Meeting arrangements

[CitroJim]

My youngest son is the same, officially a James but always known as Bob.
Youngest daughter is a Laura, but always known as Lilly, from her elder brother calling her 'lilly (little) Laura' as she was tiny. The people she works for don''t know who 'Laura' is.

Makes you think children should perhaps not be named until they can choose their own Steve

[mickthemaverick]

Makes you think children should perhaps not be named until they can choose their own Steve

An interesting idea Jim, but one I fear is fraught with difficulty. Firstly there is a good chance that any given generation would all want to name themselves after the hero of the time, so you could end up with a class full of Peppas or Bobs etc. Then there is the other issue that 2/3 year olds would not take the future into consideration and just pick the name they loved the most, I would have probably called myself Sooty!!

[CitroJim]

Makes you think children should perhaps not be named until they can choose their own Steve

An interesting idea Jim, but one I fear is fraught with difficulty. Firstly there is a good chance that any given generation would all want to name themselves after the hero of the time, so you could end up with a class full of Peppas or Bobs etc. Then there is the other issue that 2/3 year olds would not take the future into consideration and just pick the name they loved the most, I would have probably called myself Sooty!!

Yes, just shows there a lot of devil in the detail Mick At least all my girls are known by the names they were given even if Sian complains nobody can pronounce her first name or spell her second - something that's aggravated me all my life ... Robyn solved that issue by getting married and thereby acquiring a four-letter last name

Given the choice, Autumn is likely to call herself Bluey - after her favourite TV show I always assumed Bluey was a boy until she corrected me as only a two-year-old can She's a girl and called Bluey because - well, she's blue

[myglaren]

Eldest daughter is called Annika, as we lived in Sweden when she was born.
She will never forgive us for that as everyone assumes she was named after Annika Rice.

[Paul-R]

But it's spelled differently! Anneka Rice,

[myglaren]

But that is rarely known. Most can't even pronounce it correctly.

[Rp0thejester]

Coming to a pub near you soon...

We have Michel,

Shush Hell,

HellRazor,

Bobins,

Zeldeath,

Rp0TheJester,

CitroJim and

MicktheMaverick. Brace yourself peeps.....

[CitroJim]

[Michel]

Lad is called Samuel, because he looked like one when he was born. He was going to be called Mario or Sebastian, we even had some gifts sent - a wooden name plaque with Mario on it... he just looked like a Sammy though

[CitroJim]

Lad is called Samuel, because he looked like one when he was born. He was going to be called Mario or Sebastian, we even had some gifts sent - a wooden name plaque with Mario on it... he just looked like a Sammy though

Good job we didn't do that with Sian... Else she'd have been called Peanut...

[Rp0thejester]

I went with Shush Hell as I read your handle as Mick Hell and not wanting to use your boys name without permission. The alternative would of been Cushelle.......

[mickthemaverick]

In view of Martin's offer of a 10% discount to his regulars during November I propose our next lunchtime gathering at the Crown and Sceptre be on Tuesday 26th November. Therefore sign up here by Thursday the 21st so I can confirm numbers.

[Hell Razor5543]

I'll be there!

[CitroJim]

I'll be there!

Excellent Mee too!

[bobins]

I shall have to miss this one unfortunately.