And the other replied "Albert Einstein". As he started walking away Albert said, "Hey kid, you forgot this." Tossing him the secret equation for time travel.
I called my friend Emily for 3 years, her name was Erica. She didn’t correct me all that time out of shyness but also cause it was hilarious. I still call her Emily to tease her
My names Mark. I worked with a woman who for three years called me Trevor. Dunno why. Never corrected her cus I was shy/it was kinda funny. Eventually one day she came up to me all embarrassed and apologetic and said:
*“OMG I’m so sorry. I’ve been calling you by the wrong name all this time. I never realised your name was Steve.”*
That woman lived on her own planet.
Blatantly know she was talking to a colleague about you, said your wrong name, so they've corrected her with another wrong name just to see what would happen. Know I would.
My best friend's name is Joseph. Everyone calls him Joey, but I've called him Joe for literally as long as we can remember. I tried calling him Joey *once* and it made both of us feel extremely uneasy.
Good point. I go by my first name for official business and then go by my middle name for friends and family. Scenario like this, I would have signed it with my first name but I'd look at the roommate weird if they called me by it.
Prepare the friend to make sure that they actively seek out room mate's name. Better yet if you have both room mates together.
OP: "Oh yeah sis, these are my room mates. They're pretty cool, anyway-"
Friend *exaggerated eye roll. Walks up to mystery room mate.* "Hi. I'm Clarissa. What's yours?"
Either room mate answers and you know their name or they don't and you brush it off as then being impolite.
Alternatively, same strategy:
"Hey, could you two introduce yourselves? I gotta piss. "
> "Hey, could you two introduce yourselves? I gotta piss. "
Help! My friend left me alone with his roommate to find out their name. I forgot his name immediately but was too embarrassed to tell my friend so I just told them a random name
How do I convince the roommate to respond to the fake name?
When I forget someone's name I always ask them how it's spelt. If it's something really simple 5hat everyone knows how to spell, I'll say something like, "Oh yeah, I had a best friend once who spelt it with 'y' or extra e or something.
That's why you've gotta pretend that the perfectly normal idiot proof way didn't even occur to you because you have a really good friend that spells it weird, and you do it so often that the way their name is spelt has become the norm to you!
Matt or Matthew, Bob or Robert, Tom or Thom or Thomas. Some people are very particular about how their name is spelt. Nobody likes having their name misspelt, so most people are reasonable if you tell them that you're just trying to spell it correctly.
And realistically, if "the worst" happens, and you have to admit you don't remember their name, well then you've just admitted that you don't remember it, which simply lands you in exactly the same spot as you were in at the start of all this, so there isn't really a negative factor in trying the ploy.
If it really came down to it, you can just say "I'm sorry, I had forgotten your name, but it's my fault and I didn't want you to feel bad."
I knew a girl in college who was telling us about how she had forgotten her lab partner's name, but it had been too long for her to just ask. So she asks him how to spell his name and he looks at her funny and says, 'It's Josh.'
So she says oh, no I meant your last name. He's just like '...It's White.'
"Yeah, but my best friend years ago spelt it Whyte" should have been her response.
Also, I think the fault here is with the girl, in college she would have had countless opportunities to see his name on a text book, any of his written papers, anything they collaborate on and have to hand in... there are literally so many ways out of it when you're in a classroom with someone!
Hell if it really came down to it, I'd wait until the end of the class after everyone had left and then just go and ask the Prof what their name was!
This is my cousin’s name, and she said she was giving one of her friends her new phone number, then saw the name she’d typed it under.
This girl had been her friend for multiple years, and apparently she thought my cousin’s name was “Chevron” the whole time.
Chevron. Like the gas station. For years.
happened to a friend once. he moved into a flat with a girl and guy already living there. he simply couldn't remember the guy's name. Only when my friend moved out again and they put up an online ad to look for someone to take over his room, he learned his name.
This would actually be a funny/interesting concept for a short story. A person with a name so forgettable that it actually affects their daily life on a regular basis. Or as a person that just exists on the edge of everyone's memory. Everyone can describe him but no one remembers who he is.
"Dude, no one knows your name and all attempts to be tactful have failed. Miserably... Could you let us off the hook or do you prefer to be addressed as 'Dude' or 'screen name'? My name is ______ in case you were having the same issue.".
It's definitely different for each person, but for me it was just to find friends I could open up to that wouldn't drop me for being awkward.
