Red Stranger
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When do you think we'll have a president with a 5 syllable last name? Someone like myself. How likely do you think someone would vote for me if they can't pronounce my last name?
When do you think we'll have a president with a 5 syllable last name?
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Perfection
The Great Head.
Change your last name dude! That's the easy way!
Ziggy Stardust
Absolutely Sane
Schwar-ze-neg-ger, 4 ... nevermind.
Judge not a man by his character, but by his last name. 
Nevermind your stance on abortion, Mr. Wojciechowski, how do you pronounce your last name?
Nevermind your stance on abortion, Mr. Wojciechowski, how do you pronounce your last name?
Urederra
Mostly harmless
So, no chances for Basque-americans living in Idaho with long surnames like Urrutikoetxea, Cenarruzabeitia or Garaikoetxea?
Is Urederra short enough?
I didn't think that having it too long was a problem
I believed it was something to be proud of.
Is Urederra short enough?
I didn't think that having it too long was a problem
I believed it was something to be proud of.
Urederra said:So, no chances for Basque-americans living in Idaho with long surnames like Urrutikoetxea, Cenarruzabeitia or Garaikoetxea?
Is Urederra short enough?
I didn't think that having it too long was a problem
Meah. There's nothing like a hard-to-pronounce surname.
bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
More to the point, when do you think you will have a President who can pronounce a 5 syllable name, or even 3 syllables?
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
As soon as you change your name to "Nucular".bathsheba666 said:
Fifty
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George Stephanopolis '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PrinceOfLeigh
Wigan, England
Hopefully not. Having a leader with a name of more than 2 syllables is frightfully vulgar. Unless hyphens count.
Narz
keeping it real
I only vote for people with short names like Taft, Kent, Lee and Wu.
ZiggyS said:
Red Stranger came up with this silly thread because of Ahmadinejad's last name, obviously.
Red Stranger, all you have to do is speak the things you write here and I'm certain you wouldn't be the president.
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Stolen Rutters
Deity
What does Ahmadinejad have to do with being president?
In our history, Eisenhower is the president with the most syllables... Four. The OP has a last name with five. The OP is not being compared with the leader of Iran.
In our history, Eisenhower is the president with the most syllables... Four. The OP has a last name with five. The OP is not being compared with the leader of Iran.
Stolen Rutters said:
Ok, so I was guessing he was thinking of Ahmadinejad or reading about him or whatever when he made this thread. Ahmadinejad has an unusual name with many syllables. Other than that, this thread has nothing to do with the president of Iran.
Stolen Rutters
Deity
Phlegmak said:
I missed that link. Sorry. I don't know the spelling of Iranian President's last name. It didn't click that it would have five syllables. I have never heard it pronounced correctly, I guess. I've only ever heard it pronounced with four syllables so I missed the connection.
De Lorimier
North American Scum
Are we having a dumb/spam threads contest lately?
Abaddon
Deity
quite possibly, who do you thinks winning DL?
Oh, and i voted never... not that there was that option beause anyone wityh a name that long would undoubtable hollywood it to something catchier.
Oh, and i voted never... not that there was that option beause anyone wityh a name that long would undoubtable hollywood it to something catchier.
Red Stranger said:
It might actually improve your chances. People would have to waste time on saying your name instead of talking about your inane policy ideas.
Masquerouge
Deity
Well it was hard enough to be elected simply because you're a catholic, so I don't see complicated names in the next century.
Bozo Erectus
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We'll definitely never elect a guy with a name like Johan Gambolputy de von ausfern schelpten schlitter crasscrendon fried digger dingle dongle dungle burstein von knackerthrasher applebanger horowitz ticolensic grander knotty spelltinkle grandilch grumblemeyer spelterwasser kurstlich himbeleeisen bahnwager gutenabend bitte ein nurnburger bratwusle gernspurten mitz weimache luber hundsfut gumberaber shonedanker kalbsfleisch mittler aucher von hautpopft of Ulm.
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