When she was born, my Teutonic father said, with a look of grave consternation, "I couldn't believe it when I heard that name! I thought, Shiloh Pitt...Pile o' Shit!"
When I couldn't stop laughing, his frown deepened and he scolded, "It's not funny! That is a TERRIBLE name for a child!"
What's funnier is that none of the big ol' celebrity bloggers seem to have noticed this. Maybe it's one of those goofy "sounds-like" thingies that only foreigners notice. If so, whoops. Sorry for pointing it out.
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Well, I hate to admit it, but I do love Peter Pan. I even have a really thick LP of Mary Martin in the role that made her even more famous than she already was. Over the past century + that little book has been adapted, re-adapted, re-told much to the joy of kidz all over the world. Believe it or not, once upon a time, I got stuck nannying a bratty 3 year old, and whenever I started telling Peter's story, she'd stop wailing. SHE BEGGED ME TO TELL IT. Off the top. This story is universal, told, originally, by a childlike man named J.M. Barrie.
Stinky Cheese to you all!
That story about your dad had me chortling like an idiot here in the coffee shop.
i just re-read this about shiloh pitt and couldn't stop laughing - went to comment and noticed dave beat me to it...anyway, well-observed bit of description there, sis
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