tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744146056017236319.post3691076245259076221..comments2013-09-26T10:01:57.540-07:00Comments on Sunshine Mugrabi: NYT's Story a Story Machine. Coincidence?Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355540035019363654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744146056017236319.post-73530975250676590652008-01-12T14:23:00.000-08:002008-01-12T14:23:00.000-08:00see:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?s...see:<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17869371<BR/><BR/>Weekend Edition Saturday, January 5, 2008 · Larry Ashmead is the author of the book Bertha Venation: And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People. Ashmead talks with Scott Simon about the list of improbable and amusing names he has compiled over the years. The names range from his mother's friend, Bettina Button, to a dentist named Dr. Fang.Zierothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974982093517112255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744146056017236319.post-62822945426735074672008-01-12T14:08:00.000-08:002008-01-12T14:08:00.000-08:00Sunshine's uncle has the adopted surname "Ditto," ...Sunshine's uncle has the adopted surname "Ditto," coming from the Latin root "decare" and meaning "having been spoken for." Not surprisingly, he took the name when he was spoken for after marrying the former Beverly Botto. Combined with his given name, "DeWitt" the new name was a kind of anagram. Moreover, it foretold the intentions of the married couple who now have a little Ditto.Zierothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974982093517112255noreply@blogger.com