Yankovich: Why Do We Find It So Annoying?

Post by **Elvis** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:24 am

Here are some misspellings I've actually seen (spelling, punctuation, and capitalization is exact):

Al Yankovik

Al Yenko..ah Yencovik

Wearied al or owl

wiead al

"weird" al

"werid al yankovic"

"Wierd Al" Yankovic

"Wierd Al Yankovic"

weeird al

WEIRD AL JANKOVIC

WEIRD AL JANKOVICH

WEIRD AL JANOVK

WEIRD AL YANCOVIC

Weird Al Yancovik

weird al yankavic

Weird AL Yankiovic

Weird Al Yankonsomething

Weird Al YAnkovic

Weird Al Yankovich

Weird Al Yankovick

WEIRD AL YANKOVIK

weird al yankovivk

Weird Al Yankowich

Weird Al Yanovic

Weird Al Yonkovic

Weired al

Weirl Al

Wierd Al

wierd al

Wierd Al Yankovic

Wierd Al Yankovich

Dave

Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:58 am

Gracious. That's a MOST impressive collection. Al's name (and professional monicker) have been comprehensively bent, folded, spindled and mutilated!

On a hunch, I did a Yahoo search for "Wired Al" and found that one, too, although quite a few of the "Wired Al" references were to Mr. "I Invented the Internet" Gore.

I'm not sure, though, that "Wearied Al" is always a misspelling, considering the stats we were discussing a little while ago under "Touring: The Math."

I mean, Al's a big star. Surely too big for just one adjective.

Ratbert197 · Post by **Ratbert197** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 4:06 am

I rilly hait it wen peapal misspel Al's naim.

(that was a joke)

Post by **weird_el** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 4:13 am

It is especially pathetic when Al's name is misspelled on the concert tickets, or worse yet -- on a huge theater marquee. I have 2 ticket stubs (both from Morristown, NJ), that misspelled Al's name -- in two different ways!

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 5:50 am

Maybe Al could do a cover of Loudon Wainwrights "They Spelled My Name Wrong Again". Which coincidentally came on as I clicked on General Chat. It has to be some sort of sign.

Mike

Post by **Grom** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 7:09 am

Once I saw it spelt "Vankoivc". Now that's wierd.

Post by **scottidog** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:16 pm

It is especially pathetic when Al's name is misspelled on the concert tickets, or worse yet -- on a huge theater marquee. I have 2 ticket stubs (both from Morristown, NJ), that misspelled Al's name -- in two different ways!

When in doubt, try, try again...

Post by **stupidsurgeon27** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 6:54 pm

~looks at list~

Poor Al!

~knows how Al feels with mispellings and mispronouciations of last names~

Though, the weird is mindboggling. How can so many people mispell that?

-CindyBob

Post by **scottidog** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 7:42 pm

Because people are stupid.

Hey minnick27, you changed your avatar! I kinda liked the Crazed Al one...

Post by **Elvis** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 11:31 pm

Just saw this one in reference to Al's manager and it made me chuckle, so thought I'd pass it along.

Jay Level

Dave

World of Weird Al Yankovic

Yankovich: Why Do We Find It So Annoying?

I before E, that's weird!!