No. No. No, oh my gods, no.
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brightrosefoxHi! My name is Beer, and this is my friend Toilet. Wanna hook up sometime?
"Meanwhile, I think it's time to say a few words about gushing about a name's "meaning." Some meanings originate because the name evolved from real word (usually in a foreign language). And so their meanings are somewhat interesting.
And then some names have arbitrary meanings that for all I can tell were pulled out of a dead monkey's ass. For example, check out my good buddies the Kabalarians, who have insightful (cough) "meanings" for classy names like Beer and Toilet. I love the Kabalarians, because every one of their name analyses reads even more vague and general than the astrology listings in the newspaper.
And then some names don't have secret "meanings" because they are (dum dum DUM!) ALREADY WORDS. Sure, it'd be one hell of an irony if the name Sun meant "ugly fat pockmarked bastard," but I think it's a fair guess in English it means ... um ... wait, give me a second ... oh yeah, "sun." As in the giant ball of warmth and light that makes life possible for trees and flowers and baby bunnies and such."
"Meanwhile, I think it's time to say a few words about gushing about a name's "meaning." Some meanings originate because the name evolved from real word (usually in a foreign language). And so their meanings are somewhat interesting.
And then some names have arbitrary meanings that for all I can tell were pulled out of a dead monkey's ass. For example, check out my good buddies the Kabalarians, who have insightful (cough) "meanings" for classy names like Beer and Toilet. I love the Kabalarians, because every one of their name analyses reads even more vague and general than the astrology listings in the newspaper.
And then some names don't have secret "meanings" because they are (dum dum DUM!) ALREADY WORDS. Sure, it'd be one hell of an irony if the name Sun meant "ugly fat pockmarked bastard," but I think it's a fair guess in English it means ... um ... wait, give me a second ... oh yeah, "sun." As in the giant ball of warmth and light that makes life possible for trees and flowers and baby bunnies and such."
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Date: 2006-12-19 03:13 pm (UTC)My last name is Tinkletop. For some reason my wife objects to naming our son Timothy, Timmy for short. I think it's a good, memorable name.
You're right.
*ROFLMAO*
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Date: 2006-12-19 08:47 pm (UTC)Timothy Tinkletop sounds a good children's show or something to help potty train children at least! ;)
The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 03:29 pm (UTC)Re: The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 04:57 pm (UTC)Just like the kids named Forest, Rainbow, Rock, Cloud, Sky, Rain, River... Actually, I like the name River. For obvious reasons, of course, but besides that.
One "nature" name I like, though, because it is beautiful, is the name of a woman on my friends page. Her parents named her Winter Rose, Rose for short. She was born in the middle of winter, with bright red hair, and her parents though she looked like "a tiny rose struggling to bloom in the heart of winter."
However, if one were to name a boy that, like "Winter Snow," I would wonder!
Re: The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 05:56 pm (UTC)By the way, I was alluding to a They Might Be Giants song. I just realized I might have been obscure.
Re: The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 06:11 pm (UTC)Re: The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 06:16 pm (UTC)Re: The Sun, ladies and gentlemen.
Date: 2006-12-19 06:22 pm (UTC)Here ya go. They've done several Dunkin Donut ads, which you can see in the scroll on the lower right. But the "Fritalian" is my favorite. Go ahead and click through them, they are very, very amusing.