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Praying for all the people who use the shortened form of Richard

• rajangdavis 4y ago
  Rich?
  • filoleg 4y ago
    I believe they were referecing a bit more relevant to the discussion short version of "Richard", which is "Dick".
    • sedeki 4y ago
      Interesting, TIL.
      • DiggyJohnson 4y ago
        Bob is short for Robert, too by the way. I make a point to mention that my cat’s full name is Robert. I enjoy the reactions: person either looks at me like I’m a moron for thinking this is something worth spending the energy to say out loud, or they really enjoy it. I digress.
        • sedeki 4y ago
          Yeah, I did know that. However "Richard" and "Dick" are much more distant in some sense... I had no idea.
          • DiggyJohnson 4y ago
            Totally, thanks for letting me use your comment to digress about Robert.
  • rmetzler 4y ago
    Try again.
    • lmc 4y ago
      Chard?
  • rhdunn 4y ago
    Richard is often shortened to Dick, e.g. as in "Tom, Dick, and Harry".
    • olyjohn 4y ago
      I know that Dick is another name for Richard. But Why? They don't seem to even be plays off of the same name, nor do they sound the same at all. It's like if another name for John was Frank. It makes zero sense.
      • NoMoreNicksLeft 4y ago
        The nickname for John is Jack, actually. Jack and Dick both belong to a class of nicknames that all end in "ck" or "k" sounds, but for which the original doesn't have a k sound. * Jack * Dick * Rock from Roland * Hank from Henry * Chuck from Charles
      • mod50ack 4y ago
        It comes from Middle English rhyming slang. Rick -> Dick; Rob -> Bob.
      • E4YomzYIN5YEBKe 4y ago
        It likely originated in rhyming slang where words that rhyme are used as replacement[0]. It isn't the only example in nick names. Bill is a nickname for William and Bob is a nickname for Robert. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang
      • Beldin 4y ago
        Wait till you find out about "Buffy". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy
        • jodrellblank 4y ago
          Wait till you find out about "Tiffany" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LMr5XTgeyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LMr5XTgeyI (CGP Grey) (spoiler: he couldn't find out where it came from, and did this video on his research to explain more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ )
• sandworm101 4y ago
  The ultimate litmus test for such filtering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke And a favorite tech blog/news website that is often blocked: https://torrentfreak.com/ https://torrentfreak.com/
  • giraffe_lady 4y ago
    or literally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem
    • sandworm101 4y ago
      or.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_My_Dad_Says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_My_Dad_Says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$h*!_My_Dad_Says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$h*!_My_Dad_Says The later (TV-Show) is actually based on the former (twitter feed) but couldn't retain the name in the US. It would probably have been perfectly fine as is in the UK.
      • account42 4y ago
        > $h*! I never understand that kind of (often self) censorship where the meaning is intentionally left clear. It could be malicious compliance with keyword-based filters but people do it voluntarily even in places where no such filters exist.
    • D-Coder 4y ago
      The canonical joke is the complaint about substring censorship: "There are three English football teams that always fall victim to overzealous censorship: Arsenal, Scunthorpe and Manchester Fucking United."
  • hermitdev 4y ago
    As a racing fan, Dick Trickle [0] (retired NASCAR driver) is also a fun name. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Trickle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Trickle