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"Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren once received a letter from a Mr. Hooker, a relative of General Joseph Hooker of Civil War fame. 'I don’t know how my family name became a synonym for prostitute, whore, or harlot, but I find it very offensive', he said. The writer went on to say that his son contemplated a name change because his fiancee 'doesn’t want to be a ‘Hooker,’ and she says if she has daughters she doesn’t want them to be ‘Hookers,’ either.' The origin of Hooker, as a surname, has nothing to do with 'the world’s oldest profession.' Instead...
Surnames developed gradually and casually in the Middle Ages, not through a formal or legal system. In a growing population, there was a need to distinguish people with the same common first names within a village or town, and last names came about as a means of sorting who was who on the tax lists. But oftentimes our ancestors were saddled with surnames originating as uncomplimentary nicknames...
Blackinthemouth, Wiselheade (Weaselhead), Broadgirdel, Giddyhead, Druncard (Drunkard), Sot, Badneighbor, Bastard, Devil, Hellicate (Hellcat), Gabbers, Piggesflesh and Hoggesflesh are among these surnames, some of which are prefaced with the Norman le (meaning 'the'). The meanings of other surnames are not as easily apparent, such as Gadling or Gedling (a gossiper), Bugg (uncouth or weird), le Burgulian (the braggart), le Crump (a crooked back), Haine (wretched), Turk (rowdy), Clapp (obese) and Luske (slothful). Two Irish examples are Crotty (hunchback) and Fogarty (an outlaw or someone who has been banished).
Coote may have been a nickname for a bald man, comparing him to a fowl... But somewhere along the way, coot became slang for 'stupid' or 'foolish'. Another unflattering aviary nickname was Woodcock, meaning 'gullible', because (like the bird) he was easily caught. Le Lewed, though not meaning lewd, implied simplicity or ignorance. In Fourteenth Century Norfolk, Craske was a familiar raunchy take on the French cras and the Latin crassus. Not surprisingly, Richard le Cras and Stephen Crassus were Norfolk residents...
A number of unflattering surnames disappeared, due to an ancestor’s relocation, the family’s efforts in changing the spelling and pronunciation of their name, or simply dropping it all together. In Surnames, DNA, and Family History, authors George Redmonds, Turi King, and David Hey give an example of a Yorkshire family named Smallbehind who became Smallbend.
'As time wore on, and the nation became more refined, there was an attempt made, successful in many instances, to throw off the more objectionable of these names', Bardsley wrote. 'Some were so utterly gross and ribald as even in that day to sink into almost instant oblivion.'
Foulfish and Polecat faded, while Fool vanished rather quickly...
Not all shocking surnames faded into oblivion, however. Augustine Bastard is found in Devonshire during the reign of Edward II (1317-1327). Of Augustine’s surname, Bardsley remarks it was 'proudly borne by at least one ancient English county family'...
Hogg did not necessarily derive from a derogatory nickname. Instead, it may refer to an ancestor who worked as a butcher. Nevertheless, some American Hoggs prefer to pronounce their name as if it were spelled Hoag. The British, by no means, held a monopoly on derogatory names. Holsapple, an Americanization from Holzapfel (crabapple, indicating a sour disposition) and Bos (audacious or reckless) are both German. Broms (annoying) is Swedish, and Bobo (stammering) is Spanish.
In the Netherlands, my own ancestors became known as Slecht, the Dutch word for 'bad'... The new name stuck, and descendants continue to bear that surname, though it has been Americanized to Slack, Slaght, Slaught and Sleight.
Similarly, a friend received an e-mail from a farmer in Gordola, Switzerland— the home of her Robasciotti ancestors— with a note on the meaning of the surname. I don’t know if I must tell you this... in our Italian dialect the word robasciot means ‘stealing of cow or sheep dung'...
American last names have gone through so many transformations in spelling and sound, that only an in-depth genealogical study can answer the question of its meaning in a particular family— if at all.
