New Fashion Board 10-3-2003 - 11-7-2003

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by evenodds
It always reminds me of the simpsons episode when Cletus is calling the kids out of the shack: "Taylor, Sheridan, Dylan, Montgomery, etc"

Perfect, if fictional, illustration. Courtesy of Google:

Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel begat Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermott, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumer, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendal, Katlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kira, Ian, Lauren, Q-bert, and Phil by his spouse, Brandine, and perhaps also his "smellhound," Geech.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Oh. Well. That explains it.

Edited to make it less snide and more apologetic, to reflect a sincere change of heart on the matter.

"Oh. Well. That explains it." is not something I would interpret as at all apologetic, though getting rid of the eye-rolling guy did cleanse it of actual snideness.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Names

I am not amused by people named after places. This applies even if the name "fits" with the last name.

Dakota, Montana, Paris, and the like are just plain silly, IMHO. It generally follows that people will wonder, sometimes out loud, if the individual was conceived in the place bearing his/her name. If the parents want to memorialize the moment they should just let it all out -- meet "Squeaky Bed at Skanky HoJos in Billings" Smith. If the name has nothing to do with the location, why use it? You are named after a city/state/country/amusement park you dork.

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
dude, in case you've forgotten...spookyfish is my current on-line make-believe boyfriend...

dude, how can you go from an orgy in a hottub to a middleaged, short pudgy "consultant" in the midwest? is this what childbrith does to you? Take Coltrane. At least we know he is young and spunky.

p(slim pickings around here)banged

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by purse junkie
Perhaps her parents can't spell, and really meant "Violetta"? Or perhaps the parents were milquetoasts, and thought a tough-sounding name would help their daughter stand tall?

P(think a guy who marries a chick named Violent is pretty brave)J

No, they meant to name her Violenta. The woman smoked something like three packs a day. During my lifetime her children were all grown up, but she yelled at her grandchildren something awful.

Oprah was supposed to have been name Orpah, but her mom made a mistake on the birth certificate.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Leagl,

My IT people are telling me there's insufficient bandwith for me to post my response to this poll.

S(please advise... )D

Advise huh?

Today is Dear Leagl day. Cool.

Ok, my advice is this:

Stop being so fucking miserable, then you won't have so much to post about.

Anyone else?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
"Oh. Well. That explains it." is not something I would interpret as at all apologetic, though getting rid of the eye-rolling guy did cleanse it of actual snideness.

At the moment you are sounding like Goldie Hawn in "Death Becomes Her."

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
At the moment you are sounding like Goldie Hawn in "Death Becomes Her."

You would think that someone would recognize the "I'm sorry you took offense at that" apology and move on.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Or that fine nuclear power plant owner.

My family used to do the family-names-as-middle-names thing. As a result, my mother has five names. Although all her siblings have patiently carried on that tradition, she and my dad stopped it, because it was in her words, stupid. When I was little this bugged me because I wanted to be different with three middle posh-sounding names.

My husband has the same middle name as his father. His mother gave it to him at the last minute when she decided not to give him the same first name as his father. It is a particularly odious name.

My husband insists that if we have a son, we must give it said odious middle name. I assert that one generation does not a family tradition make.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I would like to formally request that Leagl make a smilie available that would adequately represent my feelings when reading this post.

What kind of smilie would that be? One with an UZI?

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by leagleaze
What kind of smilie would that be? One with an UZI?

and obscene finger gestures
and maybe one smilie slapping another and the second smilie's head falling off and being stamped on by the first smilie and then blood spurting all over the place and the first smilie laughing and rolling in the blood and and and

thank God that hockey starts tomorrow --

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
My husband has the same middle name as his father. His mother gave it to him at the last minute when she decided not to give him the same first name as his father. It is a particularly odious name.

My husband insists that if we have a son, we must give it said odious middle name. I assert that one generation does not a family tradition make.

The one who lies on a table screaming for hours pushing the baby out is the one who gets to name it. Period.

I think you win on this one.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by evenodds
The point is, giving such names within your own family is proper.

Whatever the point, I think we can all rest easier knowing that the world will not be limited to just one Dwight Thomas Roth.

(spree: Dwight Thomas Roth Jr. born in toilet, wheelchair-bound mother surprised)

(fringe disclosure: news article, not "click here to purchase" Dwight Thomas Roth Jr.)

Between this and the hogging article I read yeterday in some Cleveland publication, I am starting to believe that Ohio may be a truly creepy place.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Rangers...going nowhere, yet again

Oh, come on -- the Rangers will always have a shot with Mike Richter in goa...[whispering in my ear] he retired? Shoot, that's right. Uh, nevermind. Anyway, Dunham will be fine and their number 2 goalie, that kid Blackburn, should fil ... [more whispering] he's hurt? Well. Huh.

At least they have offense, with offensive-minded defenseman Brian Leetch leading the rus....[additional whispers] what the fuck? He's hurt, too? Jesus. Well, Pavel Bure [still more whispers] what? He has no knees? How can a guy have no knees? Oh, right. It's hockey.

So, basically, the Blueshirts are relying upon Eric "Eggshell Skulled Plaintiff" Lindros, Bobby "Freakishly Scary Head" Holik, and Mark "I Played Against Maurice Richard" Messier.

No worries, slave. They'll be dancing with the Cup at Scores again next Spring.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by purse junkie
The one who lies on a table screaming for hours pushing the baby out is the one who gets to name it. Period.

I think you win on this one.

The one on the table screaming for hours pushing the baby out is in no condition to enforce her will at the critical juncture. At that point, with a cute little chalky kid squirming on your tummy, husband could say, let's name him Butterworth Ogden Osama bin Brazen and Mom will say "oh, what a beautiful name."

Enforce your will before this critical moment in time.