Stole this from a friend's lj; thought it was funny!

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

From Wikipedia:
[Sarah Palin] married her high school boyfriend, Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988.[6] The Palin family lives in Wasilla, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Anchorage. The Palins have two sons (Track, 19, and Trig, four months) and three daughters (Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; and Piper, 7) [ages as of August 2008].[98] Todd Palin has said Track's name came from the interest Sarah's parents had in the sport and the fact that he was born in the sport's season; Bristol was named after Bristol Bay in Alaska, where Todd grew up and where he does commercial fishing; Willow was named after Willow, Alaska; Piper got her name because it is uncommon and "a cool name"; Trig's name is Norse for "strength".[99]


Here's a little LJ meme for you, based on how they chose names.

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: Baseball

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Kettering

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Richmond

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Sly

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Artemis

Comments

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

haha. that's funny.

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: college basketball lol

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: st. mark's

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: hastings

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: tyne

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: arachne

obviously i didn't take this survey seriously heh

I'm In: Palin Family Meme

[crossingthesea.livejournal.com]

1. Sports name
2. Nearby area, possibly nostalgic, but not where you're from
3. Nearby place, no necessary association
4. "Cool" name
5. Mythological name

Okay, I did two versions: one of first associations (with humor) and one using the meme for inspiration.

First go around (Mad Libs, basically):
- Hockey: for my favorite childhood sport to play
- Jericho: a place near me that has a name whose sound I like
- Jordan: a neighboring country
- Karim or Kara: literally inspired by the Hebrew for cool or cold ("kar")
- Link: for the video game (I also like Kent for Superman's Clarke Kent in this slot)

Conclusion: Hockey, Jericho, Jordan, Karim/Kara, and Link

Trying Harder:
- Galit: meaning waves, inspired by the ocean and swimming (also Kinneret, a lake in Israel's Galilee region)
- Kerem: meaning vineyard, inspired by Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts
- Omer: a pleasant town nearby that has a nice name
- Lia: just cause
- Rimona: meaning pomegranate, inspired by Persephone in Greek myths

Conclusion: Galit, Kerem, Omer, Lia, and Rimona

Thanks, that was fun.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Basketball
Rochester
Buffalo
Kai
Thor

[goaskyourmother.livejournal.com]

1)Boxing

2)St Neots

3)Bedford

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Judge Dredd

5)Spartacus

[sian-y.livejournal.com]

1)Rugby

2)(west)Kirby

3)Liverpool

4)Rumer

5)Eowyn (i actually quite like this one :P )

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I was reading an article on Palin yestserday, and when I mentioned the children's names to my boyfriend, he said, "Bristol? Track? Are there NASCAR fans in Alaska?" I assumed Bristol was after Bristol Bay, but couldn't account for Track. Or Trig. Mathematician NASCAR fans, we decided. I'm almost disappointed.

1. Wrestling.
2. Asheville.
3. Raleigh.
4. Sloane.
5. Persephone.

I have a feeling these children would one day turn against me, resulting in a Lifetime movie with a really long title like, "Moment Truth--Name Your Price: They Called Her Mom; The Story of Waitingonsunday."

[anapology.livejournal.com]

1. Hockey

2. Bath

3. Keynsham

4. Pacman

5. Sphynx

I live in Bristol, making her name even more ridiculous.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

But Persephone is pretty!

[ofthefield.livejournal.com]

1. Football

2. Park Slope

3. Woodside

4. Neon

5. Legolas

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport:
Nascar (LOL!)

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place:
Orlando

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name:
Sara (for Sarasota, FL)

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name:
Valerian

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings:
Echo

Nascar (m), Orlando (m), Sara (f), Valerian (m), Echo (f)

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: Hockey

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Ironia

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Dover

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Harper

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Aphrodite

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport:
Rally (Racing/Car driving)

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Alnwick


3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Docklands


4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Mercia


5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Astraea

Rally (f), Alnwick (m), Docklands (m), Mercia (f), Astraea (f)

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

1. Choir (lol mom didn't go to college, dad only did music. Does this still count?)
2. Lakewood
3. Nebraska
4. Kold
5. Neo

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: Swimming (mine too, coincidentally)

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Spartanburg, oh god this is awful

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Charleston (also significant to me, but whatev)

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Axel

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Athena

LOL. Politics and commentary aside, this woman has truly horrible and trashy ideas about what makes a good name. Ugh. Appropriate icon is appropriate.

[pbslm515.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport:
Lane (as in bowling)

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place:
Niagara

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name:
Shawnee

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name:
Charisma

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings:
Calliope (one of the Greek muses)

Lane (f), Niagara (m), Shawnee (m), Charisma (f), Calliope (f)

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I agree, it's actually on my guilty pleasures list, along with Sloane for a girl (thank you, Ferris Bueller's Day Off). It's lovely, but I can't imagine it being used in real life.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

1. Hockey

2. Chelsea (okay, that's actually a name, and a nice one at that)

3. Saratoga

4. Riddick

5. Juno (nothing to do with the movie, I've liked this name since I was a kid)

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

1) Futbol or Soccer (maybe i can get away with naming him David? as in Beckham?)

2) Houston or Cullen if you want to get street specific?

3) Friendswood? Alvin? Manvel? Spring? oh i know! San Antonio!

4) Buffy or River

5) Athena!

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: This is hard because I am not really into sports? I'll say Fencing

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Amazon

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Miranda (it's actually nice)

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Riddick (stealing someone else's idea cause this is just cool)

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Discordia

[applesnpairs.livejournal.com]

1) Eagles (after the Philadelphia Eagles)
2) Ridley Park
3) Bala-Cynwood
4) Ms. Emma Peal
5) Faramir (Lord of the Rings)

[orbg.livejournal.com]

1)Your first-born will be named after your parents favorite sport: Basketball

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Frick

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Malabar

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Ace

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Eowyn

[orbg.livejournal.com]

Woot, Riddick! My husband had that on our list for a while =D

[selador.livejournal.com]

1)Buckeye

2)Your second-born will be named after a nearby area that you're not from but you like the sound of part of the name, and maybe you have nostalgic memories of said place: Dublin

3)Your third-born will be named after another nearby place, for no reason other than you already have two children and don't have time to put much thought into another name: Arlington

4)Your fourth gets a "cool" name: Danger

5)Your fifth gets something mythological, possibly straight out of Lord of the Rings: Demeter

[satunian.livejournal.com]

1) Baseball
2) Maspeth (where my grandparents were from)
3) Jackson (Heights)
4) Cole
5) Telesto

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

ds; Football
dd; Brighton
dd; Sailsbury
dd; Esme
ds; Taliesin

Obviously I like Esme, and Taliesin is on my long list as a mn. I know people use Brighton as a name, but never liked it.

Willow is nice; but I dislike the rest, and the reasoning isn't too great really.