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Running Stupid Spelling of Names Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Pete Incaviglia, Jul 19, 2008.

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  1. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    Yeah. It involved a few shots and a dartboard.

    ...That's terrible, I'm sorry.
     
    zebracoy, Jul 20, 2008
    #73
  2. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    This isn't a stupid spelling, but still a stupid name.

    Slappy may remember this too. But there was a high school football player at a former newspaper with the name Coke Dick.

    Why in the hell would you name your kid Coke?
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Jul 20, 2008
    #74
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  3. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    I knew a Candy Apple in college.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jul 20, 2008
    #75
  4. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Actually, wasn't Maarty Luenen from some Scandinavian country? If so, all bets are off.
     
    Steak Snabler, Jul 20, 2008
    #76
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  5. Pilot

    Pilot Well-Known Member

    I used to regularly screw up a "Megen" (Megan) in my copy

    M stood for her grandma Mary
    E stood for her uncle Eric
    G stood for her great aunt Glenda
    and so on...
     
    Pilot, Jul 20, 2008
    #77
  6. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    I covered a Keleigh at my last stop. Also, not a spelling thing, but my old roommate's mom was a guidance counselor at an elementary school and dealt with a kid with the first-middle name combination of Father Universal.
     
    Big Circus, Jul 20, 2008
    #78
  7. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    And the best name of anyone I ever covered - well, not actually covered, but took for box score call-ins on a fairly regular basis - was unquestionably Diamond Rich.
     
    Big Circus, Jul 20, 2008
    #79
  8. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Don't forget two running backs, Antowain Smith of the Saints and former UVA all-around great guy Antwoine Womack.

    As for Mattilyn...my wife has taught at some suburban schools, so any urge on her part to name our future children anything trendy like Madison is long gone. Big Circus IV it is!
     
    Big Circus, Jul 20, 2008
    #80
  9. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    This guy doesn't get what the problem is here.

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    dixiehack, Jul 20, 2008
    #81
  10. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Because his brother/sister was Pepsi? :)
     
    JR, Jul 20, 2008
    #82
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  11. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    Today's entry: Zander.

    Zander? Are you fucking kidding me?
     
    Pete Incaviglia, Jul 21, 2008
    #83
  12. Wenders

    Wenders Well-Known Member

    My mom knew a Candy Kane in college.

    How about this one: Ovinton J'Anthony. Any more questions why the Mayo kid goes by O.J.?
     
    Wenders, Jul 21, 2008
    #84
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