The Name Game

Scott Scott bo-bot, banana fanna fo fot.....Do you all remember the old name game? Have to admit that names have been on our minds lately, specifically as we struggle to give our little man a first name!
It should be easy, right? Lots of folks I know have beloved names selected for their children long before they even begin their families and those names somehow just seem to be right for the child in question. Then there are the families that debate name selections, tossing out potential selections with crazy zeal & agonizing over the right moniker. In their quest they might seek out advice from trusted family/friends, purchase a baby name book with over 5,001 available names (and their meanings) or they might even, in a dark and desperate hour, take to their computers to post ( er, I mean research) their dilemma. Naturally this latter family is purely hypothetical and I feel for that family, wandering through their days with a sweet baby known only as B.B. ( Baby Brother ) or even fondly, Little Man. Its these poor creatures whose extended family members are forced to take drastic steps (and) often at their own risk. Imagine the poor Mimi ( Grandma ) who must, with great stealth, wedge a copy of a popular baby name book into the cupboards of the indecisive couple, hoping it might spark a winner from between its covers. Picture the pure desperation of an Aunt being reduced to taking aside the older sibling of said unnamed baby and planting names choices. I know......I know, oh gentle souls....I should have given this post a PG 13 rating!
So what is an undecided couple to do? Close their eyes, open a page in the name book and point? I think not! Imagine the discomfort of finding that same finger tip resting smugly on the name Herndon ( which actually has a beautiful meaning....nature loving...ummm...not that I would know! ) or Montague, which may only be fitting for a baby featured in a classical epic tale. But in a sea ( or classroom ) of Ryan's, Max's, Logan's, Ben's, Sam's & Colin's, how would such a child fair?
So, undecided couples must continue to seek advice, scour the pages of name books and test out each potential option for possible nicknames, hidden spelling/pronunciation issues, and the dreaded other kids on the playground rhyming schemes.( Course I don't think girls actually do this? Do they? Maybe its a guy thing. ) Its a lot to consider, especially when one member of said undecided couple is capable of plucking from an unlimited number of offensive movie characters ( even B movies! ), silly rhymes or potential pitfalls for every name put forth, relegating that name to the, "most likely not" pile. And the quest goes on.
Yours Truly,
Lisa Lisa bo bisa, banana fana fo fisa.... me my momisa....Lisa

Disclaimer: The above post is purely fictional & intended for mature audiences only; no Herndon's or Montague's were injured in the making of this post.