As for my friend with the ancestral surname linked to dung theft, she learned that one of her Robasciotti forebears married into an English family named Crapp."
General George Hooker was notorious for his troops' entourage of loose women, prostitutes, and promiscuity. In some circles, a hooker is someone who makes rugs. It may be unfortunate for people in the 21st century to be saddled with that name, but whatcha gonna do?
('I know! Let's twirl across the hood of a police car to the sound of exciting trumpet-music and, while we're at it, jump on the hood of another, from a different angle!')
But anyway, different things, like names/name-mashups, push different people's buttons differently or not at all. Jim's response above for example perplexes me a little, but then I'm not Jim, nor anyone else. Here's to that, to diversity.
I know and/or have known people who could/can push my buttons without even trying and others who've tried so hard, to absolutely no effect. LOL
When I was a maintenance manager I had a planner who worked for me who I came to realize wasn’t receiving any of my emails; many that contained important information necessary for our work. It took us a while to figure out the IT security department was censoring her because her name was Sammye Hooker.
Too cute! Thanks to you, I let the next video run:
"If I was to personify the American Woodcock, it would be the person who marches to the beat of their own drum. The kid in high school who always tucked his t-shirts into his jeans, or the black sheep in the family. The one who is comfortable with their nonconformity because, well, it just makes sense to them.
This bird is comfortable in its own feathers, and it should be. In some ways, it was literally built backwards from how most other birds are. But the differences don't stop there. It dances, it struts, it becomes motionless when threatened. Packed within this robin-sized bird is a ton of endearing quirkiness. It's hard not to adore these birds.
Like a pet with a long list of nicknames, this bird has several monikers. It answers to the timberdoodle, the bog sucker, the hokumpoke, the Labrador twister, the mudsnipe and the night partridge.
Scolopax minor is its scientific name, and although it is technically a type of sandpiper and considered a shore bird, it's more likely to be found along the edges of woodlands and marshes than running along a beach."
Diversity is great, as long as it's free/grassroots and isn't top-down engineered.
Nevertheless, WRT my comment regarding button-pushing, if my last name was to be 'engineered', 'Robasciotti', it wouldn't faze me, since I do a bit of food-related gardening and therefore appreciate good compost.
Yes, Hellcat sounds fun. Perhaps that just goes to show you that, along with language, itself, names, such as if they're hung onto, can change, lose, or even gain in, their meanings over time.
Neo didn't like being called 'Mr. Anderson', incidentally, perhaps because it was the name that the Matrix gave him. ;)
If it has not been wiped, the Vindman brothers at about 4 years old are in a Ken Burns doc about Ellis island, immigration, etc. Cannot recall the name of the program but Amazing Polly a one time podcaster revealed it. Their names were given as was the woman who was identified as their caregiver. Something sinister about them growing up and immersed into American political deep state.
LCL Vindman looked like the Pillsbury Doughboy in his uniform when he testified against his president during the first impeachment hearing. I thought for sure that if one of his buttons popped off, the force would shatter the camera lens trained on him.
Don't forget Alexander Vindman. He is a traitor loyal to Ukraine, not America. Check out Cringeman's remarkably dumb attacks on me thinking I'm a real Russian agent: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/alexander-vindman-cringeman-cringestack-kgb
"Cringeman" -- ??? Political puns not allowed here. They lower the tone of the conversation.
"Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren once received a letter from a Mr. Hooker, a relative of General Joseph Hooker of Civil War fame. 'I don’t know how my family name became a synonym for prostitute, whore, or harlot, but I find it very offensive', he said. The writer went on to say that his son contemplated a name change because his fiancee 'doesn’t want to be a ‘Hooker,’ and she says if she has daughters she doesn’t want them to be ‘Hookers,’ either.' The origin of Hooker, as a surname, has nothing to do with 'the world’s oldest profession.' Instead...
