| Atticus Grinch |
06-12-2009 03:20 PM |
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
(Post 392432)
Speaking of which, Wikipedia says (Bacon)
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Having a surname that appears in the dictionary is a bit of a curse. First, the kids in the schoolyard will find a clever way to use it against you, and they don't even need to rhyme it. Then, in adult life, there's always The Guy who thinks he's thought of a clever new way to say "Hey, it's __________" but what he doesn't know is that there's always a Guy. And then there are the well-meaning friends who find greeting cards and country-store knick-knacks that have a ________ on it: "Saw this and thought of you." Really? Because it has my fucking name on it? Thought I needed to see it, too, and own it, like some narcissist? Finally, you have to resist the temptation to ever use the dictionary meaning of the word -- in your business, in your home décor, on your (shudder) clothing. I have an uncle who uses our family name as one of two major themes for wall art in his living room, the other being various American Indians looking forlorn about just having their asses kicked and their land stolen and such. I blush with shame just thinking about it. As for my nuclear family, the only concession we make is a cocktail jigger that we use to make G&Ts to drown our sorrows.
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