Re: Copying: You Say You Think
in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
This is my son Montana.
You say: "Quite an interesting name."
You think: You go ahead, I ain't using it.
This is my daughter Sunshine.
You say: "The Sunshine of your life, I'm sure."
You think: Rise and shine, Sunshine!
This is my son Halo.
You say: "Angelic!"
You think: "Hello, Halo."
This is my daughter Josiah.
You say: "Josiah. You call her Jo? Josie?"
You think: No, no, no. That's masculine.
This is my son Paris.
You say: "As in the Greek myth, innit?"
You think: You're more daring than I am to use that
This is my daughter Jonah.
You say: "Josiah and Jonah. Interesting."
You think: Hurm.
This is my daughter Orion.
You say: "Quite lovely."
You think: But still too masculine.
This is my daughter Joplin.
You say: "Joplin. You like Jo- names, do you not?"
You think: Name her Janis instead. I'd bear with that.
This is my son Seraphim.
You say: "Another angel!"
You think: Good idea.
This is my daughter Knox.
You say: "Knox. Nice."
You think: Knox knocks at the door because Knox does not know where her socks is. Hurm.
This is my daughter Jude.
You say: "Jude. Judy?"
You think: Jude-as Iscariot?
You say: "Quite an interesting name."
You think: You go ahead, I ain't using it.
This is my daughter Sunshine.
You say: "The Sunshine of your life, I'm sure."
You think: Rise and shine, Sunshine!
This is my son Halo.
You say: "Angelic!"
You think: "Hello, Halo."
This is my daughter Josiah.
You say: "Josiah. You call her Jo? Josie?"
You think: No, no, no. That's masculine.
This is my son Paris.
You say: "As in the Greek myth, innit?"
You think: You're more daring than I am to use that
This is my daughter Jonah.
You say: "Josiah and Jonah. Interesting."
You think: Hurm.
This is my daughter Orion.
You say: "Quite lovely."
You think: But still too masculine.
This is my daughter Joplin.
You say: "Joplin. You like Jo- names, do you not?"
You think: Name her Janis instead. I'd bear with that.
This is my son Seraphim.
You say: "Another angel!"
You think: Good idea.
This is my daughter Knox.
You say: "Knox. Nice."
You think: Knox knocks at the door because Knox does not know where her socks is. Hurm.
This is my daughter Jude.
You say: "Jude. Judy?"
You think: Jude-as Iscariot?