The Beginning At Last

My Name?

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Daily writing prompt
What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?
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My name is G.Q. Rilla. The “Q” stands for “Quit asking me stupid questions, you nosy bastards.”

If you persist in this line of questioning, I will have to refer you to one of my associates down at the docks.

Now, if you will excuse me, I am late for a meeting with Beyoncé. I have an idea for a Polka album that I want to run by her.

And since I riffed off of the late, great Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford:

And don’t be a bitch come take it to the floor now 😋

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69 responses to “My Name?”

  1. Silk Cords Avatar
    Silk Cords

    They are getting increasingly nosy aren’t they? A week or two back I half-joked about the whole prompt system being set up to data mine users. When it gets THIS direct, I have to wonder if maybe I wasn’t correct yet again.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Amy and I have been suspecting that for awhile. Like you, our half jokes became raised eyebrows. 🤨

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      1. Silk Cords Avatar
        Silk Cords

        Well, I’m going to suggest what I did at the time in a comment reply to Shimmering Muse; we should start making up the most inane answers to the questions as possible, both as a creative writing exercise and to stick it to their data mining efforts.

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        That’s kind of what I do with a lot of them now. I just treat them like a massive joke. Which they mostly are.
        Ask me dumb or nosy shit, you get Redd Foxx, Beyoncé and polka.

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  2. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    You nailed it. The questions become more absurd and personal by the day. I think in the future, I’ll write sarcastic comedy features.

    How about this one: when I was born, some mean alien, disguised as a good friend to my parents, discouraged them from giving me a middle name.

    The nasty Alien then hypnotized my parents, took me (the infant) to this home planet, gave me a secret middle name, Klaatuu.

    Whenever I hear this name I’ll carry out some secret mission for the Aliens. I belong to an elite group, the 100. Once we conclude our mission on earth, we’ll return to the Aliens home planet and live happily ever after. Forever.

    Yeah Kevin, this is my take on this daily prompt.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      I approve, Chris! 😄

      Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer lol

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      1. Chris Avatar
        Chris

        WP is data fishing 😊 AI training from our blogs. Brave New World ✨

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Indeed. Perhaps I should refer them to my friends down at the docks. 😉

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      3. Chris Avatar
        Chris

        Ah, sounds interesting 🤔

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  3. AM Avatar
    AM

    😂 great answer!

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you and good morning! 😊👍

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  4. Lalita Avatar
    Lalita

    The element of fun is always alive in you. Great 👍👍👍

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you! If they are going to be silly, so am I in return lol

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  5. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Hahahah I agree, this is a pretty stupid one 😂

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Indeed. They seem to have the market cornered in that regard lately lol

      Like

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  6. Ojaswi Gupta Avatar
    Ojaswi Gupta

    I don’t even have a middle name … how do I answer this prompt, eh? You were right, Kevin, questions need to hold relevance!!

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      I think you just did answer it 😄
      Indeed, there is no point to this question at all, in my opinion.

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      1. Ojaswi Gupta Avatar
        Ojaswi Gupta

        True!

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  7. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Perfect response. GQ Gorilla for the win.
    The polka outfit…🤣

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      It’ll be huge. Mark my words 😄

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      1. Amy Avatar
        Amy

        😂

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        😊👍

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  8. Pooja G Avatar
    Pooja G

    Love the post and loving Beyonce’s country era 😫

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      The damn song is catchy! lol

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      1. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        It’s been stuck in my head since it came out 😫

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Well, wait until you hear the polka album. Talk about catchy! 😄

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      3. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        I bet, I’ll definitely check it out even though I’m not a huge fan of Beyonce or anything. I mean she’s super talented I just don’t listen to her genre that much.

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      4. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        You think I do? lol
        I’m a rock and metal guy 😄
        That said, I do try to listen to other stuff with an open mind, and actually end up enjoying some of it.

