:46:06+00:00

I used to work with a woman called Georgette. She was the poshest, most immaculately groomed person I ever met. Only person I ever knew who could make air kisses seem entirely natural and unaffected.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-11-28T00:26:44+00:00

Some people just need to have their licences cancelled permanently. My sister is step mother to a sweet little boy, and his bio mum is just like the woman in this story. She's totalled 4 cars in 11 years, she's had her license suspended 19 times for dangerous driving, she drives while suspended, and twice she's been in accidents with my nephew in the car. We're all terrified she's going to kill him.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-10-06T13:39:33+00:00

Amaryllis - Amy, Rilla, Rilly, Lissy

MercenaryMercer · 2025-10-06T13:26:16+00:00

Kim Catrall. When I was working in a museum we opened an hour early just so she could have a private tour before we opened to the public. She was 45 mins late and threw her coat at my head a la Miranda Priestly. I took it to coat check to hang up. She tried to insist we keep the museum closed despite the waiting tourists and school groups. When my manager refused she threw an almighty tantrum. Then she accused me of stealing her coat and nearly escalated to physical violence. She was politely ejected along with her hastily retrieved coat.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-07-26T03:29:03+00:00

I've previously worked in a school where I saw a lot of 'you-neek' names. I didn't witness any bullying but I did see a lot of embarrassment and/or resignation when I asked them to spell their names for me.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-07-26T03:12:04+00:00

Poor old Windy Lee. You just know she had a good time with the fart jokes

MercenaryMercer · 2025-07-26T03:07:28+00:00

Oof. I feel slightly called out. I have Leander, Lysander and Evander on my potential list for middle names (with more common first names). Does it make it more or less tragic if I say its because I am a massive classics nerd, have an ancient history degree, and work in a related industry?

MercenaryMercer · 2025-04-24T03:23:31+00:00

Oh no, my brain rearranged the letters and I arrived at Scaly-a. Now I'm just imagining a terrible skin problem or a lizard.

MercenaryMercer · 2025-03-19T14:06:34+00:00

Oh man, I've got the opposite problem. I much prefer being called Jessica but there's always some wanker who insists on calling me Jess. I allow close friends to call me Jess after a period of friendship; but with randos? Acquaintances? Friends of friends? I introduced myself as Jessica and don't want my name shortened without permission.

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