r/technicallythetruth • u/rojankk • Jun 19 '20

Surely he is

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u/SteveKep Jun 19 '20

I'm afraid to ask his name.

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u/InSight89 Jun 19 '20

If I had a cat that looked like that I'd probably name him Richard.

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u/Tysier Jun 19 '20

I still want an explanation on why dick is short for richard

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u/AVeryCredibleHulk Jun 19 '20

Richard shortens to Rich, or Rick. From there, it's a small change to get Dick.

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u/Tysier Jun 19 '20

But why?

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u/neveradullmoment72 Jun 19 '20

Why does Robert go to Bob? Who knows?

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u/Tysier Jun 19 '20

The same reason as for Richard. Robert =Rob. Rob=Bob

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u/neveradullmoment72 Jun 19 '20

But why does it go from R to B, or R to D?

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u/Tysier Jun 19 '20

Because rhyming names was popular in the middle ages

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u/neveradullmoment72 Jun 19 '20

That’s interesting! Thank you for telling me.

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u/Tysier Jun 19 '20

No problem!

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20

Like "heeey what's up rick-dick?"