A Black Hole of Happiness - Page 137

NotFromHere · 07-02-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Well, Harry makes my six-foot cutoff and I guess I go for Harry's cutesy looks over William's horsiness. That said, I used to think William was hotter, but now he seems horsey and balding. Harry seems like more fun as well.

Of course this all matters. A. Lot.

Maybe you people are partial to redheads. I'm not so much.
OK, maybe a little resemblance, but I didn't think he looked like him so much. Maybe moreso now.

Not Bob · 07-02-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
That's Eva. Ava is like Ava Gardner.

Ah, thank you, fringey. One can never see too many pictures of her.

Just as Helen burnt the topless towers of Ileum, Ava inspired some of the greatest singing of heartbreak and loss.

Gattigap · 07-02-2007, 04:39 PM

... or should.

Italian police busted two would-be marijuana cultivators after "unusually frisky" deer alerted the authorities as to the presence of their mountaintop dope plantation, UPI reports.

Locals in Trento began telling tales of the abnormally high-spirited animals, while forest rangers began to wonder why the normally shy and straight-laced cervine population was letting it all hang out by day and "making great leaps on the mountainside".

Rangers duly made their way to the top of the suspect mountain, and discovered "some plant pots and shredded marijuana". The pair responsible for the high-altitude high facility - a factory worker and a university student in their 20s - were cuffed when they ascended the peak on a harvesting mission.

Despite the seemingly damning nature of the prosecution's case, defence lawyers say the charges may yet be dropped since the deer had eaten most of the evidence.

Gattigap

Sparklehorse · 07-02-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
Ah, thank you, fringey. One can never see too many pictures of her.

Just as Helen burnt the topless towers of Ileum, Ava inspired some of the greatest singing of heartbreak and loss.

While I am not disputing her beauty, it looks like there was a bit of pre-PhotoShop torso-trimming done to that photo of her.

Replaced_Texan · 07-02-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
What is up with the popularity of the name Ava? It has skyrocketed in the last few years.

2006 5
2005 9
2004 25
2003 39
2002 82
2001 133
2000 180
1999 259
1998 350
1997 618
1996 739
1995 738
1994 750
1993 739
1992 833
1991 847
1990 953
1989 997
1988 985
1987 945
1986 957
1985 [not in top 1000]
1984 996
1983 [not in top 1000]
1982 [not in top 1000]
1981 [not in top 1000]
1980 [not in top 1000]
1979 [not in top 1000]
1978 [not in top 1000]
1977 [not in top 1000]

SSA

I think Ava is a pretty name. I think there's been a resurgence lately in "old fashioned" names like Ava and Lily.

My name apparently peaked in the 70s and 80s and has been on a fairly steady decline. My middle name has gained some popularity, but it's never made it past 350 or so in the mid 1990s.

You want to see a decline? Check out a 75 year review of Ruth. Even worse, my grandmother's Dorothy. My other grandmother's Gloria suffered as well, but nearly as badly. Of their sisters Margaret, Josephine and Verna (doesn't make the list past 1973) and Dolores, Luz and Helen, Margaret and Luz are the only ones that come close to holding steady.

My mom's Barbara was number 2 when she was born, now it's in the 600s. Her middle name Jayne hasn't made the list since 1981, which I find very werid. Her sister Marilyn has been declining since the 30s too, even during the 50s and 60s. I find it disturbing that the "similar name" Madisyn beats out Marilyn by 100 spots.

ltl/fb · 07-02-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think Ava is a pretty name. I think there's been a resurgence lately in "old fashioned" names like Ava and Lily.

I also think Ava is a pretty name. Perhaps if I get a female pet, I will name it Ava.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 07-02-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I am not as apple-mad as ABBA, but I eat about 3 a day.

Is one of them marked "for the fairest"?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 07-02-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Or finished the Illiad and seen that maybe Hector would have been the better choice.

. . . and also didn't realize Paris is a guy?

Replaced_Texan · 07-02-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
While I am not disputing her beauty, it looks like there was a bit of pre-PhotoShop torso-trimming done to that photo of her.

I think it's the corset.

I was watching "Les Girls" a few weeks ago, and I was pretty overwhelmed at how utterly tiny Mitzi Gaynor and Kay Kendall's waists were. There's no way that they could have been photoshopped.

notcasesensitive · 07-02-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think Ava is a pretty name. I think there's been a resurgence lately in "old fashioned" names like Ava and Lily.

My name apparently peaked in the 70s and 80s and has been on a fairly steady decline. My middle name has gained some popularity, but it's never made it past 350 or so in the mid 1990s.

You want to see a decline? Check out a 75 year review of Ruth. Even worse, my grandmother's Dorothy. My other grandmother's Gloria suffered as well, but nearly as badly. Of their sisters Margaret, Josephine and Verna (doesn't make the list past 1973) and Dolores, Luz and Helen, Margaret and Luz are the only ones that come close to holding steady.

My mom's Barbara was number 2 when she was born, now it's in the 600s. Her middle name Jayne hasn't made the list since 1981, which I find very werid. Her sister Marilyn has been declining since the 30s too, even during the 50s and 60s. I find it disturbing that the "similar name" Madisyn beats out Marilyn by 100 spots.

My name barely made the Top 1000 in the year I was born (and hovered barely on or off the list for most of my life). It is much more popular today than I've ever known it to be. Finally broke the top 300 last year for the first time.

Now I'm off to check how my gramma's name has been doing (though I think I know the answer - her name is Edith).

ETA: Edith was a top 30 name when she was named, is now in the 600's.

And, is it wrong that the first thing I thought when I saw that Social Security compiles these lists was how much more fun it would be to be the baby name list compiler for the SSA than to be doing my present job? Could one of the fancy-schmancy government lawyers who frequent the boards try to hook a girl up here? I'm sure I could compile the lists remotely from LA. TIA!

dtb · 07-02-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Thank you. I'm in a seriou brunette moment. I have to get the old lady to die her hair.

Hey! I don't dye my hair!

ltl/fb · 07-02-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
My name barely made the Top 1000 in the year I was born (and hovered barely on or off the list for most of my life). It is much more popular today than I've ever known it to be. Finally broke the top 300 last year for the first time.

Now I'm off to check how my gramma's name has been doing (though I think I know the answer - her name is Edith).

Mine has been declining in popularity since a couple years after I was born. My grandmother's name (Olga) was more popular than mine around the turn of the last century, but has since surpassed mine in unpopularity.

Buck · 07-02-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by Gattigap
.tales of the abnormally high-spirited animals,

I'm so wasted!

Not Bob · 07-02-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
While I am not disputing her beauty, it looks like there was a bit of pre-PhotoShop torso-trimming done to that photo of her.

Could be -- photo retouching is Not New; it's just much easier now. Or it could be the corset.

AoN, there are some great pictures from this era in the new Sammy Davis book -- he apparently was quite the amatuer photographer. I was leafing through it the other day, and there is a wonderful picture of Frank rehearsing in his Las Vegas hotel room in pajamas.

ABBAKiss · 07-02-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Maybe you people are partial to redheads. I'm not so much.
OK, maybe a little resemblance, but I didn't think he looked like him so much. Maybe moreso now.

I am not partial to redheads, and I have often stated my preference for dark hair and dark eyes. That said, I am a fan of ATTRACTIVE features and I do not find horsey features attractive. I recognize that many people find the features I describe as "horsey" to be attractive and signs of "good breeding" but I do not find these features attractive.

I do not think Harry is uberhot or anything. I just believe he is more attractive than William.