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[TheKaeptain]

You guys have no idea how may pictures I went through just to pick the right one. Her skin tone just changes in every picture. Oddly enough I think this one (it's one of the first ones on google) has the perfect complexion I was going for.

 

[RedSwirl]

Yeah I got nothin'.

 

[hwalker84]

Serious question time.

So my wife is expecting her third grandkid, and she was out with her daughter shopping for kids stuff. Well I happen to ask if her daughter though of a name. She said Jayce and I said alright but then she said something that caught !e by surprise. Is there gonna be a middle name. She said something along the lines of Thomas and my girl said "That baby is gonna be mixed, that name ain't black enough" I almost dropped the phone. But that poses a question. Can a name denote success? I mean in all seriousness.

Names have been proven to directly affect your ability to obtain success. Freakonmics chapter 6.

 

[DY_nasty]

Just want to say that everyone's choices so far seem.... fitting.

Except this needs to happen.

 

[Satch]

yall are a fucking mess


edit: lmao ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Vermillion]

wasn't there a study a while back proving that ? My mom purposely gave me and my bro non traditional black names.

IIRC, people with "black-sounding" names are 50% less likely to get a job.

Also, my names are biblical, so.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Also, my names are biblical, so.

shoutouts to biblical non-threating names

 

[Boss Riovane]

Preciate the feedback. I have an extremely "safe" name and as crazy as it sounds I've seen it get me through doors. Personally I don't want to kid to have it any harder because I know how it is growing up mixed. Thankfully I had a solid family unit(strong mother, uncles, etc). And to be honest I'm looking forward to trying to be a mentor. My girl is excited and its rubbing off.

And the other thing....

All the weapon I need.

And y'all rocking them young chicks....

 

[Professor Beef]

*breathing intensifies*

 

[Furyous]

My toys minus the shotgun and optics on the Tavor and SCAR

Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle 2 (BE9413R) .40
Springfield Armory TRP PC9108LP .45
Smith and Wesson 386 XL Hunter
CZ-75 SP01 Tactical .9mm
Colt LE6940MPFDE w/ Aimpoint Pro
UpLula
StripLuLa
Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff

Not shown. Mossberg 590A1 Tactical Tri-rail

Tavor SAR-21 (not shown: Eotech 512 is now on this rifle)

SCAR 17s (Not shown: Vortex Razor HD Gen II with Vortex quick detach mount)

That looks like easily $6,000 worth of guns. I'm too lazy for all that. Give me a couple of machetes, some well placed shanks, a baby glock, and a Strykezone 380 in an ideal world for home protection from the thug monster zombie hooligan domestic terrorist secessionists.

I have no idea who she is but I'd holla and hopefully defile/pillage if allowed.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Just want to say that everyone's choices so far seem.... fitting.

This sounds a little backhanded, like your nose was real high in the air when you were typing it.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

"Brah, that place is a shithole, I'm telling you"

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I would kill one of y'all for a chance with Rashida Jones.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

Tell me it ain't Saddle Ranch man.. I mean Saddle Ranch at Citywalk isn't even the best Saddle Ranch in LA.

 

[Nakazato]

I would kill one of y'all for a chance with Rashida Jones.

With a pony and a jaguars helmet you aint killing anything but time

 

[TheKaeptain]

My name is so white even white people diss me about it being corny.

Tell me it ain't Saddle Ranch man.. I mean Saddle Ranch at Citywalk isn't even the best Saddle Ranch in LA.

Yep. That place sucks ass.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

My name is so white even white people dis me about it being corny.

You a Cody or Tyler?

 

[ReiGun]

My name is white as fuck. That combined with my voice, and I'm sure I've surprised many people when I showed up for interviews and such.

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

"That place is a shithole. Don't go."

Of course, when one of my friends was unknowingly going to go to one of the most ratchet places in town for her birthday, me and my other friends were willing to not say anything just to see the fuckery. So idk.

 

[Parallax]

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

citywalk for their 21st? 12th birthday sure. i had a blast at wizards, but at 21? hell no

 

[Nakazato]

My name is so white even white people dis me about it being corny.

I would say thats sad but he i bet it helps.

I have an nontraditional spelling of a name but I think people still think im white by the way i talk on the phone.

 

[EscoBlades]

Yeah my names are safe too.

 

[Boss Riovane]

My name is so white even white people diss me about it being corny.




