The thing is, where I live (Iceland) Prince isn't mentioned that much in the media, unless when he releases a new album or when he's played on the radio... and since the "Artist Formerly Known As" joke has worn thin and many people have (hopefully) forgot about that, that thing usually isn't mentioned randomly in conversation as it used to..... At least I thought so

I'm studying political science at the University of Iceland and I attend a course on international law lectured by an American professor called Michael T. Corgan..... Anywho, yesterday in class he was talking about how the country Macedonia (formerly part of Yugoslavia) isn't called Macedonia anymore but instead Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia..... So he said: "Ya remember that guy..... what was it... The Artist Formerly Known as Prince? That's kinda the case with Macedonia"
And this of course caused some laughter in the class

Do you have any similar (or not similar) accounts of random mentions of Prince? Please share
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I don't know if this is the kind of thing you're looking for, but I got my Master's degree in '99, and the Governor of NJ was doing our Commencement speech. She began her speech by saying something to the effect of: "As you embark on a whole new era in your lives [blah blah blah], you'll want to party like it's 1999!"
She amused herself, but there was a huge groan from the crowd. It went over pretty lame.

"prince?
Oh you mean that skinny motherfucker with the high pitch voice!

I made a pretty random Prince mention myself. I was sitting with my friends and we were chatting and eating lunch one day and one of my friends was drinking his milk. In the middle of the conversation--about a history test--I said,

"Yeah you know last night I dreamed I was braiding Prince's ass hair"

And milk shot out of my friend's nose and all over the table!