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Back to the ascenders John

Florian Hardwig — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:20:36 -0700

Back to the ascenders John had asked for.
Today I saw this old blackletter street sign, and once more I was astonished to see how much more ascenders (and descenders!) we could have with a long s:

Methfeſſelſtraſʒe [Methfesselstraße]

Patty, I can just hear the

dezcom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:26:42 -0700

Patty,
I can just hear the hostess at the big chain restaurant calling out over the loud speaker, “Dong Suck, party of six!”

ChrisL

I needed medicine in Kansas

BlueStreak — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:22:56 -0700

I needed medicine in Kansas once and was surprised when I was told to just go to the Damm Pharmacy.

I took a class from

eliason — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:33:38 -0700

I took a class from Professor Dumm in college.

Let’s not forget Cardinal

pattyfab — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:31:06 -0700

Let’s not forget Cardinal Sin, of the Philippines.

There is a gravestone for Dong Suck at Forest Lawn cemetery.

And I also saw a wedding announcement for Sascha Wiener marrying Harlan Wakoff. I hope she didn’t hyphenate.

And for the record, Ima Hogg was a real person but she didn’t have a sister Yura.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

Apparently, there is an

Scalfin — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:37:44 -0700

Apparently, there is an actual man with the the birth (and current) name Max Flightmaster, and has the rank of Staff Sergent. So he’s Staff Sergent Max Flightmaster.

Well, then, another one: Max

Florian Hardwig — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:23:56 -0700

Well, then, another one: Max Hell, 5, shunned by Catholic school …

Ok, we are going totally

Tim Ahrens — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:17:40 -0700

Ok, we are going totally off-topic but never mind:

This is the story of Mr and Mrs Peacock, who named their daughter Drew:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article95505.ece

Better than a Ho-Ho reunion

dezcom — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:51:48 -0700

Better than a Ho-Ho reunion at a 7-11 :-)

ChrisL

A popular Vietnamese name is

fontplayer — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:30:29 -0700

A popular Vietnamese name is Ha. So it is conceivable that at some point there could be a Ha-Ha union announced in Garden Grove, CA.

Then there is the

dezcom — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:21:48 -0700

Then there is the politically famous Hog family who named their twin daughters Ima and Yura.

ChrisL

My Grandmother had a friend

Nick Shinn — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:09:08 -0700

My Grandmother had a friend with the maiden name of Strange who married a Mr How.
The newspaper announcement was, “How Strange”.

Worst name ever: my mom’s

pattyfab — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:04:40 -0700

Worst name ever: my mom’s friend Barbara Fatt who married a guy named Heine. No joke.

But her kids get to say to

dezcom — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 05:44:03 -0700

But her kids get to say to their classmates, “My mom is the famous Lana Lamoureaux.” :-)

ChrisL

—“lana lamoureux” This

Jennifer — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:07:48 -0800

—“lana lamoureux”

This sounds so much like a Hollywood stage name from the 1930s. —

Chris, isn’t it fabulous? 2 lines, no descenders and all those languorous vowels. and an ’x’!
She’s a suburban mom from St. Boniface in Winnipeg. :)

oodles of poodles

Nick Shinn — Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:51:06 -0800

This thread is dedicated to words, which, through no fault of their own, are interesting in print.

Words with holes, repetitive shapes, ambiguity, &c:

savvy
assesses
aggregate
modern
filling

Any others?