Sigh. The Washington Post has an article speculating on whether or not Sasha and Malia will join the Black Student Union at Sidwell, and if they do, what it'll mean for their father's "post-racial" reputation. This is getting ridiculous. [link]
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Hil R. - Jan 07, 2009 6:12:52 pm PST #48 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
dcp - Jan 07, 2009 6:20:18 pm PST #49 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Where the Dornis comes from, though, no one really knows.
Dunno about Dornis as a first name, but it's not uncommon for children to be given a family surname for a first name.
Dornis as a surname seems to come from Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia.
Typo Boy - Jan 07, 2009 6:21:12 pm PST #50 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I met a guy ... who was named SIR, his parents had named him Sir. ...I guess they figured that way it'd always sound like he was being respected...
There used to be a practice among poor rural whites in the South and West of naming kids Judge and Colonel and General for just that reason. Occasional rather than common practice, but something that happened often enough not to be remarked upon.
DavidS - Jan 07, 2009 6:27:21 pm PST #51 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
dcp - Jan 07, 2009 6:27:44 pm PST #52 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Yeah, I've got one example in my file from the 1850s of one son named General Rafe Lastname, his brother is named Colonel Hugh Lastname.
It makes me wonder, would they have continued the pattern if they had had more children?
Did Colonel live a life of despair, knowing that he could never earn a promotion? "Mom always liked you best!"
Ginger - Jan 07, 2009 6:48:01 pm PST #53 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The ones I boggle at are when titles get used as first names.
The guy across the street is named Sirmichael.
Family names I wouldn't visit on a baby:
Benoni (Meaning "child of sorrow" and given to babies whose mother died in childbirth. His did.)
Hepzibeth
Ora Dora
One ancestor was a schoolteacher and named his children Horace, Aurelius, Albert, Serena, Regulus and Livona.
One grandmother was named Estella Marie, but called Dorothy.
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2009 6:51:09 pm PST #54 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ooh, cool, Hec.
javachik - Jan 07, 2009 7:17:40 pm PST #55 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I have ancestors who were dirt poor farmers (pre-civil war) who named their children "One" through "Twelve" and then, because of superstition or whatever, switched to regular (Cassius, Walter) for the next two.
he gets called Moore because he has a brother that goes by Les.
BWAH!!
And Meara, that reminds me of Michael Jackson calling his son "Prince".
And guess what? I am leaving the office, hitting the grocery store and watching the season premiere of "Damages"! Yay!
Consuela - Jan 07, 2009 7:20:37 pm PST #56 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I just spent a happy 15 minutes watching a former Buffista speak at TED. How fun was that?
Did we know about that? Maybe we did, but I never got the memo.
meara - Jan 07, 2009 7:38:24 pm PST #57 of 30000
Oh, I was like "Wait, did she speak at TED *again*?" but then I saw it was indeed from a 2007. I think we knew about that. At least, I did...she had posted about it on one or more of her other blogs at the time (LJ? I don't think she posted it on Dress A Day, that doesn't seem right!)