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 * In ye Olde Englishe, the R was pronounced differently.
 * Cue the Normans, 1066. They can't pronounce the English R.
 * So Richard becomes Dick, Robert becomes Bob, et cetera.

And "Dick" has been slang for "detective" for longer than it has meant "male reproductive organ"