Greetings my Name is Habte Selassie!
 

Greetings.

Got baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church yesterday morning in mystical celebration that took hours and hours. I have a new name, which I have never felt such an affinity for, my given name I never liked. When I was five in kindergarten I remember being embarrased and self-conscious when having to introduce my name to people, I never liked it. When the priest said, "Habte Selassie" I knew it was mine from Creation!

Chris Naphtali is dead. Long Live Chris Naphtali.

I am now Habte Selassie [produce/wealth of the trinity]

i think you mean chris nephtali is dead, long live habte selassie (if i get the expression correctly).

but fuck, congrats man-- is it ok if i ask you to explain your name?

Well done Habte. Cool

Yeah, new names are cool.

So do you get to start over with a new credit rating and everything. Or just a new slate in heaven?

Is your old name up for grabs?

Congrats.

When are you going to do something about that name of yours? ^

I already did.

congratulations to you!

Aren't there about a hundred guzillion Sellasies in Ethiopia? Aren't you gonna be fucked when you move there, when it comes to the phone book?

Not only that, but Habte is the Ethiopian "John."

I think your name really means "Man, the trinity screwed me over."

John Smith, hmmmm. Did you keep the receipt? I'm thinking Hercules Rockerfella might have made things slightly easier on a bureaucratic level.

But God loves all John Smiths just the same.

He needs to, if only for their block vote.

assholes, dont try to ruin his good moment.

i was asking in earnest.

Ernest?

hell yeah. This is good to hear. Keep up the good work.

Are you going to officially change it on all your documents and driving licence etc?

I would've gone for Rembrandt Q. Einstein myself.

Seriously though, congrats Habte! How do you pronounce it, by the way?

OMG what if Zombie Chris Naphtali comes back for you, Habte?!



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But to be cereal for a moment, CONGRATULATIONS, baptism is a wonderful thing.

Congrats. I hope you'll never grow tired of the new name.