tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7596000127014672694..comments2024-03-28T08:06:23.620-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: What's in a name?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57286235005035452482008-07-26T23:19:00.000-05:002008-07-26T23:19:00.000-05:00A little girl named Felatia. The mother claimed th...A little girl named Felatia. The mother claimed that there was nothing wrong with the name.Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38155655134010859432008-07-26T16:57:00.000-05:002008-07-26T16:57:00.000-05:00I worked with a Chili Berger and a Benjamin (Ben) ...I worked with a Chili Berger and a Benjamin (Ben) Dover. Also a Richard Head. What were the parents thinking?Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34859365874017229462008-07-26T11:13:00.000-05:002008-07-26T11:13:00.000-05:00Back when I lived in the great north woods, I work...Back when I lived in the great north woods, I worked nights at a hospital that had an extensive maternity program. Every now and then I've have to wander over there to do things. Some people named their babies the dumbest things in the entire world. I saw one child who was named "Special K" and another whose middle name was "Cocaine."<BR/><BR/>I mean, really. I think we should probably revoke the parental privilege of anybody who thinks giving their child the name "cocaine" is okay.Dioscurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955980617255019182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10242388773902185472008-07-26T08:21:00.000-05:002008-07-26T08:21:00.000-05:00Another urban legend: Ima Hogg was real, and was r...Another urban legend: Ima Hogg was real, and was reportedly a very gracious, charming classic Texas lady. Ura Hogg was fiction.<BR/><BR/>I submit for your consideration the legendary inventor Bill Lear, who named his daughter Shanda. Shanda Lear. Gack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84897764184880133202008-07-25T23:06:00.000-05:002008-07-25T23:06:00.000-05:00Two of my favorites from Texas: Ima Hogg and Ura ...Two of my favorites from Texas: Ima Hogg and Ura Hogg. A friend of mine actually met Ima (or was it Ura?) once. 'Course she was really, really old at the time and my friend said she had, er, "grown" into her name. Fortunately their daddy was rich.Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637905469749780888noreply@blogger.com