We were instantly escorted over to a table full of nametags. My sister and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes.
Nametags, are you serious?
Ever the polite females, we dutifully scribbled our names on the nametags, as did our mother. She carefully and proudly affixed her label to her chest. My sister and I just as carefully wadded and crammed ours into our purses.
We were not going to wear nametags in a group full of strangers announcing that we were the pathetic losers o' day, and secondly, admitting it by the sheer fact we wore the nametags.
And by the way...is it really necessary to have the Hello My Name Is... on the nametag? I'm pretty sure that most people realize what you've written down on the nametag is your name.
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Next time, fill it out this way:
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
I would have done the same thing!
laughing....they wanted you to wear nametags??
Nametags?!?!?! HAHA I would have done the same with mine. Yeah, the Hello, my name is has always gotten me. Why else would I have a name on a tag on my shirt? Hellloooo?!?!?!
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I'm wondering, did everyone at the church wear a name tag or just those that the escorters didn't know?
Are you flippin' kidding me? Name tags in a church? That's just ridiculous. And yeah, the whole "My name is..." thing is complete overkill.
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I always wrote "Hey You" on those name tags... ;)
Name tags in a church are definitely overkill - I would have sequestered mine in my bag, too. ;)
its in case you forget what your name is...
awkward!
Seriously? In church?!
(Middle Aged Woman's comment had me in stitches! Imagine if you did that!)
This made me laugh out loud! I've been wearing a name tag to yoga for the past week while we have a teacher filling in for our usual instructor who is in India right now.
How am I going to keep a straight face in there on Monday now??!!!
LOVE the Inigo Montoya comment. Great laugh!
lol, such a funny post! when hubby and i went to our daughter's back to school night, they had name tags waiting for us as well! i just wanted to hang low in the back of the room, then scurry off to emily's classroom...but i was a good mommy, and stuck it to my chest(under my hair!)
Occassionally we do nametags at our homeschool group and when we do some friends and I put the name of our favorite TV show character - we put our real names in the fine print.
Ok name tags irritate me as well... MAJORLY. Can't say as I blame ya for not wearing it.. I mean the important people knew who ya were and that is all that mattered..
Wow---nametags at church? Weird.
That is so true. Did you giveaway that cook book yet? just wondering...
I hate nametags! If you want to know, then ask.
I would have done the Inigo Montoya thing, too!
LOL! I hate name tags...reminds me of when you do those baby and mommy classes...stupid!
Really at a church? That's something I've not seen before.
My husband would totally have done the Inigo Montoya thing.
If you had written "With Stupid" that would have made me laugh!
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We all wore nametags at our church so our new pastor could get to know us. Having to learn 300+ names in one weekend can be overwhelming! It was actually a good thing for me,too, since I've been going to the same church for years with the same people, but didn't remember their names and felt too dumb to ask. So it was a sneaky way to learn their names without embarrassing myself!
a church with name tags? how bizarre!
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I don't ever wear name tags. First, you're supposed to stick them on your chest which is just an excuse for men to stare at boobs. Second, my name is not pronounced even slightly how it is spelled which means that *everyone* stares at my boobs trying to figure out my name. While i have a great rack, i don't need that kind of mispronounced attention.
(Sadly the above is all true and has been explained many times to people wanting to know why i won't wear name tags in real life.)
too funny...!
our church did nametags once when we had a new pastor...
my 13 year old son wrote this on his: DRUNK...so his nametag said, "hello, i'm...DRUNK"
needless to say, it would have been funny if it wasn't at church. and he wasn't 13. and i wasn't his mother. ;)
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At my church, a UU church, everyone wears nametags. Everyone has their own permanent tag. I kind of like it because my memory, it stinks! It really helps me to learn names, especially at social hour!
Name tags are available for quests, but not required!!!
That said, I would have stuck the tag in my purse too.
This reminds me of Eminem aka Slimshady.
that just really odd...
i suppose i totally get name tags for certain places and such... but seriously.. AT CHURCH?!?!
I would want to ditch the name tag as well. Maybe they just wanted to be cordial and refer to you by name instead of you feeling like you were a stranger.
I still would've ditched it though. If they wanted to chat with me, they could say, "And your name is??"
Not necessarily - what if your name is Sweater??
Hello my name is: Human Bean.
