Gawain 0 #1 May 27, 2004 Because I won't be in a completely f**ke* up shell of a life so that when my spouse has a kid, and then names the little girl "Apple". Apple. WTF is her middle name? Orange? Strawberry? Ooooh- - Banana!! I would suggest Peaches, but as you tell from the article, that name has been tried... Peaches Geldof (daughter of Bob Geldof). Hell, name it Plum, then as he/she/it gets older, change to Prune. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 May 27, 2004 Dude, a friend of mine has a friend who named his son LOGIC, celebrity status has nothing to do..is STUPIDITY.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 May 27, 2004 Yet Gwyneth Paltrow has said she intends on putting her career on hold while she stays home and raises her child just like her mother, Blythe Danner, did. * I dunno, sounds like a good mother to me.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #4 May 27, 2004 QuoteYet Gwyneth Paltrow has said she intends on putting her career on hold while she stays home and raises her child just like her mother, Blythe Danner, did. * I dunno, sounds like a good mother to me. She's gonna need to stay home to see the look on the kid's face when she comes home from school sharing the latest taunts and nicknames kids are so good at assigning. [/sarcasm] I didn't say she'd be a bad mother, nor was I attacking her ability to be a good mother. I am criticizing her choice of names though.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #5 May 27, 2004 We had a skydiver who legaly changed his name to Aaron. No last name. he wanted to be the first name in the company (boeing) phone book. The only people that gave him some crap about only having one name was the credit card comany. So whatever name someone wants is A-OK. Hmm another name.... R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #6 May 27, 2004 QuoteWe had a skydiver who legaly changed his name to Aaron. No last name. he wanted to be the first name in the company (boeing) phone book. The only people that gave him some crap about only having one name was the credit card comany. So whatever name someone wants is A-OK. Hmm another name.... R.I.P. There are some good instances in which you should not buck the conventional way of doing things, and I think names are one of them. Fine if you favor an unconventional name, but at least go with the usual two! How does one handle having only a single name? Like you said, credit card companies demand two, eh? How about when you're filling out online forms, like paying bills online? Leave a field blank when it expects you to put something there and it's No-Go. What does your buddy do, put "Aaron" twice, once in the Last Name field and once in the First Name field? That would result in the system thinking his name is Aaron Aaron! There was a couple who made the news recently because they named their son after the father, but not with "junior" (I never cared for "junior" either, actually): they called him something like, "Joe.2" (Joe-point-two) like a software version. I thought it was pretty stupid, pretentious, and ostentatiously trying to be "trendy." What do you think? --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwmike 0 #7 May 27, 2004 QuoteBecause I won't be in a completely f**ke* up shell of a life so that when my spouse has a kid, and then names the little girl "Apple". Apple. WTF is her middle name? Orange? Strawberry? Ooooh- - Banana!! I would suggest Peaches, but as you tell from the article, that name has been tried... Peaches Geldof (daughter of Bob Geldof). Hell, name it Plum, then as he/she/it gets older, change to Prune. Damn, nobody using traditional names anymore ...like Dweezil and Moon Unit? Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #8 May 27, 2004 QuoteI thought it was pretty stupid, pretentious, and ostentatiously trying to be "trendy." What do you think? I agree.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #9 May 27, 2004 QuoteBecause I won't be in a completely f**ke* up shell of a life so that when my spouse has a kid, and then names the little girl "Apple". Apple. WTF is her middle name? Orange? Strawberry? Ooooh- - Banana!! . "Tart"?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #10 May 27, 2004 QuoteDamn, nobody using traditional names anymore ...like Dweezil and Moon Unit? I would absolutely kill myself if my name was Moon Unit Zappa. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajundude 0 #11 May 27, 2004 Talk about funny. I almost freaked when I moved to Houston and was watching the news and heard about the Hogg family. This asshole, who was a governor by the way, named his two daughters Ima and Ura, yes that would be Ima Hogg and Ura Hogg. They are quite a wealthy family and were philanthropists. You can do a search on the internet for them and find them I'm sure. The names are big in Houston. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #12 May 27, 2004 How bout them apples, eh? Naming kids. One of life's more difficult decisions. Actually, why don't they name the kid "Onck" and have that nice symbol as a name. Worked for the Runt Formerly Known as Prince. Or the one named celebs. "Madonna." Or, they could have simply named the baby what Limey dad will be calling anyway - "The Little Shit." My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #13 May 27, 2004 QuoteActually, why don't they name the kid "Onck" and have that nice symbol as a name. Worked for the Runt Formerly Known as Prince. When I first heard of Prince changing his name to that symbol, I thought he was being a pretentious prick, too. Truth is, he and his record company got in a spat (undoubtedly because some no-talent ass-clown of an executive was making serious bank on his talent) and he terminated the contract. The record company claimed ownership of the name "Prince" and therefore he changed it to be defiant, I guess. Once that initial contract expired, he changed it back. Knowing the story behind it, I don't fault him so much anymore, but I agree; at first glance it seemed like just another celebrity publicity stunt w/ no real logic or reason behind it. Too bad the symbol didn't look more like a middle finger, 'cause that's basically what he was telling his old record company they could go do to themselves. Good for him. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,602 #14 May 27, 2004 There was no Ura Hogg. Ima was named for the heroine of a Civil War poem written by her uncle Thomas Elisha. Her father was the governor of Texas. And Miss Ima was, in fact, a pillar of the Houston community. Among other things, she founded the Houston Symphony, and donated her house with an incredible collection of early American art and antiques as a museum. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajundude 0 #15 May 27, 2004 Oops. I guess that was a joke that I heard about Ura. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
