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woofmarkthedog

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What's in a name ?


Kai Rooney for example ,is it me or does it jar when run by your ears, no doubt he's a sweet little baby but what possesses people when it comes to names ?


The woman down the road from me is called Terrie-lee


Her children are called;


Alfie


Shanie


Tillie


Mollie


Harvey ( pronounced 'arvey ) usually followed by "get 'ere you little bart'"


You would think that someone would run the names by a friend or husband/lover to see how they scan, but no not here. Each name when shouted at full tilt is capable of setting a car alarm off, when done together it rattles the roof tiles however , perversely I listen out for it as I do secretly enjoy it


Conversely, a lady at my sons gymnastic club has an energetic & unruly child aged about 4. This little darling is called William. Mummy is classic pure bread bonkers english posh , her voice is not unlike Cybil in Fawlty towers when she barks "Basil" at Mr Fawlty.

Now that voice is combined with a pitch that could sharpen knives, with a clipped delivery that seems to have dissected all the vowels out of "William" so it now comes out as "WLLM"


Boy do I like that, yes sir I could listen to him being called again and again, again and again, again and again every week & what a fun filled hour that it is.


I had considered having my ears syringed sometime soon but now i think I'll wait a while


Oh and incase this sounds a bit snooty I chose my children's names in a really simple but practical way, I took Mrs W**F to the park and shouted the various choices like you would calling your dogs,.

Tom & Sam worked best, easy & neat when followed by a whistle


Good boys




W**F

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> If my dad had had his way I'd have been called

> Horatio after Lord Nelson who was his hero.

> Fortunately for me my mum wouldn't stand for it

> and they christened me Noni Noni, Trousernake

> Daffodil instead.


Suits you

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I agree that caution should prevail.

Some friends of a devout Christian mien (if mien is the word I'm seeking), naturally took inspiration from the Bible and named their first-born Goliath.

At school, all the other girls teased her mercilessly.

And every David took it upon himself to have a pop.

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I agree that caution should prevail.

Some friends of a devout Christian mien (if mien is the word I'm seeking), naturally took inspiration from the Bible and named their first-born Goliath.

At school, all the other girls teased her mercilessly.

And every David took it upon himself to have a pop.

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ruffers Wrote:

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> Something about this in Freakonomics although I

> can't remember what.

>

> Hope that helps :-$


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Yes there is I tried not to copy & paste it, I mean look what happened to Raj Persaud


Try to remember




My sister had a hairdresser in Crawley called Roland Butter, I kid you not



W**F

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ruffers Wrote:

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> Something about this in Freakonomics although I

> can't remember what.

>

> Hope that helps :-$


_________________________________________________


Yes there is I tried not to copy & paste it, I mean look what happened to Raj Persaud


Try to remember




My sister had a hairdresser in Crawley called Roland Butter, I kid you not



W**F

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woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> ruffers Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Something about this in Freakonomics although I

> > can't remember what.

> >

> > Hope that helps :-$

>

> _________________________________________________

>

> Yes there is I tried not to copy & paste it, I

> mean look what happened to Raj Persaud

>

> Try to remember

>

>

>

> My sister had a hairdresser in Crawley called

> Roland Butter, I kid you not


He's quite well known WMTD, just a few doors down from that German barber, Herr Kutt.

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woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> ruffers Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Something about this in Freakonomics although I

> > can't remember what.

> >

> > Hope that helps :-$

>

> _________________________________________________

>

> Yes there is I tried not to copy & paste it, I

> mean look what happened to Raj Persaud

>

> Try to remember

>

>

>

> My sister had a hairdresser in Crawley called

> Roland Butter, I kid you not


He's quite well known WMTD, just a few doors down from that German barber, Herr Kutt.

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