Posted on 04/16/2021 4:29:45 PM PDT by SamAdams76
I used to work with a man named Linda. Now Linda is even a more feminine name for a boy to go with but he did not seem to mind. We called him "Lin" most of the time.
One of those songs whenever I hear it, it takes me back to where I was when I first heard it.
I knew a guy named “Carroll” one time...
...named after his mothers maiden name...
I see too many boys named “Sue” these days.
He should never have sung it.
He didn’t call the boy sue to put him down or to mock his masculinity, he did it to toughen him up and see that he could stand up for himself with his dad not around.
Here is the live version at San Quentin.
Interesting knowing the story. You can see how he starts getting into the rhythm as he goes along.
My name is Sue. I was 20 years old when that song came out, working in a job that required me to introduce myself to customers.
Instead of enjoying the humor of the song, today’s generation would be asking what Sue’s pronouns are.
Ahem!
Yes, that would be the same Jean Shepherd.
I wonder if that’s the same Jean Shepherd who wrote “A Christmas Story”
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Yes, it is. I didn’t know who Shepherd was until I had seen the movie a couple of times and noticed the name on the credits and decided to look up who “she” was.
I once asked my dad why he gave me my name and he quoted this song...to make me tough. True story.
Respectfully,
Boogernose
...I won’t post my real name here. The origin is from another country. Got in many fistfights over my name and dad was right. It made me tougher. Today, I wear it honorably and am pleased to no end when I meet someone from the countries of origin who know how to and do pronounce it with delight, as it takes them and me back home.
There is no sweeter word in all of a person’s native language than to hear one’s own name spoken by another with kindness.
There was a guy named “Shirley” where I used to work. When I was in high school, there were twin black girls named Johnny and Michael, and also a boy named “Coke”.
There’s a congressman named Linda.
Those lyrics seem to stretch for miles.
I’ll come back to it later for a closer look.
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