Yep. That place sucks ass.

At least when Kirk Franklin came out with a song screaming "G.P. are you with me!?" You weren't getting clowned cause of your initials happen to match that.

 

[RedSwirl]

Done.

Will try to participate more in OT threads as they show up for the month.

 

[Nakazato]

At least when Kirk Franklin came out with a song screaming "G.P. are you with me!?" You weren't getting clowned cause of your initials happen to match that.

LOL

 

[hwalker84]

That looks like easily $6,000 worth of guns. I'm too lazy for all that. Give me a couple of machetes, some well placed shanks, a baby glock, and a Strykezone 380 in an ideal world for home protection from the thug monster zombie hooligan domestic terrorist secessionists.

The rifles alone are that amount. This is my hobby as much as my sneakers. I enjoy the range and honing my skills. I plan on doing local competitions in the next few years. They're to protect my home if needed but I don't conceal carry even though I have a CCW.

 

[TheKaeptain]

You a Cody or Tyler?

Nah. I have four names. Each of the them white as fuck.

citywalk for their 21st? 12th birthday sure. i had a blast at wizards, but at 21? hell no

I know right? I mean the fucking subway stops around 2 on the weekend right? It's not like any of us would have to drive.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

wasn't there a study a while back proving that ? My mom purposely gave me and my bro non traditional black names.

yes, there have been several such studies.

 

[Boss Riovane]

So do we have a list of who everyone is?
Some of these I do not recognize at all.

 

[Professor Beef]

My last name helped me get in the door.

 

[Gorillaz]

Bros, How would you tell a classmate that the venue they chose for their 21st birthday is a fucking shit hole? This dude is deadset on going to some BS place in Universal city walk instead of a proper place like Seven Grand in DTLA.

Just straight up tell him that lol

 

[Jest Chillin]

Yep. That place sucks ass.

Man when people are into that spot it's hard to convince em not to. Maybe try telling him to pick a spot that will have adults. The only thing Saddle Ranch is good for how easy it is for people under 21 to make it into the "club" part.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

At least when Kirk Franklin came out with a song screaming "G.P. are you with me!?" You weren't getting clowned cause of your initials happen to match that.

LMAO

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

I considered putting a 'white' name on my resume to see if I got more responses.

 

[Boss Riovane]

I considered putting a 'white' name on my resume to see if I got more responses.

It works. For a while I would sign my name G. Patrick.....

The shit paid off swimmingly.

 

[DY_nasty]

This sounds a little backhanded, like your nose was real high in the air when you were typing it.

 

[TheKaeptain]

One of my middle names is Jefferson. After Thomas Jefferson. The only reason I am not named Thomas is because that was my mother's father's names and she hated that dude.

 

[Parallax]

I know right? I mean the fucking subway stops around 2 on the weekend right? It's not like any of us would have to drive.

it doesnt help that citywalk is fuckery city at a certain time. little assholes thinking theyre running shit was a problem last time i went after dark

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I too have a white name

 

[Boss Riovane]

Oh yeah and instead of Jr. I would rock the second. They see that on an app and all of a sudden I'm getting phone calls....


Edit. You cats need to look at older pages of this thread with the new avatars.....

That shit is hilarious.

 

[RedSwirl]

I do have to admit most of the time I make it into the interview the people up there express shock upon realizing I'm the person with the regular Anglo Saxon name on the resume.

 

[DY_nasty]

Proud of my don'tknowi'mblacktiliwalkthroughthedoor name

 

[Professor Beef]

I would actually hate if I had a white name.

 

[TheKaeptain]

it doesnt help that citywalk is fuckery city at a certain time. little assholes thinking theyre running shit was a problem last time i went after dark

Yep. It's on my list of places I don't like going to in LA. The list consist of Hollywood and Highland area and Citywalk.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

It works. For a while I would sign my name G. Patrick.....

The shit paid off swimmingly.

My last name is as ethnic as my first. I could try my middle but I can't throw just one name on a resume like I'm Prince and expect a phone call.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Moris,


Fellow descendant of Hispania. How bad we talking here?

 

[Satch]

im Brittany Nicole

 

[DominoKid]

Proud of my don'tknowi'mblacktiliwalkthroughthedoor name

 

[Nakazato]

im Brittany Nicole

White as white can get

 

[Boss Riovane]

im Brittany Nicole

Not at all what I expected.

Gregory Patrick