The story of my name
...just in case you were curious.
I was thinking about the military and what it does to names.
It massacres them.
My first name is Frederick, but so is my dad's. This is why I go by Clark, my middle name.
Before I left for basic, I told my mother I was pretty sure I would become Fred, because of the military. She didn't understand why I couldn't go by Clark.
So people do call me Fred. I don't have much of a choice about correcting them, and I think it's kind of rude if I do. So call me Fred, and I won't answer, because that is my dad. When I don't answer, don't forget to yell at me for not answering to my name.
Last name, Staehle. Pronounced "Stale-ee." Looks like "Stale."
Some people call me Stale. I have a friend who calls my "Stales." I've gotten "Stall-Lay." "Stall." There's even an instructor at DINFOS that calls me "My doughnut is."
It's all a game.
Call me Ishmael.
I was thinking about the military and what it does to names.
It massacres them.
My first name is Frederick, but so is my dad's. This is why I go by Clark, my middle name.
Before I left for basic, I told my mother I was pretty sure I would become Fred, because of the military. She didn't understand why I couldn't go by Clark.
So people do call me Fred. I don't have much of a choice about correcting them, and I think it's kind of rude if I do. So call me Fred, and I won't answer, because that is my dad. When I don't answer, don't forget to yell at me for not answering to my name.
Last name, Staehle. Pronounced "Stale-ee." Looks like "Stale."
Some people call me Stale. I have a friend who calls my "Stales." I've gotten "Stall-Lay." "Stall." There's even an instructor at DINFOS that calls me "My doughnut is."
It's all a game.
Call me Ishmael.