La-a may have been an urban legend before but actually appears to be gaining in popularity. As a teacher, I've seen two girls with the name over the past few years. I see a lot of odd names though. For some reason Queen as a name is also extremely popular here in urban areas.
My aunt, who works for a large school district, totally had me convinced that she knew a Lemonjello and an Orangejello... I was completely convinced until the BNB (which I was active on for about two weeks several months ago) set me straight.
My aunt, who works for a large school district, totally had me convinced that she knew a Lemonjello and an Orangejello... I was completely convinced until the BNB (which I was active on for about two weeks several months ago) set me straight.
My friend did have a lemonjello and orangejello in her class. They were twin boys. They are prob 18 by now.
ETA: she was grading papers and we were looking at the papers and laughing about some of the names.
That poor child. I work at an inner city school and I could give you a long list of BAD names. It's sad, but entertaining for my DH & friends. They love hearing them. DEMON comes to mind first. It's pronounced DUH-MON. They got that one waaaay wrong!!
My aunt, who works for a large school district, totally had me convinced that she knew a Lemonjello and an Orangejello... I was completely convinced until the BNB (which I was active on for about two weeks several months ago) set me straight.
My friend did have a lemonjello and orangejello in her class. They were twin boys. They are prob 18 by now.
ETA: she was grading papers and we were looking at the papers and laughing about some of the names.
OMGEE, do we live near eachother? Because my best friend went to school with a Orangejello (pronounced Oran-gello) and Lemonjello (Le-mon-gello). There were also triplets: Dio, Tio Mio (Dye-O, Tie-O, My-O)
Edit: I heard of, but have not confirmed, the name Shithead (pronounced Shi-theed)
I don't think we live near each other. The school she taught at isn't a school I'd want my children to go to. There is just crazy everywhere.
When my girlfriend was pregnant, we were talking about possible baby names for her little girl. Then we started watching Maury, and the names got so much more interesting. Her baby's in utero name ended up being She-Diamond Tiara, which were names we actually saw on the show. The girls name out of utero is Averee, but my sister still calls her She-Diamond.
Also, one time I was in a cab where the cab driver's name was Shithead. I was the only sober one, and the girl in the front seat with him was wasted. She yelled out "your name is Shit Head!" and he corrected her and we all tried to stop her, to no avail. She just kept yelling "shit head" over and over again. I was surprised that he did not kick us out.
Also, one time I was in a cab where the cab driver's name was Shithead. I was the only sober one, and the girl in the front seat with him was wasted. She yelled out "your name is Shit Head!" and he corrected her and we all tried to stop her, to no avail. She just kept yelling "shit head" over and over again. I was surprised that he did not kick us out.
Stop it. Read Freakonomics much? This again is urban legend.
@katnhiding - not that they aren't true. I have a Queen in my family. There are tons of shitty names which are not limited to urban areas. This is why I wish you would stop typing.
A lot of these stories propagate racially-charged stereotypes among low socioeconomic minorities who "don't know any better" than to name their child Orange Jello. It doesn't have to be taken personally to be offensive.
@LindsRockies He looked more like he was Middle Eastern, but I'm not entirely sure. We were too horrified by our friend to really get into a conversation with him about his background.
I don't really see why people are getting their panties in a bunch about this. If you're calling racism, that's stupid, sorry. I guess I don't even understand what the argument could possibly be unless that is your name or your baby's name.
I taught a Paige Turner once. See, look, bad names happen to white kids too.
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DSS- 6.26.04
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TTC Again- Sept. 2013
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Test Results/Diagnosis-HSG & SA totally normal
DX: 3/2014 Prolactinoma/Hyperprolactinemia- Started cabergoline 2/2014
5/2014 Possible mild PCOS in addition to hyperprolactinemia??
