Pilot will forever be the name of Rochester's dog. To me, anyway. I like to think Jason Lee was the one responsible for that name.
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 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Amy - Dec 13, 2012 9:35:59 am PST #4272 of 30001
Because books.
Sue - Dec 13, 2012 9:38:34 am PST #4273 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Beth Riesgraf
I have no idea who that is.
Kate P. - Dec 13, 2012 9:40:59 am PST #4274 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
On the female FCM, I am one with le nubian.
Yeah, le nubian's got it right. As for the male FCM: Marry Eccleston and go with him on fabulous adventures throughout space and time, and go out for dinner with Glass and Sheppard and listen to lots of dishy behind-the-scenes Firefly stories.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:41:21 am PST #4275 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm choosing to believe that the at-least-two people who named their daughters Ace are Doctor Who fans and therefore we should not make fun of them. (Or at least, I shouldn't.)
I give no such quarter to the at-least-two people who named their daughters Excel and Fedora.
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2012 9:42:57 am PST #4276 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.
Amy - Dec 13, 2012 9:45:24 am PST #4277 of 30001
Because books.
I have no idea who that is.
Beth Riesgraf plays Parker on Leverage.
flea - Dec 13, 2012 9:48:47 am PST #4278 of 30001
information libertarian
Those are some wacky-ass baby names. Of those on the list, I have known actual children named Fedora and Tigerlily. (And they messed up with a few: Shimon, for example, I think they included thinking it was some typo of Simon, but hello, Shimon Peres? OTOH, there's no excuse I know of for Donathan. D is noplace near J on the keyboard.)
I think the wackiest baby name of anyone I have actually known was Sha'Miracle.
Ginger - Dec 13, 2012 9:49:35 am PST #4279 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't really mind product placement, if it's done well. The real world isn't generic. No one sits at a bar and orders a "beer" except on television. In television land, there seems to be only one kind of beer, whiskey, vodka and so on.
flea - Dec 13, 2012 9:50:48 am PST #4280 of 30001
information libertarian
(Fedora is an actual name; it's a Russian version of Theodora. Of course, if I lived in the US right now, and especially Brooklyn, I would choose another name.)
Consuela - Dec 13, 2012 9:50:51 am PST #4281 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Excel and Fedora.
Yeah, I just... boggled.
That said, laughing at weird names has uncomfortably classist implications for me, since it's generally mocking people for not fitting into the standard Euro-American tradition. Or for sheer ignorance. I mean, if you're a woman who spends her life mopping floors and changing sheets, how should you know that "Excel" refers to a spreadsheet program and not the general principle of excellence?
I mean, "excel" is a verb, after all. My given name means "steadfast and loyal"; my sister's means "daisy". How is that different than Yoga (implying flexibility and peacefulness, I guess)?
... although I'm still baffled by Fedora. I can only assume the parents are either serious hipsters, or have no idea what it means and just liked the sound.
(Ah, and flea explains that it's a version of Theodora. Okay.)