The Buckets by Greg Cravens for May 12, 2023

LOL! I also don’t call my husband by his given name, I use a three letter nickname that derives from his given name. His given name is as long as Lawrence, so too much bother to adress him that way.

Wait till they find out about “Eddie.”

I met my wife through her daughter, all of the kids called me Old Man

I told her to just call me Doc, and that’s what she has called me ever since

Lawrence is just his nickname.

So, what’s your point, Tobias and Edward.

Is mom’s name Elizabeth?

Lawrence happens to be my middle name. My Father in laws name is Larry

I bet you didn’t know your real name is Tobias.

If this kid is in high school and doesn’t understand the connection between Lawrence and Larry, somebody TAKE AWAY HIS PHONE and FORCE HIM into the real world. PLEASE!!!

I am a medical, legal, and financial entity named Gerald, a public persona named Jerry, and an inmost soul named Gerhard.

That’s my middle name. For a while, in my teen years, I preferred Larry — even though it was a moot point, since my middle name never got much use anyway. But it took me a while to grow into Lawrence.

Big tip of the hat to an ol’ college roommate and buddy- Dan Larry… Not Daniel Lawrence. His first and middle names were, in fact, Dan Larry. If you believe his story. I guess I do.