As a passport acceptance agent, I have to say that people who use a different name from their legal name are actually super-problematic for getting a passport. We recently had a woman who had an old passport under the name (made up example) Smith-Jones, but her social security card and license were under Smith. She had to bring in 10 different legal documents demonstrating she'd been using Smith for the past 5 years.

tl;dr - Pick a legal name, folks!

It has "wacky sitcom" written all over it.

Indeed!

Bahahahahahaha!!!

Pick a legal name, folks!

I feel like such a rebel. Though I wouldn't try to get a passport under "Beckmeyer" since that's not my legal name. When I fly, it's always under "Lang."

Pick a legal name, folks!

Just one, right? Jeez. So many rules, man.

Unfortunately, Stormageddon is taken.

I was thinking the legal name. The pants thing would get old before a single decade, but if you hung in there it would become funny again, I suppose.

You have a nom de aviation. Nice.

More pants is not a bad idea, actually: my dad was always losing clothes in the laundry at his ALF.

Parental Pants Update! My dad *claims* he owns 35 pairs of pants.

Proud of you kids for making it work. Mixed marriages can be tough.

Unfortunately, Stormageddon is taken.

It is? by whom?

A cat in a book i read 20-30 years was named Divine Indifference. I don't remember anything else about the book, but I thought that was the perfect name for a cat.

It is? by whom?

Someone in Doctor Who, I think.

"Parental Pants" would be a great band name.

I'm pretty sure my legal name is common-law legal? I mean, it's on every piece of paperwork other than my birth certificate.

You should, and that name should be 'Danger'.

I know people did that to their daughter for real for real.