7/2014 Adding probable tubal factor to the diagnosis list
9/2014 And now adding hypothyroid to the list- Started synthroid 9/2014
Slowly rising betas - Ectopic suspected on 8/8/14 & confirmed on 8/11/14
Methotrexate on 8/12/14 -HCG negative on 9/2/14
IVF #1- November- Antagonist protocol: 11/1: start stims, 200iu of Follistim; 11/12 ER 17R/14M/14F; 11/17 5 day transfer of two blasts, 2 blasts and 2 expanding morulas frozen; 11/22 BFP!! (On FRER at 5dp5dt)
Betas: 9dp5dt 205, 11dp5dt 497, 14dp5dt 1,709
u/s at 5w0d- 1 sac; u/s at 6w0d 1 baby with heartbeat, another sac without a heartbeat
True story. A woman in our town is named Gay Ann Dick. She was a queen at one of our local festivals back in the early 70's. Now I understand that back then, Gay probably didn't have quite the same meaning....but still.
Me: 28 H: 28 DS: 4
[TTC Since October 2013][ BFP 1.27.15 EDD: 10.8.15]
I WEAR ORANGE FOR MY GRANDMA- SUPPORT KIDNEY CANCER AWARENESS Trinitrotoluene: "My ears have been deflowered ....my mouth just hasn't been!"
Also, it's interesting that most of the time when conversations about terrible names come up, they're always about "urban" people, when wealthy white people have been giving children ridiculous names for centuries. I'm looking at you, Muffy, Trip, Chip, Paisley, etc. Bad names come in all colors and economic classes, yet for some reason, the stories that get told very rarely reflect that.
Yeah, I guess I see what you mean. I guess for me personally it has nothing to do with race because the names I find most ridiculous sound like phrases or real English words (like Paige Turner or Apple or something). Do I think some names of African American kids are silly? Yes. Some Indian kids? Yes. Some white kids? Yes. I don't particularly pick out names from other cultures to be "weird" just because they're not Euro-centric. So, I guess for me at least, it has nothing to do with race.
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DSS- 6.26.04
Married- 6.29.13
TTC Again- Sept. 2013
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Test Results/Diagnosis-HSG & SA totally normal
DX: 3/2014 Prolactinoma/Hyperprolactinemia- Started cabergoline 2/2014
5/2014 Possible mild PCOS in addition to hyperprolactinemia??
7/2014 Adding probable tubal factor to the diagnosis list
9/2014 And now adding hypothyroid to the list- Started synthroid 9/2014
Slowly rising betas - Ectopic suspected on 8/8/14 & confirmed on 8/11/14
Methotrexate on 8/12/14 -HCG negative on 9/2/14
IVF #1- November- Antagonist protocol: 11/1: start stims, 200iu of Follistim; 11/12 ER 17R/14M/14F; 11/17 5 day transfer of two blasts, 2 blasts and 2 expanding morulas frozen; 11/22 BFP!! (On FRER at 5dp5dt)
Betas: 9dp5dt 205, 11dp5dt 497, 14dp5dt 1,709
u/s at 5w0d- 1 sac; u/s at 6w0d 1 baby with heartbeat, another sac without a heartbeat
Slowly rising betas - Ectopic suspected on 8/8/14 & confirmed on 8/11/14
Methotrexate on 8/12/14 -HCG negative on 9/2/14
IVF #1- November- Antagonist protocol: 11/1: start stims, 200iu of Follistim; 11/12 ER 17R/14M/14F; 11/17 5 day transfer of two blasts, 2 blasts and 2 expanding morulas frozen; 11/22 BFP!! (On FRER at 5dp5dt)
Betas: 9dp5dt 205, 11dp5dt 497, 14dp5dt 1,709
u/s at 5w0d- 1 sac; u/s at 6w0d 1 baby with heartbeat, another sac without a heartbeat
My middle school dean's name was Richard (Dick) Craven. And I was friends with a Richard Burns. Idk, there's just so much that can go wrong with the name Richard.
