LESP, Part 9
I've been collecting this latest batch for a while now. One day (maybe) I'll provide a single list of all the specimens caught so far. And a Wiki-style website where people can add new ones. In the meantime...
-- Angle, as in Sharron (Nevada Republican)
-- Anemone
-- Axelrod (as in David, Obama's PR secretary)
-- Badger
-- Bean
-- Beers
-- Barge, as in David (Restraints bassist)
-- Braid (as in Les, bassist of The Swinging Blue Jeans)
-- Block (Someone at my company is named "Beers-Block"!)
-- Blue (also "Blew")
-- Buck, as in Ken (Colorado Republican)
-- Cousins (as in Dave)
-- Curb (as in Mike, record exec)
-- Dice
-- Early
-- Fine
-- Fleetwood (Mick, as in Mac)
-- Frost, as in Robert
-- Few
-- Greenspun, as in Philip
-- Kindle
-- Law
-- Leatherbarrow
-- Lockwood
-- Lovelace
-- Meek, as in Kendrick (Florida Democrat)
-- New
-- Pantry, as in John
-- Pilgrim
-- Pipes
-- Pines
-- Sands (as in Lee M., economist)
-- Redman
-- Sorrel
-- Spears, as in Britney
-- Start, as in John (member of proto-Kinks band)
-- Suckling (Sir John)
-- Sparrowgrove (Hat tip: vroomsplat)
-- Swanberry (Hat tip: vroomsplat)
-- Tallman, as in Gary (Army spokesman)
-- Toes
-- With, as in Aaron
Good examples of names that should NOT count as an LESes:
-- Bogash (does not equal "Bog" + "ash")
-- Dryden (does not equal "a dry den")
Dubious, but too funny not to share:
-- "David Splatt, an Australian sawist, came in 4th in Australia's Got Talent 2009"
-- Angle, as in Sharron (Nevada Republican)
-- Anemone
-- Axelrod (as in David, Obama's PR secretary)
-- Badger
-- Bean
-- Beers
-- Barge, as in David (Restraints bassist)
-- Braid (as in Les, bassist of The Swinging Blue Jeans)
-- Block (Someone at my company is named "Beers-Block"!)
-- Blue (also "Blew")
-- Buck, as in Ken (Colorado Republican)
-- Cousins (as in Dave)
-- Curb (as in Mike, record exec)
-- Dice
-- Early
-- Fine
-- Fleetwood (Mick, as in Mac)
-- Frost, as in Robert
-- Few
-- Greenspun, as in Philip
-- Kindle
-- Law
-- Leatherbarrow
-- Lockwood
-- Lovelace
-- Meek, as in Kendrick (Florida Democrat)
-- New
-- Pantry, as in John
-- Pilgrim
-- Pipes
-- Pines
-- Sands (as in Lee M., economist)
-- Redman
-- Sorrel
-- Spears, as in Britney
-- Start, as in John (member of proto-Kinks band)
-- Suckling (Sir John)
-- Sparrowgrove (Hat tip: vroomsplat)
-- Swanberry (Hat tip: vroomsplat)
-- Tallman, as in Gary (Army spokesman)
-- Toes
-- With, as in Aaron
Good examples of names that should NOT count as an LESes:
-- Bogash (does not equal "Bog" + "ash")
-- Dryden (does not equal "a dry den")
Dubious, but too funny not to share:
-- "David Splatt, an Australian sawist, came in 4th in Australia's Got Talent 2009"