Does your name influence your life?

[vaskidmark]

Mostly Cajun http://mostlycajun.com/wordpress/ has a weekly post of the names of the new babies birthed at the Big Walk-in Hospital across the River from his home on the bayou.

I asked him to consider a retroactive mention for this individual:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100825/NEWS010701/8260303/Police-Driver-distracted-by-sex-toy
 
I've often wondered what the children you mention in your Name Game posts will grow up to be like.
 
Now I know.
 
Is there any other explanation that would suffice to deal with this situation?  And if there is, do I want to know what it would be?

Anybody want to take a whack at guessing what, besides her name, might have influenced her behavior?

stay safe.

[AJ Dual]

Mrs. Dual went to College with this woman and was in her dorm at UW-Whitewater.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/40874017.html

Although the more-affirming explanation of, "If you can deal with this name, you can do ANYTHING.. blah blah.. take these wings and FLY!" etc. for her name is somewhat B.S.

Mrs. Dual heard it first-hand from Pepsi that her mother was hard-pressed to come up with a name in the hospital, and a nurse suggested "thinking of some of her favorite things".

Glad her life turned out okay, but considering that the first I knew of her she was already a college student, it seemed she was already doing well.

[TechMan]

Mostly Cajun http://mostlycajun.com/wordpress/ has a weekly post of the names of the new babies birthed at the Big Walk-in Hospital across the River from his home on the bayou.

I asked him to consider a retroactive mention for this individual:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100825/NEWS010701/8260303/Police-Driver-distracted-by-sex-toy
 
I've often wondered what the children you mention in your Name Game posts will grow up to be like.
 
Now I know.
 
Is there any other explanation that would suffice to deal with this situation?  And if there is, do I want to know what it would be?

Anybody want to take a whack at guessing what, besides her name, might have influenced her behavior?

stay safe.

*Sigh*  I live in the Cincinnati Metro area and hadn't hear about this. Thanks VA.

[Tallpine]

I gave you that name and I said goodbye.  I knew you'd have to get tough or die.

 

[Angel Eyes]

I gave you that name and I said goodbye.  I knew you'd have to get tough or die.

 

And if I ever have a son, I'm gonna name him Bill or George, any damn thing but Sue Marijuana Pepsi.  I still hate that name.

[kgbsquirrel]

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, five time Ultimate Smackdown champion, porn superstar, and President of the United States!

[TechMan]

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, five time Ultimate Smackdown champion, porn superstar, and President of the United States!

Idiocracy 2?

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

damn  makes my problems with ncis seem minor.

[bedlamite]

Well, he turned out pretty much the way you'd expect for somebody goes by the name of Remnar.

[seeker_two]

My name is an English derivative of the Greek translation of "Jesus Christ".......


....I don't think I'll ever live up to that.....

[Tallpine]

My first name is pretty common, as in the name of the (supposed) writer of one of the Gospels.   

[seeker_two]

My first name is pretty common, as in the name of the (supposed) writer of one of the Gospels.   

Does this mean I have to make you supper and then take you out walking on water?....

[Monkeyleg]

My name is an English derivative of the Greek translation of "Jesus Christ".......

Huh. Seeker_two doesn't sound Greek.

[seeker_two]

Huh. Seeker_two doesn't sound Greek.

"Kristopher Jason" does....

[Boomhauer]

I have the most awesome last name: Rambo. No *expletive deleted*.

Yes, it affects my life. Every day, people are astounded by it. I'm practically a tourist attraction at work. Not that I mind it, now. The chicks dig it.

[RaspberrySurprise]

I have the most awesome last name: Rambo. No *expletive deleted*.

Yes, it affects my life. Every day, people are astounded by it. I'm practically a tourist attraction at work. Not that I mind it, now. The chicks dig it.

The auto shop teacher at my high school also has the last name of Rambo.

I have my paternal grandfathers first name and a Polish last name.

[seeker_two]

I have my paternal grandfathers first name and a Polish last name.

I didn't know "Surprise" was a Polish word.... 

[BridgeRunner]

My maiden name was Rabinowitz.  I think it is fair to say that it was not a substantial influence on my significant life choices.

I do suspect, however, that my tendency towards curmudgeonliness derives in no small part from attempting to explain to people that I really, really, really don't care if they spell Sara/h with or without the H.   

[Monkeyleg]

There was a guy at my old gun club whose name was John Rambo. Didn't look the part.

Bridgewalker, my wife's maiden name (I won't post it publicly) was a 12-letter Polish name that almost nobody could pronounce. She shaved 7 letters off her name by marrying me which, in hindsight, may have been the only good reason for her to do so.

[RoadKingLarry]

I served with a guy on my last boat that had the bad luck to come from a family with very strict traditions for names. 1st name came from fathers side someting or other, middle name came from mothers side something or other.
He ended up with the 1st name of George and the middle name of George.
Knew a guy from texas that had the actual given name of Bubba Buddy S----
We called him Tim.

[sanglant]

My first name is pretty common, as in the name of the (supposed) writer of one of the Gospels.   

hello brother.

[230RN]

There was a lot of name-changing at Ellis Island.  I knew a guy whose grandfather's native name had three "Ks" in it (not one right after the other) and was virtually unpronouncable to Americans.

According to the story, the immigration  officer just said, "Okay, your name will be Kayes."

Worked just fine.

(Incidentally, he was a veteran of Anzio Beach during WWII and still had his old uniform hanging in the closet.  I saw it once when I was hanging up my coat, and I had to pry out of him what it was all about.  But that's all he would say about it except that he was in the infantry.)

Terry, 230RN

[taurusowner]

I don't really understand this thread...Colandra Hamilton?  Is that supposed to mean something?

[Doggy Daddy]

Thanks, Ragnar.  I was just reading through to the end to see if anyone else asked that before I did.   
You did.
So I won't .
But I will be watching closely.

DD 

[Perd Hapley]

I don't really understand this thread...Colandra Hamilton?  Is that supposed to mean something?

No, not Colandra. Colondra, as in colon.

I've run across two women named Latrina.