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in reply to a message by Billina
My favorites are Ramona and Roscoe.
I don't have much against Archie, Belle, Etta, or Nellie either; they're just nms.
Goldie - I think of Golden retrievers, Goldie Hawn, Goldman Sachs, and then Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Grover - I think of the muppet character on Sesame St., Grover Cleveland, and Red Rover
Homer - too closely tied to the idiotic yellow cartoon character, but I also think of Winslow Homer (which is a positive)
Ida - this reminds me of bluegrass for some reason (maybe esp. Ida Mae...)
Lula - I think I've seen this used somewhere for a ditzy, unintelligent character, because that's the only impression I have of it...
Mamie - I hate it
Myrtle - I like it, but I think "moaning myrtle" because of Harry Potter
Opal - I don't particularly like the sound (and weirdly I think of 'offal' instead of the gemstone when I hear this)
Tillie - I sort of like it because Mathilde is one of my favorites and I like the band Tilly and The Walls, but I can't get over the fact that it rhymes with silly
Wiley - Wile E. Coyote could never do anything right
Woodrow - I just can't imagine calling a child this
I don't have much against Archie, Belle, Etta, or Nellie either; they're just nms.
Goldie - I think of Golden retrievers, Goldie Hawn, Goldman Sachs, and then Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Grover - I think of the muppet character on Sesame St., Grover Cleveland, and Red Rover
Homer - too closely tied to the idiotic yellow cartoon character, but I also think of Winslow Homer (which is a positive)
Ida - this reminds me of bluegrass for some reason (maybe esp. Ida Mae...)
Lula - I think I've seen this used somewhere for a ditzy, unintelligent character, because that's the only impression I have of it...
Mamie - I hate it
Myrtle - I like it, but I think "moaning myrtle" because of Harry Potter
Opal - I don't particularly like the sound (and weirdly I think of 'offal' instead of the gemstone when I hear this)
Tillie - I sort of like it because Mathilde is one of my favorites and I like the band Tilly and The Walls, but I can't get over the fact that it rhymes with silly
Wiley - Wile E. Coyote could never do anything right
Woodrow - I just can't imagine calling a child this
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