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Subject: Why are women...
Why are women named after months (April, May, June, July), and sometimes even days of the week (Tuesday Weld, Wednesday Addams), but men never are?
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I've heard of men being named August or Augustus... :-/
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I've heard of men being named August or Augustus... :-/
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Dang it! You beat me to it! Julius as well I guess.
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Grumble grumble grumble... okay, let me amend it..
Why are women named after months (April, May, June, July), and sometimes even days of the week (Tuesday Weld, Wednesday Addams), but men seldom are, and in the rare instance when they are so named, it turns out they're either French or they change their name to Groucho?
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I got a question for women.....
How do yous expect us to understand you when yous don't even understand other women?
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I got a question for women.....
How do yous expect us to understand you when yous don't even understand other women?
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Amen, brother :)
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I got a question for women.....
How do yous expect us to understand you when yous don't even understand other women?
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What's that got to do with the topic of this thread?
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Back on topic: methinks the way the months and days of the week are pronounced pre-disposes them towards female-soundingness, if that makes any sense.
On another note, I have to start studying vocabulary, that part of my brain seems to have atrophied.
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How about June Jones III, the current Hawaii head football coach? And golfer Don January?
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Are you sure "June" is his given name, IG? (This topic seemed iron clad before I posted it... )
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I don't think anyone could change their name to June Jones III, unless his father was named Melissa Ceiderwicz. ;D
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Are you sure "June" is his given name, IG? (This topic seemed iron clad before I posted it... )
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How about June Jones III, the current Hawaii head football coach? And golfer Don January?
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Okay, now why didn't I think of him? ???
Yes, Indy Gent, you are absolutely right about June Jones. That also reminds me of a classmate I had in junior high school whose first name was June...and yes, he was a guy. I guess it's not as umcommon as some might think! :D
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Are you sure "June" is his given name, IG? (This topic seemed iron clad before I posted it... )
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Indy Gent is absolutely right, Steve. :)
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I have an uncle named Augustus and my Grandmother's middle name is Augusta....
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My wife's name is more than a just a day, even surpasses a month, in fact she's a whole dang season.
Her name is Autumn. :)
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My wife's name is more than a just a day, even surpasses a month, in fact she's a whole dang season.
Her name is Autumn. :)
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And a beautiful name it is. :)
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Autumn says, "I like Hairspray" :)
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And a beautiful name it is. :)
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here is my answer.....WHY does it matter!! ::)
women are named after jewels....Jade, Ruby, Pearl, Crystal...
I think it just has to do with what means beauty to a person.....nothing more than that!
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Unless your name is Shaniqua :) :D ;D When I first read it I thought it said "Chalupa" :o
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and what does that mean?? ::)
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Shaniqua ??? or Chalupa ??? Chalupa is a tasty Mexican item made of corn, beans, and cheese. Wait ??? That's pretty much any item on a Mexican menu :P
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::) ::)
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Oh...let's not even get started on them ghetto names, y'all
You've all heard of people with silly names like Tequila and Crayola...we'll be here all day
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Why'd Tarzan Boy's posts get deleted mysteriously? Hmmm!
I like the "Mary" names...like Mary Beth, Mary Kate, Mary Anne, Mary Jane...they're fun :)
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Autumn says, "I like Hairspray" :)
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Tell her "Thank You".
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How did you come up with Hairspray anyway? ???
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Will do! :)
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Tell her "Thank You".
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How did you come up with Hairspray anyway? ???
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What, the "nick"? :D
In the 1980's, I was a hairspray maniac. I owned every decent brand, every type of hold.
The name's a nostalgia thing. ;)
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Oh, that explains the big head. ;D (j/k)
Seriously, I apologize for every bad thing I said to you before. And not just to increase my post total. ;)
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What, the "nick"? :D
In the 1980's, I was a hairspray maniac. I owned every decent brand, every type of hold.
The name's a nostalgia thing. ;)
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Cool...so, did you have a big B52 hive or something?
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Cool...so, did you have a big B52 hive or something?
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Nothing that uncool. ;D
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Why are women named after months (April, May, June, July), and sometimes even days of the week (Tuesday Weld, Wednesday Addams), but men never are?
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Because parents think they can get away with it ;-)
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I've heard of men being named August or Augustus... :-/
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Dang it! You beat me to it! Julius as well I guess.
