Random Rants

[zwer]

I can't remember where, but I read an interesting piece on the topic of names as destiny. Could have been in Freakonomics or somewhere like that.

Having grown up with a 'girl's name', Lorrie, I get really frustrated with parents who name their child something unusual. Especially when the parents have normal names. Friends Mike and Sandie have named their children, Cedar (boy) and Magnolia. Hard to keep my mouth shut.

I still get stick for my name. Recently a taxi driver said to me, Isn't that a girl's name? Yes, I almost punched him in the back of the head. Instead I growled at him and he STFU.

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found a link: http://blakeflannery.hubpages.com/hub/Give-Your-Baby-A-Good-Start-Whats-in-a-name

[Seul]

[Megatron1505]

Tommy was nearly Clark Smith, Pams maiden name is Clark, and I fucking love Superman. Not that most of you would probably think that Clark is a particularly strange first name, but then again most of you don't live in a town populated by a generation of kids called Jordan or Becks…. I shit you not.

[bagley920]

Hey, don't talk to me about names. I get called Brooke almost every day

[Finn666]

what i somehow always find a bit funny is that when you (for example only!) look at Tommy now Gav, could you really imagine that his name should have been Clark now?

[zwer]

My wife was pregnant during the NFL season and I would joke with her about naming our daughter, DeBrickishaw or something like that. She didn't find the humour in it.

Clark is a solid name, but there's definitely nothing wrong with Tommy.

[bagley920]

Gav, is his name Tommy or Thomas?

[Finn666]

@bagley920:

Gav, is his name Tommy, Thomas or Tommytron?

[natehate]

If I have a son one day I totally intend to name him Franklin Thomas so his initials are FTW!! Fact !

[bagley920]

As long as its not "WTF"

[Megatron1505]

His name is Thomas, and I managed to sneak Harrison in as his middle name….. she wouldn't let me have Indiana 

[Chris]

We named the dog Indiana…

[DougNg]

My wife's son's name is Steven

My new dogs name is "New Steven"

Jody is not amused

[Chris]

Does make it easier to remember.

I tried to talk Julie into following the George Foreman route (his children are named George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, George VI and Georgette), but she was having none of that.  After all, Chris can be either a boy's or girl's name, as kids reminded me for most of my life…

[Megatron1505]

@Chris:

After all, Chris can be either a boy's or girl's name, as kids reminded me for most of my life…

And finally everything is explained. Do you still wet the bed and wake up screaming?m 

[Seul]

To the screaming of the lambs?..

[Chris]

I don't wake up screaming.  And I wouldn't call the bed wet, maybe just a bit damp.  That's normal, right?

[Seul]

Depends: what kind of Always do you use?..

[Chris]

Ultra thin.  I hate the bulky feeling of a larger pad.

[Seul]

That's what I always think to myself when wearing low rise jeans…