Long names

[Martim Silva]

Recalling the Otto Von Habusburg's thread, I recently readt that there is a commoner who has a far larger name.

Seems to be a German born in Bergedorf, but who later immigrated to the US, and whose full name is:

Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfe­schlegelstein­hausenberger­dorffvoraltern­waren­gewissenhaft­schaferswessen­schafewaren­wohlgepflege­und­sorgfaltigkeit­beschutzen­von­angreifen­durch­ihrraubgierigfeinde­welche­voraltern­zwolftausend­jahres­vorandieerscheinen­wander­ersteer­dem­enschderraumschiff­gebrauchlicht­als­sein­ursprung­von­kraftgestart­sein­lange­fahrt­hinzwischen­sternartigraum­auf­der­suchenach­diestern­welche­gehabt­bewohnbar­planeten­kreise­drehen­sich­und­wohin­der­neurasse­von­verstandigmen­schlichkeit­konnte­fortplanzen­und­sicher­freuen­anlebens­langlich­freude­und­ruhe­mit­nicht­ein­furcht­vor­angreifen­von­anderer­intelligent­geschopfs­von­hinzwischen­sternartigraumen, Senior



Anybody heard of him?

[DontSayBanana]

Recalling the Otto Von Habusburg's thread, I recently readt that there is a commoner who has a far larger name.

Seems to be a German born in Bergedorf, but who later immigrated to the US, and whose full name is:

Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfe­schlegelstein­hausenberger­dorffvoraltern­waren­gewissenhaft­schaferswessen­schafewaren­wohlgepflege­und­sorgfaltigkeit­beschutzen­von­angreifen­durch­ihrraubgierigfeinde­welche­voraltern­zwolftausend­jahres­vorandieerscheinen­wander­ersteer­dem­enschderraumschiff­gebrauchlicht­als­sein­ursprung­von­kraftgestart­sein­lange­fahrt­hinzwischen­sternartigraum­auf­der­suchenach­diestern­welche­gehabt­bewohnbar­planeten­kreise­drehen­sich­und­wohin­der­neurasse­von­verstandigmen­schlichkeit­konnte­fortplanzen­und­sicher­freuen­anlebens­langlich­freude­und­ruhe­mit­nicht­ein­furcht­vor­angreifen­von­anderer­intelligent­geschopfs­von­hinzwischen­sternartigraumen, Senior



Anybody heard of him?

I'm gonna call BS; notice that there's exactly 26 names, one for each letter in the English alphabet (there are 30 in the German alphabet), in alphabetic order.  The names are also, aside from "Adolph" and "Oliver," not names I would expect to see given to a German child.

[merithyn]

I'm gonna call BS; notice that there's exactly 26 names, one for each letter in the English alphabet (there are 30 in the German alphabet), in alphabetic order.  The names are also, aside from "Adolph" and "Oliver," not names I would expect to see given to a German child.

If he came to the states and became a citizen, he would be allowed to change his name as part of the citizenship process. He could have just as easily chosen that name for himself.

EDIT: Nope. It seems he was given that name at birth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe%2B585,_Senior

[The Brain]

The name is BS. Americans all have one-syllable names like Mike, Steve, Bob etc.

[DontSayBanana]

I'm gonna call BS; notice that there's exactly 26 names, one for each letter in the English alphabet (there are 30 in the German alphabet), in alphabetic order.  The names are also, aside from "Adolph" and "Oliver," not names I would expect to see given to a German child.

If he came to the states and became a citizen, he would be allowed to change his name as part of the citizenship process. He could have just as easily chosen that name for himself.

EDIT: Nope. It seems he was given that name at birth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe%2B585,_Senior

You know, the Wiki page even notes that there's a lack of historical information on the name.  Just because there's a Wiki page doesn't make it not an urban legend.

[Syt]

His name was popular among Dänikenites, as it roughly translates to (thanks to Wiki):

"Who before ages were conscientious shepherds whose sheep were well tended and diligently protected against attackers who by their rapacity were enemies who 12,000 years ago appeared from the stars to the humans by spaceships with light as an origin of power, started a long voyage within starlike space in search for the star which has habitable planets orbiting and whither the new race of reasonable humanity could thrive and enjoy lifelong happiness and tranquility without fear of attack from other intelligent creatures from within starlike space".

[syk]

Probably emigrated to escape from being sent to a Grammar Camp.

[Josquius]

The question is is the BS from the modern day or a historic immigrant with a sense of humour?

[merithyn]

You know, the Wiki page even notes that there's a lack of historical information on the name.  Just because there's a Wiki page doesn't make it not an urban legend.

You know what an urban legend is, right? That the story was never true? That there is nothing substantial to the story? This is quite obviously not an urban legend. There was a man who went by this name. It was listed in a phone book, there were numerous news stories about him, he was in the Guinness Book of World Records, and he named his son after himself. The Museum of Hoaxes agree that he was a living, breathing person who went by the name. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/3637/P20/

Was he born with it? He says yes. Given that he was born at the turn of the century before birth certificates were a regular occurrence throughout the world, it's pretty hard to say.

[Admiral Yi]

I wonder how they came to be called urban legends.  It's not as if only people in cities believe them while people in the country know better.

[Josquius]

I wonder how they came to be called urban legends.  It's not as if only people in cities believe them while people in the country know better.

I think its to do with them being modern legends and most of us living in urban areas these days.

[Eddie Teach]

You know what an urban legend is, right?

A source for mediocre horror films.

[Razgovory]

You know, the Wiki page even notes that there's a lack of historical information on the name.  Just because there's a Wiki page doesn't make it not an urban legend.

You know what an urban legend is, right? That the story was never true? That there is nothing substantial to the story? This is quite obviously not an urban legend. There was a man who went by this name. It was listed in a phone book, there were numerous news stories about him, he was in the Guinness Book of World Records, and he named his son after himself. The Museum of Hoaxes agree that he was a living, breathing person who went by the name. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/3637/P20/

Was he born with it? He says yes. Given that he was born at the turn of the century before birth certificates were a regular occurrence throughout the world, it's pretty hard to say.

I have no idea who the Museum of Hoaxes guys are, or why they should be considered definitive.  Given that there is discrepancies on some basic things (like date of Birth) and no death date I'd say it's some sort of bizarre hoax.  It would help if most of the references weren't broken.

[syk]

The Abendblatt seems to have an article on that birth: For the 29th February 1904 there was only one birth registered in Bergedorf and that wasn't anybody with a funny name nor anyone who emigrated. http://www.abendblatt.de/archiv/pdf.php?url=ha%2F1980%2Fpdf%2F19801223.pdf%2FASV_HAB_19801223_HA_004.pdf if anyone feels like paying 1,20€ for it.

[grumbler]

Uh, yeah, this is a hoax.  Lots of clues here, including the Feb 29th birthday, the fact that the name doesn't use real German words, the fact that it uses the English, not the German, alphabet for the initial letters of the names, and the fact that there is no historical evidence whatever for it.  I think the fact that the Guinness Book of World Records has dropped the name is also telling.  Add to that the discrepancies between the story in the GBWR and the newspaper story about this guy which preceded it (in the newspaper story he wasn't German but was "of German extraction," and in the newspaper story he was born in 1917), and you have enough disproof to satisfy me.

It's an excellent hoax, especially given how he tangled up the city bureaucracy!