You Say, You Think
“This is my daughter, Brighton”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
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You think:
“This is my son, Valley.”
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“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say:
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“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say:
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“This is my daughter, Patience.”
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“This is my son, Damian.”
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“This is my son, Jericho.”
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“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
You say:
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“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Valley.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Patience.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Damian.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my son, Jericho.”
You say:
You think:
“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
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“This is my daughter, Brighton”
You say: How nice to meet you...Brighton?
You think: Brighton - watch her grow up to fail the 8th grade. Twice.
“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say: How are you today, Aspen?
You think: Either his parents like to ski, or they're Kre8tyve.
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say: Hello, Zuma, how are you?
You think: Zoom, zoom, zoom. Mazda
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
You say: Nice to meet you. I love to see musical appreciation in young people.
You think: Can you say hick?
“This is my son, Valley.”
You say: Hey, Valley.
You think: Tree hugging hippies. Back away s l o w l y.
“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say: Good morning, Kingston. I've heard so much about you.
You think: Like, how your parents are pretentious yuppies who wanted a son but got your little, bratty self instead.
“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say: Ah, Briseis, so nice to finally meet.
You think: Ah, Briseis, coveted by many men. I forsee herpes.
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say: How are you, Li...Li...um, hon?
You think: Inexplicably, I'm reminded of lettuce. And strange bowel diseases.
“This is my daughter, Patience.”
You say: Good morning, Patience.
You think: So puritan. Prepare for road rage and fits of drama.
“This is my son, Damian.”
You say: Hey, Damian. What's up.
You think: I like this name, but I can't shake the feeling of something demonic.
“This is my son, Jericho.”
You say: Nice to meet you, Jer.
You think: The walls fell down. Not a good connotation to have...
“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
You say: Hello, Turquoise.
You think: Well, I guess it's better than Jade. Or Crystal.
You say: How nice to meet you...Brighton?
You think: Brighton - watch her grow up to fail the 8th grade. Twice.
“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say: How are you today, Aspen?
You think: Either his parents like to ski, or they're Kre8tyve.
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say: Hello, Zuma, how are you?
You think: Zoom, zoom, zoom. Mazda
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
You say: Nice to meet you. I love to see musical appreciation in young people.
You think: Can you say hick?
“This is my son, Valley.”
You say: Hey, Valley.
You think: Tree hugging hippies. Back away s l o w l y.
“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say: Good morning, Kingston. I've heard so much about you.
You think: Like, how your parents are pretentious yuppies who wanted a son but got your little, bratty self instead.
“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say: Ah, Briseis, so nice to finally meet.
You think: Ah, Briseis, coveted by many men. I forsee herpes.
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say: How are you, Li...Li...um, hon?
You think: Inexplicably, I'm reminded of lettuce. And strange bowel diseases.
“This is my daughter, Patience.”
You say: Good morning, Patience.
You think: So puritan. Prepare for road rage and fits of drama.
“This is my son, Damian.”
You say: Hey, Damian. What's up.
You think: I like this name, but I can't shake the feeling of something demonic.
“This is my son, Jericho.”
You say: Nice to meet you, Jer.
You think: The walls fell down. Not a good connotation to have...
“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
You say: Hello, Turquoise.
You think: Well, I guess it's better than Jade. Or Crystal.
“This is my daughter, Brighton”
You say: I come from Brighton :) great name choice
You think: The Nanny... and Brighton was a boy
“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say: I've never been there but I've always wanted to go... how are you?
You think: Some places are not good names...
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say: So who is your favourite superhero? the flash?
You think: Monta... hehe fun game... wait she's serious?
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
You say: A name like that you'll be great in music or poetry for sure.
You think: Banjo Paterson maybe... but he was male
“This is my son, Valley.”
You say: Valley? thats very different isn't it :)
You think: ok... is there any masculine nicknames for the poor guy... a middle name?
“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say: what a very unique name? even thought to go by King?
You think: mmm Kingston biscuits... and dog names... and boys... how'd did it end up on a girl... i mean. King.
“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say: Why that is a name i haven't heard before. how nice?
You think: ok... Brassiere?
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say: ummm... could you say it again for me? sorry
You think: Lingerie anyone? definately Brassiere's sister
“This is my daughter, Patience.”
You say: Patience is such a nice and more traditional name.
