Names

[saintbacchus]

Amanda writes:

<<
And there's always the "list" my father kept of names
you must not give a Peters child (my maiden name)--
Harry tops it, of course, but Ophelia's on there, to
....there's a few others I forget.
>>

My best friend swears she knows someone named Peter
Growth, although I've never met him. Now that you've
all gotten going on this thread, I can't believe I
forgot to mention my very own uncle, Richard. Yes, my
grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Swingen, named their first
son Richard. I guess it was a more innocent time back
then, but I can't imagine how he got through Vietnam
with the Marines. =P

Oh, and I found this quiz, which is based on actual US
Census data:
http://www.brunching.com/toys/anyothername.html

I only got three out of ten right. Apparently, there's
a large segment of the US that goes insane after
childbirth and (presumably) recovers right after the
name is recorded.

--Anna