Laddie’s takin’ names and kickin’ ass

Friday 17 July 2015, 11.12am HKT


9.46am local time, 30°C (86°F) but the AC’s on (so it’s 19°/66°F)

cat wagging tail

I’M not really one for naming anything that breathes at night, but it’ll do this time.

Yes, I know that sentence is ambiguous, — it’s NAMING things at night, not things that BREATHE at night, thankyouverymuch.

It’s English, c’mon.

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The name of the game is in the NAME

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 8.04am HKT


(Updated with additional ‘information’ since posting, hehehe)

spuds and bricks

IF you want a ‘power’ name, you’ve come to the right place.

Names for persons, for firms, characters, project names — you name it — and many take to me as the first port of call for advice for the longest time.

To wit, my invention “The Lipsync Lawyer” (among others) last April.

I’m flattered, but honestly too, I have to wonder about how some people dream up names, especially names for kids or for themselves.

Like this lot.

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Amended to fit in with the blog’s style and requirements (hah!):

Answer by The Naked Listener:

This question keeps showing up on my feed and it’s getting on my nerves (no offence to the asker, who is blameless for this), so I might as well answer it.

we will wok you

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