What if your name was Gerry Sandusky?

[Coventina]

Just saw a bit on the Daily Show (from July, yeah, I'm behind!) where people with unfortunate names talked about the hate they get on their social media.

I felt worst for the Gerry Sandusky guy. That must be horrible!

There was also a:

Mike Pence

Sara Sanders

Eric Snowden

A few others I can't remember now.

Just another reason why I'm glad that I'm not on social media. I share a somewhat uncommon first name with a horrible person. At least I'm not "out there" to take any heat for it.

[JoeOtterbein]

1. There is a TV Sports guy in the Baltimore area named Jerry Sandusky He has said many...

...times he is not related.

[Coventina]

3. Yeah, that was the guy they interviewed.

I really, really felt sorry for him.

What that must be like? To be forever confused with a child rapist?!!?

Ugh!!

[JoeOtterbein]

9. I used to live in Baltimore where my last name is known for my Dad's sugar cookies...

...that my family still makes. Everyone thinks I can get them free cookies!

Talk about having a sweet last name, instead of what Jerry has to put up with!

[Coventina]

10. That's cool!

[JoeOtterbein]

11. Wow! I think your'e the first person I ever told about it who did...

...not ask for cookies!

[madinmaryland]

17. WBAL-TV Channel 11. Used to see him most every evening. I remember him joking about that.e

He seemed to take it pretty well, though it must have been really annoying.

[JoeOtterbein]

18. Cause I'm just over the MD/PA line, I still get WBAL 11. He is still there. n/t

[madinmaryland]

21. I moved away from Maryland five years ago and didn't know if he was still there.

[LisaL]

2. I'd want to change it.

[Coventina]

5. In the case of Gerry Sandusky, he's had a decades-long career in broadcasting.

Not so easy to just change your name and still have people know who you are.

Super sad.

[Polybius]

4. I know a David Duke

Poor guy goes by the name Dave now to avoid confusion. He still gets made fun of, and he's about 50.

[dalton99a]

6. I have met a Charles Manson

Nice guy

[RockRaven]

7. Gerry Sandusky is the play-by-play guy for the Baltimore Ravens, so he's also in football

which probably makes the confusion worse.

[Coventina]

8. I'm sure it does!

Poor guy.

[madinmaryland]

12. Is there anyone with the surname of Hitler?

[Coventina]

14. Not anymore. Hitler's cousins and nephews

changed their name and the males all had vasectomies.

[Solly Mack]

13. I'm so happy my first name is unpopular.

[Coventina]

15. I thought I was safe, as my first name is only common in Japanese males

but, some creep over here had to destroy it.

[Solly Mack]

16. Mine is an old fashioned French name.

I've only met three others in all my years. Two in the U.S. and one in France.

[ProudLib72]

19. Like the Rump's lawyers?

This is exactly why I hide behind ProudLib72.

[grantcart]

20. I came across a "Mohammed Atta" a few months after 9/11

His little muffler business was shuttered.

Ironically my UN office almost certainly resettled him in the 80s.

Wonder where he went