Surnames developed gradually and casually in the Middle Ages, not through a formal or legal system. In a growing population, there was a need to distinguish people with the same common first names within a village or town, and last names came about as a means of sorting who was who on the tax lists. But oftentimes our ancestors were saddled with surnames originating as uncomplimentary nicknames...
Blackinthemouth, Wiselheade (Weaselhead), Broadgirdel, Giddyhead, Druncard (Drunkard), Sot, Badneighbor, Bastard, Devil, Hellicate (Hellcat), Gabbers, Piggesflesh and Hoggesflesh are among these surnames, some of which are prefaced with the Norman le (meaning 'the'). The meanings of other surnames are not as easily apparent, such as Gadling or Gedling (a gossiper), Bugg (uncouth or weird), le Burgulian (the braggart), le Crump (a crooked back), Haine (wretched), Turk (rowdy), Clapp (obese) and Luske (slothful). Two Irish examples are Crotty (hunchback) and Fogarty (an outlaw or someone who has been banished).
Coote may have been a nickname for a bald man, comparing him to a fowl... But somewhere along the way, coot became slang for 'stupid' or 'foolish'. Another unflattering aviary nickname was Woodcock, meaning 'gullible', because (like the bird) he was easily caught. Le Lewed, though not meaning lewd, implied simplicity or ignorance. In Fourteenth Century Norfolk, Craske was a familiar raunchy take on the French cras and the Latin crassus. Not surprisingly, Richard le Cras and Stephen Crassus were Norfolk residents...
A number of unflattering surnames disappeared, due to an ancestor’s relocation, the family’s efforts in changing the spelling and pronunciation of their name, or simply dropping it all together. In Surnames, DNA, and Family History, authors George Redmonds, Turi King, and David Hey give an example of a Yorkshire family named Smallbehind who became Smallbend.
'As time wore on, and the nation became more refined, there was an attempt made, successful in many instances, to throw off the more objectionable of these names', Bardsley wrote. 'Some were so utterly gross and ribald as even in that day to sink into almost instant oblivion.'
Foulfish and Polecat faded, while Fool vanished rather quickly...
Not all shocking surnames faded into oblivion, however. Augustine Bastard is found in Devonshire during the reign of Edward II (1317-1327). Of Augustine’s surname, Bardsley remarks it was 'proudly borne by at least one ancient English county family'...
Hogg did not necessarily derive from a derogatory nickname. Instead, it may refer to an ancestor who worked as a butcher. Nevertheless, some American Hoggs prefer to pronounce their name as if it were spelled Hoag. The British, by no means, held a monopoly on derogatory names. Holsapple, an Americanization from Holzapfel (crabapple, indicating a sour disposition) and Bos (audacious or reckless) are both German. Broms (annoying) is Swedish, and Bobo (stammering) is Spanish.
In the Netherlands, my own ancestors became known as Slecht, the Dutch word for 'bad'... The new name stuck, and descendants continue to bear that surname, though it has been Americanized to Slack, Slaght, Slaught and Sleight.
Similarly, a friend received an e-mail from a farmer in Gordola, Switzerland— the home of her Robasciotti ancestors— with a note on the meaning of the surname. I don’t know if I must tell you this... in our Italian dialect the word robasciot means ‘stealing of cow or sheep dung'...
American last names have gone through so many transformations in spelling and sound, that only an in-depth genealogical study can answer the question of its meaning in a particular family— if at all.
As for my friend with the ancestral surname linked to dung theft, she learned that one of her Robasciotti forebears married into an English family named Crapp."
~ James Pylant, Genealogy Magazine
General George Hooker was notorious for his troops' entourage of loose women, prostitutes, and promiscuity. In some circles, a hooker is someone who makes rugs. It may be unfortunate for people in the 21st century to be saddled with that name, but whatcha gonna do?
TJ Hooker:
youtu.be/CRD9hCkpQ-c?si=3bvRnRgIm5t-k1bw
Cheesy stuff...
