2014-03-18

I am not a drain

One of the surprisingly common mis-spellings (or perhaps mis-typings) of my name, Adrian, is Adrain.

I normally reply with "I am not a drain".

Sadly, I encountered this in the lobby today...


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5 comments:

  1. Gareth BladesTuesday, 18 March 2014 at 15:09:00 GMT

    You could get a whole series of jokes along those lines such as a sticker on your coat saying :-
    'I am a drian cover'

    I have a colleague at work whose surname is Tart. I feel worse for his wife 'Jan' though...

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, 18 March 2014 at 15:40:00 GMT

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, 18 March 2014 at 15:41:00 GMT

    Grate!

    (I'll get my coat...)

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  4. cscashbyTuesday, 18 March 2014 at 18:40:00 GMT

    I am frequently embarrassed by typoing my own name as Christina.

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  5. AlanWednesday, 19 March 2014 at 06:14:00 GMT

    I have once signed an email
    Anal

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