Tag Archives: names

  1. Paronomasiacs, Oxt, and Other Honkerbonkers

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    January 15, 2015 by libroshombre

    James Boswell, famed as the autobiographer and companion of Samuel “Dictionary” Johnson in the 1700s, was a thorough-going scamp. However, …
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  2. Bad Boys and Girls, Who’s Who, and Mr. Toilet

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    January 8, 2015 by libroshombre

    “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked. That’s what School Stickers, a British company, wanted to know. School Stickers sells …
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  3. Libraries, Baby Names, and Swiftwater Bill Gates

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    January 23, 2014 by libroshombre

    The library’s award-winning Guys Read program is underway, and me and thirty-five friends are reading boy-friendly books at local schools, …
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