How to Legally Change Your Name (and is it a scam?)

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yeah, that mug he's drinking from. Full of booze!

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Always interpreted that as "Businness *Blazing*"... Elon Musk style

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He definitely had a glass or 2 and said "hey I wanna rant, let's make a video". Lol he loses his filter and it turns out hilarious. :D

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I see that he has a wedding band on but that doesn't mean anything in the US anymore I'm horrible with gay slurring in other languages. Is Simon gay or is that just how he speaks because of his education? I know some of you are looking at me like what the hell is he talking about. There are like 10 different dialects of English in the UK and there are about a hundred in the US but at least in the US you can tell if somebody is gay no matter what dialect they speak.

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* His Royal Highness Simon _Legend_ Whistler

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He should at least be knighted. Sir Simon Whistler is a great name too.

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Brilliant idea. Prince Andrew stepped away from his duties, so there is a semi-available opening. Someone petition the queen!

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[@grilledleeks6514]

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[@librasgirl08]

One of my friends actually changed her name in the UK, when she was in the process of divorcing her husband. A rather good time, because you need to change your documents anyway. She has a really bad relationship with her mother and brother, so she didn't want to go back to her maiden name and the name of the guy, who had an affair with her best friend, while she was pregnant, not something she wanted to. So she changed it to a name, that meant something to her. As a huge Supernatural fan, who really enjoyed the feeling of community in the fandom, she changed it to Winchester.

[@mybraineatseverything7404]

Long ago I had a friend with a similar situation. She chose to use a last name from her family's matriarchal line. She wasn't fond of her father, nor his lineage. ;-)

[@Humineral]

A classic rifle. Sounds a lot better than AK47

[@librasgirl08]

@@mybraineatseverything7404 wouldn't have helped her, because her mother is the problem. She's happy with her name now.

[@insaincaldo]

At least that's a family name brought to a gun and not like some modern rappers who just use gun model names.

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@@insaincaldo Gotta admit that Uzi would be a pretty sweet surname though

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No. H.R.H. Simon Legend Whistler.

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Simon has so many great candles. I'm particularly fond of his sandalwood one that he lights on special occassions over on Top Tenz :P (Not really having a go, I realise it was autocorrect, it was just a particularly funny example)

[@andrieahilger5850]

I am in the US and I changed my name when I was 18! I am from Wisconsin, so the process was lengthy- 1) I had to consult with a lawyer to draw up the legal documents 2) File legal documents and set a court date 3) Put an announcement in the local paper that I was changing my name from X to Y 4) Go to court and announce to a judge exactly WHY I wanted to change my name 5) Judge made a decision on whether my name change was valid or not (it was) 6) Then I had to send in signed paperwork to change all of my IDs to my new name

[@nosuchthing8]

Yeesh such work mr y

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Hope so :). Thank you for the vote of confidence!

[@michaelhook1380]

Make a video about the man selling plots of land on the moon or maybe other sketchy endeavors like that!

[@Thegreatsage1442]

"do you think hes got a better or worse time in prison with that name, or do you reckon they just adress him as a number" damn thats savage

[@likebot.]

"No wonder I've never heard of this, it's _extremely_ boring." Somehow Simon, I don't think that's your criterium for not having heard of it.

[@fanbuoy9234]

That mentality is also why we have the current British press culture :)

[@___David__]

Up until 2017, in Portugal, you had TWO lists of names. One list with the names that were NOT allowed...and another with the names that WERE allowed. "What if I pick a name that isn't in any of those lists?" you ask. Well, in that case you would be forced to put in a writen request to the Director-General of the Civil Registry and beg him to allow it. Yup. Oh and you also need a compeling reason to change your name, reason which you must provide to the Director-General even if the name is allowed. And of course, you have to pay upwards of 200€ for the REQUEST (which, mind you, CAN be denied "because"), and then of course you'll have to pay to change every other document (National ID, driver's license, bank accounts etc etc). Brasil had good teachers. Oh and Simon...the equivalent to "dick" in Portuguese is "caralho". You're welcome ;)

[@ASardinhola]

I'd say, in Brazil, it'd be 'pau' or 'pinto'.

[@pedroff_1]

@@ASardinhola I'd argue all 3 work in Brazil depending on how informal/rude you want to be

[@fanbuoy9234]

@@ASardinhola Wait, isn't Pinto also a surname? So it's like the Johnson of Brazil?

[@adrianwilliams7790]

Let it be known that I am not the Adrian Williams referred to in this video. Thank you.

