Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on names....

[Guest guest]

1. " Dove " is not a normal male name in the USA. It may be in some

other culture, but not here.

I don't know Portia's ethnicity. Her husband is Jewish. A male " Dove " may

fly well in a kibbutz but not in a nation where such folks are less than 2%

of the population.

2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former student at

Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he lived in

Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his Freshman

year.

Jerry Newport

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

That *is* horrible. A person with a name like that, even if he weren't

laughed at, would most likely have been the target of considerable abuse

from bureaucrats who thought he was being " cute " , defiant, or deceitful when

he signed an important form " Duck. " Imagine what the IRS would think,

for instance...

I once worked with a man at a telemarketing firm who was named Greg Brady. I

imagine he heard his share of cracks along the lines of, " Hey, Greg, where's

Marcia and Jan? Did Alice pack your lunch? "

RE: Digest Number 816; two comments on

names....

>

>

> 1. " Dove " is not a normal male name in the USA. It may be in some

> other culture, but not here.

> I don't know Portia's ethnicity. Her husband is Jewish. A male " Dove " may

> fly well in a kibbutz but not in a nation where such folks are less than

2%

> of the population.

>

> 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former student at

> Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he lived in

> Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his Freshman

> year.

>

>

> Jerry

Newport

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Newstead wrote:

> Hello,

>

> That *is* horrible. A person with a name like that, even if he

> weren't laughed at, would most likely have been the target of

> considerable abuse from bureaucrats who thought he was being " cute " ,

> defiant, or deceitful when he signed an important form " Duck. "

> Imagine what the IRS would think, for instance...

>

> I once worked with a man at a telemarketing firm who was named Greg

> Brady. I imagine he heard his share of cracks along the lines of,

> " Hey, Greg, where's Marcia and Jan? Did Alice pack your lunch? "

I read a news article once about a guy whose name was Homer Simpson. It

seems that he can't order a pizza or do anything else like that on the

phone... everyone thinks he is messing with them.

[Guest guest]

> I read a news article once about a guy whose name was Homer Simpson.

> It seems that he can't order a pizza or do anything else like that on

> the phone... everyone thinks he is messing with them.

I remember hearing during the gulf war in the '90s that there was a

kid somewhere in the midwestern US named Saddam Hussein.

[Guest guest]

Oh, that's so sad. ( Duck)

I have friend who goes by Bunny, her married name was Hoppes.

She took back her maiden name.

Camille - PS sorry about your bird - I had a good friend who was a

beebe parrot, when I was in high-school. I was very sad when he died.

>

> 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former

student at

> Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he

lived in

> Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his

Freshman

> year.

>

>

> Jerry

Newport

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

[Guest guest]

Oh! That reminds me! I know a computer technician in Springfield OH (just up

the road from here about twelve miles) whose name is Bart Simpson, his

sister's name is , and he went to high school with the lady that does

" The Simpsons " Bart Simpson.

I just thought it was pretty cool.

Louis

In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

From: amanda@...

> I read a news article once about a guy whose name was Homer Simpson.

> It seems that he can't order a pizza or do anything else like that on

> the phone... everyone thinks he is messing with them.

I remember hearing during the gulf war in the '90s that there was a

kid somewhere in the midwestern US named Saddam Hussein.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just remembered something. Twenty years ago, I had an orthopedist named

Dokter--he was, therefore, Dr. Dokter. Makes you wonder if his name

influenced his choice of profession. Actually, if that were my last name, I

doubt I'd consider pursuing a medical degree...

Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on

names....

> Oh, that's so sad. ( Duck)

>

> I have friend who goes by Bunny, her married name was Hoppes.

> She took back her maiden name.

>

> Camille - PS sorry about your bird - I had a good friend who was a

> beebe parrot, when I was in high-school. I was very sad when he died.

>

> >

> > 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former

> student at

> > Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he

> lived in

> > Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his

> Freshman

> > year.

> >

> >

> > Jerry

> Newport

> >

> > _________________________________________________________________

> > Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> > http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Almost twenty years ago, I worked as a hospital janitor, and I

remembered frequently hearing " Dr. Bonebreak " over the paging

system. I asked my parents about this just recently. They said

that they know him and he still practices in the area.

