People Are Sharing Their Best Responses To The 'What's Your Name' Meme

Who would have thought that a question so seemingly banal would have the Twitter-verse falling over itself in glee at its new meme-y plaything?

However, the question "What's your name" does lead to some ridiculous conversations, whether it's the weird way people try to remember your name, or simply the miscommunications that occur.

Everyone has had an uncomfortable experience when being introduced to someone new — perhaps it was that time you were trying to yell your name over the thumping club music, and instead of calling you Paddy, people call you Matty from then on until it became too awkward to correct them.

What a terrible evening that was. Anyway, moving on!

For instance, when people insist on trying to shorten your name against your wishes. Look, Emily isn't that long a name, just say Emily you lazy a**!

I don't even think that Eugene is a name that sounds that old.

This one is particularly annoying when your name isn't short for anything else at all.

Surely people can't be this desperate to still reference Friends that they go to these lengths? The show wasn't even that funny... hides under desk to avoid maelstrom of abuse.

Just because someone isn't called John, Paul, Sarah, Rachel, or something similarly "conventional," that doesn't mean their name isn't real.

I can imagine the Kaiser Chiefs get a lot of lovely letters from people called Ruby who are sick of hearing this.

I can imagine that there are a lot of people called Eileen that have suffered similar fates at the hands of Dexy's Midnight Runners.

I'm sure they loved their family pet, but being compared to a dog that you've never met is quite strange.

This Adam went on to write that when he was growing up, there was an elderly man who would make this joke every week at church. Nothing makes a joke funnier than it being repeated countless times.

Yep, I can't imagine how annoying it must be for all of those people being compared to an artificial person. That must be really rewarding!

It doesn't matter if it is easier for you or not, just learn how to pronounce someone's name.

It will literally take no time at all and is actually polite as opposed to being crushingly rude.

I mean, how could you actually say this to someone? The mind boggles as to how some people go through life without losing more teeth.

Who could really think that Yoshi is a turtle? He has a stretchy tongue and runs fast! What zoos have you been going to?

The two of them should start hanging round with one another if only just to put a stop to these terrible jokes! Actually, that would probably make things worse, really.

At least these people tried. Kind of.

Part of me is starting to think that when people ask a question, they really don't listen well enough to actually hear the answer.

Just listen to what she says. My God.

I mean, at least they got the name right?

I feel this one deep in my bones.

This one cracks the surface of the even worse experience: having to tell someone your first and last name.

This one isn't even that uncommon of a name!

I don't know Ashley, why did your mom pick your name?

If this woman had a dollar for every time this exchange has happened, she'd be one rich and frustrated mother trucker.

Can a name just be a name one time?

People from the '90s are unable to let a good '90s reference go by without highlighting it for everyone.

Now, I love kale, but I don't think I'd want to be compared to it every time I was introduced to someone. I imagine they can't even look at curly kale anymore.

I mean, at least a Robin is quite a pleasant bird to be compared to. I dread to think how many times they get forms sent to them with the wrong spelling on though.

Do you suffer any similar instances with your name? Let me know if so, and hopefully, this will make you rethink that "hilarious" joke next time someone introduces themself to you!

h/t: Someecards