tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post116960726000962596..comments2023-10-30T04:55:07.062-07:00Comments on my year of new things: Future KidsErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-72782132696442856372007-01-31T14:44:00.000-08:002007-01-31T14:44:00.000-08:00You can name your kid anything you want to, becaus...You can name your kid anything you want to, because your kid will be very wonderful and special. <br /><br />And many decisions that you may make about your child will probably be met with blank stares. So you do what you want!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-9384737101209935722007-01-30T17:05:00.000-08:002007-01-30T17:05:00.000-08:00I am COMPLETELY a fan of naming a girl Billy.
Ev...I am COMPLETELY a fan of naming a girl Billy. <br /><br />Ever since writing this post I've become really enamored with the name Pepper Patterson, but when I tell people in real life that I want to name a kid Pepper Patterson I'm mostly getting met with blank stares and then derision.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-39484364172661513772007-01-30T16:36:00.000-08:002007-01-30T16:36:00.000-08:00I know that this will be competing with my top cho...I know that this will be competing with my top choice, but I REALLY REALLY REALLY want you to name a DAUGHTER Billy. <br /><br />I like boys names on girls. Like dresses on boys. I think it would be so cute to have a girl Billy. Or like a girl Eddie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169836498189686572007-01-26T10:34:00.000-08:002007-01-26T10:34:00.000-08:00I suppose naming a kid Johnny could be seen as nam...I suppose naming a kid Johnny could be seen as naming a kid after John himself, which would be the ultimate Beatles tribute, though John is such a common name that I'm not sure anyone would ever realize it was referring to the Beatles--especially if the kid was going by Johnny. <BR/><BR/>Lennon on the other hand...<BR/><BR/>And I just couldn't name a boy Loretta, it's too "A Boy Named Sue." <BR/><BR/>(However, if the kid him/herself is of "indeterminate gender"...)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169836177706908042007-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:002007-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:00Oh, forgot to mention: Loretta should probably go ...Oh, forgot to mention: Loretta should probably go in the "indeterminate gender" section, since after all "she thought she was a woman but she was another man," one of McCartney's oddest and most inspired lines. I don't think the lads ever put "Johnny" in a song, though "John" is in the title of "Ballad of John and Yoko" if you really want to stretch your rules.<BR/>OK. Geek out.Rob Weinert-Kendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169835497507071232007-01-26T10:18:00.000-08:002007-01-26T10:18:00.000-08:00Rob, I've been waiting for a "total Beatles geek" ...Rob, I've been waiting for a "total Beatles geek" like yourself to dig deep and flesh out my list with more non-titular Beatles name suggestions. <BR/><BR/>re: your girls names... <BR/><BR/>ANNA: probably my favorite addition to the list. I like that it refers to a Beatles song AND one of my favorite Counting Crows songs, and I also love that it's a palindrome, but I'm just weird. <BR/><BR/>JOAN, ROSE and VALERIE (all from "Maxwell's SH"): Okay, now I looooove this song, and I'm cool with naming kids Rose and Valerie (even though they kinda cause a ruckas at the trial, at least they believe in something), but I don't know if I can name a kid Joan because Joan gets it in the head from Maxwell and that's too morbid. <BR/><BR/>MOLLY (Obladi): this is a good one. And I think this would be a perfectly lovely song to be named after. <BR/><BR/>LORETTA: I don't think this name gets much play (does it?), which is definitely a reason to give it a go. <BR/><BR/>MAGGIE MAE: okay, it's a great name, but unfortch, I feel like it's saddled with too much (she's dirty and guilty!)<BR/><BR/>MARY ("Let It Be"): I think any kid named after "Let It Be" has just gotta grow up into a perfect image of Buddhaness. <BR/><BR/>re: your boys names...<BR/><BR/>DESMOND (Obladi): Love, love, LOVE this suggestion, and I particularly like the nickname Desi. <BR/><BR/>LEAR ("Paperback Writer"): Love this song, and I'm into the Shakespeare reference too, so this is a keeper. <BR/><BR/>BILLY (Shears): I think I mentioned in an earlier comment that I am a fan of nicknames as proper names, i.e. Billy not being short for William or Bill, Billy just simply being Billy, and so that gets Billy a prominent spot on the list. (Are there any Beatles songs about a "Johnny"??? Because Johnny used to always be my favorite potential kid name.)<BR/><BR/>WALTER (Sir Raleigh, "Yer Blues"): As far as "Wal" names go, I prefer Wally short for Walrus. <BR/><BR/>MR. MOONLIGHT: This one seems too hippyish for me. (Which is a totally random distinction because, um, none of the other names on the list are hippyish??? But this is the only one that seems TOO hippyish.)<BR/><BR/>JO-JO: Again, I love this one because it's a nickname as a proper name. <BR/><BR/>and of course<BR/>DR. ROBERT: Rob, this one's funny, I like the idea of "Dr." being the kid's first name and Robert being the kid's middle name. If he ever actually became a real doctor, his name would be Doctor Dr. Patterson, which makes the name so worth it.