My first name was number 483 in 2006. And falling fast.
Strange but true -- until about 1950, the obvious nickname (Fred) was more popular than the full name (Frederick).
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - Jan 11, 2008 5:01:33 am PST #2418 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Stephanie - Jan 11, 2008 5:04:28 am PST #2419 of 10001
Trust my rage
I always enjoy flea's cataloging of baby names. I feel like you have so much potential when you chose a baby's name.
We are planning on Francisco for this baby - currently 157, I think. It's weird - here in PR it's like naming your baby Steve or John, but among our friends/family, it's fairly unusual. Still, it's growing on me. Probably will call him Frisco.
tommyrot - Jan 11, 2008 5:07:17 am PST #2420 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Top 5 things I saw in America which, as a Canadian, freaked me right out
I just had to quote this one:
#4: A breakfast creation in upstate New York called “Stuffed French Toast”. What does “Stuffed French Toast” entail, you naïve non-American might ask? It’s French Toast (which, keep in mind is cooked in butter) stuffed with bacon, eggs and processed cheese (which they proudly call ‘American processed cheese’, I presume, to distinguish it from real cheese which could, after all, be French and/or offer unAmerican nutritional content). But here’s the kicker: on top of your “Stuffed French Toast” cooked in butter, you will find… a square of butter.
flea - Jan 11, 2008 5:07:53 am PST #2421 of 10001
information libertarian
I got a Pottery Barn catalog yesterday and was looking at the monograms they have in the pictures. They included Kasey and Casey, and Malaki (!!) (as well as lots of Luke, Sophie, generally popular preppy-type names).
amych - Jan 11, 2008 5:12:04 am PST #2422 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I love Francisco. And I like the pairing with Ellie, too -- so important, and so often overlooked!
Aims - Jan 11, 2008 5:13:33 am PST #2423 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
1974 - Amy = #2
lisah - Jan 11, 2008 5:18:20 am PST #2424 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
There were 3..maybe 4 Lisas in my hs graduating class of 62 people.
Francisco is a great baby name!
I just bought a whole outfit of baby clothes with a zebra theme over at Crazy 8 (thanks, Kat) for my friends whose girl is due in May. The dad is a rollerderby ref whose derby name is Johnny Zebra and his wife is known in derby circles as Madam Zebra. It was hard not to buy every single zebra-themed piece. So super cute!
JenP - Jan 11, 2008 5:19:58 am PST #2425 of 10001
I was #1 in the 70s, #2 in the 80s, and then dropped off to #16, and #32. Whatever I did, I'm sorry. Hey, maybe my name will sound old fashioned one day. That'd be cool. Assuming I'm still around to reap the glory.
I love that database.
Totally gray, misty, rainy day out there today. So glad it's not snow.
tommyrot - Jan 11, 2008 5:20:50 am PST #2426 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Random question: "A historic..." or "An historic..."?
I'd go with "A historic..."
Tom Scola - Jan 11, 2008 5:22:30 am PST #2427 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
If you're American, it's "a historic". If you're British, it's "an".