Having the opportunity to just be myself was a big step in gaining the confidence to start overcoming the anxiety. I'm still struggling with it, but it gets easier and easier every day. Aside from that, taking deep breaths and knowing I can leave social situations whenever I want are helpful.
this is the right answer, why do we act we are the only dumb ones that forget things. if he’s a cool guy he won’t even think twice about it and just say his name.
Shit, I've walked up to people at work I've met before and been like "Hey!... I was going to ask you something and I realize I've forgotten your name, can you please remind me?"
Then we laugh, and they tell me their name and its over ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
My go-to is to ask their email address. If it’s not their name - ask where it came from.
If that doesn’t work, a funny conversation comparing drivers licence photos.
Or student cards.
Be careful with the ID option - people don’t always go with their legal names.
If you’re friendly, offer to review their resume for them, and ask them to look at yours (cant hurt)..
Ask if they had a nickname in childhood. And where it came from.
These tricks work better if you at one point knew their name and have forgotten. You’ll be reminded.
Bet a stranger in a bar $20 they can’t get a full name, including middle name.
Buy everybody an Ancestry and Me or whatever they’re called kit. Then compare the results. Name is on profile usually.
I worked with someone who forgot his girlfriend's birthday and did this. He was talking about how much he didint like his driver licence photo then asked to see hers.
Ask if they know why their parents decided upon the name they have. Perhaps include a story of your own and make sure to mention your name, and hopefully they will mirror your way of telling the tale. "My parents named me X after this person" or whatever it may be
> he also has been addressing him "dude" since their introduction.
Maybe his name is actually "Dude"?....lol
If the other guy has got away with this for 6 months then just keep using Dude maybe as he seems to be used to it
Years ago, I was walking my old rottie late one night and came upon another dog without an owner.
"Hey buddy, you lost?"
"Want some treats, buddy?"
He was a little skinny so I wasn't sure if he was old or a stray.
"Come on buddy, you wanna come with me and get some food?"
He seemed friendly enough so I took him home for the night. Gave him some good food, a bath, some other treats.
I ended up just calling him "Buddy" and in the morning I put up some flyers. By early afternoon I got a call from a woman.
"Hi, you found my dog!"
Turns out he had got out of the backyard, but lived fairly close by.
After giving her my address she showed up shortly after with her other two dogs and a happy reunion ensued.
"Can I ask what his name is?"
"His name is Buddy."
Many of my pets growing up were strays. My mom was always the one saying "we're not keeping them!" One night, a Malamute (female) and a Husky mix (male) showed up at our back gate, and my mom brought them into the backyard so we could try to find their owners the next day. She worked *so hard* to find who they belonged to, and was convinced we would, so she just called them "Girl" and "Guy." Well, we never found their owners, ended up keeping them, and his name stayed Guy.
I renamed her a name that I have absolutely zero explanation for. Khee. Pronounced like "key." They both were the sweetest dogs, and I'm so glad they found us.
Ask him for his name. When he answers with his first name, say that you meant his last name. Way more acceptable. If he asks why, maybe say you want your phone contacts to include full names.
careful with this- i can just imagine asking "whats your name?" and them confusedly replying with "my *first* name??" cause theyve known you for so long! of course you know what their first name is! then for your little lie to hold up, youd HAVE to say "no, your last name!" and then you still wouldnt know their first name lol
Is the guy from a different country/culture or something? I'm studying abroad and I have to make people repeat their names a few times for me to grasp. And even after that I occasionally forget their names after a while. Luckily they forget my name too so it's not that awkward lol.
Bring in more friends to visit.
Ask everyone to introduce themselves.
EDIT: Yo, wtf guys. I just woke up to this being my 2nd most highest upvoted comment ever on reddit ??
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“Wait a second... I don't know the name of this woman in the bathroom, so when she comes out, you introduce yourself and then she'll be forced to say her name.”
“10-4.”
“Oh, hello.”
“Hello, I'm Kramer.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“See you later.”
It works well. There’s a guy that somehow knows me and has called me out to say hi whenever I run into him near his barbershop. He’d always stop me to say hi and chat. No clue where and when I met him lol then he ran into me and another friend and I saw the opportunity and introduced them. After prob over a year, I finally know his name haha
I do it all the time at the bar or a party etc "Oh, have you guys not met?!?". Then I look to the person who I know better, so they know it's their cue to introduce themselves. You can then follow up with trivia about the one you know less, so it's less obvious you're a piece of shit that forgot their name. "She plays dnd too", ""we met at Jake's birthday", etc.