Was that to clue the regulars in as to who was visiting & encourage them to be nice? I mean if you are a regular wouldn't you recognize a new face and introduce yourself anyways & get their name that way? Very odd for a church to do that.
hmmm - well, you might think that people get it, but then again, there are always THOSE people
bahaha. You crammed your name tag into your purse!
I hate name tags in general. I don't really even know why. It's fun to make up names though. :)
I HATE name tags...being a man, I usually have on a suit coat, so I always put mine on my shirt, under the jacket...that way Im wearing it, but no one can see it...lol
I've never seen name tags at a baptism.
I don't know ... if everyone wore a name tag all the time then I wouldn't have to feel so embarrased for remembering everything a person ever told me EXCEPT for their name. :)
OMG @ Middle Aged Woman I am so doing that the next time I have a nametag.
Inigo Montoya - ROFL
I dont like name tags either. What if you dont want every whacko in the place to know your name?? lol
Hi my name is...HI my name is..sorry had a little slim shady moment.
Wouldnt it be funny though if you put something off the wall on the tag just to get a reaction from people?
LOL, you crammed it in your purse!!!
Nametags at church?!? Come on now....
Why did they want nametags for a baptism? I mean, it's not like you were at a function where people would NEED to remember your name? Stupid!
That is a bizarre thing for a church! Nothing like making you feel awkward where you are a visitor!
LOL! I only use it at my son's school:)
I hate wearing nametags, and not just cuz they make you look like a dork but because I have a tendency to forget about said nametag until an hour or so after I've left the place that required it. Talk about graduating from dork to moron.
hahaha...I despise nametags. We are asked to wear them at certain work related functions. NO. I think we can all easily introduce ourselves past the age of three.
name tags at a baptism? that's just weird!
I agree! At a friend's church they have a special "announcement" period where you can annouce your guests or visitors in front of the ENTIRE congregation. We begged said friend to just act like we weren't there during this time and luckily he obliged. That book loooks really good as well!
Ugh, I Hate name tags! Your mom, what a good sport. :)
Yeah, no. No name taggy here. Especially at church.
I just hate when I forgot to take them off. I end up getting groceries or hitting a coffee shop with the damn thing still on.
I'm with you. Name tags are dumb. So glad you stuffed it in your purse!
Oh, you just KNOW if it didn't say "My name is" people would write all kinds of random crap on those tags!
That is cute! It would be funny to do something like that at Thanksgiving ;-)
I hate those nametags. I also refuse to put one on.
I suppose since it was church you have to be polite, but a few "choice" names come to mind... ok leaving now.. :)
you always could have put
none of your business
or
totally unpronounceable
You are so funny!!
LOL maybe so you don't forget who you are and get lost in the whole mix of things...
next time write something like are you starring at my boobs yep they are new! LOL
I hate name tags..
Write down Slim Shady!
We did a retirement party for a professor several years back and someone decided we HAD to use nametags. I was only dating my now husband at the time and at the same time dating someone else. My now husband knew this, though. At the party, someone walked up and said, hi! Are you the guy from LA? My husband paused and said, no, I'm the other one! Lord!!! Awkward. So, my very funny husband goes and changes his nametag to read: Hi, My Name is Joe. I am (insert my name)'s flavor of the week! Ha ha!! We still laugh about that to this day! And he was the hit of the party with that nametag!
I'm like you..in the purse it goes.
LOL, you make me laugh. But it is so true. Name tags have been embarrasing to wear since the first grade!
LOL! Cute entry! I never thought about how silly it is that they actually say "Hello my name is..." on them!
I always feel like nametags are an invitation for unending small talk. No thanks!
I despise nametags!
ahahah! nametags are lame!!!
i used to work for STUPID UCLA. and we had to wear name tags IN THE OFFICE. EVERY DAY. AROUND OUR CO-WORKERS. it drove me out of my fucking mind, as they were hideous, they divulged our NAMES, and they messed up the look of even the most carefully crafted outfit. i did not last there long. oh. and i had a boss that looked like betty boop but acted like mussolini.
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The comment from Middle Aged Woman is a keeper for this post. Totally had me laughing...especially given that you were at a baptism.
Take her to your family gathering next time!
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I hate wearing nametags. But I love it when others do so I can remember their names! ;)
...slicky slim shady. lol
Everytime I see that thing about 'hello my name is...?
