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Mrcappy — Do Not Disturb Till X-Mas
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====================Cappy’s Random Rant
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Have we done the name game yet? Probably, but I’m too lazy to figure out when. So my art buddies, have you ever asked if you were named after someone or something important? One day, I felt I was ready to learn the important origin of my name. Was Jason the name of an entrepreneurial relative, a friend of my dad’s who died in the war? Upon knowing the profundity of my namesake, I would do my best to carry on my name with honor!
“So mom, is there any significance to me being named ‘Jason’?”
“No.”
“There’s nothing special about it?”
“We thought it sounded nice.”
At least lie to me or something! Heck, I would even accept that Jason was the family dog that once saved them from a house fire…
So as it turns out, I’m named after the default origin of Jason: A Greek myth about a dude who went on an errand for the king, stole the king’s wife, cheated on her, and she stabbed Jason in the eyes so that he’d suffer an agonizing, loser death.
Thanks Mom and Dad!!
I also made the misfortune of asking if they had a backup name if I was born female.
Heidi.
Apparently named after some fruity musical my mom loved. That seems almost more offensive than them randomly picking out a name from the ending credits to a movie.
“So mom, is there any significance to me being named ‘ Phantom Of The Opera’?
Next week, Cappy asks you about your social security number and your mother’s maiden name!
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Cappy’s Rockin’ Rendition
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It’s Christmas in…March. Well, it’s better than me posting the idea on the actual holiday.
Dead dog. Happy Holidays, everybody!
I’m sure we all have relatives who do their x-mas shopping inappropriately early. My sister usually asks me around July what I’d want in five months. Hey, I’m like the river, always moving and always changing! I could be invested in different hobbies by that time! I never am, but you know what I mean.
About the art. It’s the return of the mustache face man [link] Seeing as I destroyed my marker set on those Transformers valentines cards, I decided to ‘disguise’ my laziness by stating I’m stepping outside of the compressed tree fibered box to try a new coloring technique. Luckily the rainbow hatching came out kinda endearing. Enjoy my general art buddies, now it’s the transfans’ turn to wait a little to see the fanart they signed up for!
-The “If ‘Lady And The Tramp’ Had This Plot Twist It Would Have Saved Us Forty-Five Minutes” Cappy
For the copycats: Micron pigma pen 05 (linework), Prismacolor makers.
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If I turned out male, my dad wanted to name me "Kabaritaiki", after some African dude. Yay.
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@.o O dear. that is just so cruel.... must not laugh.... may not laugh at evil good joke.. NOOOO AAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA
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My parents went all crazy when it came to my name, seeing as how I was the first, and I was born into a persian family, where names are supposed to identify a later personality and all.
I totally lucked out. My mom picked my name. She actually picked all of our names, thank God. My dad wanted to name us individual names. Mine would have been Lyzziandra, and my younger brother Bartholemough. >.<
But on a lighter note, love the picture!!
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When I was born my parents thought over my name mum-Meg dad-Alexandra. Mum won but mainly due to the fact that she was constantly calling me "Meg" thus it would be to confusing to re-name me. Because yes I'd totally remember what happened two days after being born |-(
My dad alos got into an argument with the nuns due to the fact that whenevere they asked what my 'rents were going to name me he'd say "what about Princess". The nuns would get pissed [in a vey nunnish way 
I have strange parents
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You shouldn't mess with nuns...they're married to God, you know.
"I hear you've been messing with my wives. You been breaking the tenth commandment on Me?"
-The "Polytheistic" Cappy
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That always freaked me out. Does that mean Gods a mormon?
And I showed them and their holy-than-thou god. I rebeled against Christinity by turning to Wicca. I shall in joy the saunas of hell XD
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Me thinks that lady is really lucky that the flesh rotted away that quickly (considering the circumstances). The sight could've been a whole lot less pretty.
Now, if she was intending to call her dog Bones or something, the irony would be complete!