[@Slavir_Nabru]

Having gone through this in the UK, I can say that while the process itself is simple, having to explain what the hell this piece of paper justifying why the name on my birth certificate is different can be a right PITA.

[@Zazzlebips]

That sounds very annoying. I was able to change the name on my birth certificate here in germany. Explaining it to my bank was a pain though´.

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I have been in agonising pain all day. Watching these videos has helped me get through the day by distracting me with interesting facts and banter. Seriously, this might yet outrank my longest Netflix binge during my last flare-up. When you've watched everything you think might be good on Netflix, Simon's ten squillion channels are there for you.

[@HeavenlyiceDream]

I changed my name. My dad had been adopted at 4. I know his birth family and with permission from my grandparents on both sides, i legally changed my name to the original scottish MacGregor. It was simple. Went to my local courthouse, filled out the papers. Made a date with the judge. Brought all the stuff they told me to. Judge sat me down at his desk, not a courtroom and asked me Why I wanted to change me name. Once I explained it and showed him documents to back it up, he said it's a good reason and granted it. I got a nifty court order and enough copies of the legal name change document to send to Scotland to change my birth certificate, the usa social security admin to change my name legally on that, and my state records to change it on all legal documents. Courthouse actually gave you a paper with all the stuff you need to have changed legally , with a copy of the name change for each. It cost me $110 all said and done.

[@chesh1rek1tten]

Man, that sounds so great. I'm in the process of changing my name and it's taking forever (Covid doesn't help) and it's really expensive (up to 3000€), because you have to pay for all legal documents out of pocket and when you change account holder names and get s card reissued there's s fee, too..

[@timothyneiswander3151]

I once considered changing my name to Tusco V. At that time I was fronting for a metal band. I would introduce the other members because they already had decent sounding names but never introduced myself. They harassed me about that. So I told them if I ever legally changed my name to Tusco V, I would allow them to introduce me.

[@user-dx8nj7qj2g]

i feel australia should allow you to change your name more than 3 times, if you have a valid reason, like a crazy ex thats trying to hunt you down, or they should atleast either A) warn you about this being your last name change or B) allow you to change back to your birth name/any previous name at any point, but only those names and than its final.

[@SergiuD.]

Rock on, Danny!

[@neos1234125]

Name changes in Australia are regulated by each state. There is no blanket rule of only three changes for all Australians. In Queensland the rule is no more than once per 12 months with no real limit.

[@solorzanochris665]

Loved the anecdote in the video, interesting asf, always cool to learn more about you Simon.

[@bertiepimplebum5633]

My name: Bertie Pimplebum. I cannot find a girl anywhere who wants to be Mrs Pimplebum.

[@terryenby2304]

Try seeking a woman?

[@augustvalek]

omg that ID that you showed "james bond cero cero siete" hahahaha beautiful, I love when people name their kids silly names just beacuse they are in a different language, I've seen it all "usnavy" "onedollar" "superman"

[@EportChris]

Google Translate: Peynis Simon: Peynis Me: 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Peynis

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Colons.

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An adult man laughing at his Ipad saying the word "penis"

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PENIS

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Simon: Rooster Cogburn [with silent G] USA: I think you're over thinking it

[@cesar_otoniel]

2:20 I'm a cashier McDonald's, my customers definitely will choose that if they had the option to.

[@joannacheneler9990]

I changed my name last year in the UK. Didn't cost me a penny. Print off a free template online, get a couple of witnesses then just tell banks, docs etc. Turns out to be about 20 places it needed to be changed

[@Waste-Water-Management]

what about for your passport?

[@m1ster_h597]

So, I live in Alabama and I recently had my name legally changed (before getting married to honor my step fathers name and carry on the name) it was very easy to change my name! It cost $35 and only took 2 weeks to have the papers go through and get notorized in all legal papers! Though it did cost another $25 to have my driver's license changed as well. But it was literally 2 pieces of paper, 5 min and I was done filling it out and hand it over!

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Hi neighbor! Go to know we are good to go.

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You must do a Business Blaze on how you got into KZbin and all the different channels you do!

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Haha someday :)

[@janetchristian]

Please do an episode on the history of Black Friday. I'd love to know how, why, where, and when it started, how it got its name, and more about its spread into Europe and other places that don't celebrate Thanksgiving. I've been told it's named such because it puts businesses in the black, but I've also read it was named after a market crash. If it is named for its profit-generating ability, does it really save businesses that would otherwise not make it?

