My grandmothers were Ethel and Winter Valley.
Bernice and Florence, here. Which strike me as so perfectly early 20th century.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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Fred Pete - Sep 09, 2005 5:12:28 am PDT #1750 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 09, 2005 5:13:55 am PDT #1751 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My two grandmothers were/are Mary and Mary.
sj - Sep 09, 2005 5:14:27 am PDT #1752 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Dave just pulled my backpack in from the car for me. His response, "This is heavy!". I replied that I mentioned this. And he responded, "but it is heavy to me!". My boyfriend is not a weakling so I guess it is heavy.
I am a very cranky girlfriend this morning, but I am sending Dave to work with food and two of Deb's Chocolate peanutbutter death bombs, which I think makes up for it.
Where does one check for the popularity of names?
Amy - Sep 09, 2005 5:15:23 am PDT #1753 of 10001
Because books.
There are all sorts of trends. Bible names. My grandmother and her sister were named Myrtle and Hazel--plant names. Beryl is a stone. Sometimes, I think a certain ethnicity influences the trend.
Yup. Flower names were big for a while, as well as stones (Pearl, Ruby), and Irish surnames were huge in the '80s and early '90s, I think. Names are fascinating.
amych - Sep 09, 2005 5:18:09 am PDT #1754 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Alice and Phyllis. Rhymey, and yet they were born on different continents.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 09, 2005 5:18:50 am PDT #1755 of 10001
What is even happening?
My two grandmothers were/are Mary and Mary.
You Mick.
sj - Sep 09, 2005 5:18:58 am PDT #1756 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My grandmothers names were Vincenza (but everyone called her Jean once she came to this country) and Dorothy.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 09, 2005 5:20:13 am PDT #1757 of 10001
What is even happening?
My grandmothers names were Vincenza (but everyone called her Jean once she came to this country)Oh, that's kind of sad. Was it her choice?
§ ita § - Sep 09, 2005 5:20:37 am PDT #1758 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Try the baby name wizard, sj.
Volans - Sep 09, 2005 5:22:18 am PDT #1759 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Boy names don't seem as subject to fashion as girl names, but it looks like the "boy names must start with J" thing is ebbing.
There are a number of websites that track the popularity of names, but the only ones I really trust are the census sites, which are a few years behind.