Absurdity Illustrated
Posted By Russ Emerson on February 21, 2005 at 4:26 pm
While reporting on the “serious” problem of “Mommy Madness” — the inability of some modern urban women to cope with the pressures associated with trying to be über-careerist while simultaneously dealing with the motherhood stresses borne by, well, all of their progenitors — Iowahawk brushes against one of my pet peeves: bad and/or hyper-trendy baby names.
Along with her children – Cheyenne, 11, Dakota, 7, F-150 Crewcab, 6, and Brandon, 4 — Pearsall regularly visits Winn-Dixies and dirt tracks throughout North Florida to raise awareness.
**—SNORT—**
Dang. Another keyboard dead before its time.
The whole thing is a hoot, and highly recommended.
(Via Ian S.)
Someone named their kid “F-150 Crewcab”?
Living in Eugene, TFR and I were tempted to mess with people’s heads. We were going to tell them that the names we had picked out were “Solstice” for a boy and “Patchouli” for a girl.