Famous Name
From Wod
Michael Bolton: Yeah, well at least your name isn't Michael Bolton.
Samir: You know there's nothing wrong with that name.
Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys.
Samir: Hmm... well why don't you just go by Mike instead of Michael?
Michael Bolton: No way. Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.
- -Office Space, 1999.
Your character shares his name with an infamous person and/or a person your character despises with a burning passion. In the former case, first impressions are plagued with awkward moments, suspicious glances and even embarassing conversations with the wrong people.
The latter case is much worse. No matter how much you try to explain it, people never quite understand your hatred, which only sharpens your anger of your famous counterpart. And like the former case, first impressions are plagued with awkward moments, suspicious glances and even embarassing conversations with the wrong people.
