Making a buck cleaning Lester's spittle trays on Sequels' 22-year old supermodel abs

[dtb]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Pauly Shore - 5'6"

I can't believe I forgot this one:

Benicio DelToro - 6'3" at least

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by dtb
I can't believe I forgot this one:

Benicio DelToro - 6'3" at least

Further cementing his place on my laminated list. Swoon.

tm

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Are the women strong, the men good-looking, and the children above average?

The men are men, the women are too, and the sheep are afraid.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by ironweed
Never heard of him, but his website is the perfect antidote for the somewhat sickly feeling you may experience after viewing folk-singing sister group websites.



All I can say is H.E.L.L. Y.E.A.H. I've only ever felt this way reading Sebby's late-night posts, but I think I just found me a new guru.

Last winter, I had the opportunity to overhear a conversation between an author (Mr. Free) and some polite Californians. Mr. Free was on his way to meet up with an ex-girlfriend who had been a helpful psychic channel for some period but then sadly refused to play along with him any further. He was very excited about being reunited with her.

"This book may be the most important work in contemporary spirituality as it explains how to maintain one's connection to divinity on a planet in transition!!!" - Reverend Beverly Craig, Sr. Minister, La Cresenta Church of Religous Science

Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Avoidance of popular names is a topic on which the SFC and I differ. I've never met anyone with my name. The SFC, on the other hand, pretty much always had at least one other boy in his class with the same name. I place a pretty high value on unusualness, the SFC not so much.

And even avoiding the nationally-common is not a guarantee of unusualness, especially in places like Stumptown proper where literacy is above-average and the weird is prized. There are two little boys in our neighborhood named Solomon. And while neither Magnus's real name nor a current leading contender for No. 2's are in the top 1000, friends have friends with kids with those names. Sigh.

tm

I always had at least one and usually two other girls in my class with my name. It blew, because, with my last name, I was never the first one who was asked what I wanted to be called, and therefore frequently got stuck with some stupid teacher-chosen nickname to "distinguish" me.

My three favorite girls names not only do not appear in the top 1000, I have not been able to discover anyone currently living in the US with any of them. Of two of those, so far as I can tell, one has been given to about 40 girls in France over the last century, the other to about 15. The third, I haven't found anyone who's used it since about the year 700 (though, given the name, I admit there's a reason for that, love it though I do).

Freakonomics has a pretty amusing section on baby naming, socio-economic status and naming trends, actually. (And I recommend it again.)

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by dtb
Michael Jackson (ew) - 5'9"

Does he surround himself with really short people? He always looks a lot taller than that to me.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Evan?!?! Seriously? Wow, I was giving you credit for being a little more interesting than that, but Evan is top 50. Bo-ring.

And this is why the advice is always never to tell anyone other than your spouse the proposed name. Especially your imaginary internet friends.

RP evidently gets it . . .

BTW, from the Washington Post, how to pick a classy name.

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce

"Then he found that he was born on the one day of 127 years where hisastrological planetary configurations exactly matched Cayce's, with odds of 300,000 to one."

Them's some odds. Which reminds me, what's the line on the Pistons to win the series?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Evan?!?! Seriously? Wow, I was giving you credit for being a little more interesting than that, but Evan is top 50. Bo-ring.

I have no idea if he's going to name his son Evan or not, but how exactly does the above sound to you? You should say it out loud using your kid's name sometime (even if it's not top 50 and therefore boring).

RP is right. People shouldn't tell anyone their name ideas until it is a done deal.

TM

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Does he surround himself with really short people? He always looks a lot taller than that to me.

I googled this -- he is 5'10"

I really thought he seemed taller than that.

The height thing (among other things) keeps me from being attracted to people like Cruise, Jude Law, Orlando Bloom, etc. Doesn't stop me from liking Colin Farrell though. I totally love Vince Vaughn -- it must be the height.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
And this is why the advice is always never to tell anyone other than your spouse the proposed name. Especially your imaginary internet friends.

RP evidently gets it . . .

BTW, from the Washington Post, how to pick a classy name.

For the record, the only reason I commented in the first place about Str8's name choice is because it instantly made me think of Joe Millionaire, and that's not a great association.

I have a name strongly associated with a religious faith other than mine. That's been kind of annoying, and I've often wished my mother gave me a more jewish-sounding name.

The Brazenette has one of those names that was super popular when we were all growing up (which makes sense since she's named after my best friend). Despite that fact, she's never had another child in any of her classes or playgroups with her name... lots of moms, but no one her age.

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Fair enough. Here's my guesses about A-listers' height, male and female. These are mostly pure guesses, but having walked by him once, I swear, Cruise isn't as short as you think. Note, Ben Affleck should not be on this list. He is fairly tall, however.

Russell Crowe (1/5 of 30-odd foot = 6'?)
Will Ferrell (6'4")
Denzel Washington (6'1")
Nicole Kidman (6'0)
Tom Hanks (5'11")
Brad Pitt (5'10")
Cruise (5'9")
Matt Damon (5'9")
Harrison Ford (5'8', probably not A-list anymore)
Julia Roberts (5'7")
Jude Law (5'7", also probably not A-list)
Lollipop head (5'3")

Will Ferrell has stated he is six three but I woulda thought taller too. Tom Cruise is 5'7" on a good day. Brad Pitt is 5'8" tops, probably less.

Harrison Ford and Jude Law are very disappointing. Sucks the hotness right out of them. Have you seen Jude Law in person?

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
And this is why the advice is always never to tell anyone other than your spouse the proposed name. Especially your imaginary internet friends.

RP evidently gets it . . .

BTW, from the Washington Post, how to pick a classy name.

Today I am reading everyone's links and quoting from them until I either get some motivation to do work or get fired. I am leaning toward fired.

"Sharon Johnson and her husband, Martin, named their son, now 4, True Solomon and their daughter, now 1 1/2 , Honor Psalm."

Why not just go all the way and name the kids God's Righteous Wrath On All Fags and Jesus BoBeezus?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
For the record, the only reason I commented in the first place about Str8's name choice is because it instantly made me think of Joe Millionaire, and that's not a great association.

I have a name strongly associated with a religious faith other than mine. That's been kind of annoying, and I've often wished my mother gave me a more jewish-sounding name.

Jesus was a Jewish name originally.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Jesus was a Jewish name originally.

My name is not Jesus.