# Charlotte **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213 "2006-01-30T16:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/1 "2006-01-30T16:07:04Z")
What I’d like to know with this poll is, what was the first thing that came to mind when you saw the thread title: 1. The name Charlotte, generally given to women (and possibly some men, I suppose) 2. A particular person named Charlotte, such as Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III 3. The North Carolina city called Charlotte 4. Some other city with a similar name, like Charlottesville, VA 5. An obscure rock band, like Good Charlotte Or something else (please specify) Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/2 "2006-01-30T16:07:53Z")
Inlaws. Which is funny, because my own relatives live in Charlotte, too. But yeah, the city. Second connection? Our family cat when I was a kid. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/3 "2006-01-30T16:08:39Z")
Sadness. Charlotte was what I was going to name a girl, before I had a miscarriage. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/4 "2006-01-30T16:10:25Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > A particular person named Charlotte, such as Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III Don’t I wish. Heck, I thought about the stupid little spider. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/5 "2006-01-30T16:10:54Z")
First thought was the city in NC. Immediately following was _Charlotte’s Web_. StG ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/6 "2006-01-30T16:14:48Z")
The city in NC. Then wondered if it was a new hurricane. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/7 "2006-01-30T16:17:07Z")
Charlotte, NC. Then Charlotte’s Web. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/8 "2006-01-30T16:19:56Z")
[Dessert.](http://www.joyofbaking.com/StrawberryCharlotte.html) Great. Now I’m all hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/9 "2006-01-30T16:20:17Z")
I thought of the city but only because a co-worker just told me five minutes ago that he has to change planes in Charlotte for a trip he’s going on next week. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/10 "2006-01-30T16:24:35Z")
A figure-skating move (pronounced “shar-LOT”). Then Charlotte Bronte. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/11 "2006-01-30T16:28:07Z")
In this order: -A person, known to me, named Charlotte -Another person, known to me, also named Charlotte -A variety of potato. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/12 "2006-01-30T16:28:42Z")
[Charlotte russe](http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/CharlotteRusse.htm), a rich dessert originating at the Frenchified court of the Czars and still encountered in older Slavic communities. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/13 "2006-01-30T16:29:18Z")
The city in NC. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/14 "2006-01-30T16:46:32Z")
> [@Lamar Mundane](#): > > Charlotte, NC. > > Then Charlotte’s Web. Me too (almost simultaneously). ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/15 "2006-01-30T16:53:48Z")
The city, but only because of the many posts here about cities and what to do in them. I assumed it was another one of those. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/16 "2006-01-30T16:55:24Z")
The city, then the web. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/17 "2006-01-30T17:14:54Z")
The city, the other one in St. Thomas: [Charlotte Amalie](http://www.vinow.com/stthomas/attractions_stt/attractions_town.php) . Obscure enough? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@Cat\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/18 "2006-01-30T17:39:09Z")
Good Friend - female ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/19 "2006-01-30T17:44:39Z")
A woman’s name. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213/20 "2006-01-30T17:46:59Z")
Well, it’s either “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte” the movie or “Charlotte the Harlot” my brother’s girlfriend in the late 70s. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlotte/342213.md?page=2)