# We're going to name the fat baby Lardy if it's a boy.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 11, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807 "2009-12-11T01:37:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/41 "2009-12-16T17:46:59Z")

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You can always go with the standards; “Thanks for your input.” or “Duly noted.” Said with a dead straight face, of course. Most people don’t continue talking after that. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/42 "2009-12-16T17:52:24Z")

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> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Well, she might not have eaten anything all day, so there’s that. (Not saying that every pregnant woman needs to sit down, just that newly pregnant people sometimes feel like crap. Not that I’d know, as I am _not pregnant._)

So that’s just a little extra holiday weight, then?

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/43 "2009-12-17T03:46:28Z")

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> [@Punoqllads](#):
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> Yeah, two things you should never ask a woman. Never ask her if she’s pregnant. Never ask her if she’s having her period.

The correct way to ask the second question is, " Are you riding the Crimson Tide?"

Then run.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/44 "2009-12-17T06:52:07Z")

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Some overweight people feel like crap from carrying around the excess weight too.

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**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/45 "2009-12-17T08:03:15Z")

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> [@Wile\_E](#):
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> If it’s a girl I suggest naming it Adipose.

Ah, yes, Addie.

Better than Weehawken.

OP, sorry about your crappy day.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-name-the-fat-baby-lardy-if-its-a-boy/520807/46 "2009-12-17T13:52:01Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> So that’s just a little extra holiday weight, then?

Hey, even “a little extra holiday weight” is a nicer thing to say than “just fat”!

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