Grrl Power #346 – Naming wrongs
I wanted to show Sydney’s immediate reaction once she got past the foaming stage, but the way the dialog flowed we’ll have to wait to the next page to see that. (I am amused by the idea that she has a foaming stage that she regularly exhibits.) Obviously Sydney is easily distracted, but that’s not news to anyone by now.
Shrapnell is a real last name, as is Slaughter, Vetura, Blitzer, Ironside, Savage, Hazard, Fightmaster (not a joke, that’s a real last name) and a host of others that make you think the person missed their calling as a professional wrestler, or if they’re a character in a movie, you just want to roll your eyes. I’ve ranted about super heroes and villains with names that serendipitously match their powers, Telford Porter being just about the worst offender, but obviously Sydney feels differently about it. In fact she’s obviously downright offended when the stars don’t align on the naming front. Even living in a world with actual super powers, the vast majority of people with cool names aren’t going to have powers, so she’d better get used to it.
I encourage people to share the coolest or craziest names you’ve come across, including people who you’d marry just for their last name and then name your kid something rad. (Or lawsuit inducingly awful.) My wife’s last name, for instance, was Warr. If she’d had a daughter she should have named her Cybil.
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He might not have any super powers, but he’s a financial advisor whose name is approximately equivalent to “gold dust”.
Ooo. Excellent observation.
Ironically enough, when Sydney saw her paycheck, she saw gold dust; now she’s actually meeting him…
Funny, he doesn’t look like a painted wrestler >.>
To maintain his secret identity, this is merely his clever disguise as a mild-mannered financial consultant.
There’s a British politician called Mark Reckless.
Correction: There was an MP called Mark Reckless but he lost his seat in May.
Wait, Warr!? Your wife’s maiden name is Warr!? Does she have any family in the Northwest? I’m descended from the Warr family, too!
I believe we can trace our lineage from the De La Warr family, where Delaware gets its name. Also Mormons. Yeah, the Warr family reunion in Oregon is full of rednecks and jack Mormons. (And Mother wonders why I don’t go to family reunions anymore.)
Oh man, it’s been ages since I’ve heard the term “jack mormon”. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in LA for fifteen years instead of someplace in the Rockies, and most of the Mormons here in town are first or second generation. You made me smile.
Me gusta. And yeah, whether it’s first, second, or whatever, I don’t care at all for Mormons. You can blame my ex fiance.
Warr is actually her name from a previous marriage, so maybe you’re related to her ex. :)
If you want to keep on her good side I would avoid singing this at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWmlRNfLck
Actually, Most of my Ex’s family lives in Salt Lake. Does Parley sound familiar?
I don’t know. As scatterbrained as she is, knowing how and where to spend money might BE a superpower by comparison
“Sometimes I think money might be the greatest superpower…”
That said, she IS a small business owner, even if it was failing 48 hours ago. Other than “diversify” and some specific investment advice on long term planning there may not much he can tell her.
Or he may be in for a pleasant surprise as she understands most of what he tells her, and asks intelligent questions.
OH! Ophelia’s health insurance is now covered.
Olivia…
Who cares what her name is? She’s got benefits now.
I had an oral surgeon years ago by the name of Dr Cocaine. Had a surgeon named Slaughter too.
when I was a kid, my optometrist was actually a Dr.Peeker
There’s a real Doctor Doom… (First name Travis, not Victor, sadly) who got into computer engineering and earned his doctorate specifically so he could be referred to as “Doctor Doom”, which is perfectly understandable.
Wait, so Travis is the reason for that abysmal “Fant4stic” movie with the black Torch? The Doctor Doom in that crapfest was a computer hacker
I’ve been loving these last two pages over here! There’s no one who can be as nutty and yet adorable as Sydney! Well done indeed, DaveB!
If she keeps carrying on this way though, they might end up giving her a minder of her very own, like X. You know, to save her from herself. Or maybe they have already . . . and he was sitting in that chair . . . and is even now trying not to let out a groan from the black eye he just got.
