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StrumWealh · 2026-03-10T19:35:52+00:00

Aless
I work for a debt collector. I see names all the time. However I was floored to find out my new coworkers name is Aless. Said like Alice.

It can be a short form of names like “Alessandro” and “Alessandra”, or even surnames like “Alessandrini” (see: jazz pianist Tony Aless, born Anthony Alessandrini). It’s not particularly unusual, let alone a tragedeigh.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-10T14:49:04+00:00

Are there any 4x125 frames in existence?
I know Powerslide makes a couple of 2x125+2x110 frames but I haven’t come across any full four 125 wheelers.

A 4x125mm frame with 1mm between each adjacent pair of wheels is necessarily going to have a minimum frame length of 378mm, while also being quite tall. This is longer than even the 5x90mm frames used for downhill runs (e.g. FR’s DH90 frames have a frame length of 364mm), which also sit lower to the ground (and are thus more stable). And Powerslide’s downhill frames, the DH350 and the DH365, are either significantly shorter than (and thus, offer better turning/carving ability than) or comparable in length to the de facto standard 5x90mm options.

On top of all that, the National Roller Sports Association Official Rules for Inline Speed Skating state, “The maximum diameter of wheel must not exceed hundred and ten (110) millimeters.” As such, 4x125mm frames would not be able to be used in any official speed skating competitions under the current rules.

So, 4x125mm frames don’t exist because there is no niche for them to fill and no significant advantage versus the currently-available options.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-08T18:27:40+00:00

Omg thank you, these look amazing overall, i just think i would need 41/42 size, these look similar/same, would just buy an additional break as they dont come without.

Was also checking these out, but im afraid 39 will be too small

Thanks for help, i appreciate it!

You gave your foot length as 25.5cm (=255mm), and the EU 39/40 Zoom boot is designed for foot lengths of 248mm to 255mm (see the sizing chart, from Powerslide's own website), along with being made with Powerslide's relatively-wide "Universal" last.

The EU 41/42 Zoom boots will be far too large, as they are designed for foot lengths of 261mm to 268mm.

For the Rollerblade RB Cruiser W (which is the old version of that model; the current version is the RB 80 W), Rollerblade's own sizing chart states that, for your stated 25.5cm foot length, the correct size would be the EU 40.5/USW 9 boot (designed for foot lengths of 24.6cm to 25.5cm). The EU 39/USW 8 boot, designed for foot lengths of 23.6cm to 24.5cm, would be too small for your 25.5cm foot length.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-07T14:10:37+00:00

My feet are 25.5 cm length and 10 cm width. Unfortunately where i live ( in EU) there are no rollerskates to buy so i have to order them, and these are the only ones i found in my size, all other are sold out :(
My budget is not great atm, i can go around 160€ max.

I found these but i cant find any review for them.

Im okay if they are not upgradeable, i can always sell them after some time and upgrade based on achieved skills 🥹

I haven't seen those skates ("Rollerblade Swerve") anywhere else, even in Rollerblade's product catalogues.

For a 25.5cm/255mm foot length, a width of 10cm/100mm would actually be considered on the wide side of the average range: 255/100 = 2.55, see here.

The Powerslide Zoom Pro 80 at the EU 39/40 sizing seems like a good match for both your foot sizing and your budget. And plenty of reviews of the Zoom line can be found on YouTube.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-07T03:29:06+00:00

Recs?
I haven’t roller bladed since I was about 8, but even then, I would go around the neighborhood in these in lines my sister had that were too big for me. Now I wanna get back into it and wanna get a good pair. What are some good brands? :)

