We have too many Matts

11:13 / 04.07.07

I can't keep up with your personal lives, particularly your relationships. Could one of you not change your username to Ben or James or Steve?

11:15 / 04.07.07

There's Maaat, Mat, and Matt. What's so hard about that, that and that?

Mistoffelees

11:18 / 04.07.07

Why do so many people keep on insisting to put an apostrophe, where it has no business of being? If it is 1 Matt, than it is 2 Matts. This continues to be a very insistent pet peeve of mine.

11:21 / 04.07.07

You're right. I will EDIT!

11:22 / 04.07.07

Wait. You may not be right. Surely it is a rule of the English languvarge that apostrophs go in names?

ALSO this issue is important. Please stay on topic.

11:26 / 04.07.07

No - I think you don't put an apostrophe in if there's more than one person being named. So in this case there are "Too many Matts". As in "Too many cats". There would be an apostrophe in there if there was one Matt and something belonged to him, such as "I have been killing antsin Maat's bathroom."

Regrettable Juvenilia

11:29 / 04.07.07

Yes - it's Matts. It's also MP3s, MPs, DJs, and the 1980s.

Spaniel

11:29 / 04.07.07

I have complained about the Matt situation in the past.

Mistoffelees

11:31 / 04.07.07

If that apostrophe can be grammatically justified, I´d really like to read about it. These things always make me cringe, I can´t help it. I already spotted a loose on Barbelith today, where there should have been a lose instead.

And to be on topic:
If I didn´t already have a pick for my next name change, it´d be Mattoffelees.

Spaniel

11:44 / 04.07.07

Don't do that

11:47 / 04.07.07

I was considering iamatt, but that's two days away and I'd regret it in less than one.

Spaniel

11:48 / 04.07.07

Not to

11:48 / 04.07.07

I think we need to wittle down the matt not ramp it up. FFS.

11:51 / 04.07.07

They could keep the Matt part of their name and add an animal in brackets. So Matt (Little Horse), Matt (Pink Ape) etc

11:52 / 04.07.07

Why do you have reservations about the impending Mattification?

When all are one in Matt there is no fear, no shame. Only Matt.

And Matt is good.

MattShepherd: I WEDDED KALI!

11:54 / 04.07.07

Come, my brothers! My sisters!

I shall lead you to the promised land!

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

11:55 / 04.07.07

For me, it's extremely bewildering. How so? Here:

I work with a friend of mine named Matt; we've been mates for about five or six years now.

He's engaged to his super swell boyfriend, also named Matt.

There's two.

Now I'm engaged to a super swell guy also named Matt.

Ouch.

When my Matt comes to visit and we hang out with the other Matts, I refer to everyone by their last name as saying things like, "Matt, Matt has to tell this story about this movie he saw with Matt," sounds confusing.

lord nuneaton savage

12:04 / 04.07.07

Go with Matthew.

'Tis biblical.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

12:10 / 04.07.07

Oh, I've already started doing that. I like Matthew better than Matt, anyway.

Lea-side

12:19 / 04.07.07

Yeah, and 'Mat' rhymes with stuff like 'Hat' and we know where that leads.....

Saint Keggers

12:43 / 04.07.07

Im my mind I just refer to all of them as "Ted". It keeps things in order.

Evil Scientist

12:44 / 04.07.07

I must not change my name to Evil Matt. I must not change my name to Evil Matt.

12:53 / 04.07.07

And small-m matt also took slight umbrage when I showed up. He's a fellow Canadian, too, which added to the confusion.

I'm pretty consistently MattShepherd, though. "Shep" is an acceptable nickname for me, if that helps...

12:54 / 04.07.07

You are all sick.

12:57 / 04.07.07

Don't make me change my name to "Matta de Logardiere".

Evil Scientist

12:58 / 04.07.07

I'm hoping Haus changes to Maus Matt.

12:59 / 04.07.07

I don't think you realise that I am your Queen*. Jokes like that are against Royal protocol.

*This is not actually true anymore. If you look at the posting statistics you will find that "Talks to Strangers" is actually your Queen and I am a lowly Princess.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

13:03 / 04.07.07

Shep makes you sound like a large dog.

DO NOT WANT.

13:05 / 04.07.07

You should totally change your name to Lassie.

Sibelian 2.0

13:07 / 04.07.07

I'm pretty consistently MattShepherd, though. "Shep" is an acceptable nickname for me, if that helps...

/... shakes head

No, that's no use, because whenever you appear on the board I instantly scan your surname as "Richardson". So I'd end up calling you "Rich". Or worse.

He's sometimes referred to as "Matt Black". Which is quite flattering. Would you like to be "Matt Black?"

13:40 / 04.07.07

HI DERE! LOOKIT ME NEW NAME!

illmatic

13:42 / 04.07.07

I personally think there are too many Annas.

Mistoffelees

13:44 / 04.07.07

HI DERE! LOOKIT ME NEW NAME!

It hast begun...

And less than 24 hours til I can change mine, it´s mattilicious!

Mooot

13:49 / 04.07.07

"I have been killing antsin Maat's bathroom."

THEY GOT IN THE BATHROOM TOO?