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What Images Do You Get From These Names?
Hey, I'm making new characters and playing around with combos, and I'm wondering what do you think of them. I'm wondering what images do you get from these names that could help further create these characters. All the characters are female!Ren Applegate
Marianne Lockhart
Janie Brekowitz
Olive Yates
Mayree Thompson
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Since high school is where the stereotypes are, I'll picture them there.Ren Applegate - smart geeky girl who tries to deal with her nerdiness by dressing subculture, and it works for her pretty well
Marianne Lockhart - in the schoolgirl clique, plans to go to law school, but has family problems at home that she hides
Janie Brekowitz - sporty, sandy ponytailed, quiet and a little gruff, she's convinced she's kind of a loser and is lonely, when really people admire her but just are afraid of her outward appearance of cold jockish confidence
Olive Yates - fashion plate, ice queen, original, hard to get to know, nobody bullies her because she's pretty like a china doll
Mayree Thompson - super friendly to everyone regardless of social group, short, hickeys on her neck, barely passing her classes

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Ren - A-student & mean girl with auburn hair and green eyes. Very popular, yet has no boyfriend.Marianne - Happy-go-lucky cheerleader, blond with brown eyes. Another popular student, but unlike Ren, she has a boyfriend and is nice to other students.Janie - New girl, brown hair and blue eyes. Has seen a ton of movies where new kids are ostracized at their school, and is highly determined to make a good first impression for herself.Olive - A teenager who had the responsibilities of motherhood pushed upon her too soon. Dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Mayree - A mean girl like Ren, African American with light brown eyes. Her grades are suffering, and no one knows why.
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Ren Applegate : Never having met or known of an actual person named Ren, only the Ren from Ren and Stimpy, it's hard to think of an image for this name. All I can think of is maybe some droopy teenage vampire outcast in a derivative fanfic.
Marianne Lockhart: A no-nonsense fiftyish school nurse, the kind who can spot a malingerer a mile off.
Janie Brekowitz: Chunky freshman in thick glasses and pigtails, cracking her gum and making comments she thinks are funny but driving her teachers crazy and annoying the other kids.
Olive Yates: Creepy old lady in the house on the hill. Rumored to have a fortune buried on her property or at least have a dead husband buried there.
Mayree Thompson: Big fat gossipy hairdresser at the Betty Lou Beauty Bazaar in Bayou Blancmange, Alabama.
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Lol, these are hilarious!

This message was edited 6/20/2012, 7:03 PM

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My daughter is going back to cosmetology school in September. Once she graduates, I'm going to strongly encourage her to apply for a job at The Betty Lou Beauty Bazaar in Bayou Blancmange, Alabama. That would be way cool.
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Ren Applegate: Loud, obnoxious redhead. One of those tomboys on a Nickelodeon show who is actually prettier than the popular girls, but the audience is supposed to be fooled by her mussy hair and baseball hat.Marianne Lockhart: Tall, blonde, dreamy-eyed. Middle-aged. Recently divorced. Waif-like.Janie Berkowitz: Young, rambunctious, bright. Always gets into trouble without meaning to. Brown hair and eyes.Olive Yates: Young, kind of dumpy, voracious reader with glasses. Freckles. The brilliant sidekick.Mayree Thompson: Main character. Brave, true, forgettable. You root for her because you have to, not because you particularly want to.
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Ren Applegate. Dark hair. Sociable and talkative but sort of absent-minded
Marianne Lockhart - blond curly hair. An old-soul and a romantic
Janie Brekowitz - petite tomboy. I keep picturing her as a hockey player
Olive Yates - bright-eyed, quiet and artistic
Mayree Thompson - blonde hair. Naive cheerleader type

This message was edited 6/20/2012, 5:21 PM

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