Comments on: Cimberli: I really get a cick out of you http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Seripa http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-160395 Seripa Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:17:32 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-160395 I recall one of my high school classes that had 3 different Brittanys (Brittany, Britney, and Brittini) and who insisted on each one being pronounced differently. I recall one of my high school classes that had 3 different Brittanys (Brittany, Britney, and Brittini) and who insisted on each one being pronounced differently.

]]> By: Eric D. Snider http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71617 Eric D. Snider Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71617 Petie! I had totally forgotten about "Bobejo"! The one time I was going to call you that in a column, <a href="http://www.ericdsnider.com/snide/the-doughnut-situation/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, I went with a different name instead. Now I'll have to try to find a way to use Bobejo again. (Note to others: The girl who really had that name pronounced it "Bobbie Jo," even though it obviously doesn't spell that.) Petie! I had totally forgotten about “Bobejo”! The one time I was going to call you that in a column, here, I went with a different name instead. Now I’ll have to try to find a way to use Bobejo again. (Note to others: The girl who really had that name pronounced it “Bobbie Jo,” even though it obviously doesn’t spell that.)

]]> By: Petie http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71614 Petie Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:26:22 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71614 My best friend in high school (note: old enough to know better) changed the spelling of her name to "Amiye" to distinguish herself from the 45,000 girls of the same name (myself included). Again. . .rules! And lest we forget "Bobejo" which, of course, led to my nickname, Bo-bay-ho, because that's how I though it was pronounced. My best friend in high school (note: old enough to know better) changed the spelling of her name to “Amiye” to distinguish herself from the 45,000 girls of the same name (myself included). Again. . .rules! And lest we forget “Bobejo” which, of course, led to my nickname, Bo-bay-ho, because that’s how I though it was pronounced.

]]> By: Krismas http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71602 Krismas Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:11:42 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71602 Okay, howcome no one has commented on the stroller picture yet? Disturbing. Hilarious. But wrong and disturbing. Okay, howcome no one has commented on the stroller picture yet? Disturbing. Hilarious. But wrong and disturbing.

]]> By: Mona http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71288 Mona Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:53:35 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71288 Some parents ought to be shot for the names they give their kids in their quest for cuteness or uniqueness--or in their ignorance. If I were Cevin or Cimberly, I'd march straight to the courthouse on my 18th birthday to put myself out of my misery. Some parents ought to be shot for the names they give their kids in their quest for cuteness or uniqueness–or in their ignorance. If I were Cevin or Cimberly, I’d march straight to the courthouse on my 18th birthday to put myself out of my misery.

]]> By: ClobberGirl http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71227 ClobberGirl Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:06:12 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71227 I think it's almost as bad to name your kid something boring or overly popular like John or Emily. No kid wants to spend all of grade school known as "Emily B" or "John M" because there were 2-3 other Emilys and Johns in every damn class they joined. My mother wanted to stick me with Jennifer, which was the #1 most popular girl's name from 1970 to 1984 (according to the Social Security Administration's records). Thank goodness my dad got to the birth certificate first. You know how many times I was in a class with not 1, not 2, but 3 Jennifers? Well... a lot, and I would have made it 4. My little sister Jennifer ate that bullet. I'm not saying that we should reach as far as stupid names like Cimberli. But I think it's a good idea to stay out of the current top 10. I apologize in advance to all the Johns and Emilys and Jennifers out there. I'm very sorry your parents gave you boring names. I think it’s almost as bad to name your kid something boring or overly popular like John or Emily. No kid wants to spend all of grade school known as “Emily B” or “John M” because there were 2-3 other Emilys and Johns in every damn class they joined. My mother wanted to stick me with Jennifer, which was the #1 most popular girl’s name from 1970 to 1984 (according to the Social Security Administration’s records). Thank goodness my dad got to the birth certificate first. You know how many times I was in a class with not 1, not 2, but 3 Jennifers? Well… a lot, and I would have made it 4.

My little sister Jennifer ate that bullet.

I’m not saying that we should reach as far as stupid names like Cimberli. But I think it’s a good idea to stay out of the current top 10.

I apologize in advance to all the Johns and Emilys and Jennifers out there. I’m very sorry your parents gave you boring names.

