My wonderful blogosphere friend, Kailyn called tonight. We had a lovely conversation about anything and everything for a long time, and also were talking of our upcoming visit to San Francisco. Then she just HAD to mention the name MERLIN!Now -what an awful name. The Mistress can not stand that name. Or Cecil! Please forgive if your name is one of these, I understand it's not your fault. But MERLIN and CECIL!?! Who in the hell names a poor kid Merlin or Cecil! I can't figure it out. OMG! CECIL people! And MERLIN! Would you want these names? Kailyn then said she would name her twins in my honor with MERLIN and CECIL! Please Kailyn don't. It would be child abuse. CECIL! MERLIN! I just can't figure this out. Thanks Kailyn for opening the worms. Now tonight I'll probably dream of Cecil and Merlin! Meh! CECIL!
Merlin as in Merlin on "The Fashion No?" Oh, God, please say no! Stop the madness!
ReplyDeleteWalking into an elementary classroom these days is an exercise in keeping a straight face - the names! the spelling of those names! the innocent little childrens who have been saddled with these names!!
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Merlin?!? Well, that's a HORRIBLE NAME!!!!
Miss Ginger, I am afraid to say that what started Maddie down this path right before DDBW was indeed Merlin on "The Fashion No." I got to hear about Merlin and Cecil while we strolled through Little Italy and In'Ja snapped photos of fire escapes.
ReplyDeleteAnd Frogponder, I used to teach elementary and middle school. I was waiting for a child named "Escalade" to walk into the classroom eventually.
And it wasn't twins. Because when one has had to deal with other people's children, one does not necessarily want any knee biters in one's home. (Something about a fear of neighbors calling CPS or something.) No, I said I would get two more cats and name them Merlin and Cecil.
I am sure she was only bringing up the names Cecil & Merlin out of love...
ReplyDeleteAnd those celebrity baby names, too! There were some strange ones during the years for students I taught.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!
ReplyDeleteI, um, would like to, er, formally, ah, introduce myself.
ReplyDeleteMy full name is Robert Cecil Merlin.
And I'm crushed.
Okay, I jest....because I can.
Oh my, that's just awful!
ReplyDeleteMistress, your little rants are quite funny. I don't think I ever seen someone so upset over a name. But I tell you this, I wouldn't want either name either!
ReplyDeleteYour STILL going on about the name Cecil? I remember that time at work when you first heard the name. I think you went on for like 45 minutes why it was a awful name. And it is.
ReplyDeleteKailyn- you better not name any cats Merlin or Cecil. I swear, I'll call PETA on your ass!
ReplyDeleteBob- Your are to funny! LOL!
Cecil P Merlin- Tought shit! Just because that's your name don't take it out on the rest of us! LOL!
Ok! You win. Those are the worst names.
ReplyDeleteMy next dog will be either Cecil or Merlin...tho Im leaning more towards Cecil. Can't be a baby cuz the old uterus got BBQ'd, but I can do a dog.
ReplyDelete"MERLIN??!!! THAT' AMOST AS BAD AS CECIL!!!"
This is funny as hell! I worked with a hot guy once that was named Cecil, and he was sexy as hell! I over looked the name for a few things! When a moved out here and away from his family, he changed his name legally! Can't blame him.
ReplyDeleteCecil is a terrible name! I agree with you Mistress. Why do parents name their childern such nerdy names? Merlin isn't much better!
ReplyDeleteAs someone with the frist name Cecil, I have to say it is as bad a name as you would expect. I have been just to lazy to change it, so I mostly use my middle name. First time here. What a wonderful site, so many intresting things to see and read.
ReplyDeleteI don't know which is worse, Merlin Or Cecil! I don't suppose I would want either. Eugene is another bad name I wouldn't want either!
ReplyDeleteGood lord and I thought Cleo was an ugly name.
ReplyDeleteseems you stirred up a hornet's nest with this confession Miss M.
Good Lord what a post. Cecil I believe is worse than Merlin. I wouldn't want either though.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could keep a straight face if I met someone named Cecil....orMerlin
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