Potential Nicknames for the President-Elect
Above: What's that name? Come again?
We at The Death Mask would like to welcome President-Elect Richard Bliese to his new post at Luther Seminary. But like many others, we are stumped: just how do you pronounce his last name, anyway? Although he’s been around campus for awhile, we’ve heard it pronounced several ways and we’re not sure how we can best make fun of him.
Below is a list of possible pronunciations for Bliese’s last name, and nicknames that could be derived from such pronunciations. If you have more to add to this list, please let us know.
Richard Bliese Pronunciation and Nickname Chart
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If last name is pronounced…
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Like “Buh-Lees” |
Like “please” |
Like “Blee-see" |
Pronunciation of last name not important |
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Then potential nicknames are… |
Puh-lease, Buh-lees Belize City |
Richard “FLEAS” Bliese-and-thank-you Mind your Bliese and Q’s Bliese Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em Bliese. Gesundheit! Bliese Lightning
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His classes are Ee-see ??? (We’re really hoping this won’t be the correct pronunciation.) |
Slick Rick Tricky Dick Richie Rich Mission of the Triune Prez “T-Bone”
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