Off: That's prophetic

[Theodore O Jackson]

Well, use your judgment.  I'm 55, and I haven't
forgiven my parents yet.  Doubt I ever will.  
Esp. my Dad, as I'm named after him!  But I reckon
my Mom quarterbacked that decision anyway. I  
guess I just don't have the guts to be a criminal!

tj

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Subject: Re: Off: That's prophetic

Here in Colombia, it's not a particularly funny name.  It's not a  
traditional name (like the ubiquitous "Maria"), but it's become an  
increasingly popular one in recent years.  (I've run into people with  
the name in Europe and even Asia as well.)  So if she becomes a  
violent criminal, we'll probably have to blame something else! ;)

Cheers,
Carl

On 08 Dec 2009, at 11:37, Theodore O Jackson wrote:

> It's a documented fact that a disproportionate number
> of violent criminals in the US have 'funny' or unusual names.
> The worst of those being men with the middle name Wayne.
> Rationale being that fathers who admired John Wayne's
> machismo were bad parents...
>
> As the owner of awful first--and middle--names, I always
> beg prospective parents to think of the impact giving
> their child a funny name might have.  For the record, I don't
> find the name Luna to be funny or all that unusual, but I
> wouldn't give it to my daughter either!

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Carl Edlund Anderson
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