tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8981621595661951106..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: I seem to be having a hard time being funny...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61320302230800593752013-02-04T14:30:37.611-05:002013-02-04T14:30:37.611-05:00My wife, kiddo and I were checked in to an overpri...My wife, kiddo and I were checked in to an overpriced hotel/water-park a couple of weekends ago by a young lady who's nametag read "Treasure". I had to look around at other employees' tags just to make sure...yup, there was an "Anna" and "Carl". So its an actual nametag, not a nickname tag. *sigh*RabidAlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035887632706442114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65706824263519536322013-02-03T22:50:42.955-05:002013-02-03T22:50:42.955-05:00Not that it probably entered into the thinking of ...Not that it probably entered into the thinking of mom and dad, but "quo vadus" means "near the ford" meaning water-ford or shallow stream.<br /><br />Who can say? The OIC of my last deployment went home on leave to be present for the birth of his son, Jace. Not short for Jason, BTW. I have no clue whence this name derives; however, he was the one member of his family who actually left the trailer park and made anything of himself.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7010115876428556542013-02-03T16:04:40.005-05:002013-02-03T16:04:40.005-05:00Yep, there is actually a large street gang in SLC ...Yep, there is actually a large street gang in SLC called QVO, which they loosely translate as 'what's up?' rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75478980496016659582013-02-03T13:48:00.172-05:002013-02-03T13:48:00.172-05:00It is possible that this kid's parents saw the...It is possible that this kid's parents saw the 1951 film on TV or something. It's only surprising that they got the spelling right.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41787308858593275992013-02-02T08:23:22.144-05:002013-02-02T08:23:22.144-05:00My cousin is a high school teacher in northern Ind...My cousin is a high school teacher in northern Indiana. He regaled us with the story of twins in his class, named "Amerika" and "Afrika"...as in 'ama-reeka' and 'afa-reeka'.<br /><br />After that laugh-fest, I'd believe anything could be a name; lately it seems the more outrageous, the more likely.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68020533579836371512013-02-01T23:16:25.235-05:002013-02-01T23:16:25.235-05:00Noah said: "Now, all that said, 'Mahomey&...Noah said: "Now, all that said, 'Mahomey' could be a pretty common corruption of 'Dahomey',..."<br /><br />You mean, like the legendary walking tree of Dahomey?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996122023499439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47849160193417925132013-02-01T21:04:29.579-05:002013-02-01T21:04:29.579-05:00I have heard from several sources, but have no pro...I have heard from several sources, but have no proof of, interns in various big city hospitals naming the infants of various...hm-m-m, how to nicely put this...women availing themselves of various recreational substances while on public assistance. It seems they show up at the ER, in hard labor, no pre-natal care at all, usually premedicated for the convenience of the docs. Often so premedicated they don't even know they're giving birth.<br /><br />It's rumored to be something of a contest among them to come up with the most "interesting" names.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5095554065538477562013-02-01T20:00:17.552-05:002013-02-01T20:00:17.552-05:00One of my guys stopped a gentleman going by the no...One of my guys stopped a gentleman going by the nom Orangelo, but spelled on his DL as Orangejello. Hand to JebusBill P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2693363144914245202013-02-01T19:28:08.526-05:002013-02-01T19:28:08.526-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMRxbECzowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMRxbECzowTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69197241870233235102013-02-01T19:23:15.741-05:002013-02-01T19:23:15.741-05:00Incidentally, for those that didn't get the ga...Incidentally, for those that didn't get the gag, the explanation is here: http://montypython.50webs.com/scripts/Life_of_Brian/13.htmTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45602844357216215192013-02-01T17:52:56.854-05:002013-02-01T17:52:56.854-05:00Erin Palette,
