Re: Baby names

2002-09-25 Thread Russell Sherman
> >Lyrics? > >Marvin Long >Austin, Texas > A Boy Named Sue: http://www.banned-width.com/shel/works/boysue.html Father of a Boy Named Sue: http://www.banned-width.com/shel/works/boysuepa.html Enjoy! -Russell _ Send and receive Ho

Re: Baby names

2002-09-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Russell Sherman wrote: > Boy Named Sue > > Written by Shel Silverstein and sung by Johnny Cash > > For a good time listen to "Father of a boy named Sue" which Shel silverstien > sang himself, never being able to talk anyone else into it, due to it's > punch line... > Lyr

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Russell Sherman
ijk-Holten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Baby names >Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:37:33 +0200 > >Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > Baardwijk, J. wrote: > > >>Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > &

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
Jim Sharkey wrote: > Baardwijk, J. wrote: > >>Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can give your > >>>child pretty much any name you like. Poor kids. > >>> > >>Yes, here in Brazil we can also give any name. I think all > >>democrat

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Alberto Monteiro
[crossposting between the brin-l and the tolklang lists] Julia Thompson wrote: > >Shall I say that "Frodo" isn't necessarily a constructive suggestion for >naming a kid in the US? :) (I already have an if Sammy comes home >saying there's a kid named Frodo in his class who's getting teased.) > F

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Julia Thompson
Reggie Bautista wrote: [re: the name Ignatius] > The name has a grand tradition, at least among Catholics. The two most > famous saints who have the name are Ignatius of Antioch and Ignatius Loyola. > > Ignatius of Antioch was the third Bishop of Antioch, and according to > tradition, was the

RE: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
Baardwijk, J. wrote: >>Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can give your >>>child pretty much any name you like. Poor kids. >>> >>Yes, here in Brazil we can also give any name. I think all >>democratic countries in the world allow

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Reggie Bautista
Julia wrote: >It's not really anyone else's business until the baby is born, IMO, >unless the couple is frantically searching for a name, in which case the >best thing to do is make constructive suggestions. ("Ignatius" is not a >*constructive* suggestion, but it's a pretty funny one. BTW, one f

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Steve Sloan II
"Horn, John" wrote: > This is probably an urban legend. > > http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.htm Crap! I'm kinda disappointed to hear that "suh-FILE-us" was an urban legend... :-) __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville,

RE: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Horn, John
> From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > A woman in a Cleveland hospital, accorded to a nurse who > works there, heard > doctors talking about something rather nice-sounding and > decided to name > her child after it. > > The young girl was named Placenta. This is probably an u

Name-dropping Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: > > Todd Rundgren, nerd/rocker, named one of his kids Rebop -- Rebop Rundgren. > I was kidding Michelle Gray, Todd's significant other, that Rebop must get > teased at school a lot (Rebop was in pre-school at that point). Oh, no, she > said, he was going to a private school in

RE: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Horn, John
> From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Hmm. Two in one day... I'll get a reputation as a > name-dropper around here. Well, my wife once knew a guy who's sister once had a friend who's cousin once saw Bruce Springsteen at movie.* So there! You aren't really that special! :-P -

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Julia Thompson
"Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO" wrote: > > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > > Van: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Verzonden: dinsdag 24 september 2002 03:06 > > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Onderwerp: Re: Baby names > >

RE: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> >>> Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can give your child > >>> pretty much any name you like. Poor kids. > >> > >> Yes, here in Brazil we can also give any name. I think all democratic > >> countries in the world allow that :-P > > > > Not the democratic country I live in. > > >

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jeroen wrote: > >>> Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can >>> give your child pretty much any name you like. Poor kids. >> >> Yes, here in Brazil we can also give any name. I >> think all democratic countries in the world allow that :-P > > Not the democratic country I l

RE: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Geen > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Baby names > > Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can give your child > > pretty much any name you like. Poor

Re: Baby names

2002-09-24 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jeroen wrote: > > Aha, so the US is not the only country where you can > give your child pretty much any name you like. Poor kids. > Yes, here in Brazil we can also give any name. I think all democratic countries in the world allow that :-P Alberto Monteiro __

RE: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 24 september 2002 03:06 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Baby names > Both times my wife was pregnant, I dealt with the unending series of > questions reg

RE: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Gary Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 24 september 2002 02:27 > Aan: Brin Mail List > Onderwerp: Baby names > WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's main advocate for children has > branded as "psychological abuse" the naming of a child

RE: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Nick Arnett
Todd Rundgren, nerd/rocker, named one of his kids Rebop -- Rebop Rundgren. I was kidding Michelle Gray, Todd's significant other, that Rebop must get teased at school a lot (Rebop was in pre-school at that point). Oh, no, she said, he was going to a private school in San Francisco where the other

Re: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Russell Sherman
I have the unfortunate propensity to come across odd names, I have, in fact, met a Timothy Burr, a Jaqueline Hyde, and was a neighbor to Kara Vann. My mother, worked at a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), and claimed the oddest name for a child she ever saw was Funkwad. And the best part? F

Re: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread John D. Giorgis
A woman in a Cleveland hospital, accorded to a nurse who works there, heard doctors talking about something rather nice-sounding and decided to name her child after it. The young girl was named Placenta. I kid you not. JDG ___ http://www.mccmedia.com

Re: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote: > Gary wrote: > > WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's main advocate > for > > children has branded as "psychological abuse" the > naming > > of a child after a notorious criminal gang. > > > > Commissioner for Children Roger McClay said he > received > > a complaint

Re: Baby names

2002-09-23 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Gary wrote: > WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's main advocate for > children has branded as "psychological abuse" the naming > of a child after a notorious criminal gang. > > Commissioner for Children Roger McClay said he received > a complaint about a baby boy named Triple M Rogue, which > is