Worst Name?

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[Post New]11/18/2008 14:14
Anonymous
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...
[Post New]11/18/2008 14:53
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...


and other 5 countries...
[Post New]11/18/2008 14:57
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...


and other 5 countries...



It belongs to the people and creatures of the Earth. Don't you know anything?
[Post New]11/18/2008 15:00
zumbamama
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how did this turn into a geography thread?
[Post New]11/18/2008 15:06
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is in America the same way Mexico is in America, Panama, Argentina...
Ignorant, America is the Continent.
Your country is UNITED STATES of America, right?
you all meant to have fun using the inocense and good intentions of other people.
I wonder how you'll react when someone make fun of your clueless DC because "their" wonderful name.



This person is correct. The continent IS America. Or North America (there are two schools of thought about whether America is one continent or two). Anyway, the point is that United States is not America. Only people from the United States think that they are America.

Frankly, let's just call the United States "World". We're really the only IMPORTANT people in the World anyway, right?


I don't understand how this thread was hijacked, but since I'm new to it I'll play along...

Our country's full name is the "United States of America," so around the world we are called "Americans." I can't think of any other term used by anyone internationally to describe a person from the U.S.A. besides "American."

Now, that's not to say that anyone from South, central or North America (meaning you, Canada!) cannot claim to be from the continent of America. BUT, they have other country names to differentiate themselves by (Canadian, Mexican, Colombian) whereas we only have "American" as a descriptor.

This is a linguistic, not a geographic, point.
[Post New]11/18/2008 15:49
Anonymous
I met a guy named Dingus at work once. It was on his business card, so I know the spelling is correct.
[Post New]11/18/2008 16:02
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are many figures of speech and colloquialisms that aren't literally true, but that are used in casual conversation nonetheless. They don't necessarily reflect a philosophical viewpoint.


Name one other country that has colloquially adopted the name of the continent to represent itself.



I think it's about time we jump on the people from GREAT Britain for being so full of themselves that they have to shove their GREATNESS in the world's face all the time...
[Post New]11/18/2008 16:41
Anonymous
Worst name? For girls: Rebecca, Concha (used in Spain), Ripley, Doris
[Post New]11/18/2008 17:08
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...


and other 5 countries...



It belongs to the people and creatures of the Earth. Don't you know anything?


and we can see it from down there... watching your army trying to sneak in the forest...
we can see how well you take care of the natural resources available up here in NORTH america...

oh well... anyway...
[Post New]11/18/2008 17:09
Anonymous
I think it's bizarre when parents combine their names when naming their child. My little sister had a friend named Stevearetha (dad was Steve; mom was Aretha). Perhaps not the worst name ever, but certainly odd nonetheless.

And a friend's mom who was an ER nurse in MoCo years ago loves to tell a story about how the triage nurse agonized over calling out the next patient by name -- Shithede. (Apparently it was pronounced sha-theed ... but the nurse on duty pronounced it "head").
[Post New]11/18/2008 17:10
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is in America the same way Mexico is in America, Panama, Argentina...
Ignorant, America is the Continent.
Your country is UNITED STATES of America, right?
you all meant to have fun using the inocense and good intentions of other people.
I wonder how you'll react when someone make fun of your clueless DC because "their" wonderful name.



This person is correct. The continent IS America. Or North America (there are two schools of thought about whether America is one continent or two). Anyway, the point is that United States is not America. Only people from the United States think that they are America.

Frankly, let's just call the United States "World". We're really the only IMPORTANT people in the World anyway, right?


I don't understand how this thread was hijacked, but since I'm new to it I'll play along...

Our country's full name is the "United States of America," so around the world we are called "Americans." I can't think of any other term used by anyone internationally to describe a person from the U.S.A. besides "American."

Now, that's not to say that anyone from South, central or North America (meaning you, Canada!) cannot claim to be from the continent of America. BUT, they have other country names to differentiate themselves by (Canadian, Mexican, Colombian) whereas we only have "American" as a descriptor.

This is a linguistic, not a geographic, point.


this is not a linguistic point, it is an "egoistic" point.
[Post New]11/18/2008 17:16
Anonymous
Benadetta Babagallo
[Post New]11/18/2008 19:30
Anonymous
Krystal. Pronounced like the champagne. Stripper name for sure. I also HATE Tina.
[Post New]11/18/2008 19:33
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...
As first or middle names?
[Post New]11/18/2008 19:41
Anonymous
Interesting-went from names we hate(told immediately not to go there) to ignorant Americans(sorry, ignorant people in the contiguous United States) to a geography lesson to how snotty the English are-by the way, how often do you have sex on a boppy pillow in South America with a guy who's parents named him Omar? THE TRUTH HERE-and no stupid haikus!
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