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Thu Nov-16-06 11:06 PM
Response to Reply #56 |
| 57. Damn, I was hoping to offend someone for a completely ridiculous reason. |
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Back to the drawing board.  |
| -My pet peeve: Uniquely spelled first names. |
LostInAnomie |
Nov-16-06 09:16 PM |
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The best website for this topic: |
deadparrot |
Nov-16-06 09:23 PM |
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Holy SHIT, that's funny! |
Oeditpus Rex |
Nov-16-06 09:38 PM |
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Yes, Dweezil does have the ring of normalcy now, doesn't it? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:31 PM |
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But at least you say "Dweezil" the way it's spelled |
LostinVA |
Nov-17-06 08:24 AM |
#82 |
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I use to post there. |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-16-06 10:09 PM |
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Who is Clarity and why would anyone name their kid that? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:32 PM |
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Clarity is the sister of Lucidity, named in honor of Lucretia Borga Biografie... |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-16-06 10:43 PM |
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Is Lucidity silent? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:46 PM |
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She's as silent as Clarity is straightforward. |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-16-06 10:51 PM |
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Hey, my name is Phranque, and I'm offended by this post! |
Fuzz |
Nov-16-06 09:25 PM |
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OMG.... as a teacher, this makes me crazy! |
femmocrat |
Nov-16-06 09:26 PM |
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Hey! Don't we strive to provide our children with their own identity! |
madinmaryland |
Nov-16-06 09:30 PM |
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And how about all the "mikaylas" or however the hell they spell that? |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:30 PM |
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OH yes.... |
femmocrat |
Nov-16-06 09:36 PM |
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It's another explosion of the pseudo-Celtic! Or possibly the illiterate: I mean, |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:46 PM |
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Oops, sorry! You beat me to Michaela. I should have read first. |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:28 PM |
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My 5th grade teacher |
LibertyLover |
Nov-17-06 03:03 PM |
#114 |
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One of my cousins named his daughter Mackenzie |
nickinSTL |
Nov-17-06 06:35 AM |
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I wonder if the people who use that name... |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:27 PM |
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It's up to the parent. I say, they're gonna care for the kid, let 'em spell |
bertha katzenengel |
Nov-16-06 09:26 PM |
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I agree!! We gave our daughter a name that is a great scrabble score! |
madinmaryland |
Nov-16-06 09:32 PM |
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Here's one of my old newspaper essays on the subject (minus formatting): |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:29 PM |
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LATRINA?! |
CBHagman |
Nov-16-06 09:37 PM |
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Stone truth. |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:47 PM |
#17 |
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I once worked with a very nice young woman named Latrina. |
Lady Effingbroke |
Nov-16-06 10:43 PM |
#48 |
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My fiancee knew of a pair of twins in her hometown |
nickinSTL |
Nov-17-06 06:39 AM |
#78 |
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That's an urban legend, I've heard it dozens of times |
nonconformist |
Nov-17-06 11:50 AM |
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huh. I hadn't heard that anywhere else |
nickinSTL |
Nov-17-06 03:39 PM |
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LOL! |
Prag |
Nov-17-06 09:08 AM |
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Good piece, Redstone! |
SeattleGirl |
Nov-16-06 10:06 PM |
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Thanks, Ceahtle'Gyrl. Or should that be "LaQuaCeahtle'GyrlQuishon?" |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:25 PM |
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Bwahahaha! I just laughed so hard, it brought tears to my eyes! |
SeattleGirl |
Nov-16-06 10:32 PM |
#45 |
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Glad to make you laugh. I count it as a good day when I've done that. But I don't get |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:44 PM |
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I knew a Titanica..honest to god. It was pronounced Tee-sha-nee-ka. |
Beausoir |
Nov-17-06 10:04 AM |
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I couldn't agree with you more! |
CBHagman |
Nov-16-06 09:30 PM |
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notwithoutmyhandbag.com. Go there. You'll laugh until you cry. |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:31 PM |
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i hate that too... |
tinfoil tiaras |
Nov-16-06 09:35 PM |
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Local newsreader: Jennifr |
Patiod |
Nov-17-06 08:58 AM |
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How judgemental of you. |
CanuckAmok |
Nov-16-06 09:37 PM |
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You forgot DaShykwon. |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:48 PM |
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The funniest one I've ever seen was that basketball player, "Anferny." I can just |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:50 PM |
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The Atlanta Falcons have a player named Alge Crumpler |
RubyDuby in GA |
