Which one of these boys would be LEAST like to endure the label "geek"?

[BlueIris]

Poll question: Which one of these boys would be LEAST like to endure the label "geek"?

[BlueIris]

1. Maylon is getting votes?

Curious.

[Twillig]

2. let's see:

Aalon
Baylon
Caylon
Daylon
Eaylon
Faylon


Nope, no way to get teased about that name.


(from The Simpsons where Homer was pondering Bart's name and stopped at 'Eart')

[BlueIris]

3. Oh.

Okay.

Well...hmmm.

[dorktv]

4. that was a funny episode.

[Lars39]

5. "Mother May I" Maylon? Sure I know him!

It's a gift, what can I say. :eyes:

[Katherine Brengle]

26. HAHA "Gay"lon--I just got it!

Really, before I just thought it was lame, lol.


:rofl:

[Left Is Write]

6. Dillard will undoubtedly be changed to Dullard...

by some wiseguy.

[BlueIris]

11. Actually, as much as I love this name, I probably won't use it because

I think said wiseguy will use the term, "Dillwad/weed/hole" as the mean nickname.

[Left Is Write]

29. You're right - "Dillweed" is a distinct possibility.

[DS1]

7. You are sadistic

[no name no slogan]

8. YOU FORGOT RUDDIGORE

[DS1]

9. Why not just name him Fuckface and be done with it?

What is it with you and these horrible, horrible names that NO child should ever be assigned.

[BlueIris]

12. Well, Midlodemocrat thinks I should name him "Robert," which is far worse.

[fleabert]

10. cooper reminds me of that commercial...

'oh, cooper.' another woman says - and the woman who's about to go on a business trip with Cooper gets a visual of the super-seventies guy with gold chains and an open shirt, sitting on the airplane, pointing to himself with his thumbs, saying the punchline, "This guy!" (referring to the joke: What has two thumbs and loves blow jobs?)

I can't vote for any of them, sorry.

[BlueIris]

13. Not even Sumner?

Sumner is so great.

[fleabert]

40. The only Sumner I have knows was a trust fund ass...and fit the stereotype

sorry- I associate names with people I know first, then impressions second.

[BlueIris]

14. To the person who voted for Parrish--you rule.

I love that one.

[LaurenG]

17. That was me!

Glad I could help out.:hi:

[BlueIris]

18. Yay!

Parrish is one of the better ones I've found. I adore it.

[skygazer]

15. These are all dreadful names

Sorry, BlueIris, but it's the truth. Someone has to tell you. :hide:

[BlueIris]

19. Thanks.

Perhaps you would like to suggest some suitable replacements.

[DS1]

20. Kick "Lunchmoney" McFadden. Archibald "Moneybags" McGillicuddy

Shoehorn O'Plenty

These are but three better names than your suggestions. Stop trying to be original, because your ideas are fucking horrible, and I'd hate you forever if you were my mother.

[Katherine Brengle]

21. I don't know exactly what you are looking for, but judging from...

the current list, I put together a list of 10 suggestions in another new thread :).

[Katherine Brengle]

16. I spent a lot of time thinking about this...

when I was trying to come up with ideas for my daughter's name. Kids are really cruel, and if we aren't going to at least give ours a fighting chance, then what's the point?

We ended up deciding on Emily--simple, pretty, and fairly impenetrable. The best I have been able to come up with so far is "Smemily," which doesn't actually mean anything...

What about Thatcher?

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Gosh, I'm sorry, but none of the above. They're all pretty equal, geekwise

But then, I named my kid a boring old name. :hi:

[bigwillq]

23. Howdy Mrs. G!

Haven't chatted with you in awhile. How's it going???
:hi: :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. It's going good! Just really tired and blah of late. I'm trying to kick

myself back into the game. :hug: :loveya: How are you?

[bigwillq]

37. I am pretty well.

I am at work now but it's kind of slow. going to eat some pizza soon! :hi:

[DS1]

24. I just read this list again

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?????

[Katherine Brengle]

27. What's your name?

I am sensing some repressed childhood anger lol...

[DS1]

30. It's Martin

and I'm okay with it

Yet, when someone's setting up their child for a life of beatdowns, something inside me has to say something.

[LaurenG]

34. Take your ass out of hot water and make some suggestions

:rofl:

[DS1]

36. Joseph, Joe, William, Bill, Roger, Mike, John, Steven

Or to continue in the other direction

Keelhaul
Horndawgle
Muttle
Angloid
Compac
Alero
Smithsonian The Great
Dubyastic
Freetard
Pooh
Diddyduddy
Flanders
Burn
Wood
Steel
Iron
Jaws
Can
Bag
Mint
Pill
Cap
Tub
Cork
Plug
Cup
Snitts
Squirrel
Happy
Afternoon
Fall
Pluto
Uranus

[BlueIris]

38. Flanders has potential.

Thanks!

[BlueIris]

28. Dude, you're the one who just posted in like, 50 point bold font.

You might need to take a little vacation in GD if this place is stressing you out that much.

I just want my kid or kids to have classic, slightly unusual names. Names with panache, and a little quirk. I've been told that may make people think my male kids are geeky. Well, maybe. I'm trying to lessen the chances that my kid will get called a geek by the likes of the Lounge. Hence, the poll.

[DS1]

31. Your options are all equally terrible

I can't even believe I read some of them

[ulysses]

32. there's always "Lestat"

;-)

I've known some Coopers, but I'd steer clear of the others.

[BlueIris]

39. Good one.

[bertha katzenengel]

33. Sumner wouldn't be called a geek in the deep South.

That's a great Southern name. :hi:

[BlueIris]

35. I know! That one has a great deal of universality.

[Spider Jerusalem]

41. Is there a reason for sticking your kid with a surname for a first name?

And of all of those, 'Halsey' is the least bad (but only because you can call him "Hal" for short).

[BlueIris]

43. I just...really like all of these names.

Not boring or common in my eyes. Many convey a kind of stark regality and beauty that I like very much.

[Spider Jerusalem]

46. To each their own, I suppose...

I don't see anything very 'regal' about some of them ('Cooper' means 'barrelmaker', for instance). More to consider than just the way it sounds or looks; what does it MEAN? What history does it have? What cultural connotations? ('Halsey' will probably make people think of Admiral William Halsey.) Some cultures believe that names have power, but if they do, it's because of all the associations they carry, not in and of themselves.

[sakabatou]

42. Am I the only one who doesn't know who these people are?

[jmm]

44. Don't take this the wrong way but

asking which of these names is least likely to endure the label "geek" is like asking which Bush crony has the most integrity.

[Briarius]

45. I'm a geek, been a geek my whole life

and my name is John. It's not the name, it's the personality. And there's nothing wrong with it. Remember, without geeks, you wouldn't be able to be insulted on the internet :D