Joe Tang

Say it out loud. How does it feel?

My friends have always told me that my name is just "awesome". It's fun to say. They don't know why, they just say "Joe Tang!" For a lot of the people I know, the first thing they do when they see me is point and say "Joe Tang!" (well, maybe not always point, but they almost always say "Joe Tang"). I sit down at a table "Joe Tang. What's up?" It's not that I'm always referred to by my full name, but it happens very often. Usually when someone sees me, they'll say it, and then just to refer to me as "Joe", mixing in a "Joe Tang" every now and then. Even some of my High School teachers called me "Joe Tang" from time to time. I've rarely ever heard anyone else be referred to by full name except when they're trying to describe who they're talking about to someone else who doesn't know them. I thought it might just be that group of people that found my name entertaining, but interestingly not.

My first day of classes, I had one where a list was handed out with groups on them. I came in a few minutes late, so everyone in my group was already together. I walk over and they say "Joe Tang, right?" "Man, that's an awesome name." "That is an awesome name." "Wish I had a name like that." I kid you not, that's what the guys said. They refer to me as just "Joe" now, but my best friend(s) all mix in a "Jooooooeeee Taaaaang", stretching the "o" and "a" every now and then too.

So. What's so amazing about my name? I mean, if you think about it, I'm just two beverages. What gives?
Have you ever known a person that you just prefer to refer to them by full name? Anyone with an awesome name that just needs to be enunciated at every occasion?

I know a guy who's last name is "Dykemeister".

I know this guy who's called "Chris Joe". People started calling him that.

Say it over and over. Chris Joe. Chris Joe. Chris Joe.

I know a guy who's last name is "Dykemeister".

There's a guy in my state that's registered as "Raven Shadowstorm". I'm serious.

I still can't believe Joe Tang is your actual name, it's just awesome.

I'm trying to remember if I've ever met someone whom we called by their full name often, but nothing comes up.

Over here, we mostly call people by their last name or their nickname, we rarely call someone by their first name.

It's two syllables, thus shorter than a lot of peoples' first names. Like mine.

There are some people I know that I usually think of in terms of their full names.. but none come to mind (and I wouldn't be inclined to post them anyway)

There's a guy in my state that's registered as "Raven Shadowstorm". I'm serious.

That's way funnier than i ever thought dykemeister was.

I still can't believe Joe Tang is your actual name, it's just awesome.

Thank you.

I just remembered. After we introduced ourselves in that group, one of them asked "Is it okay if we called you Joe Tang?" and I told them to just call me "Joe" and that's why they don't call me Joe Tang I suppose.

I've known a few other people with two syllable names, but they don't flow very well when said though.

I still can't believe Joe Tang is your actual name, it's just awesome.

This!

I usually call my friends by their full names when I am using my "serious tone."

This is what tang means in dutch:

My mom went to school with a kid named Peter Weiner

Joe Tang is awesome as well.

There's a guy in my state that's registered as "Raven Shadowstorm". I'm serious.

Better than "Jack Hoff."

My name is Michael Rottche.

My mom went to school with a kid named Peter Weiner

Joe Tang is awesome as well.

I knew a guy named Peter Wang. It was awesome.

Better than "Jack Hoff."

*Remembers a Failblog posting about a person on TV named after that...*

@ OP: Srsly, that's your RL name? Pretty cool I must say xD

You also can't say Halle without the Barry.