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HelpRe: What are some of the worst twinsets you know of???
in reply to a message by Shelby
Charles and Charlene: The names themselves are not bad, but together? Also, those two were some seriously bad kids, I think they both ended up in jail eventually.
Ken and Kent
Annie and Angie
My stepfather and his twin sister are Larry and Linda. No middle names. Neither of those names is bad, and Linda is downright pretty in my book, but they were born in 1950, so they went to school with four other Larrys and five or six other Lindas.
And this pair I saw on a missing persons website some time ago, and I will remember their names till long after I've forgotten my own name and how to feed myself:
Classy Chant'el Florecia and Sassy Quant'el Florecia.
I think I got the spellings right. They were 12 year old black girls, a hundred pounds overweight, who ran off with their mother from a group home or something.
Classy and Sassy. They may be a lot of things, but classy is very likely NOT one of them. And what's nice about sassy? Who likes a sassy kid?
Ken and Kent
Annie and Angie
My stepfather and his twin sister are Larry and Linda. No middle names. Neither of those names is bad, and Linda is downright pretty in my book, but they were born in 1950, so they went to school with four other Larrys and five or six other Lindas.
And this pair I saw on a missing persons website some time ago, and I will remember their names till long after I've forgotten my own name and how to feed myself:
Classy Chant'el Florecia and Sassy Quant'el Florecia.
I think I got the spellings right. They were 12 year old black girls, a hundred pounds overweight, who ran off with their mother from a group home or something.
Classy and Sassy. They may be a lot of things, but classy is very likely NOT one of them. And what's nice about sassy? Who likes a sassy kid?
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From the American Heritage Dictionary
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American Heritage Dictionary
sas·sy (sas'ee)
adjective
sas·si·er, sas·si·est
1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.
Two out of three of these definitions are positive ones. Remember that African-American culture generally rewards (ie, gives positive feedback and is receptive to) unusual names, both made-up words and differently-used words like this.
Personally I see nothing wrong with it in the context of this child's life circumstances. And being sassy is often thought of, by myself and others, as being the same as having spunk or moxie, the latter of which was just recently discussed on this very board as a name. It's not automatically a bad thing.
Located through Dictionary.com:
American Heritage Dictionary
sas·sy (sas'ee)
adjective
sas·si·er, sas·si·est
1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.
Two out of three of these definitions are positive ones. Remember that African-American culture generally rewards (ie, gives positive feedback and is receptive to) unusual names, both made-up words and differently-used words like this.
Personally I see nothing wrong with it in the context of this child's life circumstances. And being sassy is often thought of, by myself and others, as being the same as having spunk or moxie, the latter of which was just recently discussed on this very board as a name. It's not automatically a bad thing.
This message was edited 1/7/2007, 9:42 PM
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I see sassy as a good ajective. I never use the word 'sassy' negatively, rather I use the expression "Don't sass me" but if I describe someone as sassy it is to say they are spunky and quirky.
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yeah, exactly
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Classy & Sassy?
One got the good adjective, the other bad? That's SAD.
One got the good adjective, the other bad? That's SAD.
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So which is the good one and which is the bad one?
There are lots of people who think that "sassy" is a very positive thing to be these days. Plus it can be derived as a pet form from Saskia or Sassafras.
Classy, on the other hand, seems like a rather snobbish thing to name one's child to me. :)
There are lots of people who think that "sassy" is a very positive thing to be these days. Plus it can be derived as a pet form from Saskia or Sassafras.
Classy, on the other hand, seems like a rather snobbish thing to name one's child to me. :)
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This made me chuckle even more than their names:
...I will remember their names till long after I've forgotten my own name and how to feed myself
With names like that, maybe those girls should've ran away from their mother and not with her. :-/ (Honestly, I do hope they're ok. ALL joking aside.)
...I will remember their names till long after I've forgotten my own name and how to feed myself
With names like that, maybe those girls should've ran away from their mother and not with her. :-/ (Honestly, I do hope they're ok. ALL joking aside.)
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