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Oh will you all stop making yourselves like the name Walter.......

59 replies

Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:34

It's just silly.

Walter ?

Was horrid 70 years ago. Still horrid now. Dennis is right.

(With apologies to all the no-doubt-lovely old Walters out there).

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largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 16:00

Do you take hugs?

I think of that Walter too Cadelaide

largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 15:58

Sadly i thought i would never have another girl so the chickens and rabbit all had my fave girl names.

We have had a Margaret, Penelope, Prudence, Henrietta and Gertrude. Rabbits have been Mabel, Florence and Violet.

I am buggered now it comes to naming the baby!

Nbg · 08/11/2008 15:57

Oh yeah!

Just had a lightswitch moment.

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:55

LG&T are you ME??????

Gretschen is/was on my girl list for the last 4 years!!!!

Sadly I may not have a girl, ever...so you can have it

Short for margaret?

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Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:55

Beano Nbg, remember dennis and walter the softee?

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Nbg · 08/11/2008 15:55

Thanks but I think I need more than a heated lavender cushion to help me

LG&T, have a look at this

largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 15:54

Oh God DH just sat next to me and said i like Wyatt

Thank goodness it is pink this time.

largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 15:54

I like Mildred and Gretchen.

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:54

Sorry. Was not trying to be mean

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Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:53

my gran was mildred.

lovely name.

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Nbg · 08/11/2008 15:53

Okaaay

I am lost now.

[tired and stupid emoticon]

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:52

LG&T glad you like it we had a lot of nonplussed 'Oh' type responses!

Doesn't help that he looked like voldemort when he was a baybee

I think Mildred, really.

largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 15:50

Cadelaide noooo

I love Wilbur Flight, has been on every boy list but it has always been veetoed. Am having a girl this time so (for a change) am stuck on girl names.

Keeping with the Walter theme what would be the girlie equivalent?

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Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:50

Nah.

Just a big softee.

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Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:49

Walter Nbg is a Laydee
Walter Nbg is a lay-deeeeee

mabanana · 08/11/2008 15:48

Walter? Noo! Wally is just AWFUL.

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Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:48
Grin
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Guadalupe · 08/11/2008 15:48

Lol flight, walt off doesn't carry much weight as an insult does it.

Nbg · 08/11/2008 15:47

My RL name?!

I am a lady!

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:46

What;s OLC?

It's a shame what happened to Jade.

I hope Wilbur doesn't become chavorific. Can you imagine? Wilburs in baseball caps and white shell suits.

Guadalupe · 08/11/2008 15:46

I thought she would be alone in choosing quite such an old fashioned name but Walter has been mentioned on here a couple of times in the last few weeks.

In fact my friend's son is named after his godfather and he is only in his thirties.

Heated · 08/11/2008 15:45

Tastes change. Pre the advent of chav, when I was 14, I thought the most beautiful name for a girl was Jade; now in my middle-aged crustiness I lean towards OLC.

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Cadelaide · 08/11/2008 15:45

Wyatt.

Hmmm.

Quite like that.

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Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 15:45

Lol! Wyatt is worse for sure.

Guade, I know - made me laugh for a second though!

largeginandtonic · 08/11/2008 15:44

Nooooo surely it's not making a comeback! Good grief we will be having little Wyatts running around before we know it.

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