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OK, I know this isn't exactly an original topic, but I had to laugh today when I got e-mails in my spambox from the following "authors":
Languishes F. Laughably
Berated J. Intimated
Baroque O. Immobilizes
Spotlighting G. Hindering
Avocados F. Vomit
Mambos D. Unbolts
Skylight M. Citadel
Esperanza Hooker
I can't decide which is my favorite: Avocados F. Vomit or Skylight M. Citadel.
Languishes F. Laughably
Berated J. Intimated
Baroque O. Immobilizes
Spotlighting G. Hindering
Avocados F. Vomit
Mambos D. Unbolts
Skylight M. Citadel
Esperanza Hooker
I can't decide which is my favorite: Avocados F. Vomit or Skylight M. Citadel.
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Re: I love Spammers
Tue, September 20, 2005 - 10:12 PMHooker.
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Re: I love Spammers
Tue, September 20, 2005 - 10:31 PMyeah what I think is creepy is one or more of them has obviously scanned my computer for names on my computer. It has mixed and matched personal friend's names. -
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Tue, September 20, 2005 - 11:54 PMYep. Its happening to me too. They're harvesting our addressbook info or something. Scary stuff. -
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Thu, September 22, 2005 - 1:51 PMThat's so strange, that just happened to me today! Freaky. -
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Mon, September 26, 2005 - 3:54 AMout of curiousity, how many of you that had that happen have gmail?
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Re: I love Spammers
Tue, September 27, 2005 - 5:03 AMI collected some of these names for a while. Among the more interesting ones were:
Bearded T. Publicists
Beekeepers F. Unstabler
Breathtakingly T. Subordination
Chance M. Herring
Clownishness E. Shrillest
Concreted V. Stiffeners
Copulae I. Luridness
Cryptographers V. Hardest
Deceptiveness C. Intangible
Deeply U. Exulting
Downturn F. Metronome
Exuding H. Spectroscopic
Fitful D. Recompiling
Flopping P. Awarer
Giraffe A. Retributions
Hottentot D. Smokestacks
Indication B. Sex
Kleptomaniac L. Jealousies
Knows H. Postcodes
Legions C. Faulknerian
Livelong R. Variable
Lunatic M. Buffered
Measurements J. Pillowcase
Minimum S. Management
Moral M. Grubbiness
Mormonism U. Mortgaged
Mummers H. Saltcellars
Napkin F. Trafficked
Particular T. Erupting
Pointiest T. Bolting
Possessed B. Biochemical
Rebekah S. Halibut
Salesperson U. Maya
Scruffy J. Applicant
Secularism B. Saucepan
Ticketing B. Bondsmen
Tidily U. Rear
Unauthenticated F. Chuckle
Wench F. Subjoined
Whodunit L. Entrapped
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Tue, September 27, 2005 - 8:55 AMHerb Caen of the SF Chronicle regularly posted "namephreaks" in his column - real names that were odd, or names that went along with the person's occupation, like John T. Pipes being a plumber.
A friend of mine in HS was almost named "Sandy Beach." Her mother insisted instead on "Sarah."
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Re: I love Spammers
Tue, September 27, 2005 - 9:31 AMI can relate to Scruffy J. Applicant.
These must be produced by a random name generator that has a very large vocabulary.
'Chris Pound's Language Machines' web site has links to lots of themed generators (super-hero names, band names, viking names...)
There also used to be something called "The Postmodernist Essay Generator" that was kind of funny...probably in that it was all too true. Every once in a while you hear about people publishing randomly generated nonsense in academic journals and the like, though this may be becoming more of an urban-legend kind of a thing.
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Tue, September 27, 2005 - 10:53 AMCool, Chris Pound is at my university, Rice University! Bet is is still rather damp there, what with Rita and all, and the fact that Rice is at or below sea level... -
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Tue, September 27, 2005 - 6:08 PMYou get around, Paula! -
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Tue, September 27, 2005 - 6:13 PMYah, spent 13 years in Houston... glad to be somewhere with better weather, now...
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Tue, September 27, 2005 - 8:48 PM>These must be produced by a random name generator that has a very large >vocabulary.
