tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post5347073385279871744..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: In Honor of Hellie's Birthday!Terri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-16687530097474508702011-02-25T08:10:20.000-05:002011-02-25T08:10:20.000-05:00Well it has to be a name to associate with danger ...Well it has to be a name to associate with danger guns and explosives and somehow contrast with Paris or Bombay. That's not asking a lot!<br><br>How about Bomber Vice, known to his pals as Anaconda.<br>The Anaconda Vice is a lethal wrestling hold, suggesting that our friend should not be tangled with.<br>Bomber suggests an ability with explosives which might be handy for an assassin.<br><br>Has Helli been born again, having another birthday?<br>*blows a hot kiss across the pond* for yesterday's birthday. :wink:Quantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-53664446321297494602011-02-25T08:19:28.000-05:002011-02-25T08:19:28.000-05:00No one liked Salinas Salizar?Now, the alcohol them...No one liked Salinas Salizar?<br><br>Now, the alcohol theme... How about Brandywine, Brandy for short.<br><br>(I always loved the song!)<br><br>...The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl<br>What a good wife you would be<br>Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor<br>From the sea...<br><br>(earworm invasion!)2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-51624266324340919792011-02-25T08:21:07.000-05:002011-02-25T08:21:07.000-05:00Q - Hellie's birthday is today, but we celebra...Q - Hellie's birthday is today, but we celebrated yesterday because she's spending today mostly off ship. :)<br><br>Chance - Earworm didn't take. I've never heard of that song.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-92024085020757214572011-02-25T08:31:18.000-05:002011-02-25T08:31:18.000-05:00You've never heard that song? Oh, man. I am so...You've never heard that song? Oh, man. I am so old!<br><br>Well, with luck it will infect someone!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-81494834017590949502011-02-24T21:26:47.000-05:002011-02-24T21:26:47.000-05:00Hmmmm! Must be something to balance out the wondro...Hmmmm! Must be something to balance out the wondrous name of Paris...like Barstow. (Great name for a dog but I guess that wouldn't work for a femme fatale...)<br><br>How 'bout Salinas... Salinas Salizar. From Castroville.<br><br>I mean we have to balance this suave poetry Rat Packer...<br><br>Yes, I've been drinkin' me own brew. Ya don't know what it took ta wrestle that rum cask away from Hellion and restore the rum settin'... and I had ta taste if fer a few tankards ta get the butterbeer taste outta the rum...2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-88744984256393202892011-02-25T02:38:53.000-05:002011-02-25T02:38:53.000-05:00What a lovely cover you have there, Leslie. I hav...What a lovely cover you have there, Leslie. I haven't had the chance yet to read your books, so I'm not familiar with the characters. I'm ransacking my brain for a character name today too, so I'll see if I can't come up with TWO names.<br><br>I just started my first cup of coffee, so it might be a little bit. (I can barely remember my own name at this stage!)Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-67368763335671804912011-02-25T03:27:04.000-05:002011-02-25T03:27:04.000-05:00I know what you mean, Donna. Sometimes I forget I...I know what you mean, Donna. Sometimes I forget I have kids when I wake up. I just scream at them, "Who are you???"Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-86045526886912683602011-02-25T04:07:10.000-05:002011-02-25T04:07:10.000-05:00You have done wonders with these covers. I love it...You have done wonders with these covers. I love it! And I love the Rat Pack, another reason Paris and I are perfect. Okay, I must think of the perfect name. I've had my English muffin (no coffee for me) so let me see if that's enough fuel to get the brain going.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-7023543214767035502011-02-25T04:17:15.000-05:002011-02-25T04:17:15.000-05:00Okay.... I'm only halfway through my coffee t...Okay.... I'm only halfway through my coffee too but here goes.<br><br>Charlene (Charlie) Crabtree. I like the alliteration.<br>Blueberry Mitchell. I knew a girl named Blueberry once and I thought it was an awesome "my parents were hippies" kind of name. She went by Blueberry too.<br>Hetta London. I don't know why.Marneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-53900875264373367562011-02-25T04:18:44.000-05:002011-02-25T04:18:44.000-05:00Love that cover! Can you share a few details about...Love that cover! <br><br>Can you share a few details about her personality? I always find that I want to either pick a name that goes totally with or totally against personality type. :)Scapegoathttp://sabrinashields.