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Atheists & Agnostics

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17. Onan

Sun May 11, 2014, 02:54 PM

May 2014

Apparently Dorothy Parker had a pet parakeet she named Onan because he tended to spill his seed upon the ground.

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Noah: the new #1 name for boys born in the U.S. [View all] Auggie May 2014 OP

So we're going to see a flood of boys named Noah? n/t Silent3 May 2014 #1

+1 Auggie May 2014 #5

two per family. n/t Gore1FL May 2014 #7

And lol for the goal TxDemChem May 2014 #11

This is my brother Noah and this is my other brother Noah. Ron Obvious May 2014 #14

Lol for the set up TxDemChem May 2014 #10

...followed closely by the return of "Rainbow" Arugula Latte May 2014 #20

Did they just find this name? Curmudgeoness May 2014 #2

I can't wait till they make a movie about Onan onager May 2014 #13

I thought they did in the eighties... Ron Obvious May 2014 #15

Right, the one starring that Austrian jack-off... onager May 2014 #16

Onan Ron Obvious May 2014 #17

Ha! Good one! My favorite Parkerism... onager May 2014 #18

I found that one a bit self-indulgent. Arugula Latte May 2014 #19

I wonder if this is linked to rising sea levels LiberalEsto May 2014 #3

Noah, how long can you tread water? Fumesucker May 2014 #4

Better than Poindexter LostOne4Ever May 2014 #8

If I wanted my kid to hate me when he grew up, I'd name him Noah. Tobin S. May 2014 #9

Well with the oceans rising .. smartphone May 2014 #12

Better than Sue, I guess. temporary311 May 2014 #21

Of course, no family will name their kid Ham sakabatou May 2014 #22

Too bad "Heath" (short for "Heathen") didn't make the list... n/t Stargleamer May 2014 #23