tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post114163184834560585..comments2023-10-30T09:21:51.870-06:00Comments on Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment: Learn What Your Name Means Day, Fun Facts About Names Day, March 6thErin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-1141699601553835092006-03-06T19:46:00.000-07:002006-03-06T19:46:00.000-07:00My motto was "Hahaha! That was funny." I was abou...My motto was "Hahaha! That was funny." I was about to try to argue that I'm not that vacuous, but then I did Dodgers' and his was "Death to the skies!" which is right on, so I guess that's that.<BR/>So from now on, if you have something of substance you wish to discuss, you'll have to contact my Irish alter-ego, Keelin McLennan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-1141688387899395722006-03-06T16:39:00.000-07:002006-03-06T16:39:00.000-07:00b: Your name is the name of an Irish king. Very f...b: Your name is the name of an Irish king. Very fitting for this month, and not at all butlerish. <BR/><BR/>Edgy, or Breandán Mac Giolla Eoin: Which was your favorite punctuating-device? I wonder if that made a difference with the motto. Mine is the semi-colon, and I twice got: "The dog that wags its tail may have good reason; but the grass that is mown cannot articulate its despondency."Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-1141683771929786922006-03-06T15:22:00.000-07:002006-03-06T15:22:00.000-07:00So, according to the SS Admin, there are 2,483 Edg...So, according to the SS Admin, there are 2,483 Edgy's who are my age running around. Pretty cool, eh?<BR/><BR/>And I'm perfectly content to let you honor me ad nauseum in Novemeber as well as in May.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I don't think my motto fits: <BR/><BR/>"A guilty conscience is like a crippling gloom: both cause crippling gloom."<BR/><BR/>Hmm. Let me try again:<BR/><BR/>"Neither a woman nor a foreigner be."<BR/><BR/>Better. Again:<BR/><BR/>"When the sky clears, look to your ears."<BR/><BR/>Okay. This site is just weird. <BR/><BR/>I think I'll just get myself an Irish name. You can now call me Breandán Mac Giolla Eoin.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954160939175918093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-1141683042786748252006-03-06T15:10:00.000-07:002006-03-06T15:10:00.000-07:00Myt quote was "You can't fix what isn't broken wit...Myt quote was <I>"You can't fix what isn't broken without smashing it up a bit first."</I> Perhaps more apropos fopr dodgers, and his affinity for punching things?<BR/>And then my name apparently means "hill," which makes me think i should be a butler. Or maybe a valet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com