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Title: Boring names, please
Post by: AndersM on Tue 08/03/2005 15:38:32
While I wait for inspiration for my 'main' game, I'm planning of making a a small humoristic game. The 'hero' is a man working in a boring statistics archive, and now I need your examples of boring names for his grey boing co-workes and bosses.

I find the folowing names boring, but i need more.

Surenames:
Mr Smith
Mr Samson

First names:
George
Fred
Phil
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Babar on Tue 08/03/2005 16:05:39
First names:
John
Robert
Jim

Last Names:
Robertson
Johnson
Jackson


I think there is an online database of names used in the US. You could just get the most common
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Indie Boy on Tue 08/03/2005 17:10:59
hey my name is Robert
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Oneway on Tue 08/03/2005 17:36:01
And what is it exactly that we're supposed to give crits on?
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: DontTreadOnMe on Tue 08/03/2005 17:47:03
On how absolutely boring as hell Potter's name is! Robert... HA!
Only joking, if you want a really boring name try Richard... I hate it.
As for surnames how about:
Jones (It would have to be a welsh character.. they're all called jones)
Wilson
Davis
Branston(look at Richard Branston... really boring name...)

Now im going to stop because all im coming up with is names of my friends from infant school...

Where can we find this database, could really come in handy.

Thanks - Rich
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: veryweirdguy on Tue 08/03/2005 18:01:50
Colours are a safe bet for surnames: white, black, brown, green......purple?
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Evil on Tue 08/03/2005 22:39:08
You could use characters like in 'The Adding Machine'.

Mr. One
Mrs. One
Mr. Two
Mrs. Two
Mr. Three
Mrs. Three
Mr. Four
Mrs. Four
...
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: on Wed 09/03/2005 02:29:20
Marv, Bill, Jim, Don, Walter.
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Peter Thomas on Wed 09/03/2005 02:33:50
Craig. Definitely craig. I used to like the name until I met one. Now it just seems ordinarily common to me. Definitely craig.
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Haddas on Wed 09/03/2005 08:40:37
Boyds name is craig...
anywho, try Alexander or a boring name. THAT'S boring. I mean really, really boring. I hate it. I hate it even more having to carry it
Title: Re: Boring names, please
Post by: Andail on Wed 09/03/2005 10:55:29
hm, this isn't #ags