"I have a vewwy gweat fwiend i...Erin Palette,<br /><br />"<i>I have a vewwy gweat fwiend in Wome named Biggus Dickus. He has a wife, you know. Her name is Incontinentia Buttocks.</i>"<br /><br />Please accept this Great Big Internet Hugz as a token of my appreciation! :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40514485456261633962013-02-01T17:18:46.193-05:002013-02-01T17:18:46.193-05:00Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nost...Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet? Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia?<br /><br />How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience? And for how long will that madness of yours mock us? To what end will your unbridled audacity hurl itself?<br /><br />-Marcus Tullius Cicero, consul of Rome, 63 BC<br /><br />The history of this reads like a "Star Wars" plot line:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catiline_OrationsEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55402037844079518332013-02-01T16:51:32.610-05:002013-02-01T16:51:32.610-05:00Oh, yay, verily I say onto you, pity the poor dude...Oh, yay, verily I say onto you, pity the poor dude checking into a Holiday Inn with his knock-out, brick-house wife who dresses a little trampy whose name is "John Smith". Cuz you KNOW what the check-in clerk's thinkin'....JohninMd.(HELP?)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18871610098614356972013-02-01T15:43:56.984-05:002013-02-01T15:43:56.984-05:00Now, all that said, 'Mahomey' could be a p...Now, all that said, 'Mahomey' could be a pretty common corruption of 'Dahomey', which <i>does</i> have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey>historical significance. </a>Noah Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43530579014883794532013-02-01T15:40:25.583-05:002013-02-01T15:40:25.583-05:00The truly sad part is not, 'Oh, look at those ...The truly sad part is not, 'Oh, look at those silly people, making up names', it's that it means that they have no idea that names have meanings, and a connection with history. The first name of our illustrious hostess means, for instance, 'palm tree' in Hebrew. Mine is 'rest, comfort' (interestingly, in the feminine form, it means 'motion'), by way of the same language. <br /><br />Granted, most people don't realize this, but still stick with traditional names because, well, tradition. The scattershot 'it sounds good' is, I worry, symptomatic of a much deeper disconnect with the broader culture, and a severing from even a personal, familial history. <br /><br />Yeah, I'm probably overthinking this. History major.Noah Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46769816664551708082013-02-01T15:16:43.232-05:002013-02-01T15:16:43.232-05:00I give thanks my name is so common it is not alway...I give thanks my name is so common it is not always believed.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38961306224749524022013-02-01T12:03:54.184-05:002013-02-01T12:03:54.184-05:00Say what you want about silly-sounding given names...Say what you want about silly-sounding given names. The ones people are born with are often worse.<br /><br />One of the Soldiers in my unit is named Kyle Chwaszczewski. Lake County, Indiana is full of eastern European names like Grncic, Czyz, Bajic, Djukic, Radosavijevic and so on. My own surname sounds like a sneeze.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57883100037428695702013-02-01T11:16:58.827-05:002013-02-01T11:16:58.827-05:00It is actually kind of a cool sounding name. Like ...It is actually kind of a cool sounding name. Like other Latin names such as maximus. I seriously doubt that the Latin part was intentional however. Must just be the cynic in me<br /> Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38548905645295066992013-02-01T10:18:33.059-05:002013-02-01T10:18:33.059-05:00Anybody who wants to have a little Klan rally can ...Anybody who wants to have a little Klan rally can have it elsewhere.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36901030710808583032013-02-01T10:15:34.154-05:002013-02-01T10:15:34.154-05:00How about L-A? La-dash-a, the dash don't be s...How about L-A? La-dash-a, the dash don't be silent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91114297116938311072013-02-01T10:00:58.866-05:002013-02-01T10:00:58.866-05:00Maybe Henryk Sienkiewicz Mahomes was to hard to sp...Maybe Henryk Sienkiewicz Mahomes was to hard to spell.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62924621911298518102013-02-01T09:16:29.717-05:002013-02-01T09:16:29.717-05:00Every week I scan the local paper for birth announ...Every week I scan the local paper for birth announcements and post the best in a weekly feature called "The Name Game"<br /><br />I find this example fascinating.<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60552163013112220502013-02-01T09:03:57.800-05:002013-02-01T09:03:57.800-05:00I am no longer surprised by what people come up wi...<br />I am no longer surprised by what people come up with to name their children. After "4-Real" aka Superman and "La-a" (supposedly pronounced Ladasha "the dash aint silent"). Quovadus Mahomes sounds completely reasonable.<br /><br />The other day, I noticed a girl working the counter in a store with Shillelagh on her name tag... She was a skinny stick of a girl.<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17673000843531311262013-02-01T08:58:33.088-05:002013-02-01T08:58:33.088-05:00Vewy well, I shall wewease Bwian!Vewy well, I shall wewease Bwian!Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66889871949199745642013-02-01T08:58:00.334-05:002013-02-01T08:58:00.334-05:00I don't think that demographic is likely to be...I don't think that demographic is likely to be making latin jokes. I mean, we're referring to folks that can't really even speak the language of the country they were born in.<br /><br />I suppose he could have been named by the <b>doctor</b>.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.com