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Larry Ashmead is the author of the book Bertha Venation: And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People. Ashmead talks about the list of improbable and amusing names he has compiled over the years.
From a grumble of pugs to a kindle of kittens, these funny names for groups of animals offer the word for every animal pack under the sun.
But Orange County has its share of real-life doctors with appropriate, or just amusing, names. Frankenstein pronounces his name FrankenSTEEN, though that doesn’t stop the monster jokes.
There’s “Kno Place” like home—or these other funny street names across the country. Read on to find out which silly street is in your state.
Few people approach the level of creativity that children bring to the English language. In fact, the funny malapropisms and original turns of phrase that kids come up with are often superior to ...
Some of you might have caught a recent essay on baby names by New York Times columnist David Brooks in which he cited a study concluding that people named Lawrence or Laurie are disproportionately ...
As you can probably guess by now, people were joking primarily about the names of rappers, but some folks on Twitter occasionally revealed the original full names of non-rap musicians and actors ...
Between comedy videos, Internet contests, and AP news breaks, silly and ridiculous names are dominating the news cycle. Take our quiz to find out — Can you tell which crazy-sounding names are of ...
Who says science needs to be full of dry, humourless jargon? Dozens of people are chipping in on Twitter with funny titles of real science papers after one researcher in Australia stumbled across ...
Need help coming up with a funny character or Pawn name in Dragon's Dogma 2? This guide has everything you need.