Tag Archives: science fiction

When Your Name Is An Adjective That Looks Like An Adverb

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

Today’s beholder of a funny name is testerosterone-filled trabadour Manly Wade Wellman. Technically, a troubadour is a composer or poet, while Wellman was an author of sci-fi and fantasy, but writing is writing, no? Before we dig into the person that … Continue reading →

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Greg Bear

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

Polish up your geek glasses people, I’ve just spent a month driving close to 9,000 miles with my husband and we’re rolling it into high gear. Fortunately for me, jocks need nerds and my husband understands my need to geek. … Continue reading →

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Tahmoh Penikett and the cast of “Dollhouse”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by

Hello, kittens! I’ve missed you! I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to visit. I took a hiatus from blogging – a blogatus? – this summer, and then, just as I was feeling refreshed and my creative batteries were feeling … Continue reading →

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Colin Ferguson: the one where we (almost) didn’t talk food

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

Hello, Blog of Funny Names fans and welcome to this month’s Funny Names in Food post. It’s time to come clean: It’s getting harder to find funny food names. Despite what King Dave says, there just aren’t that many funny … Continue reading →

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Fionnula Flanagan

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Next week will mark my four month anniversary as a contributor at The Blog of Funny Names. Can you believe it?! Doesn’t it feel like I’ve been talking here for at least fourteen months by now?!? Wait; don’t answer that. That’s not the point. … Continue reading →

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