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The Name Game: Angelina Jolie's Latest Kid
I remember reading about a few of the celebrity names the "blogger" in question mentions. I also remembered that "Scout" and "Talulah" (two of the names attributed to actor Bruce Willis' kids) were derived from sources like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and a famous, silent screen actress. Although there are some who name there children simply to gain attention, or to be quirky, there are other parents who pick names that either mean something to them, or aren't part of the lackluster, unimaginative, cookie-cutter society that passes for the "norm." As someone who has lived with the name Dorman Truett Shindler, I can say that the only "trouble" I have had with that moniker was listening to dimbulbs in public school (always a guy, and usually someone with clever, unusual names like Josh or Bob) try to show off their wit by mangling one or all of my names (usually in the witty style of the Beevis and Butthead toons). Ocassionally, I'd run into a wit -- not racist, of course -- who would say my first name sounded like a black man's. Having lived and traveled on three continents and over a dozen countries, I can safely say that one of the many idiotic flaws of my fellow Americans is their tunnel vision of what is and isn't "normal" (or acceptable). Glad not to be another Tom, Dick, Harry or...Josh. -D.T.S.— July 15, 2008 6:06 a.m.