Kids are named Piper, Willow and Twig

[LSK]

Is this for real???????????

[jakem]

1. Rock, paper, scissors was taken!

[Eurobabe]

2. LOL

[Lex]

3. ROFL

:rofl:

[Sparkly]

5. LOL!!!!

:rofl:

[City Lights]

9. ROFL!

:spray:

[trueblue2007]

16. I'm laffing so hard my sides hurt

[trueblue2007]

19. I'm laffing so hard my sides hurt

[hvn_nbr_2]

55. George Foreman was already taken too. And taken. And taken... nt

[myrna minx]

69. LOL!

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

81. You win.

[Lorien]

92. Lol!

:thumbsup:

[eShirl]

103. rec #5, for this reply

[SurfingAtWork]

4. I agree. I just heard her introduce her kids

And was like.. are you fucking kidding me?!

[MadBadger]

6. Do your Trig Homework Trig!

[Skidmore]

13. That is the baby's name.

The child has enough to start life with since he has a disability.

Criticize her, not the child. Or her other children, for that matter. S

[LSK]

23. Thought it was Twig, but either way....

:wtf:

[MH1]

7. Wow, has kind of a hippie tree-hugger ring to it, doesn't it?

To bad she's all for drill, drill, drill...

[XemaSab]

85. Probably before she decided pot wasn't that great

:smoke:

[MadrasT]

8. Sound like good names for the 3 kittens I'm fostering...

But for human children? :wtf:

[Heather MC]

14. Well you know how some people give their pets human names because the really want a baby

Maybe she named her kids after cats because she really wanted to have Kittens

[AzDar]

42. Nope. Bad names even for kittens..

;-)

[eridani]

110. You are breaking one of the most important DU rules of all

NO mention of kittens without PICTURES of kittens!

[TK421]

10. ......did she ever date Frank Zappa by chance?

either that, or she smoked some really GOOD shit to get her fucked up enough to pick those names

[VolcanoJen]

11. OMFG!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[2008]

12. No they're not

Too ... much ... to mock ...

... can't ... take any more ...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. what does Twig look like?

a twig I guess?

[rug]

39. It's Trig. He was born with Downs Syndrome April 18.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

72. I find this whole thread to be

offensive.

This little baby does not deserve to be made fun of.

Trig is a Norse word meaning "true" and "brave victory." The name is in honor of his great uncle, a Bristol Bay fisherman, while the name Paxson comes from the well-known snowmobiling area in Alaska, which Sarah and husband Todd Palin love.

If my own children were making fun of anyone for anything, they would be sitting in their rooms thinking about their "mistake" for a long time. I do not tolerate bullying and I am with a lot of kids on a daily basis - There is no bullying allowed.

You DUers who find it funny to pick on someone who is small and vulnerable should have to sit in your room and think about it....

[rug]

84. I agree with you.

[shadowrider]

101. I wholeheartedly agree

[Agent William]

17. Wow

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Twig?? what the fuck/

[undeterred]

18. Is Bruce Willis the father?

[Emit]

20. Reminds me of Heggedy Peg for some reason

[Maven]

21. Don't forget Bristol.

:wtf:

[AkFemDem]

48. Bristol Bay is an important and loved fishing ground for many Alaskans, so Bristol is a popular name

Again, in Alaska it is not uncommon to name a child after a beloved place or landmark. It is an honorable thing to do here.

[eridani]

112. I think it's something of a 90s thing to name kids after interstate highway exit signs

Kennedy (Expressway?)
Madison (Wisconsin?)

[jefferson_dem]

22. I keep thinking we're getting punk'd by theonion or something.

Amazing.

[democrat2thecore]

24. Not just Twig, but Twig Van Palin! (not kidding) -nt

[billyoc]

25. Derrick, Boom, Wellhead, Platform and Drillbit would have been too obvious.

[liberal1973]

46. lol..I think that one is name track?

[Arugula Latte]

98. "Exxon" and "Valdez" were considered, as well.

[Virginia Dare]

26. You're joshing me!

this woman screams "celebrity"...:rofl:

[LSK]

28. no joke, I listened to her speech earlier

[New Earth]

27. Don't forget Track

:wtf:

[ericgtr]

29. I hear they were born with a 6 shooter in hand

They are tough in Alaska!

[RoadRage]

30. I know 1 Piper, and 2 Willow's...

All very cute kids. Twig is a bit out there.. but my kids have somewhat unusual names as well... so i'm not going to slam anyone on their kids names. Perhaps Twig is a family name? Or.. she likes trees? :)

[TwoBears]

31. Kid's names

I wonder what the right will think when they realize that "Willow" was a main character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and "Piper" was a main character in Charmed.

[Raineyb]

32. Maybe they'll have a conniption fit

OMG! The VP is a secret wiccan!

Regards

[Nedsdag]

52. She's also a NASCAR fan.

Bristol is the name of the NASCAR race track in New Hampshire.

[littlebit]

106. Actually Bristol is

in VA.

