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What NOT To Name the Baby

Every time I come across this Web site on baby names, I end up laughing so hard tears come out of my eyes. This site reveals just the tip of the iceberg concerning the crimes some parents commit upon their children by way of naming them weird, odd, horrible things.

Mind you, some of the "humor" on this Web site isn't very kind. Still, some of it is dead-on.

Which reminds me of a book I once read long, long ago called People Named Smith, by H. Allen Smith. It is very funny. Long out of print, it is still available in some libraries. If you can't find it there, it is certainly on the used book circuit for very reasonable sums. I just ordered it for myself, because over the years, every now and then, I find myself wanting to quote from it but, not having it to hand, unable to share the humor with others with anything like the original sparkle and wit that H. Allen Smith brings.

Posted by Marina on October 30, 2005 10:11 PM |

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I once knew of a yearly convention, in Iowa, the yearly
JOHN SMITH CONVENTION!
--the only quaification to belong is to have your name to be John Smith. The reporter went and he found the hotel lobby to be filled with men with name tags on their shirts, "hello, my name is John Smith"!
There were over 200 people there, with that name.

freestone

Posted by: freestone [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 1, 2005 05:53 AM

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