Nov-17-06 11:40 AM |
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It's "Anfernee" Hardaway |
KamaAina |
Nov-17-06 01:01 PM |
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Thanks for bringing this incredibly fascinating important issue to the forefront. |
Floogeldy |
Nov-16-06 09:53 PM |
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Dude. It's the Lounge. Remember? |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 09:57 PM |
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Is that a problem, Phluewghelldheie? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:09 PM |
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Now, THAT'S funny. Thank you for the chuckle. |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:21 PM |
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The way I intend to name my first child, |
suzbaby |
Nov-16-06 09:57 PM |
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You forgot the nuances. try this: |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:27 PM |
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And with that, it occurs to me that someday, someone will name their child |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:31 PM |
#42 |
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Hey, "Lexus" has already happened, and more than once. We're DOOMED. |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:32 PM |
#47 |
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Isn't that pronounced Shirley? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:30 PM |
#41 |
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But.... |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:07 PM |
#24 |
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Personally, I prefer... |
LostInAnomie |
Nov-16-06 10:08 PM |
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Well, at least you put the C first! |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:12 PM |
#28 |
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My girlfriend's name is Michele... |
LostInAnomie |
Nov-16-06 10:19 PM |
#30 |
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I just tried to pronouce that and I think I tied my tongue in a knot! |
SeattleGirl |
Nov-16-06 10:12 PM |
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Not to mention pet names -- like Phydeaux and Phlough. nt |
eppur_se_muova |
Nov-16-06 10:22 PM |
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And phyllo? |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 10:29 PM |
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That's it, I am changing my name to KchychinWhytch |
KitchenWitch |
Nov-16-06 10:22 PM |
#33 |
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When I used to type the names of 'new arrivals' |
Oeditpus Rex |
Nov-16-06 10:25 PM |
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eeewwwwwwww |
kagehime |
Nov-16-06 10:29 PM |
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I know you're not making that up. Sad that it's true, isn't it? I'd WISH that it were |
Redstone |
Nov-16-06 10:31 PM |
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Lewis Black jokes about it in his show at Carnegie Hall. I've seen it on birth announcements. |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-16-06 10:47 PM |
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My name is spelled "Raymond Luxury-Yacht" |
baldguy |
Nov-16-06 10:52 PM |
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My middle name is Mikael. Is that offensive enough? |
primate1 |
Nov-16-06 11:03 PM |
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But that's not a made-up spelling. |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 11:05 PM |
#56 |
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Damn, I was hoping to offend someone for a completely ridiculous reason. |
primate1 |
Nov-16-06 11:06 PM |
#57 |
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I can think of a million ways to offend people here for ridiculous reasons. |
Left Is Write |
Nov-16-06 11:13 PM |
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Hahaha, this is true. |
primate1 |
Nov-16-06 11:19 PM |
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That's a standard name, not "unique" spelling |
LostinVA |
Nov-17-06 08:25 AM |
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I've yet to meet anyone else who spells it that way, so I figured I'd throw it out there. |
primate1 |
Nov-17-06 11:20 AM |
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Great. |
swag |
Nov-16-06 11:07 PM |
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In defense of weird names.... |
GloriaSmith |
Nov-16-06 11:14 PM |
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Wrong! I'm adopted, and my parents STILL misspelled my name |
Patiod |
Nov-17-06 09:01 AM |
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I know a Pattie too. |
Lautremont |
Nov-17-06 10:34 PM |
#131 |
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I had a friend in high school named Kymberleigh |
MsKandice01 |
Nov-16-06 11:27 PM |
#62 |
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Nothing wrong with either Agnes or Alma... |
Spider Jerusalem |
Nov-16-06 11:49 PM |
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Womens names come in and out - Emma used to be old-timey |
Patiod |
Nov-17-06 09:03 AM |
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My grandmother's name was Enid. |
cwydro |
Nov-17-06 02:20 PM |
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At least it wasn't "Aegnis" |
DinoBoy |
Nov-17-06 10:04 PM |
#128 |
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Agreed. |
Oregonian |
Nov-16-06 11:30 PM |
#63 |
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I know a Beccie. |
electron_blue |
Nov-17-06 09:28 AM |
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I agree |
Skittles |
Nov-16-06 11:38 PM |
#64 |
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I know a guy in at least his 40's named Phred. |
Kali |
Nov-16-06 11:55 PM |
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I've NEVER met anybody with the same name as me...and I'm 42. |
Shine |
Nov-16-06 11:59 PM |
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I have what is now a perfectly normal first name: Brooke |
XemaSab |
Nov-17-06 08:51 AM |
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Well, if it's any consolation... |
Shine |
Nov-17-06 03:04 PM |
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And you're the only |
