To wonder why there's so many threads taking the mick out of the middles classes, yet one look on the baby name thread makes me vomit

[rooks14]

Bertram
Felix
Florence

No.
No.
No.

[FlamingFannyDrawers]

Each to their own, i've seen worse names. I know a Bertie, he's adorable. Not too keen on Bertram though.

[diabolo]

I like Florence.

Felix is a cat's name.
Bertram is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

[rooks14]

Wasn't so much saying how awful the names are, more that it seems like there is a lot of threads with people laughing at the middles classes, yet the other threads they're talking about spending £1000 bugaboo's and pretentious names, doesn't add up!

[LoopyLoopsBettyBoops]

What makes Florence pretentious? Hortensia, maybe. Hugo, yes. But Florence? Why?

ps. DD is Florence so piss off.

[manicinsomniac]

Yes, it's so true, I've rarely seen a list of names on the baby names board that isn't objectively quite pretentious.

But pretentious names are popular now, what can you do?!

[SmilingHappyBeaver]

Felix is not a cat's name. Blackie, Smokey and Fluffy are cat's names. Felix happens to share it's name with a brand of cat food, there is a difference.

I know lots of boys called Felix, it's a wicked name. People can tell the difference between a child and a cat... the children are the ones with 2 legs.

And for what it's worth, Felix is a bloody good looking cat...

[LoopyLoopsBettyBoops]

ps. your qualifying post makes no sense. What is your point, exactly?

[diabolo]

rooks14 - long day, missed the irony. Maybe the ones deliberating these names are the very same "Middle Classers" who are being criticised for being so precious?

Smiling my cat was called Hobnob. It got awfully embarrassing when he went missing and I'm stood in the middle of my mum's rough estate shouting "Hobnob, where are you Hobnob?" at the top of my voice.

[5DollarShake]

So this is just another rip into the middle classes, then??

Man, some people really need to get that chip off their shoulder.

[LoopyLoopsBettyBoops]

Anyone want to guess the names of the OP's kids?

[MrsKravitz]

I like florence too

[5DollarShake]

P.S. A name makes you want to vomit?

Chip, chip, chip. Do you want some ketchup with them? A bit o' salt? Vinegar?

[sue52]

Bad names for children, however fantastic for goats.

[rooks14]

Don't think I explained myself properly....

Joined mn in the hope of finding some normal people to talk to, but feel like i'm surrounded by people that have too much money/time on their hands and use it pretending not to be in that category by slagging off the pretentious "daily mail reading, 4x4 driving, chicken owning middle classes", when they infact belong in that category, and expose themselves with their views on names and excessive buying of uncessary baby things :D

[diabolo]

ah rook14 - it depends on what day of the week it is as to whether you get any sensible answers or not. (PS - avoid Friday's if you don't "do" anal sex.)

[LoopyLoopsBettyBoops]

You do realise there are a variety of people on MN, not just one type?

[TheMonster]

My brother and dad are both Felix. We're in no way middle class. Too poor.

Our old landlord was called Bertram. He was far too rich to be middle class!

I like Florence. It was on the list if DS had been a girl, as it is a feminine version of Florian, which is a family name (but not one we wished to subject a boy in England to).

[Paschaelina]

I hid the baby name topic for a purpose. Why the hell did I click on this thread?

[gordyslovesheep]

seriously perfer Florence to Demi-mae, Coutrnet-Mai or Gucci to be honest

[5DollarShake]

MN has 100s of 1000s of contributors, and you're lumping us all into one homogenous group based on a couple of threads?

Some of us aren't even in the UK...

[VivaLeBeaver]

I like the name Florence. But I also have chickens so what do I know.

[gordyslovesheep]

courtney - fat fingers - sorry

[Omigawd]

I liked Florence and Sienna, but Venice was a bit wet............