On 2004-03-25, Number Six penned: > > Carol is a man's name sometimes. There was an actress on the TV show > "The Waltons" named Mike. And in the 1800's Barbara was sometimes a > man's name.
When I was a kid, I met a female lifeguard named Michael. IIRC, she told me that her parents had been expecting a boy, so when she showed up ... well, they had already picked the name. Dunno if she was pulling my leg or what. > My favorite name on this list is Uwe Dippel. Sometimes I'll just walk > around and blurt out "EWEY DIPPLE!" While that does crack me up, the pronunciation is "ooh-vuh" (more or less). That's my brother's middle name, too. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]