**siggy warning** **everyone welcome**
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DS- 11.07.02
DSS- 6.26.04
Married- 6.29.13
TTC Again- Sept. 2013
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Test Results/Diagnosis-HSG & SA totally normal
DX: 3/2014 Prolactinoma/Hyperprolactinemia- Started cabergoline 2/2014
5/2014 Possible mild PCOS in addition to hyperprolactinemia??
7/2014 Adding probable tubal factor to the diagnosis list
9/2014 And now adding hypothyroid to the list- Started synthroid 9/2014
Slowly rising betas - Ectopic suspected on 8/8/14 & confirmed on 8/11/14
Methotrexate on 8/12/14 -HCG negative on 9/2/14
IVF #1- November- Antagonist protocol: 11/1: start stims, 200iu of Follistim; 11/12 ER 17R/14M/14F; 11/17 5 day transfer of two blasts, 2 blasts and 2 expanding morulas frozen; 11/22 BFP!! (On FRER at 5dp5dt)
Betas: 9dp5dt 205, 11dp5dt 497, 14dp5dt 1,709
u/s at 5w0d- 1 sac; u/s at 6w0d 1 baby with heartbeat, another sac without a heartbeat
Also, it's interesting that most of the time when conversations about terrible names come up, they're always about "urban" people, when wealthy white people have been giving children ridiculous names for centuries. I'm looking at you, Muffy, Trip, Chip, Paisley, etc. Bad names come in all colors and economic classes, yet for some reason, the stories that get told very rarely reflect that.
Yeah, I guess I see what you mean. I guess for me personally it has nothing to do with race because the names I find most ridiculous sound like phrases or real English words (like Paige Turner or Apple or something). Do I think some names of African American kids are silly? Yes. Some Indian kids? Yes. Some white kids? Yes. I don't particularly pick out names from other cultures to be "weird" just because they're not Euro-centric. So, I guess for me at least, it has nothing to do with race.
Bad names have nothing to do with race, for sure. But for me, the "no I SWEAR my friend's mom's daughter is a teacher and she knows a La-a" bugs me because that instance of "telephone" isn't based in truth and is inadvertently continuing something with very racist beginnings. Regardless of people saying they know someone is named that now, the story *originally* included the mom saying "the dash don't be silent" and comments including "And we let these people vote!"
My middle school dean's name was Richard (Dick) Craven. And I was friends with a Richard Burns. Idk, there's just so much that can go wrong with the name Richard.
A close friend of my fathers is Richard (Dick) Shit. His wife made him change his name when I was little, but that didn't stop my siblings and I from asking about Dick Shit all the time
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Re: For all of you who like the baby names board...
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
BFP #2 in January 2014, DS born September 2014
Aw, @Wolfox, we'd love this over on the BNB.
@MacyLynn27 When I was growing up, there was a girl at school named Anita Maxie. Kids used to call her Anita Maxie Pad, as in I-need-a-maxi-pad.
ETA: she was grading papers and we were looking at the papers and laughing about some of the names.
TTC #1 October 2012
Me (30): PCOS DH (31): SA looks good
12/13: Clomid + IUI = BFN
1/14: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
2/14: Benched = BCP
3/14: Femara = BFN
4/14: Break for job change = BFP!! EDD 1/5/15
Well that's fantastic, that was totally going to be the name for my second. I feel it's pretty neutral for boy or girl.
I don't think we live near each other. The school she taught at isn't a school I'd want my children to go to. There is just crazy everywhere.
Married: August 2012
DD: 9/22/2014
I taught a Paige Turner once. See, look, bad names happen to white kids too.
Me: 28 H: 28 DS: 4
Trinitrotoluene: "My ears have been deflowered ....my mouth just hasn't been!"
Crimson Tide is a football team. ;-) I never thought about it being another word for a period before. Haha.
TTC #1 October 2012
Me (30): PCOS DH (31): SA looks good
12/13: Clomid + IUI = BFN
1/14: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
2/14: Benched = BCP
3/14: Femara = BFN
4/14: Break for job change = BFP!! EDD 1/5/15