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What’s in a name?
“Honey?”
“Yes my dear?”
“Well, as far as what we were discussing last night. You know. Names for our daughter?”
“Of course! Have you considered the options?”
“Of course I have, sweetest. Now obviously I like Janet.”
“Of course.”
“And you adore Danielle.”
“I do!”
“So I was thinking, what if we just meet in the middle and give her an adorable hybrid.”
“Go on.”
“Our daughter’s name will be… Janelle.”
“Magnificent. I love it! You’re a genius!”
“I know! Plus, when she invariably becomes a stripper she’ll fit right in with the other girls AND her name will just look beautiful in script on the side of her double-wide!”
“I love you honey.”
“And I you honey dearest. And I you.”
Baby Bump Update
These pictures are of Eva at 27 weeks—about to hit the 3rd trimester. Crazy.
An Edumacation: Shia vs. Sunni
A summary from About.com which I whittled down even further for quicker reading. It’s not a direct copy-paste but the actual information is unchanged.
“The division between Shia and Sunni dates back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation. Sunni Muslims believe that the new leader should be elected from among those capable of the job. This is what was done, and the Prophet Muhammad’s close friend and advisor, Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.
Shia Muslims believe that following Muhammad’s death, leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law, Ali. Throughout history, Shia Muslims have not recognized the authority of elected Muslim leaders, choosing instead to follow a line of Imams which they believe have been appointed by the Prophet Muhammad or God Himself.”
Yep. That’s it. See? They really are lunatics.