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Open Editorial: You Named Your Baby WHAT???
Onyx Magazine ^ | March, 2006 | Josephine Hammond

Posted on 03/30/2006 12:41:35 PM PST by twippo

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To: Ditter
I was delivered by Doctor Slaughter and my mother lived.

My mom had a doctor Bledsoe for a tubal pregnancy. Huge guy with huge hands--made for a very painful examination she said. He new exactly what was wrong with her though when the military doctors were at a loss.

481 posted on 03/30/2006 2:04:04 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: orionblamblam

the book of J'Quann - great book. Best line from the episode -, "Please don't thump the book of J'Quann"


482 posted on 03/30/2006 2:04:22 PM PST by AlanSC
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Diana is "Zaghaw" in African. (Yeah, right.)

Zaghawa is a tribe in Africa. I have never heard of the name Zaghaw.

483 posted on 03/30/2006 2:04:27 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Romantics and pessimists are two sides of the same coin. Both will happily lead you over the cliff)
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To: Ditter

Not the "Ernest Goes to Camp" guy, no. That was Ernest P. Worrell.


484 posted on 03/30/2006 2:04:40 PM PST by Xenalyte (To the pudding vats!)
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To: riverdawg
Sherril was common boy's name also. ( probably several different spellings).
I knew one, I also knew a Courtney.

I'm not excited with girls named traditional boys names and that seems to be all the rage today.
485 posted on 03/30/2006 2:05:37 PM PST by Vinnie
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To: LS
And, no joke, I went to HS with a retarded girl named Pigg. Her idiot parents named her . . . Ima. I kid you not.

Did you go to Los Angeles Westchester?

486 posted on 03/30/2006 2:05:39 PM PST by Christian4Bush (FreeRepublic and Rush Limbaugh: kevlar protection from the Drive-By Media.)
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To: rock_lobsta

Don't know about that, but I have a relative who pronounces "r" as "w", so has a son she calls Wonnie.


487 posted on 03/30/2006 2:06:20 PM PST by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: 2nd Bn, 11th Mar
A buddy of mine, last name Stone, joined the Corps in '57 or so, and made a career out of it! Any hoo, several years later, around' 67 or so, we were both home on leave and met up. He was a DI at Parris Island, a Staff Sergeant, and one tough looking Marine.

He told me about meeting the new recruit bus one day, and lining the newbys up and scaring hell out of em with his speech which included "My name is Sergeant Stone, and I am as tough as my name" blablabla, then going down the line of guys and demanding each of their names. He said he about lost it when one little twerp replied in a squeaky voice "Stonebreaker, sir".

488 posted on 03/30/2006 2:06:26 PM PST by Don Carlos ("Beer is proof God loves us". B. Franklin)
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To: antisocial

Not true. His name was Hogg, and he only had one daughter, Ima.


489 posted on 03/30/2006 2:06:49 PM PST by Xenalyte (To the pudding vats!)
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To: subterfuge
My dear ex was a Michele, true proof that the first kid can come at any time the next takes nine months, Polish proverb. Her Greatgrand mother complained, Misha, Misha, you name the kid after a mouse!
490 posted on 03/30/2006 2:06:57 PM PST by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm slightly frightened by the fact that Hair of the Dog and Newt were in the same post.

Will it cast a spell I need to worry about?


491 posted on 03/30/2006 2:07:00 PM PST by pollyannaish
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To: Vinnie

Many parents nowdays are picking one name, to be used for either a boy or a girl, like Hunter, Cameron, Tyler. Just sounds lazy to me!


492 posted on 03/30/2006 2:07:30 PM PST by Primetimedonna (Charter member of the San Francisco SnowFlakes! We love our Tony! It's SAN FRANCISCO, not Frisco.)
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To: twippo
I recall a time a young woman got really cross with me because her name was LaShi’quita and I forgot to capitalize the ‘S’ and left the little accent mark off the first ‘i’ - how was I supposed to know? But lawd ha’mercy...what did I do THAT for? She was mad, hostile, and ready to FIGHT! It was a BIG ridiculously overblown embarassing ordeal (for her), and that’s OUR fault, parents.

That's happened to me a few times. When it comes right down to it, other people's ridiculous names are their own problem, and I really don't care. What does bother me are those occasions when someone with a bizarre name gives me attitude because I don't know how to pronounce or spell it. Sometimes it's hard to remain polite.

493 posted on 03/30/2006 2:08:28 PM PST by Polonius (It's called logic, it'll help you.)
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To: Alouette

Condoleezza is a musical notation. Italian for "with sweetness" (con dolcezza" And perfectly acceptable to anyone who knows their classical music! It shows that names really do affect us an inordinate amount - as witness by her classical music training.

One can overcome an "unusual" name, but the hurdles certainly can be difficult. Hence, nicknames for business use...


494 posted on 03/30/2006 2:08:35 PM PST by dandelion
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To: twippo

Life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.


495 posted on 03/30/2006 2:08:51 PM PST by jimfree (Bought the DVD in the Fall - Mrs Jimfree and I enjoyed it again thoroughly.)
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To: CzarNicky
I was given a goofy name at birth, not that bad, and had to spend close to 100 dollars to change it though probate court.

A guy goes into court to change his name. The judge asks him what his current name is.

"Richard Van Lesbian, sir."
"I can understand why you would want to change your name. What do you want to change it to?"
"Dick VanDyke, sir."

496 posted on 03/30/2006 2:09:11 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: TXBubba
There's a man named Ashley in Gone with the Wind...played in the movie version by a man whose first name was Leslie (if I rmember correctly).
497 posted on 03/30/2006 2:09:13 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: the lastbestlady
I taught a student on an indian reservation whose name was Sven....but he pronouced it seven.

Wasn't that a Seinfeld episode, where George came up with that wonderful name?

498 posted on 03/30/2006 2:09:57 PM PST by NYC Republican
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To: Clemenza
If your name is Bruce or Lance, you are destined to shop at Pottery Barn and vacation in Mykonos.

LOL! Weirdly enough, I swear that every "Bruce" I have ever known has been gay. My apologies to any Bruces who may not be, but I've always wondered why there seemed to be such a strong correlation...

499 posted on 03/30/2006 2:10:27 PM PST by livius
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To: MplsSteve
Jackson would be tolerable.

People would call the kid "Jack". Not bad.

"Ace", on the other hand, is stupid.


500 posted on 03/30/2006 2:10:40 PM PST by null and void (Perhaps hating America is for those for whom hating Jews just isn't enough. - Philippe Roger)
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