Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Natter 62: The 62nd Natter  

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.


sarameg - Jan 07, 2009 6:46:16 am PST #9722 of 10002

I'd really like to throw myself down on the floor and have a full blown temper tantrum.


SailAweigh - Jan 07, 2009 6:47:23 am PST #9723 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

::spreads bubble wrap on floor::


Amy - Jan 07, 2009 6:51:11 am PST #9724 of 10002
Because books.

::closes the door for privacy::


Sue - Jan 07, 2009 6:52:39 am PST #9725 of 10002
hip deep in pie

When I was in school it was all Amys, Susans, and Karens.

Susan is totally unfashionable, but I predict a comeback in the next 5years.


Jessica - Jan 07, 2009 6:54:21 am PST #9726 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Susan is totally unfashionable, but I predict a comeback in the next 5years.

"Old-fashioned" sounding girls' names are very in right now, so a comeback for Susan wouldn't surprise me at all.


Glamcookie - Jan 07, 2009 6:55:56 am PST #9727 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

It seems like it's just follows fashion trends when a sound catches on. Here's an old article pondering the same question:

Interesting article. And a Buffy mention, too!

Buffy, despite a fanatic cult devotion to the vampire slayer, has not breached the Top 1,000 (although Willow has been climbing modestly since 1998).


Gudanov - Jan 07, 2009 6:56:19 am PST #9728 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

I'm really happy with the names of our kids. I think it is very unlikely there will ever be another one in a class, but they aren't totally out there celebrity kids' names.


Sue - Jan 07, 2009 6:57:09 am PST #9729 of 10002
hip deep in pie

"Old-fashioned" sounding girls' names are very in right now, so a comeback for Susan wouldn't surprise me at all.

I think we have to get past my cohort who all went to school with a tonne of Susans. Actually, I'm turning 40, so my cohort is pretty well passed it's child bearing prime.


Glamcookie - Jan 07, 2009 7:00:03 am PST #9730 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Really, it's the person who makes (or breaks) a name. I once knew a Shirlee who was cute as a button and fun as hell, so the "old lady" name (as I first thought) became a cute and fitting name for her. I also knew a Chantel that ended up being one of my best friends. So, neither name is one I would like, but I have very good associations with both. Hell, my own name probably makes some people crazy but I love it (Monti).


P.M. Marc - Jan 07, 2009 7:01:00 am PST #9731 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I swear, we checked all the popularity data available on Lillian. Did not stop it from shooting up the ranks. Shoulda gone with Esme or Edith.