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Princess Leela
11/06/08

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I had an ancestor who was named after William Henry Harrison (as in, "William Henry Harrison Lastnamehere"). Not sure quite what my buncha-times-great-grandparents were thinking there, but Barack Obama Lastnamehere works for me ... if it's too much for the kid he can just go by Barry for awhile, like our prez-elect did when he was growing up!
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

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xay
11/06/08

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I'm not planning on having another child, so can I just recreate the Obamas as Sims?
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Brigit
11/06/08

@xay: Duuude, I am so gonna do that! Although I'm a bit nervous, when I recreated me and Mr. Brigit, he got abducted by aliens and became pregnant. I don't want that fate for the Prez.

And I still squee inside everytime I think about Obama being the Prez.
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

@Brigit: How did he get abducted?!
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

@stacyinbean: Because I want to make this happen to one of mine... Did he have an alien baby?!
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CollegeCamel
11/06/08

@Brigit: I've told this story here before, but my best friend and I made male versions of ourselves on the sims sophomore year. They ended up being gay for each other, until my sim-man caught fire and died and her sim man took up with her (married) sims version of her own mother.

almost as good as aliens...
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Brigit
11/06/08

@stacyinbean: We was always using his telescope! And the spaceship came and took him. I didn't know he was pregnant, and then suddenly they showed his belly growing.

He had a little girl, lol!
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Brigit
11/06/08

@Brigit: And the girl was green!!
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Brigit
11/06/08

@CollegeCamel: Holy ish! It's a total soap opera Sims, I love that!
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Spaceman Bill Leah
11/06/08

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I am totally getting on board with this. My next spacechild will be named Puppies for Everyone.
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ineffable.me
11/06/08

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Did you guys hear about that town in Japan called Obama Town?

I think it's my favorite random thing from this election.

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morninggloria
11/06/08

@ineffable.me: I love the hula dance that they did on election night, and also how they started yelling "YES WE CAN!" after he was declared president-elect.
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SarahMC
11/06/08

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Awwww it's so nice to see people in other countries rejoicing about Barack's win. :)
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scullymurphy
11/06/08

@SarahMC: Even Thom Yorke from Radiohead released a new free track on his website in celebration of the Obama victory!
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ineffable.me
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: omg thom!
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debo matar la zombi goldberry83
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: Hey, do you know if there's a way to download that track, or is it just a free listen thing?
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pinkyBella
11/06/08

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Michelle is my middle name!
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midwesternmom
11/06/08

@pinkyBella: I was wondering the other day, watching her glow in that fabulous black and red dress, if we will see a wave of little Michelles in a few years. It is a name that deserves a revival.
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pinkyBella
11/06/08

@midwesternmom: I've never really given much thought to my middle name, but I can say now that I am very proud of it!
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Sandicomm
11/06/08

@pinkyBella: Same here! How did my parents know?!
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JoaquinPhoenix's Hairstylist
11/06/08

@Sandicomm: @pinkyBella: same here! I bet your first names are lauren.
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pinkyBella
11/06/08

@hammerimissu: OMG. My first name is Laura. How did you know???
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stoprobbers
11/06/08

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This reminds me of a story I heard on NPR about people in Africa (I think, in this case, it was mostly Uganda) naming their children "Bill Clinton." Like Bill Clinton LastNameHere. And they called their children "BillClinton," so it would be like, "Meet my son, Bill Clinton!"

The story was, probably unintentionally, hilarious. And really endearing and sweet.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
11/06/08

@stoprobbers: My parents adopted a dog in the early 90s and named her Bubba. After Bill Clinton. Yes, it was a she-dog.
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graham_but_not_a_cracker
11/06/08

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Okay, I'm ready to travel again. I fantasize about this conversation happening:

"You are American! We love Americans! We love Obama!

and I say "Isn't he great? We love him too!"

and then they say "Drinks for our American friend!"

and I get wasted and learn new dirty words in their language.
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morninggloria
11/06/08

@graham_but_not_a_cracker: Oh man! It will be great to travel and not have to lie and say I'm from Canada to avoid foreign sneers!
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Spaceman Bill Leah
11/06/08

@morninggloria: Hahah, Je sui un Canadienne (sp?) is pretty much the only phrase I know in French. I a hope I won't have to bust it out any more.
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Princess Leela
11/06/08

@morninggloria: A slight aside on this subject. I concede that when I went to Morocco, we didn't correct people who assumed we were British. But I always drew the line at pretending to be from Canada. While living in Europe I saw a fair number of traveling Canadians -- who are, I must stress, delightful people overall -- fall victim to the moral hazard of not being American and as such wind up behaving somewhat obnoxiously. Maple leaf on your backpack =/= free ticket to get wasted and force everyone else in the train-station bar in Torino to listen to pronouncements about the unstoppable awesomeness of your Olympic hockey team.
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debo matar la zombi goldberry83
11/06/08

@Spaceman Bill Leah: "Je suis une Canadienne", or if you're a guy, "Je suis un Canadien". In the first you pronounce the "n" and in the second you just make the last syllable very nasal.
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t-yo3
11/06/08

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From the Root's list of 5 things black people shouldn't do now t...:

5. Do not promise to name your first child after Barack Obama. We've come far, but Barack Obama Jackson does not have as much of a ring to it as you think.