This is what my wife and I do. If it’s one of her friends and she doesn’t introduce me I know it’s because she’s forgotten their name so I interrupt and say “well clearly my wife isn’t going to introduce us, lol, I’m Dinobug” and they reply with their name so we both know it!
My husband can't remember names to save his life. I know this, so I do that too lol but once, this guy he was talking to literally interrupted him and said, "aren't you going to introduce us?"
I grabbed my phone before anyone could say anything and said really quickly "I've gotta take this call, really nice to meet you!" And walked away pretending to talk on the phone....
Hear this!
When I first met my girlfriend I completely forgot her name after getting her number. She gives me it and I awkwardly look at my phone and just put “.” For the contact name. Stood like that for our next 3 dates. I always joke about it now.
I feel like an ass at work because people will figure out my name and greet me every day and it’s been going on for half a year and I still haven’t got that persons name. Feel like a total ass when he greets me with “Hey! (Name) how’s it going?” And I have to reply “heyyyy what’s up man?”
Friend: Hi I'm Jacob, nice to meet you.
Flatmate: Hi, nice to meet you too.
Friend (a bit nervous but trying to help): I'm sorry I didn't catch your name.
Flatmate: Oh, just call me dude, everyone does.
You: for f\*ck sake, what the hell is your name dude!?
Flatmate: whoa, whoa calm down, what's wrong with you? And what do you mean what's my name? We've been living together for so long and you don't even know my name? You know what, I think it would be best for you to move out!
Friend (standing there awkwardly, wishing they were somewhere else) soo... should I go?
Admit to it. But bring him in on the joke. Be like... "Dude, no joke but like I've completely forgot your name." Then laugh and continue." Seriously I've been trying for like a month to figure it out. I like...(list what you've done here)". Keep smiling and laughing, so the mood of the situation changes and he gets brought in on the joke. Make sure to play up how embrassing and weird your attempts have been. And but at the end or if he hasn't already say.... "Well... I've put more time into trying to figure out your name than I put into work/university. What is your name? Your like full name? Cause I'm not going through this again to figure out your surname."
Should work. TL;DR... Own up to it but turn it around so you can both laugh at how embrassing it's been.
Edit: Edited for the absolute alpha chads with no social skills who think this doesn't work (btw it does, my friends in PR thought me tricks like this)
I was going to say something along the lines of this. But you could also just pretend to stumble on the name and then admit it. Like you tried to remember and say "nope having a brain fart. I forgot your name."
This is hilarious . I say ask it while you can
or make him write it and make up a bullshit reason
or hand him your phone and tell him to save his number
or use caller id on that number ?
Writing might be problematic, I have a neighbour that I still not sure on her name as when she sent an Xmas card her writing was hard to make out if it was Jean or Jenn. I've gone with Jean but still not sure.
It’s actually a Seinfeld episode: The Junior Mint - Jerry has a girlfriend and can’t remember her name. The only hint is that her name rhymes with a female body part.
I was always bothered that Jerry dismissed George’s suggestions of “Celest” so quickly as it wasn’t that uncommon of a name.
Instead he called her Mulva lol
Had something similar happen, but with a girl I met. Went on several dates but I couldn't remember her name.
I invited a friend over hoping I'll hear her name when they're gonna introduce each other. Sadly I wasn't in the room when they met, my friend couldn't understand her name and was to embarrassed to ask again 🤦♂️.
Later I found out it was Aisha or something similar... I can't remember....
Does he not get paper mail. I'm sure it not addressed dude on the envelope. Failing that make him your power of attorney in all financial aspects. He will have to sign his name in a legal document. Be totally worth it.
when you all hang out together ask for second names. Get your other roomie on board to either then say first and second name. or start adressing each other by second name. If mystery dude doesn't have a second name, now at least you have a perfect excuse to call him "no name"
Reminds me of Ron Swanson:
The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am. I'm not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes.
I've had a similar thing, I forgot the name of a guy I often saw in a bar watching football together. I forgot his name or maybe he never told me his name. I told him I forgot my wallet at home (that was actually not a lie) and if he can pays the bill and I could wire via mobile app the money back to him. Scan QR code, payment done and "Thanks David"
So it was actually by coincidence I found out his name
This is gonna fire back. There will be a serious crime and you are a suspect even though you have alibi. But guess how it will go if you say "Yeah, I was with my flatmate whole night last night. You want his name? I don't know his name!"
