Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Tuesday Tip: Don't Give Your Children Unfortunate Names: Part I

Parents-to-be, please do not inflict untold suffering, teasing, and limitations by giving your children unfortunate names.  Yes, this is a real name from areal person who called today.

Today's tip on names to avoid is: Do not name your child after a window treatment.

The name:  Shade  - counter-intuitively, the pronunciation is: Sha-Day.

Just don't.

6 comments:

Eaton Rapids Joe said...

Malice Green.

A Detroit classic

Rick T said...

So they misspelled the band and singer name Sade?

Comrade Misfit said...

Shi'thead.

I had a friend who was a prosecutor. She had a three-page list of weird names of frequent fliers. One was "Fallen Shoe".

I was in a child abuse/neglect case. They had three kids. For shits and grins, they appended a silent "X" to the first kid's name, a silent "Y" to the second kid's name and a "Z" to the third kid's name. It was hard not to recommend removal just on general principles.

Old NFO said...

Lemongelo and Orangelo are still the winners... Sigh...

Scott said...

Craig Ferguson and Robin Williams address this issue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzp84OLAd9A

Beans said...

Sorry, Old NFO.

L-a. Pronounced Elle-dash-A.

Syphilis. Pronounced Sigh-phal-ice.

And the Jello Twins? From Gainesville, Florida. Yay for the home town...