Michael and Rose

[Anakah]

oh man. I am so bad with names. Never occurs to me what names can be for boys or girls.

I had this woman come to my window and hands me a credit card with the name Michael on it. I should have asked for her ID first but NOOO I didn't...

ME: sorry ma'am I will need the cardholder here. Is this your husband's card?

Her: Nope. It's mine. *hands me her ID*

Me:

Yeah, her name was actually Michael. She was real nice about it and tells me it happens all the time. I was

Later that day a man comes up with a voucher (when you cash in your points you get a voucher that we cash) and the name says Rose on it.

This time I ask for ID but he quickly flashes it and puts it back into his pocket before I can even see the name. I look closer at the voucher and it says "Rose." So I then ask if maybe he got his switched with his wife's. He grumbles and gets mad at me. Then he decided to FULL show me his ID. Yes, this old man's name was in fact Rose. ME: Oh my... Please Insert foot into mouth. lol Oops.

About a week ago a girl gave me her military ID (her boyfriend was standing next to her) and I told her sorry it would have to be her ID with the card. She looked like a boy in the pic.

Her: That's me. It's just a really bad pic...

I look closer and lo and behold it's her! I wanted to crawl under a desk.

[Beki710]

You're only doing your job and far better to be safe than sorry! I get names mixed up all the time. I hate ones that can be used for both genders like Ashley. Yes normally spelt like that it's for a guy but you do get female ones spelt that way. Definitely made mistakes like that when contacting customers and my heads not totally in the right place!

[Sparky]

Anakah, are you old enough to remember The Waltons?

The actress who played the mother, Olivia Walton, was always listed in the credits as "Miss Michael Learned." I guess it was the only way people could figure it out.

http://www.michaellearned.com/

[dragon_wings]

Some women with the name Michelle spell it in a way that looks like Michael. Add in foreign spellings and yeah it get more fun. :P

[AccountingDrone]

I had an ex who's previous girlfriend was named Roberta. She went through hell because apparently Bank o'Merica couldn't wrap their little mind around her femaleness and kept issuing her plastic in the name Robert A.

[LillFilly]

Remember how Dr. Quinn got her job? Her resume said 'Michaela Quinn' and they assumed her name was Michael A Quinn and that she was a he?

[Cia]

I had a college class with a girl named Michael and even better her younger brother was also named Michael.

[RealUnimportant]

I had a college class with a girl named Michael and even better her younger brother was also named Michael.

Nicknamed Blanket?

[Flying Grype]

Some women with the name Michelle spell it in a way that looks like Michael. Add in foreign spellings and yeah it get more fun. :P

Canada's last governor general was named Michaëlle Jean, first name pronounced Mee-kai-EL. She came to Canada as a refugee from Haiti in the '60s. Dunno if it's a common spelling/pronunciation there.

[telecom_goddess]

I had a college class with a girl named Michael and even better her younger brother was also named Michael.

ok that's just mean and unnecessary....and had to cause all kinds of hell with their identities.

[BrenDAnn]

I have a cousin whose name is spelled Michaell, pronounced like Michelle. She's named after her father--Michael.

[customersruinmylife]

This thread makes me smile as I am friends with a couple named Michael and Rose

[DeltaSierra]

Interesting. Growing up I knew a few female Michael's and Bobby's. I also have some male friends named Sandy, Andrea (he's from Italy - that's a very common male name there,) Tracy, Shannon, and Leslie.

[SuperRTL]

Ok, this made me stop and check for a minute. My daughters name is Mychal D. Rose. She goes by Rosie but I can see problems in her future.

[Aethian]

My uncle wasn't allowed to date but he kept hanging out with a kid named Billie. It wasn't until it was insisted that Billie was introduced that it was found out the Billie was a girl.