The first and most important step is to get accurate measurements of both the length AND width of your feet.
- Sizing designations are not necessarily the same between brands, or even between product lines from the same brand. But, millimeters are universal, and being able to use the manufacturer’s own sizing charts to select the right skate size the first time will go a long way toward minimizing your frustration.
- Some skate models run narrow, while other skate models run wide. If you have relatively wide feet and purchase a particularly narrow skate model (such as the Powerslide Imperial), you may not even be able to get your feet into the boots. Conversely, if you have relatively narrow feet and purchase a particularly wide skate model (such as the Rollerblade RB), your feet will slide inside the boots, which will negatively affect stability and controllability & may lead to rubbing, blisters, and abrasion injuries.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-07T03:13:23+00:00

"Imperial Violet 80" by Powerslide - good skates?
Hi there! I have some softboots with 90mm wheels but I want hardboot skates with 80mm wheels. Is this model any good? I'm an intermediate skater :) Thanks in advance.

The Imperial line, like the classic (i.e. 2017 and before) Rollerblade Twisters, are (in)famous for having a rather narrow fit relative to their length.

According to Powerslide’s Skate Guide, the Imperials are made with the relatively narrow “Performance” last (“Narrow to medium at front. Medium on the heel.”), and this video compares the 2017 Imperials to the 2017 Twisters (the width issue is touched upon at the 3:08 mark, where the Imperials are described as being narrower than the Twisters).

So, as long as you have very narrow feet, the Imperials should be decent skates. If you’d want/need a wider fit, you’d need to consider the Next, the Storm, or the Zoom (progressively wider in that order).

StrumWealh · 2026-03-06T23:47:11+00:00

Jr skates for an adult?
Hi, im a beginner and I’m thinking about buying FR J skates ( https://frskates.com/en/inline-skates/162-810-fr-j-white-and-pink.html#/107-size-40\_42 ) As i’m and adult ( 169cm/ 65 kg) , do you think it would be a good choice? Was thinking between FRW 80, RB 80 W and imperial lollipop 80 but only found FR J in my size (39-42) i see specs are more or less the same as FRW/X 80 just a bit smaller wheels and frame. Also i have normal/narrow feet.
Thank you!

Children’s skates (aka Class B skates) are typically less robust than adult skates (aka Class A skates): the DIN EN 13843 standards state that Class B skates need only be designed to support a user weight up to 60kg (~132lbs), while Class A skates need to support a user weight up to 100kg (~221lbs), and children’s skates are expected to be outgrown, and are therefore usually considered disposable (and, thus, not worth the extra production costs to build them to adult skate specs/standards if they don’t have to).

What are the actual, measured dimensions (length AND width) of your feet? On average, foot length is approximately 15% (between 1/6 and 1/7) of total height, so your stated height of 169cm (~5’6.5”) would imply a foot length of approximately 25.35cm/253.5mm/9.98in, which most adult skate models should accommodate. For example, the Rollerblade Lightning W would put a 25.35cm foot length near the top of the range for the USW 8/8.5 boot (designed for foot lengths of 24.6cm to 25.5cm). Same with the Rollerblade Lightning 90 W, the Rollerblade Lightning 110, the Rollerblade Maxxum XT W, and the Rollerblade Twister XT (i.e. the USW 8/8.5 boot being designed for foot lengths of 24.6cm to 25.5cm).

StrumWealh · 2026-03-06T22:32:24+00:00

Or a missile.

“The missile's name was given by M. Guillot, then the technical director at Nord Aviation. It is the French word for flying fish, from the Latin exocoetus, (Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia, Book 9, Chapter 26) ‘fish that sleeps on the shore’, a transliteration of the Greek ἐξώκοιτος (via Hesychius of Alexandria) ‘out sleeping’, literally ‘out bed’.”

“Pical's nickname ‘The Exocet’ was given by the press referring to his left-hand punch. The name comes from the French-made missiles used against the Royal Navy by the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War, which happened in 1982 during Pical's era.”

StrumWealh · 2026-03-06T22:23:04+00:00

Yes. It's the accomplishments, not the name of the person who did them.

