Mythopoeika
I am a meat popsicle
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Does she have a boyfriend called Mr Buff?
I am the Great Great Grandson of a Lancelot Little. I like to think of him as an elfin knight. The genealogists of my family assure me that their researches can stumble at times: there were several Lancelot Littles in Cumbria during the 19th Century.
The Arthurian name was quite common in Victorian times. Ironically perhaps, the name - a diminutive from Lance(r) - faded with the Great War. It can be seen on many war memorials and was not especially posh.
It's name? Dundoggin...
ROFL .. bet it's got a big back garden ...Fancy living in a nice four bedroom house in the Borders which used to be a kennel? It's name? Dundoggin...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-57586310.html
I also taught Chinese students a while back, and what frequently got me were their 'adopted' English names. Some chose a name for themselves, while others had clearly been designated one by teachers with a slightly rubbish sense of humour. So, I had:I teach Chinese people. Have done for a dozen years or more. Most of my Chinese students have found it very very hard to adjust to the concept of progressive education, but I noticed if their naming made the grade. It often did, to the delight of myself and mirthworthy colleagues who have all now left the program due to severe cases of Chinese burn (out). I have, in my time, hosted:
Swei Ting
Lei Zhi
Dum Fuk
Hat Pei
Pu Shi
Song Long
&
Sho Di
I teach Chinese people. Have done for a dozen years or more. Most of my Chinese students have found it very very hard to adjust to the concept of progressive education, but I noticed if their naming made the grade. It often did, to the delight of myself and mirthworthy colleagues who have all now left the program due to severe cases of Chinese burn (out). I have, in my time, hosted:
Swei Ting
Lei Zhi
Dum Fuk
Hat Pei
Pu Shi
Song Long
&
Sho Di