Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids)
Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types
Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats
Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife
Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF!
Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old.
Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids)
Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types
Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats
Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife
Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF!
Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old.
Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron.
Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids)
Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types
Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats
Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife
Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF!
Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old.
Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron.
Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them.
Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids)
Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types
Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats
Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife
Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF!
Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old.
Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron.
Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them.
Kaitlyn - too trendy, too many spelling variations, and too similar to Cody and Cassidy (Kathy Lee Gifford’s kids)
Brittany- I’ve known at least three who were vapid selfish sorority-girl types
Joey - notorious among teachers I know as the name of choice for little brats
Nancy – my brother’s batshit insane ex-wife
Justin - Timberlake, Beiber, BARF!
Oprah- I’ve known two college students with this name. Partly it’s because I think it’s silly to name a child after a TV personality, but mostly, I’ll admit, because it makes me feel so damned old.
Ron. I worked with a Ron whose actual name was Ron.
Pat, Terry, Shannon, Kelly etc. Any Androgynous Names. I don’t like them.
Jean – Mother of Nancy (see #7)
“Law Firm Names”- not a specific name, but when parents name two or more of their children family surnames and it sounds like a law firm when they refer to them. “Tinsley, McKay, and Holt, stop squabbling and get in the minivan now!”
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Retellings and-or alternate tellings of familiar stories/original tale