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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by Graffur on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:12PM (#26999408)
Is Bigbuttson an actual name? That is funny to an English speaker.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by wincy on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:15PM (#26999447)
Just as funny as something like Takeshita, which is a real Japanese surname.

If I was working with someone with that last name I definitely wouldn’t bring it up.

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by hpkuarg on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:33PM (#26999647)
Can confirm, went to (an English-speaking) school with a Takeshita. Juvenile jokes were had.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by Rapzid on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:10PM (#27000740)
It sounds better than it reads with the appropriate pronunciation, but with a western accent.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by koolba on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:14PM (#27000131)
If his first name was Bigsby I’d probably be laughing too. Though I doubt I’d put that in writing, in particular in anything remotely corporate related.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by Griffinsauce on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:25PM (#26999570)
It's also pretty offensive to your customer if that's their name.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by jtdev on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:50PM (#26999824)
Maybe it’s a pornography company...? Maybe people should chill the fuck out with the constant thirst for being offended.
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by grumblestumble on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:57PM (#26999902)
Deliberately not an actual name, but I'm guessing the actual one he referenced is along those lines (he specifically mentioned it being Nordic)
Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by secondcoming on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:08PM (#27001345)
Not according to google (nsfw)