"Ralph"

[snake]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

We have purposely trained him wrong... as a joke.

[another quote from Kung Pow]

[Ravenshell]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Yep, it irks me when people call him Ralph or call Mikey Mickey. Just grates on my nerves, though I think some of it could be due to auto correct features. And if that's the case, then I try to let it slide, though I make sure to correct the person.

Ugh, yes. Did half the English-writing world fail at Hooked On Phonics?!

Originally Posted by blindturtle02

Anyone remember that episode of Back To The Sewer where the guys thought they were in run of the mill reality when they were actually with Cybershredder? The Casey simulation called Mikey Mickey and to this day, I wonder if the writers were poking fun at the mixups that are often seen on the Net. My aunt used to call Raph Rayf. Yep, short for Rayford. I don't know how many times I corrected her in the friggin toy isle at Toysrus. Never heard the Ralph one until I joined these forums. I forgot about the Mickey bit from BTTS until I happened upon that episode a couple of weeks ago.

Of course, in that ep, you also get April calling Donnie "Donald," so now you have a Disney names joke...

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ha! I forgot about those. And now the whole Leon, Dan, Ralph, and Mickey bit is stuck in my head- as a potential plot-bunny. Also, Mikey DID call himself Michael J Angelo in The Gang's All Here- I think it was a joke/reference to Michael J Fox, as well as being a jab at Mikey's own name being misused.

[Ravenshell]

As well as "Special delivery for Mr. Don E. Tello!"

Not related, but I had a friend who way back inthe day was all about TMNT... we ended up taking a bus to a Gargs convention, but I was to buy the tickets, and they wanted a name on them. I didn't know her real name... not even her first name, but she used the handle "Lex" and sometimes "Lexatello." So I told the ticket manager that her name was Alexa Atello. Lex (now also known as Cindy) found it hilarious. *L*

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Actually, that was Donna Tello- from the episode "Donatello's Degree" where the college Professor thought he was a GIRL! I gaffed that idea as part of my "head-canon" of Donnie being a hermie! (Which would explain SOO much in that universe- the high-pitched voice, the emotional outbursts, the relative lack of interest in girls compared to the others, and even his choice of bandana color....)

He ended up having Irma go to the presentation in his place- since, y'know, mutant turtle- and pretend to be him. And Mikey was of course making jokes about him being a girl. But it was enough to spark a plot bunny for me.