[Ads-l] [Marketing Mail] Re: Jhoey

[Jonathan Lighter]

Wot,  Jheri and Jhoey are already archaic?

JL

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Cleve Evans <cevans at bellevue.edu> wrote:

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> For those who might be interested, here are all the names starting with
> Jh-=
>  given to 5 or more children in the USA in 2014, according to Social
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> ty, M or F refers to the baby's sex and the number is the number born:
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> Jhace,M,8
> Jhai,M,5
> Jhaiden,M,7
> Jhair,M,7
> Jhalil,M,10
> Jhamar,M,5
> Jhamir,M,18
> Jhan,M,5
> Jhase,M,37
> Jhayce,M,5
> Jhayden,M,6
> Jhett,M,64
> Jhoan,M,20
> Jhoel,M,6
> Jhon,M,29
> Jhonatan,M,20
> Jhonathan,M,19
> Jhonny,M,38
> Jhony,M,7
> Jhordyn,M,5
> Jhostin,M,8
> Jhovanny,M,8
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> Jhada,F,5
> Jhade,F,7
> Jhaniya,F,5
> Jhanvi,F,11
> Jhenae,F,6
> Jhene,F,57
> Jhia,F,6
> Jhoana,F,17
> Jhoanna,F,7
> Jhordyn,F,8
> Jhoseline,F,5
> Jhoselyn,F,7
> Jhournee,F,7
> Jhourni,F,6
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> The '80's African American hairdo was called the jheri curl.
> --mlee
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>       From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
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>  Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:36 PM
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> Some time back I called attention to a cashier named "Jheri."
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> Now a puppet fabricator for the film _Anomalisa_ is listed as (the possibly
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> "Jhoey Monster."
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> A Google search shows that Mr. or Ms. Monster has other, similar credits
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>  his/her/their name.
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> JL
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