On just meeting a girl in school whose last name was the first name of a lead actor in a popular TV show, I started blurting out “Are you related to X” and my brain was already sending X to my mouth before I realized no, stupid, that’s not how names work.
Turns out she’s a nice girl, and she answered happily, “no, but that would be cool”. I smiled back while I died a little inside.
It’s always possible the person figures out this is not right before they get to the juicy bit. But I’ve been wrong before.
My spouse got that a lot growing up, sadly she now sometimes gets another one since she took my last name. Thankfully the new actor is not very relevant anymore so it doesn't happen often.
Turns out she’s a nice girl, and she answered happily, “no, but that would be cool”. I smiled back while I died a little inside.
It’s always possible the person figures out this is not right before they get to the juicy bit. But I’ve been wrong before.