Godmother criticizes mother for naming her daughter Ghiuliyette: ‘Why ruin such a beautiful name by including letters that don’t belong there?’

My sister has an unusual spelling of her name. Well, it might’ve been considered unusual 20 years ago, but with the recent increase in parents naming their kids all sorts of absurd things, it’s pretty conventional. She spells her name with a ‘C’ instead of a ‘K’ for one of those conventionally K names…Kaitlyn, Katherine, …
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Dude Refuses To Tell Woman His Real Name, Doesn’t Understand Why She Rejects Him

There are several important questions you should ask somebody before you go on a first date. You want to suss out a potential partner’s hobbies, values, and career before deciding to spend a precious hour or two with them. In my humble opinion, the most important question of all is, «What is your name?» If …
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The Most Baffling Baby Names from Around The Internet

What’s in a name? It contains far more than just our government-recognized identity. Have you ever met a Jeff that really feels like George? Or a Katherine that could never be a Katy but is definitely a Kat? Names have powerful association and are not to be doled out recklessly. I’m all for naming your …
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Dog Owner Mortified After Using Their Dog’s Unbecoming Nickname in Front of an Acquaintance, Hilarious Misunderstanding Ensues

No self-respecting dog owner calls their dog by their given name. It’s always a silly nickname like ‘Mr. Snuffulupagus’, ‘sausage boy’, or ‘Pepe le Pew’, but your dog should never be susceptible to their legal, written nomenclature that’s on their adoption forms. However, things can go wrong if your dog’s nickname is a little too …
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Teachers Share Student Names That Correlate With Bad Behavior

I still remember the names of the problem children from my elementary school. There was this kid named Parker who, in the middle of my 3rd-grade teacher talking about math, asked her if there was a guy inside of mascot costumes. I think he knew there was indeed some guy or lady inside of all …
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Wife Accuses Husband of Being «Unreasonable» Because He Doesn’t Want to Name Their Baby «Novalynn,» «Ryleigh,» or «Caeleigh»

Millennials are killing the normal name industry, or at least so it seems. The weird names young parents give their kids have become bonafide memes at this point. I don’t know if we’ll ever get to a point where McKinsleigh will be considered a normal name by the majority of the population. At the same …
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Twitter Users Recall The Dumbest Things That They Got Teased For

Much as we all like to think of ourselves as individuals, human beings are pretty homogenous creatures. Everybody follows similar patterns of behavior, and can get a little suspicious when someone seems to deviate from the mentality of the herd.  Also, many of us love nothing more than cracking dumb jokes. Combine these two factors, …
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