https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:38:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1230278 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:21:44 +0000 artsyfartsy 1230278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My name is very unheard of so people can't wrap their minds around it over the phone. They're like..."what??" So I spell it out. I only have to use "D as in Dog" on my first initial. That's the only letter that can get misheard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1230263 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:19:03 +0000 dagret 1230263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, when i spell my email address because it's my maiden name and it has a Z and a C in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229754 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:31:53 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1229754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it of they ask for a clarification. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229736 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:27:37 +0000 ILoveLettie 1229736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom always did it for our last name growing up..."N as in Nancy"...although apparently there are quite a few people out there who think "Mancy" is a name because they still got it wrong!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229716 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:24:05 +0000 spaniellove 1229716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Definitely not the super common one, although people keep trying to call me that too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229695 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:18:55 +0000 Alivoo01 1229695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do for letters that can be mixed up like N, S, B, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229689 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:17:46 +0000 mrs. wagon 1229689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: haha! it's only slightly creepy. It's not the super common one, right? Mine is the one that is common for both Chinese and Korean... and the misspelling with the N at the end makes it decidedly Chinese! (and I'm Korean!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229686 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:16:21 +0000 spaniellove 1229686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: The one that ends with an M...I remember having a convo about this once, I think. (Going to stop being creepy about this now!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229676 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:14:16 +0000 mrs. wagon 1229676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Maybe?? My last name ends in a G but my maiden name ends in an M! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229672 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:13:27 +0000 spaniellove 1229672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I think we have the same last name right? I had to do it just now! They *always* hear it wrong on the phone, without fail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229670 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:12:51 +0000 swurlygurl 1229670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A guy at work spells his name in military lingo... 'Tango, Foxtrot, Echo". It makes me a little crazy...</p> <p>ETA: @Cherrybee: Oh, is that what it is? I always thought it was Military... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229665 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:11:37 +0000 cascademom 1229665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha yep. My husband does it way more than me. At Starbucks, they ask for your name. I always that it's like the movie for the spelling. They seem to enjoy that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229659 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:09:59 +0000 MapleMoose 1229659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my last name requires it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229600 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:56:46 +0000 BabyMats 1229600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I use the same names for those letters too. I do it quite a bit at work. I have to talk to insurance companies a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229598 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:55:50 +0000 Cherrybee 1229598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes... but I would use the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet (NATO alphabet). Alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot etc..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229568 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:50:34 +0000 bunnylove08 1229568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes because people always have a hard time spelling my full name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229541 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:41:12 +0000 mrs. wagon 1229541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do N as in Nancy and M as in Mary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229539 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:40:27 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1229539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually only when I am spelling my company's name. It ends with an F and everyone usually hears S. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229534 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:39:17 +0000 bhbee 1229534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>only for confusing letters or when people can't hear.</p> <p>I got a less confusing last name when I got married and I'm happy to have less "wait, what?" when I am giving my name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229533 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:39:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1229533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it when spelling our last name over the phone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229526 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:37:02 +0000 HabesBabe 1229526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, but only for letters that can be misheard (N, M, P, B, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229524 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:37:01 +0000 looch 1229524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, yes, a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/j-is-for-jungle-o-is-for-octopus-h-is-for-hot#post-1229521 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:36:02 +0000 autumnlove 1229521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you do this when you give information over the phone?</p> <p>:) I never do it! </p>