Curious Names
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
and yet, your name is "Big Daddy".
This signature was proudly tested on animals.
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and yet, your name is "Big Daddy".
This signature was proudly tested on animals.
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
10 cases where moniker maketh man[^] A mid-90s Reader's Digest issue carried an article with funny names. The only one I really remember is M.T. Head. :laugh:
Cheers, Vıkram.
Carpe Diem.
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and yet, your name is "Big Daddy".
This signature was proudly tested on animals.
...so what are you saying? People who live in glass houses...?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
In the late 70s,I worked on a farm that had been a commune. The owners were unusual, and had some unusual friends. The child of one of the couples was called Atom. Short for Atomic Zagnut. I don't recall the last name.
Silver member by constant and unflinching longevity.
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
The best I've seen was a girl who donated to United Way one year when I was typing donations into the tracking system: Precious Seamen. Years later I actually met her sister, Patience. What were her parents thinking? :omg:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
I would never go to that crap. If schools want to hold a banquet and the group to be honored doesn't deserve their own banquet maybe the teachers should just hand them out in class. After a year on the refrigerator they are going in the attic anyway. I doubt anyone mounts them and places them in the cube after they have grown up. Congratulations for daughter, however.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
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...so what are you saying? People who live in glass houses...?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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...so what are you saying? People who live in glass houses...?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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10 cases where moniker maketh man[^] A mid-90s Reader's Digest issue carried an article with funny names. The only one I really remember is M.T. Head. :laugh:
Cheers, Vıkram.
Carpe Diem.
You know the term ROTFL, LOL. Well, when you work in a cubicle, you try not to do that. But that list almost got me caught LOLing. :laugh:
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill
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Shouldn't discuss disposable tableware.
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I would never go to that crap. If schools want to hold a banquet and the group to be honored doesn't deserve their own banquet maybe the teachers should just hand them out in class. After a year on the refrigerator they are going in the attic anyway. I doubt anyone mounts them and places them in the cube after they have grown up. Congratulations for daughter, however.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I would never go to that crap.
Me either. That's what I used to think. But then this little girl shows up and calls you "Daddy" and before you know it.... Well, never is a long time. :-O
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Congratulations for daughter, however.
Thanks. She should have been on the "A" Honor Roll. If it weren't for her art teacher who may soon have a mysterious accident.... OK, enough about that. :laugh:
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
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I cut out of work for a few hours yesterday to attend an honors ceremony at my daughter's middle school. It was to honor students for academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement in the first semester. Not a big deal, basically you got your name called, you came up to the stage, shook the principal's hand, got a certificate, and went on your way. But a decent way to kill an hour of school time and nice for the few parents who bothered to show up. First they did the teams: sports teams for boys and for girls, then the after-school activities. Chess club, spelling bee, geography bee, and maybe some others. I can't remember and there was no program handed out. For the team awards they assembled the entire team on stage then we gave them a round of applause. The master of ceremonies was at a podium to the left of the stage. The students came up the steps, behind him, met the principal, got the certificate from the counselors at a table with a long tablecloth, and gathered at the right of the stage. After the teams was the "B" Honor Roll, then the "A" honor roll. There were too many students to gather on stage so they got their certificate and returned to their seats. Between each page of names, the MC paused for a round of applause. Now as you can tell, this was all quite tedious save for the moment when your child was being honored. The highlight for me, other than my daughter being on the "B" honor roll, was when a boy got his foot caught in the long tablecloth and nearly removed it from the table. He was completely unaware he did it until he got back to his seat, I'm guessing his classmates let him know about it. Now at long last, some Curious Names. (I'll leave out the "Thanks, Mom, for a lifetime of fistfights" ones.) There was a boy on several of the sport teams whose first name is Sunday. Seems like a girl's name to me. Maybe because we have a cat named Sunday, who is a girl. (She was named when we got her from the Humane Society and we couldn't think of anything better.) There was a girl on the "A" Honor Roll whose first name is November. I know she's a girl because she's a friend of my daughter. This next one I swear I'm not making up. Before I reveal it, I need to explain a little background. This school has high population of Asian students. Including my daughter whose first name is pretty much unpronounceable, speaking of curious names. During the "B" honor roll, which was called alphabetically by family name, I noted the following. Page one, A
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... should invest in opaque shower curtains.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
