What’s in a name?
March 6, 2008 by Nicki
You know, when I was a teenager I absolutely abhorred my first name: Shannon. I hated that all of my school stuff had “Shannon” on it instead of “Nicki.” One year I absolutely insisted that my records be changed to reflect my nickname, which I’ve gone by all of my natural life. (The office ladies had a few giggles at my expense and sent me on my little defiant, albeit pissed off, way.) As I got older, I told myself, “Hey, my family has Scottish/Irish descent, and that’s definitely an Irish name. So chill.” I got over, for the most part.
However, to this day, I cringe if someone calls me by my full name and will insist upon being called “Nicki.”
I can’t help but laugh at all the hubbub about Obama and his full name being used in the media. “Hussein” Ok sure, we’ve known a few bad Husseins before. I can identify and sympathize … to an extent.
Seriously, what’s in a name? Would it be any more heinous if it were “Adolf”? Ok, maybe it would … but you get my point. If Obama were really that embarrassed or bothered by his name, he would have had it legally changed long ago. On the other hand, it gives conservatives something else to yuck about — and let’s face it, he’s given us plenty of material!
In an effort to show some sensitivity about his middle name, I propose we just refer to the first and last initials now: B.O. That has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Yeah, I thought so too. In fact, it struck me so funny that I whipped up a little something in Photoshop to celebrate it:
If you hadn’t caught on by now, that man scares me. And it has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with his name.
Update: Per a very creative suggestion by Cookie, there’s now a follow-up image:
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B.O.? I give it a big P.U.
Thanks for the link! I updated my post with your link.
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Oooooo….I like it! :lol: :smile: :twisted: I’ll probably use it in Saturday’s post…with credit to ya of course. Great job and great imagination and initiative….
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Hubby goes by his middle name. When he introduces me to people from work, or someone he’s met, if they call him by his first name that tells me he’s not a friend. Only those people he likes will he ask them to call him by his middle name.
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Thanks for coming by to thank me for the link. Glad to have found you. I see you are an Alabama girl. I was born and raised there. I’m from a small town called Moulton, Alabama. Its close to Decatur, which is close to Huntsville. Need to add you to my blogroll. I’ll try to get around to that this weekend. Nice to meet ya! :smile:
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Thanks CB and Cookie! :mrgreen:
Jo, I can relate.
Jay: hey, thanks for coming by! I’ve been through Moulton before, it’s a nice little town. Always glad to meet a fellow ‘Bamian. :grin:
*humming Henry Gross’ tune “Shannon … is gone” here*
I don’t like Barrack O. simply because he’s all charm and no substance (this explains why the Kennedy’s are so enamored of him imho).
Don’t like Hillary C. simply because I’m not satisfied she wasn’t somehow involved in Vince Foster’s death. Well, that and she creeps me out.
Really wish Algore had run…
When I met my wife, her family called her by her middle name, Lorena. The mere mention of the name Lorena can bring fear to any man. I was thrilled when she told me she wished everyone called her by her first name, Yazmin, which is much prettier. She has been Yazmin ever since.
I really want to add commentluv and comment emails to my blog. That is very cool.
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You can make fun of their names. Barack Obomination and Hitlery
Clinton. Yea, that’s the dream ticket. I’ll have to find a deeper hole
to hide in if either one or both of them are elected. GEEZ!
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Don’t vote for the Obama-nation. How can anyone support “He who must not be middle-named?”
LOL, Don! That’s a good one, I’ll have to remember that.
Just making a prediction…
Hillary’s going to win with Obama as her running mate. *ducks*
McCain’s not going to have a chance. Already he’s being touted as “a vote for McCain is a vote for GW Bush.” Unforutnately this has all been predetermined. I know this will all sound rediculous right now, but wait until after November and you’ll see I wasn’t so off my rocker as you think I am right now :razz:
BTW, I’m not a fan of Hillary in any way, nor am I of Obama. Just saying…
So, you’ve been called Nicki all your natural life. What were you called in your unnatural life? Haha. I just had to give you a hard time about that one.
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you fool.s you dont realize that suporting obama means suporting
muslims, he was born one of them. why you dont get informed
better.
Joe, you seem to have something against muslims. Not all of them are tairists, y’know. The Holy Qu’ran doesn’t support what the extremists are doing in any way. Please don’t be ignorant.
Of course what do I know – I’m just a lapsed heathen.
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