tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post2492137147246822453..comments2023-09-13T21:04:43.048+10:00Comments on The Kettle Redux: "Dear [Complete Stranger], let me tell you all about me..."Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-40016611922508643442009-11-27T14:52:32.657+11:002009-11-27T14:52:32.657+11:00Ah Ms P, 'Jane' is a great middle name, it...Ah Ms P, 'Jane' is a great middle name, it goes with everything. Maybe you could hyphenate your first and middle names? Would that make your first name better? So like 'Delila-Jane' (say) or 'Margaret-Jane'; see there's no first name that isn't improved with a hyphen and a 'Jane', eh.<br /><br />If that doesn't sound appealing, I reckon changing it altogether is a great idea, then you'll be able to fill out forms as Ms '[New Name]' Projectivist, a.k.a. Ms '[Old Name-Jane] Projectivist. I'm all for a.k.a. That would make you even cooler.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-91013359653081256502009-11-27T14:07:45.365+11:002009-11-27T14:07:45.365+11:00my middle name is Jane.
really you can't get p...my middle name is Jane.<br />really you can't get plainer than that, but i'd take it over the name they DID give me any day.<br /><br />i go through regular phases of seriously thinking of changing my first name. it surely wouldn't damage my children as much as the other stuff i do? what with them calling me 'mum' and all.Catastrophe Waitresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059689371446944502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-9382536884614986612009-11-26T16:04:49.504+11:002009-11-26T16:04:49.504+11:00With your middle name and my first, I'd say ou...With your middle name and my first, I'd say our parents were definitely a bit pickledsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-49894426938250668462009-11-26T12:21:56.452+11:002009-11-26T12:21:56.452+11:00Oops sorry I forgot to say: it's Gai. Even tho...Oops sorry I forgot to say: it's Gai. Even though it has all its letters I hope my parents wandered off to get pina coladas anyway, at least to celebrate that they weren't still stuck in the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages writing out 'Anastasia' or 'Gabrielle' like chumps. I bet they high-fived your parents on the way into the bar.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-10203142993228632102009-11-26T12:07:07.505+11:002009-11-26T12:07:07.505+11:00Gale?
That's the only one I can think ofGale?<br /><br />That's the only one I can think ofsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-55061606970314476592009-11-25T23:05:23.465+11:002009-11-25T23:05:23.465+11:00Yeah but Squib your first name is up there on the ...Yeah but Squib your first name is up there on the cool stakes so I reckon it's ok your parents wandered off for fresh pina colados half way through coming up with a second one.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-49121068059410827792009-11-25T17:55:41.679+11:002009-11-25T17:55:41.679+11:00my middle name is Jo
it's like my parents jus...my middle name is Jo<br /><br />it's like my parents just ran out of letters or impetus when they had to come up with a second namesquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-51575732687231294652009-11-25T17:22:48.563+11:002009-11-25T17:22:48.563+11:00No no, Squib, I don't think all animals are te...No no, Squib, I don't think all animals are terrible writers; just the loathsome email newsletter chick's writing animal. I imagine the Squib Family dog's writing would be similar in style and tone to Woolf's 'Flush' (with an equally elegant understanding of punctuation). I would be honoured to receive a missive, Christmas or otherwise, from such a writer.<br /><br />My monosyllabic middle moniker starts with a 'g'. Yours too?Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-74966503539007971342009-11-25T16:01:53.854+11:002009-11-25T16:01:53.854+11:00*sniff*
Our dog has just finished writing our ann...*sniff*<br /><br />Our dog has just finished writing our annual Christmas letter and now he's not sending you one<br /><br />My middle name is also monosyllabic. Wouldn't it be super cool if we had the same middle name?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-75535262867368168672009-11-25T07:05:06.986+11:002009-11-25T07:05:06.986+11:00Yes, yes exactly, Crystal! I think our real friend...Yes, yes exactly, Crystal! I think our real friends already know the intimate details of our lives (because they were right there with us when we drank that one bottle of wine too much). Let us call these long-letter-wielding people 'friends' and share their letters with our real friends with a laugh and another bottle of red.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-3169764579107577352009-11-25T06:45:17.810+11:002009-11-25T06:45:17.810+11:00That reminds me we need to be prepared for the arr...That reminds me we need to be prepared for the arrival soon, very soon, of those long, detailed Christmas newsletters from friends who think we need to know the doings of every single member of their family, including pets.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-41555863187023964692009-11-24T21:22:51.990+11:002009-11-24T21:22:51.990+11:00MCL I've never lived with a cat but I saw the ...MCL I've never lived with a cat but I saw the musical 'Cats' many times (as a kid and young(ish) adult) and if real cats are anything like those Jellicles they're alright by me.<br /><br />And I like the idea of a cat telling bald-faced lies to my loathsome nemesis.<br /><br />And Ramon, unfortunately my middle name is more monosyllabic (in fact, entirely monosyllabic), but you've given me an idea to fix that. You're most welcome to address my Christmas card to Ms T.D. Kettle; many thanks indeed!Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-7206094630571552392009-11-24T09:53:28.007+11:002009-11-24T09:53:28.007+11:00So, Cde Kettle.
Does this mean "Dangerous&qu...So, Cde Kettle.<br /><br />Does this mean "Dangerous" is your middle name?<br /><br />because that would be sort of cool.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-24325772406946038342009-11-24T08:52:02.888+11:002009-11-24T08:52:02.888+11:00pfft - cats would soo totally not tell you what th...pfft - cats would soo totally not tell you what they really thought. If cats could talk they would lie.Mad Cat Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940290694429568842noreply@blogger.com