Garys - General Discussion Discussion

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I can't think of one.

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> It's a worrying fact that the name Gary is dying out.

I've got an app on my iPad which can display the popularity of given names for newborns over the years, based on US census data, social security public records, etc. You got me curious, and I plugged in the name "Gary." According to the app, the name was virtually unknown from 1880 to the late 1920s, made a slow rise to a peak of around 2% of newborn males around 1951, and has been on a decline ever since and is now down to 0.02% of newborn males.

The app seems to be pretty accurate from what I've been able to determine, but one problem is that it tracks each name separately. So that data only includes people who have the name "Gary" on their birth certificates. It doesn't include people like Gary Cooper (real name Frank James Cooper), Garry Shandling, or anyone who has a different name (for example, Garrison) and is nicknamed Gary.

Still, I thought you might find it interesting. And have you seen this news story? --

https://www.mirror.co.uk/usvsth3m/name-gary-dying-daily-mash-5306254

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71429) 4 years ago

Go Garys!!!

I have never met a Winston either, nor an Orville for that matter

On the Lady side of things Ruth and Frances seem to be going out of vogue:/

All these kids are named weirdly nowadays LOL!
I probably just aged myself😉

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[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

> I have never met a Winston either, nor an Orville for that matter

My flight instructor's middle name was Orville; distantly related to Orville Wright.

> On the Lady side of things Ruth and Frances seem to be going out of vogue:/

I've got a theory that some names cycle in and out of popularity every few decades, because kids are often named after grandparents and other older relatives. Twenty-odd years ago my brother and sister-in-law named my niece after the sis-in-law's grandmother. I won't say what the name was because of privacy and all that, but it made me cringe. I thought, "With that name, the poor girl's gonna be a virgin her whole life. The only thing worse would have been if you named her Agatha." Now it's one of the most popular names for girls.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71429) 4 years ago

You may be right, I may be crazy:)

I'd just like to see a change from all of the wee Codys, Tylers and Logans I'm meeting

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

We definitely need some Garys to do something awesome, like foiling a terrorist plot or curing this damn virus. Then we get the movie. Then we get the respect. Then we get more Garys. In that order! :-)

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

The only Winston I ever met was an English Bulldog named...Winston. Nice dog.

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

I've known men named both Winston and Orville.

And FWIW, there are a couple of writers named Gary. One is true-crime writer Gary King, and the other is a fiction writer, yours truly.

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[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

There's also this guy, who just finished a brief (one day) run as Jeopardy champion:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2465115/

He said he's an actor and a screenwriter. His IMDB resume doesn't list any writing credits, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume the resume is just incomplete.

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Gary O - have you considered having a heroic protagonist named Gary in one of your tales? That could put us back on the map!
What have you had published, sir?

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

Gary O - have you considered having a heroic protagonist named Gary in one of your tales? That could put us back on the map!
What have you had published, sir?

There is my novel, The Pale Horse, so far only available on Kindle. It has a character named Gary Alvarez, one of the main good guys. It concerns a catastrophic act of terrorism and the story is manly about the aftermath.

If you want, I'll link to it.

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Oh, yes please!
That sounds excellent.
You are a living, breathing hero to all Garys!
I'll need to buy a copy.
Thank you

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

Oh, yes please!
That sounds excellent.
You are a living, breathing hero to all Garys!
I'll need to buy a copy
Thank you

And I thank you!!

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

Here is a link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GAZCLQU?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Thanks!

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Reading it now! Not met Gary yet...

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

He doesn't appear for a while. The first part lays the foundation, and introduces the villains. so that we understand why they do what they do.

Please be patient: I assure you that Gary is there.

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Masterful!
I was getting a bit worried. Now it is starting to make sense! Great stuff. Cheers!

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[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

Thank you!!

Just remembered another Gary in TPH. The one I was thinking of earlier was Gary Alvarez: that's the major 'Gary' character and the minor one, who doesn't show up until near the end is Gary Cohen.

Keep reading!! Gary Alvarez is introduced in Oklahoma fairly soon after another group's arrival in Nevada.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

"Gaaaarrryyy..."

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[–] Moonglum9 (10699) 4 years ago

That’s a quote from Spectreman! Anywhere else is just plagiarizing.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I was thinking of Fallout 3

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

Gary Seven on Star Trek - https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kTzNwskfB4/UzXa4y8V2rI/AAAAAAAAD5k/VZP1gSNoTHM/s1600/ST+Gary+Seven.jpg

Gary, Indiana - Birthplace of The Jackson 5 (but named after someone whose last name was Gary)

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[–] Redsfan001 (6003) 4 years ago

Gary Seven....great episode. Terri Garr was so hot.

I was at a airport in 1986 when I heard the page "Gary Seven to the white curtiosy phone please,Gary Seven, white curtiosy phone".

I'm thinking that it was a code for security, having been duped by him in this classic espisode.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Busey and Sinise were great Gary's

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

were? (I'll give you Busey)

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[–] dmac8 (5050) 4 years ago

Oldman

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

30 years ago, Henny Youngman was an old man and Gary Oldman was a young man.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71429) 4 years ago

🤯!

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

They've not been Garying for a while, Especially Sinise

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

GARY HALL OF SHAME

Gary Glitter
Gary Gilmore
Gary Ridgway

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

HALL OF FAME

Gary Cooper
Gary Player
Gary Unger

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[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

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[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

> Gary Glitter

Saw him in concert: The Who, Quadrophenia, NYC 1996, just after the accident when he almost put out Roger Daltrey's eye. Hall Of Shame indeed!

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[–] nyctc7 (41187) 4 years ago

As bad as that was, the man is a convicted pedophile.

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[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

Oh wow, I'd forgotten all about that! Thanks for reminding me!

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

His real name isn't even Gary! That bothers me, because he's appropriated a name then besmirched it.
I feel we need more brave, gallant, legendary Garys to rise up and do great deeds in order to reset the balance.

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[–] Redsfan001 (6003) 4 years ago

Arguably the most famous song by a real 'Gary'.

Gary Numan 'Cars' (1979)

https://youtu.be/Im3JzxlatUs

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Tune!

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[–] garyjive (10) 4 years ago

Do you think Gary Numan has earned a Hollywood Biopic yet?
That could be a treat!

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