Oh, the SO was named after an astronaut! We always tell him he got lucky, it could have been Buzz.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Liese S. - Jan 21, 2011 9:51:18 am PST #18073 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Kathy A - Jan 21, 2011 9:56:27 am PST #18074 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I always thought that if I had a daughter, I'd name her Alicia Marie, after both of my grandmas (Alice and Mary, who was better known as Mae).
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2011 9:56:46 am PST #18075 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My mother's middle name is (spelling unsure and definitely not the same as her namesake) Delores Delrio. I have no idea what small town Jamaica was doing at that time, but it was sure cracktastic. But she beats out her sister Gillette, I think. Two of her brothers got off pretty timelessly and normally (Philip and William) but nobody calls them that, so it doesn't count. Well, nobody calls any of them what they were christened. But in Gillette's case, it's clear self defense.
Kathy A - Jan 21, 2011 9:58:15 am PST #18076 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
it could have been Buzz.
Last year, I saw a tv movie about Apollo 11 in which James Marsters played Buzz Aldrin. I thought that casting was a bit strange until last night, when I watched this week's ep of the PBS history of NASA. Marsters looks a lot like the young Buzz!
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2011 10:01:34 am PST #18077 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My god, I've just about convinced myself to update the family tree. Sheeit. I don't need that.
beekaytee - Jan 21, 2011 10:02:14 am PST #18078 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
GilletteI know a Gillette! She in her mid-twenties and seems to really like the name. I never asked if she was teased about it.
Kate P. - Jan 21, 2011 10:04:38 am PST #18079 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I wasn't named after anyone in particular; my mom just liked the name Kate, and thought it was a good strong name for a girl. (I like to think Kate Hepburn had something to do with that.) She also thought it was a little unusual, though that's proven demonstrably false. Still, when you consider I was nearly named Greta instead, I think my name worked out just fine.
My dad's middle name is Rising, which I love. Neither my brother nor I got that as a middle name, but I'd like to give it to one of my kids.
Oh, and porn star names: Mine is Bunny Beach, which I think is pretty awesome, but my former housemate had the hands-down winner: Fluffy DiPillo.
tommyrot - Jan 21, 2011 10:04:45 am PST #18080 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I used to think Mercedes was a weird name for a girl. That was before I found out the car company was named after a girl.
Beverly - Jan 21, 2011 10:06:57 am PST #18081 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I've friends with three daughters, all of whom have attributes as their middle names: Katherine Faith, Elizabeth Grace. The third daughter was adopted from China, and retains her birth name, so Emily (Chinese name) Hope. I thought Hope was an appropriate choice.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2011 10:08:25 am PST #18082 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Man, Fuck Yeah Ryan Gosling just cheered me up, and I don't even like him.