[@613aristocrat]

Now that would be an interesting tidbit! The Friday to keep businesses in the black?

[@JonPITBZN]

My reaction to a bad night at work (ca 6 months ago): go out to breakfast and leave an absurdly large tip. My reaction to a bad night at work (present): day drink, eat a ton of unhealthy snacks, and binge Business Blaze. This channel has turned me into a worse person and I'm loving it!

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I've ruined some poor servers morning ;)

[@JonPITBZN]

Yeah, but you also saved me money during Christmas shopping season.

[@hoodedbrillo6302]

another superb video guys. soooo entertaining. keep it up dudes, cant stop wtching them

[@generallyuninterested4956]

Also, a divorce decree isn't enough to get your legal maiden name back! I had to go to court to change my name in the US. (WA state) it was an application, a court fee (about $225) and I had to give an explanation and swear to a judge I wasn't doing it for purpose of fraud. Then I had to take my court order signed by judge to the social security administration and, department of licensing, plus send copies of the court order and my new ID to my creditors (including reporting agencies), utilities, insurance and landlord. It was a total pain in the ass. All because it wasn't included in my divorce documents, to get MY name that I WAS born with... nope I had to pay to lose the married name. Government scammers.

[@michaelwilde545]

Changing your name in the US - go to the courthouse and fill out a form, pay somewhere between $150 and $200, wait a couple of weeks for a court date, appear and answer the judge's questions (are you doing this of your own free will and are you doing this to avoid law enforcement) Very simple up to that point - the hard part is after where you have to take your court order to your landlord, your bank, all your credit accounts, change every deed you hold (car, home, etc), every on line thing you've ever done, good luck with getting your medical records sorted out, places you went to school (though you will not get a new diploma - it will forever be in your old name), the social security administration, change your drivers license, insurance policies, library card, you're likely to lose your credit rating and have to start over like you were 18 and trying to get your first credit card. Your interest rates will suck. Getting a passport is going to take way way longer than you can possibly imagine and you may have to apply more than twice. Job hunting is a nightmare because none of your references check out. There is no legal limit to how many times you can request or be granted a name change, but it is at the judge's discretion and can be denied if you get too outrageous with the number of times or the choice of name.

[@XYGamingRemedyG]

3:52 for a nasally laughing simon

[@likebot.]

I know how to piss my wife off... change my name to my first girlfriend's name!

[@TheHoagie13]

Y'know, after watching THIS specific Simon Whistler Vehicle, *this Danny Dude sounds like an OLDer Gentleman (between 35-55yrs)*

[@DannySalter]

What gave it away, Jon? Was it the blancmange?

[@stephjovi]

OLD between 35 and 55, 🤣what's 70?

[@DarkWolfseternalfire]

@@DannySalter how did Simon not know what blancmange is? Also 35 is not old..... just saying.

[@DannySalter]

I should say that I'm at the lower end of Jon's 'Old' scale :)

[@tomstirling2882]

@@DarkWolfseternalfire Blancmange goes on the list of things Simon doesn't know,but everyone else does

[@benalias5766]

The policy of charging the difference between the original price of the airline ticket and the current price of the ticket to do a name change is to stop people scalping airline tickets (since they tend to increase in price as the date of travel nears).

[@skipwebb3787]

The child like giggle at the Portuguese pronunciation of penis killed me lol

[@debbiefiuza]

Putting your middle name as Legend is totally valid because you ARE a legend.

[@soullesshonky1707]

Had a feeling this would be a fun one. Couldnt wait to get home,first thing i watched. Great job as always.

[@km_youtube23]

Simon please do a switch episode, were Danny hosts and you write!

[@johnpbishop8145]

Lmfao.. I love this series. It's so damn funny seeing Simon let loose n not keep all prim and proper

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:)

[@phil2782]

Danny is just trying to get paid for going down a Wikipedia clickhole.

[@jimbojones2211]

I appreciate that you offered to cover Danny's name change lol.

[@maggpiprime954]

"Rrrrrrromancio!!!" Also, just Google search for Brazilian slang/euphemisms for whatever word you want. That'll be way more interesting (fun) than the proper Latin term.

[@j_fitz6913]

I had my name changed. It was $135 and the ‘long winded court order’ was half an hour mostly me just sitting waiting as the judge did other cases (dui, and stuff like that) then mine came up and it was less than five minutes. “Is your current name [blank]?” Yes. “you are changing it to [blank]?” Yes. “Can you spell it for me?” [i spell the name out] “Are you changing your name to avoid and criminal charges or outstanding debts including credit, mortgage or child support?” No. “Very well let the record show on this date and time that your request for a legal name change was approved. You can go up to the pay counter to finalize the process; and please be sure to contact the social security office to have a new card issues to you.” Then that was it. Half an hour in a social security office the next day with my paperwork from the pay counter at the court house and in a week a new card was sent to me. The entire process took me about an hour and a half.

