> >My e-mail address is my real name. honestly. you don't believe me, do you? It's true, and I hate it. Loud is an abismal sirname.
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> If your last name was Loud and you actually were quiet, that'd be okay because people don't like to be yelled at all the time. If you were a loud Loud, that wouldn't be a shock, so that's okay as well.
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> If your last name was Quiet and you were quiet, you wouldn't surprise anyone, because they aren't expecting you to be loud. However, if you were Quiet and loud, you'd be drawing more attention to yourself than if you were Loud and quiet.
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> So I think you're better off being Loud rather than being Quiet. You'll be able to get away with more stuff.

I'm a quiet Loud. My nickname at high school was Katherine Quiet.