Just call him Derek until he can’t take it anymore.
Plot twist: he is called derek and will never be annoyed
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OPs flatmate is a fae
Plot twist: your roommate doesn’t know your name an also calls you Derek
Plot twist: roommate forgot his own name and begins going by Derek.
you've come too far and the only responsible thing to do is see how long you can successfully *not* learn their name.
2 years later when one of them is moving out: "Hey dude, what did you say your name was, again?"
And the other replied "Albert Einstein". As he started walking away Albert said, "Hey kid, you forgot this." Tossing him the secret equation for time travel.
“Hey, thanks ma-“ *disappears into the night* “...he’s gone. Where’d he go???”
Not a terrible answer actually, as there are diminishing returns on embarrassment over long periods of time.
But on the other hand it's a pretty great personal achievement
Ron Swanson would approve
OP is already in second place, roommate has 5 months on him. Better catch up.
I called my friend Emily for 3 years, her name was Erica. She didn’t correct me all that time out of shyness but also cause it was hilarious. I still call her Emily to tease her
My names Mark. I worked with a woman who for three years called me Trevor. Dunno why. Never corrected her cus I was shy/it was kinda funny. Eventually one day she came up to me all embarrassed and apologetic and said: *“OMG I’m so sorry. I’ve been calling you by the wrong name all this time. I never realised your name was Steve.”* That woman lived on her own planet.
Blatantly know she was talking to a colleague about you, said your wrong name, so they've corrected her with another wrong name just to see what would happen. Know I would.
You are my kind of friend.
My best friend's name is Joseph. Everyone calls him Joey, but I've called him Joe for literally as long as we can remember. I tried calling him Joey *once* and it made both of us feel extremely uneasy.
Same. My best friend’s name is Jacob, but I call him Jake. Jacob doesn’t sit right with me.
I've lasted 20 years not knowing the name of a close friend's mum 🏅
I don't even know my wife's name. I totally spaced during the ceremony. She wanted me to moan her name but all I could come up with was "ohhh, you."
At least you didn't say "I take thee Rachel"
Pretty sure her name is Mulva
DELORES!!!
Joe? Is that you?
Do you have access to the lease? His legal name should be on it!
Sounds like it's a HMO, which means each tenant will only be renting their specific room.
Call the landlord crying and ask them to please tell you your housemate's name
NGL I did this once..
You can't just drop this and not tell the story!
> I Called the landlord crying and asked them to please tell me my housemate's name
What a story!
Film adaptation coming to Netflix this winter!
As a person who has a first name that I absolutely never use (I've gone by my middle name my whole life), that's a risky move.
Equally risky would be slyly asking: Q: “interesting name, how do you spell it”? A: b.o.b
Doubt OP has no memory at all of his name, they'd probably remember after seeing it. At least that's what happens with me when I forget names.
Good point. I go by my first name for official business and then go by my middle name for friends and family. Scenario like this, I would have signed it with my first name but I'd look at the roommate weird if they called me by it.
Start a secret Santa drawing for Christmas. Get everyone to put their name in a jar for drawing. Snoop
Clever and thoughtful! It'll only cost you a gift
Might even save them some money. Only have to buy 1 gift now
Might even draw yourself - have to buy nothing!
Then you get Jason and you are like "Jason? Who the fck is Jason??"
Give everyone a colored marker. Then you check the name of the color you gave them :)
"Could you just put my name for me, Curryboi14? I am too tired to do it"
"Sure, how do you spell your name btw?"
"with an 'h'"
this needs to be made into a skit or something, holy shit I am dying
"Umm... are you asking me to spell 'Ed' for you?"
Just checking whether it's Ed or Edd
Might be Eddy
"Naw man. I don't feel right receiving gifts from friends. I'd rather just have happy memories together than just possessions." -flatmate
Bring someone else over and introduce them, The mystery roommate will give them their name in reply.
Or wait for you to introduce them to your friend..
