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| + | The punchline for this one is in the title text as Renesmee is the name of Renesmee Cullen, who is the baby born in the book and movie, {{w|Twilight (series)|Twilight}} to parents Edward and Bella. Edward and Bella get "Renesmee" from an amalgamation of the names of Bella's mother, Renée, and Edward's adoptive mother, Esme. |
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− | This comic is a list of comically terrible baby names invented by Randall. It may relate to his other comics about why he shouldn't be allowed to have access to babies.
| + | Randall's point above stands. All those names are terrible, but not nearly as terrible as the name Renesmee. |
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− | This is a list of the names with a short description:
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− | * Ponzi - An Italian surname, most often associated with "{{w|Ponzi scheme}}".
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− | * Eeemily - A corruption of "Emily". May also be a marketing plug for the {{w|Asus Eee}} brand.
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− | * Fire Fire - Even a single "Fire" would be odd as a name, at least in the American dialects. It would also not be a good idea to call your child's name in a crowded place. This name could also be the inverse of "Ice Ice", a common joke baby name referencing Ice Ice Baby.
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− | * Chipotla - A frequent mispronounciation of {{w|Chipotle|chipotle}} chili or the popular {{w|Chipotle Mexican Grill}} restaurant chain. Many people would readily attempt to correct you when you called your child's name. Possibly reads as a feminine version of ''chipotle''.
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− | * Astamouthe - Could be pronounced "{{w|Ass to mouth}}".
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− | * Eggsperm - A child is conceived by combining an egg and a sperm, this child's name is conceived by combining the names of the two things.
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− | * [sound of record scratch] - This cannot be spelled or reliably pronounced.{{Citation needed}} Likely a reference to any movie where a record scratch plays and the protagonist says "that's me".
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− | * Parsley - {{w|Parsley}} is an herb and is not commonly used as a name unlike other herbs like {{w|Rosemary}} and {{w|Sage}}. It is, however, probably the least terrible name on this list.
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− | * Hot'n'Juicy Ann - "Ann" is a normal name. Prefacing it with the sexual "Hot'n'Juicy" would not be appropriate for a child's name.
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− | * Ovari - Female reproductive organ, {{w|Ovary|misspelled}}.
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− | * Friendly - Odd enough on its own, but when referring to her possessions it would create confusion with the restaurant {{w|Friendly's}}. Can also be humorous in introductions - "Hi I'm Friendly and I hate you."
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− | * Sean (pronounced "seen") - While this isn't an incorrect pronunciation, the more common pronunciation would be "Shawn". Very likely a reference to the name of the actor Sean Bean (whose name is pronounced Shawn Been), which uses the exact same pairing of letters for two pronunciations.
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− | * Joyst - Corruption of "Joyce". May also refer to the term "joist", which is a beam used in construction to support ceilings or floors, or the first part of the word "joystick", a video game controller.
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− | A further analysis of baby names is presented by Randall in the [[Blag]] post "[http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/01/31/the-baby-name-wizard/ The Baby Name Wizard]".
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− | Renesmee (from the title text) is the name of {{w|Renesmee Cullen#Renesmee Cullen|Renesmee Cullen}}, who is the baby born in the book and movie {{w|Breaking Dawn}} to parents Edward and Bella. Edward and Bella get "Renesmee" from an amalgamation of the names of Bella's mother, Renée, and Edward's adoptive mother, Esme. [[Randall]]'s point is that all those names are terrible, but (arguably) not nearly as terrible as the name Renesmee.
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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
− | :[Cueball sits at a desk, thinking with his hand on his chin, his other hand holding a pen over a piece of paper. Megan stands behind him, looking over his shoulder, also with her hand on her chin.] | + | :[Cueball sits at a desk, thinking with his hand on his chin, his other hand holding a pen over a piece of paper. Megan stands behind him, looking over his shoulder, also with her hand on her chin.] |
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− | :[Above the drawing is the list they are writing by hand.] | + | :[Above the drawing is the list they are writing, in handwriting.] |
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| :Names for daughter | | :Names for daughter |
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| :# Parsley | | :# Parsley |
| :# Hot'n'Juicy Ann | | :# Hot'n'Juicy Ann |
− | :# Ovari | + | :# Ovary |
| :# Friendly | | :# Friendly |
| :# Sean (pronounced "seen") | | :# Sean (pronounced "seen") |
| :# Joyst | | :# Joyst |
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− | ==Trivia==
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− | *Eemili is a real Finnish (man's) name, cognate to Aemilius/Emil in other European languages.
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| {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
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| [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |
| [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] |
− | [[Category:Comics with babies]] | + | [[Category:Charts]] |