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Alex J. Ortolano said:
( April 4th, 2016 @ 8:45 am )
Wanna start a list? Here are 3 I've seen Lois Lane, Frankie Lane & Ho Num Hollow.
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Worst that "Apple"...Kanye (notice the "y" where it should not be) West & Kim Kardashian named their child "North". Get it?...North West. :-(
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Even Gwyneth Paltrow named her child Apple. Go figure. Instead of a trend that fades away, this behavior looks as though it will be with us for quite some time. May I just eloquently say, "ICK?"
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One of my favorite stories is of the jokester family member who was the only one with the first birth of his brother's twins. Holding his breath, the brother asked him what name he gave the first one.
The answer was "Denise" --- and he gave a great sigh of relief. Then he asked about the second one's name. "De Nephew" was the answer!!! ![]() |
I was just thing: How nice it would be to have another Foolishness post.
As a reluctant Williams Shakespeare fan: Sometimes it does matter in the 'naming of the odoriferous rose'. Words have a certain propriety, especially the naming of people. One of the things that I have noticed over the years is just how few words, and the multiple connotations of words that the public at large have so little knowledge of. |
Thanks for not using Bobby-Tony as an example. I think that Ted McDonald may take offense to this post because his wife's name may qualify.
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If we look back on our grade school education, we remember being taught the very fundamentals of what went on at the Constitutional Convention.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:40 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I don’t need to add anything to this as it stands on its own
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:38 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Happy Anniversary America !! This year, 2011, celebrates 218 years since the British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally abandoning any claims to the United States.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:30 am
By: Diane Rufino
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We all recognize the 4th of July as Independence Day - as the day we declared our independence from England. We celebrate the Declaration of Independence has since become our nation's most cherished symbol of liberty.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:10 am
By: Diane Rufino
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If you've ever traveled abroad you are asked this often. It's as if you are given an opportunity to "come clean" and "lay it all out on the table."
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After saying the six-foot social distancing guideline during the COVID-19 pandemic “sort of just appeared,” Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday testified that his statement had been “distorted” and that it “actually” came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Former White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci changed his view of COVID vaccines from 2021 to 2024, clips show.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2024 @ 1:01 pm
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Every year on June 6, our nation pauses to remember the thousands of brave Americans and American allies who stormed the beaches of Normandy to launch the campaign to liberate Europe from the oppression and extermination by the Nazi regime in World War II.
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A GOP-led House panel is seeking access to Dr. Anthoni Fauci‘s personal email accounts and cell phone records as part of an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 @ 8:53 am
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Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2024 @ 9:51 pm
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The campaign for former President Donald Trump released a statement Saturday afternoon condemning the White House’s declaration of Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2024 @ 1:31 pm
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He is risen!
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 8:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The great misnomer for non Christians that the day Jesus Christ was executed by occupying Romans, celebrated by Christians as "Good" Friday, must be a paradox of ominous proportions.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 7:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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