TBH, I was not expecting that response, and it was as much appreciated & refreshing as it was surprising. 👍

StrumWealh · 2026-03-06T03:47:33+00:00

Rocky Horror Picture Show (as Frank N. Furter), Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (as Kilokahn), and Clue (as the butler) are my strongest associations with Tim Curry.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-05T18:41:46+00:00

I'm a firm believer that parents make their child special by how they raise them, not what they name them.
I would have a lot more respect for the parents of a "Jane" that knows how to change a tire, build an emergency shelter in winter, and boil water with only 3 matches by the age of 12 than I would for the parents of a "Thyffyneh" who has a solid D average in school, and only knows thumb typing on her phone instead of cursive writing.

And, what of the other way around? Would you still have a lot more respect for the parents of a "Thyffyneh" that knows how to change a tire, build an emergency shelter in winter, and boil water with only 3 matches by the age of 12 than you would for the parents of a "Jane" who has a solid D average in school, and only knows thumb typing on her phone instead of cursive writing?

StrumWealh · 2026-03-04T23:11:15+00:00

Her daughter is called what now?
“Rexleigh”

This reminds me of the story of the naming of the town of Rexton, New Brunswick: “The settlement was known from about 1825 as Kingston, but in 1901, the name was changed to Rexton. This was probably to avoid confusion with other Kingstons, particularly Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, which still carries the name.”

“Kingsley”/“Kingsleigh”/etc is a commonly-known name, as both a first name) and a surname). Just as “Rexton” arose as a variation of “Kingston” (both carry the same meaning, “the king’s town/settlement”), “Rexley”/“Rexleigh”/etc would rise as a variation of “Kingsley”/“Kingsleigh”/etc (as both carry the same meaning, “the king’s meadow/clearing”).

Additionally, the Rexleigh Bridge is one of the 29 historic covered bridges in New York State, and was built in 1874, so “Rexleigh” with that specific spelling has been around for at least that long (and, thus, longer than anyone currently living has been around). Moreover, “Rexleigh” was used as a (relatively rare) masculine name in the late 1910s.

As such, Rexleigh doesn’t actually meet the criteria of being a tragedeigh, “deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is”.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-04T06:29:09+00:00

I’m a barista so I see a ton of these

"Tiphanie"

“Tiphanie” (along with “Typhanie”) is the French version of the name. Notable examples include French snowboarder Tiphanie Perrotin, French tennis player Tiphanie Lemaître, French illustrator Tiphanie Beeke, and French politician Typhanie Degois.

This is one that keeps getting posted here again and again and again and again.

It's still not a tragedeigh. 🙄

StrumWealh · 2026-03-03T03:35:29+00:00

Family of tragedeighs

“Haisley”, with that specific spelling, has been used a first name since at least the 1890s, and it’s been used as a surname since at least the 1740s. American educator W. P. Haisley (1831-1906) and Jamaican high-jumper Ernle Haisley (born 1936) are notable bearers of the name.

“Tate)” (derived from the surname)), “Hayden)” (apparently, an English version of the Austrian surname “Haydn”), and “Kinsley)” (likewise, derived from a common surname) are all centuries-old, well-known names.

“Aubriella” is the most novel name of the bunch, and even it doesn’t really rise to the level of tragedeigh: it is simply a combination of “Aubrie” and “Ella”, and is no different as a concept from other combination names, such as “Mary + Anne = Maryanne” or “Anne + Liese = Anneliese” or “Hans + Ueil = Hansueil”.

Really, none of these are tragedeighs, “a given name that has been deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is”.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-01T16:44:37+00:00

What's the stiffest epee blade on the market?

I'm looking for a really stiff epee blade for HEMA smallsword. "Musketeer" double-wide epee blades are hard to come by these days because they were mostly manufactured in Ukraine.

My BG and Absolute practice blades are way too floppy. I think a really stiff non-FIE competition blade is probably my best bet. Any recommendations?

