It's the name poll!

[conuly]

Abdul has a relative, an uncle or something, named Cupid. Every time I hear this, I remember the guy I knew at PS 188 named Eros.

So...

Which is worse? Cupid-rhymes-with-stupid or Eros-rhymes-with-gross? Or the classic Jeremy-sounds-like-germy?

Comments

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

At least Jeremy is a normal name, and can be shortened to Jerry. I think it beats both Cupid and Eros by a mile.

Don't even get me started on stupid names parents give their children. It's one of my pet peeves.

[conuly]

I think the best one is Ms. "My three year old brother has autism, and will be mocked all his life, and will never amount to anything, but he's still my hero" Kymberli.

Kymberli? KYMBERLI? That name is stupid spelled correctly. Kymberli.

[rachelkachel]

Stupid, stupid,
go and wait for Vizzini with Cupid.

I think the rhymes are both about the same, but Cupid is worse just for the association with Valentine's Day. I think you'd get a lot more people making fun of Cupid than of Eros.

[conuly]

Psst: Eros is the same as Cupid.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

I think "stupid Cupid" rolls off the tongue better than "gross Eros," so that gets more bad points, I guess.

[panda-cookie.livejournal.com]

Eros rhymes with gross. Cupid is a cool name.

[firingneurons.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I actually like both Cupid and Eros as names? Though this could stem from both my absolute love for exotic sounding names, and my absolute love my greek/roman mythology. That being said, I would nevre, ever, not in a million YEARS name my kid either Cupid or Eros, that's just... Evil on the part of the parents!

[deathweasel.livejournal.com]

Who names their kid Eros??? That's almost as bad as naming your kid Gaylord.

[ursamajor]

*ggl* somewhat unrelated, but you just reminded me that i thought that "gaylord" was what captain von trapp's first name was in the sound of music. and, being all of six at the time i first saw it, decided, "oh, that's why she never calls him by his first name, because it's embarrassing." i didn't learn it was actually georg until just a couple of years ago.

[phoenixdreaming.livejournal.com]

Eros would be a terribly embarrassing name to have as soon as people found out what 'erotic' meant. Cupid is just... bad, and would instill a lifelong hatred of Valentine's Day in its owner. Jeremy is a normal enough name, really, and with Jerry as a shortform, it's nowhere near as embarrassing as the other two.

Additionally, I'm scared of your icon.

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

We're still tossing around names should we have another one. Andul feels positive we would have another girl. I did like his suggestion of Seraph, as it works with Ana's name, y'know? And I love Celeste, but that name has a very definitive "feel" for me now, so I don't know if that would be best. We'll find something nifty, unusual, but not TOO off the wall (I hope!) :-)

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

NMed you.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

sometimes I feel wierd because, if I had a kid (which should be never or at least very far away), S/He'd have a sensible name, like Isaac, Michael, or Jones.

All I can hope is that it would be a boy, because I have no girl names tabb'd. I'd end up naming the poor thing Terra or Celes...maybe even Lulu.

/geek.

Maybe Connie? :P

[conuly]

I spent my life with stupid people trying to spell my name Coney. I ain't no damn bunny rabbit!

Try Catherine. Or Naomi (as you seem to like bible names). Or Rebecca. Or Maria.

[leora.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm concerned Eros does not rhyme with gross or to the extent it does, it's a very weak rhyme. I'd be upset to see it used in a poem. But Cupid does rhyme with stupid, so I suppose that is worse.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

OH. MY. GOD.

You wanna talk about bad names? I observed my aunt's kindergarten class today, and one little girl was called...

J E A L O U S Y.

Yes. Jealousy. Poor baby, that makes Cupid sound like a fantastic name.

[conuly]

What the fuck? Didn't her parents grasp the concept of naming your kid after a virtue?

*snickers*

Reminds me of Bestiality Carter from Discworld.

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Oy Gevalt! Jealousy!? Poor kid! Personally I still think the worst baby name is Penise!! X-#

[athanata.livejournal.com]

have you been to the Utah Baby Namer?

http://wesclark.com/ubn/

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

At least Jeremy is a normal name, and can be shortened to Jerry. I think it beats both Cupid and Eros by a mile.

Don't even get me started on stupid names parents give their children. It's one of my pet peeves.

[conuly]

I think the best one is Ms. "My three year old brother has autism, and will be mocked all his life, and will never amount to anything, but he's still my hero" Kymberli.

Kymberli? KYMBERLI? That name is stupid spelled correctly. Kymberli.

[rachelkachel]

Stupid, stupid,
go and wait for Vizzini with Cupid.

I think the rhymes are both about the same, but Cupid is worse just for the association with Valentine's Day. I think you'd get a lot more people making fun of Cupid than of Eros.

[conuly]

Psst: Eros is the same as Cupid.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

I think "stupid Cupid" rolls off the tongue better than "gross Eros," so that gets more bad points, I guess.

[panda-cookie.livejournal.com]

Eros rhymes with gross. Cupid is a cool name.

[firingneurons.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I actually like both Cupid and Eros as names? Though this could stem from both my absolute love for exotic sounding names, and my absolute love my greek/roman mythology. That being said, I would nevre, ever, not in a million YEARS name my kid either Cupid or Eros, that's just... Evil on the part of the parents!

[deathweasel.livejournal.com]

Who names their kid Eros??? That's almost as bad as naming your kid Gaylord.

[ursamajor]

*ggl* somewhat unrelated, but you just reminded me that i thought that "gaylord" was what captain von trapp's first name was in the sound of music. and, being all of six at the time i first saw it, decided, "oh, that's why she never calls him by his first name, because it's embarrassing." i didn't learn it was actually georg until just a couple of years ago.

[phoenixdreaming.livejournal.com]

Eros would be a terribly embarrassing name to have as soon as people found out what 'erotic' meant. Cupid is just... bad, and would instill a lifelong hatred of Valentine's Day in its owner. Jeremy is a normal enough name, really, and with Jerry as a shortform, it's nowhere near as embarrassing as the other two.

Additionally, I'm scared of your icon.

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

We're still tossing around names should we have another one. Andul feels positive we would have another girl. I did like his suggestion of Seraph, as it works with Ana's name, y'know? And I love Celeste, but that name has a very definitive "feel" for me now, so I don't know if that would be best. We'll find something nifty, unusual, but not TOO off the wall (I hope!) :-)

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

NMed you.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

sometimes I feel wierd because, if I had a kid (which should be never or at least very far away), S/He'd have a sensible name, like Isaac, Michael, or Jones.

All I can hope is that it would be a boy, because I have no girl names tabb'd. I'd end up naming the poor thing Terra or Celes...maybe even Lulu.

/geek.

Maybe Connie? :P

[conuly]

I spent my life with stupid people trying to spell my name Coney. I ain't no damn bunny rabbit!

Try Catherine. Or Naomi (as you seem to like bible names). Or Rebecca. Or Maria.

[leora.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm concerned Eros does not rhyme with gross or to the extent it does, it's a very weak rhyme. I'd be upset to see it used in a poem. But Cupid does rhyme with stupid, so I suppose that is worse.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

OH. MY. GOD.

You wanna talk about bad names? I observed my aunt's kindergarten class today, and one little girl was called...

J E A L O U S Y.

Yes. Jealousy. Poor baby, that makes Cupid sound like a fantastic name.

[conuly]

What the fuck? Didn't her parents grasp the concept of naming your kid after a virtue?

*snickers*

Reminds me of Bestiality Carter from Discworld.

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Oy Gevalt! Jealousy!? Poor kid! Personally I still think the worst baby name is Penise!! X-#