Posted on 03/30/2006 12:41:35 PM PST by twippo
Yes; that was corrected some time ago. In between, about 30 other people made the same mistake. :)
Yes; that was corrected some time ago. In between, about 30 other people made the same mistake. :)
The headdress is actually historically inaccurate - women who wore feathers wore them pointing down. But they're a great prop, and a very easy way to spot me in a crowd!
Salty says to tell Elmo hi!
My sister's friend lived in a building with a young woman named Toshiba.
My brother had a coworker who named his child Debrisha (deh-bree-sha) without knowing it sounded like "debris."
In my very first adoption, they named the kid 'Linzee' because she was 4 and could already write it that way. I begged them to spell it right. That poor child is now in her twenties living with that.
"The poor mother had no idea what it meant--just saw it on a hospital chart, and thought it sounded pretty."
I have to sympathize with that. Once, when I was a little kid, I was trying to figure out what the best name in the world was (girls do stuff like this), one that had all the good elements of names in general, would go well with many last names, etc. After much pondering, and to my chagrin, the name my brain arrived at as "the very best" was Lucifer!
That was the end of that thought experiment. But I bet if he hadn't turned to evil it would be a very popular name.
I don't know about any "fancy belt" but if you do any genealogical research you come to the same conclusion.
Names went really wild after the Civil War. I can only imagine some conversations between mother and pregnant daughter went similar to this:
"What kind of name is "Effie?" That's fine for a little girl, but can you imagine a grown woman being called "Effie?" What's wrong with names like Susannah and Mary, Catherine and Anne? You can call her "Effie" if you want, but at least give her a real name!"
and
"Gladys? That's a GIRL'S name? You must be joking!"
"Dacron? Brothers Rayon and Nylon?....."
Gabar'Dean.
If you live vicariouly through your children, then my daughter is making me a very successful person. In fact all five of my kids are living the lives I always wanted. It's great.
Gayle? My husband's name is Terry. When I go to the bank to make a deposit they always say "Thanks, Terry." I have a very feminine name, so I wonder if the think I'm in one of those non-traditional marriages.
If you live vicariouly through your children, then my daughter is making me a very successful person. In fact all five of my kids are living the lives I always wanted. It's great.
There is nothing new under the sun.
I've seen the name used in the 19th century.
Larry the Cable Guy?
The "i" names we "white folk" give kids make me nuts -- Kelli, Jodi, Tammi. (I'm sure I've offended someone; sorry.)
Here are some that I've come across lately (in the education field):
Kentavius
Quandarrius
Terriendrick
Totcunna
Lousha
and my favorite:
Queen D
I'm "seriace"
Now if only the clergy could chime in...there's no shame in picking a good Biblical name, you know...
I have a friend who's kids are named Matthew and Mark. I'm sure you can guess how often he gets asked when Luke and John will be born :^Þ
Shi thead ping
ROTFL!
Hmmm .... I am Sven of Borg, you will be assimilated, ya?
I won't ask!
I believe Asa is biblical. The Adjutant General of our state 30 years ago was LaVern Weber. The lack of a second `e' in LaVern made it masculine. Wait a second - South Carolina's most famous stunt pilot was Bevo (Beverly) Howard.
But all the Courtneys I have known are women.
"I turned down a doctoral fellowship at a school that wanted me to attend a summer program for new minority grad students."
You are such a credit to your race! (That's sarcasm!)
Really, how insulting of a university to single you out because of your heritage. I've always said that Affirmative Action demeans and belittles the very people it purports to help. Good for you for rejecting their patronizing attitude and for telling them WHY!
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