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HelpCricket and Pilot
I have been meaning to post about this one for a few days. A friend of mine was musing about babies one evening over a drink and we (in a group) asked her about her name preferences. She said Cricket and Pilot. One was for a boy and one for a girl but I have no idea which way they were assigned.
So, WDYT?
I was almost speechless, although on reflection maybe Pilot is not so bad.
So, WDYT?
I was almost speechless, although on reflection maybe Pilot is not so bad.
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I like Piolet for either gender, Cricket as nn
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I think Cricket is a cute NN
but I certainly wouldn't use it as a given name. I used to have a dance teacher whose full name was Mary Catherine and she somehow got the NN Cricket as a child, and it stuck into adulthood. I think there's something charming about it, but again, only as a NN. Pilot is just bleh. Trying to be celebrity trendy.
but I certainly wouldn't use it as a given name. I used to have a dance teacher whose full name was Mary Catherine and she somehow got the NN Cricket as a child, and it stuck into adulthood. I think there's something charming about it, but again, only as a NN. Pilot is just bleh. Trying to be celebrity trendy.
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Pilot is just alful and Criket is the name of my aunt's dog.
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my cats name is Cricket...
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This has crept up all over the place lately (like in the last six months.)
It boggles my mind. Where did this "trend" start? It gives me a lolwut? feeling.
It boggles my mind. Where did this "trend" start? It gives me a lolwut? feeling.
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[blank stare]
Um.
Wow.
[crickets chirping]
Hahahahahahaha, GET IT?! Sorry, but a bug and a profession are not suitable names for your kids. What if Pilot decides to join the Navy? "Hey, man, you should have been in the Air Force!" What if Cricket is scared of bugs? Ask her if she'd willingly name her kids Praying Mantis and Mailman. What is it with people these days?
Um.
Wow.
[crickets chirping]
Hahahahahahaha, GET IT?! Sorry, but a bug and a profession are not suitable names for your kids. What if Pilot decides to join the Navy? "Hey, man, you should have been in the Air Force!" What if Cricket is scared of bugs? Ask her if she'd willingly name her kids Praying Mantis and Mailman. What is it with people these days?
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amen
Actually, I always picture a Pilot who's terrified of flying!
Actually, I always picture a Pilot who's terrified of flying!
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Its mean to name a kid something like that. They're not pets.
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Total ditto.
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Didn't we just see a kid named Mailman on the forum the other day??
Or am I hallucinating?? Maybe it was something similar.
Or am I hallucinating?? Maybe it was something similar.
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Sexist too right?
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OMFG, I didn't even see that. What is wrong with the world?!
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I love Cricket for a girl. It's one of my GP's.
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I call my youngest son Cricket as a "home only" nickname. He is ALWAYS jumping around and is the most beautiful mahogany brown. So it fits him I think LOL.
He hates the name though and corrects me EVERY time with "I'm not Cricket... I'm Donovan!"
Anywho...like Cricket for personal reasons. Pilot is okay I guess. Both I would think as NNs.
He hates the name though and corrects me EVERY time with "I'm not Cricket... I'm Donovan!"
Anywho...like Cricket for personal reasons. Pilot is okay I guess. Both I would think as NNs.
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I dislike Cricket but Pilot is not as bad.
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My name is Christine and in university some of my friends called me Cricket- I quite like it as a nickname but not as a stand alone. Pilot is OK but definitely not a favourite.
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I don't like either of them. A friend nicknamed her unborn baby Cricket(she liked it as an actual name too - saw it as bouncy and cheerful). Sadly he was born early and died after a few days and he remained Cricket.
Pilot makes me think of he dog in Jane Eyre - I would say either are ok for animals.
Pilot makes me think of he dog in Jane Eyre - I would say either are ok for animals.
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Cricket is a GP for me. I think it sound spunky, but I can't imagine it on an adult or ever being taken seriously. Pilot isn't the greatest to me, but it fits with the trend of using occupational (sp?) names and it's better than some other names.
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I think I've heard of Cricket being used as a girl's name before, so I'm guessing she is liking Cricket for a girl and Pilot for a boy.
Both are gag worthy for me. Crickets are gross little bugs that make an unbelievable amount of noise and Pilot is just odd to me.
Both are gag worthy for me. Crickets are gross little bugs that make an unbelievable amount of noise and Pilot is just odd to me.
This message was edited 3/5/2009, 11:38 AM
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Believe it or not, I went to college with a Cricket. It was short for something, but I can't remember what exactly. Christine? Charlotte / Carlotta?
I never got used to it. It always seemed the silliest nn I ever heard -- something only a bored, socialite mother could come up with.
Pilot is Mr. Rochester's dog in "Jane Eyre." I can't see it on a person, but it's a step above Cricket.
I never got used to it. It always seemed the silliest nn I ever heard -- something only a bored, socialite mother could come up with.
Pilot is Mr. Rochester's dog in "Jane Eyre." I can't see it on a person, but it's a step above Cricket.
This message was edited 3/5/2009, 11:38 AM
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