Open letter.

[aquabean]

Dear Future Parents,

Please do not name your child after a state. I don't care what you think, Kansas is a stupid name unless you are several thousand square miles in size and flat.

Thanks.


p.s. No, Storm is not an appropriate alternative, no matter how big an X-Men fan you are.

Comments

[minotaurs.livejournal.com]

I think Mr. & Mrs. Williams might disagree with you.

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

Wait, which Mr. and Mrs. Williams?


*is stupid like a rock today*

[minotaurs.livejournal.com]

Tennessee's parents?

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

*snerks* Okay, yes, that would be the obvious answer.

I kept thinking of Venus and Serena and my only thought was, "Well, I mean, if it weren't for the goddess factor I'd say a planet was an even worse choice."

pathetic attempt at cheering you up...

[nightengale.livejournal.com]

Iconlove?

Re: pathetic attempt at cheering you up...

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

Heheh. Isn't it great? Took forever to get right, but finally I got it. Am rather ridiculously proud of it, in fact.

And actually, I am in a pretty good mood. Just rather boggled by what people name their kids these days. Hmph.

[snowyheart.livejournal.com]

Please don't tell me that someone has named their kid "Kansas"...

(Dakota is cute 100% but not Kansas. *shudder*)

Though it is marginally better than, say, Massachusetts. (bahahahaa~)

[trensaddiction.livejournal.com]

...which is still somehow an improvement on "District of Columbia" or "Protectorate of the United States." I mean, really. The poor kid could wind up with an eyechart for a monogram. *giggles*

[snowyheart.livejournal.com]

XD I wouldn't put it past anyone to name their poor child either of those...

Names have gone pretty wacky. There's a local guy here who's legally changed his name to "The Mad Hatter." (He regularly runs for Mayor and gets a small, yet significant portion of the vote every time.)

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

*snerks* I think all that meat has gone to your head.

...though, I did know a kid in college who's nickname was BtoZ because his parents have him a name for every letter in the alphabet. I never could make up my mind about whether I was amused or appalled.

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

...Yes, in fact.

I was going through new hire paperwork today and came across someone with that exact name. Why someone would do that to their child have I have no idea. But at least they spelled it right. I'm just waiting to come across someone who spells it Kaanzas and still pronounces it the traditional way. *facepalms*

[snowyheart.livejournal.com]

Ah, good grief, that's awful. I used to run through enormous lists of names in my job (reconciling travel bookings) and I still can't remember something as dumb as Kansas. (One of our agents, Sunny Rainey, comes close though. Not to mention her sister's name is Stormy.)

[sasateq.livejournal.com]

*snort*

And I used to complain my name was too common.

But pity the child named New Hampshire. Or Rhode Island. *cringes*

[runefallstar.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Dude, I'm so naming on of my kids South Dakota.