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National guardman changed his name to a toy
WKCY TV Ohio ^
| 18 March 2003
| Vic Gideon
Posted on 03/20/2003 12:05:58 PM PST by homeagain balkansvet
CUYAHOGA FALLS -- A member of Ohio's 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to a Transformers toy.
Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit on Wednesday to provide fire protection for airfields under combat.
"On Sunday, we were awarded as the best firefighting unit in the Army National Guard in the entire country," said Prime. "That was a big moment for us."
Prime took his name from the leader of the Autobots Transformers, which were popular toys and a children's cartoon in the 1980s.
He legally changed his name on his 30th birthday and now it's on everything from his driver's licence, to his military ID, to his uniform.
"They razzed me for three months to no end," said Prime. "They really dug into me about it."
"I got a letter from a general at the Pentagon when the name change went through and he says it was great to have the employ of the commander of the Autobots in the National Guard."
Prime says the toy actually filled a void in his life when it came out.
"My dad passed away the year before and I didn't have anybody really around, so I really latched onto him when i was a kid," he said.
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Imagine! Naming yourself after a toy.....
To: homeagain balkansvet
I wish I thought of it first!
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:07:51 PM PST
by
proust
To: homeagain balkansvet
He should have went with Silly Putty.
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:08:38 PM PST
by
dead
To: proust
My wife calls me He-Man :)
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:09:06 PM PST
by
Zavien Doombringer
(If I could get a degree in trivia, I would have my Doctorate!)
To: homeagain balkansvet
"OK, PRIVATE Optimus Prime, I have some latrines for you to wash."
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:09:39 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(FRUCK FANCE!)
To: homeagain balkansvet
Well, if it makes him feel better, it's fine by me. I mean, it's no weirder than people taking African or Islamic names.
Becides, if he serves long enough, maybe he can become General Optimus Prime and lead CENTCOM against the future dictator of Iraq... Megatron.
To: homeagain balkansvet
Actually...
If it makes the guy happy, why give him a hard time over it?
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:10:12 PM PST
by
Poohbah
(Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
To: homeagain balkansvet
Just call me Slinky :)
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:10:16 PM PST
by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
To: homeagain balkansvet
I would have gone for "Starscream."
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:10:32 PM PST
by
Sloth
("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, Zoolander)
To: dead
At least it's more respectable than Shrinky Dink or Betsy Wetsy. I think.
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:10:41 PM PST
by
LeftIsSinister
(I've already run out of witty or relevant tag lines!)
To: homeagain balkansvet
LOL....
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:10:45 PM PST
by
amused
(Republicans for Sharpton!)
To: homeagain balkansvet
Optimus Prime-
Would you argue with this guy?
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:11:28 PM PST
by
Cable225
To: dead
Better than Ken or Barbie or Mr. Potato Head.
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:12:59 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: Zavien Doombringer
LOL - Reminds me of the He-Man Woman Hater's Club from the Little Rascles!!
To: homeagain balkansvet
what ever gets you through the night...
To: Green Knight
Ping
To: proust
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:14:19 PM PST
by
Green Knight
(As it so happens, I bought Transformers Season 2 Part 1 on DVD only 3 days ago.)
To: Poohbah
Maybe it makes people happy to give him a hard time over it. :-)
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:14:44 PM PST
by
Tribune7
To: homeagain balkansvet
"My dad passed away the year before and I didn't have anybody really around, so I really latched onto him when i was a kid," he said.
I know a kid who went through exactly the same thing, but when he grew up he renamed himself “Lispy Priest.”
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posted on
03/20/2003 12:15:29 PM PST
by
dead
To: Sloth
yeah, starscream was cool!
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