Boston.com - Douglas Allen Smith Jr. says he changed his name to Captain Awesome last month because he was inspired by the nickname of a character on the NBC television show "Chuck" -- Dr. Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb. The unemployed Eugene cabinet installer says he found it funny Woodcomb's father gave him that nickname because a "poor nickname builds good character."The former Mr. Smith says he faced a Lane County judge who questioned his seriousness. The judge that granted the request made him swear he wasn't changing his name for fraudulent reasons.Awesome says that judge also allowed him to sign his name as a right arrow, a smiley face and a left arrow. He says his bank, however, has refused to accept the signature because it could be forged too easily.
I scanned this article last night and had this whole frigen blog ready to go, all about how insecure this guy must be, because anyone that changes their last name to Awesome is obviously attempting to make up for some God given short comings. But that was all before I caught that last part about the dudes signature.
Awesome says that judge also allowed him to sign his name as a right arrow, a smiley face and a left arrow
To my knowledge Prince was the only man prior to use a symbol as a signature, and as cool as that flamboyant purple doodle was for its time, it has nothing on Douglas Allen Awesome's John Hancock.
And really its just pure brilliance. The name change alone would have made him seem like an arrogant douche-lord. But with a signature to match? I don't think there has ever been a better ice breaker in history.
How quickly do you think Doug ran to the nearest kinko's to get a new batch of business cards made up after that was allowed? Immediately right? Whip that baby out in any situation, socially, at a bar impressing chicks, introducing yourself to the in-laws, or at a business meeting and you've instantly won a captivated audience as soon as they ask you how your last name is pronounced. Just roll right into your little story and you're in. Just pure gold.
