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Post by Arthur Figgis on Oct 21, 2014 16:55:37 GMT
If someone called Jadis were to be elected to parliament, they could always sit between Michael Fabricant (I suppose his hair looks like a lion's mane) and Nicholas 'click' Soames.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 21, 2014 17:59:50 GMT
If someone called Jadis were to be elected to parliament, they could always sit between Michael Fabricant (I suppose his hair looks like a lion's mane) and Nicholas 'click' Soames. With Tristram Hunt as Prince Caspian.
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Post by Devonian on Oct 21, 2014 21:02:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 21:03:26 GMT
One of the altar girls in my local parish is called Storm Electra, and a few weeks ago there was a baptism during Mass when the child was names "Echo Phoenix". You can't make it up.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 21, 2014 21:22:55 GMT
One of the altar girls in my local parish is called Storm Electra, and a few weeks ago there was a baptism during Mass when the child was names "Echo Phoenix". You can't make it up. They sound like fishing boats...poor girls. I have this horrible recollection of watching Granada News in the late Nineties and they were talking to a bloke who'd named his child Cantona. And it turned out that several others had done the same. I have heard from a doctor I know of a set of twins named Levi and Denim.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Oct 21, 2014 21:47:48 GMT
Hubby's step-sister named her children Cyprus and Kenya. The third offspring is yet to be born, but I wonder if it will be named Central African Republic, or Timor-Leste. The other step-sister has a sprog named Trent. Is the next Erewash, I wonder.
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Post by right on Oct 21, 2014 22:02:34 GMT
One of the altar girls in my local parish is called Storm Electra, and a few weeks ago there was a baptism during Mass when the child was names "Echo Phoenix". You can't make it up. Wasn't there a rule about saints' names?
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Post by iain on Oct 21, 2014 22:15:46 GMT
One of the altar girls in my local parish is called Storm Electra, and a few weeks ago there was a baptism during Mass when the child was names "Echo Phoenix". You can't make it up. They sound like fishing boats...poor girls. They sound like Yu-gi-oh cards
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Post by No Offence Alan on Oct 21, 2014 22:46:30 GMT
The initial polls did show a Labour win. However, there had been a pattern whereby the SDP had been able quickly to take the lead in other by-elections during the actual campaign. Most people on the ground, including myself, expected this to happen. So did the bookies. The Tories were expected to come third and be squeezed. However, Labour candidate Ossie O'Brien was a strong, well-known local figure while the SDP candidate was a political ingenue who imploded, most notably during a televised debate at Polam Hall School. Sensing the change of mood, some Labour helpers popped next door to William Hills and put money on Ossie. Labour now had all the "mo". This did not stop the Observer's columnist Adam ? From popping up to Darlington and reporting that Labour's support was collapsing! Ossie duly won, but the Tories also came up strongly and ran him close. Ten weeks later Michael Fallon was elected. I was Ossie's minder. I was still a child at the time, but Darlington always seemed to be talked about later as one of those by-elections that became important because it didn't become important. A bit like Fulham or Kensington & Chelsea later. I offer South West Surrey as another important "non-important " by-election. For me, the significant thing was that its predecessor seat, Farnham, was one of only 80 where the Liberals were second in 1979, yet they did not manage to win it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2014 0:08:06 GMT
One of the altar girls in my local parish is called Storm Electra, and a few weeks ago there was a baptism during Mass when the child was names "Echo Phoenix". You can't make it up. Wasn't there a rule about saints' names? It is problematical when the child is already a few months old when the parents turn up for baptism, the name is already set. The priest takes the view that saints' names only became such when those holding the names proved themselves worthy of sanctity, so who knows whether there'll be a Saint Storm one day. However, come Confirmation, saints names only allowed.
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Post by observer on Oct 22, 2014 11:06:18 GMT
Not sure why we're talking about children's names here but here's my pennyworth:
My mum was a teacher and she taught two sisters called Aurora and Psyche
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Post by neilm on Oct 22, 2014 11:16:49 GMT
In a previous job, I came across a variety of children with odd names including several who had just had the name made up (Brayyenn springs to mind). One memorable one was Wayne Kerr. Why the hell would you do that to a child? I've come across Tia Marie, Samphire and Caramelina as well.
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 22, 2014 11:33:53 GMT
Caramelina - was she a sweetie?
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 22, 2014 12:18:08 GMT
In a previous job, I came across a variety of children with odd names including several who had just had the name made up (Brayyenn springs to mind). One memorable one was Wayne Kerr. Why the hell would you do that to a child? I've come across Tia Marie, Samphire and Caramelina as well. This is probably requiring a separate thread to its name... To help things along and show this isn't a modern phenomena my mother went to school with a girl called Isadora Bannister.
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 22, 2014 12:26:24 GMT
Wasn't there a rule about saints' names? It is problematical when the child is already a few months old when the parents turn up for baptism, the name is already set. The priest takes the view that saints' names only became such when those holding the names proved themselves worthy of sanctity, so who knows whether there'll be a Saint Storm one day. However, come Confirmation, saints names only allowed. I almost opted for Bede but chickened out at the last minute. Not a saint of course....can't remember if blesseds and venerables were allowed.
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Post by carlton43 on Oct 22, 2014 12:28:36 GMT
In a previous job, I came across a variety of children with odd names including several who had just had the name made up (Brayyenn springs to mind). One memorable one was Wayne Kerr. Why the hell would you do that to a child? I've come across Tia Marie, Samphire and Caramelina as well. This is probably requiring a separate thread to its name... To help things along and show this isn't a modern phenomena my mother went to school with a girl called Isadora Bannister. I don't think that does make your point unless Bannister is a Christian name rather than a surname? Isadora is a well-established name with some famous holders.
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 22, 2014 12:33:25 GMT
If someone called Jadis were to be elected to parliament, they could always sit between Michael Fabricant (I suppose his hair looks like a lion's mane) and Nicholas 'click' Soames. With Tristram Hunt as Prince Caspian. Voyage of the Toe treader?
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Post by J.G.Harston on Oct 22, 2014 12:52:19 GMT
In a previous job, I came across a variety of children with odd names including several who had just had the name made up (Brayyenn springs to mind). One memorable one was Wayne Kerr. Why the hell would you do that to a child? I've come across Tia Marie, Samphire and Caramelina as well. This is probably requiring a separate thread to its name... To help things along and show this isn't a modern phenomena my mother went to school with a girl called Isadora Bannister. Please tell me she had an elderly relative called Minnie....
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 22, 2014 13:24:40 GMT
In a previous job, I came across a variety of children with odd names including several who had just had the name made up (Brayyenn springs to mind). One memorable one was Wayne Kerr. Why the hell would you do that to a child? I've come across Tia Marie, Samphire and Caramelina as well. This is probably requiring a separate thread to its name... To help things along and show this isn't a modern phenomena my mother went to school with a girl called Isadora Bannister. A much-forgotten name from a much-forgotten celebrity! I'm of the age where there are an awful lot of Charlenes and Kylies about a year or two younger than me, I'd bet there are not many younger than that (or older than that for that matter). And wasn't there a slew of Jasons after Jason King?
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Post by Andrew_S on Oct 22, 2014 13:39:24 GMT
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