here's a fun question: if your name is Bristol,

[RazBerryBeret]

your baby's father is named Levi. Your siblings are Trig, Willow, Track and Piper; what the hell do you name your baby? hmmmm....

[YellowRubberDuckie]

1. Dakota?

[notadmblnd]

2. Straus 747 Birch?

[Jack Rabbit]

17. John Birch?

[notadmblnd]

33. No, Birch tree

[HCE SuiGeneris]

3. Silver? Jaffee? Birch? Twig?

Cardamon? Field? Jordache?

[MercutioATC]

4. Well, seeing as a "squib" is a small firecracker...

"Bristol-Squib"?

[Warpy]

Maybe she'll answer the clue phone and give the kid a normal name

Her siblings have names that are cute little kid names but they're going to be an ill fit when they turn 40.

Imagine the grey haired, stout fiftyish woman named Willow with a straight face. I dare you.

[RazBerryBeret]

9. yeah, exactly...

this is my boss, Willow.
hee hee...

maybe she'll just go with Bob.

[XemaSab]

15. Message to parents: Before you name your kid

try putting "President" or "Judge" before the name.

"Judge Piper Palin."

"President Track Palin."

See????

[susu369]

25. Piper Palin

Piper Palin picked a peck of pickled peppers....

:silly:

Piper is an adorable looking little girl - but Piper Palin is a tongue twister.

[verges]

37. My Uncle had a Piper Palin.

He flew it around all over the place.

No, wait-- that was a Piper Plane.

[notadmblnd]

34. I figured they named their first one Track after the the tracks a snowmobile makes

[angstlessk]

5. Levi? is he Jewish or just a biblical name??

[baldguy]

18. Um...he wouldn't be Jewish

[angstlessk]

24. he could be Jewish...why would'nt he be Jewish?

my best friend married a Catholic...SHE was Jewish..

[baldguy]

26. Because hardcore fundie nutcases like Sarah Palin

believe the Jews are responsible for murdering their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and are therefore eternally damned.

Yes, still today in the 21st century.

[Fumesucker]

6. "Shipshape and Bristol fashion" is a phrase from the Royal Navy

So maybe "Limey"?

[baldguy]

22. Harvey's Bristol Cream

Sherry?

[fla nocount]

7. Shipshape n/t

[TahitiNut]

8. "Obtuse"? "Cleat"? "Tundra"? "Aurora"? "Denim"? "Cream"? "Scupper"? "Keel"?

The mind boggles.

[lame54]

10. Exxon

[pansypoo53219]

11. bob

or mary.

[hedgehog]

12. Actually, I do have to defend one name: Trig is actually Trygve,

an old and honored Scandinavian name re-spelled for Americans.

[hedgehog]

13. Just a reminder - people who liv ein glass houses shouldn't throw stones:

Chelsea is not a typical name.

[Ms. Toad]

14. Chelsea was in the top 100 female names

every year between 1984 and 1996 - and got as high as 15th most common female name.

Neither Bristol, Track, nor Trig made the top 1000 anytime in the last 30 years. Willow made it in the 400s (and is climbing), Piper is in the 200s (and climbing).

On the other hand, my daughter's new friends at college have some names that haven't made the top 1000 anytime in the last 30 years, either...

[seasat]

16. Meyers...for the Pharm Co endorsement.

Could be a useful name pair for a Repub.

[demobabe]

19. How about "Spot" or "Fido"?

They all sound like things you'd name a dog to me... Except for Levi - that's a Biblical name. Track is actually named for "Track and Field" and Bristol for "Bristol Bay."

[Malikshah]

20. Interesting names to be honest. As a Catholic, I was brought up

with the notion that if it wasn't a saint's name, don't try it. The Bishops/Priests won't be happy.

Of course, to the AG folks, I'm not Christian, I suspect.

On another note-- these names sound like the cast from the Bold and the Beautiful (e.g., Storm, Ridge, Thorne, Brooke, etc.)

[Politicub]

21. Hempseed? Or Febreeze?

Or something evocative, like Mildew.

[Lex]

23. Sam.

Or Mary, if it's a girl.

[moondust]

27. Snapper.

[KelleyKramer]

28. maybe... Moon Unit 3 ???

[seemslikeadream]

29. My grandmother had 20 kids and none of them were named Bristol

[Junkdrawer]

30. Lee....or Wrangler n/t

[Toucano]

31. John or Mary?

Just to be different, you know.

There's always Lil' Bastid for a nickname.

:evilgrin:


It is a bit funny that being such great Christians they elected to forgo Christian names.

[Rectangle]

32. Spongebob! n/t

[lonestarnot]

35. Colten Spongebob.

[ColbertWatcher]

36. Name the baby: "OMG! LOL!". n/t

[Fumesucker]

38. Dweezil n/t

[dysfunctional press]

39. frodo? bilbo? merry?

sauron?

[Aristus]

40. Gern.

B-)

[Norrin Radd]

41. 501 Blues

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_blue_glass

Or, how about, Blue Jean/Gene?

[VOX]

42. Bristol-Myers Squibb -- a nod to big pharma and the pervading sprit of corporate fascism.

Utter insanity. :crazy:

[canetoad]

43. I had to go check the UK forum

cos I was sure they would be having a great time with Bristol over there. Ya know, rhyming slang - Bristol Cities.....

[Hubert Flottz]

44. Who in the hell would name a baby Trog or Piper unless she was a

fan of Joachim Piper?