tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post5278526977449660719..comments2023-09-01T10:29:13.028-05:00Comments on Thoughts from a Library Administrator: Humor: Unfortunately Named AthletesMichael A. Golrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647832832366248030noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-51800839140915452392008-01-02T14:35:00.000-06:002008-01-02T14:35:00.000-06:00Michael, surely you remember the New England Encyc...Michael, surely you remember the New England Encyclopaedia Britannica sales rep, Andrew Carnegie. I don't know that his name is so "unfortunate" as that people didn't believe him. (He was named for his more famous (and wealthier) relative.) <BR/><BR/>What were Mr. and Mrs. Cutler were thinking of when they named their daughter Mary Salome. (She was ALA Secretary for 1890-1891.) The roster of ALA presidents, treasurers, and secretaries presents some triple-barreled names that are not so much unfortunate as they are grand.(Examples: Josephus Nelson Larned, Harrison Warwick Craver, Azariah Smith Root....No Tiffany, Cody, or Dakota yet!)Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-76891131594938113702007-12-29T11:40:00.000-06:002007-12-29T11:40:00.000-06:00I'm a librarian.My initials are EZ.I'm a librarian.<BR/>My initials are EZ.Erihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901566160011895991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-24891300253054624412007-12-28T16:59:00.000-06:002007-12-28T16:59:00.000-06:00Unfortunately named librarian:Paige BurnsUnfortunately named librarian:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/specneeds/insightarchive/insightmar02.html" REL="nofollow">Paige Burns</A>Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825668499917342188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-37425495479537854192007-12-28T16:43:00.000-06:002007-12-28T16:43:00.000-06:00An Amazon customer put together a list of unfortun...An Amazon customer put together a list of <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/1RGJHAG40G7IY/" REL="nofollow">unfortunately named authors</A>.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825668499917342188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-27894843818091889322007-12-28T13:51:00.000-06:002007-12-28T13:51:00.000-06:00Wow, "Dick Trickle" is really something else! Surp...Wow, "Dick Trickle" is really something else! Surprised Dick Butkus wasn't included.<BR/><BR/>Now, a question--are you looking for a list of REAL librarians, or would a made-up list do?Emily Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920886883651975823noreply@blogger.com