Message: "Stephanie's You Say, You Think"

Stephanie's You Say, You Think

by Stephanie (guest)

10/2/2008, 5:25 PM

GIRLS
This is my daughter, Joanna.
You say:
You think:

This is my daughter, Nora.
You say:
You think:

This is my daughter, Lena.
You say:
You think:

This is my daughter, Amelia.
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You think:

This is my daughter, Gemma.
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This is my daughter, Genevieve.
You say:
You think:

Boys
This is my son, Jacob.
You say:
You think:

This is my son, Benjamin.
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This is my son, Jasper.
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This is my son, Joel.
You say:
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This is my son, Jesse.
You say:
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This is my son, Baron.
You say:
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This is my son, Cullen.
You say:
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This is my son, Collin.
You say:
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This is my son, Ezra.
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This is my son, Elias.
You say:
You think:

#youthinkyousay

Replies

- Eden Electra (Jade-Elise1981)

10/3/2008, 10:42 AM

GIRLS
This is my daughter, Joanna.
You say: I went to school with a Joanna
You think: Give me hope Joanna, boring!

This is my daughter, Nora.
You say: This name is ready for a comeback
You think: ... on someone else's kid. It was my great-aunt's name

This is my daughter, Lena.
You say: very feminine
You think: and so boring!

This is my daughter, Amelia.
You say: So pretty and classic
You think: I love all the nicknames

This is my daughter, Gemma.
You say: I went to school with a few Gemma's
You think: And that was in the 80's, so dated

This is my daughter, Genevieve.
You say: How lovely and feminine, and still quite unusual
You think: Too frilly for me

Boys
This is my son, Jacob.
You say: A lovely Biblical name
You think: but far too common

This is my son, Benjamin.
You say: This is really growing on me!
You think: As above, but far too common

This is my son, Jasper.
You say: Very unusual!
You think: Jasper Carrott

This is my son, Joel.
You say: That's nice
You think: but too boring

This is my son, Jesse.
You say: I've never met a Jesse
You think: Jessie, too girlie for me

This is my son, Baron.
You say: That's very unusual, is it a family name?
You think: Yuck, Baron who? Sounds like a name for a dog

This is my son, Cullen.
You say: That's cool and spunky
You think: It's a pity that I have a really annoying customer with that surname

This is my son, Collin.
You say: Interesting spelling
You think: BORING!

This is my son, Ezra.
You say: That's an unusual Biblical choice
You think: I prefer so many others

This is my son, Elias.
You say: What a beautiful name!
You think: Yeah, and I love the nickname Eli too. Please don't steal it!

- Serel Channah (floppery) +1

10/2/2008, 6:01 PM

GIRLS
This is my daughter, Joanna.
You say: Hey Joanna!
You think: I like Johanna better.

This is my daughter, Nora.
You say: Nice to meet you, Nora.
You think: I hope it's short for Eleanora or something.

This is my daughter, Lena.
You say: Hi there!
You think: I never know how to pronounce Lena (is it LEE-nuh or LAY-nuh or LEH-nuh)

This is my daughter, Amelia.
You say: Hi Amelia!
You think: It's a nice name, but Amelia Bedelia springs to mind.

This is my daughter, Gemma.
You say: Hi Gemma!
You think: I dislike this name.

This is my daughter, Genevieve.
You say: Hi Genevieve! You have a beautiful name.
You think: ... that is slowly creeping up on my list and is currently the middle name in my favorite combo.

Boys
This is my son, Jacob.
You say: Hi Jacob! Do you prefer Jake?
You think: I. Hate. This. Name. (for personal reasons, of course *cough*Team Edward FTW*cough*

This is my son, Benjamin.
You say: Hey Benjamin!
You think: Oooo. Benjamin is one of my favorites!

This is my son, Jasper.
You say: Hi Jasper!
You think: This is my second favorite boys name! How nice to see it used!

This is my son, Joel.
You say: Hey Joel!
You think: Ew. I hate it.

This is my son, Jesse.
You say: Hi Jesse.
You think: Bleh. It reeks of 90s to me.

This is my son, Baron.
You say: Hi Baron.
You think: Interesting... I don't like it.

This is my son, Cullen.
You say: Nice to meet you, Cullen!
You think: OMG OMG OMG OMG! CULLEN! OMG OMG OMG OMG!

This is my son, Collin.
You say: Hey Collin
You think: Hm. This person seems to have a good amount of Twilight named kids (Jacob, Benjamin, Jasper, Cullen, Collin). Maybe she's a fan!

This is my son, Ezra.
You say: Hey Ezra.
You think: THis name has been growing on me. I like it.

This is my son, Elias.
You say: Hey Elias.
You think: Meh, not a bad name. Not to my taste either.

- Stephanie (guest)

10/2/2008, 6:42 PM

Very much a Twilight fan. Thanks for noticing! I teach high school English, so it ranks up there with Harry Potter for getting kids to read. I'll admit, though, I liked all of these names long before the books came out.

- Serel Channah (floppery)