]]> By: Momma Snider http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71218 Momma Snider Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:57:34 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71218 I wouldn't have thought Cimberli was black. To me the name sounds bubbly blonde. I think the worst example given here is Gossie's: Cevin. It's one thing to do all this cutesy stuff to girls, but when a boy has to spell his name stupidly, it's got to be tough. I wouldn’t have thought Cimberli was black. To me the name sounds bubbly blonde.

I think the worst example given here is Gossie’s: Cevin. It’s one thing to do all this cutesy stuff to girls, but when a boy has to spell his name stupidly, it’s got to be tough.

]]> By: Amp http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71063 Amp Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:28:37 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-71063 At least English isn't to blame for the whole Philippines/Filipino thing. At least English isn’t to blame for the whole Philippines/Filipino thing.

]]> By: Weezy http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-70993 Weezy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:56:39 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-70993 Reply to "thejoeinme Says" "As bad as this “Everyone Is More Precious Than Everyone Else and Therefore Must Have a Name Unlike Anyone Else’s, As We Continue to Find Out Just How Retarded We Can Get” culture is getting/has gotten, it does make it easier for us to judge people. Without clicking the link, I can automatically deduce that “Cimberli” (in quotes because it doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously) has parents who are morons, and is thus most likely a moron, and - at the risk of creating controversy - that she is black." Joe - You can't always count on the funky spelling to give clues to a person's ethnicity. In 1993, which was really before this all got so out of hand, I saw a birth announcement in the Houston paper for "Synnamin Lanae", and we joked around that her parents had made sure she would never be the first black president, because how could you take someone with a name like that seriously?? In 1995, little Synnamin Lanae's parents ran an ad wishing her a happy 2nd birthday (like she was going to see it and feel special) and THIS TIME included a photo, in which we realized she would never be the first black anything, and learned a little lesson. However, in the case of the school principal, you are correct, she is black. Reply to “thejoeinme Says”
“As bad as this “Everyone Is More Precious Than Everyone Else and Therefore Must Have a Name Unlike Anyone Else’s, As We Continue to Find Out Just How Retarded We Can Get” culture is getting/has gotten, it does make it easier for us to judge people. Without clicking the link, I can automatically deduce that “Cimberli” (in quotes because it doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously) has parents who are morons, and is thus most likely a moron, and – at the risk of creating controversy – that she is black.”

Joe -
You can’t always count on the funky spelling to give clues to a person’s ethnicity. In 1993, which was really before this all got so out of hand, I saw a birth announcement in the Houston paper for “Synnamin Lanae”, and we joked around that her parents had made sure she would never be the first black president, because how could you take someone with a name like that seriously?? In 1995, little Synnamin Lanae’s parents ran an ad wishing her a happy 2nd birthday (like she was going to see it and feel special) and THIS TIME included a photo, in which we realized she would never be the first black anything, and learned a little lesson.

However, in the case of the school principal, you are correct, she is black.

]]> By: BAC http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-70989 BAC Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:06:56 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/10/25/cimberli-i-really-get-a-cick-out-of-you/#comment-70989 "A similar rule applies to the letter G. When followed by an i, or an e it makes a sound like a J. Giant, Gentlemen, etc. If you want a hard G sound followed by an I or an E, you need to throw in the letter U. Guess, Guest, Guise, etc." Right. Like gill, gimp, get, gear, girl gibbon . . . Is it Barry Gibb or Barry Jibb? Lou Gehrig or Lou Jehrig? The Gerber Baby or the Jerber Baby? The Gettysburg Address or the Jettysburg address? See how these things happen. Nate the Great might name his first born Gennifer, and call her Jennifer, because he in no way intended to name her Guennefer. “A similar rule applies to the letter G. When followed by an i, or an e it makes a sound like a J. Giant, Gentlemen, etc. If you want a hard G sound followed by an I or an E, you need to throw in the letter U. Guess, Guest, Guise, etc.”

Right. Like gill, gimp, get, gear, girl gibbon . . .

Is it Barry Gibb or Barry Jibb?

Lou Gehrig or Lou Jehrig?

The Gerber Baby or the Jerber Baby?

The Gettysburg Address or the Jettysburg address?

See how these things happen. Nate the Great might name his first born Gennifer, and call her Jennifer, because he in no way intended to name her Guennefer.

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