This evening, while coming out of the Wal*Mart parking lot -- yes, I know -- I was behind a minivan of a soccer mom. I knew she was a soccer mom because she had decals on the back of the van, two of soccer balls and one of a cheerleader. Those decals also had the names of her children.
And those children are Caitlyn, Tyler, and Madison.
Why then, this is hell, nor am I out of it.
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4 comments:
If you combine both Madison and Maddison together, it becomes the 7th most popular name in the Australian state of Victoria since 2000.
https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/popular-names
Nick: I know that there are people who spell Madison with two D's, but I choose to ignore their existence. I'm afraid there is no help for them in this world at all.
I hate those creepy car stickers so much!
When will we finally start hearing about children named Taft and Harding?
(Word verification: "slytor". Seems a shame for that to come up on a non-SFnal post.)
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