[@pamelamays4186]

Simon deserves the title of HRH!

[@sethrose5776]

I just wanted to pop in here and say that I've had my name changed, First middle and last, when I was 16. I was in Ohio and it cost me about $500 total, between court cost and lawyer fees. I was required to take out an add in the newspaper that stated I would be changing my name and I had to sit in front of a magistrate and explain to him why I wanted to change my name. Total process took only about 2 months. I already had my driver's license so had to go change that and because of the DMV and my birth certificate now has a little note on the bottom that says *legal name change on file.

[@Tinhare]

Great episode. The tangents were brilliant. As far as parents picking bad names for their kids why on earth would Mr and Mrs Trickle call their son Richard?

[@sammyjaybartholomew2952]

Here in Slovenia you go to your local administrative unit and try and find the correct window where you fill out a quick form and pay 55€ for your first name change (any other name change after that will cost you 110€, so chose wisely), you wait a little over a week for them to process your request and check if you have any kind of criminal record. If everything checks out they call you back and you get a piece of paper confirming your name change as well as a new birth certificate. At that point the name in the administrative database has been changed to your new one, so you just head over to a window and order a new ID, which costs you 20€, wait a few days to get it and then you can go and update all other documents like drivers license, debit card, credit cards, medical insurance card, student ID, passport, any kind of education certificates and diplomas. It's a fairly simple process which can be done in under a month depending on how many documents you need to update.

[@Grobohalic]

I love how Simon theorizes that some Brazilian parents would use the law to name their child the Brazilian word for dick, seemingly not realizing that plenty of English speakers have the actual name Dick.

[@brainblaze6526]

Well technically they are called Richard.

[@nicolek4076]

The easiest and cheapest way to change your name in the UK is to get online (free) a statutory declaration for this. Go to your local magistrates' court and swear the declaration before a magistrate. They will take a copy, so there will be an official copy in public records, just like you would have with a registered deed poll. Total cost: £0.00. This is every bit as valid as a deed poll. I did mine this way and my declaration was accepted by the passport office and drivers' licencing authority.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Get Married, they let you change your middle and last names when you do so.

[@drewdavidson9891]

yeah lets pay 1000s to get married just so i have an excuse to change my last name,then 1000s more for the divorce lol

[@Hermenie]

Depending on the state, like Minnesota, you can change the entirety of your name should you choose

[@MR2Davjohn]

I did. It took a layer, application, fee ($500), court review, approval, then change birth cert., driver license, and other ID, passport and social security file.

[@jonathanhamby6528]

About 8 years after my parents got divorced my Mom went back to her maiden name, she waited to change her last name until my youngest brother turned 18 & had graduated high school. So me & my brothers have a running joke were we give my mom hell for disowning us as soon as we were 18 & no longer her responsibility legally. Lol we constantly crack jokes at her expense about how she clearly doesn't want people to know about us & when she introduces us to people such as her employees at her new job we regularly will introduce ourselves as her former sons. She generally finds this much less funny than we do lol!

[@fatcat6984]

Sorry I’m late to this one, great idea/script Danny! Or Mr. cogburn

[@eladiocofresi5202]

For a period of time, I thought the "SW" stood for Stuart Weitzman.

[@wolf3794]

Man I love this channel! You need to meet Danny!

[@joelucas7052]

I’m not sure about theclaws abroad, but here in the US name change is actually really easy. You go to your state government’s website and fill out an online form. You then pay a filing fee (usually around $150) and attach things like a photocopy of your driving license and birth certificate. After 30 days, you go to your local courthouse and meet with a judge who will give you a court ordered name change packet. You take this packet to the driving license office and they make the approved changes. After this, you go to the Social Security office and they do the same. Afterwards your name change is completely finished and legal. I have an intimate knowledge of this system because I went through a legal name change myself.

[@darthstarkiller6605]

I legally changed my name to “Tybrius in quotations little Michael Jackson”

[@marissabones]

I enjoyed this, Thanks Danny

[@micaelsilva]

Fun fact 2: one of the reasons you can change your name in Brazil it is if you name is a source of mockery. You also can ADD to your name some nickname that you are widely known

[@Claytone-Records]

HRH SIMON LEGEND WHISTLER. Rolling on the floor commences.