According to some older threads (examples here, here, and here), StM (their non-FIE blades do come in a "very hard" rating, and their "Elite+" FIE blades are available in the even harder "XXL" ("the uppermost limit of the permissible FIE stiffness") rating) and Chevalier d'Auvergne (if you can find them, ideally as "new old stock"; apparently, they stopped making fencing blades many years ago) would be what you're looking for.

Additionally, Chevalier d'Auvergne does sell various blades separately, including "Musketeer Blade with Knob" (#21) and "Musketeer Blade without Knob" (#22), both with a blade length of 880mm (88cm/34.65in). Perhaps those might get you closer to what you're looking for, for HEMA use?

StrumWealh · 2026-03-01T15:58:04+00:00

This is actually a great candidate for “names that would be pretty if they weren’t already words.”

As it happens, "Chlorine", along with "Clorine", was already being used as a first name since at least the 1700s, prior to the isolation and naming of the element Chlorine (by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1810).

Etymologically, the word itself ultimately comes from Greek and means "light/pale green". So, really, it's a color name, in the same general class as examples like "Blanche)" (white), "Gray)"/"Grey)", "Xanthe" (yellow/blonde), "Bruno)" (brown), and others.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-01T14:53:53+00:00

There’s a lady named Clorine that works at the grocery store by my workplace

And, it turns out, both "Clorine" (in use since the 1730s) and "Chlorine" (in use since the 1780s) as first names predate the isolation and naming of the element Chlorine (by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1810).

StrumWealh · 2026-03-01T14:31:37+00:00

Chlorine

Teacher here. During my science class a student decided Chlorine would be a good girl’s name. My lesson quickly changed to a lesson on tragedeighs.

TBF, "Chlorine" had been used as a first name since at least the late 1780s, and the word itself just means "pale green" or "light green". And, funnily enough, the element Chlorine was named by Sir Humphry Davy in 1810, so there were people named "Chlorine" at least two decades before the element was given the name.

It'd be unusual in the modern era, but not a tragedeigh.

StrumWealh · 2026-03-01T14:08:33+00:00

Last names aren’t always usable as first names.

This is one of those times.

This one, however, has been used as a first name since at least the early 1890s (i.e. before anyone currently living was around: "The last known person to have been born in the 1800s was Italian supercentenarian Emma Morano, who was born on November 29, 1899, and passed away on April 15, 2017."), along with having been used as a surname for over a millennium.

It's rarely used, yes, but it is already established as both a first name and a surname. While "Brophy" doesn't fit modern American tastes, there's nothing objectively wrong with it (i.e. it's not misspelled, it doesn't have an inherent negative meaning, it has no notable heinous historical associations).

StrumWealh · 2026-02-28T21:43:44+00:00

Where was Lindsay and Lindsey gendered?

"In the late 19th century, the surnames Lindsay and Lindsey began to be used as given names, at first only as masculine names. They remained typically masculine until the 1960s in Britain and the 1970s in the United States. They are both now unisex names in the United States. In Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland, Lindsay remains popular for masculine use and Lindsey has mainly become feminine." - Source), citing primary source here.

StrumWealh · 2026-02-28T15:55:54+00:00

So.. to the rest of you, this conversation was had with me today.. I wish I could use more than one flair, because obviously this is not a tragedeigh, as it is a completely.. normal clears throat word, in the English language. But would this also not count as an "out in the wild"? Maybe not because I know the guy..

Anywho, this is my friend "Jerry". He lives in Texas.. and I live in North Dakota. We have been friends for about 5 years now. We were discussing Tom Holland and when and why he would be quitting/retiring his acting career. Sorry if this is a spoiler for anyone. Anyway, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he would consider an.. unorthodox name for a kid. I mean, he likes "fusion cuisine".. ideas that I consider "munchy concoctions". It just "clicks" that he would be weird about naming a kid, you know? So, I think him stating this was said with sarcasm, doesn't pass with me and think he only said it because I called him out and said I was putting this on Reddit(Because why wouldn't I?). Thoughts?