I just sing that silly song by Eminem.
I agree. I don't like those things either.
I hate nametags! It's like an invitation to come up and ask you your life story! I would have done the same thing!
You are SO RIGHT! DUH! WHY do they do that?
When Shane and I go somewhere with name badge thingies we usually write down something stupid.
(mostly we just don't use them. We would of done the eyeroll too. Plus, who needs to know your name? You're not going back right? lol
p.s. I hope I'm not singing that song all day now. Although I do dig an Eminem tune now and then so I guess it wouldn't be all that bad
Umm...yeah...NO! I wouldn't have worn one either.
Of course they do!
I am quite fond of the Eminem song that starts with "Hello My Name Is", other than that, No Thank You!
LOL I have NEVER heard of that being done at a church for a morning service {maybe for a youth something or other}. Too funny! I would've done the same thing!
Since you were in church it would've had to be a clean word but what about writing "Nah" or "Pass" on it? I hate name tags. Ask me my name if your curious!! LOL!
lol...never thought about it before...but you're absolutely right. My name is...DUH!
I wasn't aware that name tags were standard at baptism's. . . funny
You're such a rebel. You're my hero. I'm such a rule follower I would have worn it....like a loser.
It would have never occurred to me to put it in my purse.
But seriously? Nametags at a baptism?
That's a good point...they could probably just leave that first bit off of the name tags and save ink!
Very true!! What is with the Hello My name is?
That's a good point...they could probably just leave that first bit off of the name tags and save ink!
Never ever gave nametags any thought whatsoever. Now, thanks to you. . .I will. Funny, funny.
maybe you should have written 'stop staring at my boobs' on it or something!!! ha!
Nametags at church? I won't even wear them at conferences.
You are so funny. I don't mind being a visitor but you make a great point - if you are wearing a name it is likely to be yours. Hah!
wow, nametags at church?!?! that's... lame.
i would have shown how "mature" i was and written down some one elses name! silly aren't they?
LOL! LOVE that first comment... That would be hilarious! I wouldn't have filled it out either... NO way!
Okay, Middle Aged Woman has the best comment! I couldn't top that if I tried - hilarious.
My take is, if someone wants to know my name they better strike up a conversation and ask it.
Hello! My name is Angelina Jolie. Nah just kidding....no I'm not!
Perhaps "Hello, My Name Is" is printed to make you seem conversational. I've always wanted to go up to someone wearing them and saying, "It's nice to meet you, So-n-So", because I mean, they did introduce themselves. Or perhaps say, "What's your name?"
I hate name tags! If people want to know my name, they can ask. The worst is when you are wearing a name tag and you forget and people keep calling you by your name. I get all freaked out and think, "How the hell do I know these people and why can't I remember their names?" Until I remember I'm the dork wearing the name tag. Duh!
Really? Name tags? I wouldn't even gone so far as to picked one up....
The least they could have done was spring for engraved name tags. Then you would be able to wear it later. For example if you are shopping or getting fast food. *lol*
I say use it as my tool for no talking! What it's my quiet day. See you just cover up the bottom to show Hello, when you walk up to them. Then you uncover the bottom for you name. What you need more convo then that? I don't think so I'm on strike ;)
Seriously?! Nametags at church?!
Lol--I would've done the same as you...
I LOVE Middle Aged Woman's idea! Hilarious!
Amen Middle Aged Woman! Kudos for a great idea.
Name Tags? *groan*
How cheesey?!?!
I would've written something like Muthafukka Lickalot on there and wait until someone notices.
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Last time I had to do that I put Mrs. Trump. Not even funny; I have no idea why I did it.
Haha I agree with the very first commenter. That cracked me up!
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Oh, god, I hate nametags, I have Social Anxiety Disorder, so to have my name out there with everyone knowing who I am, totally freaks me out!
My son, thinks they are so wacked that he actually had one tatooed on his chest.
I cannot believe they wanted you to wear one in church. I did attend one Methodist church that had permanent name tags for each of the active members.
LOL, That is funny. You should have wrote a funny saying in the spot instead of your name. That would have showed them.
If I was the Godmother then okay I would wear it, but if I was just a guest...no way.
I hat name tags! I always end up washing them on my clothes and then they never come off!!
Now that's a custom that I have never heard of before. I would have done exactly the same thing.
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