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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Aug 9, 2017 10:12:13 GMT -5
Congrats, Snape! Boy names are a fucking pain, right? Girl names are great; boy names are, like, the best you can really hope for is Not Overtly Silly. "Welp, flip a coin, it's either Dan or Mark." Ugh.
I have no suggestions - we thought of one and we used it and you can't have it - but I'll help by posting this 100% accurate list of Boy Names That Are Terrible, which I've painstakingly compiled over the course of I'm going to make this up as I type:
- Seth
- Jeremy
- Phil
- Wayne
No people with the above names have ever been cool. Again, this is accurate.
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Post by Smacks on Aug 9, 2017 11:44:49 GMT -5
Congrats, Snape! Boy names are a fucking pain, right? Girl names are great; boy names are, like, the best you can really hope for is Not Overtly Silly. "Welp, flip a coin, it's either Dan or Mark." Ugh. I have no suggestions - we thought of one and we used it and you can't have it - but I'll help by posting this 100% accurate list of Boy Names That Are Terrible, which I've painstakingly compiled over the course of I'm going to make this up as I type: - Seth - Jeremy - Phil - Wayne No people with the above names have ever been cool. Again, this is accurate. I know a really cool Phil. It seems hard to believe, but trust me. Excellent human, smooth with the ladies,sharp dresser. |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Aug 9, 2017 12:27:29 GMT -5
Congrats, Snape! Boy names are a fucking pain, right? Girl names are great; boy names are, like, the best you can really hope for is Not Overtly Silly. "Welp, flip a coin, it's either Dan or Mark." Ugh. I have no suggestions - we thought of one and we used it and you can't have it - but I'll help by posting this 100% accurate list of Boy Names That Are Terrible, which I've painstakingly compiled over the course of I'm going to make this up as I type: - Seth - Jeremy - Phil - Wayne No people with the above names have ever been cool. Again, this is accurate. I know a really cool Phil. It seems hard to believe, but trust me. Excellent human, smooth with the ladies,sharp dresser. I have actually known several really cool Phils, and they were all as above -- excellent humans, smooth with the ladies, and sharp dressers. Clearly there is something going on with Phils. |
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Aug 9, 2017 12:30:32 GMT -5
But I fully agree about Seth, Jeremy, and Wayne!
Tangent to people named Wayne: during orientation week of my freshman year at college (1994), when you're willing (for the first and last time in your life) to wander up to complete strangers and strike up conversation just because everyone is new and in the same social boat, I randomly started talking to this guy. Who introduced himself as Dwayne. And I laughed in his face and then asked what his name really was. Because what 18-year-old in 1994 was named Dwayne?? That was the final time I wandered up to a complete stranger and struck up conversation. He didn't respond well to my mad social skills and utter disbelief that "Dwayne" was a real thing.
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Post by ganews on Aug 9, 2017 13:20:49 GMT -5
He didn't respond well to my mad social skills and utter disbelief that "Dwayne" was a real thing. Good point. A Different World ended in 1993.  |
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Post by Hugs and Hisses on Aug 9, 2017 17:35:40 GMT -5
I know a really cool Phil. It seems hard to believe, but trust me. Excellent human, smooth with the ladies,sharp dresser. I have actually known several really cool Phils, and they were all as above -- excellent humans, smooth with the ladies, and sharp dressers. Clearly there is something going on with Phils. I've known cool Phils, and I knew a reasonably cool Seth. I'll agree on Wayne and Jeremy. Those guys are just trouble. |
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Aug 9, 2017 18:39:21 GMT -5
You're all lying! "Cool Phils." My butt.
