tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post116846140947289728..comments2024-03-28T02:06:49.582+00:00Comments on In this life: NamesPam http://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-79245599337295038412007-04-11T10:22:00.000+01:002007-04-11T10:22:00.000+01:00Hi Isabelle,I am supposed to be doing research and...Hi Isabelle,<BR/>I am supposed to be doing research and marking papers so I am sure you can understand my sudden desire to trawl through old posts.<BR/>They are fascinating!<BR/>Anyway, tragic as it is to comment on old posts, I thought I'd throw in my favourite three.<BR/>Please say ALL with really country-aussie accents:<BR/><BR/>"Hoi, oim Cindy, Chardonnay's mum!"<BR/><BR/>" Git orf that fence, Alchemy"<BR/><BR/>and at swimming lessons, about very plain freckly toddler:<BR/>"Oh, I don't think Venus likes swimming.."<BR/>ha.<BR/>cheers...fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168899475928205172007-01-15T22:17:00.000+00:002007-01-15T22:17:00.000+00:00Hi Isabelle.... thanks for stopping by, and no, go...Hi Isabelle.... thanks for stopping by, and no, good heavens no, I don't read them all! I just have not got round to contracting the button so it just says family friendly blogroll. Sigh. That requires concentration and skill I think.Both are in short supply at the moment!Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168818187803886072007-01-14T23:43:00.000+00:002007-01-14T23:43:00.000+00:00Hi there, I am here from Morning glory... it is gr...Hi there, I am here from Morning glory... it is great to see another blogger from this side of the sea! I will be back....Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168695871662228942007-01-13T13:44:00.000+00:002007-01-13T13:44:00.000+00:00Hello, I am blog hopping and came across your inte...Hello, I am blog hopping and came across your interesting blog.<BR/><BR/>I know a woman, named Daphne and is nick-named Daffy. Her maiden name was Duck; she reportedly has a brother named Donald.<BR/><BR/>I teach science at a culturally diverse school in state of Indiana (USA) with students of family heritage from Africa, the Orient, Mexico, Eastern Europe as well as Great Britain. Many of the students have names that are difficult to pronounce, but most of students are very patient as I try to say their names correctly.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588693337401747260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168575236136992312007-01-12T04:13:00.000+00:002007-01-12T04:13:00.000+00:00I'm never quite sure whether it is done out of tho...I'm never quite sure whether it is done out of thoughtlessness, twisted sense of humor, or just outright perverseness.<BR/><BR/>Remember the olympic silver medal winner in downhill skiing: Picabo (pronounced peek-a-boo) Street...?<BR/><BR/>That's just wrong (funny but wrong).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305972933959570916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168571483605775562007-01-12T03:11:00.000+00:002007-01-12T03:11:00.000+00:00I agree totally and as well as strange names I thi...I agree totally and as well as strange names I think strange spellings are just as bad - even such a simple name as Jade I've seen about 4 or 5 different spellings for. My real name is Anne and people have trouble knowing whether or not to put the E on the end!! so heaven help some of these kids - because I think your name is an integral part of who you are and if it isn't spelt correctly it's like a kind of a personal insult. Have a great week!Zannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374441911002511628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168558395592678502007-01-11T23:33:00.000+00:002007-01-11T23:33:00.000+00:00I've stopped by a time or two to acquaint myself w...I've stopped by a time or two to acquaint myself with your blog. This is a funny post and I, too, do NOT understand what some parents must be thinking when they choose names for their children.someone elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524255841655400982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168555798778908852007-01-11T22:49:00.000+00:002007-01-11T22:49:00.000+00:00ok I confess. When I was a teenager I wanted to ca...ok I confess. When I was a teenager I wanted to call my future daughter Rainbow. Fortunately for her I <BR/>a. haven't got any daughters<BR/>and <BR/>b. have a husband who after he picks himself up off the floor, and wipes the tears of mirth from his eyes, would point blank refuse.<BR/><BR/>So it probably would not come as a surprise if I say that actually I quite like the name "Apple" (MrV refuses to even consider it if we ever have a daughter).velcrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729091819572955175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168547683299700992007-01-11T20:34:00.000+00:002007-01-11T20:34:00.000+00:00I agree about names. I recently had a rant about i...I agree about names. I recently had a rant about it.<BR/>I think the worst I have seen lately is a little girl called Hyenah- her mother insists it is pronounced 'Harnah'- why didnt she spell it that way???<BR/>Poor kid, poor teachers.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168529723857100882007-01-11T15:35:00.000+00:002007-01-11T15:35:00.000+00:00I am with you...the worst I've seen1. Promise Land...I am with you...the worst I've seen<BR/>1. Promise Land<BR/>and...<BR/>2. Chrysta Chanda Lear<BR/><BR/>RIDICULOUS!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021634487461293299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168523983040645072007-01-11T13:59:00.000+00:002007-01-11T13:59:00.000+00:00Oh. wow. I thought that Remember would win the stu...Oh. wow. I thought that Remember would win the stupid-name competition, but North is a strong contender too. At least, as you suggest, it would cut down the pondering about the next three children's names.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168523373003155392007-01-11T13:49:00.000+00:002007-01-11T13:49:00.000+00:00Oh Isabelle, I agree with you 100% on this topic! ...Oh Isabelle, I agree with you 100% on this topic! Like Molly and Dave, I wonder why people do this to their kids? I was once introduced to a small boy whose name was 'North'. I had to wonder if he had a sister called 'South'. Honestly, nothing would surprise me..Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168482805214044762007-01-11T02:33:00.000+00:002007-01-11T02:33:00.000+00:00It seems like a lot of movie stars like to name th...It seems like a lot of movie stars like to name their kids with "off the wall" names. What a way to have kids despise their parents for the rest of their lives!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371849934851785096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168478101190557312007-01-11T01:15:00.000+00:002007-01-11T01:15:00.000+00:00Yes indeed, they were American. As for lurkers, do...Yes indeed, they were American. As for lurkers, don't know why they'd peek in the windows and not make their presence known, unless their silence is to spare us scathing comments, in which case I say "lurk on!"mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1168465627566009632007-01-10T21:47:00.000+00:002007-01-10T21:47:00.000+00:00Some of the names I've come across are truly outla...Some of the names I've come across are truly outlandish.....or I'm truly old-fashioned and stuck deep in the mud. One I know of that comes to mind is "Remember", for a little boy. How confusing. "Do you Remember when you were little, Remember, and nobody could remember your name?" Why would you do that to your own flesh and blood?mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com