What's in a Name?

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1) What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 18/12/2011 23:31:53 by CaptainSwing
In the writers' persistent quest for dramatic story-twists, the plots are becoming ludicrous. Why would anyone called John Phillips be nicknamed "Richie"?
2) Re: What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 19/12/2011 09:57:22 by Floradora
Oh, I don't know that it's particularly implausible. People acquire their nicknames in all kinds of ways, and very often the nickname has nothing to do with their given name. (Why was Lord Alfred Douglas known as 'Bosie' for example?) Maybe 'Rich' is related to Sharon's former surname 'Richards', or maybe it comes from some other source entirely.
Who cares? It was a great punch-line in a good episode, in my view, and now #hisnameisJohn is a hashtag on Twitter. Twitter fans, let's see if we can get it 'trending'!
3) Re: What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 20/12/2011 13:48:30 by hieronymousanonymous
I agree with Captain Swing. That punchline was ludicrous. The Archers has jumped the shark!
4) Re: What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 20/12/2011 20:10:34 by Floradora
Why is it ludicrous that a woman would name her son after his dead father?
5) Re: What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 21/12/2011 14:53:15 by hieronymousanonymous
Errm ... it's ludicrous that a boy called John Phillips would have the nickname 'Richie'.
6) Re: What's in a Name?
Posted over 14 days ago. Added 22/12/2011 12:24:46 by Floradora
Well, the nickname is not ludicrous to me, for at least two reasons, as I've already explained. And it was a good punch-line; I enjoyed it!

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