As Mudflats explains:
Once in a while, in the middle of all this insanity, we all just need to sit back and have a good laugh. I've been compulsively chuckling over this one for the last 10 minutes.
We know that Sarah and Todd Palin like to name their children with sports/Alaskan theme names.
Track, who was born in Track and Field season.
Bristol, after Bristol Bay.
Willow, after the town north of Wasilla, or the Willow Ptarmigan (Alaska State Bird).
Piper Indy, after the Piper Cub airplane, and the Polaris Indy snowmachine (snowmobile for you 'outsiders'). And an interesting quote from Palin has her saying Indy could also refer to "Independence".... Hmmm.
Trig Paxson, after the town of Paxson, north of Wasilla.
So haven't you ever wondered what your name would be if the fates had made Sarah and Todd Palin your parents? Now you can find out.
Naturally, my first response was, "What, no 'Moon Unit'?"
Well, seriously, "Bristol" and "Willow" are hardly odd. But "Track"? "Trig"? "Piper Indy"?
So my second response was to muse a bit. Considering all the obsessive fixation the right has had with Barack Obama's name, isn't it just a weeee bit of an odd coincidence that McCain should pick a running mate who names her kids with the apparent intent of making "Barack Obama" seem almost normal by comparison? "Barack," after all is fairly reassuring sort of name, if you're from the right culture. Trig and Track, not so much.
In fact, if Barack Obama had been born to the Palins, his name would be Tarp Lazer Palin!
And Joe Biden? Beans Harpoon Palin!
A few more:
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dust Chinstrap Palin.
Dennis Kucinich: Guzzle Red Palin.
Darcy Bruner: Khaki Salmon Palin.
Barbara Lee: Fork Decoy Palin.
Michael Moore: Crust Scramble Palin.
Harry Potter: Chisel Dustup Palin.
You know, just reading over that list a couple of times, and nothing that comes out of her mouth seems particularly strange anymore. |
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