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I have no clue why my name is Astrid. My dad came up with it one day (when they knew they were going to get a girl) and was enthusiastic enough about it that my mother agreed on the name. In my younger days, my dad sometimes called me "Strida" as a nickname (yes, I know, very clever, but I love it nonetheless). My (younger) bro and sis usually call me Ast or Assie (note that is a Dutch pronunciation and that that sounds a whole lot more decent than the English one), which is something I pretty much only allow them to call me.
So, nothing special to the name other than that my dad liked the sound of it. So do I. Most girl names end with "a", "e", or "y"/"ie", but I got a "d"! I like the relative harsh ending.
Also, my name saved me from two alternatives I hate about as much as noise in the morning. When my mother was little, she decided that if her first child would be a girl, it would be named Chloe. I probably would've killed myself around age six. The other alternative comes from the tradition from my dad's side of the family to name at least one of your daughters Oeke or Hinke, depending on what name a female from the former generation got. In other words, I'd be called Oeke ("Oo-kuh"), which makes even Chloe sound good. Good thing my dad doesn't care about traditions.
Fun fact: While my dad's side of the family could live with me not having a "traditional" name, they still hold a itty-bitty-tiny grudge against my parents for also skipping tradition on my younger sister.
If I were born a boy, I think I would've gotten the name my brother holds: Hans (which btw, is according to tradition.)
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lol - my sister is the complete opposite on the issue of christmas shopping, she generally waits until either the week of christmas or asks after its all done (why? i don't know; to contemplate the inner workings of my sisters head is something i dare not attempt for the fear of insanity setting in. yeah, its that bad.)
as for the whole name thing - mine was surprisingly interesting: I was named after Cathryn the Great (even though my name is spelled 'Katharine'
Thats right, I'm named after a sex-crazed queen! top that people...
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Lol your namage pwns us all
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My mom got my name from a soap opera....Ashley from like...the bold and the beautiful or something. Nice.
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XD My parents shop that early, but only if something jumps out and says "I'm perfect, yo!" They never buy animals, I've kind of got a bad luck streak with animals (note to self, Beta fish can't survive SoCal augusts).
My name has a slightly funny story, my mum originally picked out Jane, she's a Jane Austin fangirl, but while she was still recovering from me coming too fast for her to get pain meds my dad pops in with "Jane's not original enough!" and so he randomly chose my name, and put a y in place of an i so it'd be original. Then I found out in high school that somehow its traced back the the Greek goddess Hekate, and she's cool so I thought it was pretty neat.
Then I came to college and my best friend knows eight girls of my name, and none of us spell it the same. Oh yeah dad, I've never met a Jane, my name is so unique. XD I love him anyways though, and he loves me since the hospital gave him a free prime rib dinner since I was born at dinner time. I guess I should be thankful I'm not named Prime Rib. Though that would have a lot of fun Prime jokes to it.
I love how as I was typing that a Transformers toy commericial came on, I wonder if that means my response has "all-spark power"?
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My name? I was named after my grandfather. His name was "Nicholas", but since I turned out to be a girl, my name is "Nicole." I'm not sure why they picked my middle name "Alexandra", though. I like my "literal translation" of my full name: "Song of the Tomboy Protector of Man." ^^
I'm glad that you moved on from the Transformers art. Although some of them were funny, I really didn't catch the inside joke ones. I didn't grow up with that show and don't really share the fondness you have for it. (I grew up with Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Rocko's Modern Life, and stuff like that.) 
"Dead puppies aren't much fun."
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Thats the only thing sadder thing getting an brand new, factory sealed I-Pod... box full of raw meat.
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Whatever, at least your name was a random pick. I may have told you my story back in highschool, but when I asked about my name, they told me "Well, we almost named you Max, but then we decided on Justin." Yeah. Because Max isn't 40x cooler. But you know by now, having known me as long as you do, that all my stories end in either pain or sadness.