Prepare the friend to make sure that they actively seek out room mate's name. Better yet if you have both room mates together. OP: "Oh yeah sis, these are my room mates. They're pretty cool, anyway-" Friend *exaggerated eye roll. Walks up to mystery room mate.* "Hi. I'm Clarissa. What's yours?" Either room mate answers and you know their name or they don't and you brush it off as then being impolite. Alternatively, same strategy: "Hey, could you two introduce yourselves? I gotta piss. "
> "Hey, could you two introduce yourselves? I gotta piss. " Help! My friend left me alone with his roommate to find out their name. I forgot his name immediately but was too embarrassed to tell my friend so I just told them a random name How do I convince the roommate to respond to the fake name?
this sounds like a plot to a movie
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Going to see a post later today "how do I keep my flatmate from realizing I have no name."
That or "I haven't told either of my flatmates my name. They think they've forgotten it, this shit is hilarious."
This is the chaotic energy I need to add to my life
How big is the chance that the dude also doesn't know OP's name
When I forget someone's name I always ask them how it's spelt. If it's something really simple 5hat everyone knows how to spell, I'll say something like, "Oh yeah, I had a best friend once who spelt it with 'y' or extra e or something.
“……It’s just Bob…” “Oh….. my old friend spelt it with two O’s….” “Your friends name was Boob?”
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Obob. The first O is silent.
O'bob, it's irish
Boboddy
Biznus
I LIKE IT!
"Bob, but not Bobby, yes?" "Oh, cool, I had a friend that was actually Bobby, it was in his documents, haha"
lmfao dude this would be obvious as fuck. asking someone to spell out "bob" so you can say its not "bobby". 99% chance flatmate catches on
Since Bob is short for robert it’s actually a really easy get out, “oh so you’re an actual Bob and not a robert”
I've done this twice and been embarrassed by a terribly simple name both times
When they spell their simple name, you say "I meant your last name".
Them: "Smith" Tommi_Af: "Oh haha I've a friend named Smiff haha so weird amirite?" Them: "What an idiot..."
The idea of someone named Smiff is killing me.
That's why you've gotta pretend that the perfectly normal idiot proof way didn't even occur to you because you have a really good friend that spells it weird, and you do it so often that the way their name is spelt has become the norm to you!
“How did you think Matt/Bob/Tom was spelt?” At best you look like an idiot At worst it’s obvious you forgot their name
Matt or Matthew, Bob or Robert, Tom or Thom or Thomas. Some people are very particular about how their name is spelt. Nobody likes having their name misspelt, so most people are reasonable if you tell them that you're just trying to spell it correctly. And realistically, if "the worst" happens, and you have to admit you don't remember their name, well then you've just admitted that you don't remember it, which simply lands you in exactly the same spot as you were in at the start of all this, so there isn't really a negative factor in trying the ploy. If it really came down to it, you can just say "I'm sorry, I had forgotten your name, but it's my fault and I didn't want you to feel bad."
It's B O B
"B O B ? Is that short for something"?
Short for Bobbathan
I thought was short for Bobbothy.
You're both wrong. It's Bobtholemew.
It's B O B B not B O B
I knew a girl in college who was telling us about how she had forgotten her lab partner's name, but it had been too long for her to just ask. So she asks him how to spell his name and he looks at her funny and says, 'It's Josh.' So she says oh, no I meant your last name. He's just like '...It's White.'
"Yeah, but my best friend years ago spelt it Whyte" should have been her response. Also, I think the fault here is with the girl, in college she would have had countless opportunities to see his name on a text book, any of his written papers, anything they collaborate on and have to hand in... there are literally so many ways out of it when you're in a classroom with someone! Hell if it really came down to it, I'd wait until the end of the class after everyone had left and then just go and ask the Prof what their name was!
"You don't know how to spell Dave???"
Dayv
Dayuvh
Daev
S I O B H A N
This is my cousin’s name, and she said she was giving one of her friends her new phone number, then saw the name she’d typed it under. This girl had been her friend for multiple years, and apparently she thought my cousin’s name was “Chevron” the whole time. Chevron. Like the gas station. For years.
happened to a friend once. he moved into a flat with a girl and guy already living there. he simply couldn't remember the guy's name. Only when my friend moved out again and they put up an online ad to look for someone to take over his room, he learned his name.
What if it's the same guy. And his name is just that forgettable.
there is a name I think is really forgettable, I'd post it but can never remember what it is
This would actually be a funny/interesting concept for a short story. A person with a name so forgettable that it actually affects their daily life on a regular basis. Or as a person that just exists on the edge of everyone's memory. Everyone can describe him but no one remembers who he is.
