Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold was out at his cabin east of Central City most of Tuesday while a good portion of the Internet learned that he legally changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold.

So he wasn't aware that his $82 civil court procedure had gone viral. (The Huffington Post's UK website, for instance, linked to a story sourced to the New York Times, which instead took readers to the York News-Times.)

Up until a Monday morning hearing in York County District Court, Gold was Tyler Joseph Gold. In March, he filed a request to change his name, and published the notice four times in the local paper without drawing any national or local attention.

Then, Judge Alan Gless granted his request. And then, the story exploded.

"People are saying I'm gonna be famous, and that's just fine," Gold said.

A few friends sent him texts Tuesday after seeing his story all over Twitter.

The only one who called him by name in a text went with Ty, Gold, 23, said.