I was teaching a childbirth education class in Austin TX 4 years ago and the discussion got off on naming babies and changing mothers' last names.
After a few minutes I mentioned that I had renamed myself in my divorce degree. Ex didn't want me, I didn't want to be my mother's little girl again at my age, so I chose a name from my father's side, a name from my mother's side, and hyphenated them as my new last name.
As they all knew my new last name, one young lady asked me what my maiden name had been. I took a deep breath and said, "Well, Janet Jackson."
Her eyes got as big as saucers and she said (as God is my witness!), "Were you named for HER?!" :shock:
Look at my avatar. Don't I look like a white, 65 year old, cookie-making grandma to you? What the ----?!
My favortie come back is, "And these people vote." :?
Jan in VA :shock: