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HelpRe: LOL, don't forget cousins Camry and Capri. (m)
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"Ramona didn't care what anyone thought. Chevrolet was a beautiful name."
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oh yes, and ...
Chevrolet at least sounds nicer than Bendix. That was the name of a doll Ramona had in "Beezus and Ramona" named after the washing machine. (Do they still even have Bendix washers?) Anyway, Bendix met a grisly death when Ramona decided to act out Hansel and Gretel and put Bendix in the oven, in Beezus's birthday cake, to be exact.
Chevrolet at least sounds nicer than Bendix. That was the name of a doll Ramona had in "Beezus and Ramona" named after the washing machine. (Do they still even have Bendix washers?) Anyway, Bendix met a grisly death when Ramona decided to act out Hansel and Gretel and put Bendix in the oven, in Beezus's birthday cake, to be exact.
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ALL of those car names are infinitely better than the names of the two sisters in those books, Beatrice and Ramona. YUK. No wonder Ramona thought that Chevrolet was a beautiful name, going through life with a moniker like Ramona. If I were Ramona, I'd change my name legally to Chevrolet as soon as possible.
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I think Ramona's kind of cute, but I don't like Beatrice at all. Beverly Cleary chose Ramona after she heard a neighbor calling out for "Ramona" one day. In the books, Beezus is named after her mother's sister, Aunt Beatrice. Ramona's middle name is the indisputably bad Geraldine.
Their baby sister is Roberta Day, Day being the mother's maiden name. Roberta was probably after the father, Bob.
Their baby sister is Roberta Day, Day being the mother's maiden name. Roberta was probably after the father, Bob.
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