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169833060269430992007-01-26T09:37:00.000-08:002007-01-26T09:37:00.000-08:00From a total Beatles geek, here are some more...gi...From a total Beatles geek, here are some more...<BR/><BR/>girls<BR/>ANNA<BR/>JOAN, ROSE and VALERIE (all from "Maxwell's SH")<BR/>MOLLY (Obladi)<BR/>LORETTA<BR/>MAGGIE MAE<BR/>MARY ("Let It Be")<BR/><BR/>boys<BR/>DESMOND (Obladi)<BR/>LEAR ("Paperback Writer")<BR/>BILLY (Shears)<BR/>WALTER (Sir Raleigh, "Yer Blues")<BR/>MR. MOONLIGHT<BR/>JO-JO<BR/>and of course<BR/>DR. ROBERTRob Weinert-Kendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169799709814614602007-01-26T00:21:00.000-08:002007-01-26T00:21:00.000-08:00My picks are Lucy and Walrus. I think they go tog...My picks are Lucy and Walrus. I think they go together as a pair, too.<BR/><BR/>I love Lucy (heheh) because of Lucy Maude (LM) Montgomery, writer/creator of Anne of Green Gables. And Peanuts Lucy. It's a very versatile name, and will remind everyone of someone positive.<BR/><BR/>For me, my favorite girls names are (as of this blog comment):<BR/><BR/>Moire (although I would probably spell it Moira to save her a lifetime of idiots mispronouncing her name)<BR/>Rory (possibly as a nickname for "Aurora", which is the most beautiful name ever, and strangely enough my sister and I decided this independently and never talked about it and then got in a huge "fight" when we found out that whoever has a girl first has dibs on the name...)<BR/>Nora (can you tell I love the "ra" names? maybe I should just name her "ra") (oh btw my sister's name is Laura so maybe that has something to do with it)<BR/><BR/>-Janey (also in a lesser-known Springsteen song, but I liked it before that. I dig nicknames as the real name)<BR/><BR/>-Angelee (I made this one up for a story I made up in college...okay I just said "made up for something I made up")<BR/><BR/>For boys:<BR/><BR/>-Jack (just Jack). Jack and Janey go together, too. But I would have to have Jack first for it to work, or twins, because if I had the girl first without the boy and didn't know if I was going to have a boy I'd name her something else, probably.<BR/><BR/>-Mace (he'd be a badass punk) (but maybe I'd name him "Macy" and then call him "Mace" and that would make him a little less badass and a little more intellectual, and pay homage to my favorite character actor William H. Macy) (even though that is TOTALLY opposite what I just said about the whole nickname as real name thing)<BR/><BR/>-Chip (back to the nickname as real name) (what's Chip a nickname for anyway, Charles?)<BR/><BR/>Oh and you can totally have fraternal triplets that are all different sexes...well at least two different sexes.christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401963598900389708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169780806702006692007-01-25T19:06:00.000-08:002007-01-25T19:06:00.000-08:00Jewanor?!????That's horrible!Jewanor?!????<BR/><BR/>That's horrible!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169780530928289282007-01-25T19:02:00.000-08:002007-01-25T19:02:00.000-08:00If I see you in Los Angeles, I'll tell you who I'm...If I see you in Los Angeles, I'll tell you who I'm named after.<BR/><BR/>Kids just picked on me because they had never heard of it before (they had never heard of the Roosevelt or Rigby), and my name was too many syllables for Vermonters. They all called me "Elner."<BR/><BR/>Also, if you make her a Jew then people can call her Jewanor like me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169772580301827072007-01-25T16:49:00.000-08:002007-01-25T16:49:00.000-08:00Ok, FINE, eleanor, I'll lay off of "Eleanor's Boob...Ok, FINE, eleanor, I'll lay off of "Eleanor's Boobies" for awhile. (That sounds beyond dirty.) <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you got picked on as a kid. Did kids know enough about Eleanor Roosevelt to assume you were named after her? Or are you talking about adults assuming you were named after Eleanor Roosevelt? And ARE you named after Eleanor Roosevelt? I always thought you WERE named after the Beatles song? Am I wrong???<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>meErikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169772049386207862007-01-25T16:40:00.000-08:002007-01-25T16:40:00.000-08:00Okay, first of all, you're a jerk.Second of all, s...Okay, first of all, you're a jerk.<BR/><BR/>Second of all, screw you.<BR/><BR/>Third of all, Mr. Kite Patterson is never going to get a huge wedgie, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>Fourth of all, I did get picked on as a kid. But what will be cool about your kid is that when she grows up people will be like, "oh, Eleanor, like Eleanor Roosevelt," and your daughter will be like, "um, no! Like Eleanor Rigby! Duh." That'll be fun.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>EleanorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169761916839916052007-01-25T13:51:00.000-08:002007-01-25T13:51:00.000-08:00Okay, yes, I was making fun of you, but not malici...Okay, yes, I was making fun of you, but not maliciously. I actually DO like the name Sugar. <BR/><BR/>I think I was more making fun of people who name their kid Chastity. <BR/><BR/>("more making fun of"??? hello, English Minor)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169761548828425482007-01-25T13:45:00.000-08:002007-01-25T13:45:00.000-08:00are you making fun of me?xoLFare you making fun of me?