They’re pseudonyms. Similar to Mark Twain. Did I just compare Jim and ARon to Mark Twain? You bet I did and Samuel Clemens would be honored to be in such company.
A. Ron let slip Jim's real name once on a podcast sometime last year, but I haven't heard it since. When I sent their Christmas gifts last year, I addressed Jim's to him with his real name but felt so weird about it - even though it's his real name, he'll always be Jim. A. Ron's dropped his left and right.
Yeah, I thought those were their real names for the longest time.
In hindsight, I feel silly. I knew "hubbard" was a false last name, but I really thought that Jim & A. Ron were unfortunate enough to receive strange names like "Jim Jones" and "A-Ron".
Early on, it always seemed odd to me that ARon would off-handedly be discussing something with the understanding that we all knew Jim Jones was Italian.
I love how everyone knows Jim's real name, but nobody will say it. It's like the best secret society ever. Move over, Illuminati! We're coming for you.
They are cult leader names. Well, Jim's is and A.Ron's is a letter off.
Well hell, at this point they are cult leaders. And you just know those creeps had it in mind when they started down the path. Well played, Jeans and Ferrari, well played.
I love how everyone knows Jim's real name, but nobody will say it. It's like the best secret society ever. Move over, Illuminati! We're coming for you.
Before they switched payment platforms for the Club the PayPal invoice would have their real last names on it too; I remember because the first time I thought my PayPal had been hacked, I was like "who the fuck are these weirdos charging me $5??"
Don't worry your secret identities are safe with me.
Early on, it always seemed odd to me that ARon would off-handedly be discussing something with the understanding that we all knew Jim Jones was Italian.
Jones is a classic and highly authentic Italian surname.
I'm curious as to what Jim's actual name is after reading all of this. But I'm taking a page from the Leftovers: "I think I'll just let the mystery be"
Totally agree @akritenbrink is right, there was an original 'Jim' who went by a more Italian moniker, but I always figured it was a Dr Ford/ Bernard situation. Aron removed the original 'Jim' replaced him with the good old Jim Jones we know and love today, because his vision of a purer podcast experience clashed with Aron's desire to milk Harry's razors and Casper for as much as possible. Like Dr Ford, Aron is now pulling the strings to keep his twisted podcast empire alive
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But, there has to be one other famous Jim. How about Jim Rockford?
I remember years ago i was listening to some of their older stuff and someone calls Jim another name and I was like kinda bamboolzed
Makes sense.
I always heard it as Hey Mon.
In hindsight, I feel silly. I knew "hubbard" was a false last name, but I really thought that Jim & A. Ron were unfortunate enough to receive strange names like "Jim Jones" and "A-Ron".
Shout out to Key and Peele's A-A-Ron sketch.
Because I know they used to do the full names in the intros but I feel like they don't anymore ...
Don't worry your secret identities are safe with me.
Aron removed the original 'Jim' replaced him with the good old Jim Jones we know and love today, because his vision of a purer podcast experience clashed with Aron's desire to milk Harry's razors and Casper for as much as possible. Like Dr Ford, Aron is now pulling the strings to keep his twisted podcast empire alive
"Jim, hold the door!"
"What door?"