Today I have learned that some fans call Ron Gilbert…

. . ronzo.

“Ronzo” seems to be a variant of “Ronald”, that I have never heard of before.
Did you know of this nickname?

This is a real thing, as you can find and read here.

Now, the international community isn’t probably aware of the fact that in Italian the sound of this word bears a very strong and dangerous assonance with an extremely offensive insult.

So, I wanted to warn anyone about the negative aspects of this nickname.

Consider this post a “Today I Learned” thing.

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…extremely offensive?
Is your real name Oronzo? :laughing:
OK, never call him, in Italy: “you are the beST, RONZO!”

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I wasn’t aware that fans are using this nickname, what I’ve heard was that friends call/called him like that.

Also I’m not sure if it’s really an extremely offensive insult: @ZakPhoenixMcKracken isn’t it more like in the ballpark of “asshole”?

Yes, it is.
In fact, I don’t fully understand it as well, it’s not so extremely offensive, not even in Italy. Unless your name rhymes with “-hole”…

No one calls me that in real life. It was started by mixnmojo.com and I’ve only heard it off that site one or two times (and never in person).

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The “extremely” adjective might have been a tongue-in-cheek exaggeration.

That’s a very positive thing.

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It’s a good thing! :grinning:

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Another mystery solved!