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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:08 PM
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If a corporation would pay you to legally change your name to their product's name, would you?
Edited on Wed Jul-29-09 08:16 PM by arcadian
Let's say $100,000 to change your middle name to 'Mountain Dew'.

edit: Okay, $1,000,000 to change your name to 'Jello Pudding Pop'. Not just the middle name your whole name.
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bbinacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:10 PM
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1. I need 50 million, after tax. n/t
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:11 PM
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2. No.
$100,000 wouldn't change my life but a name change would.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:12 PM
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3. Oh, Hell yes.
And I'll do it for $1 million. Then I could afford my health insurance for a few more years.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:12 PM
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5. Well, what about Jello Biafra?
I'm game.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:12 PM
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4. Not for 100K -- maybe for 250K.
100,000 doesn't go far enough for the inconvenience. Why would they pay anyone to change a seldom used name anyway?

I'd change my first name to Mountain Dew for two million.
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:13 PM
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6. One million cash after taxes and I'm there...
They obviously haven't heard my current middle name...
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:14 PM
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7. Sure, if they offered me enough.
I can be bought.
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:15 PM
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8. I'd totally change my name to "Long John Silver" or "Scott Tissues".
Maybe not "K.Y. Jelly" though...
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:17 PM
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11. Dibbs on Sticky FInger! nt.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:16 PM
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9. I'm sure Sarah Palin would.
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ContinentalOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:16 PM
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10. Absolutely! Are you kidding? I would gladly be Continental "Tampax" Op for $100k. -nt-
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theothersnippywshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:20 PM
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12. Prince Charles? Is that you? n/t
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:20 PM
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13. I'll Take "American Express" For $10,000,000 Alex
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:26 PM
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14. I'd be happy to take "Chevrolet." I like the sound of it.
But "Verizon" doesn't have quite as nice a ring to it.
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bkkyosemite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:26 PM
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15. 1,000,000 Absolutely cuz my friends and relatives would still know my real name lol
Edited on Wed Jul-29-09 08:26 PM by bkkyosemite
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:27 PM
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16. I would not change my name to Summer's Eve...
no way.

;)
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:31 PM
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18. Heck, I would. Or even FDS (do they still make that?)
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:28 PM
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17. A million? Sold. n/t
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:34 PM
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19. For $2.5 million, I'll even become Stay Free Maxi Pads
(With Wings)

What the heck...
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IdaBriggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:36 PM
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20. "Hell, Yah!" Says Hubby. "My name is Jello Pudding Pop. They call me Bob."
He's a very practical man.
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:37 PM
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21. sure, b/c I'd still go by whatever name I wanted
and use that "legal" name only in "legal" matters. But friends, family, and coworkers would know me by my real name. I'd say, "my name is Hot Pockets, but you can call me Lucy"
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:46 PM
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22. Sham WOW! has a certain panache. nt
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704wipes Donating Member (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 08:48 PM
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23. I would change mine to germ-x
then I would have my rap star name all locked down too...
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