XemaSab |
Nov-17-06 07:33 PM |
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Reminds me of an old Misanthropic Bitch article on names |
electricmonk |
Nov-17-06 01:00 AM |
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Did you realize that in Gaelic, the name Angus is spelled.... |
Robeson |
Nov-17-06 01:44 AM |
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I named my son with the most normal, basic name |
dotcosm |
Nov-17-06 02:20 AM |
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He was inspired by George Constanza! Call him Seven! Or 7! |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-17-06 02:52 AM |
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His too -- 5 letters with a double consonant |
dotcosm |
Nov-17-06 03:01 AM |
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Maybe that would be fair if the parents are literate, |
TheBaldyMan |
Nov-17-06 03:32 AM |
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What if the jackass who filled out the birth certificate spelled |
Jamastiene |
Nov-17-06 03:58 AM |
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My DH and I tried, we really, really did. But, people are stupid. |
QMPMom |
Nov-17-06 05:34 AM |
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good point - people screw up 'normal' names all the time. I have a very normal |
electron_blue |
Nov-17-06 09:29 AM |
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I have a similar situation with my own name |
DinoBoy |
Nov-17-06 10:12 PM |
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Thanks for the piss-myself laughter, everybody |
amybhole |
Nov-17-06 06:21 AM |
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Wellllllllllllllllll. . . . . . . . |
QMPMom |
Nov-17-06 10:28 AM |
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That kid must keep you in stitches! |
amybhole |
Nov-17-06 11:02 AM |
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hysterical. |
xchrom |
Nov-17-06 07:00 AM |
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You'll hate mine then.......... |
Darth_Kitten |
Nov-17-06 07:12 AM |
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I share your pain |
LostinVA |
Nov-17-06 08:23 AM |
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Over the course of my career, I have seen all kinds of names spelled all |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Nov-17-06 08:36 AM |
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Jackie Booviea Kennedy . |
myrna minx |
Nov-17-06 10:08 AM |
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LOL! |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Nov-17-06 12:48 PM |
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"LeTokyo." That wins the prize. |
Redstone |
Nov-17-06 06:08 PM |
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My S.O.'s great-nephew is called Rion |
Patiod |
Nov-17-06 09:11 AM |
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I knew 3 girls that all had daughters named |
Divameow77 |
Nov-17-06 09:18 AM |
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I worked with a woman named Chetia -- pronounced "Keisha" |
kdsusa |
Nov-17-06 09:30 AM |
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Has txt-spk started to appear in children's names yet? |
electron_blue |
Nov-17-06 09:40 AM |
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I know that adults appreciate originality when it comes to their names |
MissMillie |
Nov-17-06 09:44 AM |
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Someone should name their kid #6,023,414,094 |
bob_weaver |
Nov-17-06 10:40 AM |
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If bushCo had their way... |
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel |
Nov-22-06 09:06 PM |
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Asswipe Johnson |
RubyDuby in GA |
Nov-17-06 11:37 AM |
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We use this a lot! |
Phentex |
Nov-17-06 01:46 PM |
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well, *I* certainly didn't name myself |
leftofthedial |
Nov-17-06 11:49 AM |
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I don't think it's humanly possible for me to agree with you more. |
nonconformist |
Nov-17-06 11:52 AM |
#107 |
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I like my uniquely spelled first name |
ZombyWoof |
Nov-17-06 02:29 PM |
#112 |
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That's right, Zomby is usually spelled with an "ie"! |
u4ic |
Nov-22-06 11:22 PM |
#135 |
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I wanted to change my name to Niqole because it looked cooler... |
WannaBeGrumpy |
Nov-17-06 02:52 PM |
#113 |
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I like them. |
Ariana Celeste |
Nov-17-06 03:09 PM |
#116 |
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Tamale |
novalib |
Nov-17-06 03:11 PM |
#117 |
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I have a reasonably unique name, but I got it the old fashioned way |
LibertyLover |
Nov-17-06 03:12 PM |
#118 |
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Yes, the poor kid is going to have to be teaching people how to |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-17-06 06:15 PM |
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My sister and brother named their children |
oktoberain |
Nov-17-06 07:50 PM |
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According to the linked story below, the British are now naming their kids... |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-17-06 09:41 PM |
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The boyfriend and I |
DinoBoy |
Nov-17-06 09:52 PM |
#125 |
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But "Iain" is Scots-Irish. |
WritingIsMyReligion |
Nov-17-06 10:02 PM |
#127 |
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I know, I know, I realize it's an accepted alternate spelling |
DinoBoy |
Nov-17-06 10:06 PM |
#129 |
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My great-uncle taught a girl named Shithead. |
WritingIsMyReligion |
Nov-17-06 09:57 PM |
#126 |
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There is one child in this world named... |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-17-06 10:46 PM |
#132 |
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My (now late) brother and I were given "normal" names |
Rob H. |
Nov-22-06 11:19 PM |
#134 |
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