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-81510360063352806762011-02-25T04:40:31.000-05:002011-02-25T04:40:31.000-05:00Paris Bombay makes me think of ... well Paris &...Paris Bombay makes me think of ... well Paris & libations. So, playing off that theme I propose the name... <br> <br>Cairo Tanqueray <br><br>Sounds like a brunette. An exotic, dangerous, intoxicating one at that!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-8108974303109030622011-02-25T05:12:56.000-05:002011-02-25T05:12:56.000-05:00I don't know about revealing too much about he...I don't know about revealing too much about her personality yet. She's definitely a rulebreaker. <br><br>Tangueray would be in direct competition with Bombay! Very funny!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-23768248604445003152011-02-25T05:21:28.000-05:002011-02-25T05:21:28.000-05:00How about a Rat Pack era famous name, like Marilyn...How about a Rat Pack era famous name, like Marilyn Monroe, that she absolutely HATES but Paris is fascinated by. Or you could name her Frances, playing off of Paris, France. Maybe Frances Mayweather. Whatever you choose I'm sure we'll love her!Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-30157161894849831682011-02-25T05:41:08.000-05:002011-02-25T05:41:08.000-05:00I keep thinking of the name April. Because people ...I keep thinking of the name April. Because people always say there's nothing more beautiful than April in Paris. I'm weird.<br><br>A rule breaker. Hmmmmm.....Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-72464137756397038942011-02-25T05:45:28.000-05:002011-02-25T05:45:28.000-05:00I like flower names. What about Wisteria? Then, yo...I like flower names. What about Wisteria? Then, you know, she could go by Teri.<br><br>Just an idea...Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-46320682913264393922011-02-25T06:00:49.000-05:002011-02-25T06:00:49.000-05:00Happy Birthday Captain! Ref: namesHow about 'C...Happy Birthday Captain! <br><br>Ref: names<br>How about 'Coco'. Just Coco cuz she's mysterious that way. He doesn't even know her last name.Maria Zanninihttp://mariazannini.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-48208800100897982062011-02-25T06:04:10.000-05:002011-02-25T06:04:10.000-05:00You guys are doing far better than I am on a "...You guys are doing far better than I am on a "good" day (read - triple chocolate martinis and pizza)Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-1469795426260222682011-02-25T06:09:37.000-05:002011-02-25T06:09:37.000-05:00Okay … more direct competition with Bombay? How ab...Okay … more direct competition with Bombay? How about *giggle*<br><br>Crystal Palace <br>or<br> Crystal Palazzo (Italian)<br>Crystal Jauregia (Basque)<br> Kristall Palee (Estonian)<br>Cristal Palacio (Spanish)<br>Crystal Palácio (Portuguese)<br> Crystal Палаца (Belarusian)<br>Crystal Palazz (Maltese )<br>Crystal Pálás (Irish)<br>Cristal Palat (Romanian)<br>And last, but not least<br>Kristal Saray (Turkish)Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-42178887595264694462011-02-25T06:13:13.001-05:002011-02-25T06:13:13.001-05:00Of course you could name her something plain like ...Of course you could name her something plain like Jane. Jane Beefeater.<br>LOLJulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-9707496643357250382011-02-25T06:13:13.000-05:002011-02-25T06:13:13.000-05:00I like the Turkish btw.I like the Turkish btw.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-12100290292963763982011-02-25T06:21:37.000-05:002011-02-25T06:21:37.000-05:00That is one hot cover. I'm all kinds of excite...That is one hot cover. I'm all kinds of excited about this story. Do you have to name her? I'm pretty sure all of us are going to replace her name with ours anyway, so we can pretend we ended up with Paris. *LOL* <br><br>Except for me, of course, because I fought hard for Coney. <br><br>Can I vote for Frances, as listed above, because I think that would drive Terri nuts. *LOL*Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-27822032012561900502011-02-25T06:26:26.000-05:002011-02-25T06:26:26.000-05:00I thought about voting that one down immediately b...I thought about voting that one down immediately but was trying to be nice. To the commenter.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-79394274271506723142011-02-25T06:33:49.000-05:002011-02-25T06:33:49.000-05:00Well, you've come to the right place if you wa...Well, you've come to the right place if you want alcohol-themed names. LOL<br><br>Since I like coffee, I'm going to suggest her name be Kahlua. Kahlua Coffey. LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-14745854876418849422011-02-25T06:38:18.000-05:002011-02-25T06:38:18.000-05:00Why would Frances drive Terri nuts? Do tell!Why would Frances drive Terri nuts? Do tell!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-29300782311443232202011-02-25T06:53:54.000-05:002011-02-25T06:53:54.000-05:00Though we don't mention it often, Frances is o...Though we don't mention it often, Frances is our dear Captain's real name. Which would make *her* Paris' heroine.<br><br>You see my problem.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.com