Homer a common American name?
Eddie Talbot
Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
real life.
Come to think of it, "Marge" is also not that common any more, either;
maybe you'd find the odd pensioner called "Marjorie" or "Marge" but you
wouldn't find a woman in her mid-thirties called that.
Of the whole family, Lisa is the most common name. Bartholomew is a name
that many spolit rich kids get, and Maggie is a name that middle-aged
women more than any other group have.
I am aware that in America your names are slightly more varied, and with
more foreign influences than British names, but are the Simpsons names
normal?
Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
the Simpsons?
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John Jacobs
Eddie Talbot wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
> American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
> real life.
Exactly!!!
>
> Come to think of it, "Marge" is also not that common any more, either;
> maybe you'd find the odd pensioner called "Marjorie" or "Marge" but you
> wouldn't find a woman in her mid-thirties called that.
Exactly!!!!
> Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
> the Simpsons?
>
Exactly!!!! You brits are much smarter than you let on. :-)
Big John
Austin Taylor
Eddie Talbot wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
> American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
> real life.
> more foreign influences than British names, but are the Simpsons names
> normal?
>
> the Simpsons?
I've never met anyone named Homer, or Abraham for that matter. Marge
could be common. Lisa, Maggie, and the rest seem to be pretty normal. The
ethnic names (e.g. Apu, Willy) depend on stereotypes for a lot of their
humor. Simpsons does a lot of poking fun at the whole America experience,
and our attitudes (about England, Canada, etc; about crime, government,
etc.) In a sense, Homer is the ultimate American, who wants nothing more
than to eat, drink, and be loved for eating and drinking.
Favorite Homer line:
Marge: "That's not God, that's a pancake stuck on the ceiling!"
Homer: "I know I should not eat thee but . . . mmmm sacrilicious!"
Marge
Austin Taylor wrote:
>
> Eddie Talbot wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
> > American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
> > real life.
> > I am aware that in America your names are slightly more varied, and with
> > more foreign influences than British names, but are the Simpsons names
> > normal?
> >
> > Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
> > the Simpsons?
>
> I've never met anyone named Homer, or Abraham for that matter. Marge
> could be common. Lisa, Maggie, and the rest seem to be pretty normal. The
> ethnic names (e.g. Apu, Willy) depend on stereotypes for a lot of their
> humor. Simpsons does a lot of poking fun at the whole America experience,
> and our attitudes (about England, Canada, etc; about crime, government,
> etc.) In a sense, Homer is the ultimate American, who wants nothing more
> than to eat, drink, and be loved for eating and drinking.
>
My name is Marge. However I don't think are very many Waylons,
Seymours, Nelsons, Jimbos, Dolphs, Kearnys, Luanns, Millhouses, or Ottos
in the US these days, as well as Homers. In fact, until OFF, the only
Homers I knew about were Fern's uncle in "Charlotte's Web", Homer
Plessy, and the greek poet.
MS
Benjamin J. Robinson
In "Homer a common American name," Eddie Talbot wrote:
>Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
>American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
>real life.
It is not that common nowadays. I think it may have been more popular
in the past. Some time ago the American magazine, "TV Guide," ran an
article about people who shared the same names as the characters on our
favorite program. The real-life Homer Simpson was a man in his
seventies.
"The Simpsons" has probably nixed, for now, any chance of a "Homer"
comeback. The name is far too strongly associated with Homer Simpson
(the cartoon, not the seventy-year-old man). Matt Groening actually
did name his some Homer, but the boy endured some teasing from his
classmates and now goes by his middle name.
>Come to think of it, "Marge" is also not that common any more, either;
>maybe you'd find the odd pensioner called "Marjorie" or "Marge" but you
>wouldn't find a woman in her mid-thirties called that.
My high school enlisted a student in my graduating class to play piano
at the diploma ceremony. Her name was Marge, the only real-life Marge
I've seen. She'd be about in her late twenties, now.
>Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
>the Simpsons?
Except for "Bart," Matt Groening named the characters after members of
his own family. So Homer Groening is his dad, Marge Groening is his
mother, and so on. "Bart" is simply an anagram of "brat". So if the
names are dysfunctional, then the Groening family suffers from the same
peculiarity.
-End of Line,
Benjamin Robinson
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David Rigg
In article <32A475...@moose.erie.net>,
John Jacobs <Big...@moose.erie.net> wrote:
>Eddie Talbot wrote:
>>
>> Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
>> American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
>> real life.
>
>
>>
>> Come to think of it, "Marge" is also not that common any more, either;
>> maybe you'd find the odd pensioner called "Marjorie" or "Marge" but you
>> wouldn't find a woman in her mid-thirties called that.
>
>
>> Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
>> the Simpsons?
>>
>
>
>Big John
Nicely put Big John but wroooooonnnnnggggg
Marge and Homer are the names of Matt G's parents.
(well, Margaret and Homer but he DID say he named the characters after them)
David
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John Jacobs
David Rigg wrote:
>
> In article <32A475...@moose.erie.net>,
> John Jacobs <Big...@moose.erie.net> wrote:
> >Eddie Talbot wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
> >> American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
> >> real life.
> >
> >Exactly!!!
> >
> >>
> >> Come to think of it, "Marge" is also not that common any more, either;
> >> maybe you'd find the odd pensioner called "Marjorie" or "Marge" but you
> >> wouldn't find a woman in her mid-thirties called that.
> >
> >Exactly!!!!
> >
> >> Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
> >> the Simpsons?
> >>
> >Exactly!!!! You brits are much smarter than you let on. :-)
> >
> >
> >Big John
>
> Nicely put Big John but wroooooonnnnnggggg
>
> Marge and Homer are the names of Matt G's parents.
>
> (well, Margaret and Homer but he DID say he named the characters after them)
>
> David
> Scotland
>
>
were his parents name, he also used them because they are funny names.
If Matt G.'s parents name were Bob and Lisa the simpson's characters
names would still be Homer and Marge. the names Bob and Lisa aren't
funny unless you call them SideshowBob or Yardley or something like
that. :-)
Hey Dave it's kinda weird but I live in Edinboro PA in the US. A city
named after Edinborough Scotland. Our college here is the Fighting
Scots. Neat huh? And I have been known to wear a Kilt and eat
Hagis...it's not bad when you don't think of it as lung, kidney and
stomach. :0
Big John
dave
Eddie Talbot <cm3b...@bs47c.staffs.ac.uk> wrote in article
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> Hi, I'm from the UK, and I was wondering is Homer a common name for an
> American male? Over here people would laugh at a guy called "Homer" in
> real life.
No way. Homer is archaic has the connotation of a homely, awkward
individual-- just like the character. I have never known someone with that
name, although I have heard of it somewhere.
> Perhaps this weirdness with names is yet another dysfunctional aspect of
> the Simpsons?
you got it!
? the platypus {aka David Formosa}
"dave" <da...@computek.net> writes:
>No way. Homer is archaic has the connotation of a homely, awkward
>individual-- just like the character. I have never known someone with that
>name, although I have heard of it somewhere.
I think he was some sort of Greek poet he wrote the obelisk.
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I worked with a Homer when I did news in Denton Texas. He was a great
guy. After the first two weeks of getting used to the name, he was just
"Homer".
By the way Homer, if you read this, give me an e-mail.......
Mi3ke