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slater71

(1,153 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:40 PM Oct 2015

Why do they call him Ted Cruz?

His name is Rafael Cruz. Just like Barrack Hussein Obama

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Why do they call him Ted Cruz? (Original Post) slater71 Oct 2015 OP

Why is Edward Kennedy called Ted Kennedy. Why is John Kennedy called Jack Kennedy? riversedge Oct 2015 #1

why is John Bush called JEB Bush GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #19

more like " JEB?!" GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #20

There is so much wrong with Ted Cruz .... the name he goes by is irrelevent etherealtruth Oct 2015 #2

Because you can say Ted without cracking up as opposed to Carnival Cruz. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #3

That's perfect!! GoneOffShore Oct 2015 #12

LOL GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #14

It's a shortened form MurrayDelph Oct 2015 #4

His middle name is Edward DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #6

Ted is a nickname for Edward or Theodore. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #7

Ned is also used as a nickname for Edward 1939 Oct 2015 #8

Ned, Bill, Bob, and Dick are odd ones, as well DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 #9

Girls names as well 1939 Oct 2015 #10

Liz and Beth are part of the name DavidDvorkin Oct 2015 #16

I could never figure out how they got "Peg" or "Peggy" out of "Margaret" Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #17

I thought his name was Ratface Cruz Zorro Oct 2015 #11

isn't his real name olddots Oct 2015 #13

It's quicker than Shithead. rug Oct 2015 #18

just like with 'Bobby' J. KG Oct 2015 #21

riversedge

(70,267 posts)

1. Why is Edward Kennedy called Ted Kennedy. Why is John Kennedy called Jack Kennedy?

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Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:42 PM

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GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

15. why is John Bush called JEB Bush

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:42 AM

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I get the acronym but why repeat the last name. It is like saying HRC Clinton or JFK Kennedy.

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GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

20. more like " JEB?!"

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Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:39 AM

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etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

2. There is so much wrong with Ted Cruz .... the name he goes by is irrelevent

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Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:42 PM

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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. Because you can say Ted without cracking up as opposed to Carnival Cruz.

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:42 PM

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Adrift, lost at sea, and full of shit.

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)

12. That's perfect!!

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:19 AM

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Thank you!

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

14. LOL

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Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:41 AM

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MurrayDelph

(5,300 posts)

4. It's a shortened form

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:47 PM

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from "that shiThEaD Cruz" (pronounced "shi-TED&quot

DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

5. His middle name is Edward

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 07:06 PM

Oct 2015

For which "Ted" is a common nickname.

Why it's Ted instead of Ed is a mystery to me.

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Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

7. Ted is a nickname for Edward or Theodore.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 07:57 PM

Oct 2015

Witness "Ted" Kennedy for another famous Ted/Edward.

1939

(1,683 posts)

8. Ned is also used as a nickname for Edward

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 08:11 PM

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Richard-Dick/Rick
Robert-Bob/Rob
William-Bill/Will
Robin-Hob/Rob
Herbert-Bertie/Herb

DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

9. Ned, Bill, Bob, and Dick are odd ones, as well

Reply to 1939 (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 08:48 PM

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Hob? That's extremely odd.

1939

(1,683 posts)

10. Girls names as well

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:15 AM

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Elizabeth gave rise to Liz, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Buffy

DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

16. Liz and Beth are part of the name

Reply to 1939 (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:03 AM

Oct 2015

But the others are strange, especially Buffy.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,845 posts)

17. I could never figure out how they got "Peg" or "Peggy" out of "Margaret"

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Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:27 AM

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Zorro

(15,747 posts)

11. I thought his name was Ratface Cruz

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:16 AM

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Should be if it isn't.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

13. isn't his real name

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 10:21 AM

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Ted Shit For Brains Facist Ugly Puss Boil ?

rug

(82,333 posts)

18. It's quicker than Shithead.

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Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:30 AM

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KG

(28,752 posts)

21. just like with 'Bobby' J.

Reply to slater71 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:42 AM

Oct 2015

with out that nick name we'd never notice he was a Indian-American

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