So I was going to write a normal post, I got on the blogger website. Usually when I'm there I check out the random blogs they have linked, because some are amusing. Some are painfully boring or have horrendous grammatical errors, but some are amusing. I stumbled upon this entry, at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/moorglade/index.html
and decided it was one of the funniest things I have ever read in my life. The whole blog was really funny, but I was laughing out loud at this thing for like 10 minutes, and probably read it like 25 times. Sooooo funny. So as my tribute to this guy, here is the entry:

Sunday, February 22, 2004

So I'm sitting in the McDonald's drive-thru, minding my own business. I'm not looking for confrontation, or material, or anything but a damn burger...but it doesn't matter. You can't escape it, folks.

I place my order and pull around & as the young lady working at the window leans out to take my money I can't help but read her name tag. It says "Shaniqwa". Yes, that's right...it's not a typo. Shaniqwa.

I thought the same thing; the guy with the label-maker was either retarded or ran out of room. Still, I had to ask her...I gotta know.

"Pardon me, but is that really how you spell your name?"

(quick glance down at the nametag to make sure) "Yeah."

"And you pronounce it Shah-knee-kwaa?"

"Yeah. Four thirty-seven, please."

I'm sure at some point I must have just given her the money and driven off, because I was at home eating fries when my head stopped hurting from the stupidity. There is no way I'm the first to notice this; the girl had to be at least 16. She would have no answers, I'm sure...but the questions remain.

In what known language on the face of the Earth can a "w" follow a "q"? None that I've ever seen. That's like naming a Chinese boy "Leigh". Who would not know this? Who would do this to a child? Why hasn't anyone spoken up? Why does this happen on my watch?

Look, people; if you're just gonna string a bunch of consonants together to create some stupid name, at least try to follow the rules of the damn language your using. It's obviously already too late for some of you, but do it for your kid...please.


I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I totally forgot what I was going to write about, so I'll leave you with that for now.