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I gotta agree, your badassitude meter in high school would have been thru the roof. You could have outro'd every class by pumping your fist to the heavens and yelling your signature catchphrase, "POWER TO THE MAX, YO!!" But you're just the word 'just' with an 'in' attached. Pssh.
...Although, the way people mispronounce your last name, you DO have the choice pickup line of "I like girls with big ol' Tiede's on them!"
-The "Finding The Bright Side To The Max" Cappy
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I was seriously pissed at my parents.....they named me when my mom was 8 months pregnant....and it was a random name....apparently they thought my name would be uncommon.......hmmm....tell that to the other 35 Joshua's in my grade.....
I thought my dad would name me Joshua Adam Michael Edward Samuel....so he could call me J.A.M.E.S....so he could call me Jim...because a guy named Jim created Garfield....and my dad was born when the fat cat came out.
It was either that or I thought J.A.M.E.S. was a cool cyborg name.
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I'm even more pissed because my brother and sister who were born ten years after me.....within a year of eachother....got the weird names.....
Mom....is my middle name special?
Why do you ask?
Because they got Mykel and Richelle for middles and I got Adam!!!
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Oh....welll...I guess we got more creative...
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On the bright side, at least your parents didn't attempt a phonetic spelling of your name to add to its yooneekness.
Isn't that right, Jhoshyuuwah?
-The "Remember, It's Your Kids That Have To Live With The Decision" Cappy
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I actually plan on naming my first male child Max for that very reason. Every thing he and I do will be "to the max". For example, "Hey buddy, lets go get some ice-cream.........TO THE MAX!!!"
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I want that puppy. It knows only two tricks. Stay. Play Dead.
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That was awful. You are awful. This is why we're meant for each other. I love my art buddies!
-The "Fiddling While Morality Burns" Cappy
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Well it's true. Oh!! And Lay Down.
Good dog. >w<
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I was named after my mother's favorite student. She was a 3rd grade Teacher at the time. If male, probably something biblical like my brothers. Like Herod or something equally retarded.
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The exploits of the mustache-faced man are sources of great amusement in my life. If only he'd kept the dog alive, he could have used that to safeguard his and his sweetheart's virginity as well! Nobody recognizes my brilliance.
Had I been born male, I would have been named "Connor." If the mindblowing cruelty of this hypothetical act escapes you, you should know that my surname is "O'Connor."
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If your male doppelganger had the same sense of humor as you, I can bet you would often hear "Oh Connor O'Connor!"
-The "Just Like Banana, People Would Be Lost On When To Stop Saying Your Name" Cappy
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Probably as often as you'd hear "oh captain, my captain!" from me.
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They could have named you Connie....
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I like crazy handlebar mustache man, but he's not a very foresightful fella...
I was named for my maternal grandmother. My mom had always loved the name Ariel for a girl, but makin' babies with my dad kinda nixed that idea... "Ariel Planes" just BEGS to be mocked.
My brother and sister just got names both my parents liked. They didn't have back-ups for any of us because my mom was POSITIVE what sex we were going to be, even without sonograms. Luckily, she was right. Alexandra isn't too bad a name, but Julian and Oliver? I don't think we would've been thrilled.
Also, I think you're confusing several Greek myths. Jason was sent to get the Golden Fleece, had several kids with the witch-princess Medea and promised to marry her, then later married some other woman instead for political reasons. Medea then killed his new wife and her own kids in revenge. Craaaazy b*tch.
Still, being named after almost anything in Greek myth has a major downside. Even the heroes usually die because of treachery or godly wrath. Heck, Hercules died because his second wife gave him a poisoned shirt for their anniversary. How's that for a lackluster ending?
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Your right on that point....People are thrilled to be named Arthur after the great King....until they find out that his wife cheated on him with his right hand man and declared war on him.
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I was gunna be named Alexandra but....meh my mum won.
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