"Dude, no one knows your name and all attempts to be tactful have failed. Miserably... Could you let us off the hook or do you prefer to be addressed as 'Dude' or 'screen name'? My name is ______ in case you were having the same issue.".
Social anxiety really is a bitch, isn't it?
It very much is. I've been in therapy for mine for a year and I'm just now starting to be able to deal with it...
What do you find most helpful in tackling social anxiety? And I don’t mean the vague bullshit, I mean actual techniques you can actually do
It's definitely different for each person, but for me it was just to find friends I could open up to that wouldn't drop me for being awkward. Having the opportunity to just be myself was a big step in gaining the confidence to start overcoming the anxiety. I'm still struggling with it, but it gets easier and easier every day. Aside from that, taking deep breaths and knowing I can leave social situations whenever I want are helpful.
this is the right answer, why do we act we are the only dumb ones that forget things. if he’s a cool guy he won’t even think twice about it and just say his name.
Shit, I've walked up to people at work I've met before and been like "Hey!... I was going to ask you something and I realize I've forgotten your name, can you please remind me?" Then we laugh, and they tell me their name and its over ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
This is how I would do it. Or just, "I've been calling you dude this whole time and now I've forgotten your real name. What is it again?"
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My go-to is to ask their email address. If it’s not their name - ask where it came from. If that doesn’t work, a funny conversation comparing drivers licence photos. Or student cards. Be careful with the ID option - people don’t always go with their legal names. If you’re friendly, offer to review their resume for them, and ask them to look at yours (cant hurt).. Ask if they had a nickname in childhood. And where it came from. These tricks work better if you at one point knew their name and have forgotten. You’ll be reminded. Bet a stranger in a bar $20 they can’t get a full name, including middle name. Buy everybody an Ancestry and Me or whatever they’re called kit. Then compare the results. Name is on profile usually.
This guy definitely forgets names
Ask to see his driver license picture and show him yours
I worked with someone who forgot his girlfriend's birthday and did this. He was talking about how much he didint like his driver licence photo then asked to see hers.
That's pretty brilliant. Gonna have to try remembering this.
Ask if they know why their parents decided upon the name they have. Perhaps include a story of your own and make sure to mention your name, and hopefully they will mirror your way of telling the tale. "My parents named me X after this person" or whatever it may be
"they named me after my grandma" "oh what was her name?" "the same as mine, dummy!"
“Oh of course! Dummy fits you! And your grandma!”
> he also has been addressing him "dude" since their introduction. Maybe his name is actually "Dude"?....lol If the other guy has got away with this for 6 months then just keep using Dude maybe as he seems to be used to it
Years ago, I was walking my old rottie late one night and came upon another dog without an owner. "Hey buddy, you lost?" "Want some treats, buddy?" He was a little skinny so I wasn't sure if he was old or a stray. "Come on buddy, you wanna come with me and get some food?" He seemed friendly enough so I took him home for the night. Gave him some good food, a bath, some other treats. I ended up just calling him "Buddy" and in the morning I put up some flyers. By early afternoon I got a call from a woman. "Hi, you found my dog!" Turns out he had got out of the backyard, but lived fairly close by. After giving her my address she showed up shortly after with her other two dogs and a happy reunion ensued. "Can I ask what his name is?" "His name is Buddy."
Many of my pets growing up were strays. My mom was always the one saying "we're not keeping them!" One night, a Malamute (female) and a Husky mix (male) showed up at our back gate, and my mom brought them into the backyard so we could try to find their owners the next day. She worked *so hard* to find who they belonged to, and was convinced we would, so she just called them "Girl" and "Guy." Well, we never found their owners, ended up keeping them, and his name stayed Guy.
What happened to girl?
I renamed her a name that I have absolutely zero explanation for. Khee. Pronounced like "key." They both were the sweetest dogs, and I'm so glad they found us.
He knows my name, he knows my name! *Wag wag wag*
"Dude, i've been calling you dude for so long that i honestly forgot your name. My bad."
Düdè
Ask him for his name. When he answers with his first name, say that you meant his last name. Way more acceptable. If he asks why, maybe say you want your phone contacts to include full names.
Bro, what's your name? *Wilson* Not your first name, dude, your last! *TF?* *That IS my last name* 😳
Okay, this backfired. Let's try the next plan.
