My mam's a fruitloop.
My surname since getting married is Brown, which is a massive novelty to both of my parents, especially since I announced I was pregnant. Lots of name suggestions that sound more like shades of hairdye or paint (Matt Brown, Ash Brown, Sandy Brown etc.)

My mam is particularly keen on me calling the baby James. Not after the late singer, but after a footballer who plays for Hartlepool.

Since announcing the baby is going to be a girl, you'd think she'd change her mind, but no. She wants her first granddaughter to be called James Brown.
( Kittenpants, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 13:23, 6 replies)

For any sake
don't call him Gordon!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 13:40, closed)

ah, the "James Brown" curse
on from my Grandfather, all the males on my dad's side of the family (since that's where the name is from...), ALL have the middle name James - myself included. (except my brother, he's a Francis).

Leads to some rather unhilarious jokes among friends, not to mention the inevitable shit-rleated nicknames in school
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 14:01, closed)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWqzPMIqNR0

(TheColonel, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 15:09, closed)

Ah, Sir Colonel, Sir -
only works in message box
Like this, Colonel.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Mon 15 Feb 2010, 17:04, closed)

Cheers Varry Lest,
But if they're too lazy to copy 'n' paste then they're a bunch of scrotum loving chumps
(TheColonel, Tue 16 Feb 2010, 15:57, closed)

Monkey hanger hey
me too
(barronshark, Mon 15 Feb 2010, 19:37, closed)