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I used to like it; when I was little the only Olivias I knew about were Olivia Newton-John (who my daughter heard on the radio not too long ago and laughed at what she called "that little bitty chipmunk voice) and the character Olivia on Sesame Street, who was gorgeous and fun and could sing beautifully.
But as I got older I began to not like the name so much. It feels slithery and synthetic to me, like obviously fake silk fabric that looks all right from a distance but has out of control static electricity and holds on to every bit of lint that comes near it.
Also I don't like the live sound. Makes me think of liver.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
But as I got older I began to not like the name so much. It feels slithery and synthetic to me, like obviously fake silk fabric that looks all right from a distance but has out of control static electricity and holds on to every bit of lint that comes near it.
Also I don't like the live sound. Makes me think of liver.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
