An exercise in naming honesty (random names again)

(Wow, this is post number 666. Not only does that mean we’ve posted a hell of a lot of times over the years, but it is just cool. Unfortunately we can’t stop here and stay forever in the realm of ‘evil,’ so we’ll just have to act that way from here on out to remind you of this historic time when we, in fact, were The Beast.)

Laura wrote a long piece on name message boards, and I will undercut absolutely everything she wrote by rolling up a bunch of random names (from last year’s top 1000, see previous posts) and then I will ask people’s HONEST opinion of them. You don’t have to go into ridiculous explanations or anything, just tell me if you: Like it a lot, like it a little, don’t have a strong opinion, dislike it a little, or dislike it a lot. I’ll even tell you my opinions about it (watch me roll “Damon” or something like that and we’ll see how much self-loathing I truly have).

And…. I KNOW that lots of people visit this blog, especially from Facebook land because I see it where people visit from. Don’t be shy, sign in (use your gmail account to do so) and leave a message here on the blog so we can tally what the vote is on the random names. Hell, I’ll do it twice for each sex.

But before I roll up names, I want you guys know that the 10-sided die I am using for the hundred’s place is one that I have had for 22 years. Iesu cristo, that die could have a beer with me at a bar (though if I DID bring dice to a bar I would have my ass kicked, and with cause). Hell, I rolled for psionics with that exact die (‘0’ twice) while in 7th grade social studies. And while the only witness (besides me) to that event is now unfortunately dead, the die lives on!

Let’s roll up some names (only first ones for today)!

WDYT of this sibset? (ugh, shoot me now for using that phrase):

Boy: 48
Girl: 461

Second options:

Boy: 801
Girl: 117

Ok, moment of truth here for our little experiment: everyone tell me what you REALLY think of the names:

Boy:

• Jordan Orsetti
• River Orsetti

Girl:

• Annabel Orsetti
• Jayla Orsetti

Damn, not as wacky as I’d hoped, but I love the two boy names in combination (they fit all too well!). I swear I didn’t plan that.

Ok, give thoughts and all, because if you don’t I’ll be forced to do this again and again and again until I get lots of participation. I do love to roll dice!