To prospective parents...

[lederhosen]

I think I've linked to this one before, but it's due for a repeat... Baby's Named A Bad, Bad Thing.

Suggests a very simple test for that oh-so-unique baby name: does it fit better in the sentence, "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States [blank] [blank]" or "And now, on the main stage, the Lusty Beaver Adult Club presents the hot action of [blank] [blank]."

I mean, "Ti'Juana Hardwell"??!?

Comments

[frou-frou.livejournal.com]

considering that I'd expect the star of the Lusty Beaver to have more integrity than the President of the US these days, I can see your point...Ti'Juana here I come...!

[quizzicalsphinx.livejournal.com]

My coworker has a nine-year-old daughter named Déjà. Déjà, fer Christ's sake. I asked her if she knew what it meant. She said, "Yeah, it's French."

"It's French for 'already.' You named your daughter 'already.' You named your child a freakin' adverb!"

[jesusandrew.livejournal.com]

But at least when she gets too annoying, her parents will be able to accurately yell "Alright, Already!"

...

I'll get me coat.

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

Life repeats Top Secret, I see.

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

The 7-11 near my place has a new manager, I noticed yesterday. The name on the "Managed by..." plate had changed.

Million Munkavan.

Million.

Million!

("Micro" is not a good name for a child. Neither is "Mega," though. "Giga" is right out. "Tera".... is OK for a girl, though, because it sounds like Terra.)

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

It sounds even worse in combination with the surname.

I went to school with a Nicholas Knox (Nick Knox, Nicky Knox, there's just no good way to say it), and also a Tim Tam (Tim Tams being a sort of chocolate biscuit).