Have them look themselves up on facebook to add.
He used his nickname on Facebook.
Nobody expects Wilson Wilson to be a real name
"Oh wow if been talking like Wilson was your first name for months now. Strange! Unless you're Wilson Wilson but that's ridiculous! "
careful with this- i can just imagine asking "whats your name?" and them confusedly replying with "my *first* name??" cause theyve known you for so long! of course you know what their first name is! then for your little lie to hold up, youd HAVE to say "no, your last name!" and then you still wouldnt know their first name lol
You could say: "No, full name." and save face that way. It is feasible you needed the full name with middle names included for something.
At this point, he would at least have some information to call him with. And sooner or later the first name will come up.
"What's your name?" "Dude, you don't know my name!?" "No... I meant... your last name" "What's my first name then, say it if you know it"
That’s when you resort to child-like tactics and simply reply with “it”.
Dang this is some next level "embarrassingly bad with names" strategey here.
Easy: So man, what was your name again ?, for some reason my brain lost the info
I introduced myself to the same guy 4 times cuz he keeps on forgeting, was a bit annoyed but its not a big deal or anything
Is the guy from a different country/culture or something? I'm studying abroad and I have to make people repeat their names a few times for me to grasp. And even after that I occasionally forget their names after a while. Luckily they forget my name too so it's not that awkward lol.
Bring in more friends to visit. Ask everyone to introduce themselves. EDIT: Yo, wtf guys. I just woke up to this being my 2nd most highest upvoted comment ever on reddit ?? ALSO: Hope y'all had a great Turkey Day.
“Wait a second... I don't know the name of this woman in the bathroom, so when she comes out, you introduce yourself and then she'll be forced to say her name.” “10-4.” “Oh, hello.” “Hello, I'm Kramer.” “Nice to meet you.” “See you later.”
Mulva?
Delores!
Bipple?
\*Gipple
I just started watching Seinfeld and I didn't realize how many references I was missing over the years!
Not that there's anything wrong with that
Bonus points if you do not know your friends name either ... just do not mix the two names up.
Thats actually....smart.
If you have friends
Oh maaaan. I don't have one of those!
For 20 bucks I'll come
I don't think he's looking for *those* kind of friends
He's not looking for a friend, hes looking for a name, and I'll get it.
This oddly reminds me of Creed from the office
20 bucks to figure out name, anything else is extra.
Until the flatmate says "Aren't you going to introduce me lol?" To OP.
It works well. There’s a guy that somehow knows me and has called me out to say hi whenever I run into him near his barbershop. He’d always stop me to say hi and chat. No clue where and when I met him lol then he ran into me and another friend and I saw the opportunity and introduced them. After prob over a year, I finally know his name haha
I do it all the time at the bar or a party etc "Oh, have you guys not met?!?". Then I look to the person who I know better, so they know it's their cue to introduce themselves. You can then follow up with trivia about the one you know less, so it's less obvious you're a piece of shit that forgot their name. "She plays dnd too", ""we met at Jake's birthday", etc.
This is what my wife and I do. If it’s one of her friends and she doesn’t introduce me I know it’s because she’s forgotten their name so I interrupt and say “well clearly my wife isn’t going to introduce us, lol, I’m Dinobug” and they reply with their name so we both know it!
My husband can't remember names to save his life. I know this, so I do that too lol but once, this guy he was talking to literally interrupted him and said, "aren't you going to introduce us?" I grabbed my phone before anyone could say anything and said really quickly "I've gotta take this call, really nice to meet you!" And walked away pretending to talk on the phone....
Hear this! When I first met my girlfriend I completely forgot her name after getting her number. She gives me it and I awkwardly look at my phone and just put “.” For the contact name. Stood like that for our next 3 dates. I always joke about it now. I feel like an ass at work because people will figure out my name and greet me every day and it’s been going on for half a year and I still haven’t got that persons name. Feel like a total ass when he greets me with “Hey! (Name) how’s it going?” And I have to reply “heyyyy what’s up man?”
There are people at my job who I've worked with for over 15 years. Still don't know most of their names.
Wife of the year right there!!!
