[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Thu Jun 11 02:08:28 UTC 2015


Maybe "Who Needham"?

> On Jun 10, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Zephonites--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
> Grace 
> 
> One of the most famous names was 
> 
> Obadiah-bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-in-irons  Needham
> 
> I wonder what they called him for short!!
> 
> I am sure someone on Magdalene will find something suitable!
> 
> Blessings
> Martin
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/06/2015 02:54:59 GMT Daylight Time,  
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
> 
> It was also  apparently not uncommon in the Hebrew Scriptures; God gave 
> folks some pretty  weird names!
> 
>>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:23 PM, James  Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> My wife reported an instance of a man whose name was a scriptural 
> sentence:
>> 
>> If Christ had not died for thee thou hadst been  damned Barebones
>> 
>> It was, apparently, a not uncommon practice  in the time of the late
>> unpleasantness in England.
>> 
>> This article gives the facts:
> http://blog.findmypast.com/2015/if-christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned-the-weird-and-wonderful-names-of-the-english-puritans/
>> 
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden.  Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory.  LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 7:54  AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:18 AM, ME Michaud  <michaudme at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>> We had sisters at church  named Praise & Rejoice. Their brother
>>>> was named Believe.  Really.
>>> 
>>> In our sacristy at All Saints', East Cupcake,  there was an altar guild
>>> plaque in memory of a longtime guild  member, Delight Plumbach. I
>>> remember also meeting a visitor called  Preserved. Can't recall her
>>> surname.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Scott R. Knitter
>>> Edgewater, Chicago,  Illinois USA
>>> 


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