As an academic with a side passion for Classics, Karl's interests are fairly finely tuned, but even after a near decade of marriage, as the hour of reckoning approached, Andrea did not realize the full extent of his commitment. Out came the long-shelved tome again, and Andrea diligently assembled extensive lists of male first name/middle name combinations (we knew we were having a boy). Late one evening, all joking aside, we set out to make some decisions. With list in hand, Andrea enthusiastically proposed Caden Joshua, Declan James, Noah Raphael, etc., etc., etc. With a horrified and revolted look as Karl's only response, Andrea awaited the counter-proposals, and they came swiftly:
- Hamilcar Barka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilcar_Barca)
- Publius Cornelius Scipio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Cornelius_Scipio)
- Scipio Africanus (see above)
- Hannibal (you think Silence of the Lambs, but Karl thinks of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal)
- Hastrubal Barka (Hamilcar's son, apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasdrubal_Barca)
Silence ensued, and we called it a night.
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Oh, boy! This promises to be a good procrastination spot! Can't wait for more!
"Andrea is normal and Karl is weird."
Well, aside from this statement being slightly humorous in isolation, I had to laugh at this. I believe the very first thing I said to Karl after I said "hi, my name is Julie" was "oh, is that Karl spelled with a K?"
Maybe, just maybe it's not quite that weird. *grin*
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