Pet Names

We think this uncannily demonstrates what a sorry, unimaginative, conformist lot Americans are.* (Especially the "Boomers," who were imposing names on children/pets in the period mentioned.)

Weird Fact

Josh Marshall | February 15, 2010, 1:36AM

This little oddity has come up a few times recently when we've had to create email addresses for new staffers. But I just did a tally. And even though TPM is still a pretty small organization and has only had paid staffers for a few years, we've managed to have two employees named Kate, Laura, Ben, Eric, Justin, Andrew and Rachel. With 14 double-name staffers, that's got to be more than half the people who've ever worked for TPM. Presumably these were very popular names in the 1980s and very late 1970s. But it still strikes me as uncanny.

Whatever you say. We've actually known two entirely separate "Larry Goldbergs" in our abusive, mocking life.

And it doesn't even get into Jared, Jason, Jedidiah, Jonas, Jonah, Jerkwater & Jagoff. Or the three million spelling variations on "K/C" names for female 'Murkins.

(Remembered that it was typed by "Josh" Marshall about half-way through the "J" list.) Figures.

*As opposed to ourself, who have never had an original idea in our life, & have done nothing but mock people for their ugly, strange &/or revolting appearances & clothing & twist their hateful, hypocritical, stupid &/or ignorant words into mean-spirited parodies.