Silly (but funny) Name Game
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What is Your "Soap Opera" Name? Come On--It's a Game!
(By the way, I highly recommend the book!)
In chapter 24, Tess (main character) and Rick (a lawyer) are heading to the home of a retired San Antonio Detective whose name is Marty Diamond. A discussion takes place between Tess and Rick about the detective's name.
Thus I discovered the "Silly Name Games".
Puzzled Guy image from Microsoft Clip Art that came with my computer!
"He must have a good p*rno name," [Tess] remarked, just to be saying something.
You might discover a few cool nicknames in this mystery book!
"What?" (replies Rick)
"Don't you know how to get your porno name? You take your childhood pet['s name] and the name of the street where you lived as a child, and that's your 'nom de nedkkid.' I don't have a good one unless I cheat and take the cross street where I currently live. Then I'm Tweetie Shakespeare. What's yours?" (Tess asks Rick.)
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"The porno names are problematic, (Tess goes on to explain.) "But the soap opera names always work. That's middle name plus current street. Then I'm Esther Bond. So boring. Sounds like an old lady who runs the dress shop and never gets in on one of the big plots."
(Image of the hardback edition Made available by Baker & Taylor, Copyright 2006.)
"I'm... Midnight Zarzamora."
(said Rick the lawyer from Lippman's book)
Hmm. Is "Midnight" his pet's name or his middle name?" (Tess thought.)
[from In Big Trouble]
What would your "p*rno name" be?
Name of your childhood pet + Name of the street you lived on as a child:
Mine would be "Dixie Hill." My childhood pet was a dog named Dixie. I lived on Perry Hill Rd. I cheated a little by leaving off the "Perry". But, it works.
My spouse's name would be "Sonny Boy Street." Or it could have been "Sonny Boy 37." He lived on 37th Street.
Kind of funny isn't it?
Don't forget to keep on reading to find more name games from this book; then sign the "guestbook" at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
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Colton
Feb 7, 2012 @ 8:10 pm | delete
- Harry Gibson...
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amanda
Jul 25, 2011 @ 12:49 am | delete
- mine would be...... tabby forest
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Mickie_G Jul 25, 2011 @ 8:56 am | delete
- What a cute name you would have. This is such fun!
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RobGrawberger
Jan 4, 2011 @ 9:19 pm | delete
- LMAO Rex Pacific
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Mickie_G Jul 25, 2011 @ 8:57 am | delete
- Sounds appropriate for the profession! That name might be good for a Soap Opera name, too.
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World-Wanderer
Nov 7, 2009 @ 9:04 am | delete
- Hades manorgate... thats awful
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Mickie_G Jul 25, 2011 @ 8:59 am | delete
- I think "Hades" is a good one for p*rno part. It implies wickedness.
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MsSnow4a
May 22, 2009 @ 11:11 am | delete
- Mine would be Shadow Hazel. wow cool i like it, Thanks :)
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BigGirlBlue
Mar 18, 2009 @ 7:51 pm | delete
- Ha! that's funny -- Smokey Dease
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Mickie_G Jul 25, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
- What a provocative name.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Feb 26, 2009 @ 3:45 pm | delete
- How does
Tigger Garden
Tigger Carlisle
Tigger Armour
or Tigger Spring sound?
Not great, I'm thinking.
Brenda
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Elizabeth
Jul 11, 2011 @ 5:08 pm | delete
- Sorry, but.. all of those names were lame. If you want to find a good name game.. i have one. It was used in a captain underpants book, and is the greatest. This porno stuff is gay.
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Mickie_G Jul 11, 2011 @ 5:50 pm | delete
- Added a link to the Captain Underpants game below. Keep on Scrolling!
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Sojourn
Feb 24, 2009 @ 10:27 pm | delete
- Yeah my porn name doesn't work no matter what street or pet I use: Sugar/Heidi/Chump Scotia or Sugar/Heidi/Chump Saratoga but my soap opera name cracked me up: Gertrude Northview. I sound kind of old and wealthy! Very funny stuff!
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AdrienneJenkins
Feb 24, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
- The only pets I had as a kid were fish so my sordid name would be Guppy Fairmont or Siamese Fighting Fairmont or Neon Fairmont. Kind of like the last one.
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BusyQueen
Feb 13, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing your laughs. It's well done. 5 *****'s
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Barney Waters
Feb 11, 2009 @ 2:40 pm | delete
- That's my porn name. Pretty funny.
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And Don't Forget Your Soap Opera Name!
Your Middle Name + Street that you live on now:
Mine would be "Lee Deerfield". Guess what? My spouse's name would be the same! We both have Lee as a middle name.
The name sounds like a banker in Pine Valley, don't you think?
What would your soap opera name be? Explain your character's motivation, too.
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miki
Apr 4, 2009 @ 10:42 am | delete
- mine is a bit wierd: mincer oatlands
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BigGirlBlue
Mar 18, 2009 @ 7:51 pm | delete
- Eva Meadow
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Feb 26, 2009 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- Carolyn Windflower, she sounds like a light-headed whispy lady to me.
Brenda
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AdrienneJenkins
Feb 24, 2009 @ 7:02 pm | delete
- Tomi O. Since I live on a letter street.
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Find More Silly Name Games
Have included the "Captain Underpants" name game that a visitor to this page referred to in a comment.
- Meme-ories ? Trees for the forest
- "Trees for the forest" Blog
"Meme-ories"
I love these silly name games. This one comes from Moonbeam McQueen (spy name - Spring Sweetpea - the best!). Play along!! I want to know everyon - Meme: Whats in a Name? Moonbeam McQueen
- Moonbeam McQueen
Meme: Whats in aName? January 10, 2008 at 7:23 pm
(Blogging, meme, name generator)
Here's a fun MeMe from LethalEuphoria's site. It's kind of a do-it-yourself name generator.
1. My rock star name (first pet a - Captain Underpants: Laffs
- In Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, the evil Professor uses the Name Change-o-Chart 2000 to change everyone's normal names into silly names.
Evil, isn't it?
In Big Trouble
The Names Game can be found in this mystery novel
In Big Trouble (Tess Monaghan Mysteries)
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I really enjoyed this novel by Laura Lippman. I enjoy all her books, come to think of it. Check out my page: Laura Lippman
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Feb 26, 2009 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- Fun page...I think I rather like Carolyn Windflower...
Carolyn
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Crissy
Feb 15, 2009 @ 11:35 am | delete
- WHAT? My porno name is Mindy Shade?!
Hmm..I LIKE IT!
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