[hinkley]

On just meeting a girl in school whose last name was the first name of a lead actor in a popular TV show, I started blurting out “Are you related to X” and my brain was already sending X to my mouth before I realized no, stupid, that’s not how names work.

Turns out she’s a nice girl, and she answered happily, “no, but that would be cool”. I smiled back while I died a little inside.

It’s always possible the person figures out this is not right before they get to the juicy bit. But I’ve been wrong before.

[toast0]

My spouse got that a lot growing up, sadly she now sometimes gets another one since she took my last name. Thankfully the new actor is not very relevant anymore so it doesn't happen often.