I have kind of a chip on my shoulder regarding my middle name. Is that the right expression? Hang on, I’m going to google it. [Google Research Break!] The thing is, throughout my whole life people have tended to giggle at me when they hear my middle name. I’ve honestly no idea why but it starts to bother a person.

I have a half-baked theory but it is entirely rooted in the specific cultural background of my hometown and in any case it isn’t very interesting so I shall decline to go into it. Some people I know have middle names that really work for them, but I thought you might like to know that this comic came from a place of embarrassment and shame. Actually that sounds much worse than it is. The embarrassment is greatly diminished now, but when ever people ask me I still hesitate before replying. [April 28, 2011]