My mom had a dentist named Dr. Paine. That’s unfortunate.
I had a physical education teacher named Mr. Paine. And then I had him years later for *health* class.
If he’s ever in danger of being fired from his teaching position, he can just tell the school board, “No Paine, no gain,” & be secure in his job.
There’ve been a couple ironically bad names in the media in the past few years. E.g. Bernie Madoff, Anthony Weiner… Both of these seem like names a bad fiction writer would give to people who did the things they’re most infamous for…
5 ft. 8 in. pot bellied, stringy hair, thick glasses complete stereotypical nerd down to the pocket proctor. Named (seriously): Joe Justice.
Working around so many “perfect bodies” I bet people are more likely to hit the gym then the average Joe (Justice)….
One of my favorite real world names is a really simple one, and it’s not so much that the first and lay make a phrase so much as the name’s vibe. Bill Coffin. Dude should totally have been a scary – as – heck wild west shootist with that handle. Just typing it leaves me hearing tumbleweeds roll on by in the wind.
Well, if he was working in the death care industry, the name would have been appropriate :)
Or the WWE
“Now appearing in this Tag Team event, Coffin & the Undertaker!”
Yeah, I could see that…
“Serendipitous Tumbleweed Powers, ACTIVATE!”
Also, now that I think about it, in high school I was reading research in psychology by a Duckworth. He’s a quack!
some of my favorites have always been: Powers Boothe (actor) Lieutenant Commander Flex Plexico (Naval commander) Magnus Ver Magnusson (91, 94, 95, 96 Strongman Title holder)
Sydney is just so lovably crazy and over-the-top :)
Sydney is so over-the-top that she has to look down to see the skyscraper. Of course, it’s much easier for Sydney to be so over-the-top since she got the Flight Orb…
I was on an advisory board some years ago with three lawyers named Swindall, Welch, and Fudge. They weren’t in the same firm, but they joked about forming one.
That’s awesone, especially that they saw the humour in it as well.
They might even get business because people would have to look them up to see if they were for real.
A fictional law firm I’ve heard of where the partners were Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.
Dewey, Cheatem & Howe was first used in a Three Stooges skit. Everything else is tribute.
On the other hand, I’ve heard of a fictional law firm, Robbin, Olde, Widows and Laughin. :)
In my own scant writings, I have a doctor who specializes in treating Metahumans. She has no powers. Name’s Robin Batman.
(It could happen, look it up)
On a similar note, JOHN Batman is a historical figure in Australia.
I work with an IT guy who is also a black belt Tai Kwon Do instructor. His last name is Payne. Part of his advertisement for his dojo included the phrase “House of Payne”. As a Pun Enthusiast, I whole-heartedly approve.
I remember hearing these names from a standup comedian. I forgot who the comedian was but the names were “Hardik” and “Sukhdeep”.
I jest you not. these are real names.
My employer once did business with Hardick BV (a Dutch company). A quick intro to the firm is titled “Hardick in one minute“.
Had a customer once by the name of Richard Bush. I mean who the heck consciously names their child Dick Bush? :P
I don’t find that too surprising… Of course, I went to school with both a Richard Dick and a Richard Moorhead, so….
At the college I went to (UNT for anyone who cares) there was a cartoonist named Richard Holder, which is unfortunate.
I’d feel sorry for any kid whose parents’ name is Cranium & they name him Richard…
My High School Psychology teacher was Richard Bush!
I ate at a restaurant whixh proudly displayed a plaque stating the managers names: “Fartner” and “Smelie” although the restaurant smelled just fine.
I know an aussie girl named Charli Chaplin.
Ha! This makes me think of a law professor at my old university who’s name was Dr. Death.
*blinks* Umm what was he teaching?
My guess is ethics.
Probably supervillainy. Of course, they can’t advertise it like that, so probably was called “Best Business Practices” or “Political Science”. Maybe “Journalism Ethics”.
