# Yet another Very Special Announcement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 10, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439 "2003-03-10T23:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/41 "2003-03-11T06:12:06Z")
Congrats. Babies make you fall in love all over again. As I told my boss after Thing 1 was born, “It’s the most fun you can have being this tired.” All the best, Spritle ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/42 "2003-03-11T11:11:29Z")
oh congrats you guys! good thoughts for you both and geobillbaby. ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/43 "2003-03-11T13:00:40Z")
Yay! Good work, guys! 🙂 But do you realize if your name your daughter Catriona, she’ll be having to correct people’s pronunciation for the rest of her life? “Kat-ree-aw-na? You here?” “KA-TREE-NA! Aaaggghhhh!” Seamus is a cute name though… ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/44 "2003-03-11T13:13:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DAVEW0071 \* > \*\*I think you should name the baby “Feldspar.” > > It’s a good name for a boy or a girl. \*\* Well, “Sphene” also has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/45 "2003-03-11T13:14:46Z")
Yeah! Congrats! Naturally, you will allow your closest personal cyber friends to have a \*Name The Baby \* contest. It is mandatory, so sayeth your Aunt Shirley. 🙂 I wuv wittle babies. Here is to a noneventful pregnancy! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/46 "2003-03-11T13:17:10Z")
So that’s two babies conceived over the SDMB now. Hey, no wonder that the server is so slow! Geobabe writes: \> Doesn’t look human yet, but it has a heartbeat that we could \> see. Well, I hope that it does turn out to be human. Although if it’s actually mineral, I’m sure that you’ll be able to identify it, Geobabe. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/47 "2003-03-11T13:19:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tsarina \* > \*\*Yay! Good work, guys! 🙂 > > But do you realize if your name your daughter Catriona, she’ll be having to correct people’s pronunciation for the rest of her life? > > “Kat-ree-aw-na? You here?” > “KA-TREE-NA! Aaaggghhhh!” \*\* It’s no more than I’ve had to put up with my whole life–my first name is Lisë, pronounced like “Lisa”. Do you think anybody can get my name right? I’m used to it now. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/48 "2003-03-11T13:33:01Z")
My heartfelt congradulations. Got a name for your spawn yet? “Cecil”? “Cecilia”? “Bosda” sounds nice… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/49 "2003-03-11T13:43:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spritle \* > **Congrats. Babies make you fall in love all over again.** Damn, Spritle. That might be the best thing I’ve seen on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Siemsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Siemsi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siemsi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/50 "2003-03-11T14:10:52Z")
Wonderful news!!! Congrats and good luck with everything!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/51 "2003-03-11T14:18:10Z")
Congrats on the little **geode** on the way! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/52 "2003-03-11T14:33:21Z")
Happy Baby!! Wonderful News!! May everyone come through this happy and healthy! ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/53 "2003-03-11T14:45:04Z")
Congratulations to both of you! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by porcupine \* > Congrats, **GeoBill**! Personally, I prefer **UncleBabe**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/54 "2003-03-11T15:44:21Z")
I was wondering when you’d spill the beans. At least this time I didn’t cry **again**. {{{{{{{Congratulations Sis and Bro-in-law}}}}}}} I can’t wait to be Aunt Anita Vacation to GeoBillBabe. ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/55 "2003-03-11T15:50:03Z")
How wonderful! I’m so happy for you… ``` ...and happy that it's not me. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/56 "2003-03-11T19:25:10Z")
I was just thinking I hadn’t seen you around here much lately. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/57 "2003-03-11T19:33:52Z")
Wow, a Doper baby, hey congradulations too both of you and I wish you the best of luck! This has brightened up my evening…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/58 "2003-03-11T19:38:09Z")
We’re well on our way to a second generation of Dopers, thus ensuring perpetuity of the boards. I like **GeoBaby** myself. I’m surprised no one mentioned it yet! A hearty “b’sha’ah tovah” to you both, as one reserves the “mazel tov” until _after_ the birth. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/59 "2003-03-11T21:26:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spritle \* > **Congrats. Babies make you fall in love all over again.** We’re not done falling in love the first time yet. ---
**Author:** ![montana\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@montana\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/montana_cricket)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439/60 "2003-03-11T22:08:04Z")
Congratulations…I’m glad it’s not me though babies were a blast for us too… Hmm…a name…I saw feldspar, what about Boudin? Or Hornblende? There’s all kinds of good ones…although Geobilly (like Hill Billy) would be cool too! Hope the pregnancy is smooth and morning sickness free! And that delivery goes well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-very-special-announcement/160439.md?page=4)