Wednesday, February 22, 2006

A Little Chlorine Goes A Long Way

I just got an email from an actual person by the name of "Jeanne Poole". Now I don't know this lady, but it would seem to me that she has every right to be annoyed. Why in the world would you do that to your child? On the other hand, she should be very thankful that her parents weren't fond of the name "Cess".

I can't help but wonder if she has siblings named "Whirl", "Kitty", and "8Ball". It seems to me that parents would have more sense than this, but my wife is a Kindergarten teacher so I know better. She has had many strange names and heard even stranger stories from other teachers. Those of us who have names that rhymed with anything at all, are at least sensitive to the importance of naming.

As it is, I would like once again to thank my parents for not naming me "Ham".

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