Readers Digest has or perhaps still does a few pages of jokes titled 'Humor in Uniform' which gave me the idea of the title for this write up.
Some first or last names that people carry around or more appropriately get referred to when used in another context can sound silly, humorous or scary..
The language can do wonders or confound depending on your perspective. Some examples -
1. Lance - a prominent contemporary first name but when used to describe - the doctor decided to lance the boil - makes it lose its charm? Separate blog on how some of these word associations came to be - I have never heard of anything else being lanced other than boils. And what the hell are boils anyway? I thought liquids boiled?
2. Stone - another hollywoody incarnation or perhaps more profound but used to describe - they found a stone the size of a golf ball in her kidneys - puts a different slant to the name.
3. Guy - You might wonder if this person had any self esteem growing up? He's just this guy I met down the sidewalk.
4. Peter - What might the self confidence of a person thusly named be when a profound warning can be described as 'don't peter out'
5. April or May or any month of your choosing - typically used to help the offspring not forget their birth month is my guess.
6. Some folks also perfer to remember the country of their birth or something more tangible by naming their children - America and India come to mind.
I am really looking forward to meeting someone called Bora Bora. Which brings me to my next profound question - how do we decide what to call natives of a particular land -
Someone from America is American and from India is Indian. But Vietnam gets the honor of having their denizens referred to as Vietnamese? Who made that rule? As opposed to Vietnaman?
So could the Bora Bora dude be called Boran Boran or Boranese Boranese or Bora Borai (like Thai? or Hawa Hawaii?)
It is said that opposites attract meaning people with contrary viewpoint sometimes find chemistry to be together. But I'm referring to a modern twist where people are merely attracted towards a common place because their uber communication device aka smart phone is about to die. The charging station. From airports to hotel lobbies or even bathrooms, when in need they are attracted to this power outlet like moths to a flame or a junkie to a needle. A whole new business of supplying these hyper connected folks is now born whose lifesaver product is a backup charge. Asian tourists perpetually carry a phone sized battery pack stuck to their latest Apple phone updating their status to folks in Hong Kong or Shanghai or Bangalore as they pose for selfies with weird facial expressions and fingers pointed out in a letter V. Vain? PS: I dis'charged' my blogger duties making this insightful observation as my phone is about to breathe it's last and my flight gets call...
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