I had a similar list that was one of the few bright spots of a brief, dismal stint in Payroll.

My super-hero alter-ego name (Ida Vigo) was stolen from that list, along with my all-time favorite NYC melting-pot name: Brunhilde Rivera.
molly | Homepage | 07.12.05 - 8:36 pm | #

i started writing them down after this friend-of-a-friend shared her list with me. she worked at an insurance place and had the real doozies:

constance flake
manuel huong
starshada steed
venus burns
jampoon jendapornsuk
and this guy who had changed his name to "knowledge scientific," which was made weirder by his listed occupation (he worked in a chicken processing plant):

"killer."

knowledge scientific, killer.
louella | 07.13.05 - 11:22 am | #

I've been keeping a secret list of exciting names since 11th grade when I realized that my English teacher was going to lecture us once every grading period about existentialism. She rocked and name was:

Hudell Steed

A few others that have made the list:

- Shanda Lear

- Mary Jo Farquardt

- Jennifer Juniper

- Mercury Rising Morning (a legal name change from Mike Smith)
Rob | Homepage | 07.14.05 - 5:42 pm | #

I just went to a memorial service for an older relative I barely knew, and met part of his other family - the Goodes. During the post sermon lunch, we all introduced ourselves.

The first name of the Goode matriarch was Pretty.

Not, she had a pretty first name, but her name was "Pretty Goode".

I just about shot my quiche.
benlau | 07.14.05 - 6:49 pm | #

>>shot my quiche.

that is the best thing i've heard all week. i'm claiming the east coast rights.
louella | 07.15.05 - 10:28 am | #

It worked...I googled myself and there I was.
charla mustard-foote | 08.01.05 - 6:36 pm | #