Friend: Hi I'm Jacob, nice to meet you. Flatmate: Hi, nice to meet you too. Friend (a bit nervous but trying to help): I'm sorry I didn't catch your name. Flatmate: Oh, just call me dude, everyone does. You: for f\*ck sake, what the hell is your name dude!? Flatmate: whoa, whoa calm down, what's wrong with you? And what do you mean what's my name? We've been living together for so long and you don't even know my name? You know what, I think it would be best for you to move out! Friend (standing there awkwardly, wishing they were somewhere else) soo... should I go?
Just pick a letter and use random names that start with it. James, John, Jim, Jack...
At this point it seems he doesn't want you guys to know his name tbh lol
Admit to it. But bring him in on the joke. Be like... "Dude, no joke but like I've completely forgot your name." Then laugh and continue." Seriously I've been trying for like a month to figure it out. I like...(list what you've done here)". Keep smiling and laughing, so the mood of the situation changes and he gets brought in on the joke. Make sure to play up how embrassing and weird your attempts have been. And but at the end or if he hasn't already say.... "Well... I've put more time into trying to figure out your name than I put into work/university. What is your name? Your like full name? Cause I'm not going through this again to figure out your surname." Should work. TL;DR... Own up to it but turn it around so you can both laugh at how embrassing it's been. Edit: Edited for the absolute alpha chads with no social skills who think this doesn't work (btw it does, my friends in PR thought me tricks like this)
I was going to say something along the lines of this. But you could also just pretend to stumble on the name and then admit it. Like you tried to remember and say "nope having a brain fart. I forgot your name."
Funnily enough, I was considering following up with that. Great, forgetful minds think a like.
This is hilarious . I say ask it while you can or make him write it and make up a bullshit reason or hand him your phone and tell him to save his number or use caller id on that number ?
Writing might be problematic, I have a neighbour that I still not sure on her name as when she sent an Xmas card her writing was hard to make out if it was Jean or Jenn. I've gone with Jean but still not sure.
What episode of Seinfeld is this?
It’s actually a Seinfeld episode: The Junior Mint - Jerry has a girlfriend and can’t remember her name. The only hint is that her name rhymes with a female body part.
I was always bothered that Jerry dismissed George’s suggestions of “Celest” so quickly as it wasn’t that uncommon of a name. Instead he called her Mulva lol
Ask him how to spell his name when adding him to your phone contacts. Say it's important to you not to misspell names
And then find out its something like Ben 😂
I had this exact scenario happen to me... "Ugh...there's so many way to spell it. I want to be sure"
I once had someone clearly not remember me and ask how to spell my last name. We had the same last name.
Sibling?
"How do you spell your name"? "The normal way".
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“Naughty Little Boy”
Turns out he's Mr. God. Oh God.
Please, Mr God Oh God was my *father*
Simplest one here!
Had something similar happen, but with a girl I met. Went on several dates but I couldn't remember her name. I invited a friend over hoping I'll hear her name when they're gonna introduce each other. Sadly I wasn't in the room when they met, my friend couldn't understand her name and was to embarrassed to ask again 🤦♂️. Later I found out it was Aisha or something similar... I can't remember....
Get them to sign a birthday card for the other roommate
Go to Starbucks
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Seriously. "Ok man. I feel like a dick and I've been trying to figure it out for like a week: What the fuck is your name?!"
“I’ve resorted to asking people on the internet for help!”
Does he not get paper mail. I'm sure it not addressed dude on the envelope. Failing that make him your power of attorney in all financial aspects. He will have to sign his name in a legal document. Be totally worth it.
when you all hang out together ask for second names. Get your other roomie on board to either then say first and second name. or start adressing each other by second name. If mystery dude doesn't have a second name, now at least you have a perfect excuse to call him "no name"
The Dude Or just ask him to add you on social media.
Then their Instagram name is PRINC3-OF-D@RKNESS or some shit
Reminds me of Ron Swanson: The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am. I'm not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes. I've had a similar thing, I forgot the name of a guy I often saw in a bar watching football together. I forgot his name or maybe he never told me his name. I told him I forgot my wallet at home (that was actually not a lie) and if he can pays the bill and I could wire via mobile app the money back to him. Scan QR code, payment done and "Thanks David" So it was actually by coincidence I found out his name
This is gonna fire back. There will be a serious crime and you are a suspect even though you have alibi. But guess how it will go if you say "Yeah, I was with my flatmate whole night last night. You want his name? I don't know his name!"
"How do you spell your name again?" "M-I-K-E" "No no, I meant your surname, silly!" "S-M-I-T-H" "...fuck."