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      5. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        Not Beyonce bringing all of us together despite her genre lol 😂

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      6. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Ironic, isn’t it? She’s a one woman “We Are The World” 😄

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      7. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        She is!

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      8. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        After her CMA awards, perhaps a Nobel is next lol

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      9. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        She should, if anyone can create world peace it’s her- she’s the one thing we can all agree on 😫

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      10. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Which is divine irony in and of itself lol

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      11. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        It’s also a sad commentary on how rarely humans can agree with one another in this day and age.

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      12. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        Urgh true, there’s always people disagreeing with everything. People hated this song too because Beyoncé isn’t country or something dumb like that even though she’s literally from the South…

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      13. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Well, the “purists” are always going to bitch when someone genre hops. That’s almost a given. The reality is that she is also a black female, which country music is not exactly overflowing with either.

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      14. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        Which is crazy because country music was incredibly influenced by black artists when it was first created. If it hadn’t been for black musicians country wouldn’t exist. I studied country music in university and it makes me so mad to what it’s become now.

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      15. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        A lot of music was, really. Blues, early rock and roll, etc. Everything starts somewhere, but we often forget that.

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      16. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        Yeah, it’s crazy how fast people forget. Kinda sad really.

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      17. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        That;s human nature for ya.

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  9. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    fyi, I’ve had to subscribe to your blog twice today 🫠

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      WTH…🙄
      Honestly? I don’t even have the words anymore.

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      1. Amy Avatar
        Amy

        I’m just going to start keeping a tally. I think WordPress is angry with me because I make fun of their prompts. So they take people off my list. Unfortunately for them, they keep taking the same person off my list, so it’s super easy to figure out. Do better, WP 😂

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Indeed. At least it’s only annoying and not painful lol
        I keep threatening them with a bat, so I am probably next 🤣

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      3. Amy Avatar
        Amy

        True.😂
        Maybe that should be a prompt question: if you could threaten anyone with a bat, what blogging platform would it be? 😂

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      4. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        I think these days that one is easy to answer lol

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      5. Amy Avatar
        Amy

        It’s obvious. It couldn’t be more obvious. Lol.

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      6. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Indeed not 😄
        Sad but true.

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  10. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Dammit G.Q. Rilla. is such an amazing name!!! haha.

    On a side note, what is WP doing with these prompts recently? Trying to harvest our personal data? lol

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      So it would seem. In which case, I will give them the most asinine answers that I can. 😋

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  11. Edward Ortiz Avatar
    Edward Ortiz

    Nice! G.Q. Rilla looks very classy in the first photo.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Why thank you, sir!
      I think he might even give Ric Flair a run for his money.

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      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        🤣 What about Triple H?

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Oh, gorilla’s got GAME too. No worries. 😎

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      3. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        🫡

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      4. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Triple H is actually one of my favorite wrestlers. I miss him and Stone Cold as the Two-Man Power Trip 😄

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      5. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        They were great. Steve was the man.

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      6. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Definitely. It sucked when he had to retire early.
        I’m wondering if he’s going to show up this year at Wrestlemania to foil The Rock’s plans or not. lol
        I can’t believe that PPV is 40 years old. Wow!

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      7. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        Yeah, time flies my friend. What year was that? My son is a WWE fan now so we’ll be watching. That’ll be cool if that happens.

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      8. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        This year is the 40th. The first one was launched in 1984. I think it was actually shown on closed circuit tv. PPV came a few years later.

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      9. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        Crap! We are getting old.

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      10. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        I know! 🤣🤣

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  12. LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 Avatar
    LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙

    Perfect. 👍

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you! 🙏
      I thought it was about what they deserved. 😄

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  13. chauhandhruv8755 Avatar
    chauhandhruv8755

    Nice

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  14. Mr. B Avatar
    Mr. B

    Lol, tell em!

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      They need to know what’s up! 😄

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      1. Mr. B Avatar
        Mr. B

        For real!

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