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Re: Silly names (was: Re: Challenge - Build the rest of the shuttle?!)
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Wed, 31 May 2000 03:38:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Peter Callaway writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Shiri Dori writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Julie Krenz writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Matthew Wilkins writes:
I went to high school with a girl whose name is (no kidding, I've seen the
birth certificate) Pancake Turner.

lol! Did people actually call her that?

I thought of another funny name in my life, (from long ago) - a gradeschool
friend was named Bobby Pin.

lol! A kid in my sister's former class is named Ram Ze'ira, which literally
means "tall shortie". Talk about oxymorons! ;-)

With the names some parents lump on their kids (time to lay off the
substances, people!) I think we can safely leave out the "oxy" part ;-)

Pete.C, what about the state member of Parliament in New South Wales who is
called 'Richard Face', who prefers to be addressed formally !

pete.w



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  Re: Silly names (was: Re: Challenge - Build the rest of the shuttle?!)
 
(...) Or former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Richard Headlee...whose preferred address was, in fact, the colloquial form you're chuckling about right now. Needless to say, he didn't win. best LFB (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
  Re: Silly names (was: Re: Challenge - Build the rest of the shuttle?!)
 
(...) Yeeeikes! ROTFL!!! I'll bet he doesn't like it when people mouth off to him either. ;-) --Todd (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
  Re: Silly names (was: Re: Challenge - Build the rest of the shuttle?!)
 
(...) I personally know a man named "Richard Short" .. no fooling. And he's often informally referred to at church (dunno where else). But I'd hate to be around during roll call. He's an older guy who's had a successful career as a military officer. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Re: Silly names (was: Re: Challenge - Build the rest of the shuttle?!)
 
(...) With the names some parents lump on their kids (time to lay off the substances, people!) I think we can safely leave out the "oxy" part ;-) Pete Callaway (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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