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Post by Powerthirteen on Aug 9, 2017 18:42:06 GMT -5
Congrats, Snape! Boy names are a fucking pain, right? Girl names are great; boy names are, like, the best you can really hope for is Not Overtly Silly. We had a list of literally a dozen boy names when we were pregnant and were frantically praying it wouldn't be a girl because we couldn't think of anything. You can guess how that turned out. |
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Aug 10, 2017 8:59:14 GMT -5
Congrats, Snape! Boy names are a fucking pain, right? Girl names are great; boy names are, like, the best you can really hope for is Not Overtly Silly. We had a list of literally a dozen boy names when we were pregnant and were frantically praying it wouldn't be a girl because we couldn't think of anything. You can guess how that turned out. Seriously?! You're like the only person I've ever heard say that. Did you give Snape your list, just in case he changes his mind? |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 10, 2017 10:07:19 GMT -5
We've zeroed in on a name. Maybe 90-95% certain. I'm not going to share it just yet, but I will say that, though he did so through sheer brute force, Roy Batty's Pet Dove did recommend our frontrunner. It's "Jett", isn't it. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Aug 10, 2017 10:08:39 GMT -5
We had a list of literally a dozen boy names when we were pregnant and were frantically praying it wouldn't be a girl because we couldn't think of anything. You can guess how that turned out. Seriously?! You're like the only person I've ever heard say that. Did you give Snape your list, just in case he changes his mind? We even had middle names picked for boys. I'm a little fussy about how names sound with my surname, and also it starts with an M, so a lot of girl's names are therefore ineligible. |
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Aug 10, 2017 11:51:06 GMT -5
I thought the major was a lady. |
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Post by Incense on Aug 10, 2017 12:07:29 GMT -5
I thought the major was a lady suffragette. FIFY |
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Post by LazBro on Aug 10, 2017 12:14:31 GMT -5
It's not changing at this point, so here you go. First and middle will be:
Jameson Dale
Dale is also my and my father's middle name, so that's where that comes from.
Thank you to rando for naming my baby.
(And for the record, I know at least one really cool Phil.)
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Post by Liz n Dicksgiving on Aug 10, 2017 12:23:18 GMT -5
It's not changing at this point, so here you go. First and middle will be: Jameson DaleDale is also my and my father's middle name, so that's where that comes from. Thank you to rando for naming my baby. (And for the record, I know at least one really cool Phil.) That's a wonderful name! |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 10, 2017 12:31:29 GMT -5
Hooray, congrats!
The owners of Gemma also have a son named Jameson so it's totally a Dallas chef thing, too.
(And thank you for letting we, the TIers, be the first to say heh...whiskey.)
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Post by Powerthirteen on Aug 10, 2017 12:41:22 GMT -5
It's not changing at this point, so here you go. First and middle will be: Jameson DaleDale is also my and my father's middle name, so that's where that comes from. Thank you to rando for naming my baby. (And for the record, I know at least one really cool Phil.) That's a pretty good name! My parents were friends with a bunch of Jamesons when I was kid - people, not bottles of whiskey. |
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Aug 10, 2017 13:58:07 GMT -5
GOOD JOB SNAPE
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Aug 10, 2017 14:36:02 GMT -5
I like Jameson. Is that pronounced with 3 syllables (like it is in my head)?
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Post by LazBro on Aug 10, 2017 14:55:07 GMT -5
I like Jameson. Is that pronounced with 3 syllables (like it is in my head)? Yes, 3 syllables. It is pronounced exactly like the whiskey, if you're familiar. I'm glad you like it. |
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Aug 10, 2017 22:28:32 GMT -5
I am a complete baby name snob and am in complete agreement that Jameson is a great name (and that Dale is a sweet middle).
Are you planning on calling him by his full name or do you have a nickname in mind?
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Post by LazBro on Aug 11, 2017 7:51:08 GMT -5
I am a complete baby name snob and am in complete agreement that Jameson is a great name (and that Dale is a sweet middle). Are you planning on calling him by his full name or do you have a nickname in mind? Thanks! I'm just going to let time decide that second part. My daughter's name is Adelaide, and before she arrived I was hellbent on calling her that. Ha! I made it maybe 3 days before I started calling her Addy like everyone else. Not until I became a parent did I understand how practical nicknames are. They give you one more level of escalation when scolding the child. Nickname First Name First and Middle! FULL NAME!!! |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 11, 2017 8:10:34 GMT -5
do you have a nickname in mind? Some good options there: Jim Jimmy JD Son Sonny Boozer |
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Aug 11, 2017 8:13:45 GMT -5
do you have a nickname in mind? Some good options there: Jim Jimmy JD Son Sonny Boozer Jamie! |
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Post by LazBro on Aug 11, 2017 8:27:57 GMT -5
do you have a nickname in mind? Some good options there: Jim Jimmy JD Son Sonny Boozer Leaning toward Jimbo. |
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Aug 11, 2017 8:57:09 GMT -5
Some good options there: Jim Jimmy JD Son Sonny Boozer Leaning toward Jimbo. You may as well go full Texan and just call him Bubba. |
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Aug 11, 2017 9:34:20 GMT -5
Jimmy Jimmy Jam Jam
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Aug 11, 2017 9:41:20 GMT -5
Jimmy Jab!?
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Post by Dellarigg on Aug 11, 2017 10:04:53 GMT -5
Slim Jim
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 11, 2017 10:10:36 GMT -5
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