Comments on: A Fat Guy By Any Other Name Would Still Be a Dicker

By: Pat Dicker

Pat Dicker — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:19:04 +0000

Hey Melia, You’re not alone. I’ve carried the name around for 59 years, and hopefully will for a few more. A lot of bloody noses were dished out over that name when I was a kid, but it kind of grows on you after awhile. My family background is Irish/English. The way the Huns and Vikings went about conquering Europe though, who knows, I may be German as well. My e-mail addy is thatpd@cox.net if you would care to contact me. I enjoyed your post. Pat Dicker

By: No Dowry » Blog Archive » The Name Game, Part I

No Dowry » Blog Archive » The Name Game, Part I — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:53:54 +0000

[...] word and was therefore worthy of mockery. So around sixth grade. Junior high is not kind to the Dickers of the [...]

By: Gilliebean

Gilliebean — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:30:34 +0000

Ide, if only we could get married. “Ide-Dicker” just has such a nice ring to it.

Melia, don’t be bitter that I’m marrying into a long legacy of Burgess greatness. I’ll still be part of the “Sisters Dicker,” as Chuck likes to call us.

By: Ide

Ide — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:46:14 +0000

P.S. I, for one, cannot wait to reproduce with a person who has a verb for a last name so that I can bestow hyphenated awesomeness upon my children. So far I haven’t found much better than “Ide-Crank,” which is why I think this may be the one.

By: Ide

Ide — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:41:39 +0000

“Come dicker with a Dicker”?!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That’s awesome.

By: Mom

Mom — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:02:01 +0000

When Omi Ursula got our wedding invitation, she said, “Why is she trading in such a pretty name for such an ugly one?”

I, on the other hand, was excited that people could pronounce “Dicker.”

By: Darren

Darren — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:42:00 +0000

This is hilarious!

I’ll be sure to distribute leaflets to the students featuring ways to properly mock you. I’ll even throw in tiny pairs of sunglasses missing one lens that they can all put on in unison.