[Opinions] Re: Randall
in reply to a message by Billina
Not so keen. I have three primary associations with it (and one nickname bonus);
Jeffrey Randall, a detective from the British cult series "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"
Randall, the snitch from "Recess"
Randall, the antagonist from Monster's Inc
Randy the nice, but a bit dimwitted detective from "Monk"
Two of the three Randall associations are of antagonists. Though, Jeffrey Randall is a much stronger association because he's from one of my favourite series, one that I've known since a very, very small child (unlike Recess and Monster's Inc). Jeff is a good association, but I don't think it's enough for me to not think of it as "the name of a bad guy"
The nickname Randy isn't as bad as, say, Dick, but it does sound a bit too sexual for my tastes. Randy from Monk I'd say is a good association, but I can't help associate it with somebody a bit stupid / naive
As a whole, I don't think it sounds all that nice on the offset, the associations for the most part are negative, squashing any positive images I might have of it, and the nickname is far from desirable
Jeffrey Randall, a detective from the British cult series "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"
Randall, the snitch from "Recess"
Randall, the antagonist from Monster's Inc
Randy the nice, but a bit dimwitted detective from "Monk"
Two of the three Randall associations are of antagonists. Though, Jeffrey Randall is a much stronger association because he's from one of my favourite series, one that I've known since a very, very small child (unlike Recess and Monster's Inc). Jeff is a good association, but I don't think it's enough for me to not think of it as "the name of a bad guy"
The nickname Randy isn't as bad as, say, Dick, but it does sound a bit too sexual for my tastes. Randy from Monk I'd say is a good association, but I can't help associate it with somebody a bit stupid / naive
As a whole, I don't think it sounds all that nice on the offset, the associations for the most part are negative, squashing any positive images I might have of it, and the nickname is far from desirable