[@kimholmes3083]

I knew a guy who changed his name to Grimm Reaper. He did this in a bid to not have to work. As he was claiming jobseekers allowance he had to apply for jobs but he figured nobody would call him to come for an interview with a name like that. As far as I am aware his plan succeeded. This was over 20 years ago and not seen him for almost that many years, so who knows maybe he still hasn't been hired by someone.

[@adamaskins1879]

Danny seems a bit obsessed with rooster- related names.

[@heathermarie7669]

Okay. So I was hoping that this was actually gonna discuss the issues related to those of us who have to change our names for reasons like transition. This video kinda glossed over a lot of the problems with it.

[@Saitaina]

Heather Marie That should be just as easy as a normal name change, it's getting gender changed that's the nightmare. Most judges don't care why or what you change you name to. Or at least they didn't here in OR.

[@heathermarie7669]

@@Saitaina the way the process is set up is the problem. There's a lot of deadnaming that happens. And the whole newspaper is a chance to get outted very hard, and it's classist cause it legit exist to make sure you don't own anybody money, and most trans people have debt thats gonna pop up.

[@Tfin]

@@heathermarie7669 Making sure you aren't changing your name to skip out on $100,000 debt isn't "classist."

[@nerdgirl7363]

In the US, you do actually have to have your name change advertised in a news paper. I think its to leave paper trail or something publicly available thats not through the court system.

[@ДжонПартлов]

Just to add, I found the article about Adrian Williams (Romanceo sir tasty Maxibillion) And it was written in 1995. As far as I’m aware he is no longer serving the 50 year prison sentence as he What is eligible for parole in February 1995, with a mandatory release date of September 2, 2002.

[@georgelord7108]

Wow Danny forgot to mention looking on UK gov website they tell you how to do your self 😂

[@frien_d]

I am totally including His Royal Highness as an option in the next form I code, LOL.

[@isaacwalker5956]

I live in Racine, WI . kinda cool it got mentioned

[@epowell4211]

Not 100% sure, but I was told (in the US) that when you get married, your free, legal name change could be to anything - not just adopting each other's name. I was satisfied with taking my spouse's name, however, my sister and her first fiance planned on changing their last name to "Strange", so they could each be "Dr. Strange." I haven't held a job or gotten an apartment in over 15 years, but I remember having to show a lot of ID - license, social, mail, pay stubs, and occasionally even my birth certificate.

[@anthonymacgregor9790]

deed poll is not the only other way to do that in the UK there is also the Statutory Declaration you can get from a solicitor

[@AdZS848]

Simon, I have experience in this. I am a Belgian citizen and we don't automatically take on our husband's surname when we get married. We can but it would mean going to Belgium and appearing in court to do it legally. Luckily in the UK it was quite easy. I got my bank to change my name by going there with all the relevant docs to prove I was me and they changed my name on the account. Once I'd done that, I used my bank card every time formal ID was required. So for the 10 years I lived there I could use the name I wanted. But I never legally changed my name. Now I live in Germany (more rigid laws as you can imagine) I have to use my maiden name on any documents I write/sign. So I've had to go back to my maiden name despite having a married name for all my married life and still being married.

[@Grommish]

Yeah, I totally heard it as 🐓🔥

[@woohootinyrick3580]

PLEASE DO MORE LIKE THIS🔥🔥🔥

[@mr.stratholm4999]

Suggestion: Can you dive into what happened with Enron back in the day?

[@613aristocrat]

Hot dog! Just a quick dip into what has shaped and continues to shape businesses around the world with GAAP, IFRS, internal controls, public reporting.... This would be a very long video.

[@mr.stratholm4999]

@@613aristocrat I'd, happily, sit down and watch it any day.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

Can you do a video on the Teapot Dome Scandal

[@roboticzamat]

ALL HAIL HRH SIMON LEGEND WHISTLER!!!! 👑🤴👑 *giggles over him giggling over the Portuguese penis pronounciation* Now THAT'S an alliteration to be proud of. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 BTW Dani: if possible, could we have a vid about "AI supervisors" which are currently being tested for choosing new recruits and monitoring the mental and emotional states of employees? Like information privacy, possible connections to smart watches, sleep sensors, etc. 🍀 Also, another idea would be the current fad about adding GABA to foods to help deal with stress? One of my students (a clinical psychologist) is going to study this....but I'd like to know more in layman's terms, if there is any to be had. PWEASE? 😳😳😳 (if it's video-do-able lol 🍀)

[@stephjovi]

Video 30. Simon legend Whistler! So that's why we're legendary legends! Danny is allowed to make a suggestion! I suppose he started to be afraid of Simon and considered to change his name and run.

