I'm pretty sure the real background is that (English-speaking) people used to use very few first names, so you needed lots of nicknames for Mary, Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth, Margaret.
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 16, 2006 12:13:49 pm PST #454 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2006 12:24:14 pm PST #455 of 10002
JUST GIVE THEM DIFFERENT NAMES THEN.
I never liked Sally. And the one time someone suggested it, they got the hairy eyeball.
Jessica - Jan 16, 2006 12:27:10 pm PST #456 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Jack Bauer in a series of Japanese commercials. (Yes, Jack Bauer. Not Kiefer Sutherland.)
Jesse - Jan 16, 2006 12:31:17 pm PST #457 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
JUST GIVE THEM DIFFERENT NAMES THEN.
They didn't have them back then!!!!!!
DebetEsse - Jan 16, 2006 12:33:28 pm PST #458 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Sure they did. Choose a virtue.
msbelle - Jan 16, 2006 12:33:37 pm PST #459 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
new names hadn't been invented yet?
That sony bean thing is the cute.
Lee - Jan 16, 2006 12:34:40 pm PST #460 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Is it just me, or was last night's GA not quite as good as normal?
sarameg - Jan 16, 2006 12:35:08 pm PST #461 of 10002
If they could come up with variations to call the eightymillion different Saras, they could just use those variations instead!
Jesse - Jan 16, 2006 12:35:35 pm PST #462 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It was Ye Olden Tymes, people.
I have shit to do after work Tues, Weds, Thurs. I do not enjoy that, although I should enjoy each of the things. Bleh. Too much time off leads to lethargic Jesse.
Jessica - Jan 16, 2006 12:36:41 pm PST #463 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
OMG these commercials are so great! They're like little mini-episodes of 24!