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Thats fighting words breh
The power of names
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Thats fighting words breh
from 1 to 12....2 boys 4 girls
Turk
Young, Gifted, and Black
32...had my first son at 19....he'll be 13 next monthHow old are you breh?
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
Yes, names have power. Look up Hebrew Gematria. I used to visit this site all the time for name breakdowns: kabalarians.com
The name game - the weird science of nominative determinism
Nominative determinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nominative determinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Business
Bob Diamond President and CEO of Barclays, who received a bonus of £6.5 million this year
Rich Ricci CEO of Barclays Capital who was paid £44 million last year
Sir Fred Goodwin Former CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland, who negotiated a £16 million pension before leaving the sinking ship
Rick Wagoner Former head of General Motors
Patty Turner Late wife of McDonald's CEO Fred Turner
Tabloid Favourites
Abi Titmuss Former nurse turned glamour model
Amy Winehouse Singer-songwriter known for her substance abuse
Chris Moneymaker The first amateur winner of the $2.5m prize World Series of Poker in 2003
Lorena Bobbit Cut off her husband's penis
Christopher 'Dudus' CokeJamaican drug lord
Politics
Bill Cash MP who claimed more than £15,000 in expenses to pay his daughter's rent.
Sir Richard Makepeace Former British Consul-General in Jerusalem
Larry Speakes Former White House spokesman, under Ronald Reagan
John Doolittle & Tom DeLayRepublicans who argued against any action on the ozone hole
Academia/Science
Sir Michael Scholar President of St John's College, Oxford
Alan Heavens Professor of Astrophysics at Edinburgh University
Dr. Richard Chopp Leading urologist specialising in vasectomies
Lionel Tiger and Robin FoxAuthors of The Imperial Animal
Law
Lord Igor Judge Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir John Grant McKenzie LawsOne of the Lords Justices of Appeal
Wright Hassall Solicitors' firm in Leamington Spa
Sue Yoo Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell legal firm, New York
Religion
Cardinal Jaime Sin was a Catholic Archbishop in the Philippines
Entertainment
Ray Bates Former director of the Irish National Lottery
Samantha Bond Played Miss Moneypenny in four Bond films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day
Sara Blizzard Weather presenter for East Midlands Today.
Mr T(heodore) Hee Responsible for most of the early comic storylines for Walt Disney films
Sport
Robbie Fowler Footballer, formerly of Liverpool FC, now with Perth Glory
Peter Bowler English-born Australian cricketer
Arsene Wenger Manager of Arsenal football club
Benjamin Millepied Principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and choreographer (also Natalie Portman's fiancé)
Marina Stepanova Former Soviet athlete, she was the first woman
to run under 53 seconds in the
400m hurdles
Mike Spinner BMX rider famous for his spins
Scott Speed Former Formula One racing driver
Usain Bolt Holder of the 100m and 200m world records
Layne Beachley Seven times women's surfing world champion
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no wonder people always walk all over me
yes TurkquanAm I the only one who thinks names have a significant impact on your life?
For instance if you name your daughter Jezebel you're already setting up negativity in her life.
I feel like I have to pick a name that has a good meaning for everything. Even for something as mundane as internet user names it has to mean something for me personally.
Anyone else feel the same?
ETA: i have a cac name....i don't know how I really feel about it. My last name kinda cancels it out since its fairly difficult to pronounce.
I want to name my kids simple African names, or biblical names (though i'm not really active in christianity, but a few of them sound cool to me): like Afrifa (boy), Kesia (girl), Ezanna (boy), Nema (boy), Enshira (girl), Ezra (boy)
i've put this into deep thought.
would like to have my first kid by 28 (was 25 before), hopefully i could honor that
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funny because Jerome and Tyrone are European names.Tough question indeed
How much of a disadvantage are "stereotypical black names" though?
I dislike European names and how common they are
You don't necessarily have to give them European names for them to assimilate into larger society. I don't plan on giving my kids European or "stereotypical black names" either
Carechimba.I got an ol Colombian plastic surgeon ass name
notPsychosiz
I started this gangsta sh-
All nerds like myself know this from Dungeons & Dragons.
Knowing a person or object's true name grants you power over it.
Name Mage (3.5e Prestige Class) - Dungeons and Dragons Wiki
Before you say thats ridiculous... think about the power in it. If a stripper or porn star is getting smart with you and you say 'Simmer down Linda' instead of calling her Candy Apples or whatever she is known to most as, she will immediately yield.
If ToughGuy187 is telling you how he's gonna beat your ass online and you reply with 'Is that so David?' You can practically feel the fear emanate through the monitor.
Name magic is potent stuff.
Name magic exists in the real world. Trust me.
According to D&D rules, a person like Rick Ross (the rapper) is at least a 9th level Name Mage because he has successfully used the spell-like ability 'nametaker':
(from the handbook)
9th level Name Mage may take the name of any target whose True Name he knows. The target still exists, but no one remembers him except the caster. His family is now someone else's family. The stuff he did are remembered as if someone else had doen them. Those who were particularly close to the traget will notice discrepancies ("You say you saved my life at the Battle of the Gate? No, you must be mistaken, Dustin Chronicles did... Wait a minute, I didn't meet Dustin till three months after that battle. What's going on?")
Knowing a person or object's true name grants you power over it.
Name Mage (3.5e Prestige Class) - Dungeons and Dragons Wiki
Before you say thats ridiculous... think about the power in it. If a stripper or porn star is getting smart with you and you say 'Simmer down Linda' instead of calling her Candy Apples or whatever she is known to most as, she will immediately yield.
If ToughGuy187 is telling you how he's gonna beat your ass online and you reply with 'Is that so David?' You can practically feel the fear emanate through the monitor.
Name magic is potent stuff.
Name magic exists in the real world. Trust me.
According to D&D rules, a person like Rick Ross (the rapper) is at least a 9th level Name Mage because he has successfully used the spell-like ability 'nametaker':
(from the handbook)
9th level Name Mage may take the name of any target whose True Name he knows. The target still exists, but no one remembers him except the caster. His family is now someone else's family. The stuff he did are remembered as if someone else had doen them. Those who were particularly close to the traget will notice discrepancies ("You say you saved my life at the Battle of the Gate? No, you must be mistaken, Dustin Chronicles did... Wait a minute, I didn't meet Dustin till three months after that battle. What's going on?")
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