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What's in a name?
Flint Expatriates | September 6th 2008
David Lewis had an entertaining column about factory nicknames in The Flint Journal last month. It made me wonder if Flint, in addition to an unusually high ratio of bars to people, also had predilection for nicknames as well:"The nicknames were as u read more
1872: Patrick Morrissey, by a future U.S. president
Executed Today | September 6th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1872, Buffalo sheriff — and future U.S. President — Grover Cleveland personally sprang the trap to hang matricide Patrick Morrissey. Grover Cleveland hanged convicts on two non-consecutive occasions. Morrissey’s dr read more
Mangy Varmint Thug
Antique Mommy | August 27th 2008 by Antique Mommy
In the ten years I knew him, I never once saw Uncle Earl wearing anything but bib overalls. He was just that kind of guy, not an ounce of pretension in him. But what I think I loved about him most was that he called anyone he cared anything about a m read more
From Lollie to Goodstuff
The philosophy of Miss Niemand Beck | August 26th 2008 by The Philosophy of Miss Niemand Beck
Those are the names of the two last people I had dealings with this morning.  Lollie is a lady and Goodstuff is the assistant while Lollie is on holiday. - I love what is in a name and therefore nicknames are used brandishly by me and my friends. read more
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Molly's Blog | August 25th 2008 by Pat Murtagh
TRAVEL:THE PRICK WITH THE STICK: So much to say, and so little time. We leave Dublin tomorrow for 'The Rebel City' Cork. It's amazing to be in a country where I don't have to automatically spell my last name every time I say it. Dublin is full of read more
Poker Nicknames
Hell's Cold Day: The Unlikely Guide to Poker | August 16th 2008 by Steven Murphy
Whether you’re the Master, the Brat, or the Mouth of the table; earning a nickname is part of the hazing ritual of the poker fraternity. We all probably know a “Mr. Conservative,” but some nicknames are a little more outside the box read more
Top nicknames of the moment ;-)
No Ordinary Homestead | August 16th 2008 by Tiffany
A long while back we posted a list of current nicknames for Ayla. It seems like our nicknames for the dog are constantly changing…some get added and others just get forgotten. But it always amazes us a bit just how many names we use for our dog read more
Nicknames Part 2
Tangled Branches and Restless Roots | August 15th 2008 by Albert Hawkinberry
Nancy - This name comes from the name, Ann (Hebrew) meaning both "Grace," and "Mercy." The original name for Ann is "Hannah."Austin - This name comes from the name Augustus (Latin) meaning "The Exalted and Sacred One." read more
The Rockrats History
Pro-Sports | August 13th 2008 by Figur8
I’ve been down and out with a case of food poisoning so there hasn’t been any exercise for me over the last few days. During one of my nightly episodes, I started mulling over the memories and I realised that I have never written about read more
Carlos Boozer: Betrayal Skull Dude
WaitingForNextYear | August 11th 2008 by Scott Sargent
Apparently, the Far East fans of the NBA love their nicknames. And also apparent is the fact that they know what they’re talking about when it comes to donning certain players their respective tag lines. From Jodie Valade’s PD report: read more
Your Nicknames and Their Origins
Behind the Page | August 4th 2008 by Maartje van Hoorn
When you are born, your parents very often give you a name. Strangely, during your life, everyone has to go and change it for you. Nicknames can be both loving or hateful, obvious or strange. These names very often say more about a person than a conv read more
Go Get ‘em, Tiger!
Marini Family: Blog | July 28th 2008 by Tim Marini
In the past, some of my colleagues and I threw together a list of nicknames for guys. I’d like to compile a more complete list… I will start with a few here. You all comment to add more and then I will, if you haven’t, throw in some read more
St. Mark’s Campanile - The Famous Belltower of Venice
World Travel News, Information and Resources. | June 26th 2008 by Travelers
You haven't truly seen Venice until you see the bell tower (the Campanile) of the Basilica di San Marco and St Mark's Square. This is the structure around which the rest of Venice revolves. It is also considered the symbol of the soul of Venice. read more
PHEELING GOOD IN THE PHALLUS-HOOD!
