tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post5914620119172477039..comments2024-03-15T14:01:26.246-07:00Comments on Where's My Effing Pony?: Who's Bob?English Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-45722694322510369672009-08-01T16:00:13.180-07:002009-08-01T16:00:13.180-07:00Not easy having a name which many people find hard...Not easy having a name which many people find hard to grasp or pronounce... I can vouch for that. I echo your comment here about choosing a transborder name for children... we went for two names that work in both cultures... Emilie and Lucie... so far so good.<br /><br />There was a sad story about some horses in San Diego in the press today :<br /><br />http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/01/california.horses/index.html<br /><br />Too many sick pups out there...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-80244488290572958872009-08-01T08:59:31.125-07:002009-08-01T08:59:31.125-07:00I put a lot of thought into choosing a name for my...I put a lot of thought into choosing a name for my daughter which was easy to spell and say in French and English. I had other criteria such as selecting initials that would not be the same as other family members so there would never be a mix up. Everyone has different parameters, I guess.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-19905716865457117232009-08-01T02:41:26.900-07:002009-08-01T02:41:26.900-07:00Very funny, not!
Not if you are, and have been for...Very funny, not!<br />Not if you are, and have been for many years, at the receiving end of a mangled first name. It is my lot in life to have a name which also exists in English - although it is very old-fashioned - and is therefore always pronounced the English way. So, while I have no problems like Bob has, I do so wish somebody would address me by my given name, just once.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-381783817958117972009-08-01T00:35:55.334-07:002009-08-01T00:35:55.334-07:00Good Lord that is funny, I would have gone with Bi...Good Lord that is funny, I would have gone with Big Rich and Little Rich. <br /><br />Makes me remember an idiot I knew who said his sister in law called his brother "Big Woody" and he couldn't understand since his name was Charles. I just shook my head.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-86299880540492672102009-07-31T13:35:09.663-07:002009-07-31T13:35:09.663-07:00So Funny!!!!!! I love it.
Di xSo Funny!!!!!! I love it.<br /><br />Di xDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077382147781767424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-53732828524880195432009-07-31T08:10:43.068-07:002009-07-31T08:10:43.068-07:00@eloh, I have a friend with both husband and son n...@eloh, I have a friend with both husband and son named Richard. She calls them Big Dick and Little Dick, not something I would do.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-25283326263472549532009-07-30T21:37:37.428-07:002009-07-30T21:37:37.428-07:00My dad had a brother named Barnard. He was foreve...My dad had a brother named Barnard. He was forever known as Chub, as was his son Barnard known as Chubby. Neither had an ounce of fat and my Uncle looked just like Paul Newman, including the ice blue eyes.<br /><br />I did hear one of my cousins teasing the other cousin calling him Barn yard.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-51532531508532426392009-07-29T14:13:02.657-07:002009-07-29T14:13:02.657-07:00I have a list of questions like, "Do you have...I have a list of questions like, "Do you have your wallet?", to which I have now added,"Which name did you give them?".<br />You just have to ask the right questions.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-73764690486550276782009-07-29T13:24:10.542-07:002009-07-29T13:24:10.542-07:00I have tears....of laughter...thank you and of cou...I have tears....of laughter...thank you and of course Bob.trudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741901033691017922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-64662198417069304302009-07-29T08:24:51.515-07:002009-07-29T08:24:51.515-07:00That is great! Thanks for the laugh... :)That is great! Thanks for the laugh... :)Shatteredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522971021773946033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-54927214013461507602009-07-28T23:53:29.822-07:002009-07-28T23:53:29.822-07:00You'll have to find a copy of the english show...You'll have to find a copy of the english show "Blackadder" with Rowan Atkinson where there's a bit about "Bob"Silliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-55354796885071804082009-07-28T20:20:57.563-07:002009-07-28T20:20:57.563-07:00You all take such perverse joy in my adventures wi...You all take such perverse joy in my adventures with "Bob", luckily there's no shortage of new ones in sight! Do you all secretly wish you had a "Bob" of your own?English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-88271418138350144732009-07-28T18:50:42.670-07:002009-07-28T18:50:42.670-07:00Bet you got hungry!Bet you got hungry!CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-80267517934955350402009-07-28T17:03:36.473-07:002009-07-28T17:03:36.473-07:00bon appetit, Bob!bon appetit, Bob!india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-44081891277888740612009-07-28T17:00:58.471-07:002009-07-28T17:00:58.471-07:00Bob needs to read Ken Follett! ;)Bob needs to read Ken Follett! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036104794835542928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-53701180656387655232009-07-28T16:52:21.552-07:002009-07-28T16:52:21.552-07:00Why am I not surprised?
Great story.
BTW, home s...Why am I not surprised?<br /><br />Great story.<br /><br />BTW, home safe and sound.<br /><br />T'ank you,La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-64794702093905344902009-07-28T16:20:31.673-07:002009-07-28T16:20:31.673-07:00Oh, that is funny. When you take on a false identi...Oh, that is funny. When you take on a false identity, it is necessary to remember the name you used. Perhaps you should just start calling him "Bob" on the "off hours" to develop the ear for the name. <br /><br />Hope you eventually got a table. *G*Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com