oodles of poodles

[dezcom]

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

ChrisL

[pattyfab]

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

[Nick Shinn]

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

[dezcom]

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

ChrisL

[fontplayer]

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.

[dezcom]

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

ChrisL

[Tim Ahrens]

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

[Florian Hardwig]

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

[Scalfin]

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.

[pattyfab]

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

[eliason]

I took a class from Professor Dumm in college.

[BlueStreak]

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

[dezcom]

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

ChrisL

[Florian Hardwig]

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]

[eliason]

taramasalata: the Greek dip that also serves as a kerning string!

[dezcom]

I am a big fan of HAVAWAVAYAVATAVAH for kerning caps but it makes a damn lousy hors d'oeuvre ;-)

[Riccardo Sartori]

MAMMA MIA

[mrgraphics]

je

[paul d hunt]

Chris, i thought that was a Jewish traditional song.

[dezcom]

:-) No, Paul, you are confused with "Have a Mug o my eela" a song written by the mother of Jackie Mason's third cousin twice removed, "Ma Chuganah" ;-P

[Stickley]

I rarely see these written, but it looks a mess when you do:

A's's
I'd've
I'd'ven't

1. The Oakland Athletics' pitcher - the A's's pitcher
2. I would have gone to the show, but I was ill.
3. I would have not gone, but I had too, it was a class requirement to see the play.

[Sherri Keller]

How about "fogeyfying"

I just saw this in one of Nick's articles. I find any word with v or y repeating or in close proximity to be mesmerizing.

[dezcom]

"fogeyfying"

I resemble that remark "-)

[eliason]

I'd'ven't

Really? Never heard that one.

[Stephen Coles]

Some of my favorite words are in this list of short phrases for typeface specimens.