[@grilledleeks6514]

Simon, you're a trip. A real fungi.

[@LJewett]

HRH Simon Legend now has to do a Today I Found Out , London Gazette

[@alpacatears]

It was actually so much easier for me to change my name by Deed Poll in Ireland than it was to change my name with the bank. Basically I went by the surname of my foster parents all my life but legally had a different surname. I got a cheque from my college in my birth name but my bank had the other surname and wouldn't cash the money for me. I asked the process for updating my bank details and it involved so much bureaucracy that I just went to a solicitor to file a deed poll instead. Having that little piece of paper meant the bank had to cash it immediately 😂😂

[@mybraineatseverything7404]

In California, it costs over $400 to change your last name. If you divorce and don't request to go back to your maiden/former name in your divorce papers, you will have to pony up the cash later on. You also have to go through the stupid local court process too. SMH - Such BS

[@Brilchan]

The tangent was so funny xD

[@jamieo2147]

I just changed my name by unenrolled deed poll that I did myself. I did have a couple of problems with people saying it needed to be stamped but since the couldn't tell me who it needed to be stamped by, they clearly didn't have a clue what they were talking about. Unfortunately one of them was the DWP but I just rang them back and spoke to somebody different. The other one was my letting agents who insisted it needed to be enrolled. They soon changed their minds once I produced my nice shiny new driving licence with my new name on though. My advice would be to change it with the DVLA first and then use that as ID for all the others.

[@andywilson5828]

Fun fact. Chad Johnson, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, changed his name to Ocho Cinco. The Spanish for 85, his number in the team

[@TysonPower]

Omg dying at this episode >D. so good.

[@peachyosrs8788]

I know this is 3 months ago, but London Gazette is often used by debt collectors and Insolvency Practitioners (and I'm guessing no one else) as it has to display certain details of companies entering insolvency proceedings - arranging creditors meetings, confirmation of end of insolvency and I believe details of pence in £ figures for insolvent ends. As these all legally have to be "published", although I think they now only include high net value companies and the rest are dumped on the online version of it. Both of which get looked at incredibly regularly by IP's - especially when it comes to people who have changed their names as that becomes a massive pain in the arse. The only person I know who has gone through this process is a goth that i'd gone to school with (and in later life, the pub), who for the whole time I'd only known her had the given name Frankie, until she got the final paperwork through and came in very proudly to say "I'm no longer called Hope" at which point everyone had to explain that Frankie wasn't even her middle name, just a name she picked at age 12-13. I remember she said it was way cheaper to do than she'd expected but way more of a pain in the arse actually informing everyone afterwards, as no one believed her and had to see the original document, that you only initially get one of.

[@pokeman747]

One of the guitar tones at around 9 minutes sounds like when my son shouts Dad. Had to rewind and check

[@brainblaze6526]

Hahaha, weird.

[@keelwakamar]

Thank you Danny for the great script!!

[@francisacosta3344]

The fact that I'm Dominican and you used an ID impressed me lol

[@coldhazzard]

2:44 Don't know what was wrong with you? Weren't you a drug tester? Hahahaha

[@PDX53]

I used what is now my real name for over 40 years before I had it changed officially and that was so Social Security would issue me a corrected SS card. I changed because I found out my parents named me after two A-hole Pastors I despised as a child and I quit going to that church when I turned 18 and moved out of my parents house. Even w/o the "official" name change I was issued numerous passports, driver's licenses in 3 States, concealed firearm permits in 4 states, filed my taxes, purchased homes, cars, & got married, etc. In late 2016 I filled out the proper paperwork, paid my County $160 and after two weeks I had a new birth certificate and everything is now "correct". I also got rid of my middle name so when I fill out paperwork to purchase a firearm I have to put "NMN" in the "middle name" box. When I was a Military Contractor I had to use NMI (no middle initial) so bureaucracy reigns supreme. I have relatives still who call me by my birth name but since they're a lot older (I'm 66) I don't bother correcting them.

[@ChristinaMaterna]

Holey shit that's simple in the UK. In Aus you have to change it with 'births deaths& marriages', pay them a fee and fill out a form. Then it gets reviewed for decency and either accepted/rejected. Then you have to show your 'change of name' form to ask those places like DMV etc.