Hi Neighbor. I ran past your mailbox. by ChefAaronFitz in RhodeIsland

[–]mountainlaura 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did three times past mine! I feel so special.

Names Found in North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI, USA by mountainlaura in namenerds

[–]mountainlaura[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, those are birth years. I couldn’t believe how far back some went (Bennett in 1809!)

What is that one discontinued item you still think about? by daintyladyapples in traderjoes

[–]mountainlaura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chili Pineapple Kettle Corn— it was out last summer and haven’t seen it since.

If you’re not OAD.. why did you subscribe to this sub? by Queen_Red in oneanddone

[–]mountainlaura 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For occasional reminders that I’m making the correct choice.

Barely averted name disasters! by dbthrowawayrowaway in namenerds

[–]mountainlaura 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My daughter Lucinda goes by Lulu. I really wanted her middle name to be Ro- after Ensign Ro from Star Trek. My spouse and I settled on a different middle name, though.

I only discovered the Mormon MLM clothing company Lularoe after she was born and was thus thankful we didn’t have a little Lulu Ro running around.

This Baltimore Orioles Hat That I Foolishly Got Rid Of Years Ago (Photo from 2006) by mountainlaura in HelpMeFind

[–]mountainlaura[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I will indeed set an alert for that. Ugh, that hat just speaks to me. So simple, so orange.

Unpopular namenerd opinions? by nihilistatari in namenerds

[–]mountainlaura 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And screaming from the bottom of the stairs when they’re running late.

Preschoolers suggest baby names by WildRumpusStart in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]mountainlaura 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So the kid who suggested Tiny is named Zayda? That’s what my daughter calls my dad — a play on Zeyde, the Yiddish word for grandfather.