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HereSince1628

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25. THAT is the stuff of family legend...my older brother was named after a song

Reply to xmas74 (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 04:55 PM

Nov 2013

popular at the time "Open the door, Richard"

Me? Named after a great uncle...a true mountain of a man in his youth, but someone I met when he was ~85 years old and not nearly so imposing.

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Just for laughs: "You know you're a Packer fan when..." (not really about sports, fyi) [View all] xmas74 Nov 2013 OP

Never name your kid after, or associate your business with, a living celebrity. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

It's Wisconsin-what are ya gonna do? xmas74 Nov 2013 #2

I have a niece named "Molly". Scuba Nov 2013 #29

...or the Sarah Palin Center for Advanced Intelligence (R) Berlum Nov 2013 #3

people used to name their kids after living Presidents hfojvt Nov 2013 #26

He'll grow up a Bears fan. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #4

Take that back! xmas74 Nov 2013 #5

Can't take it back. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #14

Both teams have had a rough patch with injuries. xmas74 Nov 2013 #20

Absolutely. HappyMe Nov 2013 #8

lol, not very likely. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #9

Good grief! HappyMe Nov 2013 #11

remember the sheer joy of pissing off your parents? irisblue Nov 2013 #15

What was that? Wait Wut Nov 2013 #17

Wasn't it one of the BEARS HappyMe Nov 2013 #19

Yeah, they knew the only way they had a chance is to try and injure Rodgers. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #23

LOL! HappyMe Nov 2013 #24

Lol, I wouldn't say we have nothing left. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #27

When did the Bears last win a super bowl? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #22

Thirteen, count 'em, thirteen NFL Championships Scuba Nov 2013 #30

Ah... Wait Wut Nov 2013 #16

Yes, indeed. HappyMe Nov 2013 #18

My brother named his kid Logan TlalocW Nov 2013 #6

As soon as you said Logan xmas74 Nov 2013 #7

only if her middle name was Grey. :D littlewolf Nov 2013 #10

My thoughts exactly. nt xmas74 Nov 2013 #12

My first thought was Logan's Run. MindPilot Nov 2013 #13

Logan's Run is good xmas74 Nov 2013 #21

I think now of Lara Logan..... a kennedy Nov 2013 #28

THAT is the stuff of family legend...my older brother was named after a song HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #25