Spell My Name with a "The": Difference between revisions

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== The Music ==

* [[U2]]'s The Edge - but everyone calls him ''The'' Edge anyway.

* [[Eels]] ~~([[Revolving Door Band|currently]]){{when}} have~~ a band member nicknamed [[wikipedia:Jeff Lyster|"The Chet"]].

* [[Eels]] has a band member nicknamed [[wikipedia:Jeff Lyster|"The Chet"]], who has been with the band since 2005.

* About half the music bands in existence have names beginning with "The," to the point that one band calls itself [[The The]].

* In an episode of ''[[KYTV]]'', a quiz host disqualifies a contestant in a "Name the Tune" contestant for identifying a song as Beatles' "[[Yellow Submarine]]", insisting that it is ''The'' Beatles' "[[Yellow Submarine]]".

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* Ardent fans of [[The Tragically Hip]] ''will'' correct you, if you either drop "The" from the band's name or don't capitalize it.

* [http://www.insaneian.com Insane Ian’s] wife and sometimes-collaborator is known as "The Stacey".

* [[The Great Luke Ski]]

* [[The Great Luke Ski]].

== The [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

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{{quote|'''Receptionist:''' You're Zaphod Beeblebrox? ''The'' Zaphod Beeblebrox?

'''Zaphod Beeblebrox''': No, ''A'' Zaphod Beeblebrox. Haven't you heard, I come in six-packs. }}

** And then later, on Brontytoll, upon discovering a gigantic statue of Arthur Dent:

:* And then later, on Brontytoll, upon discovering a gigantic statue of Arthur Dent:

{{quote|'''Bird:''' You're Arthur Dent? ''The'' Arthur Dent?

'''Arthur Dent:''' I don't know if I'm ''The'' Arthur Dent, but ''That'' Arthur Dent is ''me''. }}

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* Nicktoon ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters]]'' features their [[Sadist Teacher]], ''The'' Gromble. Also their school disciplinarian is normally referred to as ''The'' Snorch.

* Starfire from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' inverts this, as she tends to address villains as "The (Villain Name)", even if their names don't have 'the' to start with.

* ''[[Regular Show]]'' has The Urge, a fame-hungry rocker that inspires Rigby to change his own name - but the name he picks ends up being so bad that {{spoiler|it motivates a future version of The Urge to travel back in time and kill Rigby for eclipsing his fame through sheer magnitude of suck}}.

== The Real Life ==

* The Arabic names for God (in Islam and the Baha'i Faith) all begin with Al- which means "the".

* "The Lord", a common ~~Judeo-~~Christian name for [[God]].

* "The Lord", a common Christian name for [[God]].

* The Hebrew version is haShem, which means "The Name."

* The Hebrew version is haShem, which means "The Name".

* In [[Celtic Mythology]], The Morrigan and The Dagda.

* What about His Holiness, The Dalai Lama?