From Jezebel: Fuck You, Men's Rights Activists
I liked the rant. Maybe I read too much of manboobz.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
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.
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
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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
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(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.)
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:52:22 am PST #4282 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm having fun imagining which are the clever twin names. Hippo and Thinn. Excel and Google. Joshitha and Donathan.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:53:49 am PST #4283 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(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.)Ok, I take that one back then. It's probably very popular down in Brighton Beach.
flea - Dec 13, 2012 9:56:34 am PST #4284 of 30001
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My favorite name of all time? Barkevious Mingo, a football player at LSU. Nickname "Kee-kee," which means it's pronounced Bar-KEE-vee-us. It's like a Harry Potter character name. How could you not be awesome with that name!
Jesse - Dec 13, 2012 9:57:40 am PST #4285 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Is it OK if you focus on weird celebrity baby names, then?