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HelpRe: Oh, you all are so young!
in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
Sure, people my age and younger have little access to the normalcy of the name Dick for people who're from previous, Dickful generations. But almost every person who has responded here, qualified their disapproval with exemptions for older men; and besides, it wasn't us who stopped using it. It's not dumb to rule out the name Dick for babies today (you sound sorta like you're saying it is).
[I think I know why Cheney still calls himself Dick... it's not much different from Condoleezza calling herself that and not Connie, or Scooter calling himself Scooter (power statement -- like Cicero). Besides, Dick's no politician.]
I feel dumb for this, but even I, with my mediocre breeding, honestly never noticed the humor in the names John Waters and John Bowles. Thanks for the giggle. I'm sure now I'll think twice about the full name of every John I meet, looking for more potty jokes.
[I think I know why Cheney still calls himself Dick... it's not much different from Condoleezza calling herself that and not Connie, or Scooter calling himself Scooter (power statement -- like Cicero). Besides, Dick's no politician.]
I feel dumb for this, but even I, with my mediocre breeding, honestly never noticed the humor in the names John Waters and John Bowles. Thanks for the giggle. I'm sure now I'll think twice about the full name of every John I meet, looking for more potty jokes.
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You never made the John association?! My DH has stated he's frequently gotten port-o-potty jokes (at least, when he was school-aged). I brought up the solicitation angle, and he was NOT amused (I got a giggle, though). ;o) He said he was talking with a woman at work named Regina, and asked he how she thought her name might work on a new baby (Regina is a mn we're considering). She encouraged him to use Regina, saying, "I love my name!" DH just stared at her and said, "My wife is the only other person I've heard make that statement." Apparently, with a name like John, affection for one's appellation is a foreign concept. :o)
You never made the John association?! My DH has stated he's frequently gotten port-o-potty jokes (at least, when he was school-aged). I brought up the solicitation angle, and he was NOT amused (I got a giggle, though). ;o) He said he was talking with a woman at work named Regina, and asked he how she thought her name might work on a new baby (Regina is a mn we're considering). She encouraged him to use Regina, saying, "I love my name!" DH just stared at her and said, "My wife is the only other person I've heard make that statement." Apparently, with a name like John, affection for one's appellation is a foreign concept. :o)
This message was edited 10/30/2007, 6:06 AM
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