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When Your Name Is An Adjective That Looks Like An Adverb
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
Posted in Funny Names in Literature, humor
Tagged Authors, fiction, funny, Pulps, science fiction
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Greg Bear
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
Posted in funny names in science, humor, humour
Tagged Author, funny names, science, science fiction, writing
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Tahmoh Penikett and the cast of “Dollhouse”
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
Posted in funny names in tv
Tagged amb being a geek, amb being amb-ish, Dollhouse, Firefly, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, science fiction
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Colin Ferguson: the one where we (almost) didn’t talk food
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
Posted in funny names in food, funny names in tv
Tagged actors, Colin Ferguson, deLizious, Eureka, hot guys, science fiction
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Fionnula Flanagan
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
Posted in funny names in movies, funny names in tv
Tagged aliens, being a geek, blogging, Defiance, Doctor Who, funny named actresses, funny names, geek humour, humor, humour, Ireland, science fiction, tv shows, writing
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