Yes, Because That's The Last Thing I'd Want

Professional golfer J.B. Holmes goes by two his initials because he doesn't want to be confused with another man with his same first name: John Holmes, the legendarily endowed adult film star of the 1970s.

“I didn’t even know who John Holmes was at first. But I soon figured it out after people started calling me a porn star.

“When I was playing high school golf I used to get it all the time, with people either trying to wind me up or have a laugh at my expense.

“I got tired of it pretty quickly — but other people didn’t.”

Yes, because the last thing you would want to be associated with is being an unstoppable and physically unparalleled sex machine. I kid, I kid: I already have that problem thanks to the endless procession of "blog-groupies" that stream through the office here and the resulting referrals from their conversations friends. (Remember: You can't spell "blogger" without "six-pack abs.") I'm thinking of changing my name to something less suggestive, like "Shawn Kemp" or "Derek Jeter," just to, you know, get a good night's sleep once in a while.

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