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[-] Rusty@lemmy.ca 131 points 5 months ago
[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 132 points 5 months ago
[-] grue@lemmy.world 159 points 5 months ago
[-] Benjaben@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

WOW lol, big fan of kids shows who put in some jokes for the adults, that is a spicy one tho!

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

Animaniacs was special.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago
[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago

Goodnight everybody!

[-] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Congratulations, that's the joke.

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 103 points 5 months ago

I worked with a guy named Aaron Dick who who was cursed with always getting adick@hiscompany.com

Aaron was actually very nice.

[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 31 points 5 months ago

Someone whose name is Dick must face a lot of issues in addition to email IDs

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 19 points 5 months ago

His parents knew exactly what they were doing when deciding on a name with A.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 80 points 5 months ago

I worked in IT for a bit and the automatically generated emails were first initial last name

With manual adjustments in some cases, such as Sarah Hart (shart@...)

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 41 points 5 months ago

My company users first letter of the name and the full surname. I thought it was odd when I saw Gina.Ross@... Until I realized.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 67 points 5 months ago

Just wait until she switches to fingerme@uwu.edu

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 54 points 5 months ago

It's just an invitation to use the Unix finger utility to find user info on them. Like a shortcut to a profile.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago

I have always made a .plan file on every unix-like system I have been on. Just in case I get fingered. Heck, even my at home single user devices have a .plan. Just to give the hackers a treat.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 51 points 5 months ago

This is a priceless gift, Megan. Use it to its fullest potential, and great things will follow.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Once saw hadcock@example.com at an employer. On the other hand Hannah thought it was hilarious.

Hmm, that's probably enough to dox myself to ex-collegues.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

Okay if the ha came from Hannah, was her last name Dcock? Or was it Hannah D. Cock?

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 18 points 5 months ago
[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh, duh. As a person who's had the same firstletterlastname format email at a company I've worked at, I should've realized that lmao

Mostly I get given my first name or full name. Getting just firstname@company.com feels pretty awesome when it's a common-ish name too.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 5 months ago

That's a serious power move in a large org.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately that's always been in small orgs lol

Though in one that grew rapidly, I was in the last batch of people whose mugs had no last names on them. I think my employment contract was like #80 or something and 3 years later when I left, there were like 200 or 300 people working there

[-] Davel23@fedia.io 32 points 5 months ago

I used to work with a guy named Paul Nessel who became "PNESS" on our network.

[-] danekrae@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

The other way around would be cooler. Sounds like a pirate in pain.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Meganfi? 🤔

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

And then you’re suspended for an offensive username.

[-] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago

I really hope she was able to get a different email. Cause after this has made the rounds on the internet theres no way that address is even usable anymore.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 months ago

And the poor lady probably already had a childhood filled with name-based insults.

[-] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

honestly this is your fault for having the last name finger. skill issue tbh

[-] SsxChaos@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

@uwu.edu is a very emaily of a college

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