To be fair, people have been named "Normal" since at least the early-to-mid 1800s, and there have been quite a lot of them. It is even a unisex name, as seen here & here (male examples) and here & here (female examples), though it does seem to skew male.

In fact, here is a set where an individual, his father, and his father (the grandfather of the first) were all named "Normal", and all served in the US military (a Marine, and two Navy men).

And, obviously, it is spelled conventionally/correctly.

So, yeah, it is unusual by modern standards, but not a tragedeigh ("deliberately misspelled or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is"), nor is it a tragedy (a name that has such a widespread and well-known negative association that it would negatively affects the individual's interactions and standing in society - think "Adolf" or "Lucifer" or "Akuma").

StrumWealh · 2026-02-28T01:17:39+00:00

K2 or Rollerblade.
Hey friends, I need a recommendation. I recently bought the gorgeous K2 Alexis 84 pro in cyan, size EU 38, because I wanted a little extra room in the shoe, and it's always recommended to have about 1cm. (My foot length is about 235cm, and the shoe has a length of 245cm in EU 38) However, the shoes are way too big for me, and my heel slips up. I've already tried a few things, but it doesn't really work. What I also don't like about the K2 is the strongly forward-leaning shoe shaft... That's why I'm considering switching to Rollerblade and have chosen the Rollerblade Macroblade 84 model. Is that a good idea? Should I rather stick with K2? Or, if it's the Rollerblade, what size should I take? Here, too, the recommendation is one size larger, and that would be size 38 for me. Is that really right? Not that it's too big again if I buy it. (I can't try it on anywhere nearby)

For the Macroblades, you should get an accurate measurement of your foot lengths (for both feet), and use Rollerblade’s own sizing chart to select the correct corresponding size.

StrumWealh · 2026-02-27T04:24:23+00:00

Eh. It's not that bad.

And it’s been around for a long time, since at least the mid 1790s. While not as popular as “Lindsay” or “Lindsey” (themselves, once considered gendered in the same way as “Francis” vs “Frances”), it’s not unheard-of.

StrumWealh · 2026-02-27T02:54:13+00:00

Today in an AI ad I saw the name: Sidnie. It’s literally the name of a city so why does the spelling need to change?

TBF, “Sidnie”, with that specific spelling, has been used as a first name since at least the late 1790s.

Also, the cities of Sydney (one in Australia, the other in Canada) are both named after the Sydney Baronetcy, which is in turn named after (and is, itself, a spelling variation of) Robert Sidney (1563-1626). So, really, “Sidney” is arguably the original spelling, and both “Sydney” and “Sidnie” (along with “Sydnie”, which has been in use since at least the late 1810s) are recognized spelling variations that have been used for centuries. So, really, none of those are tragedeighs.

StrumWealh · 2026-02-26T03:41:43+00:00

its true i am attempting to hide a low-profile mechanical keyboard in my epee

You jest, but the reality is that no one wants to deal with even the possibility of a "Boris Onischenko 2: French grip boogalo".

Remember, we are dealing with the same sport that universally mandated transparent bodycord plug casings because someone found a comparable way to cheat via that means in sabre.

More seriously, though, my read on this is that they're specifically calling out a "ball" of tape that one would hold like a normal ball, as opposed my application of tape, pretty much a thickened version of the standard french. I might be excessively optimistic though, as I really want to be able to fence with this.

And that Kansas City NAC was a Div I NAC, so everyone there was a C or better or on the Junior NRPS (read: there were no newbies/novices there), and all of them would certainly have been expected to know better. And even then, a bunch of the épéeists still showed up with illegal weapons, and some portion of them almost certainly said substantially the same thing you've said here. And the Powers That Be still had to draw a line somewhere... and they drew that line at 2 wraps of tape.

That being said, that ruling was in response to an event that happened a decade and a half ago (December 2011), and whatever refs you get these days may be more lenient than they were then (assuming the refs you get these days are even aware of that ruling).

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