Pilot will forever be the name of Rochester's dog. To me, anyway. I like to think Jason Lee was the one responsible for that name.
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Dec 13, 2012 9:35:59 am PST #4272 of 30001
Because books.
Sue - Dec 13, 2012 9:38:34 am PST #4273 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Beth Riesgraf
I have no idea who that is.
Kate P. - Dec 13, 2012 9:40:59 am PST #4274 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
On the female FCM, I am one with le nubian.
Yeah, le nubian's got it right. As for the male FCM: Marry Eccleston and go with him on fabulous adventures throughout space and time, and go out for dinner with Glass and Sheppard and listen to lots of dishy behind-the-scenes Firefly stories.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2012 9:41:21 am PST #4275 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm choosing to believe that the at-least-two people who named their daughters Ace are Doctor Who fans and therefore we should not make fun of them. (Or at least, I shouldn't.)
I give no such quarter to the at-least-two people who named their daughters Excel and Fedora.
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2012 9:42:57 am PST #4276 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Amy - Dec 13, 2012 9:45:24 am PST #4277 of 30001
Because books.
I have no idea who that is.
Beth Riesgraf plays Parker on Leverage.
flea - Dec 13, 2012 9:48:47 am PST #4278 of 30001
information libertarian
Those are some wacky-ass baby names. Of those on the list, I have known actual children named Fedora and Tigerlily. (And they messed up with a few: Shimon, for example, I think they included thinking it was some typo of Simon, but hello, Shimon Peres? OTOH, there's no excuse I know of for Donathan. D is noplace near J on the keyboard.)
I think the wackiest baby name of anyone I have actually known was Sha'Miracle.
Ginger - Dec 13, 2012 9:49:35 am PST #4279 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't really mind product placement, if it's done well. The real world isn't generic. No one sits at a bar and orders a "beer" except on television. In television land, there seems to be only one kind of beer, whiskey, vodka and so on.
flea - Dec 13, 2012 9:50:48 am PST #4280 of 30001
information libertarian
(Fedora is an actual name; it's a Russian version of Theodora. Of course, if I lived in the US right now, and especially Brooklyn, I would choose another name.)
Consuela - Dec 13, 2012 9:50:51 am PST #4281 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Excel and Fedora.
Yeah, I just... boggled.
That said, laughing at weird names has uncomfortably classist implications for me, since it's generally mocking people for not fitting into the standard Euro-American tradition. Or for sheer ignorance. I mean, if you're a woman who spends her life mopping floors and changing sheets, how should you know that "Excel" refers to a spreadsheet program and not the general principle of excellence?
I mean, "excel" is a verb, after all. My given name means "steadfast and loyal"; my sister's means "daisy". How is that different than Yoga (implying flexibility and peacefulness, I guess)?
... although I'm still baffled by Fedora. I can only assume the parents are either serious hipsters, or have no idea what it means and just liked the sound.
(Ah, and flea explains that it's a version of Theodora. Okay.)