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Odd Twin Set
I met a set of twins today named Jack and Jill. I just don't understand why! I like both names separately, but together it's kitschy.
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Jack and Jill is pretty bad yet it could have been worse. They could have been given the names of famous lovers/marrieds such as Romeo and Juliet, Charles and Diana or Bradley and Angelina. ;-)BTW, Jack Daniel is pretty LULZ worthy. It's actually a handsome name.
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It gets worse...(m)...I just found out that Jack's middle name is Daniel. *eyeroll*That mom is SO original.
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I think it would make people happy -- so for me it's a positive feeling. I see no reason why, just because a familiar song or phrase exists, we have to dismiss a pair of classic names. Even if it's cheesy, it's a lot more pleasing to me than a try-hard-to-be-original combo like Zephyra Xiomara Ombeline -- vapid concoctions of names; cluttered messes that are so commonplace, especially here. I prefer sensible, and Jack and Jill win the sensible contest over most submissions here.

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Yeah, but the key word is "try". At least Zephyra Xiomara Ombeline's parents tried , whereas Jack and Jill's parents just went, DUUURR, IT'S FUNNY CUZ OF THE RHYME, HUH?!?!Not my thing. Very lame. :P

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Well, the parents were certainly inspired, weren't they? What lazy naming. The names aren't BAD, but sweet lord.
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When I was little my mother was friends with a woman named Jenny and she had two kids named Jack and Jill. The father's name was Jarl. That reminds me that we also used to see a family with all L names; Leif, Leila, Leo and Laura (and their dog Laban). They had horses too, with names starting with L.
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Kitschy is the word, I think. I can top it, or come close, though.
A couple years ago there was a woman in the news who killed her toddler twins out of spite to her ex-husband. The twins were named Adam and Eve.
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That's so, so bad. Ugh!
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Oh dear. Usually I prefer the full form of a name rather than a nn, though Jill counts as a full name, but I'm developing a headache trying to decide which is worse: Jack and Jill or John and Gillian.
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Poor kids...
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I wonder whether Jill is just Jill - I have wondered whether Jill will have her day in the sun again.
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I hope not. Jillian/Gillian is nice, but Jill sucks, IMHO. One of the worst nicknames ever.
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Yes, Jill is just Jill. Its her birth name.
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YikesI bet they're REALLY sick of the jokes.
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Well, they are newborns so no jokes yet except for staff at the hospital kind of whispering to themselves and giggling, me included. But, they have a whole lifetime of jokes to look forward to, I suppose.
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