Odd Names

[Sinlaeshel]

While creating user accounts this morning, I happened upon a new employee named He Li. I found myself typing the oddest sentence in an E-mail this morning; I thought you people may find it somewhat amusing.

"To avoid this, He’s username will be hli2."

Without proper capitalization, someone may think my grammar skills have totally disappeared on me

 

[Trevoke]

Clare, Shmare.

"That time in Seattle... was a nightmare. I came out of it dead broke, without a house, without anything except a girlfriend and a knowledge of UNIX."
"Well, that's something," Avi says. "Normally those two are mutually exclusive."
-- Neal Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon"

 

[Stella740pl]

... bastartized (I just learned this word here somewhere)
Before you consider it a learned word, please check the spelling. It's bastardized.

I just realize you can't add SHm to my dd's name - Clare.
Yes you do. Shmare? Why not?

Oh, and Trevoke beat me up to this.

 

[AnotherHiggins]

->I just realize you can't add SHm to my dd's name
Can't shmant

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[BoxHead]

Before you consider it a learned word, please check the spelling. It's bastardized.

Bastardize schmastardize

My favorite (not to be used in job interviews or salary reviews):

Attitude schmattitude!

John

 

[CRilliterate]

Stella,
I am compulsive, I had no time to look for the spelling...I felt urge to post immediately. Plus I knew - there always someone to correct the sp for me! Thanks (shmanks)

P.S. Somehow I missed 'Clare, Shmare' thing, thanks for making fun of my child's name.

 

[nicksims]

Boxhead's reference to job interviews reminded me of this...

I was interviewing someone for a job in my lab. The credentials required weren't serious- reasonably intelligent, level-headed, and the ability to learn, works well with others... Nothing crazy, right? Oh yeah, and show up if you are offered the job that you applied for. I offered the job, he accepted, and the day he was to start- no show. A few weeks later, he called to see if he could re-apply. Calm voice without any acknowledgement that he was nuts.

His name- Elvis. I had never met, nor have I since met anyone with that name. I have yet to know anybody who has ever known anyone with that name, first, middle or last. Anybody out there know an Elvis? Yeah, I got some grief from those with whom I worked about hiring somebody name Elvis. And yes, that was the name on his license and SS card.

Nick

 

[CajunCenturion]

I think this thread has run its course.

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[Stella740pl]

CRilliterate,

We were just proving your point: "so why bother - name those kids anything - it will get screwed up anyway". Some children at some point would do so, anyway.

 

[CajunCenturion]

Ok, now we're done.

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[Dollie]

Ok, now we're done.

My apologies, but not quite... gotta throw in my name (ID here is my real name). I had to grow up hearing quite a few comments, and my favorite response to these comments (when I was a buyer and was on the phone 8 hours a day): "No, not Dolly as in her. I'm a brunette and I work for a living." It led to quite a few lunch invitations from sales people because of the curiosity invoked.

I'm the oldest grandchild and have my grandmother's first name. The oldest great-grandchild (and my best buddy) has her great-grandmother's middle name.

I went to high school with several girls named "Anita". I felt sorry for a few because of various last names that were nouns or verbs (as in Walker, Lay, and Cherry).

(My mom always used to say that the best way to determine a child's name was to take your top 3 choices, go to the front door, open it, and yell those choices at the top of your lungs. Whichever one was easiest to yell should be the child's name.)

OK I'm done now.