:-)

Dave March

> Hi,

>

> I just remembered something. Twenty years ago, I had an

orthopedist named

> Dokter--he was, therefore, Dr. Dokter. Makes you wonder if his

name

> influenced his choice of profession. Actually, if that were my

last name, I

> doubt I'd consider pursuing a medical degree...

>

>

> Re: Digest Number 816; two

comments on

> names....

>

>

> > Oh, that's so sad. ( Duck)

> >

> > I have friend who goes by Bunny, her married name was

Hoppes.

> > She took back her maiden name.

> >

> > Camille - PS sorry about your bird - I had a good friend who

was a

> > beebe parrot, when I was in high-school. I was very sad

when he died.

> >

> > >

> > > 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former

> > student at

> > > Michigan, the year before me. His name was "

Duck " and he

> > lived in

> > > Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide

during his

> > Freshman

> > > year.

> > >

> > >

> > > Jerry

> > Newport

> > >

> > >

__________________________________________________

_______________

> > > Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> > > http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Then, there's the fictional character from Catch 22: Major Major... who has

the rank of Major, and the middle name of Major as well. Yes, Major Major

Major Major. Sick, isn't it?

Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on

> names....

>

>

> > Oh, that's so sad. ( Duck)

> >

> > I have friend who goes by Bunny, her married name was Hoppes.

> > She took back her maiden name.

> >

> > Camille - PS sorry about your bird - I had a good friend who was a

> > beebe parrot, when I was in high-school. I was very sad when he died.

> >

> > >

> > > 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former

> > student at

> > > Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he

> > lived in

> > > Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his

> > Freshman

> > > year.

> > >

> > >

> > > Jerry

> > Newport

> > >

> > > _________________________________________________________________

> > > Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> > > http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Not quite as bad as my old boss in civil service, Lt. Col. Looney...

Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on

> > names....

> >

> >

> > > Oh, that's so sad. ( Duck)

> > >

> > > I have friend who goes by Bunny, her married name was Hoppes.

> > > She took back her maiden name.

> > >

> > > Camille - PS sorry about your bird - I had a good friend who was a

> > > beebe parrot, when I was in high-school. I was very sad when he died.

> > >

> > > >

> > > > 2. The worst name I ever heard of was held by a former

> > > student at

> > > > Michigan, the year before me. His name was " Duck " and he

> > > lived in

> > > > Waddle, Pennsylvania. No kidding. He committed suicide during his

> > > Freshman

> > > > year.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Jerry

> > > Newport

> > > >

> > > > _________________________________________________________________

> > > > Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN.

> > > > http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Now I have an urge to watch " Dr. Strangelove. "

Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on

names....

> Not quite as bad as my old boss in civil service, Lt. Col. Looney...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

It gets better. She was the department head of the Social Work Service at

the 97th General Hospital in furt, Germany. In other words, she was in

charge of all the counselors...

Re: Digest Number 816; two comments on

> names....

>

>

> > Not quite as bad as my old boss in civil service, Lt. Col. Looney...

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I just remembered

>something. Twenty years

>ago, I had an orthopedist

>named

> Dokter--he was, therefore,

>Dr. Dokter. Makes you

>wonder if his name

> influenced his choice of

>profession.

My " rare anomaly " surgeon for the last two years has the entertaining name of

Dr. Organ ... and the counselor on-call for depressive episodes with the same

HMO 2 years ago is (iirc) Dr. Sunshine!

DeGraf

[Guest guest]

We had an Airman Sargent when I was in basic training. She should be Sgt.

Sargent by now, or possibly Tech-Sergeant Sargent.

Louis

In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

From: Kaiden Fox

Then, there's the fictional character from Catch 22: Major Major... who has

the rank of Major, and the middle name of Major as well. Yes, Major Major

Major Major. Sick, isn't it?

[Guest guest]

> > Hi,

> >

> > I just remembered

> >something. Twenty years

> >ago, I had an orthopedist

> >named

> > Dokter--he was, therefore,

> >Dr. Dokter. Makes you

> >wonder if his name

> > influenced his choice of

> >profession.

> My " rare anomaly " surgeon for the last two years has the

entertaining name of Dr. Organ ... and the counselor on-call for

depressive episodes with the same HMO 2 years ago is (iirc) Dr.

Sunshine!

> DeGraf

Well, so long as it's not Dr. Little-Sunshine.

--DKM