Turdpolisher | June 10th 2008
Just once, I'd like a Capitol Report to start with a little truth. Today at the capitol, your lawmakers wasted their time and your money debating needless, redundant, un-enforcable laws while ignoring the pressing issues of our state. Capitol Cupcake read more
Do You Have A Nickname
The Hunter's Wife | June 5th 2008 by The Hunter's Wife
My Dad has always had a nickname for everyone. Some names were associated with certain situations and other names were from who knows. Some of us even have several nicknames. Let’s take a look: My oldest brother: Hairbone (I remember my read more
I Was Ready to Give Up
Yankee Fans Forever | May 31st 2008 by Joe
Baseball nicknames have pretty much been lame for the last few years. Sure the Yankees have Joba and A-Rod (A-Rod isn't really that good, it's just short for Alex Rodriguez) and, of course, Moose, short for Mussina.Look back to the 50's and 60's when read more
Sawyer Nickname Generator
What I Found Today | May 30th 2008 by Jon Henshaw
I’m a big fan of Lost and one of the most entertaining characters is Sawyer. He has a nickname for everyone on the island. If he really likes you, he has several nicknames. Lost came up with a nice distraction that creates nicknames that Sawyer read more
Stupid nicknames
Feeling Flirty? Get a Date! | May 9th 2008 by FeelingFlirty
I received an email this week from a guy complaining that he had written to four women on Monday and not one of them had replied and could I please tell him what kind of flimflam joint I was running. Like every other site, we do get people who compl read more
Scrolling Saturdays
If Mom Says OK | May 3rd 2008 by Tara R.
Brought back for your perusal, an oldie, but goodie for Scrolling Saturdays. From Oct. 18, 2007 - Sticks and Stones Sticks and stones May break my bones But, names will never hurt me A friend asked me the other day what WK stood for in some of my b read more
Miscellany
DIYdiva | May 2nd 2008 by Kit S.
First, MysteryMan stole back his camera for unknown purposes before I could get the baby miniature donkey pictures off of it… an now he insists on having a actual life that includes actually doing things and by the time I see him at 10PM I tota read more
Smiley Face Murders - Backlash from Pundits
The Sope-Bocks | May 2nd 2008
Over the past few days, I find that several pundits are boldly proclaiming the theory that there is not a serial killer or gang of murderers on the loose in America's Midwest. These nay-sayers range from the layman to professional law enforcement off read more
Smiley Face Gang - What's The Holdback?
The Sope-Bocks | April 30th 2008
Last Updated: 6:37pm EDTFrom my investigation thus far, I suggest the detectives (and law enforcement) have an important holdback in the area of evidence for the deaths linked to the Smiley Face Gang. I know for a fact that investigators have a few h read more
Smiley Face Gang - Serial Killers?
The Sope-Bocks | April 28th 2008
Detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte have been tracking the suspicious drowning deaths of young men across the country ever since they investigated the death of fellow New Yorker (and college student) Patrick McNeill, who drowned in 1997. Ganno read more
Naming Puppy
PuppyHelpLine - For the love of your beautiful Puppy dog! | April 27th 2008 by Murphy S
So you’ve gotten your new puppy and you are having problems on what you should name your new friend. Here are a couple of tips on how to decide on your new puppy’s name: Use a website There are numerous websites on the internet with databases d read more
What’s wrong with my name?
CJWriter | April 22nd 2008 by Christopher Levinson
I could use some advice at the moment. Over the last few days I’ve received a couple of strange comments on an old post and I’m not sure what to do about them. The post still gets traffic and the comments have nothing to do with the post, read more
Call me Ishmael?
Learn Me Good | April 10th 2008
I've had an influx of new students over the past couple of weeks, but so far the best story to tell has to do with the one who showed up today. Normally, when I post about kids here, I replace any and all names with the letter A. That just won't work read more
New York City cops
*notes from a pre-menstrual teenager* | April 7th 2008 by konst
se acuerdan de esa serie del Sony "love monkey"?con el washon-feo que antes trabajaba en Ed?Tom Cavanagh? por alguna razón me acorde de esa serie, la encontraba buena. lástima que duró poco, el flaco trabajaba para una disquera en New York y era r read more
*Bonus Time*
Luke, I am Your Father | April 3rd 2008 by James Austin
Lukas is feeling better after a rough weekend and early week with yet another virus. This one was strange with the Budlet alternating from running a high temp and being lethargic, to turning on a dime, where he would look and feel good the next day o read more
The Name of the Game
Simmer Till Done | April 1st 2008 by Marilyn
Last August, the new old house needed a chimney, and as we are not third-generation bricklayers, someone else was going to do it. Builder Dan gave us a list of proposed subcontractors. He wanted Company X, or maybe Company Y, but he did not want Dick read more
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