To think that she should just stop commenting on my name?

[madbrews]

I've been part of this local tight-knit volunteering group for about a year now. Recently, there was a change in 'leadership' which is fine. I have, however, been told by her (twice!) to change my email address (it's listed in the private group listing) as it looks 'rude'!

My email address is simply firstnamelastname, with my first name being probably the most popular shortened variant of a fairly popular name. In her eyes, it contains nothing but 2 bad words which 'gives the wrong impression'. Surely people aren't that daft to not realise that it's just my name, and a well-known one at that?

I'm gobsmacked by the ridiculousness of it all. AIBU?

Isaac Cox ?

R Swipe?
R Sovertit?
R Sandballs?

Norma Stits has just finished me off!

I'm crying with laughter at this thread and 15yo DS is just looking at me in a bemused and slightly concerned manner

All these are great -- but why on earth is that woman insisting you go through the enormous hassle of changing your email address? Unbelievable cheeky fuckery.
Tell her to jog on.

Jenny Taylor

P. [email protected]

'Hi, no I won't be changing my address. It would be great if you could stop mentioning it now. Cheers! Norma'

Barbara Topliss, known as Babs?

Svetlana Balls, Sveti to your friends?

Rudolphina Hooker, but your parents always wanted a boy and abbreviated accordingly?

I'm not getting many of these (unless blindingly obvious) could there be an accent/pronunciation/dialect thing going on?

I voted YABU, I will change my vote to YANBU when you tell us the name.

I misread that as 'I will change my NAME to YANBU'

@Gwenhines

Tess Tickle

Too late... She already exists and is in my personal email list! (She does have another email address for professional purposes!)

Nick Erless-Tart?

@SoupDragon

Nick Erless-Tart?

😂😂

You need to say them out loud

Another one here who knew a Jenny Taylor at school

That was too many years ago and it never occurred to me until now

I suppose, strictly speaking, really it should be Jenny Talia.

Oh gosh.
And now mumsnet are sniggering at rude looking names - poor OP!!
It’s your name, If you are not bothered by the way it may be read then just own it and tell her to mind her own business.

Although, I do know a Ste phanie Hol ton - always thought it was rather unfortunate.

Isaac Balls?

Ivor Biggun?

Neil Down?

Sophie T. Twank?

I know a Jenny Taylor! Never made the rude connection

@Tartyflette

All these are great -- but why on earth is that woman insisting you go through the enormous hassle of changing your email address? Unbelievable cheeky fuckery. Tell her to jog on.

Yeah exactly. Better change your actual name first, and then get a new email address.

@StamfordHill

Reminds me of the old joke: Why did Obama get a nipple ring? Because George W had a Dick Cheney.

That's done for me. I don't cry from laughing so hard but Oh. My. God.

Anita Harris

Ophelia Cockburn

R. Slicker?

OP could be a guy .... Justin Right