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in article , Christina Websell at
wrote on 10/2/04 7:57 PM: "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , Christina Websell at wrote on 10/2/04 3:27 PM: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky It's definitely much worse than Teresa Green. I'd be inclined to change his name. If they like both the names they could swap them to the other way round. Peacock Drew. (although I really can't see why anyone should want to call their child "Peacock" at all.) Maybe it's just me, but I think that naming a child is a serious business as what you decide will stay with them for the rest of their life. Aaargh. So stop naming your children Peacock, Romeo, Peaches, and so. Give them proper names that they will be proud of and won't make others s****** at them for the rest of their life. What's that stupid name a pop star called his child? Something Tigerlily? I think they must be "on something." Tweed OK. Help me out. What is wrong with the name "Teresa Green"? Trees are green. Tweed Ohhhhhh. Yah. It's much worse than that. |
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Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 21:27:17 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky It's definitely much worse than Teresa Green. I'd be inclined to change his name. If they like both the names they could swap them to the other way round. Peacock Drew. (although I really can't see why anyone should want to call their child "Peacock" at all.) Maybe it's just me, but I think that naming a child is a serious business as what you decide will stay with them for the rest of their life. Aaargh. So stop naming your children Peacock, Romeo, Peaches, and so. Give them proper names that they will be proud of and won't make others s****** at them for the rest of their life. What's that stupid name a pop star called his child? Something Tigerlily? I think they must be "on something." Tweed One of my aunts adopted a little girl while their family was missionaries in Taiwan. The family took the first letter from the first names of the adoptive parents and siblings, ending up with the name "Mejchal", pronounced "Mey-shall". Given that Mejchal is Eurasian, a lot of people assume that it is an ethnic name that they haven't heard of before. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQV9nWjMYPge5L34aEQLsuwCeKH4omX4lFnyJWyudXcPgip QQumwAnihi LFRb9IyiLQzao7uVTeJDgnAa =WgwC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 21:27:17 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Steve Touchstone" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:41:14 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: Maybe some people just don't have dirty enough minds. I couldn't see anything wrong with the name until I read the article. I can easily understand why the parents didn't think of that. I'm like you, I didn't catch it when I first read it. OTOH, schoolkids can tease unmercilessly, and all it takes is one kid to catch on and the teasing would follow him the rest of his life. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky It's definitely much worse than Teresa Green. I'd be inclined to change his name. If they like both the names they could swap them to the other way round. Peacock Drew. (although I really can't see why anyone should want to call their child "Peacock" at all.) Maybe it's just me, but I think that naming a child is a serious business as what you decide will stay with them for the rest of their life. Aaargh. So stop naming your children Peacock, Romeo, Peaches, and so. Give them proper names that they will be proud of and won't make others s****** at them for the rest of their life. What's that stupid name a pop star called his child? Something Tigerlily? I think they must be "on something." Tweed One of my aunts adopted a little girl while their family was missionaries in Taiwan. The family took the first letter from the first names of the adoptive parents and siblings, ending up with the name "Mejchal", pronounced "Mey-shall". Given that Mejchal is Eurasian, a lot of people assume that it is an ethnic name that they haven't heard of before. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQV9nWjMYPge5L34aEQLsuwCeKH4omX4lFnyJWyudXcPgip QQumwAnihi LFRb9IyiLQzao7uVTeJDgnAa =WgwC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:57:52 -0700, Seanette Blaylock wrote: "jmcquown" had some very interesting things to say about OT - some people have no brains: I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Are you sure you weren't being put on? Snopes thinks that pair of names is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm I went to college with a woman named Starr Bright, and another one named Honey Combs. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQV9xxTMYPge5L34aEQL1jgCfQtwwwHmVqMjaEeUBq00Os8 w3IlUAmwTc Hu9EnANmtQPx19ZVTg0xFSwj =it5B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:57:52 -0700, Seanette Blaylock wrote: "jmcquown" had some very interesting things to say about OT - some people have no brains: I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Are you sure you weren't being put on? Snopes thinks that pair of names is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm I went to college with a woman named Starr Bright, and another one named Honey Combs. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQV9xxTMYPge5L34aEQL1jgCfQtwwwHmVqMjaEeUBq00Os8 w3IlUAmwTc Hu9EnANmtQPx19ZVTg0xFSwj =it5B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:57:52 -0700, Seanette Blaylock wrote: "jmcquown" had some very interesting things to say about OT - some people have no brains: I agree completely! I worked with a woman whose daughter went to school with twins. Lemonjello and Oranjello (I kid you not - like Jell-O!). I didn't even know those kids and still made fun of them. Are you sure you weren't being put on? Snopes thinks that pair of names is an urban legend. See http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm I went to college with a woman named Starr Bright, and another one named Honey Combs. I went to school with a Candace Caine. In high school, the secretary/receptionist mistakenly paged her as "Candy", which she *NEVER* went by.... y'think? |
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