[izzybeans]

33. I thought there was a Track thrown in there too.

[LSK]

34. yes there is

is that short for something?

[izzybeans]

37. Trackalicious?

Trackinator?

You got me on that one?

If it is just plain ole' track then it sounds like a Young and the Restless Name. He costars with Buck Johnstone, Brick Poundenhammer, and Stone Phillips.

[XemaSab]

86. I heard an interview with her earlier and I SHIT YOU NOT

she said she and her husband love running, so that's why they picked the name Track.

[shanti]

51. trig and track

like frick and frack! :rofl: didn't you know that trig is his nickname (short for trigonometry?) :rofl:

[gmudem]

90. Trig and Track

Like the guys on NPR's Car Talk haha. Oh man why didn't he just go with Dan Quayle himself again?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

35. Is she Native American?

I'm not being sarcastic. I'm wondering....perhaps that would explain it? :shrug:

[Enrique]

36. her husband has native ancestry

[LeftyMom]

38. Do Native Americans normally name thier kids after witches from teen-appeal dramas on the WB?

Piper is a witch from Charmed and Willow is Buffy The Vampire Slayer's lesbian wiccan friend.

No idea what's up with Trig and Track, though. Maybe they're named after things Mom did in high school, and the next kid will be Second Base Under the Bleachers Palin.

[invictus]

41. LOL!

[geek_sabre]

49. Those names have been around longer than crappy TV shows

These names are very common in Alaska.

[eridani]

113. I think Trig is short for Trigve

Plain old Norwegian name, AFAIK.

[AkFemDem]

60. Her husband is native Alaskan = Yup’ik

The childs names though are not native- just Alaskan in nature.

[LeftyMom]

99. He's 1/8th.

By that standard, I'm a Scot. And Dutch. And Japanese.

[AZBlue]

40. No, please don't go after the children. That's what the GOP does.

It's beneath us.

[AllentownJake]

43. Nothing is beneath us

Naming your kid twig?

[AlinPA]

44. This is the kind of stuff the media loves; will keep her on the TeeVee 24x7.

[liberal1973]

45. lol..

:silly: :spray: :rofl:

[AkFemDem]

47. These are typical Alaska names

It is a matter of culture, not just native culture, but our greater Alaskan culture regardless of skin color. I know several Willows and Pipers. I know no other Trigs but I am from a very small town so this is not so strange.

Sarah Palin is bad news for the energy crisis, her solution is to drill ANWR. She is also bad news for women, as she is anti-choice. Her children have perfectly normal names though, for the culture they come from.

[shanti]

50. oh please

they are NOT "perfectly normal" names by any stretch of the imagination. however, they DO sound like typical hollywood actor's kids names - bruce willis ring a bell? that's just off the top of my head.

whatever tho...:shrug:

[AkFemDem]

53. You are disrespecting a regional culture you can't understand

It is not different from an African-American family in Mississippi naming their child "Sheniqua". These are just regional cultural variances. In Alaska it is accepted custom to name your child after a beloved place or landmark. Do you know how many first and middle name Denali's I know? These are perfectly normal names, and only small xenophobic minds would think otherwise.

[shanti]

61. what a

pantload. willow, piper? they aren't regional names and you know it. chica, please. :eyes:

[AkFemDem]

62. of course they are

Willow is a town in Alaska and is also a tree. It is a popular name. Piper is a small aircraft that we use in the bush, many alaskans own or access small aircraft because most of our state is not connected on the road and it is a popular name.

Why do you care what we name our kids? Isn't the fact Palin opposes your right to choose a bigger problem than her love for Alaskan names?

[depakid]

67. Naming your kid after an airplane?

:shrug:

Naming boats or planes after people, I get.

[shanti]

93. whatever

you're really grasping at straws..:eyes: btw, i don't like anything about the woman, how about that? it's election time, and if i want to laugh at her or anything about her, that's my friggin choice! see ya!

*plonk*

[AkFemDem]

100. You don't need to like "anything about the woman"

However by making fun of typical Alaskan names you are not maing fun of her- you are making fun of many of us. We believe our names to be charming and meaningful. It is not a reflection of Sarah Palin here, it is a reflection of your own xenophobia against a culture other than your own.

[Krakowiak]

107. I agree

There is plenty to take issue with as far as Sarah Palin goes. What she names her children is a non issue, and I for one, don't find anything wrong with these names.

[IsItJustMe]

108. I never heard of names like this before, so, I think it is unusual. Since you seem to be setting

yourself up as judge, I guess I would be a bad person in your eyes. Be carefully of being intolerant of intolerance.

[JCMach1]

54. Yeah, I hear it's an EXOTIC place

[AkFemDem]

58. Indeed

http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Kenai%20Peninsula.htm

[JCMach1]

66. SRSLY-- exotic and beautiful

[greguganus]

102. My sisters have been on several Alaskan cruises and the pictures were spectalcular. n/t

[LSK]

56. What about Track???

:shrug:

[AkFemDem]

59. I don't know what it refers to

maybe conceived at the Track Inn? I have never heard story of how she chooses this name.

