[PowderMonkey]

As a kid, I hated my name. I never once, ever met any one else with my name. Playground taunts were constant. I would cringe whenever my mother stood on the porch, and screeched my name, telling me to come inside and wash up for supper. The neighborhood would suddenly erupt with every kid mimicking her call. To make it worse, I was a “junior.” My entire life, I only met one other that shared my name. It was a Basset hound. Perfect name for a Basset hound, come to think of it.

[Klemper]

I knew a guy named PowderMonkey once, and I loved that guy! Now that I think about it, he had a son, named PowderMonkey Jr.!!!!! Small world.... small world.... =) My room-mate’s grandmother’s friend’s grocery bag boy, had a dog named PowderMonkey.... That was an awesome dog!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Good thing your first name isn’t Porch, or that might’ve caused quite a ruckus.

[Old Yeller]

As a kid, I hated my name. I never once, ever met any one else with my name. Playground taunts were constant. I would cringe whenever my mother stood on the porch, and screeched my name, telling me to come inside and wash up for supper. The neighborhood would suddenly erupt with every kid mimicking her call. To make it worse, I was a “junior.” My entire life, I only met one other that shared my name. It was a Basset hound. Perfect name for a Basset hound, come to think of it.

Well yeah, Powder Monkey isn't very common.

[al_c]

I’ve never heard of a Bassett Hound named PowderMonkey. :-)

[NYer]

My entire life, I only met one other that shared my name. It was a Basset hound. Perfect name for a Basset hound, come to think of it.

Not sure what your parents named you but my basset hounds have all had proud names: Pluto (for the planet), Lucy (a rescue), Moses (another rescue and with a biblical name!), and now, Lilly (another rescue whose name I changed from Princess). Two fosters were named Barney and (now this one was bizarre) Ambu. The owner explained it was for some medical device. Ambu was adopted by a couple in Manhattan and went on to fame, appearing in an Animal Planet program on basset hounds.

Perhaps it was some other characteristic that set your friends off?