What's in a name?

I got my business cards in today.  

Exhibit A:  The English Side

Exhibit B:  The Dari Translated Side

So I'm all excited to have my fancy business cards,  so I bring it over to a Afghan friend of mine.  

"Here's my business card.  You get the first one.  How's it look?"  I say 

He takes it.  Uncontrollable laughter.  He writes two small dots on the end of my name (you can see it there in black).   Then he shows it to a couple other afghans.  Uncontrollable laughter. 

I spend five minutes persuading this man to tell me what my name in Dari means.  I know it's bad. 

My friend won't tell me.  "it's a bad word.  i can't say it"

He slowly starts typing on his computer.    

D.  I.  C.  K. 

No way. 

I take my business card back to my buddy Dr. Sami for confirmation and ask him to write down what my business card says. 

He protectively wraps his hand around a scrap piece of paper.   A few seconds of writing. 

The unveiling....scraggly chicken scratch handwriting...

Penis.    

My full name translated in Dari means penis.  So that's pretty fantastic. 

The original Afghan friend teases me about it all afternoon,  until I'm forced to say it.  My hands are tied.  I have no choice. 

"Oh Dildar....let me tell you something about your name...."

what a good day.