[AnnieBW]

70. I understand that her husband is an Inuit?

Is that true, or just a rumor? If so, there goes the Native American vote.

[AkFemDem]

83. He is Yup’ik but many native Alaskans vote democrat

Also I understand Obama has a great deal of support from native tribes in the lower 48. I don't think he'll lose that.

[XemaSab]

87. You can't tell me "Track" is a normal Alaskan name

Willow and Piper are hippie names, my grandmother's first boyfriend was named Trigby, and Bristol... I understand the "place name" thing but it sounds like Bristle or Pistol. :shrug:

[shanti]

94. hold up there!

isn't miz palin a hunter? then track makes perfect sense (according to some)! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[nomaco-10]

57. Why didn't she just name them frick and frack, mutt and jeff.

[AnnieBW]

63. One word

Malia.

Don't make fun of other kids' names.

[Lorien]

64. Twig? Seriously?

Names like that border on child abuse. The other two are odd, but not that unusual.

[Left Is Write]

65. Actually, no, it's Trig.

And no, it's not child abuse.

There is PLENTY to attack Palin on. There is NO reason to attack the names she gave her kids.

[Lorien]

78. That was partially a bit of humor (obviously lost)

Trig is odd, but not cruel, as a name like "Twig" would have been.

Maybe you were never bullied INCESSANTLY as a kid, but what a parent names their child can help or hurt them for a lifetime. My mom went to school with an obese girl named "Candy Barr", and she caught crap for her name on a daily basis. My cousin named her baby "Tater Joe"; he's only in preschool and the teasing is already beginning. Bad judgment, imho. Kids are very, very cruel. I grew up with a facial deformity and was teased non stop. Bullying is NEVER a small matter.

And YES, I have posted many times today about her anti women, anti gay, pro Big Oil, anti-environmental policies. She's a shitty politician and a lousy human being.

[Left Is Write]

82. As a matter of fact, I WAS bullied as a kid.

And my last name was often used as fodder.

That doesn't put Trig (or even Twig) on a par with child abuse. This whole business of mocking the kids' names distracts from the very real issues (I'm not blaming you for that, I'm blaming the people who have started several threads with the purpose of mocking the names).

[Lorien]

91. Everything in the Lounge distracts from the real issues, but there it is

let people mock away. The Repugs have been mocking us for every damn thing-both real and imagined-for decades now. We need to stop playing nice with these monsters. The right wing mocks Obama for his middle name all the time and Joe Sixpack responds. I wish that it were ALWAYS about the issues; if it were, we would have Kucinich as our candidate. But the American people don't give jack shit about the issues; they care about $400 hair cuts and middle names that "prove" that someone is a Muslim and a "terraist". Hit Palin with everything, hit McCain with everything. They've kicked us all for long enough. If someone wants to make a post about McCain's $500 loafers or Palin's flower children/ pet names for her kids, then let them. It's a discussion board, it's not setting the National DNC agenda.

[Left Is Write]

95. This isn't the Lounge.

[bigwillq]

68. So?

What's your point? :shrug:

[LSK]

71. well it was my reaction as I was watching her speech

And they all seem to be odd names.

Track???

[bigwillq]

74. Do you have any kids?

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

79. What does having kids have to do with noting the names are unusual?

:shrug:

[LSK]

96. do you have red herrings?

[Breeze54]

73. In the movie 'Willow', there's a dwarf, a special baby and an evil queen.

Willow (1988)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.

The baby's name is Trigger or Trig... Are they named after The Hobbits?

[derby378]

75. I went to school with a girl named Piper

Our cockatiel is named Piper.

But who the hell are these parents you speak of?

On Edit: Oh, yeah. The tart!

[Breeze54]

77. Gov. Palin ... McCain's new sidekick...

:eyes:

[derby378]

80. The young tart campaigning with the old fart!

Oh, geez... :rofl:

[treestar]

76. This should scare the repukes

It would not bother us, but is exactly the kind of thing the repukes scorn when they are talking about those libruls.

[Bucky]

88. Damn it, The Republicans are moving to lock down the Buffy the Vampire vote!

[goodhue]

89. Don't forget Bristol and Track

It's a maverick thing I guess

:shrug:

[npincus]

97. Keep those kids away from the Crawford ranch- they might get cleared.

[Raine]

104. Hippie names

is that kind of uh uh "lefty", very hippie dippy etc.

[undeterred]

105. Moose, Salmon, and Polar Bear are also popular

in Alaska.

[nichomachus]

109. Isn't that the name of a pub?

Hey, mate, lets go down to the Willow & Twig for a pint or two.

[Happysomeone]

111. So?

Ever heard of the Phoenix family? Some folks don't want to be conventional. Nothing wrong with that.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

114. Aren't those names from TV shows? Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed?

I believe there was a major character named Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one of the Charmed witch sisters was named Piper. Has this fundie been watching satanic shows about vampires, demons, and witches?

And I'm extremely embarrassed to admit I know this.