The cleverness of so many of the times made me suspect that someone was using some kind of markov chaining generator, so not entirely random. There's a plenty large corpus of text to be scraped from the web.
I'd like to write something like that myself, actually. I'd only use it for good, of course. -
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Wed, September 28, 2005 - 4:17 PMI used to work at a book publishing company and one of the authors was
C. Carney Strange. I loved that! -
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Sat, October 1, 2005 - 1:31 PMI have the Carneys on my Mom's side... Tom Carney... -
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Sun, October 2, 2005 - 2:09 AMAnd Englebert Humperdinck! Yes, he was the man. That’s not his real name. He’s from Britain, but that’s not his name. There’s very few Humperdincks in Britain. He was born Jerry Dorsey, not Englebert Humperdinck. His parents were not Mr. and Mrs. Humperdinck. They never said, “What shall we call our son so he does not get the shit kicked out of him at school?” “We shall call him Englebert!” “Good, that’ll work!” No, his name was Jerry Dorsey. And he released – he released songs as Jerry Dorsey. Songs such as “Ohhhh…uvvvahhabecha…” which didn’t work cause nobody could hear what he was saying.
And then his managers, obviously, said, “We’re going to change your name Jerry! It’s the name that’s the problem.” And his name changed from Jerry Dorsey to Englebert Humperdinck. I mean, I just wanted to be in the room when they were working that one through. “Zinglebert Bembledack! Yingeebert Dymbleban! Zynglebert Bingleback! Winglebert Humptyback! Slut Bonwalla!” “What?” “All right, Cringlebert Fischeebuns! Steviebuns Bottrittrundens…” “No, Jerry Dorsey, I like Jerry Do – !” “No, we can’t do… Who we got? Zinglebert Bembledack, Tringlebert Wangledack, Slut Bonwalla, Clingeebun Fistlebars, Dindlebert Zendledack, uhh, Jerry Dorsey, umm, Englebert Humptyback, Zenglebert Bengledack, Englebert Humperdinck, Vinglebert Wingledanck – ” “No, no, go back one. Go back one.” “Englebert Humperdinck.” “That’s it.” And it worked! -
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Sun, October 2, 2005 - 2:13 PMthat is a bizarre choice, especially for that time - and it worked (didn't it?)
You'd think they'd be attracted to names like "Stone Philips" or "Rock Hudson" or "Wolf Blitzer" ... but , no!
That reminds me; there was of course, Chubby Checker, and Fats Domino, but did you know there also was a Tubby Chess?
Regarding some compilations of "twist" songs;
"The liner notes by a certain "Tubby Chess" (Vol. 1) and "Pudgy Parcheesi" (Vol. 2) just about sum up the music contained in the grooves by stating that "they (Knight Records) has culled the most rockin', novel, stupid, inept and twistacular examples from an amazing time in American history".
They go on to say that "Trust us, you won't be disappointed with this collection of cheap, thoughtless and twisted rock & roll Platters".
www.talentondisplay.com/AmerMu...01.html
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Re: I love Spammers
Mon, November 28, 2005 - 12:59 PMBless you for that. I love Izzard.
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Re: I love Spammers
Sat, October 1, 2005 - 12:24 PMOy!
We have been talking about this on the funny names tribe:
funnynames.tribe.net/thread/...f83b9e83
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Mon, October 3, 2005 - 1:18 PMOh my god, that Engelbert Humprdick post (um, that's a typo but I liked it) cracked me up! Thanks, I needed that! -
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Sun, November 27, 2005 - 7:59 PMOhhh, shit- catching up on old stuff (ok, and lurking at tribes I wasn't actually in), but I had to obnoxiously bump this old thread: I can't think of the last thing that made me laugh out loud like a total loon the way that Englebert post did! Daaamn, thass funny! <grin> -
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Mon, November 28, 2005 - 7:14 AMwhy yes...I ripped off a great comedian by not citing him. ho boy.
Eddie Izzard wrote that and the guy is hilarious. -
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Mon, November 28, 2005 - 3:20 PMHe is about the funniest damn person everrrr. -
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Mon, November 28, 2005 - 6:34 PM
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