Tangentially related- My name is the same as that of a 1970s song title and chorus and I worked in a place where a co-worker spoke that line to me every time he saw me every single day. I wanted to kill him by the time I left. I also hate that song. And no, I won't tell you what song.
It's gotta be Roxanne.
Damn it, you figured it out!
It's a cute name too, but yeah it would pop into my head every time I hear your name
Roxanne!
🎶🎶 You don't have to put on the red light 🎶🎶
Or Jolene!
My favourite version of that song:
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I feel you. I was in junior high when the matrix came out. My last name is Anderson. I fucking hated that shit. Misteeer Anderson... Inevitably they would wait for me to say My name is neo but they didn't get it.
Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown?
Bohemian Rhapsody /s
pretty please :>
I'll just say that it was not Mandy by Barry Manilow. Because they didn't name boys Mandy back then.
EDIT: No wait, there's Mandy Patinkin. Anyway, my name isn't Mandy.
Gotcha, Sue.
Rasputin?
Similarly, I dated a woman named Annie a few years back. Everyone of my geekier friends, when I introduced her, asked, "are you ok? Are you ok Annie?"!
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/
I like this, wholesome XKCD
What's a Manc?
It's an American mystery comedy-drama television series about a former detective with OCD and lots of phobias
No, that's "Monk"
A manc is a place where you can go to deposit your money and get home loans and stuff.
Nah, that's a "bank"
A manc is how they measure your stature in the military and determine who can give orders to who.
No, that's "rank"
A manc is an adult male human.
No, that's a "man"
A manc is a practical joke or a mischievous act.
No, that's a "prank".
A manc is where the fishes live in your house.
No, that’s a (fish)tank
A mank is a heavily armoured vehicle used in warfare.
No, that's a "tank".
A manc is a nickname for 1940s Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz.
No, that's a "Mank".
A manc is an American mystery comedy-drama television series about a former detective with OCD and lots of phobias.
No that’s “Monk”
A manc is what happened when the titanic hit an iceberg.
Manchester
Manc is slang used to refer to someone from Manchester
Manchester being a English city in the North West. The "Second City" of the UK. Birthplace of New Order, Oasis and Happy Mondays.
I like to humbly suggest Manchester is the greatest city in the world.
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Explanation?
Oh, yeah 🤦...
I'm like a neon light sometimes, take me a while to light up.
I was 99% sure this was a rick roll
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It's the very first line in this ABBA song.
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It's a lyric from an Abba song, "Can you hear the drums, Fernando?".
Yeah, yeah, the other person explained it as well 🤦... just didn't put 2 and 2 together.
It equals 4 in case you're still working on it since nobody is nice enough to just tell you.
lol 🤣... thanks 🤣
It’s ok. I am also somewhat familiar with the song but didn’t realize that was the first lyric.
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