I am used to seeing odd looking and sounding names, having
been a teacher with students of numerous national origins over the years.
However, there is one name in the news these days which I find amusing. I
acknowledge that I'm being childish a bit in making fun of a name, but in this case, the guy has taken an already odd given name and chosen a nickname which
is even weirder, so strange, in fact, that I've never seen it before - ever.
I am, as you've
probably guessed, referring to Republican National Committee (RNC) chairperson and world class whiner, Reince Priebus. His actual name is Reinhold Richard
Priebus. I could understand eschewing Reinhold, as it does
sound a bit "Hitler Youth-ish."
I could understand if he chose to be known as Richard (he seems a bit of
a Dick, anyway), but Reince? Is that
even a real name? He chose it, he must
like it, and the RNC pays him $180,000 annually plus expenses, so they must
like it.
Of course that
party has had some seriously weirdly named persons of prominence, either as
candidates, or friends of elected officials.
Nixon had Robert Abplanalp and Bebe Rebozo. Piyush (now Bobby) Jindal has anglified his name, and
that seems to work for him. There is a slew of Republicans with names which
sound like contestants in Ru Paul's Drag race, including Saxby Chambliss, Stacey Campfield, Connie Mack, Tucker
Bounds, and Pierce Bush (think about it). Of course
Chambliss, and Campfield are raging
homophobes. There's one amphibian -Newt
Gingrich. Alabama has a State treasurer
named Young Boozer, and a Public Service Commission president named Twinkle Cavanaugh,
and that's not a nickname!
But back to Reince Priebus. It keeps going
through my mind that this name is so bizarre that it could actually be a
scientific name or brand name. Accordingly: What other things could Reince
Priebus be?
I'll
start:
A high end hybrid car?
The generic and specific name for a tropical
fish?
An
uncomfortable outpatient procedure?
A former
Roman emperor?
A really
annoying breed of small dog?
The answer to the question "Who do Reince Preib?"
The answer to "What do you do with a soapy Priebus?"
OK, you're on your own.
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