Not that I agree with that. I actually think Barack is a damn fine name. I mean, if George Washington Carver could work, why not Barack Obama Johnson?
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@titilayo: Hm. Boyfriend and I are white and of UK/French heritage... I'm thinking that means James William Obama McLastname wouldn't work? 'Cause I quite like it!
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tscheese
11/06/08

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Not that I'm a total creepy weirdo or anything, and not that I looked up these names online for their meaning, and obsessively strung them together because what's in a name, but "Barack Hussein" means "blessed handsome."

Not that I, like, am a creepy weirdo.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
11/06/08

@tscheese: I've studied names for years, but I was taken aback upon learning on Tuesday that "John McCain" actually means "Inverted Maverick".
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
11/06/08

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The fiance and I are seriously considering adding Barack as a second middle name (Samuel August Barack) if baby.of.a.lesser.god is a boy. It's a damned handsome name in addition to everything else.
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tscheese
11/06/08

@sarah(goodbye.to.palin!)of.a.lesser.god: Samuel.August.Barack.of a.lesser.god sounds positively Presidential. Or at least a good name for a Congressman or mayor. I like it!
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
11/06/08

@tscheese: If nothing else, it sounds lofty enough to guarantee him a place in his high school student government.
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@sarah(goodbye.to.palin!)of.a.lesser.god: That's an AWESOME name.
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Capital City Goofball
11/06/08

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I'm not going to pretend that I haven't though about naming my next child Barack, because I have. Several times.
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morninggloria
11/06/08

@Capital City Goofball: So have I. "Barack" will be the new "Matthew."
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morninggloria
11/06/08

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What in the world is baby Sarah Palin McCain going to do? Grow up a loser? With only 46% of people liking her?
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EdnasEdibles
11/06/08

@morninggloria: Perhaps when she's 18 she'll rebel against her dad and legally change her name to Barackette. Or Michelle.
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scullymurphy
11/06/08

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Barack is a totally kick-ass name I have to say. Also I am thinking of getting a picture of him to put up in my house like people in the 60s with Kennedy. Hehe.
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: I was wondering to myself last night if it would be weird if I did the same thing, but I want to put it in my bedroom.
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scullymurphy
11/06/08

@stacyinbean: This wouldn't be a life-sized poster on the ceiling over your bed, would it? ;)
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robot ninja spy
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: @Capital City Goofball: @Soy-Bean: Me three. I bought one of those hand-painted somewhat abstract Obama shirts in Union Square for framing.

You know how everyone's grandmother had a picture of MLK somewhere in the house? This is going to be our generations version of that. They're going to be like, "Oh yeah, Grandma Spy has her Obama picture up over the mantle, Lord have mercy." They will also be the oldest sounding grandchildren ever, just like me.
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shan_a_rama
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: Are you kidding? I'm making a Barack Obama cross-stitch portrait, I already have the pattern.
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xay
11/06/08

@robot ninja spy: new and improved, less ranty! Thanks, Obam...: I'm seriously thinking about getting a nice framed picture of Obama to put in my office.
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jenny_dreadful
11/06/08

@shan_a_rama: OMG, that's amazing, where did you get the pattern?
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robot ninja spy
11/06/08

@xay: Also, I think everyone with cheesy slogan posters on the sunset backgrounds should consider replacing them with the tastefully done "Yes we can" signs. :) (Gawd, though, I used to love those cheesy posters.)
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scullymurphy
11/06/08

@robot ninja spy: new and improved, less ranty! Thanks, Obam...: This is exactly what I mean! And I will constantly tell my little girl "that is the President of the United States. Can you say President Obama? You know YOU can be president one day too!"
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: hehe. err, no. Actually, I just ordered a copy of yesterday's Chicago Herald, I'm going to have the front page framed. I figure that keeps down the 'fangirl' factor!
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scullymurphy
11/06/08

@stacyinbean: Yeah I'm jest joshing you!
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robot ninja spy
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: From my myspace page yesterday:

Never again will any black (or brown) kid's mom have to say "You can be anything you want to be (except President)! Really, anything (else)!" And never again will their grandmother be able to nag you about how they'll never get a job with an African name. Okay, they will, but then you can be all:

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!! And she'll be like, okay, fine, but give him a middle name I can pronounce.

Be a wiseass and go with Hussein.
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stacyinbean
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: I just figured you knew I already had my ceiling covered in mirrors! Also, I need to stop using err... It comes off as negative but I always use it in a sarcastic way!
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@scullymurphy: Same here! Boyfriend and I already want a poster and a picture, and I want more shirts and buttons!
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@jenny_dreadful: I want one too!
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