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TeamJordan23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:18 PM Original message |
NEWSWEEK Cover Story: When 'Barry' became Barack |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting, now if someone could please tell me how they get "Peggy" from Margaret? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Or Ted from Edward. |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Or Jack from John. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Or Dubya from Douchebag |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. LOLOL! |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. LMAO! Good one. |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. LOL! |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Douzy! |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. LOL Sniffa Rules! |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. YOU OWE ME A NEW KEYBOARD! |
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NanBo (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Post like this |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Or "Sweetums Fabulous Frou Frou-Tummy Tickler" |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Jacques |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That one has always stumped me, too |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Some people who name their children are bizarre. I know triplets named |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Dick |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That one's easy, they premonitioned that someday an accurate nickname |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. There were different nickname conventions at different periods |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Maybe its an Irish thing. There is an Irish name "Pegeen" that may be a |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Or Dick from Richard? |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. Back to the quote from the article; I don't think anyone can "tell" anything |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. Has Newsweek endorsed Obama yet? |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. NEWSWEEK IS DEAD TO ME!!! |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Thought that was their name? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. oh poor, poor bitter little you |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. thank you for kicking the thread with your comment! |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Judging only from how long it takes the pages to load, it seems |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. This Nickname/Pet name generator says, Barack Obama = "Kissable Poodle-Lovey Cakes" |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. That's what we call him at church. When he bothers to show up. nt |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. When did newsweek became "the national enquirer." |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think it was January 20, 2001 |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Nothing totally new apart from some tidbits...I think Richard Wolffe gets along well with Obama |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I liked the final paragraph, very moving. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:02 PM Original message |
I liked this as well |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I liked this as well |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Reading about the flip-flops brought back something about Hawaiians...... |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Here's some more Hawaiian values |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Man, I really loved body-surfing when I was about 20, living in California... |
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ebdarcy (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think it's a very good article. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. K&R |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Nice article... |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. O.K., how about this false assumption from the first page... |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. exactly... |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Perhaps you are both exceptional and fortunate |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. K&R |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
44. excellent. |
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chascarrillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
45. NEWSFLASH: Mikey Henderson, 13, of Moscow, ID, now wants people to call him "Michael". |
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