nucklehead Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/dick-assman-of-regina-dies-82-1.3728016 Quote Dick Assman, the Regina gas station worker whose surname led to a brief stint on David Letterman's late-night talk show, has died at age 82. Assman, who was born in Neudorf, Sask., in 1934, died on Monday. He worked as a manager, mechanic and gas attendant at service stations in Saskatchewan his whole life. In the summer of 1995, Assman became an instant celebrity when the Late Show host took an interest in his name. Assman had moved from working at one gas station location to another and the owner decided to put an ad in the paper to let people know. The ad struck someone as humorous. A copy was submitted, anonymously, to the Late Show for a segment called Dumb Ads. The popular television host took sophomoric glee in the name and made Assman the focal point for a comedy bit. When Letterman phoned Assman for more laughs, the then 61-year-old man became an instant celebrity. In time, he was invited to New York City to appear on the show. After appearing on Letterman's show, Assman became the talk of Regina. He told CBC News last year that he still had a laugh over his Letterman fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 That poor poor b@stard to be given a name like Dick Assman. His parents must have been true a$$holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Phooey Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: That poor poor b@stard to be given a name like Dick Assman. His parents must have been true a$$holes. ...or had a very funny sense of humor. Looks like a case of glass half empty^^^. I had a buddy whose last name was Pineau. He and his wife named their first son Philip. True story. Not as funny as Dick Assman's parents, but funny nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 1 minute ago, HK Phooey said: ...or had a very funny sense of humor. Looks like a case of glass half empty^^^. It was said tongue in cheek. Dick, Assman, A$$holes. Get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabeast Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Before I clicked on this thread I thought it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Phooey Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 1 minute ago, SabreFan1 said: It was said tongue in cheek. Dick, Assman, A$$holes. Get it? Solid. Went over my head...that's really a good one. You sneaky bugger, you, sabre. I take back my previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Just now, HK Phooey said: Solid. Went over my head...that's really a good one. You sneaky bugger, you, sabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: It was said tongue in cheek. Dick, Assman, A$$holes. Get it? Yeah, i expect his dad was a real Assman, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 17 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: His parents must have been true a$$holes. Pretty sure this guy is jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 1 minute ago, nuckin_futz said: Pretty sure this guy is jealous. That poor guy! Fortunately for him he probably grew up in India. He would have been tormented all throughout school as a child and teenager in the US with a name like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 hour ago, nuckin_futz said: Pretty sure this guy is jealous. Some Indian names have very unfortunate pronunciations/connotations in English. I know one girl named Manmeet, and my friend's husband is Baldeep…I promise these are real names…they both go by nicknames instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Don't forget Suk Heer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 and then there's dylan quint and mike hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabinessence Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 There was a guy in the Vancouver phone book back in the day named Harry Dong and another named Harry Dyck. If you ask me they could have requested to go by Harold or had their first initial listed in the book. Assman was not pronounced as was popularly uttered, but why get in the way of a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Had an Asian kid in one my classes in uni named Hung Wang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Sean Monahan said: Had an Asian kid in one my classes in uni named Hung Wang. I knew a Chinese girl with the last name Wang who chose an English name for herself when she came here to go to school. She chose Anita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 On 8/20/2016 at 8:39 AM, Sean Monahan said: Had an Asian kid in one my classes in uni named Hung Wang. Even though I'm white, I think I just found my new name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 This is like a BMac and Taylor bit. Great stuff! I worked with a guy named Asmir. It was pronounced almost like Ass-smear. He was a good guy though. not belittling him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 And let's not forget the late Dick Trickle, either, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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