Craig Hill
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Oracle of DelphiPuffy, Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Diddy - Now What?
September 12th 2006 04:25
Sean John Combs will no longer be known as Diddy in Britain. A London-based record producer who also goes by the same name has filed a lawsuit against the American rapper, producer and tycoon for unfair competition saying that Combs’ use of the name has caused confusion in the country.
It seems that Richard Dearlove has established himself as Diddy throughout Great Britain for some time now. When Combs started using the moniker last year, people assumed a connection between the British and American Diddys. In fact, things started getting a little suspicious when British Diddy started receiving hundreds of daily emails from Puerto Rican girls requesting they appear in his music videos.
But Combs has settled the matter out of court, not only agreeing to drop the nickname, but also agreeing to pay British Diddy’s legal costs and damages. Fair enough, the dude does have an estimated US $250 million estate.
So, the whole thing got me thiniking. What other names could the artist formerly known as Diddy use?
My suggestion? Well, I never got over calling him Puff Daddy purely because I think it sounds sooooooo much better than calling him Diddy.
The former really sounds like someone who could be the President of the Bad Boy Records empire, the head of the Sean John clothing line and the never-ending chain of restaurants. It sounds like someone who is so powerful that he’s justified in wearing a white suit and heaps of bling 24 hours a day.
And the latter? Well, he just sounds like a pansy. As a 6-year-old friend of mine once said, Diddy sounds like a cross between a piddle and a doodoo…
Got any suggestions?
It seems that Richard Dearlove has established himself as Diddy throughout Great Britain for some time now. When Combs started using the moniker last year, people assumed a connection between the British and American Diddys. In fact, things started getting a little suspicious when British Diddy started receiving hundreds of daily emails from Puerto Rican girls requesting they appear in his music videos.
Bikini girl, photo by Clarita from www.morguefile.com
But Combs has settled the matter out of court, not only agreeing to drop the nickname, but also agreeing to pay British Diddy’s legal costs and damages. Fair enough, the dude does have an estimated US $250 million estate.
So, the whole thing got me thiniking. What other names could the artist formerly known as Diddy use?
My suggestion? Well, I never got over calling him Puff Daddy purely because I think it sounds sooooooo much better than calling him Diddy.
The former really sounds like someone who could be the President of the Bad Boy Records empire, the head of the Sean John clothing line and the never-ending chain of restaurants. It sounds like someone who is so powerful that he’s justified in wearing a white suit and heaps of bling 24 hours a day.
And the latter? Well, he just sounds like a pansy. As a 6-year-old friend of mine once said, Diddy sounds like a cross between a piddle and a doodoo…
Got any suggestions?
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