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Post by goldk on Mar 2, 2006 22:59:50 GMT -5
Just thought this was interesting. In NC our speaker of the house Jim Black is being challenged for his seat by none other than
Hal Jordan!
Does anyone else have any instances where real life people have Superhero names?
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 2, 2006 23:18:41 GMT -5
I have a friend whos initials are JLA.
I am considering some of the following names if I have kids Wesley, Floyd, and Wally (a special no-prize to whoever can tell me which hero each is named after).
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Post by giantevilhead on Mar 2, 2006 23:23:02 GMT -5
Didn't Nicolas Cage name his son Kal-el?
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 2, 2006 23:46:01 GMT -5
Kevin Smith named his daughter Harley Quinn.
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2006 15:25:21 GMT -5
My grandfather used to use a pipe tobacco called Carter Hall.
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Post by HoM on Mar 3, 2006 15:29:42 GMT -5
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Post by goldk on Mar 3, 2006 21:01:31 GMT -5
I named my daughter Kara
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Post by Romans Empire on Mar 3, 2006 21:15:22 GMT -5
I have a friend whos initials are JLA. I am considering some of the following names if I have kids Wesley, Floyd, and Wally (a special no-prize to whoever can tell me which hero each is named after). Wesley Dodds Floyd Lawton and Wally West? |
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 3, 2006 21:20:03 GMT -5
Way to go Romans!
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Post by Romans Empire on Mar 3, 2006 21:44:28 GMT -5
Well I couldn't resist. Wall West is my favorite character in the DCU. The original Sandman was one of the coolest golden age characters ever. And good old Floyd...I couldn't pass that up! I mean come on! It's Deadshot! ;D On the kids note. My wife would kill me before she let me name one of our kids after a comic book character. She won't even let me name a daughter (if we have one) Bridget afer Bridget Fonda!  |
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 3, 2006 21:51:19 GMT -5
That's why you don't tell them where you got the name! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by starlord on Mar 3, 2006 23:17:48 GMT -5
Yeah, don't tell them how you get the name. My oldest son's name is Ben. I named him after Peter Parker's uncle. I just didn't tell his mother that. Thank God she liked the name, cause I know she would never have gone for Slade.  |
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Post by Lantern Lad on Mar 4, 2006 0:29:33 GMT -5
I almost have my wife convinced on Kyle... the only reason she holds back a little is because she knows why. Now if she'll only go for Leia for a girls name...
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 4, 2006 0:48:19 GMT -5
What??? Kyle???
Name the boy Guy!!!
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Post by brigante133 on Mar 4, 2006 0:51:45 GMT -5
no kyle!
if or when i have a son, my wife hears nothing of a green lantern untill after the certificate is made.
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Post by Lantern Lad on Mar 4, 2006 0:56:50 GMT -5
What??? Kyle??? Name the boy Guy!!! Can't... that's my Dad's name. My wife is Jewish... that means I'd be condemning him to an early grave. So Kyle it is! I just can't see anyone naming anyone Harold. And she'd never go for Hal since that's like a name I use several times, daily... |
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Post by brigante133 on Mar 4, 2006 1:07:29 GMT -5
yeah and g'nort and kilowog are cliches... good call scott.
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Post by Lantern Lad on Mar 4, 2006 1:15:31 GMT -5
Mogo maybe...
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Post by brigante133 on Mar 4, 2006 1:34:36 GMT -5
mogo kruger ey... that sounds awesome.
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Post by Lantern Lad on Mar 4, 2006 2:42:36 GMT -5
His full name would be:
Mogo G'nort Kruger
He will command respect & doggie biscuits everywhere he goes!
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Post by Brandon on Mar 4, 2006 3:14:52 GMT -5
My oldest daughter's middle name is Rhea. Mother of the gods in Greek mythology. That's as close as we got to anything on the esoteric side.
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Post by goldk on Mar 4, 2006 8:26:03 GMT -5
O.K. My ex-wife liked the name Kara, it didn't matter where it came from. It's not like I introduce her, Hi, this is my daughter Kara she's named after supergirl.
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Post by Dr Dread on Mar 4, 2006 11:56:07 GMT -5
My ex-girlfriend and I had talked about baby names. One name she absolutely loved for a girl was: Tiamat!!! I warned her that a girl named Tiamat would never get a moments peace from D&D geeks. |
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Post by starlord on Mar 4, 2006 12:42:12 GMT -5
My ex-girlfriend and I had talked about baby names. One name she absolutely loved for a girl was: Tiamat!!! I warned her that a girl named Tiamat would never get a moments peace from D&D geeks. LOL!  |
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Post by Brandon on Mar 4, 2006 15:16:11 GMT -5
I think Kara is a very pretty girl's name, Roy.  |
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Post by HoM on Mar 4, 2006 16:13:22 GMT -5
Tis indeed!
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Post by deadshot042 on Mar 4, 2006 16:42:49 GMT -5
I'm all for naming a child Rot Lop Fan, Kilowog or Mogo; as long as the child isn't mine.
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Post by pikachette on Mar 12, 2006 23:16:55 GMT -5
What??? Kyle??? Name the boy Guy!!! Can't... that's my Dad's name. My wife is Jewish... that means I'd be condemning him to an early grave. So Kyle it is! I just can't see anyone naming anyone Harold. And she'd never go for Hal since that's like a name I use several times, daily... You can kind of fudge around the naming thing, though -- the main thing is that the child's *Hebrew* name isn't the same as a living relative's --- the English one isn't as key an issue. My sons share English names with two of my cousins, both living...but their *Hebrew* names (and the relatives whom they were officially named for) are different. Now, to the comics naming thread -- I really wanted to name a boy Garth. My late husband rejected the name as a choice for our first child because he wasn't crazy about the name. For our second, he rejected it because by then, he knew *why* I wanted it as a name. I got my payback, though -- our youngest son's name is the same as my favorite baseball player's name (which also worked because we were going to officially name this baby after someone on my husband's side of the family, and his late maternal grandfather's first name was the same as my favorite's middle name, so The Plan Came Together). I didn't tell him until after the birth certificate was a done deal. The family cats' names, however, have all fit a theme. Our first cat was Kako (Koryak's mother), followed by Tempest, Atlanna, Mera and Makaira (very obscure -- in the Pozner/Hamilton Aquaman mini -- that introduced the blue camo suit -- she was Vulko's wife, only mentioned in this mini and never seen nor heard from again). We've also had beta fish named Orin and Thar. |
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Post by pikachette on Mar 12, 2006 23:24:19 GMT -5
no kyle! if or when i have a son, my wife hears nothing of a green lantern untill after the certificate is made. And for a girl, go for Arisia.... Friends of mine named their daughter after Robin, but spelled it Robyn. If you really want to goof with your wife's head, if you have a boy, name it Jordan or Stewart.... (sometimes, you've got to go for stealth and subtlety....) |
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