Little quiz for ya:
Here’s a little quiz for your Thursday enjoyment. See if you can answer the following.
1) Remember I mentioned I was going to be writing a book? Well I’ve been doing some planning for it, outlining plot and such, and also choosing character names. After long, long consideration I decided on the two names for the main characters, who will end up in a relationship for most of the book. So I wanted the names to not only fit what I envision for each character but also work well together. When I finally chose them I was very pleased with myself and promptly wrote an email to Hubby listing the character names, but as soon as I wrote them next to each other I realized why I thought they sounded so good together, as well as why I can’t use them. The names were Lil and James. Why can’t I use them?
2) What do you think this is?
I’ll give you a hint about where we were to help you out.
What is he pointing at? That one’s hypothetical - I have no idea.
3) This is related to number 1. What was the name of a fairly jockish and popular but nice guy in your middle school or high school? I don’t want the name of the jack ass who thought he was too cool for school. I want the name of the down to earth guy that seemed to get along with most everyone and was genuinely kind to even the people that weren’t jocks or popular or whatever. See how I use you all?
1. will they have a child named Harry?
2. some form of fried dough with powdered sugar. I’d probably eat it.
3. Kevin and Scott fit that description. of course, the jack-ass? also named Scott.
Comment by Valarie — October 26, 2006 @ 2:14 pm
But what is inside the fried dough? Mwahaha! And yes, I did eat it.
Comment by beth — October 26, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
only answering #3 but— came here after seeing a link on another blog—
Here are a few names:
-Jay (who actually is my husband but, he didn’t go to my high school but he was that guy)
-Will
-Todd
Comment by Jen — October 26, 2006 @ 3:26 pm
Michael … always a good name.
(Okay. I’m being narcissistic here.)
Mike
http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.com/
Comment by Mike — October 26, 2006 @ 4:00 pm
I have no idea what the answer is to the first one. As for the last question -
Greg
I had a big crush on a jock named Greg who had Tom Brady (Patriots quarterback) good looks. Really, the guy ended up being a male model. He was tall and lean and yummy-licious.
Comment by Mrs. Chicky — October 26, 2006 @ 4:43 pm
Oh yeah, Harry Potter. I didn’t get the connection till I read the comments.
In my school the nice guys and most of the jackasses were all named Jason. Also a few Sals and Joeys. I grew up in Jersey.
Comment by Kelli in the Mirror — October 26, 2006 @ 4:43 pm
Whoa, the first one went way over my head until I read the comments. And the nice jock was named Shane (never Sean) or possibly Jay.
Comment by Beck — October 26, 2006 @ 7:49 pm
1. I have no idea.
Does it have pumpkin filling per chance? And Sam must be pointing at the Great Pumpkin.
2. Something yummy and full of calories.
3. Kevin (just a coincidence that that is my husband’s name, although he is the all-around nice guy) or Andrew. I agree with Kelli on the Jason.
Comment by Jenn — October 26, 2006 @ 9:07 pm
I knew a guy like that named Colin (he spelled it Callin, though). Good luck!
Comment by amyjane — October 26, 2006 @ 10:39 pm
Sheesh. I can’t remember people I met yesterday, let alone in high school.
But I’ll try to think and come back.
PS I knew Harry. I did.
Comment by sari — October 26, 2006 @ 11:31 pm
Are they blueberry scones? Whatever they are, they look delicious.
Steve and Shaun.
Comment by ABC Momma — October 26, 2006 @ 11:59 pm
It looks like blueberry filling. Pumpkin blueberry icing sugared blobs.
Here are some names Robbie. Steven. Craig.
Comment by Mama D — October 27, 2006 @ 12:16 am
Chocolate? Chocolate is a good filling. Jock names in school of genuinely nice guys- the cutest & nicest of all was Zack. Damon & Erik were very nice, too.
Comment by Adventures In Babywearing — October 27, 2006 @ 10:48 am
#1 seems to have been figured out! #2, pumpkin scones? I have nop idea, but they are covered in powdered sugar so I want them
#3, some guy named Chris, not too exciting, but that was his name!
Comment by katie — October 27, 2006 @ 11:11 am
Lee, Jonathan
Comment by GranolaGirl12 — October 27, 2006 @ 2:47 pm
Ed or Bob– No one has suggested those.
Comment by jaybee4000 — October 27, 2006 @ 3:49 pm
The cool, down-to-earth jocks in my old school: Zack, Jon, Tyson, and Travis.
Comment by Christina — October 27, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
My down-to-earth jocks: Harvey, Bret, Mike, Scott.
Comment by mopsy — October 28, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
Pat Day was that genuine guy who everyone got along with.
Looks like pumpkin cream puffs with chocolate cream in there!
Comment by Gina — October 30, 2006 @ 2:40 am
Is that some sort of jam in the middle of yummy, bad-for-you, fried goodness?
since the first question has been covered I will address the last question. The best nice-guy-crush-licious that I can think of?… You don’t wanna use his name. Gordon Seimans. Bummer, huh?
Options.
*Brett Carter
*Justin Glass
*Trey Beck (Yowza! He was more in the HS set… His name was actually some long William Attenborough Fredrick Yakkity Smakkity Beck the Third… but he went by Trey. Was the Validictorian and Harvard bound, but dropped out for four years first to do the GreenPeace thing…. yum!)
Comment by bon — October 30, 2006 @ 1:38 pm
they are fried oreos…YUM!
Comment by Julia — November 2, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
oh and to answer number 3 his name was Morgan….he was super cool and all the girls liked him and he was friends with everyone….sigh…
Comment by Julia — November 2, 2006 @ 6:51 pm