('I know! Let's twirl across the hood of a police car to the sound of exciting trumpet-music and, while we're at it, jump on the hood of another, from a different angle!')
But anyway, different things, like names/name-mashups, push different people's buttons differently or not at all. Jim's response above for example perplexes me a little, but then I'm not Jim, nor anyone else. Here's to that, to diversity.
I know and/or have known people who could/can push my buttons without even trying and others who've tried so hard, to absolutely no effect. LOL
There is a town in Somerset County, PA named Hollsopple.
When I was a maintenance manager I had a planner who worked for me who I came to realize wasn’t receiving any of my emails; many that contained important information necessary for our work. It took us a while to figure out the IT security department was censoring her because her name was Sammye Hooker.
"Ok, guys, the fun's over. Put the name back." ;)
+1 Many thanks! "Robasciotti" would make an outstanding name for the next overhyped, unnecessary AI intrusion.
However, Mr. Woodcock allows himself to be "easily caught" the better to ensnare the female heart with his dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6nj9AgY7M
Too cute! Thanks to you, I let the next video run:
"If I was to personify the American Woodcock, it would be the person who marches to the beat of their own drum. The kid in high school who always tucked his t-shirts into his jeans, or the black sheep in the family. The one who is comfortable with their nonconformity because, well, it just makes sense to them.
This bird is comfortable in its own feathers, and it should be. In some ways, it was literally built backwards from how most other birds are. But the differences don't stop there. It dances, it struts, it becomes motionless when threatened. Packed within this robin-sized bird is a ton of endearing quirkiness. It's hard not to adore these birds.
Like a pet with a long list of nicknames, this bird has several monikers. It answers to the timberdoodle, the bog sucker, the hokumpoke, the Labrador twister, the mudsnipe and the night partridge.
Scolopax minor is its scientific name, and although it is technically a type of sandpiper and considered a shore bird, it's more likely to be found along the edges of woodlands and marshes than running along a beach."
~ youtu.be/97nnyyvXzmA?si=Xf1dq1Kj40MTV7RT
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Diversity is great, as long as it's free/grassroots and isn't top-down engineered.
Nevertheless, WRT my comment regarding button-pushing, if my last name was to be 'engineered', 'Robasciotti', it wouldn't faze me, since I do a bit of food-related gardening and therefore appreciate good compost.
Noice!!! xD
I like “Hellcat” as a last name. Interesting list.
Yes, Hellcat sounds fun. Perhaps that just goes to show you that, along with language, itself, names, such as if they're hung onto, can change, lose, or even gain in, their meanings over time.
Neo didn't like being called 'Mr. Anderson', incidentally, perhaps because it was the name that the Matrix gave him. ;)
@jim
Have you read through some of these posts a pun while annoying is hardly what is lowering the tone or quality of conversations here.
Or Mayorkas and Blinken.
If it has not been wiped, the Vindman brothers at about 4 years old are in a Ken Burns doc about Ellis island, immigration, etc. Cannot recall the name of the program but Amazing Polly a one time podcaster revealed it. Their names were given as was the woman who was identified as their caregiver. Something sinister about them growing up and immersed into American political deep state.
You must be doing something right, you have all the crazies after you.
what a creep
Creep
youtu.be/sT1DdO3SISg?si=j2XPvFoBL-ZgKFm-
Love this song!!
This one is good too ❤️❤️
youtu.be/zFYEYRcjK2g?si=w781_47W7yj96APT
Oh I know that one, goes well with the last...
The lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, alas, died some time ago.
Yes, he overdosed on a tour bus. So many of them do.
Samantha powers?
Ick!
Aren't you still banned from his Substack like the rest of us?
LCL Vindman looked like the Pillsbury Doughboy in his uniform when he testified against his president during the first impeachment hearing. I thought for sure that if one of his buttons popped off, the force would shatter the camera lens trained on him.