tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post-64269807246418162122008-03-04T00:12:00.004-05:002008-04-12T02:17:31.503-04:00The authors of the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593313144/thegenealogue-20" target="_blank">Bad Baby Names</a> relied mostly on U.S. census records.<blockquote><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593313144/thegenealogue-20" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1593313144.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" id="border" align="right" /></a><ul><li>Long before Bart Simpson made prank calls to Moe's Tavern, children were burdened with names such as "Mike Rotch," "Hugh Jass," "Ivana Tinkle" and "Maya Buttreeks."</li><li>Think the "Boy named Sue" had to be tough? How about Cinderella Liverotti, whom the authors note was "sadly, a man, and a coal miner at that."</li><li>Babies named after food include "Lettuce Crum," "Hoagie Hoagland," "Onion Critzer," "Mustard M. Mustard" and "Tomato Billips."</li><li>Among the simply comical Dickensian monikers are "Leech Goodpaster," "Smock Bufner," "Knob Simmons," "Hose Belt," "Glove Butts" and "Hornby Toot." [<a href="http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-badnames.artmar03,0,3067967.story" target="_blank">Link</a>]</li></ul></blockquote>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.com