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HelpReuben or Riley
Pick one for a son, and tell me why...
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The Ghost of Vivian Vance
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Riley
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Reuben
Always preferred this name
Always preferred this name
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Reuben
I don't love Reuben but I don't like Riley at all. In this scenario I tend to default to the more established or classic name, so there you go. Reuben.
And honestly, I'd be more amused to introduce a Reuben "...like the sandwich" than I would be embarassed. I'd rather my kid share a name with a sandwich than have a name I don't like.
I don't love Reuben but I don't like Riley at all. In this scenario I tend to default to the more established or classic name, so there you go. Reuben.
And honestly, I'd be more amused to introduce a Reuben "...like the sandwich" than I would be embarassed. I'd rather my kid share a name with a sandwich than have a name I don't like.
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It is kind of annoying when a first name is used to name an object and then it's shied away from for that reason. Like Mercedes -- you always hear, "It's a car." And then when you point out that it was a name before it was a car, and in fact the car was named after a person who had the name Mercedes, you hear, "Well yes I know that but what difference does that make? Now the car is well-known so that's what people think of."
However, I don't think the car has rendered Mercedes unusable because I have known two young women named Mercedes. My reason for disliking the name Reuben have nothing to do with the sandwich, and if I liked the name I wouldn't allow the existence of the sandwich to deter me.
However, I don't think the car has rendered Mercedes unusable because I have known two young women named Mercedes. My reason for disliking the name Reuben have nothing to do with the sandwich, and if I liked the name I wouldn't allow the existence of the sandwich to deter me.
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Reuben
I've always liked it, at least once I could disassociate it from the sandwich! I think it's gentle, dependable, and warm. And Ben is of course a nice nickname. ;) I would consider using it if I didn't already have a Ben and had a different last name.
I've always liked it, at least once I could disassociate it from the sandwich! I think it's gentle, dependable, and warm. And Ben is of course a nice nickname. ;) I would consider using it if I didn't already have a Ben and had a different last name.
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Definitely Reuben, I love the name! It's timeless, masculine, handsome and has a sweet meaning.
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Riley, though I don't like either one. At least Riley isn't a sandwich.
Ha, what would be really funny would be a pair of kids called Reuben and Rachel. A Rachel is a sandwich that's similar to a Reuben but it has coleslaw instead of sauerkraut and I think, corned beef rather than pastrami.
Ha, what would be really funny would be a pair of kids called Reuben and Rachel. A Rachel is a sandwich that's similar to a Reuben but it has coleslaw instead of sauerkraut and I think, corned beef rather than pastrami.
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There's a sandwich called a Rachel? I never knew that.
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Yep. Super common around here.
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yes, apparently ...
There is a Jewish deli in Ocean City, MD, where we went last summer after the air show, and there was a Reuben and a Rachel on the menu.
There is a Jewish deli in Ocean City, MD, where we went last summer after the air show, and there was a Reuben and a Rachel on the menu.
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I always thought that a Reuben has corned beef and sauerkraut and a Rachel has turkey instead of corned beef and coleslaw instead of sauerkraut. There may be regional variations for all I know. But I always make a Reuben with corned beef, not pastrami.
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This
I have never heard of a Reuben with pastrami
I have never heard of a Reuben with pastrami
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most places I've been ...
That have had Reubens have served them with pastrami.
That have had Reubens have served them with pastrami.
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Tis wrong!:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich
I wonder how many times I've been slipped pastrami when I ordered a Reuben in a restaurant. What is the world coming to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich
I wonder how many times I've been slipped pastrami when I ordered a Reuben in a restaurant. What is the world coming to.
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Reuben if I had to. Reuben "Benny"
Riley is fine but I am kinda sick of hearing it constantly especially on a girl but that's a different matter I won't get into. Plus, I have a dog named that so the name would feel unusuable to me for any my future kids. Also, Riley does sound a bit flimsy to me. Better as a middle name I think.
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Riley is fine but I am kinda sick of hearing it constantly especially on a girl but that's a different matter I won't get into. Plus, I have a dog named that so the name would feel unusuable to me for any my future kids. Also, Riley does sound a bit flimsy to me. Better as a middle name I think.
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