Cruel Parents - Bad Names - Page 10

HungLikeJesus · 05-09-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Actually it got a lot of people a couple Christmaseseses's ago. My sister was there when the Tsunami hit.

Is that the same sister that died in the WTC? She sure doesn't have much luck. I see why you take separate vacations.

Sundae · 05-09-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I had a lot of engineering students called "Sukdeep". Beautiful intelligent, quiet young ladies. Common Indian name, apparently. Shame about the juvenile humor moments that overcame me when grading their papers. But I still graded them

I've met a Sukdeep. And yes, she was also beautiful, intelligent and shy. And I've met two Preti's (sorry for the greengrocers' apostrophe but you'll read it wrong otherwise, it's pronounced Pretty) who were fat & obnoxious.

And a Celeste who who as noisy and crude as they come, and a Seraphina who wasn't much better.

I didn't read their resumes. But I would, if I could

lookout123 · 05-09-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Is that the same sister that died in the WTC? She sure doesn't have much luck. I see why you take separate vacations.

It was her twin. Now you can see why it is such a sensitive subject for our family. thanks for rubbing salt in that wound.

actually my sister literally was in Phuket in a beachfront hotel when the tsunami hit. well her stuff was. She was on an elephant excursion on the mountain looking at the waves come in. yes, seriously.

Shawnee123 · 05-09-2008, 03:20 PM

Yikes! Was she able to recover any of her stuff?

lookout123 · 05-09-2008, 03:29 PM

nah, her stuff was pretty much toast. What she did recover she left there for the survivors when she was able to leave the island - except her camera of course.

spudcon · 05-09-2008, 04:07 PM

Well, in Radar's defense, I just received an email from Miss Fatou Labi, and she's from Nigeria, and wants me to manage millions of dollars for her. But I'm not doing it, because her name is funny.

Trilby · 05-09-2008, 04:16 PM

my ex sis-in-law named her baby girl Amanda Lynn. A mandolin.

Sundae · 05-09-2008, 04:46 PM

Any pics available Lookout?
Not in a ghoulish way, just looking for a personal perspective.

The tsunami touched many people here because it's such a popular holiday/ gap year destination. I knew many people who knew people who were there, or had been there previously themselves. Luckily they were all safe.

Nivek · 05-09-2008, 07:24 PM

Call me naive, but how is someone's name going to affect their chances of employment? Unless it's grossly inappropriate, a name is a name. I get tired of meeting Ashleys and Johns.

Cloud · 05-09-2008, 07:49 PM

Gak! don't get him started again!

euphoriatheory · 05-09-2008, 08:40 PM

Actually, I took a class in Consumer Behaviors a little over a year ago, and we did discuss the fact that in the U.S., the Michaels and Marys of the world are a HELL of a lot more likely to get the job than anyone named Laquisha or Tyrone. Maybe we don't like to hear it, but it's true of us as a culture that we are "name biased." Maybe it's helpful that the Condy Rices of the world are getting somewhere, though.

Tree Fae · 05-09-2008, 08:48 PM

At lunch today we were talking about the strange names the kids have in the black community we are in. The kids can't even pronounce each others names with ease. Twins are given names that match like Zavier and Zaviea, Ranesiaha and Rakesaha,.,,not spelled right i am sure.

The worse one that came up is a three year old with the name Eurea. Do the parents not look up what a name means? The seem to think they can add a letter to it and change it. I feel sorry for these kids when they get older.

Ibby · 05-09-2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

actually my sister literally was in Phuket in a beachfront hotel when the tsunami hit. well her stuff was. She was on an elephant excursion on the mountain looking at the waves come in. yes, seriously.

Freshman year, instead of going to north thailand or other places in asia, i went on a school trip to bang sak, just north of Phuket, to help build the "Raj Pratchanuklok 35" school and generally assist with the even-still-ongoing reconstruction and aid efforts.

lookout123 · 05-10-2008, 12:41 AM

when she came home to visit a few months later she showed us a few after pics. no during pics. not too much though, sad isn't really her thing. she had a bazillion pics from her jaunt to madagascar though. that happy fun thing is more her area of expertise.

sweetwater · 05-12-2008, 08:19 AM

I think it better to ignore an applicant's name and focus on the person's astrological sign. Anyone who said they were a Capricorn would get preferred hiring status, once I figured out if it really was a Capricorn, I mean.

05-09-2008, 03:20 PM	#139
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yikes! Was she able to recover any of her stuff? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2008, 03:29 PM	#140
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	nah, her stuff was pretty much toast. What she did recover she left there for the survivors when she was able to leave the island - except her camera of course. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-09-2008, 04:16 PM	#142
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	my ex sis-in-law named her baby girl Amanda Lynn. A mandolin. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-09-2008, 04:46 PM	#143
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Any pics available Lookout? Not in a ghoulish way, just looking for a personal perspective. The tsunami touched many people here because it's such a popular holiday/ gap year destination. I knew many people who knew people who were there, or had been there previously themselves. Luckily they were all safe. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-09-2008, 07:24 PM	#144
Nivek It's a fiendishly complex anagram of my name, Kevin. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florence, South Carolina Posts: 25	Call me naive, but how is someone's name going to affect their chances of employment? Unless it's grossly inappropriate, a name is a name. I get tired of meeting Ashleys and Johns. __________________ Most people put a clever, philosophical statement in their signatures that grabs people's attention and makes them think...sorry, I got nothing.

05-09-2008, 04:07 PM	#141
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Well, in Radar's defense, I just received an email from Miss Fatou Labi, and she's from Nigeria, and wants me to manage millions of dollars for her. But I'm not doing it, because her name is funny.

05-09-2008, 07:49 PM	#145
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Gak! don't get him started again! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#146
euphoriatheory Sealed for your protection. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire. (It's a real state. It's north of Boston.) Posts: 71	Actually, I took a class in Consumer Behaviors a little over a year ago, and we did discuss the fact that in the U.S., the Michaels and Marys of the world are a HELL of a lot more likely to get the job than anyone named Laquisha or Tyrone. Maybe we don't like to hear it, but it's true of us as a culture that we are "name biased." Maybe it's helpful that the Condy Rices of the world are getting somewhere, though.

05-09-2008, 08:48 PM	#147
Tree Fae Major Inhabitant Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raytown, MO Posts: 120	Bad Names At lunch today we were talking about the strange names the kids have in the black community we are in. The kids can't even pronounce each others names with ease. Twins are given names that match like Zavier and Zaviea, Ranesiaha and Rakesaha,.,,not spelled right i am sure. The worse one that came up is a three year old with the name Eurea. Do the parents not look up what a name means? The seem to think they can add a letter to it and change it. I feel sorry for these kids when they get older.

05-10-2008, 12:41 AM	#149
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	when she came home to visit a few months later she showed us a few after pics. no during pics. not too much though, sad isn't really her thing. she had a bazillion pics from her jaunt to madagascar though. that happy fun thing is more her area of expertise. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2008, 08:19 AM	#150
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I think it better to ignore an applicant's name and focus on the person's astrological sign. Anyone who said they were a Capricorn would get preferred hiring status, once I figured out if it really was a Capricorn, I mean. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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