The best I can remember encountering was one of my old classmates called Tom B. Stone. That was it, it wasn’t short for anything.
I’m still stunned, after re-reading, that this is only Day 2!
Actually, we’re still on Day 1. The first few pages were showing us part of Day 1 & all of the rest since then has been flashback…Which occurs at the speed of thought.
I prefer to think of the first few pages as a flash forward. :)
Yeah, I can understand that. With all of the time that’s actually passed during the 2-day flashback so far, the speed of thought couldn’t even outrace a snail…
;)
And my last name is Rocha, which is portuguese for rock.
Douglas Benedict Luke Tansley
One of the most British names I’ve heard
I’m thinking that ARC needs to add a special section to their manual, giving advance warning to people who have yet to face Sydney. Coudl prevent a lot of stress.
I know a family of Savages. Some of them hold doctorates. Alas, none are made of bronze.
My junior high science teacher, Mr. Mus, named his daughter Mary Chris. But the worst name I know of was the one a coworker gave his daughter. His last name was Dobbs and he named his daughter Zippity Doo. Yes, he really did…
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you…. Doctor Doom!!!
https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2011/11/13/weekend-diversion-youd-better/
He might have been better if he actually had his surname name changed to “von Doom.” Slightly more convincing that way.
I wonder if Sydney ever considered a prospective daughter of her own being called “Pepper” or “Cayenne”.
That would be the name of her *second* child. Pepper Cayenne Scoville. If she thought she needed any more after the first.
She has not. She intends for her son or daughter to take her last name, and be called Sydney Scoville III.
I do so enjoy Sydneys logic XD
During my time in the navy i met a seaman swallows, seaman stayne and seaman fagg
I bet basic was hell for them. I knew a guy in the army named Carreon (pronounced “Carry On”). You can bet the DI’s LOVED him.
PLEASE tell me he made Sergeant.
On HMAS Hobart, we had an Able Seaman (AB) Clearance Diver (CD) by the name of Earnest Frederick Gee. So, you’d often hear the pipe alongside of ‘ABCD EF Gee, gangway, telephone call’.
Here’s a superpower that I don’t think Archon will ever want on team but would give Maxima a run for her money!
https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/nonsequitur/
Re names for Warr offspring, how about a truly Discworld Ian name: Unleashthedogsof Warr
I went to camp with a kid named Julius Caesar. He was amazingly mellow and we’ll adjusted.
Didn’t want to look like a pin cushion on the 15th of March? ;)
One of the other MDs in practice with my physician is named Doctor, so, yeah: Doctor Doctor/Doctor MD
Gives new meaning to the song “Bad case of loving you”
I’m actually surprised she didn’t react to being addressed as “Mrs.” Scoville.
Still finding it hard to believe you gave her a penchant for impossibly spicy food, and didn’t know you gave her the same name as the unit of measure for spiciness.
Crud I meant to use Ms, though Miss would work too obviously.
Well, you are the one with the power to make corrections ;-)
Dave’s official super power is to be able to make retroactive corrections to mistakes…You can’t find that power in this “real life” world!
:D
If he did, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
I think he did know what Scoville meant, since he chinese food woman told her ‘You’re living up to your namesake, Ms Scoville.’
They’re gonna gonna make her start wearing a public warning soon…
Got ya beat, saw a guys name was Theodore Tiberius Maxwell, I asked him if he was planning on becoming a super hero or villain with that name. Or there was John bond who had a cousin named James who apparent found it easy to pick up the ladies with his name. Then, just for laughs, there was Samson Macdangle, that last one was hard not to laugh at but judging by the look on his face he was use to it.
…so…you’re saying you married your wife because of her name?
And if her last name was Peace, and had a boy, you’d name him Warren.
Naw, she took my last name which you can’t do much with. Maybe name the kid Army, but, eh.
If you have a daughter, name her ‘Amy’ :P