Southern Gentlemen
August 20, 2009
These kids were born “good ole boys.”
Many truly are. The young man who sat next to me on the plane went to this school. He shared his ipod and cell phone with my toddler to help entertain her during the near two hours we waited on the runway. He carried my bags off the flight, and waited patiently while I buckled both girls into their double stroller (I was traveling alone with two under two). Too bad I didn’t find the same humanity from the Delta employee on the return leg. ”I have to carry my own bags off” was her appalling reply when I asked politely for help. I had a baby in each arm! Some people just hate breeders.
This list is awesome if I do say so myself. Special thanks to my mother, who painstakingly typed out each name from the catalogue of my uncles’ alma mater. These represent all ages.
Amos
Amro
Avery
Battle
Barnes
Barret
Barry
Bennett (Field, Sanford)
Blake (x2)
Bo (x2)
Bobby
Braden
Bradford
Brandon (x4)
Brent
Brett
Britt
Brooks
Buck
Buddy (x2)
Bunky
Camden
Cam
Cameron
Cannon
Carl
Carson
Cecil (x2)
Chad
Chance
Chase (x2)
Chip (x4)
Chuck (x3)
Clay (x3)
Cleo
Cliff (x2)
Clint
Cody
Coleman
Colin
Collie
Connell
Conley
Copley
Corey
Crews
Curt
Dallas
Dax
Dean
Declan
Denby
Devin
Doug (x2)
Drew (x3)
Eddie
Edwin
Eli
Elliot (x3)
Elliott
Ellis
Emmett
Evan
Farrell
Field (x2) (twin Sanford, Bennett)
Fleet
Fletcher
Flip (Philip)
Ford
Forrest
Francis
Frank (x3)
Franklin
Frazier
Fred (x2)
Garrot
Gary
George (x2)
Gideon (x2)
Gil
Goodloe
Graham
Grant
Grayson
Gunther
Hamilton (x2) (Clay)
Hammond
Hank
Harley
Harrison
Healy
Herb
Herbert
Howard
Howie
Hunter
Jack
Jackson
Jamie
Jeb
Jess
Jesse
Jimbo
Joe
Johnny
Judd (x2)
Kelly
Kent (x2)
Kimbrough
Kip
Kirby
Lane
Larson
Lawson
Lee (x2)
Leigh
Liam
Lin
Louis
Lowell
Loyal
Mac
Major
Mason
Marshall
Matthias
Merritt
Metcalf
Minor
Montgomery
Ned
Nelson (x2)
Norfleet
Norman
Oscar
Palmer
Parker
Perry
Peterson
Philip (x4)
Pierce
Preston
Randall
Rankin
Reb
Reid
Rhobb
Robert
Rollin
Ron
Ross (x2)
Russell
Rusty
Ryves
Sanford (Bennett, twin Field)
Scott
Shed
Shelby
Skip
Spencer (x2)
Steed
Stuart
Taylor
Tho
Thomas
Thornton
Travis
Treadwell
Trent
Trevor
Trey (x4)
Trip (x4)
Tucker
Turner
Virgil
Wade
Waldrup
Walk
Walker
Wallace
Walt
Warren (x2)
Wells
Wesley
West
Whit (x2)
Will (x14)
Wil
Wilson
Wis
Wise
Xander
Avery, Bennett, Declan, George, Harrison, Jack, Kelly, Lane, Liam, Shelby, Spencer, and Wesley are lovely — Avery, Harrison, Kelly, Lane, and Shelby in particular! Do you know the name of the kind fellow on the plane?
Oh, of course! It was Chad who helped me. “Charles” on the birth certificate, named after grandpa Charlie.
That’s certainly a new and interesting nickname for Charles — will have to ponder that for a bit!
And suddenly I’m depressed by the fact that I will never have a little boy to dress in seersucker pants and a cute bow tie. Because, how adorable is that?
Sounds like a nightmare plane trip. What the frack is wrong with airline employees these days? Are they just so irritated by people traveling with kids that all traces of human decency go out the tiny cabin window? Thank goodness you had Chad there to help you. And two hours on the runway with two kids? Ugh. We’ll be flying cross country with our kids in February, including the babeh that will be 4 months old, and I’m really dreading it.
Sorry, once again I’m leaving a comment that’s completely off topic.
A perfectly appropriate response to my off-topic entry.
The same airline employee also told me that the milk was only for coffee. :-/ I didn’t even mention that we had to switch planes on the return due to mechanical failure– a move which delayed us three hours. Better safe than sorry, but you’d think they could spare a little milk.
While I rant… my daughter’s and my seats got separated. As I checked in to this full flight, I was told that “it was up to the discretion of the other passengers” as to whether or not we would be able to sit together.
Oh, and isn’t seersucker the best?
Wow. That airline employee (and your flight in general) sounds like it was itchy-with-a-B. (My new favorite term to use when I’m talking to adults around my toddler-aged niece… she has no clue what it means.) Sorry for the horrible flight
Did the other passengers give you their discretion?
I would definitely complain to the airline. You’re stuck because of their issues and they can’t spare milk for you? No way.
I second that you ought to complain.
A friend of mine was stuck on the runway once for four hours with two young children, of similar ages to Beatrix and Eulalie. [ just love their names and have to use them!] I can only imagine how hard that would be – then the added hours of the flight!
Hurray for more southern goodness! Goodness, do I love these names. My favorites…
Battle — I could never fathom actually using it, but wow, it is a cool name!
Blake
Cam — Love. Love, love, love.
Cannon
Chad — My dad’s name. He was also, I am so proud to say, a true southern gentleman.
Chance
Chuck
Dallas
Declan
Eli
Field
Gideon
Russell — My maiden name. Strongly considering using this four #4, if it turns out to be a boy…
Wesley
On a sidenote, I am so sorry for the rudeness of your airline personnel. That is uncalled for.
Delurking again! I thought it was funny that I am either using Cannon or Field (family names) as my unborn son’s middle name, though I have played with them as first names. Have heard Cannon many times, but never Field.
Also, just wanted to point out that I have noticed a definited shift from Treys to Trips. I think we know 3 little Trips born in the last couple of years.
I do hope Major and Minor aren’t sibs.