<BR/>xo<BR/>LFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169760537330267622007-01-25T13:28:00.000-08:002007-01-25T13:28:00.000-08:00Lindsay, to take that even further:What if I just ...Lindsay, to take that even further:<BR/><BR/>What if I just abandoned the Beatles theme and named my first kid Slutty Patterson. <BR/><BR/>People name their kids "Chastity," so why not "Slutty"???Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169760329632277972007-01-25T13:25:00.000-08:002007-01-25T13:25:00.000-08:00re: honey. i find that i am really into slutty/st...re: honey. <BR/><BR/>i find that i am really into slutty/stripper girl names. should i ever name a child, someone will have to really restrain me from naming her sugar. i mean, how cute is that? so i have to say, i am behind your wild honey pie 100%. but i'm guessing i've lost my cred on this one and you will be asking someone else.<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>lindsayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169751742707948562007-01-25T11:02:00.000-08:002007-01-25T11:02:00.000-08:00Eleanor, I don't think I can ever name a kid Elean...Eleanor, I don't think I can ever name a kid Eleanor, because I want to protect the kid from getting made fun of on the playground and such and if I name a kid Eleanor then other kids are always going to be like "Eleanor's Boobies!" And I don't want to put my kid through that.<BR/><BR/>So don't threaten me.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169751658833327882007-01-25T11:00:00.000-08:002007-01-25T11:00:00.000-08:00Michele, i LOOOOOOVE the song "Tuesday's Gone" and...Michele, <BR/><BR/>i LOOOOOOVE the song "Tuesday's Gone" and that is such a great name. That makes me happy. But I am going to be SO upset if you steal Pepper from me. DO NOT STEAL PEPPER! It's MY kid's name!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169741689465851182007-01-25T08:14:00.000-08:002007-01-25T08:14:00.000-08:00Erik,Would threatening get you to name your kid El...Erik,<BR/><BR/>Would threatening get you to name your kid Eleanor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169683121686207992007-01-24T15:58:00.000-08:002007-01-24T15:58:00.000-08:00Pepper! That is such an adorable name! Pepper Patt...Pepper! That is such an adorable name! Pepper Patterson is like Parker Posey, see...not too many P's.<BR/><BR/>I named my daughter Tuesday. She's in preschool now and when they go over the days of the week all the kids love to scream 'Tuesday!!!' cuz that just happens to be the name of their coolest friend. When she was little I was worried that she would get teased. Adults were already teasing me about it. "Was she born on Tuesday?" "Yeah! I couldn't think of anything else" - Morons!! You know that Lynard Skynard song "Tuesday's Gone"? That's why my husband chose Tuesday.<BR/>Anyways, you better hope I don't have anymore kids or I'm taking your name. Watch your back!<BR/>MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169678668947373232007-01-24T14:44:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:44:00.000-08:00Oh, and Gina, I actually LOVE the name Sadie, but ...Oh, and Gina, I actually LOVE the name Sadie, but if I named a kid Sadie I would have to say that she wasn't named after the Beatles Sadie, because that would just be too weird if she was.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169678617077096122007-01-24T14:43:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:43:00.000-08:00Gina, I am soooo happy you are keeping "heat" aliv...Gina, I am soooo happy you are keeping "heat" alive. <BR/><BR/>And there's another vote for Pepper Patterson!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169678579374357222007-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:00Addicted to Carl, I wish there was a Beatles song ...Addicted to Carl, I wish there was a Beatles song about someone named Alice, becuause I'm quite fond of that name.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169678510945664682007-01-24T14:41:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:41:00.000-08:00Eleanor, you actually DO sound very threatening to...Eleanor, you actually DO sound very threatening to me. <BR/><BR/>And you're right, McKenzie is SO disney channel. Which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing. She would probably be very popular. <BR/><BR/>I can't name all of my kids the same name because if I named all of them the same name it would have to be Johnny and that's not a Beatles inspired name. Do not ask me to explain this. It can't be done.<BR/><BR/>And finally, I want to reiterate that I found your comment threatening.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442902343936742742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403949.post-1169675093151347312007-01-24T13:44:00.000-08:002007-01-24T13:44:00.000-08:00I also LOVE sadie. Love. She can re write the his...I also LOVE sadie. Love. She can re write the history of what people think of that name.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644793558130365140noreply@blogger.com