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Man becomes Mr Yellow-Rat Foxysquirrel Fairydiddle for a pint
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Posted on 09/30/2002 10:11:42 AM PDT by Texaggie79
A man from St Albans has agreed to change his name to Mr Yellow-Rat Foxysquirrel Fairydiddle in exchange for a pint of beer.
Richard James's friends all wrote stupid names on the back of a beer mat.
They then paid £38 to change his name using their laptop. He got a pint in exchange.
But James, who is unemployed, doesn't have the money to change his name back.
"It was funny at the time but now I'm brassed off with all the jokes," he tells The Sun.
"I said I'd do it for a laugh if they bought me a pint. I enjoyed it for a while and had a credit card in my new name and informed my bank. But now I just want to be called Richard again."
TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous
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To: mhking; dead; Tennessee_Bob; LindaSOG; Xenalyte
    ping
To: Texaggie79
    Richard eh? I can think of a more fitting nickname for him.
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posted on 
09/30/2002 10:31:17 AM PDT
by 
goodieD
 
To: Texaggie79
    From now on, I shall be known as Sugar Magnolia.
4
posted on 
09/30/2002 10:58:11 AM PDT
by 
Xenalyte
 
To: Texaggie79
    How much does it cost to get your name changed?
To: Texaggie79
    I but that screen name is taken before the day is out.
6
posted on 
09/30/2002 11:45:40 AM PDT
by 
El Sordo
 
To: El Sordo
    Ahhh.......
"bet"
7
posted on 
09/30/2002 11:46:05 AM PDT
by 
El Sordo
 
To: GodsLittleOne
    Those guys paid 38 pounds in England (about $60 here). In Maine, it's much cheaper to change your name--something like $25 or less. The difficulty this guy now has is finding a job so he can earn enough money to change it back: you won't get many call-backs or interviews with a name like "Fairydiddle."
8
posted on 
09/30/2002 1:14:13 PM PDT
by 
Tancred
 
To: Texaggie79
    Father Fairydiddle would be welcome at the Catholic Church, I'm sure (joke--no flames please!).
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posted on 
09/30/2002 1:16:59 PM PDT
by 
Tancred
 
To: Tancred; BrooklynGOP; RedBloodedAmerican; Sir Gawain
    hehe
To: Texaggie79
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posted on 
09/30/2002 1:52:16 PM PDT
by 
Mo1
 
To: RedBloodedAmerican
    You had me for all of 2 seconds.
To: Texaggie79
    Hey, that's two seconds of thrills and adventures!
To: RedBloodedAmerican
    Excuse me! I am not a Mr.

 a.cricket
 
To: RedBloodedAmerican
    Okay. You got me. How did you do that?
 a.cricket
 
To: Texaggie79
    Lucky for him aliases are free.
To: Texaggie79
    Hey why didn't u ping me this is funny?
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posted on 
10/02/2002 3:20:23 AM PDT
by 
weikel
 
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