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But those are months named after men, rather than the other way round
Phil
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But those are months named after men, rather than the other way round
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The Hobbit makes an excellent point...
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Quoting:Pompadour like me ??? Or is that uncool too ;) Although I don't use hairspray, but gel, conditioner, or grease (ew!)End Quote
LOL! :D 8)
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I have to be honest here and say it's great to be born a man :D
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The Hobbit makes an excellent point...
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But those are months named after men, rather than the other way round
Phil
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Technically, aren't the days named for, if not men exactly, then male gods? I know friday's not, and wednesday and thursday are, but what about the rest?
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Kay, here's months and there's days:
January: named after Janus, the god of doors and gates
February: named after Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made to atone for sins
March: named after Mars, the god of war
April: from aperire, Latin for “to open” (buds)
May: named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants
June: from junius, Latin for the goddess Juno
July: named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
August: named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C.
September: from septem, Latin for “seven”
October: from octo, Latin for “eight”
November: from novem, Latin for “nine”
December: from decem, Latin for “ten”
Monday- Moon's day
Tuesday- Tiu's day (English/Germanic god of war and the sky)
Wednesday- Woden's day (Chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic god)
Thursday- Thor's day (Norse god of thunder)
Friday- Freya's day (Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation)).
Saturday- Saturn's day (Saturn is the Roman and Italic god of agriculture and the consort of Ops. He is believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue.)
Sunday- Sun's day (duh!)
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Friday has always been my FAVORITE day of the week ;)
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Kay, here's months and there's days:
January: named after Janus, the god of doors and gates
February: named after Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made to atone for sins
March: named after Mars, the god of war
April: from aperire, Latin for “to open” (buds)
May: named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants
June: from junius, Latin for the goddess Juno
July: named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
August: named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C.
September: from septem, Latin for “seven”
October: from octo, Latin for “eight”
November: from novem, Latin for “nine”
December: from decem, Latin for “ten”
Monday- Moon's day
Tuesday- Tiu's day (English/Germanic god of war and the sky)
Wednesday- Woden's day (Chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic god)
Thursday- Thor's day (Norse god of thunder)
Friday- Freya's day (Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation)).
Saturday- Saturn's day (Saturn is the Roman and Italic god of agriculture and the consort of Ops. He is believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue.)
Sunday- Sun's day (duh!)
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My wife's name is more than a just a day, even surpasses a month, in fact she's a whole dang season.
Her name is Autumn. :)
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I used to know a girl who's name was Season, so she had all her bases covered, lol
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Here's the version of the weekdays according to those in my 5th and 6th grade classes.
Monday-Marriage Day. Pretending that a boy classmate is married to a girl classmate.
Tuesday-Toes Day. Students stepped on people's toes.
Wednesday-Wedding Day. Where classmates attend a fake wedding.
Thursday-Opposite Day. Where students are free to say the direct opposite of a kind comment.
Friday-Flip-up Day. Where boys flip-up, you know. It was also Flat Tire Day, where boys who wear low top sneakers get their heels stepped on, causing the shoe to dislodge.
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Monday- Moon's day
Tuesday- Tiu's day (English/Germanic god of war and the sky)
Wednesday- Woden's day (Chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic god)
Thursday- Thor's day (Norse god of thunder)
Friday- Freya's day (Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation)).
Saturday- Saturn's day (Saturn is the Roman and Italic god of agriculture and the consort of Ops. He is believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue.)
Sunday- Sun's day (duh!)
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One of the girls who had a crush on me while I was in school was named Spring…
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That's actually a cool name, but Autumn is my favorite "Season" :)
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I used to know a girl who's name was Season, so she had all her bases covered, lol
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It's funny no one's mentioned yet that sometimes women are named after countries....
India and China come immediately to mind....
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How about this, seasonal wife Autumn (OK, year round) has a sister named Shasta (It's a mountain, not a soda!) and Cheyanne. Shasta has a son named Houston and daugter named Savanna. Autumn and I have talked about naming our boy (if we have one... and it will be only one) Kenai Mckinley. Kenai is an area in Alaksa, town and Penisula that is an amazing place, great people and beauty. And of course Mckinley is the largest mountain in N America located in Alaska.
My thoughts are that name is about as testoterone laden as possible, I figure facial hair at 10 and Captain of the football team Freshman year, and running the country by 36. ;)