The Knack of Naming

Do you remember those kids you knew in school, the ones with the odd or embarrassing names? We had a couple. There was one kid whose last name was Dickgraber. Because of that name, he wasn't very popular, and was mercilessly teased. I didn't really know him, but I felt sorry for him. When someone would shout the name, he'd spin on his heels and shout, "It's DICK-GRAY-BER!" You could hear it all the way across the commons at Merritt Island High School.

My mom wanted to name me Mindy after her favorite doll. My grandmother said I HAD to have a formal name, because that was just the right way to name a kid. So, I was born and named Melinda. However, I have never gone by that name.

I was the only Mindy I knew (until after high school graduation), and although I liked having a different name, I didn't like the attention that came with having a different name (at the time...now I wouldn't trade my name for any other). However, when the TV show "Mork and Mindy" came out, that changed my name forever. Just about every man I meet says it. You know what they ask, right?

"Where's Mork?"
I always felt like replying, "I don't know...maybe up your butt?" I never did, though.

I don't know why they instantly associate me with Mork. It might be because I do have a vague resemblance to Pam Dauber, who played "Mindy." Or it may be because I'm alien-friendly (not really), or maybe because I'm simply weird.

Me then

Pam Then

Pam Recent

Me Recent

Wow, trying to get those pics up wasn't easy. Anyway, you can maybe see the resemblance if you have an imagination.

The point I guess I'm trying to make, is that names are important. I don't know why some parents name kids things like Blue Ivy, Apple, or North West. The most classic name I've ever heard was right here in Florida recently. It was featured on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, along with a few other names that make you wonder if they ARE from alien parents who don't have any idea how to name a human. Here's the clip. Unless you're an alien too, I promise you will laugh.

What were these parents thinking? Those names may be what drove their children to crime in the first place! Even more astonishing, how can those reporters NOT laugh when doing those newscasts?

This post is getting long so I'll stop here. Stay tuned, because I'm going to prove a major "hint" regarding the TREASURE later, and yes, it does have to do with names.