I've taken to this mainly because my name has two syllables and still gets mangled out of shape by restaurant staff. For me the inside joke is that I get to pic

I've taken to this mainly because my name has two syllables and still gets mangled out of shape by restaurant staff. For me the inside joke is that I get to pick the name of a favourite author, eg. Frank (herbert), Herb (Wells), Max (Muller), Fritz (Leiber), etc.