You think: Give me some...
“This is my son, Damian.”
You say: I grew up with a Damian. He went by Ian though. some family thing. How about you??
You think: finally a normalish one
“This is my son, Jericho.”
You say: Jerry for short?
You think: *the hymn about Jericho in my head
“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
You say: Wow! That is a very beautiful colour for a girl.
You think: It.... Is a colour and NOT a name
You say: I come from Brighton :) great name choice
You think: The Nanny... and Brighton was a boy
“This is my son, Aspen.”
You say: I've never been there but I've always wanted to go... how are you?
You think: Some places are not good names...
“This is my son, Zuma.”
You say: So who is your favourite superhero? the flash?
You think: Monta... hehe fun game... wait she's serious?
“This is my daughter, Banjo.”
You say: A name like that you'll be great in music or poetry for sure.
You think: Banjo Paterson maybe... but he was male
“This is my son, Valley.”
You say: Valley? thats very different isn't it :)
You think: ok... is there any masculine nicknames for the poor guy... a middle name?
“This is my daughter, Kingston.”
You say: what a very unique name? even thought to go by King?
You think: mmm Kingston biscuits... and dog names... and boys... how'd did it end up on a girl... i mean. King.
“This is my daughter, Briseis.”
You say: Why that is a name i haven't heard before. how nice?
You think: ok... Brassiere?
“This is my daughter, Ligeia.”
You say: ummm... could you say it again for me? sorry
You think: Lingerie anyone? definately Brassiere's sister
“This is my daughter, Patience.”
You say: Patience is such a nice and more traditional name.
You think: Give me some...
“This is my son, Damian.”
You say: I grew up with a Damian. He went by Ian though. some family thing. How about you??
You think: finally a normalish one
“This is my son, Jericho.”
You say: Jerry for short?
You think: *the hymn about Jericho in my head
“This is my daughter, Turquoise.”
You say: Wow! That is a very beautiful colour for a girl.
You think: It.... Is a colour and NOT a name
Daughter: Brighton
Say: Hi
Think: Brighton? Weird name - why would you choose that?
Son: Aspen
Say: Hi - Cool name.
Think: Cool name - for a girl. For a boy - not so much.
Son: Zuma
Say: Hi
Think: I like it but I would never use it.
Daughter: Banjo
Say: Hi
Think: Ridiculous name but if you absolutely desperately had to use this name you should have used it for son. Awful nae for a girl.
Son: Valley
Say: Hi
Think: The first thing that comes to mind is Sweet Valley High so the name seems completely ridiculous. I also think it's a little feminine for a boy but I would hate to see it used for a girl.
Daughter: Kingston
Say: Hi
Think: Good name for a boy. Awful name for a girl.
Daughter: Briseis
Say: Hi
Think: Don't like it.
Daughter: Ligeia
Say: Hi
Think: Weird name.
Daughter: Patience
Say: Hi - I love your name.
Think: I really love this name - good choice.
Son: Damian
Say: Hi
Think: Okay name but really boring.
Son: Jericho
Say: Hi - cool name
Think: This really is a cool name.
Daughter: Turquoise
Say: Hi
Think: What kind of name is Turquoise?
Say: Hi
Think: Brighton? Weird name - why would you choose that?
Son: Aspen
Say: Hi - Cool name.
Think: Cool name - for a girl. For a boy - not so much.
Son: Zuma
Say: Hi
Think: I like it but I would never use it.
Daughter: Banjo
Say: Hi
Think: Ridiculous name but if you absolutely desperately had to use this name you should have used it for son. Awful nae for a girl.
Son: Valley
Say: Hi
Think: The first thing that comes to mind is Sweet Valley High so the name seems completely ridiculous. I also think it's a little feminine for a boy but I would hate to see it used for a girl.
Daughter: Kingston
Say: Hi
Think: Good name for a boy. Awful name for a girl.
Daughter: Briseis
Say: Hi
Think: Don't like it.
Daughter: Ligeia
Say: Hi
Think: Weird name.
Daughter: Patience
Say: Hi - I love your name.
Think: I really love this name - good choice.
Son: Damian
Say: Hi
Think: Okay name but really boring.
Son: Jericho
Say: Hi - cool name
Think: This really is a cool name.
Daughter: Turquoise
Say: Hi
Think: What kind of name is Turquoise?