Of naming things and people and places - I have encountered some interesting ones in the past few decades - or at least in near term memory that I remember and wanted to jot down -
A guy named Supreme.
Another named Xerxes. These were both of desi origin.
Another named Min (this was a gent of Chinese origins) and of course another named Max (origins unknown). Many more that I have stopped trying to spell.
A restaurant named Chemmeen in the US - I actually took it on myself to interview the woner and phind out more about it - its Prawns in Malayalam.
A car named Juke (it did make me want to Puke) and one named Venza.
A place called WHY and another called Nong Ping. Can you guess Where?
Food called Uni, Ahi and Saba (all of which are my favorites) along with some Nori to go with sticky 'L'ice.
Greeting that translates to cut and eat in certain Indian language but sounds melodious in Thailand - 'Kapuna kha' or thank you.
A place called Point Pelee - which could translate in Indian languages to Yellow or Drunk - there could well be drunk individuals on the yellow grains of beach sand as it happens to be the southernmost point of mainland Canada sticking out into lake Erie (pronouned Eerie).
Certainly chilling in light of the one next to it being called Superior.
I attempted to read this book by author Chuck Klosterman backward to forward but it started hurting my brain so I decided to stop and do it like any other publication in the English language. Start from page 1 and move to the right. Witty, caustic and thought provoking this is a book you want to read if you believe that the status quo might, just might be wrong. At times bordering on being contrarian about most things around us it tries to zero in on the notion of what makes anything believable and certain in our minds. The fact that there is a fact itself is ironic. Something analogous to the idea that you can never predict the future because there is no future. Many books and movies have tried to play on this concept - best that I recollect (I think I am) was 'The Truman Show'. This book by Klosterman attempts to provoke the reader to at least contemplate that what they think they know may be wrong. He uses examples like concept of gravity, and how it ...
I ran into a lady with Polite as her last name. No kidding. Indian.
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