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Originally posted by Kemp
I went to school with twin brothers. Their names were Lemonjello (pronounced Lem-on-ja-lo) and Orangello (Or-on-ja-lo). Their mother named them after the primary thing she craved when she was pregnant. That is, lemon JELLO and orange JELLO.
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So it was
your school, eh? I've been hearing that urban legend for years. I'll send you $5 via Paypal if you post proof.
From Snopes:
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Names reported to have resulted from misinterpretations of the written word:
Clitoris (cla-TORE-us)
Enamel (EE-na-mull)
Female (fuh-MALL-ee)
Gonorrhea (gu-NO-ree-ah)
Lemon Jello (le-MON-juh-lo)
No Smoking (NAWS-mo king)
Orange Jello (or-AN-juh-lo)
Pajama (PAH-ja-mah)
****head (shaw-THAYD)
Syphilis (suh-PHYL-lis)
Testicles (TESS-tic-clees)
Vagina (va-GEE-na)
Names reported to have resulted from overhearing an unusual but flowery-sounding term:
Chlamydia (kla-MID-e-ah)
Eczema (EX-suh-ma)
Latrine (la-TREEN)
Meconium (muh-CONE-knee-um)
Placenta (pla-SENT-a)
Urea (YUR-ee-ah)
Vagina (va-JAI-na)
Either way, the tale swings on the fictitious parents' lack of education and how this leads them to choose a totally unsuitable name.
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